I'm here with David Essel, M.S., O.M. He's a 13-time number one best-selling author. David is also a counselor, executive coach, international speaker, and a radio, TV, and podcast host. It's his mission to positively affect 2 million people or more every single day. His latest book, Permanent Alcohol & Life Recovery!: A New Approach to Go Beyond “The Steps” to Peace, Health, and Joy for Busy Executives, and YOU! is so advanced and unique that people who never thought they would be free from...
Jul 11, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 105
Michael Bernoff is here. In addition to having long-term sobriety, Michael is the President and Founder of the Human Communications Institute, a leader in the personal and professional development industry. He works directly with individuals as well as corporate executives who desire to transform their corporate culture in an ever changing marketplace. His passion for his work is limitless and his dedication to positively impacting the world by empowering every individual is uncompromising. He's...
May 24, 2023•56 min•Ep. 104
I’m happy to be speaking with Ben Tuff. Ben grew up splitting his time between Atlanta, GA and Jamestown, RI. He attended Colby College where he met his now wife, Gretchen and treasured his times working as a sailing instructor and boat captain in the British Virgin Islands. Ben developed a lifelong appreciation for the ocean and everything it has to offer. Ben has been a lifelong educator and has worked with hundreds of boarding students from around the world. However, in 2012, Ben realized tha...
May 03, 2023•46 min•Ep. 103
I'm so happy to speak with Dr. Nick Hallowell, a renowned board-certified child, and adult psychiatrist and the world's leading expert on ADHD. He graduated from Harvard College and Tulane Medical School and was a faculty member at Harvard Medical School for 21 years. He founded the Hallowell ADHD centers in several major US cities and has helped thousands of individuals with ADHD lead happy and productive lives. Dr. Hallowell is also a New York Times best-selling author, having written 20 books...
Apr 25, 2023•24 min•Ep. 102
Jeff Hays is an award-winning filmmaker, author, and television producer with a career spanning over three decades. He gained national attention with his documentary Fahrenhype 9/11, a response to Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11. Jeff has produced numerous documentaries and television series, including On Native Soil and Doctored. In 2017, he co-founded Revealed Films with Dr. Patrick Gentempo, producing multi-part series covering health, wealth, politics, and more. Jeff is also an accomplished ...
Apr 11, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 101
Do you remember what you wanted to be or do as a kid? You know, the thing that just might reveal your true authentic self and where your creative power lies. Garrain Jones has achieved fantastic success by doing this very thing after having a very rocky start in life. Garrain is a coach, entrepreneur, and podcaster. His goal is to help people discover the gifts that already live inside them. He does this through retreats, workshops, and 1:1 coaching. He’s a motivational speaker who has spoken in...
Feb 01, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 100
Dr. Greg Eckel is a Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine. He began his career focusing on the overmedication of children, but after his wife, Sarieah passed from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, he changed his focus to chronic neurological conditions. After a deep dive, he uncovered regenerative medicine. He co-founded Nature Cures Clinic in 2001 and then bVital, a wellness and recharging center. His current practice focuses on neurology, allergies and asthma, and orthopedics. He's also in the process of r...
Jan 24, 2023•57 min•Ep. 99
Troy Casey is a leading longevity authority, author, life coach, and healer. He is known as The Certified Health Nut because he has scoured the Earth searching for health and healing methods. He is the author of Rippedat50: A Journey to Self Love , a book about the human body temple and spiritual spacesuit and our symbiotic relationship with our Earth. Troy uses a unique holistic approach with nature-based simplicity to help restore physical, mental, and emotional balance for his clients. Thirty...
Jan 10, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 98
Kathryn Walker is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, and Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. She worked as an Intensive Care Nurse for nine years before attending anesthesia school. She practiced anesthesia of all specialties for eight years before opening Revitalist 2018. Revitalist is a holistic medical space that helps treatment-resistant clients with chronic mood disorders, pain syndromes, and increasing general wellness. As CEO of Revita...
Dec 27, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 97
Tracy Duhs is here today. She is a hydration expert who believes that optimal health is a fundamental right for all humanity, not just a privilege for a select few. Tracy helps people activate their vitality and feel alive by educating on basic health foundations that most people do not know. She works as a modern wellness advocate specializing in the restorative powers of intelligent hydration. Tracy is an expert in wellness advocacy and education, starting with her podcast, HYDRATE. She freque...
Dec 06, 2022•42 min•Ep. 96
Megan Racer is our Business Development Representative at Camelback Recovery. She also has quite a story. She’s been sober for almost four years now, but she not only has a past of addiction, but she ended up going to prison. Megan shares her story from her family life and how she was a great student in school to being a people pleaser and being involved with other addicted individuals that eventually led to her addiction. Her downward spiral began when she started doing drugs, leading to her dr...
Nov 08, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 95
Taran Goodballet is here to talk about Medication Assisted Treatment or MAT. Taran has a PharmD or Doctorate of Pharmacy. She is a licensed pharmacist and part of Camelback Integrated Health and Wellness. She is a neuropharmacology expert with extensive training in treating psychiatric disorders and patient-tailored pharmaceutical approaches. She’s passionate about helping people with mental health and continued recovery. She has intricate knowledge of polypharmacy and drug interactions and can ...
Nov 01, 2022•44 min•Ep. 94
Bobby Wolfe, FNP, is a nurse practitioner at Camelback Integrated Health and Wellness, providing integrated care to people on their path to recovery. He's also the owner and nurse practitioner at Telemed PLLC. He is passionate about working with men and men's health and longevity. He is trained in Western medicine, but embraces integrative practices. He also has additional training in men's health. We talk about testosterone supplementation and how low testosterone can affect many parts of a man...
Oct 25, 2022•37 min
Tom O'Connor is here today to tell his remarkable story of recovery. He grew up in New York and was the youngest of nine children. His mother was a raging alcoholic, and several brothers also had addiction problems. His dad passed away when Tom was 12. With his step dad's help, he was able to go to college. He was still an alcoholic but eventually graduated and started working on Wall Street. He was a functioning alcoholic who became a self-made millionaire at 30. In spite of his career success,...
Oct 18, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 92
Bo Eason is here today. Bo is the author of There’s No Plan B For Your A-Game , a book filled with inspiring and practical real-world guidance to teach anyone how to be the best at whatever they choose. Many of you are already familiar with master storyteller Bo. He started his career in the NFL and played with the Houston Oilers and the San Francisco 49ers. After an injury, he had to reinvent himself and begin a new career. He wrote and performed a one-man play called Runt of the Litter, which ...
Oct 11, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 91
Wendy Adamson is a mental health professional who has spent over twenty-five years serving individuals struggling with addiction and mental health disorders. She provided counseling, facilitated groups and interventions, crisis management, and executed treatment plans, which led to hundreds of individuals finding a way out of a hopeless state. She has an interesting story and has published two memoirs, Incorrigible and Mother Load , which we talk about a little today as Wendy shares her backgrou...
Sep 29, 2022•43 min•Ep. 90
The root cause of your migraines, body aches, high cholesterol, or sleep apnea is inflammation. Inflammation is the root cause of most of your chronic diseases. So when you reduce chronic inflammation, your entire world will start to turn around. There are six common sense practical medicines that you can start doing right now. These are to eat well, sleep well, move well, poop well, de-stress well, and commune well. Do all these six and your life will begin to change for the better. Join Tim We...
Sep 06, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Trigger Warning: Suicide Back then, no one talked about anxiety or depression and that would continue to quietly grow. That would eventually lead to suicidal thoughts and tendencies. People need to be talking about this more to show that everyone gets depressed. If you have depression, you are not alone. Those suicidal thoughts that attack your self-esteem and self-worth should be dealt with. You can recover from depression. There is light at the end of the tunnel where you can go back to living...
Aug 30, 2022•1 hr 19 min
The journey to recovery demands changes in behavior and perception. To do that, we must understand the inner workings of what causes these behaviors and how to adjust them properly. Dr. Robbie Westerman , the Founder of Next Step Recovery AZ , joins us for today's episode. Dr. Robbie is a recovering addict who abused substances for years. In his journey to sobriety, he found his love and passion for neurology which he now uses to help educate and guide others to recovery. He learned and now teac...
Aug 23, 2022•1 hr 9 min
In order to move through grief or other unpleasant feelings, you need to make sense of the impact and meaning they had on you across time. Grief is just feelings of sadness, helplessness, anger, and disappointment. You can put that all behind you if you just listen to your body. It’s only once you get over those feelings is when you’ll feel confident in everything you do. Join Tim Westbrook as he talks to Joan Rosenberg, PhD, about dealing with unpleasant feelings and why grief is the pathway to...
Aug 16, 2022•45 min
Sometimes, no matter how wonderful your life may seem, there can be trauma that exists inside that keeps you from fully living at your best. In this episode, Mrs. American 2021 Hannah Kirkpatrick shares how self-reflection brought about a pivotal moment she needed to turn her life around against alcoholism and depression. And just like you, she’s had disappointments that caused her to question her worth. Worse, what she thought was her leverage ended up being her destruction. She takes us into t...
Aug 09, 2022•58 min•Season 5Ep. 85
A relapse doesn't erase your recovery journey. You don't have to start back at square one every time you relapse. People who think like that have a hard time continuing their journey. Know that when you recover from relapse, you will come out even stronger than before. Join Tim Westbrook, MS as he talks to the owner of Art Of Our Soul and host of Escaping Rock Bottom podcast, Brandon Lee as he shares his recovery story. Brandon almost killed himself from all the drug abuse until he was saved. Le...
Aug 02, 2022•54 min
Alcohol, drugs, and other addictions risk your quality of life. If you’re on your way to recovery, you must understand that it is a continuous process. What are the frequently asked questions on how to avoid a relapse? Join your host Tim Westbrook as he dives deep into these questions so you can continue the process of healing while being aware of things to watch out for. He shares in-depth insights on the importance of spending time with the right people, talking to your sponsor, and being dete...
Jul 26, 2022•52 min
It is nothing new to know that the people we hang out with can greatly affect us. But if you are on your recovery journey, it is even more important to distance yourself from those you used to hang out, drink, and use with. In this episode, Tim Westbrook, MS dives deep into the fifth relapse mistake we need to avoid—our drinking buddies. Tune in as Tim helps you navigate into this quite tricky water that involves friendships and our relationships. Human as we are, we crave that connection. Howev...
Jul 19, 2022•14 min
Different scenarios and mistakes could lead to a person having a relapse. And in this episode, we discuss Mistake #4, which is getting into a relationship. Being in a relationship should result in positive outcomes. It should be your safe haven, but listen to find out why this is not recommended if you are trying to recover and heal from some form of addiction. Our host, Tim Westbrook, MS, will even share some examples based on his experiences.
Jul 12, 2022•18 min
Be determined and consistent if you want to strive for a clean and sober life and avoid a relapse. Don’t let your addiction come resurfacing into your life because you’ll only regret it. Tune into this episode as Tim Westbrook explains the mistake you should avoid if you want a smooth recovery and life transformation. Not finishing the 12-step program will not benefit you in any way. So lean in and listen carefully because this episode could significantly impact how you can live a sober life!...
Jul 05, 2022•22 min
Becoming sober is no easy task. It would take a crazy amount of time, dedication and discipline. One should expect that it’s a long and hard road to get the results needed. On this episode of I Love Being Sober, host Tim Westbrook continues his talk about how to avoid a relapse. On this episode, he talks about Mistake Number 2: Expecting Instantaneous Results. Tune in on this episode to find out more!
Jun 28, 2022•22 min•Season 4Ep. 79
Becoming sober is no easy task. It would take a crazy amount of time, dedication and discipline. Often times, people who wish to stay sober up and stay clean on their own would tend to relapse after a significant amount of period of improvement. And a relapse is in no way, a part of recovery. On this episode of I Love Being Sober, host Tim Westbrook talks about how to avoid a relapse and its common mistakes. The first mistake is trying to stay and sober up on your own. Tune in on this episode to...
Jun 21, 2022•20 min
It's easy to get lost on your way to recovery. It only takes a single step in the wrong direction to relapse. In this episode of I Love Being Sober, Tim Westbrook breaks down five mistakes you don’t want to make, along with how and why avoiding these mistakes can save you from relapse and help you continue on to the kick-ass sober life you want to live. Don’t miss out and navigate your way towards recovery and sobriety.
Jun 14, 2022•26 min
Taking care of yourself physically, emotionally, spiritually, and mentally is essential to maintaining a happy and successful life. It's so important that you are willing to do everything to avoid a relapse and stay on your path to recovery. So how can you make self-care a priority? Tune into this episode as we dive deep into why it's important to take care of yourself if you want to take care of your loved ones too. Live a kick-ass sober life and achieve the life you have always dreamed of!...
Jun 07, 2022•17 min
