Let’s Talk Recovery Houston

This is my new friend Regan S. She is a 20 year old who is going to have an amazing future changing lives. Regan is currently going to school to earn her LCDC certificate and hopes to work with kids/adolescence. Regan has been sober since March 2018 and isn't looking back. Please check out her page Our Beautiful Recovery on FB and her website www.ourbeautifulrecovery.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This is Drew T. sharing his experience, strength, and hope. Drew is a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor that has been in the recovery field for over eight years. He has thirteen years in recovery and employs mindfulness, cognitive behavioral therapy, and motivational interviewing into his style of counseling. Ashli was a patient when Drew was working for another facility and it’s fun to see them get together and share where they are 8 years later. If this podcast inspires you or you hear something you like, please share so we can spread the message that there is hope at the end of the tunnel. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This is Robb Kelly sharing his experience, strength, and hope. Robb Kelly is a world renowned addiction specialist who was kind enough to share his story and give light to what he thinks addiction is. Being an alcoholic himself you’ll hear what kinda hell he went through to get to the conclusions he has in his own words what it means to recover from a hopeless state of mind. Robb has a book Daddy, Daddy Please Stop Drinking that chronicles the true life story of his personal fight from homeless alcoholic to living a life beyond his wildest dreams. You can buy it via Amazon or listen to it on platforms such as Audible. You can learn more about Robb Kelly and his work by visiting https://robbkelly.com/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This is Everett sharing his experience strength and hope. Everett with 5 years of sobriety definitely has had his ups and downs. But rises above addiction and aspires to be something in life. Everett is now a Real Estate Leasing Agent. He also has a passion for music so for sure go check him out. His YouTube page is Boodle Flow. You can find him here @https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeeE1mH0gZ35X9bFjqu_JDg/featured. He actually throws a verse out towards the end about our small business Clean. Clean is an organic Energy Drink that was created with the idea of helping those that can't afford treatment. 50% of there profit goes to those that can't afford treatment. The owner being an ex-addict knows the struggle for those who need or want to go to treatment but can't afford it. So check them out @ https://cleancause.com/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This is Kassie S. sharing her experience, strength, and hope. Kassie has started a blog called Heroin to Heroine. Heroin to Heroine is a blog about the stories and trials of a young Heroin addict and found redemption through recovery. So check her out via FaceBook or her website. kassiesullins.wixsite.com/herointoheroine My name is Kassie and I am a Heroin addict. I have struggled and fought for my life against Heroin since I was 17 years old. I have lost everything I ever loved. I have slept in cars because I had nowhere else to stay. I have sold my body against my own will. I have died and been brought back by the grace of something Higher. I have lied, cheated, and stolen in order to feed my demons. I know what it feels like to no longer want to live anymore. And I also know what it feels like to claw myself out of that nightmare we call addiction. Since December 31st of 2017, I have been living a life of recovery. Through it, I have accomplished things I never thought were possible. I am a Certified Peer Specialist and a Missouri Associate Alcohol and Drug Counselor. Today, I am blessed to live my passion every day. Grateful to know my purpose. “We recover loudly so others don’t have to die in silence” --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This is Sid and his sponsee Omar. Sid shares his experience, strength, and hope. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Michele sharing her experience, strength, and hope. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This is Dan Caldwell sharing his experience, strength, and hope. He is a Drug & Alcohol Counselor, LCDC, CCTP (Certified Clinical Trauma Professional), NCIP (Nationally Certified Intervention Professional). Dan has a lot of history and experience with drugs and alcohol abuse. And as you will hear Dan say with everything and everywhere he's been he knows what he’s talking about. So please check him out for his services; everything will be linked in the description. https://caldwellcounselingcenter.net/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Heather shares her experience, strength, and hope --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This is Libby sharing her experience, strength, and hope https://aahouston.org/ https://aa.org/ Houston Intergroup: (713) 686-6300 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This is David Sunday sharing his experience, strength, and hope. David is the Outreach Coordinator and Veteran Liaison for The Council on Recovery. The Council on Recovery used to be known as The Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse is a stepping stone for those in recovery that need help getting connected to people or places that can help them start their journey in recovery. David shares where he comes from and where he is today through the journey that is sobriety. He also shares where to find such help. So if you know someone that is struggling here are two places David recommends 1. The Council on Recovery https://www.councilonrecovery.org/ their number is (713)-942-4100 2. AA intergroup https://aahouston.org/ their number is (713)-686-6300. AA intergroup is an amazing resource for those looking to dive more into the program of Alcoholics Anonymous so check them out. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This is Tray E. sharing his experience, strength, and hope. You may know Tray from POC. Also, check out our small business of the week. T-shirt memory quilts. Their website is @www.tshirtmemoryquilts.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Terry is a normie who has a passion for helping those affected by addiction and alcoholism. He is the owner of Road to Recovery. Road To Recovery is a Men’s 90-day ( or longer depending on need) drug and alcohol program and Transitional Living Center. Although Terry as you’ll hear isn’t an addict or Alcoholic, his life revolves around helping those of us that suffer from this disease. So check them out @http://www.rtrtx.com/ they’re based out of Houston Texas. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Claire sharing her experience, strength, and hope. Claire is from Angelas House. So if you want to learn more about them visit them @https://angelahouse.org/. And for our small business of the week here is the Serene Beans Coffee shop its located in Katy and check them out @ https://www.serenebeans.com/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Nick B. sharing his experience, strength, and hope. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Will J sharing his experience, strength, and hope. And what it's like to get through college sober. Will is going to start his next journey of seminary at Baylor University to become a pastor. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This is Sasha sharing her experience, strength, and hope. Sasha is the executive director of Archway Academy. Archway Academy is a sober high school in the sunny heart of Houston, Texas. We meet the individual educational needs of teens recovering from substance use disorder with care, compassion, respect, and rigor. For more info follow this link https://www.archwayacademyhouston.com/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

James K. is our first international guest and our first veteran on the show. Sharing his experience, strength, and hope. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This is Lucas D. sharing his experience, hope, strength. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Bekah S. sharing her experience, strength, and hope. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This is Dr. Jason ZW. Powers, the creator of the Positive Recovery approach to treating addiction and serves as the Chief Medical Officer of Positive Recovery Centers. He is also well known as an Addiction Medicine Specialist. He is the author of "When the Servant Becomes the Master". So go check out his book @ https://www.amazon.com/When-Servant-Becomes-Master-Comprehe…. He also has a Podcast "Positive Recovery MD" you can find it on Apple Podcast and Google Podcast. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This is Steve W. sharing his experience, strength, and hope. Steve is the author of "STEPS A Daily Journey To A Better Life". You can find his book on Amazon and his website @ https://lifeimprovementsteps.com/ and he has a lot of resources for those still suffering. Also, check Steve's Podcast "The Next Right STEPS Podcast" Located on his website.

Tony S. sharing his experience strength and hope. You might know Tony from POC, TRT, or Mercy Street. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Shane sharing his experience, strength, and hope --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

A huge thanks to Jamie D.! He has an amazing story and shares with us his experience, strength, and hope. We also were able to take a tour of the West Alabama location of Positive Recovery Center. This will be part 1 of the positive recovery series so stay tuned for more with Positive Recovery. If you want to learn more or have any questions regarding Positive Recovery check them out @ https://positiverecovery.com/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Todd P. sharing his experience, strength, and hope. Check out Todd P. The Attitude of Gratitude Guy on his Facebook Page @ https://www.facebook.com/fromprisontopeace/ Todd P. has a very good story and a huge thanks to him for coming on the show!!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Go check these guys out! www.rtrtx.com Road To Recovery: Road To Recovery is a Men’s 90-day drug and alcohol program and Transitional Living Center (informally known as a Halfway House), located in Houston, Texas. We are committed to providing cost-effective, community-centered, physical, and emotional safety and growth for chemically dependent individuals and their families. Alcoholism and addiction to other chemicals is a disease of the mind, the body, and of the spirit. It was unofficially recognized as a disease by many experts long before the advent of Alcoholics Anonymous in the 1930s (as far back as the 1700s) and officially recognized by the medical establishment in the 1950s. In 1991 it was officially recognized as both a physical and mental disease. (Wikipedia: Alcoholism (Disease)) It is a disease of the mind (just as surely as schizophrenia or manic-depressive) because once a person ingests the alcohol or other drug (alcohol is a drug – it just happens to be legal and socially acceptable) they cannot stop. Willpower cannot combat the mental obsession to drink/ get high because the brain (subconscious) does not “ask” the will for permission. The decision to drink/ use drugs are made in a lower part of the mind – the subconscious. Much like the “fight or flight” mechanism, the subconscious does not ask the conscious for permission. The decision is made before you realize it. Addiction/ Alcoholism is a disease of the body. The body changes to adapt to the poisonous chemicals and when the poisons stop being introduced, the body chemistry has to change back. This causes the body discomfort (sometimes extreme discomfort and sickness) and in the case of alcohol and benzodiazepines, sudden withdrawal can even be fatal. The body does not like discomfort. Since the body remembers that the solution to the discomfort of withdrawal is to ingest more of the drug, the compulsion to continue to use/ drink is very, very strong. Addiction/ Alcoholism is also a disease of the spirit. Look in the lifeless eyes of anybody who is caught up in this disease, and you will intuitively know that something is dreadfully wrong. The lights are not on. The entire being of the addict is enslaved by a very cruel master.

Garren shares his experience, strength, and hope. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Stevie sharing her experience, strength, and hope. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Penny is the mother of an addict. Her son died of this disease and shares her experience, strength, and hope. This is a parent's point of view. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

David Ludlow sharing his experience, hope, and strength. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Randall Craig shares his experience, strength, and hope. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Zee D. sharing his experience, strength, and hope. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app