Navigating ADHD, Motherhood, and Quitting Alcohol with Cameron Rogers

September 1, 2026

AI Summary

5 min read

Cameron Rogers, host of Conversations with Cam, was not forced into quitting alcohol by a rock-bottom moment or an addiction crisis. She stopped drinking because she woke up one morning after a few drinks, looked at her ten-month-old son, and realized she didn’t want to narrate a children’s book or sing a single kids’ song. “I love my child and I love being a mom and I think I’m good at it and I want to love it,” she tells Carl Radke on More Life. “Why am I doing something that makes me dislike it?” That question—and the honest answer it produced—set off a cascade of changes in how she manages her brain, her motherhood, and her social life.

The concussion that cracked the control fantasy

Continue reading the full summary in the app — free to try.

Read Full Summary →

Free • No credit card required

Listen to Audio Summary Open in App

Never miss an episode of More Life with Carl Radke

Get every new episode summarized in your inbox — free, ~5 minutes to read.

No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.

What you'll learn

1 (01:50) **More Life Mantra & Cameron's Guiding Phrases** - Carl introduces the "More Life" mantra; Cameron shares her own: "leave it all on the field" from her sports upbringing and "the universe has my back" from her recent spiritual practice.
2 (04:09) **The Car Accident That Changed Everything** - Cameron recounts being hit by a car in Brooklyn in 2018, which led to a severe concussion and six weeks of disability away from screens.
3 (05:48) **From Concussion Recovery to Quitting Alcohol** - Cameron links her concussion to her eventual decision to stop drinking, noting that her forced sobriety made her angry because it wasn't her choice.
4 (09:38) **Why She Stopped: Mental Health and Motherhood** - Cameron clarifies her decision to quit alcohol was not about addiction but about its detrimental effect on her mental health and her ability to enjoy motherhood.
5 (14:54) **Navigating the Drinking Culture of Finance in NYC** - Cameron reflects on the heavy drinking culture in sales and trading, and how she resented feeling pressured to drink on a client's schedule.
6 (18:29) **College, ADHD, and the Role of Adderall** - Cameron discusses her relationship with alcohol in college, noting she was never the one being taken care of, and reveals her ADHD diagnosis.
7 (22:41) **The Specific Morning She Decided to Stop Drinking** - Cameron pinpoints the exact moment: after a night of only three drinks, she woke up with a 10-month-old and felt a profound lack of desire to engage in motherhood.

+ Full timestamped outline available in the app

Guests on this episode

Carl Radke

Show Notes

Cameron Rogers is pregnant, and no — that's not why she doesn't drink. The Conversations with Cam host quit alcohol years before this pregnancy, for reasons that had nothing to do with a baby and everything to do with how she wanted to feel. She sits down with Carl — who brings his own perspective on sobriety and letting go of control — to talk ADHD, the car accident that taught her she couldn't control everything, and why she refuses to call herself "sober" even after years without a drink. It's a sharp, honest conversation about alcohol, motherhood, and doing things on your own terms.

Sponsors:

Momentous: If you want to try Momentous Signature Spec Creatine, head to livemomentous.com and use code LIFE for up to 35% off your entire first order.

Square: Right now, listeners can get up to $200 off Square hardware when you sign up at square.com/go/RADKE

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices