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Robert Downey Jr. Addiction and Sobriety Journey: How He Turned His Life Around
Film • Recovery • Long Read He was the most gifted actor of his generation and also, for most of a decade, the most visibly self-destructing one. Prison. Blacklisting. Six rehab programs. A courtroom speech that made grown men flinch. Then a terrible burger, an ocean, and a decision that changed everything. This is the…
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How Bradley Cooper Got Sober and Built a Hollywood Career
Film • Recovery • Long Read He was a struggling actor on a hit show, invisible to the audience, hollowed out by cocaine and alcohol, and telling friends he wanted to kill himself. Nobody knew. Then one dinner changed everything. This is the full story of how Bradley Cooper got sober at twenty-nine — and…
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How Ryan Sheckler Got Sober and Rebuilt His Life
Skateboarding • Recovery • Long Read He was the most famous skateboarder on the planet at seventeen. Then the cameras stopped rolling — and the drinking started. This is the full, unfiltered story of how Ryan Sheckler lost everything to alcohol, fought back twice, and is now living proof that the hardest trick you’ll ever…
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Is Sobriety For Everyone?
After finishing a few weeks with a client — which had involved some of the more profound conversations I’ve had in the sobriety space — he asked me something I had thought deeply about for years. “Is sobriety for everyone?” I’ve mentioned throughout our newsletters and posts that, for me, my renewed alliance with my straight…
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Sunday Session Newsletter Ep. 4
You never could blow up the pokies. Forewarning: The following newsletter contains confronting topics. If this is not the right time for you to be reading this, please click away. The opinions should not be considered as fact and Sober Standard is not bound by any of the wording throughout. I was updating our “charter”…
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John Goodman and the Power of Old-School Sobriety
One Day at a Time: John Goodman and the Power of Old-School Sobriety | The Sober Standard Recovery • Long-Term Sobriety • Traditional Methods One Day at a Time:John Goodman and the Power of Old-School Sobriety While a new generation rebrands sobriety as optimisation and performance gain, one of Hollywood’s most beloved actors quietly reminds…
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