Arnie Wexler is a Certified Compulsive Gambling Counselor (CCGC), and was the Executive Director of the Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey for eight years. He is also the author of All Bets Are Off. Compulsive Gamblers are 20% higher at risk of suicide: All Bets Are Off: Losers, Liars, and Recovery from Gambling Addiction Arnie is one of the foremost experts on compulsive gambling in this country, and has been involved in helping compulsive gamblers for over 30 years. He has appeared o...
May 29, 2018•44 min
From Duane..... I am a grateful recovering alcoholic and drug addict by the grace of God. I started this radio station to spread the message that….Yes you can have fun living life clean and sober. For 30+ years I struggled with thoughts that if I was to get clean and sober that my life would be boring and useless and that was the farthest thing from the truth. My life now is full of action and full of positive energy. I now have true friends and love myself which allows me to love others. If you...
May 22, 2018•30 min
http://www.TheLifeRecoveryCoach.comDavid graduated from The University of South Florida with a degree in Speech Communication. His adult career started as a Stock Broker on Wall Street where he quickly became the Sales Manager of a large firm. It was this position that landed him on the path to motivational speaking and sales training. Leading a sales force of 60-100 brokers to record sales within the firm, he soon became sought after to lead and motivate other sales teams. Since those days on W...
May 20, 2018•42 min
Steve Hopper has been impacting the lives of people from all walks of life for over 15 years. As a nationally renowned Networking Expert, Keynote Speaker and Author, Steve has delivered hundreds of presentations to companies, professional associations, conventions, sports teams, churches, and leadership conferences. As a Dynamic Speaker and Motivator, Steve partners with Corporations, Professional Associations, and Entrepreneurs to inspire organizational effectiveness, employee morale and produc...
May 16, 2018•37 min
A Word from CCWC’s Director Marlene Bagnull, Litt.D. I love watching Father work! And I am so grateful for the outstanding faculty of 26 editors, 6 agents, 8 other professionals, and 19 authors He has provided for our May 16-19, 2018, conference. If you’re into numbers and looking for lots of opportunities to pitch your work, our 26 editors represent 22 book publishers and 13 print and online publications! If you attend Thursday through Saturday you get FIVE one-on-one appointments. Come for two...
May 14, 2018•24 min
Roseann Rook, CADC, Clinical Addiction’s Specialist As a Clinical Addictions Specialist, Roseann is responsible for conducting psycho-educational and process groups as well as providing individual counseling for addiction treatment including co-occurring disorders such as Eating Disorders and Mood Disorders at Timberline Knolls. She specializes in Process Addictions with a strong focus on Relationship Addictions. Roseann was instrumental in the development of Timberline Knolls’ Addiction Program...
May 11, 2018•44 min
Zachary Crouch Licensed Marriage Family Therapist, Nationally Certified Intervention Professional About Zach As the National Business Development Manager and former administrator at Landmark Recovery of Louisville, Zach is committed to helping both the addict and the family system seeking recovery. At Landmark our team understands that the individual and family must be involved from day one, on a group treatment and individual treatment level. His educational background includes a Masters in Mar...
May 10, 2018•35 min
Larry Ruhl is the author of Breaking the Ruhls, a memoir about recovering from childhood sexual abuse and complex trauma. He is a registered speaker with the RAINN network (Rape Abuse Incest National Network). He previously served as a board member at Male Survivor. He also spoke at colleges and retreats to increase awareness of sexual abuse against men and boys. Today he shares his story publicly to spread awareness and to help others shed the shame and stigma associated with sexual abuse. He g...
May 08, 2018•38 min
From eating stolen chicken in his car to helping families and addicts change their lives Scott Kindel is the Director of Admissions and Aftercare with Foundry Treatment Center in Steamboat Springs, CO. In addition to this, he is also a recovery advocate, accredited recovery coach, certified addiction counselor and a person in long term recovery. Scott’s specialty is helping people (and their family’s) navigate the resources available, and find the best route to recovery and health. Scott can be ...
May 07, 2018•43 min
Dawn Westmoreland: The Empowered Whistleblower : Getting over victimhood Dawn Marie Westmoreland has always found her joy in inspiring, supporting, and empowering those who need it most. That joy has been reflected in her career and continues to be her driving force to this day. Dawn has also experienced workplace bullying and discrimination first-hand. In 2012, Dawn reported her former government agency to the Office of Special Counsel and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for prohibi...
May 03, 2018•30 min
Mo Michael BS, BHT – Program Director Maureen “Mo” started working in the treatment field in 2008 where she first started as a residential house manager. Mo comes to Compass with a wide variety of skills in both the administrative and clinical side of treatment. She is currently working on her Master’s Degree in Professional Counseling at Grand Canyon University. Mo began her own journey in recovery in 2007 and believes that working with others recover from addiction is what she is meant to be d...
Apr 30, 2018•46 min
Grant Hanson : Recovery Unplugged : Homeless, Prison, Divine Interventions Born and raised on the east side of Houston. Lived a normal childhood and then my addiction spiraled out of control until I ended up recovering in the Texas Hill Country. I now live in Austin, TX, my daughter is 2 and half and my best friend. I do outreach for Recovery Unplugged, the best treatment facility on the planet, and I also run a fitness and nutrition business and am very dedicated to overall wellness. Helping pe...
Apr 27, 2018•48 min
Casey Lucarelli, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LSW My private practice focuses on the emotional well-being of adolescents and adults. I specialize in working with individuals who struggle with addiction/substance abuse and an array of issues specific to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community. It takes a lot of courage to face some undesirable truths about oneself and inviting a therapist on this journey can be overwhelming. I hold a safe and non-judgemental space for my cli...
Apr 24, 2018•37 min
This is a power packed podcast. Make sure to listen all the way through to hear Aaron's incredibly powerful testimony about unconditional love saving his life.... Aaron Huey, Co-Founder, President Aaron has been working with children, teens, and parents for over 18 years. After ten years directing camps and empowerment programs around the world, Aaron opened Fire Mountain because he wanted to work with kids and families on a deeper level. Over the first few years of running programs like Teen Ri...
Apr 19, 2018•48 min
John Ferris : Anchored Recovery Community .... Helping addicts find hope John has been in recovery for years and has incredible insight into helping people move from addiction to recovery. John's story is a powerful one....tune in and enjoy. https://www.anchoredrc.com
Mar 22, 2018•49 min
Author, The addiction nobody will talk about How My ography Addiction Hurt People and Destroyed Relationships Joshua Shea seemingly had it all. A loving wife, two children, and a supportive extended family. In 2010, he launched a lifestyle magazine in his hometown. Within a year, he was one of the founders of Central Maine's largest film festival and had won a seat on his City Council. Accolades, including receiving the Key to the City and being called one of the "Next 10 People Shaping Maine's ...
Mar 02, 2018•45 min
Highly Functional: Addiction, Recovery, Prison Fellowship with Craig Deroche CRAIG DEROCHE Senior Vice President, Advocacy & Public Policy Craig DeRoche joined Prison Fellowship several years ago as the director of external affairs for the organization’s advocacy arm, Justice Fellowship. Today, DeRoche leads Prison Fellowship’s criminal justice reform efforts. DeRoche was first introduced to Prison Fellowship while speaking at a national forum on addiction in 2011. He was the youngest statew...
Feb 09, 2018•50 min
Chuck Robinson grew up in Oklahoma City, attending the University of Central Oklahoma, where he graduated with a Business Management degree in 1988 and a Masters of Arts in Substance Abuse Studies in 2012. Having made a significate change in his life in 1982, Robinson found himself raising four sons, coaching sports, active in the business world, and a volunteer in his local church. He felt a calling on his life to serve Jesus Christ in 1988. Robinson continued his “tent making” as a local oil a...
Jan 17, 2018•40 min
John Byrne is the Director of Curriculum Development and Implementation for Prison Fellowship Ministries. He has 25 years of experience working in the area of in-prison programming and prison reentry. For 14 years, he was the Director of Prison Fellowship's InnerChange Freedom Initiative programs in Kansas and Minnesota. He is a graduate of Fuller Seminary and is currently completing his doctoral work at Denver Seminary in the area of developing and measuring Christian prison programming and the...
Jan 05, 2018•42 min
Leo Bryant's inspiration and motivation to do what he does comes from the little town he was raised in in Southwest Florida by the name of Immokalee. With a population of less than 5,000 people and heavily populated by immigrant migrant workers he witnessed and encountered a unique blend of cultures and work ethics. In addition, being raised by a hard working single mother and grandmother, it became evident to Leo at an early age that nobody just gives you anything in life. He witnessed his moth...
Dec 28, 2017•43 min
