Tell A Friend…Seriously, Tell A Friend. Thanks for sticking with us while we took a couple of weeks off to deck our halls, roast our chestnuts and dash through snow laughing all the way. (And, no, none of those are euphemisms.) I toyed with making a withdrawal reference but it seemed a bit too lazy and probably not that funny and two of my NY rezzies are to be less lazy and more funny. And besides, I know you missed us. The important thing is that we're back and back and talking recovery with a ...
Jan 06, 2015•56 min
"No matter where you go, there you are." — Buckaroo Banzai* Jeff and Chris are joined by episode 22's Matt and episode 16's Marilyn for a super fun square table discussion about isolation and addiction. *Okay, Confucius said it first but…whatevs.
Dec 17, 2014•53 min
Jeff and Chris welcome (back) their long-time friend from a stint in the wild. In Matt's story relapse is indeed a part of recovery. REFERENCED Legal drugs / How powerful synthetic drugs will upend drug markets globally / Washington Post / http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/12/02/how-powerful-synthetic-drugs-will-upend-drug-markets-globally/ MUSIC https://soundcloud.com/djfmdotcom IMAGE Hindenburg crashing / 1937 / Associate Press / public domain via Wikimedia
Dec 08, 2014•1 hr 14 min
Just two dudes talking about sobriety and recovery and trying to figure out what it all means. REFERENCED You're in recovery if… / Addiction & Recovery News / https://addictionandrecoverynews.wordpress.com/2014/11/10/youre-in-recovery-if/ Nalmefene / Middle-Class Drinkers to be Given £3 Daily Alcohol Pill to Reduce Binges / International Business Times (UK) / http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/middle-class-drinkers-be-given-3-daily-alcohol-pill-reduce-binges-1476688 (DSM-V) Revised Criteria for Alcoho...
Dec 01, 2014•44 min
Jeff & Chris talk about being sober during the Holidays. Our new segment, 100% Volume by Alcoholics (with Marilyn Spiller of WakingUpTheGhost.com), has been postponed until a later episode. Referenced #addictionchat “Recovery-full Holidays” / @LEAFcouncil Blackout Wednesday / Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackout_Wednesday Q: Does alcohol cook off in food preparation? A: It’s complicated. http://homecooking.about.com/library/archive/blalcohol12.htm Zevia Sparkling Celebrations / Wh...
Nov 17, 2014•39 min
In his riveting visit with us, the deeply-thoughtful and erudite Jon G. takes us to and through his recovery up to this point and gives us a glimpse behind the decks as a DJ in recovery. REFERENCED Sober And Sold-Out: Dance Club In Sweden Cuts Booze For A Night / NPR http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/09/28/352279829/sober-and-sold-out-dance-club-in-sweden-cuts-booze-for-a-night Jump-Start Your Workday With an 8 A.M. Rave / NYT http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/13/nyregion/daybreaker-an-alcoh...
Nov 11, 2014•1 hr 4 min
Joe, who got sober in his teens and is about to celebrate his 38th year of sobriety this month, is a man of many hats and talents. Joe’s a recovery trailblazer in the vanguard of those actively working to shape the fast-evolving recovery landscape. Through his Recovery Dogs imprint, Joe recently published Beyond Belief: Agnostic Musings for 12 Step Life. He joined us days before he’s set to be the opening speaker at the inaugural We Agnostics and Freethinkers International AA Conference. Referen...
Nov 03, 2014•1 hr 5 min
Waking Up the Ghost? I’ll let Marilyn explain: “… the first time I heard that expression, I was sitting on a deserted island in the Exumas, with a jaundiced Bahamian named Sands. I think it is also the first time a Bahamian man has ever refused a free drink. What Sands meant, was that the icy beer I offered would lead to another, and another and another; it was safer to keep the Ghost in check by not drinking at all.” A year and a half into her recovery Marilyn shares some insight on keeping the...
Oct 24, 2014•1 hr 8 min
UPDATE / 10.19.15 / You can now hear Paul on his own podcast: https://soundcloud.com/buzzkill-pod ___________________________ Paul is many things in this fourth year of his recovery. We talk about a few of them. REFERENCED How Alcohol Saved My Life / Paul / http://messageinabottleblog.wordpress.com/2014/10/11/how-alcohol-saved-my-life/ The 3rd & 7th Steps 3rd: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood God. / http://12step.org/the-12-steps/step-3....
Oct 14, 2014•1 hr 7 min
Chris goes to his second, Jeff takes someone else to their first and the 12th Step seems to have been the one that in one way or another got us each to our destinations. Referenced The 12th Step Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to other addicts, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. http://12step.org/the-12-steps/step-12.html Headspace / Meditation App https://www.headspace.com Centering Prayer http://en.wikipedia.org/wi...
Oct 08, 2014•44 min
SOMETIMES YOU DO GET A SECOND CHANCE TO MAKE A FIRST IMPRESSION. In which the S.O.S meeting Jeff and Chris set out to attend is not the S.O.S. meeting they find. Which then leads Jeff to facilitate Chris’ second attempt at attending an A.A. meeting. Will he go in? Will he stay? Do they cast him out as an imposter? Do they welcome him as a brother? Is there coffee? Find out in this week’s episode… We also talk through Step 11. http://12step.org/the-12-steps/step-11.html REFERENCED Secular Organiz...
Sep 30, 2014•47 min
One of Those Three Is Not A River In Egypt. We talk about all three. Also, the question is raised as to whether Chris may be a narcissist. REFERRENCED • Denial In Addicted Family Systems / HuffPo / http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-tian-dayton/alcoholism-family_b_2610766.html • Addiction Denial and Cognitive Disfunction: A Preliminary Investigation / The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences / journals.psychiatryonline.org/article.aspx?articleid=101600 • Quiz: Are You A Narcissist...
Sep 23, 2014•49 min
Sober Dates, Slips, Relapse, Second Stage Recovery & Step 9 The second episode to solicit topics via Twitter is the first to be informed almost entirely by a Twitter Topic. Chris and Jeff do their best to explore a two-part suggestion by @BeckyGetsSober. Twitter Topic BeckyGetsSober https://twitter.com/BeckyGetsSober/status/511678004708130817 Referrenced Stage II Recovery: Life Beyond Addiction / Earnie Larson http://www.amazon.com/Stage-II-Recovery-Beyond-Addiction/dp/0866834605 Whatever Ha...
Sep 18, 2014•59 min
Anonymity. Shame. Stigma. Ain't nobody got time for that. Chris and Jeff talk about it. Referenced: How Addiction Really Affects The Family / AddictionBlog.org http://alcohol.addictionblog.org/how-addiction-really-affects-the-family/ Allen Carr's Easyway To Stop Smoking / Allen Carr http://www.allencarr.com Chantix / "A non-nicotine prescription medicine specifically developed to help adults 18 and over quit smoking." https://www.chantix.com Thanks for the Twitter Questions: http://twitter.com/m...
Sep 11, 2014•1 hr 5 min
After a brief "celebration" of Chris' Sober Birthday (9.1.97) Chris and Jeff talk about the challenge of a family get together when there's an alcoholic elephant in the room wearing the addict Emperor's new clothes. Then Jeff explains Step 7 to Chris and tries to get him to admit to a P H'er than himself. Referenced International Overdose Awareness Day / August 31 / http://overdoseday.com Recovery Month / September / http://recoverymonth.gov Al-Anon / Strenght and hope for friends and family of ...
Sep 05, 2014•1 hr
We briefly consider how we, as addicts, feel about the terms used to describe us. By others? By ourselves? Then we consider—at length!—what's up with addicts so often being plagued by depression and creativity. Referenced in this episode How Language Can Undermine Addiction Recovery / Melissa Dahl, New York Magazine http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2014/08/how-language-can-undermine-addiction-recovery.html We Are Having the Wrong Conversation About Robin Williams / Richard Taite, Huffington Post htt...
Aug 30, 2014•46 min
Jeff and Chris chat—and laugh—about getting to the truth in recovery (both in general and in the context of the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous,) the shame we accumulate during our active addiction, and how it all sort of ties into our big, messy addicts' egos. REFERENCED Thirteen Truths and A Lie — An Annotated List / Chris, 2008 https://SinceRightNow.com/insights/2014/8/13/thirteen-truths-and-a-lie-an-annotated-list Radical Honesty / Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radical_Honesty Rob...
Aug 23, 2014•53 min
What a week. Referenced in this episode: Robin Williams Norm Macdonald's Twitter tribute http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/12/norm-macdonald-robin-williams-twitter-tribute_n_5672465.html Rob Delaney: On Depression & Getting Help http://robdelaney.tumblr.com/post/414007899/on-depression-getting-help The Fix: Can an AA Critic and a 12-Step Advocate Get Along? http://www.thefix.com/content/can-aa-critic-and-12-step-advocate-get-along And Everything Afterwards: Robin Williams found dead at h...
Aug 14, 2014•1 hr
Longtime-friends, Chris and Jeff, have over 30 years in relapse-free recovery between them. In this episode they continute to each learn a bit more about the other's recovery. The emotional and sensory numbness of early-sobriety and the "you" that you have to deal with once the alcohol and/or drugs are gone are two topics explored. Notes: •I need to take notes. I apologize to Peter Litton and Tom Mohr of SoberingStories.com for a less-than-artful telling of your story. I also need to beg forgive...
Jul 06, 2014•49 min
Meet your co-hosts, long-time friends, Chris and Jeff, as they discuss how they got to right now. Jeff, the one who just celebrated 14 years of sobriety, has been goint to AA since before he was in recovery. Chris, who'll soon celebrate 17 years, has never been to a meeting. This is the beginning of what we hope will be an insightful, inspirational, challenging and hopeful exploration of recovery in all its forms. On the Since Right Now Podcast we'll laugh about recovery (and addiction), we'll s...
Jun 28, 2014•46 min
It began not with a bang, but with a whimper. I have exhumed the very first expression of Since Right Now and have recommitted it to the record for posterity and the completists. Recorded on an iPhone using the white Apple earbuds. Originally released June 15, 2014. CREDITS Image: "Lil' Dirty Blue Eyes" based on a photo of unknown provenance. Intro/outro: A lot of other people's © stuff.
Jun 14, 2014•19 min
