Successful Life Podcast | Addiction Recovery, Sobriety & the 12 Steps The Successful Life Podcast is a recovery podcast hosted by Corey Berrier, featuring honest conversations about addiction recovery, alcoholism, sobriety, the 12 Steps, emotional sobriety, and personal transformation. Each episode explores practical recovery tools, spiritual principles, sponsorship, relationships, mental wellness, and what it really takes to build a meaningful life one day at a time. Corey shares personal…
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What if getting sober feels like standing on the edge of a 30-foot cliff—terrified, frozen, and unable to trust what’s waiting on the other side? After returning from an unforgettable recovery trip to Cherokee, Corey shares how his fear of jumping from a cliff reminded him of the fear he experienced when he first walked into a recovery meeting. He watched other people take the leap safely, but…
Send us Fan Mail Rejection can make you question everything—your recovery, your career, your relationships, and even your place in the world. But what if rejection isn’t proof that you’re failing? What if it’s simply part of the process leading you somewhere better? In this episode of The Successful Life Podcast, Corey Berrier shares how starting a new roofing sales position reminded him of the…
Send us Fan Mail Sobriety doesn’t mean life suddenly gets easy. Relationships still fall apart. Money gets tight. Jobs change. Fear shows up. Life still happens. But sometimes the hardest moments in recovery become the greatest gifts. In this episode of The Successful Life Podcast , Corey Berrier shares how his perspective on sobriety has changed over the years—from trying to control outcomes and…
Send us Fan Mail What if the biggest thing keeping you stuck isn’t alcohol or drugs—but the mask you’re wearing? In this deeply personal episode of The Successful Life Podcast , Corey Berrier shares the raw truth about recovery, authenticity, and what it took to rebuild his life after years of believing he had everything under control. After first getting sober in 2009, Corey experienced many of…
Send us Fan Mail What does it really mean to live sober ? In this episode of The Successful Life Podcast , Corey Berrier shares his personal experience of long-term sobriety, why simply quitting alcohol isn’t enough, and how working the 12 Steps , helping others, and building a recovery community completely transformed his life. Corey opens up about the dangers of trying to do recovery his own…
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever wondered, “Am I an alcoholic?” It’s one of the most searched questions about alcohol, and in this episode of The Successful Life Podcast , Corey Berrier shares his personal experience with alcoholism and recovery while walking through 10 honest questions that many people ask themselves before getting sober. This isn’t a diagnosis or medical advice—it’s an opportunity…
Send us Fan Mail In this deeply personal episode of The Successful Life Podcast , Corey Berrier shares his own journey from active alcoholism to long-term sobriety. Rather than offering medical advice or claiming there’s only one path to recovery, Corey explains what finally worked after years of failed attempts, legal consequences, denial, and fear. You’ll hear what alcoholism looked like in real…
Send us Fan Mail After moving from Raleigh to Wilmington, I expected a change of scenery. What I didn’t expect was questioning my identity all over again. In this episode of The Successful Life Podcast , I share what it’s been like starting over in a new city, building new relationships in recovery, and realizing how easy it is to define ourselves by our careers, accomplishments, or the roles we…
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Successful Life Podcast , Corey Berrier sits down with Stephanie Nicholson to discuss recovery, accountability, legal consequences, honesty, and rebuilding life after a felony conviction. Stephanie shares the story of a drinking-and-driving incident that resulted in the death of another person, the legal process that followed, and the long road through…
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Successful Life Podcast , Corey Berrier sits down with Chris Budnick, Executive Director of Healing Transitions, to discuss addiction recovery, homelessness, detox services, peer-led recovery, and rebuilding lives through community support. Chris shares the story behind Healing Transitions, formerly The Healing Place of Wake County, and explains how the…
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Successful Life Podcast , Corey Berrier sits down with longtime friend and entrepreneur Nick Jones for a direct conversation about addiction recovery, entrepreneurship, personal responsibility, faith, leadership, and building a life after prison. Nick shares his journey from addiction, drug dealing, and multiple prison sentences to long-term sobriety,…
