# 27 Years Sober: How Dr. Donald Crowe Quit Drinking

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Podcast: [Sober Motivation: Sharing Sobriety Stories](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sober-motivation-sharing-sobriety-stories-5767318)
Published: 2026-04-13T18:55:21+00:00
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## Resource

Dr. Donald Crowe was telling patients they needed to stop drinking. Then he'd go home, open two bottles of wine, and pass out. Every single night. A physician with 40 years in medicine, Donald started drinking in college and spent the next two decades convincing himself it couldn't be that bad because his career was still moving forward. A possible ALS diagnosis at 40 gave him the excuse to drink harder. He lost his first marriage. He chose alcohol over her. When legal consequences finally forced him into treatment, three months of sobriety cracked open a truth he'd been hiding from: "I wasn't drinking to feel better. I was drinking to feel less bad." You'll hear about: the bitters experiment that proved his brain was wired differently; defending your drinking as an early warning sign; why consequences aren't the real measure of a problem; building a life where resistance is unnecessary. If you've ever told yourself it can't be that bad because things are still working, this one's for you. Dr. Donlad Crowe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Secondactrecovery Sober Motivation Mobile App: https://apps.apple.com/app/sober-motivation-app/id6759266291 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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