Recovery Unscripted
116 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsRecovery Unscripted brings you firsthand stories and exclusive insights from the front lines of addiction treatment, mental health care and the opioid crisis. Powered by Foundations Recovery Network and hosted by David Condos, this podcast’s mission is to share valuable wisdom and powerful stories.
Each episode explores a different, relevant topic through in-depth conversations with a variety of influential and knowledgeable figures, from expert clinicians and policymakers to inspiring authors and grassroots champions of the recovery community. With guests such as Obama drug czar Michael Botticelli, journalist Sam Quinones, author Glennon Doyle, opioid commission chairman Chris Christie and Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker, Recovery Unscripted is your source for current, meaningful dialogues about the issues that matter to you.
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#65: Taking Hope to the Streets with Carol Rostucher
June 20, 2018 16:00 - 20 minutes - 27.7 MBGuest: Carol Rostucher, grassroots organization founder My guest today is Carol Rostucher, founder of the organization Angels in Motion, which began as she searched for her son who was living with addiction on the streets of Philadelphia. As her eyes were opened to the unique needs of the homeless population with substance use disorders, she set out to bring love and hope to them one by one, by offering everything from hugs and snacks to help navigating the process of getting an ID card. S...
#64: Building a Sober Brotherhood with Brandon Stump and Ryan Stump
June 06, 2018 15:00 - 23 minutes - 32.4 MBGuests: Brandon Stump and Ryan Stump, sober living community founders Today’s guests are brothers Brandon and Ryan Stump from The Ohio House, a sober living community in Orange County, California. And even though they have several locations now, it all started out as just a single house where Brandon and two friends from Ohio lived after they moved to California to start fresh and figure out how to do recovery. They sat down with me at the Innovations in Recovery conference in San Diego to...
#63: Analyzing Treatment Data Trends with Dr. Jordan Weisman
May 30, 2018 15:00 - 24 minutes - 34.3 MBGuest: Dr. Jordan Weisman, clinical manager at Michael's House Today’s guest is Dr. Jordan Weisman, who serves as clinical manager with the Michael’s House treatment program in Palm Springs, California. He sat down with me at the Innovations in Recovery conference in San Diego to talk about how they take a deep dive into their outcomes data to look for trends that are hiding in the details and adjust accordingly. Also, he shares how Michael’s House integrates nicotine cessation resources r...
#62: Filling Gaps in the Healthcare System for Expectant Mothers with Justin Lanning and Angie Alexander
May 23, 2018 14:19 - 38 minutes - 53.4 MBGuests: Justin Lanning and Angie Alexander, 180 Health Partners My guests today are 180 Health Partners’ Justin Lanning and Angie Alexander who serve a critical need: helping pregnant women with addiction by filling the gaps in a healthcare system that’s often not built for meeting their needs on a practical level. But to do this well, 180 builds a health system around each mother by asking for their personal goals and literally meeting them where they are: at their doctor, at their home, ...
#61: Restoring Dreamland with Sam Quinones
May 16, 2018 16:00 - 17 minutes - 24.4 MBGuest: Sam Quinones, journalist and author As shifting cultural priorities and values leave America vulnerable to the opioid crisis, how can we do more to rebuild community and fight the preeminent health issue of our time? We’ll answer this with former LA Times reporter and author of the best-selling book Dreamland, Sam Quinones, on this episode of Recovery Unscripted. For more about Recovery Unscripted, visit http://recoveryunscripted.org For more about Sam Quinones, visit http://s...
#60: Utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Lori Ryland
May 02, 2018 15:00 - 27 minutes - 38.1 MBGuest: Lori Ryland, CEO of Skywood Recovery My guest today is Lori Ryland, who serves as CEO of Skywood Recovery, a residential program for co-occurring addiction and mental health disorders in Michigan. She joined me at the Innovations in Recovery conference in San Diego to demystify the components of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and explain how our experiences, our perceptions and our biochemistry all interact and change the way we see ourselves and the world. She also shares how she wor...
#59: Addressing Ethical Dilemmas with Jay Crosson
April 25, 2018 20:34 - 21 minutes - 30.1 MBGuest: Jay Crosson, CEO of Cumberland Heights On today’s show, I’m joined by Jay Crosson, CEO of Cumberland Heights recovery program near Nashville, Tennessee. He sat down with me at the Moments of Change conference in Florida to unpack the ethical dilemmas facing the treatment field and to share some self-assessment tools, practical tips and real-world examples to help us find contrast between what’s legal and what’s ethical. He also explains how his own experience of seeking help for alc...
#58: The Power of Personal Narrative with Michael Botticelli
April 18, 2018 14:24 - 17 minutes - 23.6 MBGuest: Michael Botticelli, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy As director of national drug control policy, Michael Botticelli led the Obama administration’s efforts to advance reforms in prevention, criminal justice and treatment. He was also the first person in recovery from a substance use disorder to hold that position. Michael sat down with me at the Innovations in Recovery conference in San Diego to describe how the power of personal narrative can go be...
#57: Navigating Detox, Chronic Pain and Addiction with Melissa Lee Warner
April 04, 2018 15:47 - 24 minutes - 33.5 MBGuest: Dr. Melissa Lee Warner, Medical Director of Black Bear Lodge Today, my guest is Dr. Melissa Lee Warner from Black Bear Lodge, a residential treatment program in north Georgia, where serves as the medical director. She joined me to discuss how they use a symptom-based approach to help each patient face the unique challenges various substances present during detox. She also illuminates the complex intersection of chronic pain, addiction, mental health and the non-intoxicating techniqu...
#56: Rehabilitating Recovery Residences with John Lehman
March 28, 2018 15:00 - 27 minutes - 37.5 MBGuest: John Lehman, Florida Association of Recovery Residences For today’s show, I’m joined by John Lehman of the Florida Association of Recovery Residences or FARR. He has served FARR in a number of capacities over the years, including most recently as president and board member. John sat down with me at the Moments of Change conference in Florida to describe the current landscape of sober homes and other recovery support services in that state and illuminate the challenges facing FARR as...
#55: Creating a Safe Place for LGBTQ Individuals with Anna Hagen and Angi Grassley
March 21, 2018 14:00 - 22 minutes - 31.2 MBGuests: Anna Hagen and Angi Grassley, Pride Institute Today, I’m excited to have a conversation about the unique challenges facing the LGBTQ community and how they meet those needs at Pride Institute, where my guests Anna Hagen and Angi Grassley serve as therapist and community relations director. They joined me via Skype from Pride’s campus near Minneapolis to introduce the concept of heterosexism and explore some specific ways LGBTQ individuals experience trauma and shame in our society....
#54: Keeping Love First with Jeff Jay
March 07, 2018 16:00 - 26 minutes - 35.8 MBGuest: Jeff Jay, author and interventionist Today’s guest is Jeff Jay, interventionist and co-author of the best-selling book Love First: A Family’s Guide to Intervention. He sat down with me at the Moments of Change conference in Florida to discuss how he and his wife Debra created a step-by-step method to guide families through the intervention process, with or without a professional interventionist. He also shares why keeping love as the centerpiece of this interaction helps families re...
#53: Exploring Food Addiction with Julie Friedman
February 28, 2018 16:00 - 23 minutes - 32.4 MBGuest: Dr. Julie Friedman, Eating Recovery Center On today’s show, I’m joined by Dr. Julie Friedman, a health psychologist in the specialties of binge eating disorder, night eating syndrome and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. In addition to leading the binge eating treatment program for Eating Recovery Center in Chicago, she also serves as a professor at the Northwestern University school of medicine. She sat down with me at the Moments of Change conference in Florida to discuss the genetic ...
#52: Walking with Patients Through Resistance with Jennifer Angier
February 21, 2018 17:30 - 22 minutes - 31.4 MBGuest: Jennifer Angier, Talbott Recovery CEO My guest today is Jennifer Angier, a veteran addictions counselor who now serves as CEO of Talbott Recovery in Georgia, which offers specialized programs for professionals, such as doctors, nurses and lawyers. She sat down with me to share how her own personal journey has influenced the way she meets patients where they are and why it’s so important to listen to each individual’s story before doing anything else. She also explains how we can ref...
#51: Studying Recovery Schools with Andrew Finch
February 14, 2018 16:00 - 36 minutes - 49.7 MBGuest: Dr. Andrew Finch, Vanderbilt University For today’s show, I’m joined by Dr. Andrew Finch, one of the country’s foremost authorities on integrating education and recovery support in an academic setting. Currently a professor of counseling at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, he’s also leading the first large-scale research studies on the effectiveness of recovery schools and is co-founder of the Association of Recovery Schools. He sat down with me to discuss why these institutions ...
#50: Linking Law Enforcement and Recovery Communities with Deputy Samantha Clementi
January 31, 2018 20:39 - 32 minutes - 44.9 MBGuest: Deputy Samantha Clementi, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office Today, I’m excited to bring you our first viewpoint from the law enforcement side of the opioid crisis. Deputy Samantha Clementi serves with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office in South Florida, where she’s made it her mission to build a bridge between the police force and the individuals dealing with addiction and recovery in her district. But with limited regulatory support and new, counterfeit sober homes popping up ...
#49: Approaching Outpatient Care with Alex Dorsey and Ashley Buchanan
January 24, 2018 17:00 - 24 minutes - 33.5 MBGuests: Alex Dorsey and Ashley Buchanan For today’s show, I welcome two guests who can give us an inside look at the role outpatient treatment plays in the overall recovery journey. Alex Dorsey leads the admissions team for Foundations’ 13 outpatient facilities nationwide and Ashley Buchanan serves as a patient care coordinator for Georgia treatment program Black Bear Lodge. They joined me to share how they approach helping people safely and effectively step down from residential treatment...
#48: Opening the Door to DBT with Eboni Webb
January 16, 2018 20:38 - 11 minutes - 15.5 MBGuest: Dr. Eboni Webb, psychologist and DBT educator Today, we hear from Dr. Eboni Webb, an internationally renowned trainer in Dialectical Behavior Therapy. In addition to developing two specialized DBT programs for clients with developmental disabilities and borderline-intellectual functioning, she has also opened a private practice offering diverse DBT specializations. She sat down with Foundations Chief Marketing Officer Lee Pepper at the Recovery Results conference in Dallas to discus...
Bonus Episode: Maxx the Robot
December 27, 2017 00:00 - 7 minutes - 9.99 MBTo watch the video of my talk with Maxx, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkYNXNA_EZk Today, I'm excited to welcome our inaugural non-human guest to the show. Hailed as the first prototype of his kind, Maxx the Robot is a nine-foot-tall android who serves with Gigamaxx Productions. Through the magic of revolutionary robotic science, he is able to travel the globe continually studying the world around him and developing his own emotions and personality. He joined me at the Moments of C...
#47: Pioneering Neuropsychiatric Care with Steven Airhart
December 20, 2017 00:00 - 21 minutes - 29.8 MBGuest: Steven Airhart, behavioral healthcare executive For today’s show, I’m happy to welcome Steven Airhart, CEO of Hartgrove Behavioral Health System in Chicago. He joined me via Skype to share some of the innovative ways they are improving care for patients with trauma and other psychiatric conditions. Specifically, we discuss Hartgrove’s neuropsychiatric center and how they use quantitative EEG testing to get an objective, detailed picture of the brain’s activity and tailor the evaluat...
#46: Bridging the Gap Between Treatment and the Community with Scott Silverman
December 12, 2017 00:00 - 21 minutes - 29.6 MBGuest: Scott Silverman, author and sober coach When he saw the great need in his community, Scott Silverman founded a non-profit that helps disrupt the cycle of incarceration and poverty by helping people find their own path to self-sufficiency. After devoting two decades of his life to that mission and being named a CNN hero in the process, Scott is now leading a charge to help connect people with addiction treatment through confidential care and sober coaching. He sat down with me at the...
#45: Tackling Dissociative Identity Disorder with Herschel Walker
December 07, 2017 00:00 - 14 minutes - 20.2 MBGuest: Herschel Walker, football legend For today’s show, I’m excited to bring you a conversation with legendary running back Herschel Walker. After winning the Heisman Trophy at the University of Georgia, Herschel went on to play 12 seasons in the NFL, become a successful entrepreneur, and overcome the challenge of being diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder. For this episode, he sat down with us at the Recovery Results conference in Dallas to share his personal story of self-disc...
#44: Spotlighting Addiction from the Stage with Caty Davis and Emily McLeod
November 15, 2017 00:00 - 31 minutes - 43.2 MBGuests: Miss Tennessee 2017 Caty Davis and Miss Florida contestant Emily McLeod Today I’m joined by two special guests who use their unique platforms to bring attention to the both the gravity of the addiction crisis and the profound hope of recovery. My first guest is Caty Davis, the reigning Miss Tennessee. In that role, she has made it her mission to serve as an ambassador for addiction prevention and recovery, sharing her own family’s story of tragedy and hope to educate and empower ot...
#43: Building an Ethical Culture with Tom Garofola
November 07, 2017 00:00 - 22 minutes - 31 MBGuest: Tom Garofola, treatment CMO Today, I’m joined by Tom Garofola, Chief Marketing Officer of Retreat Premier Addiction Treatment Centers. He sat down with me at the Moments of Change conference in Florida to share his own remarkable journey – from playing in the rock ’n’ roll scene of 1970s New York to training as an addiction counselor in a penitentiary to now leading a team of marketing reps for Retreat. He also examines how the culture within the treatment industry has allowed uneth...
#42: Intervention Roundtable with Louise Stanger, Sara Counes, Phil Plant and Arthur Westinghouse
November 01, 2017 00:00 - 40 minutes - 55.8 MBGuests: Interventionists Louise Stanger, Sara Counes, Phil Plant and Arthur Westinghouse Today, I’m excited to bring you a roundtable discussion all about interventions. What makes them successful? What are their challenges? How could they be improved? We’ll answer those questions and more during this three-part conversation featuring Louise Stanger, Sara Counes, Phil Plant and Arthur Westinghouse. For more about Recovery Unscripted, visit http://recoveryunscripted.org For more about L...
#41: How Healthcare Policy Impacts Treatment with Michael Barnes
October 25, 2017 00:00 - 23 minutes - 32.1 MBGuest: Michael Barnes, healthcare attorney For today’s episode, I sat down with Michael Barnes, attorney and managing partner at DCBA Law and Policy in Washington, DC. His firm provides strategic counsel for organizations in the areas of healthcare and drug safety, and he joined me at the Moments of Change conference in Florida. He shares his expert insight about the legislation and litigation that is impacting the treatment field right now and offers his view on how future changes in heal...
#40: Releasing Trauma at the Cellular Level with Kat Cross
October 18, 2017 00:00 - 22 minutes - 31 MBGuest: Kat Cross, Spirit 2 Spirit Healing My guest is Kat Cross, who serves as creator of possibilities for Spirit 2 Spirit Healing and The Guest House Ocala with Judy Crane. She joined me at the Moments of Change conference in Florida to discuss how trauma becomes unintentionally stored at the cellular level and how those embedded experiences can be shaken loose and processed. For more about Recovery Unscripted, visit http://recoveryunscripted.org For more about Spirit2Spirit, visit h...
#39: Understanding Google's Role in Treatment Marketing with Dan Gemp
October 11, 2017 00:00 - 20 minutes - 28.7 MBGuest: Dan Gemp, healthcare marketing CEO My guest today is Dan Gemp, president and CEO of Dreamscape Marketing, a creative firm that provides digital marketing solutions for companies in the addiction and mental health treatment field. He sat down with me at the Moments of Change conference in Palm Beach, Florida, to share his expert insight about the massive changes happening right now with paid search engine marketing. He explains the actions that Google is taking to combat unethical ma...
#38: Going Beyond the Limelight with Steve Ford
October 04, 2017 00:00 - 11 minutes - 16.4 MBGuest: Steve Ford, speaker and actor Today’s guest is Steve Ford, the son of President Gerald Ford and addiction awareness pioneer Betty Ford. For this episode, he sat down with us at the Moments of Change conference in Florida where he shared the personal journey he’s traveled from The White House to Hollywood to addiction and ultimately to new life in recovery. For more about Recovery Unscripted, visit http://recoveryunscripted.org For more about Steve Ford's work, visit http://geral...
#37: Finding Hope for Parents of Addicted Children with Kim Humphrey
September 27, 2017 00:00 - 23 minutes - 32.7 MBGuest: Kim Humphrey, PAL Group chairman Today’s guest is Kim Humphrey, who serves as chairman of the board for Parents of Addicted Loved Ones, a non-profit organization offering education, support, and hope at weekly meetings nationwide. Kim joined us via Skype from Phoenix, Arizona, to share how the PAL organization has helped families like his by teaching parents how to radically change themselves and the way they approach their addicted adult children. For more about Recovery Unscript...
#36: Healing Through Horses with Dale Phillips and Duke Vinson
September 20, 2017 00:00 - 28 minutes - 38.7 MBGuests: Dale Phillips, equine therapist, and Duke Vinson, executive director For today’s show, I’m excited to discuss the value of using equine therapy to heal trauma and addiction. Dale Phillips serves as equine therapist at Georgia’s Bluff Plantation along with executive director Duke Vinson, and they both joined me at the Innovations in Behavioral Healthcare conference in Nashville. Dale shares how he was finally able to face the trauma he experienced as a child and how he discovered th...
#35: Telling the Story of Sobriety with Shane Ramer
September 13, 2017 00:00 - 23 minutes - 32.7 MBGuest: Shane Ramer, podcast host Today’s guest, Shane Ramer, is the creator of That Sober Guy, a podcast with over 150 episodes that focus on living a healthy, sober lifestyle. Shane sat down with me at the Innovations in Behavioral Healthcare conference in Nashville to explain how his journey led him from addiction to a renewed connection with God, family and his own true self. He also shares his view on the role that sober podcasting can play within the overarching process of finding and...
#34: Empowering Women to Remake Their Lives with Linda Leathers
August 23, 2017 00:00 - 25 minutes - 35.6 MBGuest: Linda Leathers, non-profit CEO My guest today is Linda Leathers, CEO of The Next Door, a non-profit organization dedicated to serving women in crisis. Based in Nashville, The Next Door offers treatment, affordable housing and re-entry services for thousands of women affected by addiction, mental illness, trauma and incarceration. Linda shares how The Next Door walks with their patients through every step of the recovery journey and explains why the re-entry phase out of incarceratio...
#33: Rethinking Your Digital Marketing with Brian Q. Davis
August 16, 2017 00:00 - 23 minutes - 32.7 MBGuest: Brian Q. Davis, healthcare marketing VP Today’s guest is Brian Q. Davis, Senior Vice President of the Scorpion healthcare marketing organization. Brian sat down with me at the Innovations in Behavioral Healthcare conference in Nashville to describe how his team helps addiction treatment centers reach more people through smarter digital marketing. He also explains why it’s so important to create a positive user experience with your website and to understand and learn from the real-ti...
#32: Changing the Way Society Views Mental Illness with Sam Webb
August 09, 2017 00:00 - 22 minutes - 30.9 MBGuest: Sam Webb, Australian non-profit founder Today, I’m excited to bring you our first international guest, Sam Webb. Based in Sydney, Australia, he serves as the co-founder of Livin, a non-profit organization changing the way society looks at mental illness. Sam joined us via Skype to share why Livin was founded, explain how Livin inspires others to speak up, and discuss some cultural differences and similarities between Australia and America when it comes to mental health. For more a...
#31: The Science of Recovery with Cardwell Nuckols
August 02, 2017 00:00 - 22 minutes - 31.5 MBGuest: Cardwell Nuckols, author and educator My guest today is Dr. Cardwell Nuckols, an internationally recognized authority in the areas of behavioral medicine and addiction treatment. He sat down with me at the Innovations in Behavioral Healthcare conference in Nashville to share some of his expertise about the science of addiction and the role that brain chemistry has played in the current opioid crisis. For more about Recovery Unscripted, visit http://recoveryunscripted.org For mor...
#30: Responding to Psychiatric Crises with James Hart
July 26, 2017 00:00 - 22 minutes - 30.6 MBGuest: James Hart, psychiatric medical director For today’s show, I sat down with Dr. James Hart, who serves as the medical director of Rolling Hills Hospital. Located south of Nashville, Tennessee, Rolling Hills is an acute care psychiatric hospital that provides short-term interventions for individuals experiencing mental health crises. Dr. Hart shares how his team stays prepared for responding to the wide array of time-sensitive psychiatric emergencies that present at their doorstep and...
#29: Brainspotting for Hidden Trauma with Joanne Mednick and Mike Beychok
July 19, 2017 00:00 - 22 minutes - 30.4 MBGuests: Joanne Mednick and Mike Beychok, trauma therapists My guests today are Joanne Mednick and Mike Beychok from the Serenity Trauma Center and the Serenity Trauma Foundation, which offers free care for veterans suffering from military sexual trauma and PTSD and victims of trafficking. They sat down with me at the Innovations in Recovery conference in San Diego to share how they use psychotherapeutic techniques such as brainspotting and Somatic Experiencing to gently uncover and heal hi...
#28: Blending Healthcare and Consumer Marketing with Austin Harrison
July 12, 2017 00:00 - 15 minutes - 21.7 MBGuest: Austin Harrison, mental health conference founder Today’s guest is Austin Harrison, founder of the Mental Health Marketing conference, which takes place next week in Nashville, Tennessee. He explains why he was inspired to bring together the worlds of consumer and healthcare marketing, describes how he has used both word of mouth and search engine optimization (SEO) to promote the conference and reveals a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to put on this type of event. For m...
#27: Taking a Closer Look at the Opioid Crisis with Holly Fletcher
July 05, 2017 00:00 - 41 minutes - 56.3 MBGuest: Holly Fletcher, healthcare reporter My guest today is Holly Fletcher, healthcare reporter for Nashville’s daily newspaper, The Tennessean. She joins me for an in-depth conversation about the origin of the current opioid crisis and the actions being taken by everyone from the federal government to local health agencies as they try to get a grasp on the situation. She also shares some of the first-hand knowledge she’s gained by listening to a wide array of people who have been affecte...
#26: Becoming a Love Warrior with Glennon Doyle
June 28, 2017 00:00 - 14 minutes - 20.4 MBGuest: Glennon Doyle, best-selling author and speaker Today’s guest is Glennon Doyle, author of the #1 New York Times best-selling memoir Love Warrior and creator of the online community Momastery. She sat down with us at the Innovations in Behavioral Healthcare conference in Nashville, where she also gave the keynote presentation. In this open conversation, Glennon shares her views on the all-encompassing significance of sobriety in her life and how we can break through the social constru...
#25: Going Further, Faster with Jillian McCarney
June 21, 2017 00:00 - 23 minutes - 31.9 MBGuest: Jillian McCarney, business development manager For today’s show, I caught up with Jillian McCarney, Foundations Recovery Network’s regional manager of business development for the West Coast. She joined me at the Innovations in Recovery conference in San Diego, where she also gave a presentation about growing a sales team that goes further to offer solutions for clients, while doing it faster than the rest of the marketplace. She explains how she learned the keys to team-building fr...
#24: Redefining the Rites of Passage with Todd Stumbo
June 14, 2017 00:00 - 23 minutes - 31.8 MBGuest: Todd Stumbo, treatment center CEO My guest today is Todd Stumbo, CEO of Blue Ridge Mountain Recovery Center in northern Georgia. He sat down with me at the Innovations in Recovery conference in San Diego to share his powerful personal story of recovery and to advocate for combining clinical and spiritual experiences in treating adult men. Todd also shares how each man’s unique rites of passage develop in youth and explores what happens when men grow up and don’t meet the standards t...
#23: Turning Technology into a Lifeline with Peter Loeb
June 07, 2017 00:00 - 22 minutes - 30.6 MBGuest: Peter Loeb, telehealth treatment founder Today’s guest is Peter Loeb, co-founder and CEO of Lionrock Recovery, which offers remote addiction treatment entirely through secure video conferencing and a mobile app. Peter joined me at the Innovations in Recovery conference in San Diego to share the personal connection that inspired him to build a telehealth platform and discuss how his team is creating a new lifeline for people who might not be reached by traditional treatment programs....
#22: Discovering an Active, Sober Identity with Lauren Slivinski
May 31, 2017 00:00 - 22 minutes - 31 MBGuest: Lauren Slivinski, non-profit manager For today’s show, I’m joined by Lauren Slivinski, manager of the Orange County chapter of Phoenix Multisport, a non-profit that helps people discover healthy, fulfilling sober lives through activity and community. She joined me at the Innovations in Recovery conference in San Diego to share her journey from addiction to recovery to her current role helping others develop and maintain the emotional strength they need to stay sober. Also, stick aro...
#21: Demystifying Interventions with Brian O'Shea
May 24, 2017 00:00 - 24 minutes - 33.9 MBGuest: Brian O'Shea, interventionist Today’s guest is Brian O’Shea, experienced interventionist and sober coach. Brian is the co-founder of the independent practice Caring Interventions, is trained in several different models of intervention and also has three decades of personal experience in recovery from addiction. He joined me at the Innovations in Recovery conference in San Diego to demystify the role of interventions and interventionists and to share his heart for helping families fi...
#20: Exploring Culture Across Generations with Jaime Vinck and Tena Moyer
May 17, 2017 00:00 - 22 minutes - 30.7 MBGuests: Jaime Vinck and Tena Moyer, treatment COO and medical director My guests today are Jaime Vinck and Dr. Tena Moyer, who serve at the Arizona treatment center Sierra Tucson as the Chief Operations Officer and associate medical director, respectively. They discuss the presentation they gave at the Innovations in Recovery conference on the mature adult treatment experience and share how exploring cultural implications across generations at both the macro and micro levels can help them ...
#19: Outplaying Video Game Addiction with Cam Adair
May 10, 2017 00:00 - 22 minutes - 30.4 MBGuest: Cam Adair, video game addiction recovery advocate For today’s show, my guest is Cam Adair, founder of GameQuitters.com, the world’s largest support community for video game addiction. Since its formation only two years ago, the community has quickly grown to serve 20,000 members a month from 79 countries and counting. Cam joined me at the Innovations in Recovery conference in San Diego to share how he developed Game Quitters’ pioneering detox and treatment program and address the sk...
#18: Conquering Your Inner Mammal with Loretta Breuning
May 03, 2017 00:00 - 22 minutes - 31.3 MBGuest: Loretta Breuning, mammalian neurochemistry educator For this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Loretta Breuning, author and founder of the Inner Mammal Institute. I spoke with her at the Innovations in Recovery conference in San Diego, where she explained what research about animal brain chemistry can tell us about our own emotions and urges. She also shared how we can understand those neurochemicals, retrain our minds and make peace with our inner mammal. For more about Recovery Unscrip...
#17: Being a Recovery Ally with Sarah Zucker
April 26, 2017 00:00 - 21 minutes - 30 MBGuest: Sarah Zucker, clinical psychologist Today’s guest is Dr. Sarah Zucker, who serves as clinical psychologist with the ATON Center treatment program in California. She sat down with me at the Innovations in Recovery conference in San Diego to discuss her presentation on a client-centered motivational interviewing approach to discharge planning. She also shared her passion for being a recovery ally and gave us some practical tips that we can all use to be better allies to those in recover...