“I was really treating all the guilt, shame, regret, and fear with alcohol.”—Rosemary on self-medicating Rosemary, sober since 1999, understands the challenges of staying sober as a single mom. She is the founder of ROC Recovery Services, which offers comprehensive care for women suffering from addictions. http://rocrecoveryservices.com/ ______________________ Themes by @djfmdotcom
"This shouldn't be this fuck*ng hard." — Matt ___________________ Themes: @djfmdotcom Cover: Frank Harbert and Fred Zwickel at Mill Creek Watershed / 1949 / Helmut Buechner / Public Domain via Smithsonian Institution
"Seeing the chaos get worse and worse I knew that I had to change." —Dustin Dustin is an advocate against the "War on Drugs" and is helping the addiction community fight against the horrible stigma associated with all forms of addiction. "A Walk In His Shoes" is Dustin's first publication. The book details Dustin's decade-long battle with heroin and is authored by Dustin and his father. / http://www.amazon.com/Walk-In-His-Shoes-addiction/dp/1517768721 @DustinLJohn on Twitter ________________ The...
"Don't you go changing on me alcoholism." —Matt on the affirmation of hearing other's recovery stories The boys strap on their waders and step into a wide-ranging conversation. ________________ Themes courtesy of @djfmdotcom Image public domain via loc.gov
"I remember the pharmacist—or the guy in the white coat—he goes, 'Is there anything you need?'…and I said, 'No.' Then he goes, 'Is there anything you don't need?" —Matt in Mexico Matt is the founder of AddictionUnscripted.com (prev The Real Edition), a publishing platform on all things addiction and recovery. He is also an outspoken advocate for finding new forms of treatment beyond that of 12-step based programs. Matt is also open about his occasional drinking—which some seem to have a problem ...
"When we were drinking, each day (looked) a lot like yesterday."—Simon on his and Kendra‘s drinking years together. After years of drinking together, Simon & Kendra got sober in October 2008. They both got their start in AA, then their recovery paths diverged. Although they approach recovery from different angles, they agree that recovery saves lives. Every day. Tweet: @rcktdesigns Wear: RocketDesigns.net Read: RocketFuel.live
"I was on (an) emotional relapse and decided to take a yoga class. And that yoga class kind of unwound me and I was able to tap into some storm that was brewing inside me."—Kyczy on the power of yoga in her recovery A leader of Y12SR (Yoga of 12 Step Recovery) classes for over five years and a devoted teacher to people in treatment centers and in jail—Kyczy created a teacher training program for others who wish to work in this field. Trauma sensitivity and the somatics of moving home into your b...
"I decided to pick up, and I decided to do it by announcing it to a group of people, and they all toasted me out of the program with a very expensive bottle of wine." —Natasha on "graduating out of AA" Natasha—in recovery herself from eating disorders and substance abuse—is a recovery coach in NYC certified through CARC, CCAR, OASAS and a Recovery Coach Trainer. http://www.SilverBellCoaching.com @SilverBellCoach on Twitter _________________ Intro & Outro Themes: @djfmdotcom
"I had to take a water bottle filled with vodka with me just to get through the day."—Jane on getting through the day. Jane is @yujachingu on Twitter __________________________ Image: drink me [remix by K+S] / 2009 / Team Dalog / CC via Flickr / https://www.flickr.com/photos/thedalogs/3276228160/in/photolist-5Zvwuq Intro & Outro Themes by @djfmdotcom
"(The relationship) helped me realize just how edgy, dark and hard I wasn't."—Chris on being in over his head. Jeff listened to @thishomepod Ep.22: The Shockers and thought we should try it. Not sure it went as planned. Apologies to Laura and Holly for jackin' yer steez. Poorly. _____________________ Intro/Outro Themes: @djfmdotcom Image: Photo of a Perry Farrell sculpture from the cover of Jane's Addction album, Nothing's Shocking / 1988. Used without permission. Crop & color by K+S
"I'm not always 'happy, joyous and free.' I'd be bullshitting you if I said that was the case."—Mary on living in recovery. Please, visit Mary here: http://marykillian.com here: http://highwiregirl.blogspot.com and/or here: http://www.amazon.com/Roustabout-Heart-Adventures-Recovery/dp/0996589007/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1448451547&sr=8-1&keywords=the+roustabout+heart _____________________ Intro & Outro Themes by @djfmdotcom
"I don't know how I'm gonna do it…but I can't do *this* anymore."—Sondra The Unruffled / http://www.TheUnruffled.com Sondra on Twitter / @NaughtApropos Sondra on The Recovery Revolution / http://www.sincerightnow.com/search?q=Sondra%20Primeaux Credits Cover: Sondra Primeaux Original shot by Sondra Intro/Outro Themes: @djfmdotcom
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"I remember thinking in my drunken stupor—and quickly suppressing (the thought)—that I had an issue."—Chris on Since Right Now Show notes: Take notes. Use Google. ________________________________ Intro/Outro Themes by @djfmdotcom
"Some people miss the bottom." — Aaron on SRN The enormously talented Aaron Lee Perry of SobrSoldier.com (and recent cover feature on TheRecoveryRevolution.Online) stops by Since Right Now Pod to chat with the Recovery Renegades. Skull Illustration by Aaron Lee Perry for TheRecoveryRevolution.Online
"My recovery evolves all the time. It's important for me to give back what I have received."—Nicola on SRN @nicola-o-hanlon has been in recovery since January 23rd 2010. She is the Editor of the new online magazine ILoveRecovery.com Café, which is part of the InTheRooms.com blogging community. Her work has been published in several recovery magazines, including Recovery Today, In Recovery Magazine, AfterParty Magazine, Psychology Today and Reach Out Recovery to name but a few. She is an activist...
"You were a master of self-sabotage."—Tim Tim, a normie, has know Chris for over two decades. He has seen Chris at his worst in active addiction and he was the first person to see Chris on the other side of his self-styled rehab. Here he sheds some light on the before, during and after. _______________ Intro/Outro Themes by @djfmdotcom Intro/Cover Art: N*ggas in Paris by Jay-Z & Kanye West
"Fu*k Ram Dass."—Chris on SRN Nothing you know about anything is right and everything you know about everything is right. This is an episode where it is highly recommended that you take what you can and leave the rest. Read for upcoming https://soundcloud.com/youre-killing-me: The Patrick Melrose Novels by Edward St. Aubyn / http://amzn.com/1250069602 ____________ Intro/Outro Themes Graciously Provided by @djfmdotcom
"It doesn't matter if you're not sleeping on a park (bench)…or not driving your kids to school with vodka in your coffee mug…or whatever is your 'I haven't done this, yet.' None of that matters." — Jean on SRN Jean Greer McCarthy is creator of the wildly-popular, recovery blog, Unpickled; a cohost of recovery podcast, The Bubble Hour; and a monthly columnist for addiction.com. Sober since 2011, Jean lives a very active life in Alberta Canada. NOTE Once again, Chris ignored the common wisdom to "...
"You start to realize just how many (social activities) are really just about getting super hamskied."—MATT The Sober Squad™ does not boldly go where many have gone before. And it certainly doesn't go where many currently are. And if they did it would be in a highly agitated state. As a matter of fact, some of the Sober Squad™ is just going to hang out at home and maybe watch a movie. _____________________ Intro/Outro Themes: @djfmdotcom
"I was one of those drinkers that blacked out the first time I drank. I thought I wouldn't drink again. Three days later I did."—Jo on SRN Jo is just beginning her story in recovery and most of what she’d normally put in a bio happened during years of active addiction, but they did contribute to who she is today. Jo has been in the fundraising world for most of her career. She’s worked for everyone from the ASPCA (have you SEEN that Sara McLachlan commercial—you can thank her) to MADD (ironic is...
The Recovery Renegades™ return to tell tales from the frontlines of the Recovery Revolution™ . TL; DL Jeff loves everybody. Matt makes lemonade after delivering his own lemons. Chris hates the game not the players. Intro/Outro Themes as always: @djfmdotcom
"I had to figure out a way to be (sober) around (alcohol) constantly."—Scott (restauranteur) on SRN Torn Together is a memoir, written by recovering alcoholic and addict husband, Scott Magnuson, and codependent wife, Shaaren Pine. The memoir chronicles Scott’s addiction as his illness infects everyone around him, his eventual treatment, and the recovery process the whole family undertakes. It is also the story of The Argonaut, one of revitalized H Street NE’s first restaurants, the struggle to g...
"It's become really important to me.…I can count on the best cup of coffee I've had all week and I'll probably get the best laugh I'll have all week…" —Matt on SRN We intended to do a live episode on Google Hangouts with audience participation. But ended up putting down the first paver on our road to H*ck. Those damn "good intentions" will fu*k you every time. Credits: Intro: The Outer Limits [Intro, edit] / 1963 / ABC Intro/Outro Themes: @djfmdotcom
Brian's recovery journey took him through clinical depression, twenty-seven years of eating disorders, body dysmorphic disorder, alcohol and drug addiction. He went from an 18-year-old anorexia/bulimic to the brink of suicide at 45 years old to then finally turn it around, walk away from a successful legal career, restoring himself, his family relationships, and finding his true passion in life. Brian is a an author whose Amazon best-selling book. Shattered Image: My Triumph Over Body Dysmorphic...
"As it progresses it's like an animal that you have to take care of all the time…and you really can't do anything else." —SPM on SRN Sean has been a writer, humorist and storyteller since he learned how to speak. He didn't actually start getting paid for these things,however, until he got sober in 2009. Since then Mahoney's two original comedies, Casual Encounters/Missed Connections and The Singing Room enjoyed successful sold-out runs in Denver in 2012 and 2013, respectively. A collection of Ma...
"On the fourth we're going to stand next to each other and be like, 'Do you believe this?'"—Donald on SRN Donald (Ep.1523) joins us this time in his official role as a representative of Facing Addiction and the organization's upcoming UNITE to Face Addiction rally in Washington, DC The Day the Silence Ends / #RecoverOutLoud The time has come to UNITE to Face Addiction and stand up for recovery. On October 4, 2015 a transformative event will take place in Washington, DC that will ignite and build...
"I think I was drinking suicidally from day one where I need to drink myself into oblivion and not feel or remember anything." —Jill on SRN Jillian Bauer is a Philadelphia-based multimedia entrepreneur and educator specializing in audiovisual storytelling. She was recently profiled by the Philadelphia City Paper, WHYY and The Philadelphia Inquirer for her work on The Rooms Project, a photo and audio story series on individuals living in recovery from addiction and alcoholism. Since March 2014 Ji...
"I spent all the kids’ Christmas money. I got drunk. I took all the money that my wife and I had saved. I was supposed to be picking up some big gifts a couple days before Christmas but instead I went to the bar…" —Robert on SRN Robert McClellan is a writer, producer and new media expert. He wrote, produced and appears in the award-winning documentary “Real Sobriety” and has recently released his first full length book, "Boom Baby Boom, Vol. 1: Tales of Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll and Recovery",...
"(The counselor) had me go through the "Are You and Alcoholic?" checklist…and I said 'yes' to just about everything and I think I said, 'But I don't know if I have a problem.' And she was like, why did you come here?" —Laura on SRN Laura Silverman is the founder of The Sobriety Collective, a resource and blog created to celebrate recovery in all its forms. In 2007, at age 24, Laura pulled a 180 and went from insecure, anxious binge drinker to newly-minted sober 20-something. This scary (but, for...
