Recovery Collective with Tom Leu

This episode of Recovery Collective features Terry "Double T" Turen, one my oldest buddies, and a longtime rock radio personality who shares his compelling story about navigating the alcohol fueled twists and turns of a lifelong music fan and professional broadcaster… and what it’s like today doing it all sober.Connect with Terry Turen:Instagram: www.instagram.com/doubletrockfordFacebook: www.facebook.com/terry.turenTwitter: www.twitter.com/doubletrocksConnect with TOM LEU:Websites: www.RecoveryCollective.rocks | www.TomLeu.com Official Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/tomleu2Instagram: www.instagram.com/recovery_collective (@recovery_collective)Instagram: www.instagram.com/tomleu (@tomleu)Twitter: www.twitter.com/tomleu (@tomleu)YouTube: www.talkshiFt.tvEpisode Sponsors:Ria Health >> www.RiaHealth.com/collectiveSober Evolution >> www.Sober-Evolution.com

Jen Elizabeth is an author and recovery advocate. But more fittingly perhaps in my opinion after talking with her at length, Jen is a recovery warrior. She has ended her silence about surviving a multitude of childhood traumas, sexual abuse, drug addiction, jail, and eating disorders... and outlines it all in her first book, "Shape of a Woman." Today Jen is a wife and a mother to two incredible children. She is a writer, and recognized speaker on all things recovery. She has healed her life and inspires anyone who crosses her path to do the same. Jen is terrific, and this episode is one of my favorites!Connect with Jen Elizabeth:Instagram: www.instagram.com/resurrektion_of_meFacebook: www.facebook.com/shapeofawomanbookTwitter: www.twitter.com/shapeofawomanConnect with TOM LEU:Websites: www.RecoveryCollective.rocks | www.TomLeu.com Official Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/tomleu2Instagram: www.instagram.com/recovery_collective (@recovery_collective)Instagram: www.instagram.com/tomleu (@tomleu)Twitter: www.twitter.com/tomleu (@tomleu)YouTube: www.talkshiFt.tvEpisode Sponsors:Ria Health >> www.RiaHealth.com/collectiveSober Evolution >> www.Sober-Evolution.com

Tony Harnell is an American rock singer, best known for his work with the Norwegian hard rock band, TNT. Tony has an exceptional voice and vocal range which spans over 4 octaves. Together, Harnell and guitarist Ronni Le Tekrø have co-written nine studio albums, and two "best of" compilations for TNT, during Tony's his two plus decades with the band. With Harnell, In 2015 Tony briefly fronted the hard rock band Skid Row, and since 2005, also fronts the terrific project, Starbreaker, formed with Magnus Karlson. Tony also writes and records as a solo artist. Tony and I connected on social media through the Recovery Collective instagram page at www.instagram.com/recovery_collective and hit it off immediately. In episode 13, Tony got very personal with me during this in-depth conversation sharing both his struggles as well as his solutions for living a sober life today. His candidness and willingness to go deep on this all-important subject of recovery is refreshing and necessary.Connect with Tony Harnell:Website: www.TonyHarnell.comOfficial Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/tonyharnellofficialTwitter: www.twitter.com/tonyharnellInstagram: www.instagram.com/tonyharnellConnect with TOM LEU:Websites: www.RecoveryCollective.net | www.TomLeu.com Official Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/tomleu2Instagram: www.instagram.com/recovery_collective (@recovery_collective)Instagram: www.instagram.com/tomleu (@tomleu)Twitter: www.twitter.com/tomleu (@tomleu)YouTube: www.talkshiFt.tvEpisode Sponsors:Ria Health >> www.RiaHealth.com/collectiveSober Evolution >> www.Sober-Evolution.com

Mark Kendall from the multiplatinum band Great White's passion and natural abilities got him hooked on guitar at a young age. Mark is a solid supporter of MusiCares, and like me big-time recovery advocate. Mark’s relentless efforts to help those seeking a sober life have been expressed in feature stories on Fox News and numerous national radio programs and podcasts. With his rock pedigree, and double digit years of sobriety, I knew Mark and I had to talk at length about two of my favorite subjects (and his I suspect): rock and roll and recovery. Mark’s passion for both is evident in this in-depth and honest conversation…Connect with Mark Kendall & Great White:Website: www.officialgreatwhite.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/GreatWhiteOfficialFacebook: www.facebook.com/MarkSKendallTwitter: www.twitter.com/MarkKendall_GWInstagram: www.instagram.com/mr._greatwhite (@mr._greatwhite)Connect with TOM LEU:Websites: www.RecoveryCollective.net | www.TomLeu.com Official Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/tomleu2Instagram: www.instagram.com/recovery_collective (@recovery_collective)Instagram: www.instagram.com/tomleu (@tomleu)Twitter: www.twitter.com/tomleu (@tomleu)YouTube: www.talkshiFt.tvEpisode Sponsors:Ria Health >> www.RiaHealth.com/collectiveSober Evolution >> www.Sober-Evolution.com

Katie Lain is the Director of Community Engagement at Ria Health at www.RiaHealth.com/collective. Katie is also an active YouTuber with a great channel called Embody Daily at www.youtube.com/embodydaily, where she shares her personal journey from alcohol addiction using the Sinclair Method of recovery offered through Ria Health, which we discuss in this episode.About Ria Health:Ria Health is a next-generation solution for people who want to stop drinking too much. The company uses mobile technology, one-on-one interactions with addiction specialists, and daily support to help members accomplish their goals and improve their overall well-being. By engaging with physicians and coaches at home, measuring consumption with simple tools, and reducing cravings with FDA approved medications, members experience rapid improvement and achieve a lasting and holistic impact. Ria Health's unique use of personalized care and data science was created by a team of doctors and technology experts.Connect with Katie Lain & Ria Health:Website: www.RiaHealth.com/collective Instagram: www.instagram.com/embody_daily YouTube: www.youtube.com/embodydailyConnect with TOM LEU:Websites: www.RecoveryCollective.net | www.TomLeu.com Official Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/tomleu2Instagram: www.instagram.com/recovery_collective (@recovery_collective)Instagram: www.instagram.com/tomleu (@tomleu)Twitter: www.twitter.com/tomleu (@tomleu)YouTube: www.talkshiFt.tvEpisode Sponsors:Ria Health >> www.RiaHealth.com/collectiveSober Evolution >> www.Sober-Evolution.com

Dr. Howard Wetsman is an addiction psychiatrist, scientist, and author living in New Orleans. Howard, as he likes to be called, has a long history of treating addiction within multiple paradigms. He blogs at TOCDr.com, has written a book called QAA Questions and Answers on Addiction, and maintains a great channel on Youtube called “Ending Addiction.” Dr. Wetsman's work is both fascinating and pioneering, and this conversation is one of the most compelling I've participated in. He makes some bold claims here, and from what I'm learning about his ideas, and the science that supports them... I believe he's truly onto something revolutionary within the fields of addiction and recovery. Connect with Dr. Howard Wetsman:Website: www.tocdr.comFacebook Page: www.facebook.com/HowardWetsmanAddictionDoctor/Twitter: www.twitter.com/addictiondocMDYoutube: www.youtube.com/endingaddiction Connect with TOM LEU:Websites: www.RecoveryCollective.net | www.TomLeu.com Official Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/tomleu2Instagram: www.instagram.com/recovery_collective (@recovery_collective)Instagram: www.instagram.com/tomleu (@tomleu)Twitter: www.twitter.com/tomleu (@tomleu)YouTube: www.talkshiFt.tvEpisode Sponsors:Ria Health >> www.RiaHealth.com/collectiveSober Evolution >> www.Sober-Evolution.com

Stewart Michaelson is the founder of Join the Nation Network, and is a sobriety advocate, motivational speaker, and coach. Having spent the better part of a decade in public life, Stewart understands from a political perspective the issue of mental health and the illness. What started out in his youth as a simple nights of drinking with the boys on weekends, led to drinking and driving, a criminal record, abusive behaviour and a broken family. Stewart became a full on alcoholic! After a decade of alcohol abuse and abusive behaviour, Stewart confronted his alcoholism head on. A recovering alcoholic today, Stewart accepts life on life’s terms, continues to attend AA meetings regularly and has began to help his fellows in their pursuit of a better life based on Responsible Sobriety.Connect with Stewart Michaelson:Website: www.askme4myhelp.com Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/jointhenationnetworkTwitter: www.twitter.com/jtnnetworkInstagram: www.instagram.com/jointhenationnetworkConnect with TOM LEU:Websites: www.RecoveryCollective.net | www.TomLeu.com | www.16Imaging.com Official Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/tomleu2Instagram: www.instagram.com/recovery_collective (@recovery_collective)Instagram: www.instagram.com/tomleu (@tomleu)Twitter: www.twitter.com/tomleu (@tomleu)YouTube: www.talkshiFt.tvEpisode Sponsors:Ria Health >> www.RiaHealth.com/collectiveSober Evolution >> www.Sober-Evolution.com

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 of the online addiction and recovery magazine TheFix.com. She’s also written for several other publications including Addiction.com, PsychologyToday.com, the Good Men Project, The Frisky, Refinery 29, among others... "MY FAIR JUNKIE: A Memoir of Getting Dirty and Staying Clean" is Amy’s first book, and is a darkly funny and revealing debut memoir of one woman's twenty-year battle with sex, drugs, and alcohol addiction, and what happens when she finally emerges on the other side...Connect with Amy Dresner:Website: www.amydresner.comFacebook Page: www.facebook.com/amydresnerofficialTwitter: www.twitter.com/amydresnerInstagram: www.instagram.com/amydresnerConnect with TOM LEU:Websites: www.RecoveryCollective.net | www.TomLeu.com | www.16Imaging.com Official Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/tomleu2Instagram: www.instagram.com/recovery_collective (@recovery_collective)Instagram: www.instagram.com/tomleu (@tomleu)Twitter: www.twitter.com/tomleu (@tomleu)YouTube: www.talkshiFt.tvEpisode Sponsors:Ria Health >> www.RiaHealth.com/collectiveSober Evolution >> www.Sober-Evolution.com

Lara Frazier is well-known in the digital recovery space as a speaker and truth-teller, a sobriety warrior, an innovator, and a writer. She is a fierce believer in the power of owning our stories and is a strong advocate for addiction recovery. Lara shares a story of healing: in sobriety, through addiction, in life and love, and in all the other big, huge moments of fear and magic that we rarely talk about, but we should. Lara received her MBA in Marketing & Global Business from Pepperdine University. After many years of working in the entertainment industry, Lara became addicted to prescription pills and left her career to seek help and find her truth. Lara's work has been featured in publications such as The Huffington Post, Glamour, AddictionUnscripted.Com, and WorkIt Health. Currently, Lara is the Director of Marketing for Spring Gardens Recovery, a holistic-based recovery center near Tampa, Florida.Connect with Lara Frazier:Website: www.larafrazier.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/laraannfrazierInstagram: www.instagram.com/sillylaraConnect with TOM LEU:Websites: www.RecoveryCollective.net | www.TomLeu.com | www.16Imaging.com Official Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/tomleu2Instagram: www.instagram.com/recovery_collective (@recovery_collective)Instagram: www.instagram.com/tomleu (@tomleu)Twitter: www.twitter.com/tomleu (@tomleu)YouTube: www.talkshiFt.tvEpisode Sponsors:Ria Health >> www.RiaHealth.com/collectiveSober Evolution >> www.Sober-Evolution.com

Wesley Geer has been a professional musician for over 20 years. He first found success as the founding member of Jive Records artist Hed P.E. as a guitarist, songwriter and producer. After touring the world for eight years, Wes left the band for a lifestyle change and ultimately landed in rehab. Then in 2010, at almost three years sober, he was approached to play with the legendary band Korn. He joined Korn and worked with them as their touring guitarist for the next several years, traveling to 42 countries, headlining shows, and appearing on a number of recordings, cable and TV shows. In 2012, Wes founded Rock to Recovery in an effort to bring a new and unique type of group music expression into treatment centers -by forming a band! The program is designed so that ‘non-musicians’ can access the magic, healing, and uplifting powers of writing and playing music. Connect with Wes Geer:Website: www.rocktorecovery.orgFacebook: www.facebook.com/rocktorecoveryInstagram: www.instagram.com/rocktorecoveryConnect with TOM LEU:Websites: www.RecoveryCollective.net | www.TomLeu.com | www.16Imaging.com Official Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/tomleu2Instagram: www.instagram.com/recovery_collective (@recovery_collective)Instagram: www.instagram.com/tomleu (@tomleu)Twitter: www.twitter.com/tomleu (@tomleu)YouTube: www.talkshiFt.tvEpisode Sponsors:Ria Health >> www.RiaHealth.com/collectiveSober Evolution >> www.Sober-Evolution.com

Kevin Polky is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor, Certified School Social Worker, executive coach, former football and strength coach and personal trainer. Kevin has worked with individuals, families, and organizations in areas of Illinois and Wisconsin. Kevin also facilitates men’s groups, conducts workshops and seminars, and serves as a consultant to businesses, schools, and churches. In 2016, Kevin founded Shatter Our Silence a non-for-profit company to increase awareness and educate on the factors that lead to suicide in young adults. Kevin volunteers at local schools and churches, teaching youth and adult classes on a variety of psycho-social-spiritual material. He is active on a variety of non-for-profits board of directors for local agencies. And in addition to all of that… he also happens to be one of my oldest and dearest friends…Connect with Kevin Polky:Website: www.shatteroursilence.org Website: www.kpcounseling.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/sosrockfordConnect with TOM LEU:Websites: www.RecoveryCollective.net | www.TomLeu.com | www.16Imaging.com Official Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/tomleu2Instagram: www.instagram.com/recovery_collective (@recovery_collective)Instagram: www.instagram.com/tomleu (@tomleu)Twitter: www.twitter.com/tomleu (@tomleu)YouTube: www.talkshiFt.tvEpisode Sponsors:Ria Health >> www.RiaHealth.com/collectiveSober Evolution >> www.Sober-Evolution.com

Tawny M. Lara is an entrepreneur, writer, and public speaker. She’s the founder of SobrieTea Party and Readings on Recovery, co-host of Recovery Rocks podcast, and an award-winning filmmaker of her recovery documentary, "Fixed Up." When she’s not working on all of the things, she’s doing yoga or eating tacos - sometimes simultaneously. Join Tom as he and Tawny dig into her personal recovery journey from a self-professed "party girl" to one of today's most prominent and prolific voices in the recovery and the "alt sober" communities. This is one fascinating conversation you don't want to miss...Connect with Tawny Lara:Website: www.tawnylara.comWebsite: www.sobrieteaparty.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/tawnymlara Twitter: www.twitter.com/tawnymlara (@tawnymlara)Instagram: www.instagram.com/tawnymlara (@tawnymlara)Connect with TOM LEU:Websites: www.RecoveryCollective.net | www.TomLeu.com | www.16Imaging.com Official Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/tomleu2Instagram: www.instagram.com/recovery_collective (@recovery_collective)Instagram: www.instagram.com/tomleu (@tomleu)Twitter: www.twitter.com/tomleu (@tomleu)YouTube: www.talkshiFt.tvEpisode Sponsors:Ria Health >> www.RiaHealth.com/collectiveSober Evolution >> www.Sober-Evolution.com

Join Tom for an in depth conversation with author, Kristin Casey. Kristin is a recovered alcoholic and addict who’s rigorously inventoried her every resentment and relinquished ninety percent of them. She’s survived clinical depression, numerous addictions, the panhandle of Texas, and seventeen years of Catholicism. Her first book, "Rock Monster: My Life with Joe Walsh," documents a tumultuous six-year relationship with rock legend and Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh, their drug-fueled train-wreck breakup, and her ensuing suicidal spiral. Pulling no punches, she shares personal details with self-awareness, humor, and affection. Sharply written, bold and incisive, it’s the worldly-wise tome only an ex-addict, ex-stripper, and ex-rock-chick could give us.Connect with Kristin Casey:Website: www.kristincaseyauthor.comWebsite: www.kristincaseyconsulting.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/mskristincaseyFacebook: www.facebook.com/MsKristinCaseyConnect with TOM LEU:Websites: www.RecoveryCollective.net | www.TomLeu.com | www.16Imaging.com Official Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/tomleu2Instagram: www.instagram.com/recovery_collective (@recovery_collective)Instagram: www.instagram.com/tomleu (@tomleu)Twitter: www.twitter.com/tomleu (@tomleu)YouTube: www.talkshiFt.tvEpisode Sponsors:Ria Health >> www.RiaHealth.com/collectiveSober Evolution >> www.Sober-Evolution.com

Austin F. Cooper is the founder of the excellent Sober-Evolution recovery community. Austin is a life coach, with a great message, and passion to help others that's contagious.Connect with Austin Cooper:Website: www.sober-evolution.comInstagram: www.instagram.com/soberevolutionFacebook: www.facebook.com/SoberEvolutionOnInstagram Connect with TOM LEU:Websites: www.RecoveryCollective.net | www.TomLeu.com | www.16Imaging.com Official Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/tomleu2Instagram: www.instagram.com/recovery_collective (@recovery_collective)Instagram: www.instagram.com/tomleu (@tomleu)Twitter: www.twitter.com/tomleu (@tomleu)YouTube: www.talkshiFt.tvEpisode Sponsors:Ria Health >> www.RiaHealth.com/collectiveSober Evolution >> www.Sober-Evolution.com

The debut Recovery_Collective Radio episode 001 on the Tan Talk Radio Network airing in the Clearwater/Tampa, FL area. Host Tom Leu talks about his vision for the show and why he's doing it. Tom also shares about his background and journey through recovery from alcohol.Connect with TOM LEU:Websites: www.RecoveryCollective.net | www.TomLeu.com | www.16Imaging.com Official Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/tomleu2Instagram: www.instagram.com/recovery_collective (@recovery_collective)Instagram: www.instagram.com/tomleu (@tomleu)Twitter: www.twitter.com/tomleu (@tomleu)YouTube: www.talkshiFt.tvEpisode Sponsors:Ria Health >> www.RiaHealth.com/collectiveSober Evolution >> www.Sober-Evolution.com