EPISODE 27: How TikTok & the Episcopal Diocese of Texas is in the Same Wheelhouse, with Lanier Young
Positive Recovery MD
English - December 08, 2020 06:15 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBMental Health Health & Fitness Science Social Sciences addiction addictionrecovery addictiontreatment chemicaldependency mentalhealth positivepsychology sobriety substanceabuse Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
From being homeless, addicted to alcohol, and in an out of jail due to alcohol addiction to now being sober for 11 years, the Executive Director of The Wheelhouse and giving back to AA, our guest this week has quite the story of how he was able to find a life of freedom. Not only does he live a life of recovery, but he also helps other men who are where he was 11 years ago do the same.
This week, we are talking with Lanier Young, Executive Director of The Wheelhouse, Deacon in Training with the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, and dashboard lip-synching professional on TikTok. Lanier says that he is obsessed with helping people as it brings joy to his heart as helping others is born out of his own recovery from addiction. With a flexible schedule, Lanier faces each day with its own set of challenges. As Lanier puts it, “the recovery program I follow is focused on helping others in order to help myself. Something spiritual about how that all works”.
By mentoring, teaching, and serving others, Lanier helps men find their own freedom of addiction through Spiritual Transformation. When Lanier is not at work, he can be found at church, performing or directing in community theatre, volunteering for a local charity, and doing service with Rotary or the Chamber of Commerce. At the core of Lanier’s being, his true purpose in life is to serve others. While Lanier has no family of his own, he spends most of his spare time (and all of his professional work time) helping and serving the community.
In this episode, we discuss the power of positive words and affirmations during the recovery journey as well as the importance of recognizing the good in other people. As Lanier shares how he empowers men to be their best selves, he offers a bit of encouragement that we are not our past mistakes and that just because we have done broken things, that doesn’t mean we are broken ourselves.
Topics Discussed
Utilizing the strengths of the 12-Step program from AA Learning to give hope a fighting chance Taking each day as a stepping stone towards our recovery Why mentoring and sponsoring other men leads to a higher success rate The power of true transformation when finding recovery Focusing on Spirituality to find freedom from addiction Strengthening your relationship to build a stronger communityConnect with Lanier Young
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