"We've got our horses in a row." While Jeff's wagon train is still headin' back from out West, Matt and Chris sit around the campfire telling stilted, disjointed tales that only by chance have anything to do with anything. Mentioned: Demi, Artie, Harris, Pete & "Crashing", therapy and our therapists.
"Right now they're talking about sarsaparilla." Matt & Chris fly a "missing man" formation and revel in the fact that—despite the current state of geopolitical affairs—neither are depressed. Chris retells "the bitters story" and there's definitely a rant about N.A. beer and its demonization by some elements of the recovery community when it can serve as harm reduction for some.
"Where you goin'? I'll buy your drinks." The Boys are back with the first episode of Season 5 and it wouldn't be an SRN ep without technical difficulties. In this case, you miss a bit of caller Julie recounting how she and Chris met via phone. ______ Codependent No More / Melody Beattie / http://melodybeattie.com/books/codependent-no-stop-controlling-others-start-caring/ ______ Themes by the incomparable @djfmdotcom
"See you later! We're going to get jobs." Jeff, Matt, and Chris talk about sobriety and recovery. Discussed: Rejected by AA / The New Republic https://newrepublic.com/article/149398/rejected-aa Natural Recovery: Recovery From Addiction Without Treatment / MentalHelp.net https://www.mentalhelp.net/articles/natural-recovery-recovery-from-addiction-without-treatment/ _________________ Our themes are graciously provided by @djfmdotcom
"Caramel urine is much closer." Listener Ronnie R. calls in and we talk DXM (look it up). Liv Pennelle wrote a piece on different recovery pathways for the Fix: https://www.thefix.com/more-one-way-recover-guide-pathways We talk about Anthony and Kate, depression, substance abuse, and suicide: https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/preventable-tragedies Lazy N.A. beer rankings: http://milwaukeerecord.com/food-drink/milwaukee-records-somewhat-comprehensive-non-alcoholic-beer-rankings/ Medita...
"Gee, Wally, I think this drinking's got me licked." Jeff and Chris talk religion, AA literature, therapy, listener feedback, David Cassidy, dry counties, finally figuring out how we're going to successfully take callers, and more!
"Stop talking to me Duran Duran!" The boys chat about the coming revolution in psychedelic psycho-pharmacology to treat mental health issues including depression and addiction. Also discussed: bad trips. My Adventures with the Trip Doctors / NYT https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/05/15/magazine/health-issue-my-adventures-with-hallucinogenic-drugs-medicine.html
"I'll just drink at birthdays, funerals, and weddings." — Carl Meetings, anxiety, non-alcoholic beer, life. And a listener, Carl, calls in!
"How did you know my name was Bro?" Absence makes the heart grow fonder'' yet, 'out of sight, out of mind'? Stop fucking with us aphorisms! Also, does anybody read the notes?
NOTE: This episode is almost unlistenable due to echo.* If you can get past the fkciung annoying! echo you'll find Jeff and Chris pondering the very nature of existence. NOT! It's just more half-assed musing on sobriety, recovery, and mental health. *We tried to use the podcast-by-phone app Anchor while in the same room and it clearly did not work. _________ Themes? @djfmdotcom, of course!
“This is starting to sound like a ‘woe is me’ situation.” In which Chris rambles on for half an hour about the woes of having to produce and engineer a podcast. Also, with some sobriety, recovery, mental health stuff. ____________ Themes, as always, by the prodigiously talented @djfmdotcom
"Okay, if Nikki Sixx calls in I won't hang up on him." The boys wait by a phone that never rings. __________ Does Sobriety Kill Great Writing? https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/13/magazine/does-recovery-kill-great-writing.html __________ Themes by the multi-talented @djfmdotcom
"We got a Jew, a Muslim and a Christian here." "Next episode we walk into a bar." The 3 Wise Guys, attempt to A some Qs from listener Trish in NYC. Qs like (and I paraphrase): What's up with addiction and mental illness? What's up with finding a sponsor and how should it work? What's up with the Traditions? What's up with speakers droning on at meetings? AND MORE! __________ Themes (as always) by the incredibly talented and gracious @djfmdotcom
"At 50, I feel the most numb I've ever felt." Join Jeff, Matt, and Chris for another rollicking good time discussing, sobriety, recovery, and…feelings. U2, 'Bad,' a song about (heroin) addiction: https://youtu.be/l2puvI4IfG0
"Check out my obsidian collection." Jeff, Matt, and Chris go through more listener mail and dole out nuggets of folksy wisdom. __________ Support by WellBeingBrewing.com Themes, as always, by @djfmdotcom
"Of course (I'm drinking) mom! I'm drunk right now." The guys open up the mailbag, taste Wellbeing Brewing's new N.A. Dark Amber brew, and get all hot about the Trump administration and its response—or lack thereof—to the opioid crisis. ______ WellbeingBrewing.com Themes by @djfmdotcom
"We're here for fun, not for facts." Chris goes to the doctor. Then goes again. Article mentioned: It Looked Like a Familiar Case of Depression, but Could It Be Something Else? https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/18/magazine/it-looked-like-a-familiar-case-of-depression-but-could-it-be-something-else.html ______________ Sponsored by https://WellbeingBrewing.com/ Themes by @djfmdotcom
"Ok, so, are you feeling better?" __________ Themes: @djfmdotcom
"Welcome to fucking parenthood." Kids. Amirite? _________ Themes, as always, graciously provided by @djfmdotcom
"How's the mouthfeel on that?" Dudes talking about depression. And… http://wellbeingbrewing.com
"They'd have parties and people would come over and act weird." Jeff, Matt, and Chris may or may not have just wrapped Since Right Now for 2017.
”We'll give him a 12th Step he'll never forget!" Jeff, Matt, and Chris discuss the process of 12th Stepping someone (and possibly forming their own rogue, extreme 12th Step group,) we discuss the implications of partaking in communion wine when sober, and more…
"You should have just hired a bartender to hang around with you." In which we sample—live, on air—the first non-alcoholic brew produced by our own Jeff's new N.A. Wellbeing Brewery microbrewery. https://WellbeingBrewing.com/ ___________ Intro & Outro Themes: @djfmdotcom
"I got in a ton of fights. I never struck someone…but I got beat up a number of times." The boys consider every day practical benefits of sobriety and recovery. _____ Themes: @djfmdotcom
"Alright! I'll believe in you God! Just fix the plumbing!" Whether you're new to the pod or a longtime listener, we thought it might be a good idea to reintroduce ourselves to give you, the listener, some context for our opinions and perspectives on recovery. Use code SinceRightNow by 10.31.17 to receive 20% off your order @ Pockitudes.com _______ Themes: @djfmdotcom
"I said, 'God, I'm not going to make any promises because every promise I've made, I've broken.'" Legendary tattoo artist Freddy Negrete is best known for his pioneering black-and-gray tattooing style, honed while he was serving time in the California Youth Authority in the 1970s. Profiled in numerous TV programs and magazine articles Freddy, a gifted and natural-born artist, was transported from the confines of prison cells onto the sets of major Hollywood films such as Batman, Blade, Con Air, ...
"I had to get it out…because I had been so silenced." Nikki DuBose a former model turned author, speaker, and mental health advocate, recently released her memoir, Washed Away: From Darkness to Light. In Washed Away, Nikki recounts her experiences navigating the dark side of the modeling industry, while battling abuse, addiction, and various mental health issues (sexual victimization, eating disorders, alcoholism, drugs, depression, suicide attempts, body dysmorphic disorder, PTSD, psychosis). T...
“I really like not drinking now." In and effort to have a "better than the worst" episode, the boys disucss medically assisted treatment, how to help a friend or family member we suspect of having a substance misuse issue, and how to to talk to our kids about addiction and their potential predisposisiton to it. Visit Pockitudes.com and use code SinceRightNow at checkout for 20% off before 10.31.17 ____ Themes: @djfmdotcom
“If you were good at getting away with shit you wouldn't be (in prison.)" Over seven days in 2012, Kasey lost his band, his home, and most of the friends he had. He was diagnosed as bipolar and outed as an addict-in-sober-clothing and a thief. For more on Kasey: KaseyAndersonMusic.com ______________ Themes: @djfmdotcom
"On a scale of 7 to 10, how depressed are you?" Matt and Chris talk a lot about the podcast itself, gratitude, and the somewhat surprising lack of collective depression in the room. Use code SINCERIGHTNOW by 10.31.17 to receive 20% off your order @ https://www.pockitudes.com/ http://theweek.com/articles/712078/skeptically-tried-practicing-gratitude-completely-changed-life ________ Themes: @djfmdotcom
