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...]
SHAIR 134: “DO EPIC SHIT” with Larry Hagner of The Good Dad Project and The Dads Edge Alliance
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...]
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 125: “The Dopey Podcast” Chris and Dave, Stupid Funny Addiction Stories.
Today we have Dave and Chris joining us on The SHAIR Podcast. Dave and Chris are the podcast duo that host the Dopey Podcast. The Dopey Podcast is the podcast about drugs, addiction, and dumb shit. It takes you through the dark comedy of drug addiction. Recorded in New York City, it's a meeting after the meeting. Join us now as Chris and Dave takes us through their battle with drugs and alcohol … [Read more...]
SHAIR 124: “Party Girl” Anna David, host of the Light Hustler Podcast share’s her story of addiction and recovery.
Anna David joins us on The SHAIR Podcast. Anna is the New York Times best-selling author of Party Girl, Reality Matters, Falling for Me, and a slew of other best-selling books. She was the sex and relationship exist on G4's Attack of the Show for over three years and has been a regular guest on the Today Show, Fox News Hannity, and Red Eye, The CBS Morning Show, Dr. Drew, The Talk, and Inside … [Read more...]
SHAIR 118: “You Are Not Alone” with Cindee Rifkin, healing alcoholism and sex addition with yoga.
Cindee is a yoga and meditation teacher who brings her skills and daily medicine practices to those who want to find relief from addictions and to bring meaning into their lives. She believes that by quieting our mind, strengthening our body and using ceremonies and spiritual remedies, we can heal our emotional and physical pain, gain the power to create a better life and be our wisest self. She … [Read more...]
SHAIR 117: “From Dope to Hope” with Tim Ryan, a Man in Recovery.
Listen to Tim's story now! Tim Ryan the author of From Dope to Hope: A Man in Recovery joins us today on The SHAIR Podcast. A six-figure salary, a beautiful home in the suburbs, a loving family – Tim Ryan had it all, then lost it all because of an addiction to heroin, cocaine, other drugs and alcohol. For years, Tim had great success in business and in life, despite a habit that was … [Read more...]
SHAIR 115: Adam Jasinski a Convicted Drug Felon now Helps Recovering Addicts.
Adam Jasinski joins us today on The SHAIR Podcast. In April of 2008 Adam Jasinski was the $500,000 prize winner on the CBS reality show "Big Brother Season 9" and from the moment he cashed in his check his life unraveled. First he failed to file an income tax return nor pay the taxes owed on the money. In 2009 Adam was arrested outside Boston and charged with attempting to sell 2,000 pills of … [Read more...]
SHAIR 113: “The Wisdom of 12-Step Spirituality” with Dr. Jane Galloway, Author of The Gateways.
Jane Galloway the author of The Gateways- The Wisdom of 12-Step Spirituality joins us today on The SHAIR Podcast. The Gateways are...A Gateway, a Bridge, an Opening into living the Spiritual Life that the Steps promise! What YOU get from this is TOOLS, Inspiration, Time to release the Shame and move into the FREEDOM. Is there more to recovery than just staying sober and clean? Dr. Jane Galloway … [Read more...]
TSP 075: “Sober Courage” with Maggie Shores, from Liquid Courage to Sober Courage.
Play Now – Click Play Below! "Getting sober was the most difficult transformation of my life, yet it turned out to be the most rewarding. Looking back at my life, I have realized that I have never felt comfortable in my skin. I always wanted to be that person out there and wondered why I wasn’t. I often felt alone, and I couldn’t find my place in the world. But alcohol made me feel OK, it … [Read more...]