Christiana Maxion is a native New Yorker rewriting the blueprint of the Dubai dating-verse. She is most known as "The Dubai Matchmaker", as she runs the matchmaking concierge for ambitious individuals in Dubai. Furthermore, Christiana is a tech founder of MAXION: Match & Meet, the first AI social dating app launching in 2023.
(00:00) Introduction
(01:12) Christiana's background
(03:22) Dating in Dubai
(05:10) Christiana's story with alcohol
(06:39) Drinking culture
(08:49) Cocaine
(10:31) Binge drinking
(11:33) Choosing partners
(14:32) Decision to get sober
(23:27) Old beliefs about alcohol
(27:50) Regrets
(30:08) Sobriety and dating
(37:16) Socializing sober
(44:14) Living in Dubai
(44:40) Dark side of dating in Dubai
(46:12) New dating app: The Maxion
(48:49) Billionaire by 40
(50:11) High value men
(53:40) Advice to future kids
(55:05) Conclusion
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Alex McRobert, also known as Sober Yoga Girl, is helping women around the world transform their lives. She runs yoga retreats, yoga teacher trainings, she coaches individuals, teach yoga classes, and more. She has built a big online community, The Mindful Life Practice and the Sober Girls Yoga Facebook Group, and in 2023 she opened up The Mindful Life Practice Bali Retreat Centre. Follow Alex McRobert: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexmcrobs/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@alexmcrobs Follow me: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@benpavliha Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benpavliha/
(00:00) Introduction
(01:19) Alex's retreat in UAE
(05:07) Alex's life story and alcohol
(09:16) Moving to a dry country
(13:05) Decision to stop drinking
(25:36) Beliefs about alcohol
(30:08) Dating
(32:14) Social events
(34:56) Yoga
(42:06) Becoming a Sober Yoga Girl
(54:27) Bubble baths
(56:58) Regrets
(59:05) Conclusion
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David Golding is an ex C-Suite executive with over 35 years of varied business strategy and operational expertise. As a self-funded entrepreneur he created over 100 UK companies that successfully turned over more than 2 billion dollars in 10 years. He is also a recovered alcoholic and recovered gambling addict, who now works as a recovery mentor, certified recovery coach and sober companion. Follow David Golding: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sobercoachd... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DavidJohnGol... Follow me: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@benpavliha Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benpavliha/
(00:00) Introduction
(01:28) David's life story and addiction journey
(04:20) Obsessive-compulsive disorder
(05:14) Financial success
(07:21) Money equals happiness?
(08:58) Cure for addiction
(11:01) David's tipping point
(15:41) Being a functional alcoholic
(18:11) Beliefs about alcohol
(21:38) Night cap
(23:14) Having a problem with alcohol
(25:19) Being smart leads to addiction?
(26:52) Why did David become an addict?
(27:35) Habits
(30:39) Having a beer right now
(33:41) The process of quitting
(40:30) Regrets
(43:53) Suicide
(50:19) Dealing with stress and social events
(56:21) David's new project
(01:03:11) Last words
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Dr. David Lee has a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and extensive experience in this field. He has struggled with alcohol addiction, and now, being through that experience himself, he is helping others get sober and live a fulfilling life by being a certified addiction’s recovery coach.
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(00:00) Introduction
(01:01) David's childhood and start of addiction
(05:50) David's drinking in his early adolescence
(12:45) David and his dad
(15:31) Decision to stop drinking
(20:35) Human connection
(26:10) Rock bottom
(31:40) Addiction recovery
(38:01) Being obsessive
(43:10) Childhood trauma
(47:45) Regrets
(53:05) Daily practices
(54:57) Self-sabotage
(59:32) Conclusion Disclaimer: I have business academic/professional background and I speak only from my personal experience. The information in this post is NOT meant to be used as a substitute for medical advice. If you need medical help, you are advised to speak to a suitable medical professional.
Alice Bugeja is a life-long lover of running, with a passion to get more people to ride that runners high with her. She recognizes running as fundamental to her journey so far, the determination and discipline it instils, and believes everyone can reap the rewards of happiness and health that being a runner brings. Alice stopped drinking alcohol as part of her first training block for a marathon, 5 years ago, and hasn’t looked back since.
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(00:00) Introduction
(05:01) Alice's relationship with alcohol
(13:25) Alcohol advice to our children
(16:47) Social pressure to drink
(21:40) How to rebuild your life
(24:44) Running
(34:10) Having fun without alcohol
(40:34) Alcohol and dating
(45:12) Alice's drive and motivation
(49:01) Dealing with stress
(53:06) Alice's running goals
(58:48) Getting drunk again
Disclaimer: I have business academic/professional background and I speak only from my personal experience. The information in this post is NOT meant to be used as a substitute for medical advice. If you need medical help, you are advised to speak to a suitable medical professional.
Welcome to my third podcast, where I discuss with my best friend, Rok Morgan, how alcohol addiction almost destroyed our lives. We share our past experience about being an alcoholic, as well as how we managed to get sober and how we now lead a fulfilled alcohol-free lifestyle. If by sharing our own experience and our own struggles we get to help at least one person, then our mission is accomplished.
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(00:00) Introduction
(01:46) First experience with alcohol
(05:05) Reasons for drinking
(13:38) Drinking culture in construction business
(18:29) First few months of quitting alcohol
(23:41) How we have quit alcohol
(49:55) Realizing we have a problem with alcohol
(01:01:43) Getting kicked out of The Offspring concert
(01:05:15) The infamous Liam Gallagher concert
(01:16:00) How to socialize sober
(01:26:15) Best hangover cure
(01:35:58) What would happen if we drink a beer
(01:42:42) Regrets
Disclaimer: I have business academic/professional background and I speak only from my personal experience. The information in this post is NOT meant to be used as a substitute for medical advice. If you need medical help, you are advised to speak to a suitable medical professional.
Welcome to my first podcast, where I discuss with my dad, Prof. Dr. Marko Pavliha, how alcohol addiction almost destroyed our lives. We share our past experience about being an alcoholic, as well as how we managed to get sober and how we now lead a fulfilled alcohol-free lifestyle. If by sharing our own experience and our own struggles we get to help at least one person, then our mission is accomplished. Marko Pavliha is a Doctor of Civil Law and a Full Professor of Commercial, Transport and Insurance Law with extensive experience in management and politics, being an ex-Minister of Transport of the Republic of Slovenia and ex-Vice-President of the Parliament of the Republic of Slovenia. He is an author and co-author of more than 40 books and hundreds of scientific and other articles. He has been sober and alcohol-free for more than 5 years now. He is my hero, my role model, my friend. He is my dad.
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(00:00) Introduction
(01:30) Introducing my dad
(06:42) First drink ever
(09:38) First time getting drunk
(10:57) Drinking in secondary school
(11:24) Alcohol and flirting
(13:20) Joining the army
(14:49) Drinking during Law University studies
(15:43) Initial signs & lies about (not) having a drinking problem
(19:43) My dad's parents & drinking
(21:08) Alcohol is worse than heroin?
(22:37) Not having enough money to drink
(24:40) Stepping into business world
(24:58) Insurance industry & drinking
(25:39) 3 pints of beer during business lunches
(26:39) Drinking with business clients
(29:23) Drinking after work to relieve stress
(30:35) Becoming a full-time professor
(30:58) Entering politics & becoming the Minister of Transport
(33:07) Drinking culture in politics
(34:38) My dad's drinking noticed by media tabloids
(37:14) End of political career
(38:07) Dark side of politics
(38:42) Missing politics & its power
(40:58) Downfall after political career
(41:37) Drinking alone in the morning
(42:22) Family noticing my dad's alcohol problem
(43:25) Similarities between my dad and me
(44:22) My dad's influence
(46:50) My dad's contribution to my drinking
(47:07) Why did I drink so severely?
(47:45) Best hangover cure
(48:58) Influence of music on my drinking
(49:58) Bob Dylan concert
(50:31) Sharing past memories
(52:25) Smoking
(53:30) Alcohol addiction is the best thing that happened in my life
(54:20) Cure for addiction is suffering
(55:12) Tipping point
(55:49) Trying to control drinking alcohol
(56:24) Professional help
(56:53) Alcohol-free challenges
(01:00:27) "My wife is the main reason I have quit"
(01:02:00) Making a promise to quit in Sarajevo
(01:03:32) Achieving true freedom
(01:04:53) My reaction to my dad quitting alcohol
(01:05:59) My dad was my drinking buddy
(01:06:58) Beautiful moments with alcohol
(01:07:44) Becoming a different person while being drunk
(01:09:22) Insecurities & superiority complex
(01:13:09) My story & tipping point
(01:19:14) What would happen if we drink 1 beer right now?
(01:22:52) How to avoid relapse?
(01:24:32) Socializing without alcohol
(01:25:11) One last dark question
(01:29:11) End speech Disclaimer: I have business academic/professional background and I speak only from my personal experience. The information in this post is NOT meant to be used as a substitute for medical advice. If you need medical help, you are advised to speak to a suitable medical professional.
Welcome to my second podcast, where I discuss with James Swanwick on how to transform your life by becoming alcohol-free. James Swanwick is a speaker, journalist, and former ESPN SportsCenter anchor and Hollywood correspondent, creator of blue-light blocking glasses Swannies by Swanwick Sleep and now most recognized as an entrepreneur who helps casual drinkers reduce or quit alcohol with his programs 30 Day No Alcohol Challenge and Project 90. Follow James Swanwick: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jamesswanwick Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesswanwick/
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(00:00) Introduction
(00:34) Introducing James Swanwick
(01:30) Living in Colombia
(03:08) James' past experience with alcohol
(05:05) 30-day break from alcohol
(05:58) Celebrating 1 year of being alcohol-free
(06:33) Becoming the ESPN SportsCenter anchor
(07:30) Going out to Hollywood parties alcohol-free
(09:52) People think I'm still drinking alcohol
(10:13) Being self-conscious about not drinking
(12:10) What to say to others when you're not drinking
(12:24) Friends encouraging you to drink
(14:00) Old beliefs about alcohol
(16:01) Old drinking buddies
(18:02) Dealing with stress without alcohol
(19:46) Healthy habits & daily routine
(21:50) Alcohol cravings
(25:10) First sip of beer
(25:43) Most important daily practice when you quit alcohol
(26:57) Avoiding mobile phone when you wake up
(29:20) James Swanwick alcohol-free programs
(32:36) Being alcohol-free makes you better looking
(33:35) Being scared of what others think when quitting alcohol
(34:30) Social conditioning of drinking
(34:52) The illusion of alcohol
(36:26) How to optimize sleep
(41:48) Current struggles and challenges
(45:08) Childhood trauma
(48:16) Best thing about getting older
(49:14) Satisfaction vs happiness
(52:25) James' advice to his 28-year old self
Disclaimer: I have business academic/professional background and I speak only from my personal experience. The information in this post is NOT meant to be used as a substitute for medical advice. If you need medical help, you are advised to speak to a suitable medical professional.
