# Three DUIs, Two Seizures, One Last Chance At Sobriety with Derek

An episode of [Sober Motivation: Sharing Sobriety Stories](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1650658049), 2 Feb 2026, 58 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69a4e7dfbbda7540f41d58e1/e/sober-motivation.podbean.com%2F6b35502b-b8d4-3e58-ac2e-980f2a4f72df/media.mp3

Derek shares a raw, unforgettable sobriety story: growing up in a chaotic home, learning early that alcohol was “dangerous,” and still getting pulled into a cycle of binge drinking, DUIs, and arrests. He opens up about the restaurant industry drinking culture, people-pleasing, shame, and how secrecy (“what happens in this house stays in this house”) fueled isolation. Eventually, alcohol dependence escalated to 25–30 beers per day, severe withdrawal, grand mal seizures, and DTs, leading to hospitalization and a medically critical turning point. Learn how he turns it all around. We also talk about Derek’s book The Dog Bowl—a fictional story built from real addiction pain and real recovery truth. ---------- Derek On IG: https://www.instagram.com/dpaquette1/ Sober Motivation App on Apple App Store HERE Sober Motivation App on Google Play Store HERE Sober Motivation Website: https://www.sobermotivation.com Support the Podcast: https://buymeacoffee.com/sobermotivation Contact me anytime: brad@sobermotivation.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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