Episodes

National Sober Day on September 14th encourages us to celebrate Sober life and bring awareness to addiction. The entire day focuses on showing support for anyone living in sobriety. Not only that, but the observance sets a st...

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline We can all help prevent suicide. The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best prac...

Happy Birthday DAD (RIP) 80 Years🙏🏽❤️ We would like to wish our Father “Raymond Rocky Buchanan” a Happy Birthday. Our Dad was born on Sept. 11th, 1939. He transitioned on Oct. 6th, 1992. Our Dad was an amazing Father, Husband...

Welcome to the “Sober is Dope” Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. In this “Walk in the Park” segment, POP Buchanan speaks candidly about life, turning 40, ending an era, and new beginnings. Please enjoy. --- Send in a ...

Welcome to Episode 50 of the “Sober is Dope” Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. This episode is part of the survivor series. The episode is entitled “Sober Testimonies” part 3. Thank you to Debbie K, Jillian Tara L, Mark …

Welcome to the Sober is Dope Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. This episode is about “Rock Bottom”, and the 5 forms of Rock Bottom. We discuss financial, emotional/mental, physical, spiritual, and social forms of Rock Bot...

Welcome to the “Sober is Dope!” Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. This episode covers emotions. This important topic is at the core of addiction, and depression. Today we focus on unprocessed and repressed emotions. Thank...

Welcome to the “Sober is Dope” Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. This episode gives us back our power over addiction, and life. There was a time in which we were “powerless” over our addiction. Now, by the grace of …

Welcome to the “Sober is Dope” Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. This episode is inspired by a clip from Joe Rogan called “Fix your life”. Life after recovery takes hard work. This episode is intended to reinforce a stron...

Welcome to the “Sober is Dope” Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. This episode talks about one of the most important subjects of Recovery, Addiction, and Sobriety. That subject is Relapse. In this episode we talk about the...

Welcome to the “Sober is Dope” Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. In this short 30 minute episode we explore how to stay motivated during recovery. We talk about the importance of staying committed, never giving up, and ma...

Welcome to the “Sober is Dope” Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. This episode talks about the famous song “The Junkie’s Prayer”, written by Lew DeWitt of “The Statler Brothers”, and performed by Johnny Cash in 1971 on Nat...

Welcome to the “Sober is Dope” Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. This episode talks about the many ways alcoholic parents affect their children. This episode is very important. 26 Million children in the United States suf...

Welcome to the “Sober is Dope!” Podcast with your host POP Buchanan. This episode talks about PTSD, and it’s relationship to addiction, depression, and reoccurring triggers. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental h...

Welcome to the “Sober is Dope” Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. In this episode POP Buchanan breaks down the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous from his perspective and process. POP encourages anyone that may be struggling...

Welcome to the “Sober is Dope” Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. This episode is called “Relationship Radiation”. Relationship Radiation is a metaphor used to describe toxic and abusive relationships. This episode is inte...

Welcome to the Sober is Dope Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. This episode talks about the “90 Second” Rule. The 90 Second Rule is “when a person has a reaction to something in their environment, there's a 90 second …

Welcome to the “Sober is Dope” Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. This episode entitled “Sober is Dope Testimonies”, showcases 3 special testimonies from friends of the Sober is Dope Universe. You will hear from Zachary D,...

Welcome to the “Sober is Dope” Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. This episode is called “My Sober is Dope Journey”. What started out being an episode on the Hero’s Journey, turned into a candid look into POP Buchanan’s ba...

Welcome to Episode 33/36 of the “Sober is Dope”Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. This episode is a double header. Due to an admin hiccup we skipped episode 33. So please enjoy this jammed packed episode with extra goodies...

Welcome to Episode 35 of the “Sober is Dope!” Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. This episode is part of the “Walk in the Park” segment where POP Buchanan talks candidly about what’s on his heart. This episode examines the...

Welcome to Episode 34 of the “Sober is Dope” Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. Welcome to another segment of, “A Walk in the Park with POP Buchanan”. In this episode we talk about surviving hurtful experiences, being youn...

Welcome to Episode 32 of the “Sober is Dope” Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. This episode is entitled “When opportunity meets preparation”. Will you be ready when you are called to step up in life? Will you be ready …

Welcome to Episode 31 of the "Sober is Dope" Podcast, with your host POP Buchanan. Today’s episode is called “Recover Yourself”. This episode is an interview and conversation with the Recover Mentor “MartinJon Garcia”. Martin...