We recently had a great speaker come to our back yard, many of my Brother's and Sister's did not get to hear it and have requested it - So I'm providing it as a public service so that others can hear this great message. ------> Harold L of St. Louis, MO
Dag gone that was fun, and what a story, and what fantastic teachers Jason has had. I first met Jason when he brought his father-in-law over for the show back in Dec 2019 - That is Brad G's Story, Episode 145 (check it out after you listen to this one!) - As mentioned Jason has had some amazing fellas around - like Don M (Ep 135) and Billy H (Ep 140). So buckle up buttercup, some of those teachings show up here in Jason's Story. If it’s working - Keep doing it! If it’s not - STOP If you’re not h...
4/22/11 - Daryk is rocking the Twelve Steps, he worked them in five months. I met him as he came out of a 28 day men's residential recovery center, we hooked up things took off. Once again saying too much will spoil your listening. I can't tell you how proud I am of Daryk, it is a pure delight to walk hand in hand with one of God's children through this arch to freedom. If you’re not having a blast in your recovery, you ain’t doing it right! And Thank you for allowing me to participate in my rec...
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Paul is not your run-of-the-mill middle-age-crisis example of new 12 stepper, he is far from that. Coming up on 3 years sober, he has found something that he never knew existed, high octane spiritual based Sobriety. I always wonder what all I should say in these show notes, but the best thing to do is simply listen. Paul elegantly articulates his life, no war stories (nothing against them), just to the point and heartfelt, with a good dose of dialogos at the wrap up. You don't want to miss this ...
Mark is on fire
Jordan has an amazing transformation story, he childhood almost required her to find this path - I doubt she would be here if not. I first met her at my front door as she arrived to record this episode, her wonderful energy busted through the door, she has taken on a role that is super important to me and our time together was out of this world inspiring, I have complete confidence that she is prepared for the role. To find recovery in her early twenties seems near impossible, but 'round here we...
I met Jennifer in the early TSSR face to face meeting, she will say here that the tools used there is what put wind under her recovery wings, LJ and her got sober together (but separately - you'll have to listen) they got married in Hawaii and have bought a house together - that stuff don't happen in the madness. Every aspect of Jennifer's life has improved drastically, every aspect - and the cool thing is, like the big book promises - "the things which came to us when we put ourselves in God's ...
This is a first for me, Matt's grandparents were some of my high school teachers :-) Matt is another example of "Keep Coming Back", for a long time that is just about the only thing he did right, thankfully he did, he kept coming back and the miracle happened, he will celebrate one year this March. I love these new guys and gals "Getting Well Fast", new folks think the light at the end of the tunnel is further away than it is, it happened for Matt in about five months. That is a drop in the buck...
It's been six months since we lost one of the best dudes I've ever met, talented, compassionate, spiritual, committed... and a whole lot more. It's really tough to try to fully describe a man like Dave "The Dogman" Benson, actually I'm not going to try. This was first release July 14, 2019, and dang that seems like a long time ago, here are the show notes from that episode: I met Dave on a New Years Day, I don't know what year, I'm gonna guess 2015. Anyway, here comes this dude walking into Happ...
Welcome to 2023! The 5th year of the podcast, and Jan 1 is my 8th sobriety anniversary! Our guest today is Andrew, he has grabbed the bull by the horns and is harnessing the amazing power of THESE 12 Steps. I tend to invite guys around their one year anniversary, but it is more important that a person has completed their steps, that is the proof in the pudding that one life has transformed and is revolutionizing - hence Andrew, he will celebrate one year in Feb 2023 and has been through the work...
A brief description of the path that brought me to love the fall deer hunting woods.
I'm just going to tell you to listen If it’s working - Keep doing it! If it’s not -> STOP If you’re not having a blast in your recovery, you ain’t doing it right! And Thank you for allowing me to participate in my recover in this manner today! Enjoy!
On a string, I tossed an invite to Cindy and she accepted, even visited me at the home of DTM Enterprises! I'm not certain what all we talked about, too much of it happened before I hit record - I'm certain we did talk some recovery in there somewhere :-) If it’s working - Keep doing it! If it’s not - STOP If you’re not having a blast in your recovery, you ain’t doing it right! And Thank you for allowing me to participate in my recover in this manner today! Enjoy!...
My drive for the show has waned, I don't know where it will go. I'm a "go with the flow" kinda guy, I rarely force things and I just haven't felt led to push out a show..... until this morning.... I find myself feeding the new guy with a firehose when I'm sharing my experience, strength and hope; and I have to believe that they go home, sleep (hopefully), wake up, and say WTF was that guy saying last night. In this episode is one book recommendation for anyone and everyone, and a list of foundat...
Thomas owns Koyoti Inc. Koyoti Inc. is your outsourced marketing department. Dedicated to helping small businesses, we are a marketing and design studio dedicated to communicating your brand message across all channels through design. Thomas and I met on the podcasting network, he had asked for small business owners who have overcome obstacles, and although I did not think I was the guy he was looking for, he became interested as I told my story. Thomas does not suffer from substance abuse probl...
Me Me Me Me,,,,, Me Me Me ME The alcoholics theme song, it's all about me! After a night on the town with Christopher, eating a great dinner, and going to see Marc Maron at the Kentucky Center for the Arts - I arrived home juiced up and decided to open the microphone :-) And the podcast has crossed 40,000 listens! If it’s working - Keep doing it! If it’s not - STOP If you’re not having a blast in your recovery, you ain’t doing it right! And Thank you for allowing me to participate in my recover ...
Adrienne is a Spiritual Business Coach, some call her The Breathwork Queen, Best-Selling Author, Former Fitness Instructor/Coach, Dog Mom, Fiancé, and Recovering People Pleaser. She's here to help you create clarity on your purpose, and help you build a life that lights you up! Adrienne and I sat down and talked about how a couple events completely revolutionized her entire being, and how that can happen for you! I had a wonderful time getting to know her, it's such a joy that I'm more and more ...
Zophia came to me purely through the universe's connection purposes, below is the first paragraph from her "about me" page --- Chapter one, paragraph one, of the TSSR book starts with "You sense something is wrong"... and ends with "the frustration of an unreachable itch, and now the truth will no longer be denied". "Birthing Your New Essence: Things have felt “OFF” for so long and there comes a time when your mind, body, and soul call and say, “Really?? When are you going to fix this?? We’re TI...
You may want to have your Big Book handy when you listen to this one! With the exception of my sponsor, no single voice has impacted my recovery more than Scott Lee, for months and months I fell asleep to internet audio of Scott sharing his Experience, Strength and Hope. My favorite is a 5 hour YouTube audio called "Prayers, Promises, and Self-Forgiveness", and I bet I've listened to it fifty times. My own sponsoring "technique" is a combination of my sponsor, and Scott Lee - and my sponsor was ...
Justin Gioinazzo has been sober since January 2015, he has a heck of a story, he is now the author of a book about how to get more out of the twelve step fear inventory - check out his story here, and check out his book at the links below. I love meeting people, it hasn't always been that way, meeting Justin was great, happened through the evil empire of Facebook - We could have talked for hours, and I'm hoping we get a chance to talk more, and possibly even meeting in person, in winter, since h...
Feels arrogant, I find my self not liking "my sponsee" when speaking about a friend who I had the honor to walk through the steps. But here it is anyway, Jeremy is "my grand-sponsee", he is a sponsee of one of my sponsees. See how awkward that is? Jeremy is in his second year of recovery, rarely do you see this much progress so quickly - Who am I kidding! The fact is if you work these steps and practice these principles in your daily life, your life is going to get better, guarantee! But serious...
Tom brought me something I have no experience with, Scalar Energy, that said, I believe I do know more than I thought. I've been exploring Devine Energy since my inception to 12 Step Recovery. Kind of like how we encourage folks to engage with a God of their understanding, Devine Energy, Spirit of the Universe, Father Sky, Creative Intelligence, Supreme Being... Call it what you will, and I truly don't think this Force cares what we call it - It only cares if we do, it wants us too. So... Scalar...
Josh hit the celebrated one year mark a couple months ago in April 22, he, like many of us had some stutter starts on his journey to recovery. Nobody knows what it will take for any one person to hit that point where they are finally, fully, receptive to receive the help provided by the Twelve Steps. Typically it comes in the form of another human, this other person unknowingly demonstrates "want what he/she has", so get your butt in a meeting because you never know when you might be that person...
Nancy Candea is an author, a Yoga Therapist, and a homesteader. Over the past 15 years, Nancy has helped women who feel like they are fading or flailing in the second half of life. She helps them value the emotional intelligence and courage that they have learned from picking themselves up over and over. She helps women to let go of rage and regret so that they can bring the power of the present moment to their interactions. Nancy creates opportunities for reflection and teaches skills that disr...
From the high of the retreat, to the low of a battle with Covid, just some musings about what's been happening in the past week. My guest this week pulled a no show no call - So! You get me!
In mutual support groups, they say "speak from the I" - Well I will, I held my ninth men's recovery retreat at the cabin this past weekend. I have heard four 5th Steps there since last years retreat making my total at 23. I say this not to pat myself on the back, I say this because I'm not confused as to why my life is going so amazingly well - It's the level I participate in my recovery. The residual energy at the cabin just keeps elevating and each time I'm there, whether alone, or not - I jus...
Harvey is a stay-at-home father of four, and is the host of "Men are the PRIZE" podcast, and is co-host with his wife, Karese, on “Love is Black” podcast. "The MATP podcast is a safe space for men to open up about their lives and struggles. They discuss how our experiences frame our lives as men in this world. What does it mean to be a man? I hope it allows men to be vulnerable and discuss their problems as men, especially Black men." Harvey tells me how he grew up, what the environment did to m...
Megan identifies as a recovering codependent, her life began at age 40 when she woke up and realized that her 'life was not supposed to be like this'. She coaches women to overcome co-dependency through inner child work, self care, meditation and other holistic energy work. She helps you to heal your childhood trauma, learn boundary setting, and to move forward from toxic relationships. Megan and I hd a great conversation about such things, it raises my spirit, to meet and get to know, loving so...
Bob Doyle is known to most as a Law Of Attraction teacher, who has been featured in the movie ‘The Secret’. As I so often say, the universe drops guests in my lap that blows my mind, Bob is one of these. Until this conversation, I had underestimated many of my experiences in early recovery, how the law of attraction was at play more than I could see. This power of positive thinking has impacted me and I "buy into it", but the skeptic in me still prevents me from pushing all my chips to the middl...
