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...]
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...]
SHAIR 126: “Addiction and Co-dependency” with Lizzie Edwards, what to do when your partner is an addict
Lizzie Edwards joins us on The SHAIR Podcast. Lizzie wants to know; what do you do when your partner is getting out of rehab, has multiple years battling addiction, is resisting the process of recovery and relapse is imminent? You ask yourself the tough questions: Am I willing to put my life on hold while I stand by my partner during the process? Am I willing to do the work on myself … [Read more...]
SHAIR 114: “Street Life Fragments” with Sam Herron, from millionaire to homeless drug addict.
Listen to Sam's story now! Sam Herron the author of Street Life Fragments joins us today on The SHAIR Podcast. Sam is about to publish his first book titled Street Life Fragments: Stories and Photographs from Homeless America. Sam Herron, a former millionaire whose personal tragedies, illness, and bad luck cast him into extreme poverty and homelessness. His firsthand experience of life … [Read more...]
SHAIR 112: “The Murphy Method” with Cory Murphy, from Heroin Addict to inspirational speaker.
Cory Murphy is an award-winning scholar and world traveler. He’s also a former heroin addict. Born and raised in Pennsylvania, he relocated at the age of 20 to start a new life drug-free. Since then, he has studied abroad on numerous occasions, learned multiple languages, and graduated at the top of his class from the University of Cincinnati’s Carl H. Lindner College of Business. Cory now … [Read more...]
SHAIR 98: “My Journey Through Darkness” with Michelle Thöle, a Young Girl’s Journey as a Drug Addict!
Michelle Thöle, the author of My Journey Through Darkness, struggles with drug addiction over a period of about three years during her twenties. She travelled from South Africa, where she was born and raised, to Europe, in search of her own purpose and perhaps some silence in her head. Throughout her journey, she fell hopelessly in love with one disastrous man after the next. Never letting go of … [Read more...]
SHAIR 84: “Standing on the Shoulders of Giants” with Ed Keohane, a gripping story of Drug Addiction.
Listen to Ed’s story now! Edward Keohane joins us on The SHAIR Podcast today. Ed is very active in the SHAIR private group, has been a long-time listener to the podcast, huge supporter, and he's got a hell of a story. He reached out to me quite a few months back, and I'm finally getting him on the show. This episode is now one of my favorites, you do not want to miss this episode. Clean … [Read more...]
TSP 068: “The Scorpion Pose” with Yancy Scot Schwartz, the Spiritual Gangster!
Yancy Scot Schwartz took his first class in the Dominican Republic while on a skate tour. He initially loved yoga solely because it improved his skateboarding. In 2008, at the encouragement of the owner, Yancy attended the Yoga to the People 200 hour Teacher Certification. He was then sent out to open and build Yoga to the People in San Francisco in 2009. In 2011 he moved back to New York where he … [Read more...]
020: Maria Pau “Coaching with Substance” takes us through 25 years of sex work and drug addiction!
On today’s Episode of the SHAIR Podcast our featured guest is 4 X bestselling author and Recovery Coach Maria Pau. Maria was raised in the slums of the Philippines surrounded with drugs, gangs and violence. She came from a broken home and was left out on the streets fending for herself from the age of thirteen. Maria is now the Founder of Coaching with Substance a recovery coach program … [Read more...]
