Jason Rudeen joins us today on The SHAIR Podcast. Jason emailed in to share his story. And Jason participates in AA, NA, CMA (that stands for crystal meth anonymous) and life recovery. He’s doing it all!! He is 100℅ abstinent for the first time since he was 11 years old. Nobody would have ever believed that Jason would find recovery and now he shares his experience on a regular basis in … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2017
Recovery Talk 04 – The Codependent Drama Triangle
Today's topic is the drama triangle, also known as the victim triangle. And this triangle was formulated by Stephen Karpman, a well-respected psychiatrist, where he states the victimhood can be defined by the three positions beautifully outlined in the diagram that he developed. Today's topic also comes from The SHAIR Facebook private group, where one of our members posted this recently: "I'm … [Read more...]
SHAIR 131: “Use Your Voice” with Kellie Ideson, addiction, suicide, grieving and recovery!
Kellie Ideson joins us today on The SHAIR Podcast. Kellie has jumped into recovery with both feet. We met when she was working with Paul Churchill over at Recovery Elevator. Kellie is a recovery warrior, a mom, a realtor, a marketing guru, wellness advocate, and a budding writer. Join us now as Kellie takes us through her horrific battle with drug addiction and her amazing transformational … [Read more...]
Recovery Talk 03 – Helping Others and Being of Service
Hey, everybody, and welcome to another episode of Recovery Talk, brought to you by the SHAIR podcast. Today's topic is going to be on helping others and being of service. The reason why I bring up this topic is because I think that this is one of the most important topics in recovery. Helping others and being of service is the reason why I started the podcast in the … [Read more...]
SHAIR 130: “Straight Outta Compton” with Patty Powers, Strip Clubs, Drug Dens and the Miracle of Recovery.
Patty Powers joins us today on The SHAIR Podcast. Originally from Toronto, Patty began drinking and using drugs recreationally as an adolescent. At eighteen she moved to New York City where chance meetings with other addicts opened doors to careers, romantic relationships, the art world and the music scene. For years, whenever the negative consequences of addiction started taking their toll, … [Read more...]
Recovery Talk 02 – Relapse Prevention
Welcome to another episode of Recovery Talk brought to you by The SHAIR Podcast. The purpose of these episodes is to provide actionable steps on one topic that will empower you to take action immediately. Our topic today is relapse prevention. Today’s topic comes once again from The SHAIR Podcast Facebook private group. This is what our member posted. “Something not so great happened to me this … [Read more...]
SHAIR 129: “The Cult of Addiction and the Power or Recovery” with Cormac O Donoghue
Cormac O Donoghue joins us on The Share podcast. I met Cormac on a Sunday morning That Sober Guy meeting about two years ago. He is amazingly active in our SHAIR Facebook private group and after all these years of service I wanted to get Cormac on the show. Plus, the man is fucking hysterical, so we'll probably spend most of this interview laughing. Listen now as Cormac takes us through his … [Read more...]