Recovery with Mike

If I know anything about recovery it's that I can't do it by myself. Get connected. Reach out. Your life depends on it.

Staying abstinent from drugs and alcohol ain't easy. Reward yourself with something that makes you feel good. A trip. A dinner. Connect with someone. Don't do this alone.

Now that your sober you may need something to help you stay motivated. A purpose. Find one.

Relapse? Slip? Fallen and you can't get up? Drop the shame and guilt and focus on today. The present is all we have and if you are stuck in the past that is your worst enemy right now. Freedom is in this moment and everyone has access to it.

RIP Eddie Van Halen. Tomorrow is not guaranteed to anyone. Let's make the most of what time we have.

Where does willingness come from? It's great when you have it, but you can't really give it to someone who doesn't have it.

There's a place in recovery for everyone. Don't let anyone tell you what your story should be. If you are clean and sober today and working a recovery program you are a success! The past is gone and never coming back. Get over it! Get over yourself!

In active addiction we played some roles that were probably not so great. In recovery we get to redefine ourselves. What are your new roles?

The simple act of breathing is tied to all kinds of other things, such as emotions. I'm going to try the SKY Breath Meditation.

Those gremlins of worry, remorse and self-pity can creep in throughout the day. Keeping them at bay requires awareness, and staying away from quick sand.

Addiction led many of us to lead double lives. In recovery we don't have to do that any more and there is a freedom in that.

The idea of harm reduction is gaining popularity in treatment, and while total abstinence may be the goal for most, it is important to recognize the vast improvements some make with harm reduction.

Sometimes I just wake up irritated. Time to use my recovery tools.

We all only have today and this present moment. Tap into the power of spirituality one day at a time.

Have you ever been spiritually experienced? For most it is a long, gradual awakening, not a sudden upheaval.

If we stay in our comfort zones all the time, how are we every going to grow and change? Comfort=Death!

We felt like something was missing and substances were the answer. Now in recovery we need another solution to that question.

Start the day with a recovery devotional or meditation. Get centered and get in touch with your spirituality.

Recovery with Mike is back with daily recovery topics.

Tim talks about his recovery story and how that led him to the work he does today helping addicts find treatment, and his RKVRY WRKZ page on Facebook.

He's the guy who talks addicts into treatment. Jay discusses doing interventions, sober coaching and running a sober living home in the Chicago area.

Garron Griffitts, a counselor specializing in compulsive gambling addiction, talks about working with gambling addicts and the challenges of treating this behavior addiction.

Mike and Chris talk about the systematic racism that has boiled over in recent events and why the police need to be overhauled.

Mike talks about how toxic shame can be a pitfall in recovery, and how it fuels the relapse cycle.

Mike talks about finding a purpose and setting goals in sobriety and in life.

Sex therapist Melissa Thornburg talks about sex addiction and how she helps the addicted at Psychological Counseling Services in Scottsdale, Arizona. June 6, 2020.

John V. talks about his violent early years, addiction and recovery and how practicing martial arts has helped him balance his temper and his life. May 29, 2020.

Recovery powerhouse Jeff Baker talks about losing his football scholarship at Notre Dame and going all out in addiction, then turning his life around and becoming a leader in recovery. Jeff works at Mission Treatment Center of Scottsdale. May 23, 2020.

Tim Westbrook talks about his recovery journey, which led to him founding Camelback Recovery in Phoenix in 2014.

Who is Mike Larose, why is he doing a podcast and why should you care? May 13, 2020.

Mike hosts a special guest, E.T., who is suffering from social anxiety disorder. May 9, 2020.

Mike talks about meeting the 10,000 hour standard for expertise in addiction, and how getting interested in someone else's recovery changed everything. May 6, 2020.

Alex Porter, chief operations officer at Scottsdale Providence in Scottsdale, Ariz., talks about becoming a heroin addict while still a teen, and the path through addiction and eventually recovery. Porter co-founded Scottsdale Providence several years ago with friends he met along that recovery journey. April 25, 2020.

Patrick Roland, author of "Unpacked Sparkle," talks about hitting bottom in Las Vegas and how he turned his life around from a downward spiral of drugs and depression. Roland has published several books, and was recently hired as an addiction counselor at Unhooked Recovery in Mesa, Ariz. May 2, 2020.

Bob Fox runs Clean and Sober Homes, LLC, in Chandler, Ariz. Fox talks about starting his sober living business, and meeting the requirements of state licensing agencies. He also relates some of his personal story, and how he structures his sober living homes to help the newly sober. April 18, 2020.