Welcome to today’s show! WHAT WE’LL LEARN: How Ian Hamilton’s upbringing as a preacher’s kid (Dad was an Evangelical Preacher) led to him eventually becoming an Agnostic How Ian Hamilton felt a “loss” in the religious community when he turned away from religion and how he feels about it now How his upbringing […]
Welcome to today’s show! WHAT WE’LL LEARN: How Adina struggles with reconciling her past with forgiveness Self-Forgiveness is hard Forgiveness has many health benefits Forgiveness is a commitment to change and it is a process Forgiveness is about rewriting your grievance story How to get rid of expectations that you have for […]
Welcome to today’s show! WHAT WE’LL LEARN: What does recovery look like -and it’s not just about abstaining from drugs and alcohol 3 Pillars of Recovery (community, growth, and service) Mass Incarceration and Drug Use Policy Stigma as a barrier to accessing treatment and recovery RESOURCES MENTIONED Family Education Program @ […]
Welcome to today’s show! WHAT WE’LL LEARN: How Dr. Berv learned “Internal Martial Arts” due to pain in his side that no medical doctor could figure out How his diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome led him down other spiritual paths to help him in recovery and eventually go to school The year 1996 […]
Welcome to today’s show! WHAT WE’LL LEARN: The day after Matt left the Air Force was his sobriety date How Matt’s recovery was influenced by his vacation bible camp (it’s not what you think)! How Matt’s quest for the soul and finding his purpose helped him become a more spiritual individual What […]
Welcome to today’s show! In today’s solo episode, I’m sharing a book that has stood out for me that is equal parts story telling and equal parts scientific research by Dr. Gabor Mate’. I outline 3 takeaways from the book. My hope is that we start to shatter some of our assumptions underlying Addiction and […]
Welcome to today’s show! WHAT WE’LL LEARN: Is AA the only way? Can you ACT your way out of addiction? Community as an adjunct to recovery. Feeling the “feelings” and learning these tools at any age. Working on the distressed feelings for better outcomes in recovery. Working on your dialectic or the “D” […]
In today’s solo episode, I wanted to share with you the top 5 questions I receive on the road to recovery. I’m sharing what I’ve learned while being in the field for the past 15 years. Some of my answers to these questions may surprise you. For instance, I do think you can change people! […]
Welcome to today’s show! WHAT WE’LL LEARN: How Chris’s spirituality early on influenced his recovery How his “differences” made him seek connections through alcohol. Alcohol was seen as the “great equalizer” in his life How Chris found his purpose and mission that lead to his continued sobriety Why the addiction recovery industry “sucks” […]
Welcome to today’s show! WHAT WE’LL LEARN We go over 3 major pathways to addiction We address the common myths surrounding the age old battle of nature vs. nurture as it relates to having a risky genetic profile. What Dr. Dick thinks is really going on with our genes as it relates to risk […]