Luke thought he was different.

Smarter. Tougher. The guy who could drink all day, surf all weekend, and somehow keep life together. Until alcohol stopped being part of the adventure and became the entire story.

In this candid and often funny share, Luke reflects on the years he spent chasing freedom through alcohol, only to discover that his world had become smaller, lonelier, and completely controlled by the next drink. From secret alleyway beers and failed attempts to quit, to finding a sponsor, building a recovery community, and learning how to ask for help, Luke's story is one of persistence, honesty, and hope.

With humility and humour, he shares how recovery gave him something alcohol never could: a chance to find out who he really is. Today, married and sober, Luke reminds us that a life beyond our wildest dreams isn't something that arrives overnight. It's something built one day, one meeting, and one honest conversation at a time.

PLEASE NOTE: Luke has shared at AANP twce before. You may want to check out both.

First share:

https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/an-all-night-place/episodes/EPISODE-87---Luke-Z-e353028

Second share:

https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/an-all-night-place/episodes/I-Couldnt-Outthink-Alcohol--Episode-117---Luke-Z-e3ic4d2

Three years ago, Bunnie woke up on the floor of a padded jail cell convinced that her life had finally hit bottom.

Her car was disappearing. Her home was disappearing. Her career was slipping through her fingers. Yet somehow, when the fog lifted, she felt something she hadn't felt in a very long time: hope.

In this raw and deeply honest conversation, Bunnie reflects on 1,127 days of sobriety, the surprising joy she found in AA, surviving pregnancy, domestic violence, health scares, and learning that recovery isn't about becoming perfect. It's about becoming willing.

This is a story about surrender, accountability, forgiveness, and discovering that the miracle isn't waiting somewhere in the future. Sometimes the miracle is simply staying long enough to see the light come back on.

Bunnie's previous share is here:

https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/an-all-night-place/episodes/Episode-43---Bunnie-Z-e2j6mfd

Sarcasm and Vodka.

Josh shares a brutally honest, darkly funny, and deeply human story of alcoholism, relapse, trauma, identity, recovery, and rebuilding a life from the ashes of self-destruction.

From growing up in a small conservative town in Indiana, to years spent surviving on “sarcasm and vodka,” Josh reflects on chronic relapse, toxic relationships, therapy, AA, LGBTQ+ identity, shame, survival, and the slow, stubborn process of learning how to live sober.

What emerges is not a polished recovery fairytale, but something far more powerful: a raw account of somebody learning, imperfectly and often begrudgingly, how to stop running from themselves.

Equal parts hilarious, heartbreaking, self-aware, and hopeful, this is a conversation about what happens when survival mode finally stops being enough.

This episode contains discussions around addiction, trauma, abuse, relapse, mental health, and recovery.