Ava Diamond and Kavvy Sonhos chat with Dr. Cali Estes today. Ava is an addiction specialist, a success coach, a nutritional psychology coach, pro athlete, author and a speaker. She has many years of pursuing higher levels of competition in her sport, she turned pro at 47 and now at 53 she models for her clients how to live with radiance and power of authenticity in all life’s arenas. Ava has worked with the US Military and taught at the Yale University School of medicine. She works with CEO’s an...
Nov 21, 2017•36 min
"...And I hated myself for a long time." Wow, listen to this powerful episode and hear Todd explain why, "My getting sober was the most tumultuous, the gnarliest, rockiest, most difficult, most painful thing that I've ever walked through in my life." He goes on to explain, "Which is why today I have a very healthy outlook on the dangers of my drug abuse." Todd is more than an interventionist, public speaker, and author, he’s a storyteller and motivator who inspires others as a thought-leader on ...
Nov 13, 2017•43 min
Mark Astor and his firm, Drug and Alcohol Attorneys, is dedicated to helping people whose lives have been affected by the effects of drugs and alcohol. We realize that when you come to us, it’s not because you have a legal problem, it’s because you have a personal problem. This problem is what’s affecting your ability to hold down a job. It’s why you can’t sleep at night. It’s why your relationships with your loved ones are in turmoil. Utilizing legal strategies, Mark and his team save lives of ...
Nov 06, 2017•35 min
A tireless advocate for long-term recovery, Tim Ryan is no stranger to addiction. Despite a successful business career, Tim found himself in the grips of heroin and, ultimately, was sentenced to seven years in prison for drug-related convictions. Tim got clean and sober behind bars. Six months after his release, tragedy struck. His son, Nick – for whom Tim had paved the way to use deadly drugs – died tragically from an overdose. Reaching beyond the devastation and heartbreak, Tim used Nick’s dea...
Oct 30, 2017•44 min
Katie is a high-performing Nationally Certified Family Addictions Coach and Instructor who believes there are no right answers to dealing with addiction, but there is a "best route" to take. Katie has spent over the last 20 years in the marketing, events and communications industry. After experiencing the addiction journey with her daughter Brittany, Katie left her marketing career, in order to focus on family recovery. She has now dedicated her life to guiding others through the overwhelming pr...
Oct 26, 2017•39 min
"I am mentally ill. I can say that. I am not ashamed of that. I survived that. I'm still surviving it, but bring it on. Better me than you." Carrie Fisher Mara received her BFA in directing from NYU – Tisch School of the Arts. Her short documentary, The Sound of Silence, was showcased in the NYU Film Festival. Mara received her MFA in screenwriting from AFI. Her Script, Brooklyn Beauty, was a finalist in the script of the year contest garnering Mara a manager and development deal. She’s worked o...
Oct 22, 2017•34 min
Vance Edward Johnson, born March 13th, 1963. Former NFL player selected by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 1985 NFL draft. A 5’11” 185 wide receiver from the University of Arizona, Johnson played his entire NFL career for the Denver Broncos from 1985 to 1995. Johnson was a world-class long jumper. In 1982, Johnson won the NCAA championship, as well as winning the gold medal at the Junior Pan American games. In 1984 Johnson just missed making the Olympic track team, finishing fourth...
Oct 18, 2017•40 min
In 2011, while Katrina was incarcerated pending sentencing for prescription fraud, possession, distribution and other charges related to her addiction, Katrina's 20-year-old daughter began heavily abiding prescription pills. Within months, her beautiful and naive little girl was completely addicted and out of control. Katrina felt panicked and powerless as she was told that the child who was always terrified of needles, was now injecting herself with death regularly. Only a few days after she wa...
Oct 10, 2017•54 min
Peter DiStefano, Musician and guitar rock guru best known for his work as a founding member of Porno for Pyros. Peter has 20 years sober from heroin and other assorted drugs and loves his sober life. Peter believes in honesty and branching off his career to include helping his fellow musicians get sober and live an honest life. With so many years as an amazing sober musician, Peter has decided that his next passion in life is giving back by helping others. During this episode, Peter and Cali bri...
Oct 03, 2017•34 min
Ep003: Rabbi Mark Borovitz - How to Find a Way of Living That Matches Your Soul Unfortunately, those who have created the "addiction epidemic" are now trying to cash in on the recovery movement. More drugs, like suboxone, are not the "cure" for addiction. Recovery is about finding your essence, your true self. The killer of the human spirit? When we make addiction a brain disease and remove all responsibility from recovery. The five toughest words for people to put together into a sentence? "Oop...
Sep 24, 2017•37 min
Josh Temple is helping youth in America build better lives for themselves with a program, Trade Life. An Apprenticeship that includes valuable, career producing skills for lucrative jobs in the trades industry, but also important life skills helping them move past their challenges into a life they could only dream possible. His work with Boys Town and the Trade Life program are changing lives, providing life-long skills and most importantly, a sense of accomplishment and achievement propelling t...
Sep 21, 2017•41 min
Indian Bob, host of the nation's largest recovery radio show Recovery Radio Raw, and host Dr. Cali Estes discuss the two magic ingredients to recovery success - Discomfort and the Truth. "Without the truth, we cannot possibly see what is happening to us." During this powerful interview, they also remark on how education for the families and giving them the resources to support their loved ones in recovery, can be one of the most powerful, key components to successful addiction recovery. Indian B...
Sep 21, 2017•53 min
Dr. Cali Estes introduces her new podcast, Unpause Your Life. Listen to the show and her incredible life-changing stories from fascinating guests who have found ways to think outside of the box and discover pathways to their dreams. New episodes every week. To get alerts and for more info: http://unpauseyourlife.com/ Links mentioned in this episode: The Addictions Coach - https://theaddictionscoach.com/ The Addictions Academy - https://theaddictionsacademy.com/ -- Sponsored by:my.com Hassle-Free...
Sep 20, 2017•10 min
