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How to Get and Stay Sober in 2026 (The Biohacker’s Guide) | Luke Storey : 1386

Dec 25, 2025

Luke Storey, a motivational speaker and host of The Life Stylist, shares his journey through addiction recovery and spiritual awakening. He emphasizes that sobriety isn't just about willpower, discussing how addiction can manifest in various forms, including socially accepted behaviors. Their conversation probes the impact of community and trauma on recovery, explores the role of psychedelics and spirituality, and highlights practical biohacks that support long-term healing. Storey also provides insights on discerning intuition from cravings and the importance of integration in recovery.

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ANECDOTE

Humble Prayer Sparked Recovery

Luke Storey described praying on his knees in rehab asking only to be free from the obsession of addiction.
That humble prayer marked a turning point that began his long-term sobriety journey.

INSIGHT

Community Over Willpower

Luke Storey links long-term sobriety success to community and spiritual connection over raw willpower.
He emphasizes unconditional love and shared purpose in recovery groups as primary healing forces.

INSIGHT

Detox Reveals Hidden Trauma

Removing substances exposes underlying unresolved trauma and shame that drove addiction.
True recovery requires addressing trauma, not only abstinence, because the pain remains after the drugs are gone.

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The holidays are when drinking quietly ramps up for a lot of people. More parties, more stress, more excuses, and habits that feel temporary but often aren’t. This episode is for anyone reflecting on their relationship with alcohol, substances, or compulsive habits and questioning whether those patterns are actually supporting the life and health they want going forward.

This episode features host Dave Asprey joined by Luke Storey, a motivational speaker, spiritual teacher, and host of the top-rated podcast The Life Stylist, which has surpassed 10 million downloads. Luke is widely regarded as a pioneer in health and wellness, known for articulating transformative principles around spirituality, addiction recovery, and mental, emotional, and physical health optimization.

Together, Dave and Luke explore why getting sober and staying sober rarely comes down to willpower alone. They unpack how addiction often shows up as biology, trauma, nervous system dysregulation, and learned coping patterns, not just substance use. The conversation expands the definition of addiction to include socially accepted behaviors like alcohol, nicotine, work, scrolling, and distraction.

The discussion moves through long term sobriety, discernment around substances, the role of spirituality in recovery, and how people break free from compulsive loops by addressing root causes instead of chasing short term fixes. Nuanced topics like abstinence, nicotine, psychedelics, and altered states are explored with clear boundaries around safety, intention, and stability.

You’ll learn:

• Why willpower alone fails to sustain sobriety

• How addiction is driven by nervous system wiring and trauma

• Why socially accepted habits can still be addictive

• How to tell the difference between craving and intuition

• What supports long term recovery beyond abstinence

• Why identity and environment matter more than discipline

• How sobriety creates clarity, resilience, and freedom over time

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Dave Asprey is a four-time New York Times bestselling author, founder of Bulletproof Coffee, and the father of biohacking. With over 1,000 interviews and 1 million monthly listeners, The Human Upgrade brings you the knowledge to take control of your biology, extend your longevity, and optimize every system in your body and mind. Each episode delivers cutting-edge insights in health, performance, neuroscience, supplements, nutrition, biohacking, emotional intelligence, and conscious living.

New episodes are released every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday (BONUS). Dave asks the questions no one else will and gives you real tools to become stronger, smarter, and more resilient.

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