After Hours with Jimmy Thistle – Details, episodes & analysis

 Kate Taylor is a professional writer who has lived in London, New York and Rome and for companies like Disney and the United Nations. She is a big voice on Instagram where she talks openly and with humour about her journey from drinking a bottle of wine a night for 20 years to where she is today, over three years sober. You can follow her at https://www.instagram.com/walking_the_straight_line/. She lives in Shropshire, in the UK, with her husband and two children.

Welcome to the first ever episode of After Hours with Jimmy Thistle.

Jo has been a good friend of mine for 4+ years and she is an inspiring and down to earth person who has 10+ years of continued sobriety. It wasn't easy from the start and here we delve into her fascinating story.

Incredibly powerful conversation with Olivia Taylor, the extremes of her addiction from a very early age to educating herself on recovery methods and now working full time helping others. A real powerhouse of a story!

This is a very candid chat and there are some triggering subjects so please take care when listening.

You can find Liv at:

https://www.instagram.com/sobercoasterlife

https://linktr.ee/sobercoaster

We also discussed the Podcast, The Big Drink Rethink by Anna Donaghey and the link for that particular episode about Alcohol Advertising is here:

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-big-drink-rethink/id1717049526?i=1000666964073

My Instagram is:

https://www.instagram.com/recovery_jimmy

And you can find all my other links at:

https://linktr.ee/jimmythistle

Buy me a coffee…

https://buymeacoffee.com/afterhourswithjimmyt

Had a great chat with Martin today about his addiction to heroin and other substances from an early age. We discuss his childhood trauma and then his subsequent recovery and the help and support that he provides in the community.

This is a very candid chat and there are some triggering subjects so please take care when listening.

My Instagram is:

https://www.instagram.com/recovery_jimmy

And you can find all my other links at:

https://linktr.ee/jimmythistle

The link for NA(Narcotics Anonymous) is:

https://ukna.org

Buy me a coffee…

https://buymeacoffee.com/afterhourswithjimmyt

Danny is right at the start of his Sober Journey and I get the chance to chat with him on 31 days sober!

You can find Danny at:

https://www.instagram.com/dannykonik

My Instagram is:

https://www.instagram.com/recovery_jimmy

And you can find all my other links at:

https://linktr.ee/jimmythistle

Link to the Louis Theroux film - Drinking to Oblivion

https://documentaryheaven.com/louis-theroux-drinking-to-oblivion/

Link to Hazel Martins BBC report - Bing Drinking and Me

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0025fyj

Kate is a mother, she has three children and was a grey area, binge drinker who had a tough childhood but decided one day on a hike to give up alcohol completely. She has 145 days under her belt and is looking forward to living a sober life.

You can find Kate at: https://www.instagram.com/sober_in_the_peaks

My Instagram is:

https://www.instagram.com/recovery_jimmy

And you can find all my other links at:

https://linktr.ee/jimmythistle

Michael had gotten to the point where he thought about taking the unthinkable route out of his hell. He didn't and now he is here to tell us his story!

Some triggering topics discussed, so please take care when listening...

You can find Michael at:

https://www.instagram.com/happywithoutthehooch

My Instagram is:

https://www.instagram.com/recovery_jimmy

And you can find all my other links at:

https://linktr.ee/jimmythistle

Buy me a coffee…

https://buymeacoffee.com/afterhourswithjimmyt

Ade has just reached 500 days of sobriety but it has taken him a lifetime of debauchery to get there and he is starting to realise that this is the best way of life. Listen to his amazing story here...

You can find Ade at:

https://www.instagram.com/thesobercleanpoet

My Instagram is:

https://www.instagram.com/recovery_jimmy

And you can find all my other links at:

https://linktr.ee/jimmythistle

Buy me a coffee…

https://buymeacoffee.com/afterhourswithjimmyt

I met George in the rooms of NA a few months after I got sober and we were great support to one another in those early days and although we haven't seen each other for a few years now we have kept in touch and you will hear here, just how incredible George's life has become since giving up one thing...

My Instagram is:

https://www.instagram.com/recovery_jimmy

And you can find all my other links at:

https://linktr.ee/jimmythistle

Buy me a coffee…

https://buymeacoffee.com/afterhourswithjimmyt

Ian has a quite similar story to me and although he was in-between an oblivion drinker and grey area he still saw it as a massive negative issue on his life and so set out to do something about it!

You can find Ian at:

https://www.instagram.com/sober_retake

The films we discussed are:

Beautiful Boy: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1226837/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1

28 Days: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0191754/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_2

My Instagram is:

https://www.instagram.com/recovery_jimmy

And you can find all my other links at:

https://linktr.ee/jimmythistle

Buy me a coffee…

https://buymeacoffee.com/afterhourswithjimmyt