Since Right Now
232 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsThe Podcast Your Sponsor Warned You About™
The addiction recovery podcast that's been called entertaining, thoughtful, insightful, welcoming, authentic, disappointing, dismissive, ignorant, and a bunch of wasted time.
Hosted by The Indie Darlings of Recovery Podcasting™
Jeff & Matt & Chris
Rx-Strength Recovery™
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184: Snortin' Sobriety, Drinkin' Recovery
October 18, 2018 00:00 - 59 minutes - 47.9 MB"A garbage bag of booze draggin' around behind me." Your favorite recover band playing all the hits. ______________ Cannabis is legal in Cannada / https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/17/world/canada/marijuana-pot-cannabis-legalization.html Harm reduction / https://harmreduction.org/about-us/principles-of-harm-reduction/ CBD oil / https://vitals.lifehacker.com/what-you-should-know-about-cbd-oil-1825430458 Teenager Creates New Alcohol Free ‘gin’ / https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/10/tee...
183: An Alcohol-Free Champagne Supernova Is Born
October 10, 2018 00:00 - 58 minutes - 47.1 MBHow many special people change? How many lives are living strange? Where were you while we were casting pod? Jeff tries to convince Matt and Chris to go see A Star Is Born. _____________ Mentioned: All our new LIVE! listeners. We bestow the title of "Mayor of Chat Town" on Ron (https://twitter.com/_RonnieEarl) The chat room (http://mixlr.com/sincerightnow/) had a lot of thoughts on other movies featuring alcoholism. Sean Paul Mahoney's (https://twitter.com/seanpaulmahoney) astute obser...
182: Recovery Is a Drink Best Served Cold. (And Alcohol-Free.)
October 04, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 54.1 MB"Then we got to the funny part where he took all the bottles of wine and locked them up in a cabinet in the basement." Listener Lynne calls in and we all soldier through another installment of Technical Difficulties. ___________________ Jeff Stevens' WellBeing Brewing Is Brewing Craft Beer Without the ABV / https://www.riverfronttimes.com/foodblog/2018/09/18/jeff-stevens-wellbeing-brewing-is-brewing-craft-beer-without-the-abv The ridiculous Sauce Magazine article on LOW-ABV drinking / htt...
181: Recover Like Nobody's Watching
September 25, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 51.1 MB"I don't think I can order a Shirley Temple for you." Jeff, Matt, & Chris perform a vulgar display of recovery for your amusement. In this ep.: Ridiculous excuses for mocktails / Feast Magazine, Oct 2018, pg. 26 / https://bit.ly/2OlTFjS Stryyk non-alcoholic spirits / https://www.stryyk.com/ Recovery Remixes / http://sincerightnow.com/recovremix/ Science Says Toxic Masculinity — More Than Alcohol — Leads To Sexual Assault / 538 / https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/science-says-toxic-ma...
180: Crash Test Recovery
September 19, 2018 00:00 - 55 minutes - 45.1 MB"I dunno shrink. You tell me." Chris & Matt talk about fighting with —and having make-up therapy with— their therapists. __________ • People Around the World Experienced Record Levels of Stress and Pain in 2017, Study Says / TIME / http://time.com/5393646/2017-gallup-global-emotions/ • Books by John Lipscomb @ Amazon / https://amzn.to/2xAIc5k ___________ Themes: @djfmdotcom
179: Recovery by Any Other Name
September 04, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 49.1 MB"I had a pirate's booty treasure chest full of chips." Matt, Jeff, & Chris doing what they do. ________ Mentioned: The Recovery Science Research Collaborative's Consensus Definition of Recovery / https://bit.ly/2wN6AAh Heath Ledger / http://nymag.com/news/features/44217/ Dr. Vivek Murthy, 19th Surgeon General of the U.S. / https://www.vivekmurthy.com/ Michael Boticelli, Fmr. Director of National Drug Control Policy / https://twitter.com/mbotticellibmc ____________ The Recovery Pod OG...
178: A Podcast Greater Than Ourselves
August 29, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 53.8 MB"It's just 'cause I'm a dick, man." — Long time listener, first time caller Moti keeps it real. / https://twitter.com/rebmoti Mentioned: Against the Stream Confirms Sexual Misconduct by Noah Levine / https://www.lionsroar.com/against-the-stream-confirms-sexual-misconduct-by-noah-levine-centers-to-shut-down/ Refuge Recovery / https://refugerecovery.org/ Ram Dass / https://www.ramdass.org/ WellBeing Brewing Co. / https://wellbeingbrewing.com/ DJ FM / @djfmdotcom
177: Sobriety, the Thinking Person's Drunk As Fudge
August 23, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 57.2 MB“I’m just gonna do this to show all these bastards.” The boys talk about the days right around their sobriety dates.
177: Sobriety, the Thinking Person's Drvnk As Fvck
August 22, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 57.2 MB“I’m just gonna do this to show all these bastards.” The boys talk about the days right around their sobriety dates.
176: Rage Against the Rehab Machine
August 15, 2018 00:00 - 57 minutes - 46.4 MB"That really chokes my cord." The boys are angry! Mentioned: DJ FM http://djfm.com/ Legit Script https://www.legitscript.com/ Mary Killian's High Wire Girl Pod https://soundcloud.com/high-wire-girl-pod Last Week Tonight w/ John Oliver https://youtu.be/hWQiXv0sn9Y
175: If This Is an Emergency Hang up and Find a Different Recovery Podcast
August 01, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 53 MB"There is no drummer." Jeff's back! Q's raised—or inferred—and likely not A'ed: Are we ignorant of that which we speak? Are we dismissive of others' recovery experiences? Is The Fix owned by Big Rehab? What Is (a) LifeRing? Do we look different than you expected? and MORE!
174: Right Back On
July 25, 2018 00:00 - 57 minutes - 46.2 MB"We've got our horses in a row." While Jeff's wagon train is still headin' back from out West, Matt and Chris sit around the campfire telling stilted, disjointed tales that only by chance have anything to do with anything. Mentioned: Demi, Artie, Harris, Pete & "Crashing", therapy and our therapists.
173: Trigger Warning
July 18, 2018 00:00 - 59 minutes - 47.5 MB"Right now they're talking about sarsaparilla." Matt & Chris fly a "missing man" formation and revel in the fact that—despite the current state of geopolitical affairs—neither are depressed. Chris retells "the bitters story" and there's definitely a rant about N.A. beer and its demonization by some elements of the recovery community when it can serve as harm reduction for some.
172: An Eternity in Recovery
July 11, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MB"Where you goin'? I'll buy your drinks." The Boys are back with the first episode of Season 5 and it wouldn't be an SRN ep without technical difficulties. In this case, you miss a bit of caller Julie recounting how she and Chris met via phone. ______ Codependent No More / Melody Beattie / http://melodybeattie.com/books/codependent-no-stop-controlling-others-start-caring/ ______ Themes by the incomparable @djfmdotcom
171: What We Talk About When We Talk About Recovery
June 26, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 88.7 MB"See you later! We're going to get jobs." Jeff, Matt, and Chris talk about sobriety and recovery. Discussed: Rejected by AA / The New Republic https://newrepublic.com/article/149398/rejected-aa Natural Recovery: Recovery From Addiction Without Treatment / MentalHelp.net https://www.mentalhelp.net/articles/natural-recovery-recovery-from-addiction-without-treatment/ _________________ Our themes are graciously provided by @djfmdotcom
170 : Three Men in a Recovery Podcast
June 14, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 84 MB"Caramel urine is much closer." Listener Ronnie R. calls in and we talk DXM (look it up). Liv Pennelle wrote a piece on different recovery pathways for the Fix: https://www.thefix.com/more-one-way-recover-guide-pathways We talk about Anthony and Kate, depression, substance abuse, and suicide: https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/preventable-tragedies Lazy N.A. beer rankings: http://milwaukeerecord.com/food-drink/milwaukee-records-somewhat-comprehensive-non-alcoholic-beer-rankings/...
169: Easier to Listen to than Most Podcasts
June 07, 2018 00:00 - 46 minutes - 63.5 MB"Gee, Wally, I think this drinking's got me licked." Jeff and Chris talk religion, AA literature, therapy, listener feedback, David Cassidy, dry counties, finally figuring out how we're going to successfully take callers, and more!
168: Tune In, Turn On, Pod Out
May 29, 2018 00:00 - 55 minutes - 76.8 MB"Stop talking to me Duran Duran!" The boys chat about the coming revolution in psychedelic psycho-pharmacology to treat mental health issues including depression and addiction. Also discussed: bad trips. My Adventures with the Trip Doctors / NYT https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/05/15/magazine/health-issue-my-adventures-with-hallucinogenic-drugs-medicine.html
167: More Podcast About Sobriety and Recovery
May 17, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 95.3 MB"I'll just drink at birthdays, funerals, and weddings." — Carl Meetings, anxiety, non-alcoholic beer, life. And a listener, Carl, calls in!
166: Growing Fonder Hearts
May 09, 2018 00:00 - 50 minutes - 40.5 MB"How did you know my name was Bro?" Absence makes the heart grow fonder'' yet, 'out of sight, out of mind'? Stop fucking with us aphorisms! Also, does anybody read the notes?
165: Can You Hear Us Now?
April 17, 2018 00:00 - 49 minutes - 39.9 MBNOTE: This episode is almost unlistenable due to echo.* If you can get past the fkciung annoying! echo you'll find Jeff and Chris pondering the very nature of existence. NOT! It's just more half-assed musing on sobriety, recovery, and mental health. *We tried to use the podcast-by-phone app Anchor while in the same room and it clearly did not work. _________ Themes? @djfmdotcom, of course!
164: Technical Difficulties
April 11, 2018 00:00 - 27 minutes - 21.9 MB“This is starting to sound like a ‘woe is me’ situation.” In which Chris rambles on for half an hour about the woes of having to produce and engineer a podcast. Also, with some sobriety, recovery, mental health stuff. ____________ Themes, as always, by the prodigiously talented @djfmdotcom
4.29 Call Waiting
March 22, 2018 00:00 - 52 minutes - 41.8 MB"Okay, if Nikki Sixx calls in I won't hang up on him." The boys wait by a phone that never rings. __________ Does Sobriety Kill Great Writing? https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/13/magazine/does-recovery-kill-great-writing.html __________ Themes by the multi-talented @djfmdotcom
4.28 Q & AA
March 15, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 53.5 MB"We got a Jew, a Muslim and a Christian here." "Next episode we walk into a bar." The 3 Wise Guys, attempt to A some Qs from listener Trish in NYC. Qs like (and I paraphrase): What's up with addiction and mental illness? What's up with finding a sponsor and how should it work? What's up with the Traditions? What's up with speakers droning on at meetings? AND MORE! __________ Themes (as always) by the incredibly talented and gracious @djfmdotcom
4.27 Clown Tears
March 06, 2018 00:00 - 55 minutes - 75.8 MB"At 50, I feel the most numb I've ever felt." Join Jeff, Matt, and Chris for another rollicking good time discussing, sobriety, recovery, and…feelings. U2, 'Bad,' a song about (heroin) addiction: https://youtu.be/l2puvI4IfG0
4.26 A Grain of Salt
February 22, 2018 00:00 - 56 minutes - 45.7 MB"Check out my obsidian collection." Jeff, Matt, and Chris go through more listener mail and dole out nuggets of folksy wisdom. __________ Support by WellBeingBrewing.com Themes, as always, by @djfmdotcom
4.25 Mailbag
February 07, 2018 00:00 - 59 minutes - 47.6 MB"Of course (I'm drinking) mom! I'm drunk right now." The guys open up the mailbag, taste Wellbeing Brewing's new N.A. Dark Amber brew, and get all hot about the Trump administration and its response—or lack thereof—to the opioid crisis. ______ WellbeingBrewing.com Themes by @djfmdotcom
4.24 There Will Be Blood
January 31, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 52.4 MB"We're here for fun, not for facts." Chris goes to the doctor. Then goes again. Article mentioned: It Looked Like a Familiar Case of Depression, but Could It Be Something Else? https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/18/magazine/it-looked-like-a-familiar-case-of-depression-but-could-it-be-something-else.html ______________ Sponsored by https://WellbeingBrewing.com/ Themes by @djfmdotcom
4.23 Whatevs
January 25, 2018 00:00 - 58 minutes - 47 MB"Ok, so, are you feeling better?" __________ Themes: @djfmdotcom
4.22 The Future
January 11, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 53.6 MB"Welcome to fucking parenthood." Kids. Amirite? _________ Themes, as always, graciously provided by @djfmdotcom
4.21 Black Dog
January 04, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 53.6 MB"How's the mouthfeel on that?" Dudes talking about depression. And… http://wellbeingbrewing.com
4.20 Outside Issues
December 14, 2017 00:00 - 51 minutes - 41.5 MB"They'd have parties and people would come over and act weird." Jeff, Matt, and Chris may or may not have just wrapped Since Right Now for 2017.
4.19 12th Steppin' and the Blood of Christ
December 07, 2017 00:00 - 55 minutes - 44.9 MB”We'll give him a 12th Step he'll never forget!" Jeff, Matt, and Chris discuss the process of 12th Stepping someone (and possibly forming their own rogue, extreme 12th Step group,) we discuss the implications of partaking in communion wine when sober, and more…
4.18 N.A. Beer
November 16, 2017 00:00 - 53 minutes - 43.1 MB"You should have just hired a bartender to hang around with you." In which we sample—live, on air—the first non-alcoholic brew produced by our own Jeff's new N.A. Wellbeing Brewery microbrewery. https://WellbeingBrewing.com/ ___________ Intro & Outro Themes: @djfmdotcom
4.17 Practical Recovery
November 02, 2017 00:00 - 54 minutes - 44 MB"I got in a ton of fights. I never struck someone…but I got beat up a number of times." The boys consider every day practical benefits of sobriety and recovery. _____ Themes: @djfmdotcom
4.16 (Re)Introducing Jeff & Matt & Chris
October 26, 2017 00:00 - 58 minutes - 47.3 MB"Alright! I'll believe in you God! Just fix the plumbing!" Whether you're new to the pod or a longtime listener, we thought it might be a good idea to reintroduce ourselves to give you, the listener, some context for our opinions and perspectives on recovery. Use code SinceRightNow by 10.31.17 to receive 20% off your order @ Pockitudes.com _______ Themes: @djfmdotcom
4.15 Freddy Negrete / Tattoo Artist
October 19, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 63.2 MB"I said, 'God, I'm not going to make any promises because every promise I've made, I've broken.'" Legendary tattoo artist Freddy Negrete is best known for his pioneering black-and-gray tattooing style, honed while he was serving time in the California Youth Authority in the 1970s. Profiled in numerous TV programs and magazine articles Freddy, a gifted and natural-born artist, was transported from the confines of prison cells onto the sets of major Hollywood films such as Batman, Blade, Con A...
4.14 / Nikki DuBose
October 12, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 51.3 MB"I had to get it out…because I had been so silenced." Nikki DuBose a former model turned author, speaker, and mental health advocate, recently released her memoir, Washed Away: From Darkness to Light. In Washed Away, Nikki recounts her experiences navigating the dark side of the modeling industry, while battling abuse, addiction, and various mental health issues (sexual victimization, eating disorders, alcoholism, drugs, depression, suicide attempts, body dysmorphic disorder, PTSD, psychosis...
4.13: Jeff & Matt & Chris / Hot Takes!
October 05, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 50.9 MB“I really like not drinking now." In and effort to have a "better than the worst" episode, the boys disucss medically assisted treatment, how to help a friend or family member we suspect of having a substance misuse issue, and how to to talk to our kids about addiction and their potential predisposisiton to it. Visit Pockitudes.com and use code SinceRightNow at checkout for 20% off before 10.31.17 ____ Themes: @djfmdotcom
4.12 / Kasey Anderson / Musician
September 28, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 53.6 MB“If you were good at getting away with shit you wouldn't be (in prison.)" Over seven days in 2012, Kasey lost his band, his home, and most of the friends he had. He was diagnosed as bipolar and outed as an addict-in-sober-clothing and a thief. For more on Kasey: KaseyAndersonMusic.com ______________ Themes: @djfmdotcom
4.11 In Which Neither Matt nor Chris Is Depressed.
September 21, 2017 00:00 - 50 minutes - 40.8 MB"On a scale of 7 to 10, how depressed are you?" Matt and Chris talk a lot about the podcast itself, gratitude, and the somewhat surprising lack of collective depression in the room. Use code SINCERIGHTNOW by 10.31.17 to receive 20% off your order @ https://www.pockitudes.com/ http://theweek.com/articles/712078/skeptically-tried-practicing-gratitude-completely-changed-life ________ Themes: @djfmdotcom
4.10 Amy Dresner / My Fair Junkie
September 14, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 52.6 MB"How sorry are you that you didn't get on this ride?!" Amy Dresner is a former professional stand-up comic, having appeared at The Comedy Store, The Laugh Factory, and The Improv. Since 2012, she has been a contributing editor for the online addiction and recovery magazine TheFix.com. She’s also freelanced for the Good Men Project, The Frisky, Refinery 20, and has been a regular contributor to Addiction.com and PsychologyToday.com, where she has her own addiction blog. http://amydresner.com...
4.09 Erin Shaw Street / Writer
September 07, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBNOTE: The first 5 minutes of Erin on mic are VERY hard to hear her. Then it gets better. My fault. —Chris “This is my life and it's a fight for it.” Erin Shaw Street is a writer, editor, and content strategist based in Birmingham, Alabama. Her nearly 20-year career has taken her to just about every corner of the media, where she’s covered health and wellness, and travel and culture. Erin’s sobriety date is March 12, 2016. Her passion is to draw from her experience in media and as a woman ...
4.08 Chemical Solutions (& Weaponized Gratitude)
August 31, 2017 00:00 - 48 minutes - 38.6 MB"We'd be fighting right now in a gutter." We finally turn the mics on about 2 minutes in and we talk OTC solutions for addiction and little bit of gratitude.
4.07 Jeff & Matt & Chris / Anger Management
August 24, 2017 00:00 - 55 minutes - 44.8 MB"If you're looking for context to solve all your problems, you'll never solve all your problems. You are the problem." The guys talk about anger and its permutations.
4.06 Michael King / Facing Addiction
August 09, 2017 00:00 - 54 minutes - 43.8 MB“Could I kill myself without it hurting? Or go to Europe and change my identity?” Michael King is the National Director of Outreach & Engagement for Facing Addiction, a national non-profit organization whose primary mission is to unify the voices of the 45 million Americans directly impacted by addiction. In his position, Michael works with and to expand Facing Addiction's coalition of partnering organizations, the Facing Addiction Action Network. In the past, Michael worked for over a deca...
4.05 / Jeff & Chris (& Sabine) / Fun for the Whole Family
August 03, 2017 00:00 - 36 minutes - 29.1 MBJeff's back, Matt's out, plant medicine is discussed and stick around to the end for a very special surprise guest. __________ Themes: @djfmdotcom
4.04 Scott Pilara / Rehab Reform Advocate
July 27, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 87.6 MB"Plant-based medicine is the new paradigm in treating addiction and depression." Scott began his career in the healing field, utilizing his inherent intuitive gifts as a life coach and sober companion while working at a luxury residential treatment facility in Malibu, California. From there he went on to design, and co-create a concierge detoxification program in Santa Monica, California. Later he became the director of a sub-acute residential detoxification facility, as well as an owner/o...
4.03 Rea Bochner / Writer
July 20, 2017 00:00 - 53 minutes - 42.5 MB"I was so horribly offended—like she had accused me of pedophilia. Me?! I don't need one of those meetings!" Rea Bochner is a writer, musician, and mother. She wrote her first haiku in third grade and has been writing ever since. “The Cape House” is her debut memoir.
4.02 Jeff & Matt & Chris
July 13, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 50.5 MBNelsan Ellis, the shaming obituary for a great-grandmother, the immediate intimacy of Friends (and acquaintances) of Bill, and much, much MORE!