Todd Crandell is widely recognized as a leading expert on substance abuse. He has overcome a thirteen-year addiction to drugs and alcohol and is the founder of Racing for Recovery, an organization dedicated to preventing all forms of substance abuse and providing positive alternatives for those battling addiction. Todd regularly competes in triathlons to bring…
Are you still punishing yourself for your past? How has your addiction contributed to your feelings of unworthiness? Why is it difficult to feel deserving of compliments and kindness after addiction? Find out this and more in this episode of Recovery Talk. Today we're going to be discussing unworthiness, and this is a topic that plagues us all. I see it come up in the Facebook private … [Read more...]
Kyczy Hawk was raised by an alcoholic mother who was incapable of taking care of the family. She graduated early so she could dive head-first into the counter-culture, drug-filled world of 1960s San Fransisco. She became an alcoholic and an IV drug user, and let herself be abused by men to the point where she had but one thread of dignity left. That last thread brought her to Alcoholics Anonymous … [Read more...]
How can you define your own higher power in recovery? How can you move past negative feelings about religion? Why is believing in a higher power essential to recovery? Find out this and more in this episode of Recovery Talk. Today, we're going to be talking about the God thing. By far, this is one of the most touchy subjects that there is in early recovery. Discussing God and the idea of a … [Read more...]
Mark Rickert’s parents divorced when he was three, and his mother abandoned him and his siblings regularly. This opened the doorway to drug and alcohol abuse that would lead repeatedly to disaster and almost suicide. Today Mark is a prosperous real estate broker and is launching a podcast called Soaring in Sobriety. His show is about how to move past the wreckage of our past to become the … [Read more...]
What is your motive for making amends? Is it to truly right the wrongs that you have done? Or is it to relieve yourself of the burden of guilt? Find out the difference in this episode of Recovery Talk. Today we're going to be talking about making amends, which I think is a very important topic, because it's not something that we should take lightly or rush into. This is something that … [Read more...]
Sarah Hepola joins us today on The SHAIR Podcast. One of my dream guests of all time Sarah Hepola shares much more than her amazing story with us today! We spend 2 hours pivoting from one topic to another to bring you an unforgettable interview. Sarah is the author of the best-selling memoir, BLACKOUT – Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget! Her exploits in the book take you right into her … [Read more...]
Hey everybody, welcome to another episode of Recovery Talk, brought to you by the Share Podcast. Today, we're going to be talking about forgiveness, which seems to be a very tough or controversial topic when it comes to the idea of forgiving. When the topic has been brought up in the Facebook group or posts or memes that discuss forgiveness, inevitably there's going to be someone who posts in … [Read more...]
On today's episode The SHAIR Podcast we are featuring my good friend Larry Hagner. Larry is the founder of The Good Dad Project podcast and the founder of the Dads Edge Alliance Mastermind community. Larry is not a drug addict or an alcoholic, but as I have gotten to know Larry and gotten bits and pieces of his story, I knew it would be a story that would inspire and impact the members of The … [Read more...]
Hey everybody, welcome to another episode of Recovery Talk, brought to you by the SHAIR Podcast. Today we're going to be talking about leaving a legacy. How many of you have actually thought or given time to what you will leave behind? The reason why I bring this up is because now that I work at Costa Rica Recovery as an addictions counselor and I have an opportunity to teach classes and get … [Read more...]
Rebecca Spuller joins us today on The SHAIR Podcast. Today Rebecca walks us through her horrific battle with alcoholism, depression, suicide and death in the family. It’s an incredible journey from recovery and how she transformed her life. In the past 11 months, she’s gotten sober, left a 6-figure job to start my own consulting company and basically, just reinvented her life. She created … [Read more...]
