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Addict II Athlete Podcast

468 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 202 ratings

The Addict II Athlete podcast is hosted by Coach Blu Robinson a licensed clinical mental health counselor and substance abuse counselor who has worked in the field since 2001. Blu is a fantastic public speaker, coach, and therapist who works with many individuals, youth, couples, and families addressing issues like addiction, trauma, communication, parenting, and more.

Blu hopes to provide listeners with the skills and game plans for anyone to turn their mess into their message of hope and a bright future. He is seasoned and has been hosting podcasts since 2016 and produced over 500 episodes.

The AIIA podcast is here to inspire anyone. We share recovery stories, education, life tips, address teen and parenting issues, and more. Our topics address all walks of life but also addiction recovery with tips and fundamentals for those seeking recovery as well as the family and friends of someone who is. Addict II Athlete removes the negative stigma of addiction and mental health and creates a foundation of potential and support.

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Episodes

Managing Anger

November 29, 2021 19:18 - 49 minutes - 68 MB

On this week's podcast Coach Blu and Athletic Director, Marissa discuss anger management, the concepts, the principles, and methods you can use to avoid the pitfalls that typically anger places you in. Listen as they discuss anger management as it refers to a process. Understanding anger can help you identify stressors and learn steps to help them stay calm and work through issues better and maintain healthy relationships. Please join Addict to Athlete’s Patreon support page and help us tu...

Its About Perspective

November 22, 2021 20:12 - 45 minutes - 62.9 MB

On this weeks PodcastCoach Blu talks about why perspective is such a powerful mindset and how to challenge it if you want a more rich experience. If you look at life’s problems in this same way, by visualizing yourself up close as well as far away from the problem, you can begin to see new things. You can see the details in a new way. You may find that things aren’t as they seem right now. You begin to open the mind to new details and new paths and perspectives and that is the most important...

It's About Perspective

November 22, 2021 20:12 - 45 minutes - 62.9 MB

This week Coach Blu talks about why perspective is such a powerful mindset and how to challenge it if you want a more rich experience. If you look at life’s problems in this same way, by visualizing yourself up close as well as far away from the problem, you can begin to see new things. You can see the details in a new way. You may find that things aren’t as they seem right now. You begin to open the mind to new details and new paths and perspectives and that is the most important aspect of ...

1 Every 5 Minutes

November 19, 2021 18:31 - 1 hour - 92.7 MB

On this week's podcast Coach Blu addresses the absolutely horrific numbers released by the CDC identifying 100,306 people who died last year due to overdose. Listen as Coach Blu talks about why this number is so disturbing, how to get real in recovery and how to establish a Home Team approach to help strengthen your family system. Coach offers his concept on how to overcome and end addiction by getting honest with yourself and by taking using the awareness cycle to identify your core issue w...

Becoming a Believer

November 15, 2021 06:31 - 54 minutes - 74.6 MB

On this week's podcast coach Blu talks with Heath McDougal-Deans, team captain, ultra runner, minster, therapist, and most of all, a father. Listen as he talks about his life. The struggles that he overcame to be more than he ever thought possible. Heath is a brave man who shares with our listeners some of his story about being a gay man and life in the LGBTQ+ community. This is a true story of redemption, compassion, and love. Listen to how belief changed his world and placed him on the top...

Drug Trafficking to Middleweight Champion with Ian Heinisch

November 09, 2021 23:34 - 55 minutes - 76.6 MB

In this week's episode Coach Blu speaks to Ian "The Hurricane" Heinisch. Listen to this powerful story as the Hurricane nickname not only embodies his fighting style but also symbolizes the whirlwind of a journey this young fighter has faced outside of the cage. Heinisch recalled being deported from Canada back to the U.S. while working there illegally. Instead of finding legal work in the states, he ended up getting into the drug trade. Heinisch then left his family and hopped on a Greyho...

Is It Trauma?

November 05, 2021 18:35 - 48 minutes - 66.4 MB

When bad things happen it can take time to overcome the pain and feel safe again, on this week's podcast Coach Blu takes a deep dive on overcoming trauma to understand what it is, how it affects us, and strategies to erase and replace it. Listen as he goes into detail on what trauma is, how it affects us all to one degree or another, how to support someone struggling or having difficulty overcoming trauma, and specifically what you can do to help them turn the mess into a message. Please j...

For A Clean Cause

November 02, 2021 03:05 - 43 minutes - 59.6 MB

This week Coach Blu talks with Wes Hurt, the founder of CLEAN Cause and a recovering addict and alcoholic. Miraculously for Hurt, after six rehabs over 20 years and the realization that something needed to change, he finally got sober and found recovery in 2014. Often, people who want to go to treatment cannot afford it, and the same problem is true for sober living – there just isn’t enough funding or resources to meet the need. Wes says he wanted to build something sustainable – founded ...

For A Clean Cause with Wes Hurt

November 02, 2021 03:05 - 43 minutes - 59.6 MB

This week Coach Blu talks with Wes Hurt, the founder of CLEAN Cause and a recovering addict and alcoholic. Miraculously for Hurt, after six rehabs over 20 years and the realization that something needed to change, he finally got sober and found recovery in 2014. Often, people who want to go to treatment cannot afford it, and the same problem is true for sober living – there just isn’t enough funding or resources to meet the need. Wes says he wanted to build something sustainable – founded ...

Why is Porn Addicting

October 27, 2021 17:31 - 48 minutes - 66.9 MB

Due to the sensitive material that is discussed in today's podcast, listener discretion is advised. On this weeks podcast coach blue takes another deep dive into what makes pornography so addicting. Listen as he describes porn addiction referring to a person becoming emotionally dependent on imagery, content and experiences that can interfere with relationships, life and ability to function.  Some rather disturbing statistics are shared about the magnitude of the porn industry and the ways t...

Why Is Porn Addicting

October 27, 2021 17:31 - 48 minutes - 66.9 MB

Due to the sensitive material that is discussed in today's podcast, listener discretion is advised. On this weeks podcast coach blue takes another deep dive into what makes pornography so addicting. Listen as he describes porn addiction referring to a person becoming emotionally dependent on imagery, content and experiences that can interfere with relationships, life and ability to function.  Some rather disturbing statistics are shared about the magnitude of the porn industry and the ways t...

Dopesick: The Sackler Family Lie

October 25, 2021 17:20 - 46 minutes - 63.8 MB

On this week's podcast Coach Blu and Athletic Director, Marissa dive deep into the book turned two mini-series Dopesick. “Dopesick” examines how one company triggered the worst drug epidemic in American history. The series takes viewers to the epicenter of America’s struggle with opioid addiction, from the boardrooms of Big Pharma to a distressed Virginia mining community, to the hallways of the DEA. If you or a loved one has ever struggled with opiate addiction, chances are, it was beca...

The Pornography Pandemic

October 20, 2021 08:24 - 46 minutes - 64.3 MB

*Due to the sensitive material discussed in today's podcast, listener discretion is advised* On this episode of the Addict II Athlete podcast, Coach Blu, a mental health therapist, takes a deep dive into another episode targeting pornography. Listen as he goes into detail on how to identify, process, support needed to overcome this addiction. Pornography addiction is a very difficult situation to find yourself in, the more you know, the more communication that can exist the better you will...

Understanding Autism and Addiction

October 18, 2021 18:20 - 55 minutes - 76 MB

This week's podcast has been a long time in the making. We have wanted to address this today's topic for several years and struggled to find an individual we felt could inform and teach the complex and important topic of autism. We are excited to introduce the Team to Alexandra Pearson. Alex describes herself as 'living in the gap between the Neurotypical and Neurodivergent' (ND) worlds, as she has always worked with and intuitively understood ND's, yet pretending to be Neurotypical, via her...

One on One with Coach Blu: Sober Living

October 15, 2021 18:54 - 1 hour - 105 MB

On this week's podcast Coach Blu discusses his thoughts and the unfortunate situation is that typically plague sober living houses. Listen as they take a deep dive into the mechanisms of sober living, the benefits, and the struggles and things you need to know. They process dual diagnosis issues that typically are overlooked or not observed in sober living situations and also how to recognize if you are in unhealthy relationships. They answer a spouse's question on how to help and not enable...

From Prison To Rio Olympics with Tony Hoffman

October 11, 2021 06:27 - 58 minutes - 80.2 MB

This week Coach Blu speaks to Tony Hoffman a top-ranked BMX amateur with multiple endorsements to a man in trouble when in 2004 Tony committed a home invasion armed robbery and was ultimately sent to prison for two years. Violating his probation and in the depths of addiction, he made a choice and a promise to himself that ultimately saved his life. After paroling from prison Tony started living out his dream, with his addiction behind him. Tony is a Former BMX Elite Pro and placed 2nd at th...

One on One With Coach Blu: Coping with Grief

October 08, 2021 14:29 - 45 minutes - 63.1 MB

Weekly live show, One on One with Coach Blu. Coach Blu is a licensed mental health therapist and certified substance use, disorder counselor. Today's cohost Addict II Athlete's own Athletic Director Marisa Robinson. Marissa is a Certified Recreational Therapist. This is an open topic so by which you the listener can participate by submitting your own questions through direct messaging or, jump on the zoom link provided to be a guest and participant on the show. We discuss topics of addiction...

At The Core of Addiction

October 04, 2021 16:38 - 56 minutes - 77.9 MB

Have you ever wondered what's at the core of addiction? What is the causality of addiction? Have you ever wondered what it is that created your addiction in the first place? Do you know the difference between recovery and healing from addiction? Do you know how important it is for you to strengthen your mind and change your thinking in order to recover and heal from addiction? These are questions answered and discussed on this week's podcast. Listen as Coach Blu describes his approach to add...

One on One With Coach Blu: Playing by The Rules

October 01, 2021 06:02 - 42 minutes - 58.6 MB

Welcome to our weekly live show, One on One with Coach Blu. Coach Blu is a licensed mental health therapist and certified substance use, disorder counselor. Today's cohost Addict II Athlete's own Athletic Director Marisa Robinson. Marissa is a Certified Recreational Therapist. This is an open topic so by which you the listener can participate by submitting your own questions through direct messaging or, jump on the zoom link provided to be a guest and participant on the show. We discuss topi...

Understanding Dual Diagnosis

September 27, 2021 17:02 - 50 minutes - 69.9 MB

On this week's Addict II Athlete Podcast Coach Blu takes a deep dive into the most common co-occurring disorders that are typically found when an individual is also diagnosed with a substance use disorder. Listen as he reviews generalized anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, personality disorders, and mood disorders. He also takes a deep dive into a borderline personality disorder. These are sensitive topics to discuss and Coach Blu does an eloquent job discuss...

Humble Accountability

September 20, 2021 19:01 - 49 minutes - 68 MB

This week Coach Blu interviews a special guest he worked with years ago. Portia Louder talks about her 4 and half years in federal prison, events that led to her addiction, and ultimately recovery and healing. This is a powerful example of taking accountability and seeing the good in the absolute worst.  Please join Addict to Athlete’s Patreon support page and help us turn the mess of addiction into the message of sobriety! https://www.patreon.com/addicttoathlete For more information o...

One on One with Coach Blu: Think Before You Act

September 15, 2021 20:30 - 57 minutes - 78.4 MB

On this week's episode of One on One with Coach Blu, we take a deep dive into the fallout over the Brigham Young University versus University of Utah rivalry football game played on September 11, 2021, and controversy over the Board of Director's Make-A-Wish, Mr. Todd Noall's decision to wear a shirt depicting former BYU quarterback and NFL great Max Hall's mug shot as a gesture of poor sportsmanship. Listen as Coach Blu describes the significance behind the issue of losing 255 people a day ...

The Running Punk; Jimmy Watkins

September 13, 2021 16:17 - 51 minutes - 70.8 MB

This week Coach Blu interviews artist and Sober Punk Runner Jimmy Watkins who reached the 800m final in the World Indoor Athletics Championships in 2006 and set a Welsh indoor record, only to leave the sport to join a band and explore some deeper roots. Listen as he then reaches a plateau to rediscover is relationship with running, the freedom within and adding his own personal twist and love for music. Jimmy certainly embodies what erasing and replacing old habits with new habits, never set...

The Recovery Warrior

September 06, 2021 05:59 - 45 minutes - 62.3 MB

On this episode of the Addict II Athlete podcast Coach Blu interviews Jonah Grant Sr. Listen as Jonah discusses his life of recovery, his Native American Heritage, powerful life lessons he learned through adversity, and by turning the mess of addiction into the message of sobriety.  He has been able to overcome tremendous barriers in life and become a warrior of recovery. Listen as they discuss the spiritual journey that recovery often takes and the metaphors of healing addiction through bei...

Addiction in the Elderly Population

August 23, 2021 22:53 - 58 minutes - 80.3 MB

Today's podcast where he interviewed Dr. B, Faried Banimahd, M.D., CEO of American Addiction Institute of Mind and Medicine. They discuss the growing issue of substance use and misuse among the elderly (adults over the age of 60), particularly of alcohol and prescription drugs, as one of the fastest-growing health problems in the United States. Addiction in the elderly population can be extremely serious. Listen as they discuss prescription drug abuse and the misuse of prescribed medicines w...

Senior Substance Abuse

August 23, 2021 22:53 - 58 minutes - 80.3 MB

Today's podcast where he interviewed Dr. B  on the growing issue of substance abuse among the elderly (adults over the age of 60), particularly of alcohol and prescription drugs, as one of the fastest-growing health problems in the United States. Listen as they discuss prescription drug abuse and the misuse of prescribed medicines where they may abuse their own medicine in a way that is not instructed by the doctor.  Listen as tips for conversation are discussed and ways you can raise a co...

The Minor League; Living in The Moment

August 18, 2021 18:04 - 24 minutes - 33.9 MB

On this week's shoe, Savannah kicks off our new season of the minor-league podcast. Listen as she and Coach Blu discuss being mindful about your own needs, being consistent in your pursuits and, be willing to see the world through your own eyes rather than on your phone. Please join Addict to Athlete’s Patreon support page and help us turn the mess of addiction into the message of sobriety! https://www.patreon.com/addicttoathlete For more information on Team Addict to Athlete and Addic...

The Minor League: Living in The Moment

August 18, 2021 18:04 - 24 minutes - 33.9 MB

On this week's show, 15 yo Savannah kicks off our new season of the minor-league podcast. Listen as she and Coach Blu discuss being mindful about your own needs, being consistent in your pursuits and, being willing to see the world through your own eyes rather than on your phone. Please join Addict to Athlete’s Patreon support page and help us turn the mess of addiction into the message of sobriety! https://www.patreon.com/addicttoathlete For more information on Team Addict to Athlete ...

The Mayor of Running With Bart Yasso

August 16, 2021 19:23 - 1 hour - 86.1 MB

This week Coach Blu revisits the mayor of running, by interviewing Bart Yasso. Listen as we release this interview originally airing on June 6, 2016. Having thought we lost this episode, it was wonderful to rediscover, and as you're here, still very reverent. Bart Yasso joined Runner's World in 1987 to develop the groundbreaking Runner's World Race Sponsorship Program, creating a vehicle for Runner's World to work with over 7,000 races representing 4 million runners per year. Inducted into...

The Pornography Trap

August 13, 2021 21:00 - 40 minutes - 56.2 MB

Due to the sensitive topic, listener discretion is advised. In this week's episode Coach Blu will discuss pornography addiction in a new series that will help bring awareness, insight, and change to one of the most deadly addictions we've ever experienced, pornography addiction. Deadly in that it leaves the user dead inside experiencing guilt, shame, self-doubt, and extreme loneliness and is catastrophic to relationships. Listen as Coach Blu begins the process of teaching what pornography ad...

Try as Hard as You Can, and Believe with Coach Brandon Doman

August 09, 2021 21:02 - 48 minutes - 66.6 MB

On today's podcast Coach Blu interviews Coach Brandon Doman, Brigham Young University Quarterback, drafted to the NFL by the San Francisco 49ers and then coaching with the Brigham Young University Cougars as the offensive coordinator. Listen as they have a coach to coach conversation about the differences between calling the shots and making the plays. They dive deep into what a coach means to not only the players that follow but also, what can be learned by overcoming a closed mindset. They...

Recovery Playbook

August 02, 2021 19:29 - 1 hour - 103 MB

This week Coach Blu offers up 2 Patreon Bouns episodes to you the listener to get a feel as to the content offered as a Patron Subscriber. This is two short sections of our recovery playbook. Help support AIIA efforts to extend our reach to help more people and family systems heal from addiction.  If you like the content please feel free to jump on Patron.com/Addicttoathlete to choose a tier that works for you.

One On One With Coach Blu: Dependance or Abuse

July 27, 2021 15:27 - 54 minutes - 75.5 MB

Welcome to our weekly live show, One on One with Coach Blu. Coach Blu is a licensed mental health therapist and certified substance use, disorder counselor. Today's cohost Addict II Athlete's own Athletic Director Marisa Robinson. Marissa is a Certified Recreational Therapist. This is an open topic so by which you the listener can participate by submitting your own questions. We discuss topics of addiction, recovery, mental illness, health and wellness, and much more. Today we answer questio...

Staying Fit ODAAT Part 2

July 26, 2021 18:08 - 50 minutes - 69.7 MB

Listen as Coach Blu interviews Miguel Reyes for Part 2 on his recovery path, starting a recovery program, and all he is learning. There are two parts of the story that begin with his own starting line, his history, the path he chose, and the significant issues he found himself in after promising he would never turn out like his father.

Staying Fit ODAAT with Migs Reyes

July 20, 2021 23:43 - 1 hour - 91.6 MB

Listen as Coach Blu interviews Miguel Reyes on his recovery path, finding redemption through the grace of having an incredible run-in with the law, family system issues, and then redemption. There are two parts of the story that begin with his own starting line, his history, the path he chose, and the significant issues he found himself in after promising he would never turn out like his father.  

One on One With Coach Blu: Are We AWARE Yet?

July 16, 2021 19:23 - 1 hour - 94.6 MB

On today's podcast Coach Blu takes an emotional deep dive into the new CDC report of overdose death rate increases in 2020. Listen as the coach passionately describes some of his own thoughts on why what is currently going on is not working. Flaws in the system, money-hungry people out to make their own wealth, and many other issues contribute to the ignorance being felt in the addiction recovery world. The system is absolutely flawed and it's up to us to come up with solutions because the...

One on One With Coach Blu: 2020 CDC Overdose Report

July 16, 2021 19:23 - 1 hour - 94.6 MB

On today's podcast Coach Blu takes an emotional deep dive into the new CDC report of overdose death rate increases in 2020. Listen as the coach passionately describes some of his own thoughts on why what is currently going on is not working. Flaws in the system, money-hungry people out to make their own wealth, and many other issues contribute to the ignorance being felt in the addiction recovery world. The system is absolutely flawed and it's up to us to come up with solutions because the...

Running Rich

July 12, 2021 20:41 - 55 minutes - 75.8 MB

On today's podcast called blue interviews are our very own Athlete and a huge part of Team AIIA Rob Rich. Along with his wife Stephanie, they dive deep into Rob's ability to strengthen the team by being an active member of it, the depression he suffered that almost took his life, the turbulence that life sometimes throws at us, and how to overcome some of the darkest moments by constantly moving forward. Rob does an eloquent job explaining how the team has increased his desire to help those ...

One on One With Coach Blu: Anxiety and Divorce

July 08, 2021 00:27 - 1 hour - 82.7 MB

Welcome to our weekly live show, One on One with Coach Blu. Coach Blu is a licensed mental health therapist and certified substance use, disorder counselor. Today's cohost Addict II Athlete's own Athletic Director Marisa Robinson. Marissa is a Certified Recreational Therapist. This is an open topic so by which you the listener can participate by submitting your own questions through direct messaging or, jump on the zoom link provided to be a guest and participant on the show. We discuss topi...

One on One With Coach Blu: Anxiety and Divorce

July 08, 2021 00:27 - 1 hour - 82.7 MB

Welcome to our weekly live show, One on One with Coach Blu. Coach Blu is a licensed mental health therapist and certified substance use, disorder counselor. Today's cohost Addict II Athlete's own Athletic Director Marisa Robinson. Marissa is a Certified Recreational Therapist. This is an open topic so by which you the listener can participate by submitting your own questions through direct messaging or, jump on the zoom link provided to be a guest and participant on the show. We discuss topi...

Runners in Recovery With Bob Balfour

July 06, 2021 19:24 - 1 hour - 104 MB

This week's podcast finds Coach Blu speaking with Bob Balfour, a pillar in his community, working his way through life by serving others who have been affected by addiction, are pursuing recovery, and building bridges between law enforcement and the recovery community.  Bob speaks about his childhood, situational issues through family systems that sidetracked his progression. Bob comes with a powerful history of seeing both sides of addiction, the consequences, and redemption. Then turning...

One on One With Coach Blu: The Basics

July 02, 2021 20:28 - 59 minutes - 82 MB

Welcome to our weekly live show, One on One with Coach Blu. Coach Blu is a licensed mental health therapist and certified substance use, disorder counselor. Today's cohost Addict II Athlete's own Athletic Director Marisa Robinson. Marissa is a Certified Recreational Therapist. This is an open topic so by which you the listener can participate by submitting your own questions through direct messaging or, jump on the zoom link provided to be a guest and participant on the show. We discuss topi...

One on One With Coach Blu: The Basics of Addiction

July 02, 2021 20:28 - 59 minutes - 82 MB

One on One with Coach Blu. Coach Blu is a licensed mental health therapist and certified substance use, disorder counselor. This is an open topic so by which you the listener can participate by submitting your own questions We discuss topics of addiction, recovery, mental illness, health and wellness, and much more. Today's topic: Back to the basics. We answer questions from a Minor Leaguer who is writing a paper on addiction. Listen as we answer questions about where addiction comes from, w...

The Minor League: Parents, Listen Up with Dr. Paul Jenkins

June 30, 2021 20:26 - 32 minutes - 44.5 MB

Welcome to the Minor League with 15 yo, Savannah Robinson. Today we speak to Dr. Paul Jenkins, child psychologist, from Live on Purpose about teenager relationships and family system development. Dr. Paul talks about the parent-child relationship and gaining clarity about your job as a parent. He and Savannah dig into the dynamic between control and maturity and establishing patterns of parenting for each stage of moral development. Building strong parent-child relationships is one of the be...

The Minor League: Parents, Listen Up

June 30, 2021 20:26 - 32 minutes - 44.5 MB

Welcome to the Minor League with 15 yo, Savannah Robinson. Today we speak to Dr. Paul Jenkins, child psychologist, from Live on Purpose about teenager relationships and family system development. Dr. Paul talks about the parent-child relationship and gaining clarity about your job as a parent. He and Savannah dig into the dynamic between control and maturity and establishing patterns of parenting for each stage of moral development. Building strong parent-child relationships is one of the be...

Why Self Efficacy is Important in Addiction Recovery

June 28, 2021 21:06 - 50 minutes - 69.7 MB

Want to know how and why Addict II Athlete works? On today's podcast, we explore Albert Bandura's social learning theory of self-efficacy. Self-efficacy is part of your self-system comprised of your attitudes, abilities, and cognitive skills, according to Bandura. This system plays a major role in how we perceive situations and how we behave in response to different situations.  Self-efficacy is a person’s belief in his or her ability to succeed in a particular situation. Bandura described...

One on One With Coach Blu: Are You Mad?

June 24, 2021 19:53 - 51 minutes - 71.2 MB

Welcome to our weekly live show, One on One with Coach Blu. Coach Blu is a licensed mental health therapist and certified substance use disorder counselor. Today's cohost Addict II Athlete's own Athletic Director, Marisa Robinson. Marissa is a Certified Recreational Therapist. One on One is an open topic podcast by which you, the listener, can participate by submitting your questions through direct messaging or jump on the zoom link provided to be a guest and participant on the show. We disc...

It's Not Sweat, It's Badwater

June 21, 2021 16:55 - 53 minutes - 73.7 MB

This week Coach Blu interviews Jarom Thurston, an avid ultra-marathon runner, and Coach Blu's brother-in-law. Listen as Jarom discusses his running career, tackling adversity, pushing through the DNF's, experiences, and knowledge gained through never settling and not giving up. Jarom has a belief and attitude that nothing is impossible. Still, even at some of the most disappointing and darkest moments in the races he's participated in, he's always found a way to come back, return and get his...

One on One With Coach Blu: What is Gaslighting

June 15, 2021 18:45 - 59 minutes - 81.2 MB

Welcome to our weekly live show, One on One with Coach Blu. Coach Blu is a licensed mental health therapist and certified substance use, disorder counselor. Today's cohost Addict II Athlete's own Athletic Director Marisa Robinson. Marissa is a Certified Recreational Therapist. This is an open topic so by which you the listener can participate by submitting your own questions through direct messaging or, jump on the zoom link provided to be a guest and participant on the show. We discuss topi...

Continuous Strength

June 14, 2021 05:25 - 1 hour - 86.4 MB

This week Coach Blu interviews our own athlete, Selena Armitage. She shares about how her problems with a club foot and surgery led to opiate addiction as well as an abusive relationship causing emotional pain, which was relieved by her addiction. Selena, has worked to find her voice and her recovery. Athlete Armitage is an amazing woman who does not allow her physical disability and prosthetic limb to slow her down.  "If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t wal...

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