The SHAIR Recovery Podcast

Six years ago, The SHAIR Podcast began as a small recovery podcast with intentions of interviewing others about their experiences in recovery. With no expectations about where it would lead, today, the Podcast has over two million downloads. The SHAIR Podcast is a testament to the transformative power of connecting with others. With nearly 300 episodes, the Podcast has helped thousands of people around the world pave their own path to kickstart the journey of recovery. On the last episode of the SHAIR Podcast, Omar Pinto brings back Cole Chance, recovering addict and yoga teacher to discuss the end of an era and a new transition from the SHAIR Podcast to the Omar Pinto Coaching Podcast. From the grips of a devastating addiction to a recovering addict to a globally recognized coach, Omar discusses what it has taken to get where he is now. If the opposite of addiction is connection, recognizing the importance of getting out of oneself to help others brings an opportunity for growth and contribution, and that's exactly what the SHAIR podcast has done for the past six years.  The SHAIR Podcast will continue to stay on all your favorite streaming services. However, new podcasts will now be available under Omar Pinto Coaching each Tuesday, starting on January 5, 2020. To learn more about Omar Pinto and find the new podcast, visit https://omarpinto.com For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/292. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching.

For many, the joys that come along with being a parent can be equaled out by the stressors and chaos that follow behind. Driven by an innate need to nurture and love, parents can live their lives for others, sacrificing their own hopes and dreams. What if we can't absorb that unconditional love for ourselves that we give to our children? When we don't feel like we're good enough parents, the anxious thoughts of inadequacy can creep in and affect our thoughts, our parenting, and every aspect of our lives. When we cover these feelings up with a drink to mitigate the fear and the anxiety, we prevent ourselves from processing our true feelings and developing healthier ways to cope with them. In this week's SHAIR Recovery podcast, we help Leo crush his powerful and deep limiting beliefs from the emotional wounds of his childhood that reflected his behavior in active addiction as a parent. Leo is still punishing himself, not trusting himself, and unable to see past his limiting beliefs and his behavior. The group helps him recognize his authentic qualities, gifts, and also helps him understand the powerful defense mechanisms he built just to survive, knowing that when things get too hard, we all protect ourselves by avoiding feeling joy and love at all costs.  In this week's SHAIR recovery coaching call, you'll learn: How to identify negative patterns and belief systems we've picked up from our parents How we can tap into our inner child to help our children. How to fully give ourselves the unconditional love we've always wanted How we can use the power of naming fears and anxieties out loud to change our actions and thoughts. For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/015. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching.

After fleeing from an abusive marriage, Rebecca Davison found herself using alcohol as a way to cope with her PTSD. She explains, “if I had a bad day, I would have an extra drink, I was very much a gray area drinker, but I didn't like being drunk, it made me scared and anxious.”  Because of her support system and healthy childhood, Rebecca rationalized her drinking. She hadn't hit that  “rock bottom.” She hadn't reached the depths of what she perceived an alcoholic “should.” It wasn't until she had a psychotic episode with a boyfriend where she finally came to the understanding that drinking and PTSD was dictating her life.  Through studying and research, Rebecca came to find Yoga Nidra and Essential Oils as her saving grace. In the practice of Yoga Nidra, it helps soothe the vagus nerve, which is essentially our flight or freeze response that may have been altered or skewed due to the trauma we've experienced. Additionally reducing emotional reactivity and increasing self-regulation, the benefits of Yoga Nidra and essential oils are deeply healing on a cellular and emotional level. Once Rebecca came to understand the healing benefits of these properties, the more she separated herself from her PTSD, where she began helping others heal from their own trauma.  “Taking care of yourself and choosing to thrive is a revolutionary act despite all of the oppression and suffering in the world.” Rebecca Davidson is an artist and yoga and meditation practitioner and teacher with over 20 years of experience as a student and eight as a teacher. She specializes in yoga nidra, restorative, tantra, and other spiritually-based practices such as mantra, pranayama, and meditation. Rebecca is also a doTERRA Wellness Advocate, an intuitive tarot and oracle reader, and is currently pursuing her MFA in Painting at the Savannah College of Art & Design. When she is not practicing, teaching, making art, or helping others transform/heal, Rebecca is probably drinking black coffee and listening to music or a podcast. She is a tree-hugging, crystal-collecting, essential oil wearing, animal loving, sober vegan. For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/291. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching.

We all have goals, dreams, and aspirations. But, what happens when the undertones of your past limiting beliefs gets in the way of achieving them. “I'm going to fail, so why even try?” “I'm not good enough.” “I'll never be as good as them.” “I'll never be as good as I was years ago.”  When we compare ourselves to others, or even begin to compare our actions to a younger version of ourselves, we become stuck within these past limiting beliefs. However, your past experiences of success tend to leave clues. If you've been successful before, there's no reason why you can't be just as successful now.  Often, what you believe will influence the way you react to events, how you feel, and how you act. And much of the time, those beliefs can turn into a self-fulfilling prophecy. For instance, if you can't handle being uncomfortable, you'll be less likely to step outside of your comfort zone. The moment you get uncomfortable, the inner critic shows up, and you can begin to cut yourself down. Though, by being gentle, loving, and practicing positive dialogue with ourselves, we can begin to challenge these beliefs.  In this week's Recovery Coaching Group, we helped Dustyn, Rema, and Cori who are all struggling with the voices of the inner critic inside themselves.By focusing on the “how,” of our goals instead of the “what,” we can begin to silence the negativity and when we soften our language towards ourselves, we can begin to soften our emotional state.  In this week's Recovery Coaching, you'll learn: How we can use accountability to break patterns of negativity and bring on permanent change. How by losing faith in ourselves, can begin to lose faith in everything else around us. How to silence the inner critic to stay motivated and accomplish our goals and dreams. For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/014. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching.

If you grew up in a strict religious home, you were most likely taught about heaven, hell, and a very long list of what makes us a good person or a bad person. At times, it feels as if our most intimate feelings can be judged and create feelings of guilt, confusion, and inadequacy. Whether it be Jehovah's Witness or Judaism, people tend to hand over religion and ideas about G-d in a way that layers guilt on top of obligation. As humans we are bound to make mistakes, sometimes we do, say or feel things that we are not proud of. When you are brought up in a authoritarian religion or faith community and/or your parents or religious leaders are the type to manipulate and control through religion, your spirit will be crushed, you will not be able to forgive your mistakes, every “bad” thought you have or every single thing that you do or say that could be considered “immoral” will hunt you and be a cause for shame, low self-esteem, feelings of being underserving, and the list goes on. What if you could break free from the guilt that may still be holding you down?   Don't miss this powerful conversation with Eli Nash and Omar Pinto about this difficult subject as they discuss the way religious guilt seems to consume many people. For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/290. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching.

Nothing good comes from self-shaming. When relapse happens, it can be easy to fall into a shame cycle of self-loathing. When we promised ourselves we'd “quit for good,” or “never fall back into old patterns,” and find ourselves back there, it can be overwhelming. We may find ourselves scouring our memory to understand how we could have gotten back here. Or, maybe we're stuck in a cycle of dealing with unresolved trauma - feeling waves of shame and guilt that are all consuming. In today's SHAIR Recovery Coaching call, the group helped Pete. Currently in a state of relapse, Pete struggles to confront his relapse behavior until the intervention of the group steps in. The group also helped Adam. Struggling with unresolved trauma, the group walks Adam through the process of self-forgiveness to find healing and safety.  In today's SHAIR Recovery Coaching call, you'll learn: How self-loathing can contribute to relapse How trauma can lead to self-loathing, shame, and guilt The process of self-forgiveness How to find unconditional love when others aren't there to support us For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/013. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching.

After the loss of her Father, Brother, and Aunt, and a failed business, Lori Windfeldlt found her first sip of alcohol, “glorious.” As a stay at home mother, her habit continued to escalate until she had the realization that she lost her identity in a bottle of wine. Upon reaching her rock bottom moment, she found herself in a state of surrender asking for help.  Lori entered into a treatment facility and quickly learned that she also suffered from other co-occurring disorders including anxiety, depression, and unresolved trauma. Upon getting sober and learning more about herself, Lori discovered that sobriety and recovery were extremely different and there was more to recovery than just, “not drinking.” Today, Lori is a Certified Professional Coach, Podcast Host, and Recovery Advocate and explores the entire spectrum of  what the word recovery entails. With a “tell it like it is” approach to life, Lori supports all things recovery in her own unique and trenchant style. Ending her tumultuous career as a drunken housewife in 2015, Lori has devoted herself to a life of recovery advocacy, joining the crusade to end the stigma, shame and embarrassment conventionally tied to mental illness, the disease of addiction, and recovery itself. As a former Executive who climbed the corporate ladder for companies such as Microsoft and Charles River Laboratories, to a Franchisee turned stay-at- home Mom, Lori has the experience and expertise that allows her to specialize in mentoring Executives and Housewives alike.   Lori shares her dynamic personality as host and producer of the international sensation, The Recovery Hour Podcast. Chosen as one of Sierra Nevada's Top 20 Powerful Women, Lori is a fixture in her community, providing service, sharing inspiring stories and proving we can and do recover.  In addition to Lori's social and media presence, she lends her expertise and experiences to clients as a Certified Professional Coach (CPC), Certified Professional Recovery Coach (CPRC) and is a She Recovers® designated Coach. In 2020, Lori was certified as a Peer Recovery Support Specialist by the state of Nevada. Lori works virtually with recovering  men, women, and non-binary individuals across the globe, with a focus on strengths-based and trauma informed recovery modalities. For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/289. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching.

For anyone looking to heal from past hurts, inner child work and reparenting is crucial. No matter what we do in our lives, we're trying to feel something. When we don't feel secure and confident within ourselves, we can find ourselves acting out with maladaptive behaviors caused by underlying hurts. Whether we know it or not, we spend years abusing ourselves and people around us, repeating patterns, and when we struggle with addiction can get caught in a cycle of chronic relapse. Oftentimes, it's these underlying hurts that have us wanting to be acknowledged, seen, and valued. Some of these issues can only be addressed with inner child work and reparenting ourselves.  In today's SHAIR Recovery Coaching call, the group helped Angie. Struggling with asking a woman to become her sponsor, she's committed to her recovery but feels unsure of herself to ask for help. The group also helped Lynne. Struggling to find long-term sobriety, she finds herself relapsing time and time again. The group helps her find empowerment by changing the scope of her recovery language and takes her back to a time in childhood where she found the need to escape and soothe herself.  In this recovery coaching episode you will learn: - How to effectively get in touch with our inner child - A reparenting exercise we can all repeat to ourselves to find compassion and empathy. - Why inner child work is crucial to recovery. - How the language we use can influence our relapse process For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/012. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching.

In 2011, Don Cummins was homeless, desperate to get high, and had already served 20 years in prison for bank robberies. Not only suffering from mental health issues, addiction, and incarceration, the court had also declared him insane. Willing to do anything to escape from reality, he went to any lengths to not feel discomfort from the trauma he experienced and abuse he suffered. From the age of 10 Don started to get high, and by the age of 13 was committed to a program, never to live at home again. The rest of his teenage years were spent in youth homes, juvenile detention centers, and at the age of 16, Don was sentenced to prison as an adult.  As the years went on, the drugs only got harder, and the prison sentenced only got longer. Reaching a bottom, Don faced the choice to attempt suicide or reach out for help. Facing an awakening while sitting in his prison cell at the age of 23, he realized the pattern of his denial state and the inability to see the truth. Years later at the age of 39, Don decided to begin working through resentment, anger, fear, and reached out for help and began putting in the work.  From being isolated and alone, Don began experiencing deep friendships and connections. From not knowing how to be loved, he ended up meeting the love of his life, and from being jobless, he went back to school and became a software developer that integrates with banks.  With an incredible self-transformation, Don's story is a testament to overcoming adversity, overcoming obstacles, and finding freedom. Today, Don Cummins is an author and speaker whose passion is to spread the message that regardless of anyone's background or life situation, absolutely anyone can overcome their obstacles and have the life they dream of.  Don lives in Florida with his wife Brianna and his two boys Levi and Finley. While he's not hanging out with his family or working on a project, he's riding his bike and playing guitar.  For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/288. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching.

With addiction comes lies, deceit, and betrayal. However, with recovery can come the looming after effects of guilt, shame, and regret. When we get sober, we must learn to love, forgive ourselves, and make peace with our past.  Acknowledging the mistakes we've made and moving forward is often easier said than done. Forgiving ourselves requires empathy, compassion, loving, and understanding. It also requires us to accept that forgiveness is a choice. How to Forgive Yourself In addition, many of us can hold onto our past mistakes that we feel are not forgivable. We live in fear of forgetting the hurt. Reliving and replaying these feelings over again, we re-traumatize ourselves. However, forgiving does not mean forgetting and staying in this pattern can get us stuck and create a risk for relapse. Learning to love and forgive ourselves is essential to our personal growth, sobriety, and success.  In this week's SHAIR Recovery Coaching call, the group helped Dustyn who is facing the wreckage of his past. Feeling shame, guilt, anger, and frustration, he's stuck in self-remorse and self-hatred from his past action in addiction. How do we learn to love and forgive ourselves? The group helps Dustyn put together a step-by-step action plan to begin the healing process of making peace with the past and most importantly, ourselves. In this week's Recovery Coaching call, you'll learn: What a “win” journal is and how to create one Practical steps to take to begin forgiving ourselves How to begin to repair the damage of the past to reconstruct our life How to distinguish between our behavior and our true selves For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/011. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching.

Do you believe that everything happens for a reason? We're all drawn to different things for different reasons and learning to tap into our intuition can help us find the answers to questions we've long asked.  One of the most common ways individuals can find the messages they need to hear is through an oracle deck. This communication vehicle between spirit and human consciousness has long provided guidance for living in alignment with the human heart, soul, and Universe to live up to your deepest desires and experiences. The oracle deck has also long been used to make decisions and point the way to personal development, joy, and prosperity.  When we learn to be gentle with ourselves, the universe, and allow ourselves to have authentic experiences, we can set pure intentions. We can then learn from the oracle deck, discern what the card is telling us, and take action.  On episode 287 of the SHAIR Recovery Podcast, Debbie A. Anderson shares her insight, wisdom, and experience with oracle cards. As one of the leading experts in North America on the use of oracle cards, Debbie guides individuals to maximize their skills with the use of these cards. Born in England, Debbie is also an internationally known clairvoyant who experienced a spirit communicating phenomenon from early childhood. She saw people who had passed over, new information about people that she could not have known, and was told that she was at risk for being institutionalized as psychotic so she suppressed her gifts. Over the years, she ventured out and started using the tarot to guide friends and realized it was not just the cards providing guidance. She was ultimately using her skills to augment what was on the cards.  Debbie has developed specific steps that enable anyone to get the most success out of any oracle deck and to heighten their intuitive skills. For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/287. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching.

There are so many elements that go into co-parenting, including charged emotions, high anxiety, and dysfunctional dynamics - which is maybe why you got divorced in the first place. Though, what about co-parenting when one person is in recovery and the other person is still in active addiction?  When your children are away and you fear that your ex-husband or ex-wife are going to put your children's lives in danger, how do you navigate what you can't control? In today's SHAIR Recovery Coaching call, we helped Brandi. Filled with fear, anxiety, and frustration that her ex-husband is putting her children's life in danger with his drinking, the group holds space for Brandi to process these feelings while setting an actionable plan.  The group also helped Rema. After 34 years on antidepressants, Rema is weaning herself off of her medication. With physical, and emotional symptoms, the group walks her through the process of getting off medications and steps she can take to successfully get off of her medications for good. In this SHAIR Recovery Coaching call, you'll learn How to navigate co-parenting when one person is in active addiction How to calm our anxieties surrounding what we can't control How to listen to our body to process and identify the emotions we're going through How to feel better by helping others when we're feeling uncomfortable either physically or emotionally For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/010. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching.

“When I was around my friends, they gave me all the love I wasn't getting elsewhere. I had a deep fear of rejection and judgment.” At the age of 20, Traci Butz claims she was addicted to fun. Fulfilling her need for socialization, love, and connection that spearheaded the relief from childhood wounds, she felt less of a need for education and structure. At the age of 27, her partying led her to marrying a person in active addiction.  After years of crossed boundaries, manipulation, and a toxic codependent relationship, the hope Traci held onto was slipping through her hands. Overtime, she found that by getting out of her own state of suffering led to finding her true purpose and calling on the other side. It was then she left the relationship and after 25 years in the corporate world changed her career path at the age of 40.  Providing insight, education, and resources for families who have loved ones struggling with addiction, today Traci Butz is a Certified Professional life coach who specializes in working with women over 40 who have the desire to make the most of their life. She holds a master's degree in Counseling Studies and works amongst the best coaches in the world as a Results Coach for Tony Robbins Research International. For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/286. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching.

Relationships are a two way street, but you can't make your partner or spouse recover with you. Sometimes when we're in the midst of a healing journey, we outgrow the people we love. While you may still be head-over-heels in love with the person, you've started to notice that you want different things in life, or that you're going in two separate directions.  Maybe you want more, and your spouse or partner is content where they are. There's nothing wrong with wanting different things, however, this could be a telltale sign that you're outgrowing your spouse or partner in recovery.  So what, exactly, do we do in this situation?  In this week's SHAIR Recovery Coaching call, the group helped Cyndy. Feeling angry, frustrated, and sad within her marriage, she feels her personal development and recovery work have created new opportunities and goals in her life. She wonders if her or her husband have any commonalities anymore. Feeling stuck, the group helps her make an informed decision about the next step to take in her marriage. In today's Recovery Coaching call, you'll  learn: What happens when we deny our true desires How to make informative decisions that empower us How to effectively communicate with our partner How to step into our truth and create self-fulfillment For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/009. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching.

Whether it be drug or alcohol addiction, money, or a relationship, we all have attachments that may or may not be serving us. However, when we're able to identify them, overcome them, and use them as part of our story, that's when we can truly find freedom.  Russ Perry's experience was no different. After a tumultuous affair and battle with alcohol addiction, he found himself in and out of 12-step programs, Celebrate Recovery groups, and therapy. Through various physical and emotional bottoms, it wasn't until he had a profound experience after reading a book on his family lineage. He realized most were alcoholics and drug addicts. It was that profound moment he decided to change the trajectory of his path and ultimately his family tree. It was then that Russ decided to change everything, including shutting down his seven figure business. From there he started to participate in coaching, personal development, and find a healthy destination to focus his time and energy. In 2015 he launched DesignPickle.  Pulling inspiration from the idea that everyone should have access to seamless graphic design — a problem he often faced at his agency — and his love of pickles, Perry set out to build the pickle-themed company with zero outside funding. For the first few years, he attended marketing events with nothing but an ice cream-turned-pickle-cart and a pickle suit, hoping the “quirkiness” would resonate with people and transform into clients and revenue. Since then, Design Pickle has grown from 2 employees to over 500 globally, was ranked #345 on the 2019 Inc. 5000 list, and has completed over 500,000 creative requests. He is also the author of The Sober Entrepreneur. Don't miss this inspiring episode! For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/285. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching.

We all go through tough times. But why is it so hard for many of us to ask for help during these times? Asking for help is the cornerstone of sobriety, though, it's one of the biggest barriers that prevent us from getting sober and living out our true potential.  Asking for help requires us to be vulnerable and in doing so we ultimately put ourselves at risk for disappointment, rejection, and it can cause us to feel weak or vulnerable. Others may lack the social skills to ask for help, and some don't know where to turn.  Though, when we begin to ask ourselves where this fear of becoming vulnerable stems from, most of us can return back to a place in childhood.  In this week's SHAIR Recovery Coaching call, the group helped Pauly. Making significant career changes in his life, he finds himself struggling to ask for help. Through the years, he's attracted those that take advantage of him and craves significance by those that continue to drain him. Stemming from an incident in childhood, Pauly recounts the very first time he sought approval from those that may not be good influences on him and recognizes patterns that got him where he is today. The group also helped Gary. Feeling stressed and overwhelmed by his wife's cancer diagnosis, the “grin-and-bear-it” culture of pretending that everything is okay is not working for him anymore. He must lean on the group to find emotional support and learn how to feel deserving to care for himself.  In this SHAIR Recovery Coaching call, you'll learn: Why asking for help is so difficult How to recognize people in our lives that may not be contributing to our success How to begin to feel deserving of self-care Factors that go into feeling fulfilled by putting trust in others For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/008. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching.

‘What we really need more than anything else during this pandemic is some hope.” As the COVID-19 pandemic struck us all with fear, frustration, and anxiety, Lori Livacich saw it as an opportunity to make a big difference with a small gesture. Stemming from her initial idea of creating something of recognition for front-line workers, Lori Livacich co-founded and created the Hero Lapel Pin -- a pin that is meant to be given to everyday heroes and essential workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic. “There's pins to thank nurses, there's pins to thank doctors, but what about everyone else who is putting their lives on the line?” From there, Lori created one thousand pins and started giving them away. The concept took off.  “I went to the grocery store and saw a single mom, she probably had kids, and was fearful and exhausted, but you can just see it in her eyes. I could give someone a $100 bill but giving someone that pin just makes a world of difference.” However, it didn't take Lori overnight to get to get here. Through years of hard work and persistence, she combatted and battled addictions to food, cigarettes, and alcohol. Though a massive lifestyle change with coaching and support around here, today is a widely successful in all aspects of her life.  Prior to creating the Hero Lapel Pin, Livacich gained experience in various industries over the years. She began her career in public relations at a small advertising agency in Newport Beach, that transitioned her into working for her father's produce company, Vista Sales that grew, packed and shipped strawberries, tomatoes, avocados, and more. She worked as a Sales Manager for their San Diego division, which led her to be one of the first women to successfully lead her role in a primarily male-dominated industry.  Don't miss this emotional and uplifting conversation. For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/284. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching.

How many of us feel like we've had to prove our worth as soon as we get sober? What if our friends, colleagues, or family discover we do not actually deserve everything we've accomplished? Just like recovery, self-worth doesn't happen overnight. Falling into a state of “Imposter Syndrome” takes up our time and energy. When this happens, guilt, shame, and fear can inhibit us from experiencing the true gifts of sobriety.  In this week's SHAIR Recovery Coaching call we helped Shanna. On the precipice of sobriety, Shanna is stuck at a crossroads. Sobriety is inherent on building a solid foundation, and she must choose which recovery program fits her needs the best. As the group walks her through the process of finding recovery capital, her perspective shifts. With guidance, support, and open-ended questions from the Recovery Coaching group, she begins to find the answers to her own questions. The group also helped Rebecca. Stuck in a state of imposter syndrome, she feels that was an imbalance of what she wants to accomplish. inhibited by the chaos that's happening in her life, she turned to the Recovery Coaching group for help and guidance. Going inside, Rebecca uncovered the truth about herself with love and with acceptance.  In this week's SHAIR Recovery Coaching call, you'll learn: What Recovery Capital is and how to attain it How the cycle of shame, guilt, fear, and obligation can prevent us from accomplishing our goals How to find the answers inside each of us that we already know For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/007. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching.

From weeknight dinners and homework sessions to Christmas card photos and vacations, Nikki and Ben created a tight-knit, enviable family. From the smallest daily tasks to the biggest life events, they both work well together. However, it only took a divorce to get them there. At 12 years sober, Ben was what some might call a “dry drunk.” Searching for something other than a spiritual solution, he would place blame on his wife, not take any responsibility for his faults, and felt flat in his marriage. “I had a strong foundation of recovery, but I stopped doing the things I needed to do on a daily basis for myself.” At the time of their marriage, Niki and Ben had hoped their wedding would start their happily ever after—but seven years, one child, and countless financial and familial entanglements later, their I do-s had turned into We can't-s. Armed with their fierce love for their son and a desire to give him the best as their primary purpose, they realized they needed to find an alternative to the seemingly inevitable toxic divorce that loomed over their lives. By cleaning up the past, owning up to each other's faults, and working on differences it took a divorce to bring Ben's family together. Today, though their marriage has been over for nearly a decade, they still share a happy life with each other and their son Asher, along with their spouses and children. In episode 283 of the SHAIR Podcast, you'll learn about: How you can find yourself in dry drunk syndrome after finding long-term recovery What happens when you see red flags in a relationship but fail to act on them What happens when we begin searching for something other than a spiritual solution How we can become blind to our ego and entitlement without admitting fault In their book, Our Happy Divorce, Ben and Nikki elaborate on the difficulties of their divorce experience, their individual pains and triumphs, and their unique approach to relationships and blended families. Their story is sure to inspire others to pursue something few believe is possible - a happy divorce. For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/283. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching.

“I'm not good enough, I'm not pretty enough, I'm not old enough, period.”   We've all told ourselves this at one point or another. When these limited belief systems interfere with our daily lives, they prevent us from living in the present and fulfilling our true potential. These beliefs can get triggered by family, friends, and outer chaos that's going on in our world when things become uncertain. In this week's SHAIR Recovery Coaching call, we helped Liz. In fear about her job, her kids, and the social injustice happening in the world today, we uncovered the root cause of her fear and helped her find ways to begin to live in the solution. We also helped Bennett. After getting sober, Bennett is having trouble navigating stimulus and response systems. As a great Father, Businessman, and person in recovery, Bennett is looking to break old habits and create new systems that will help him think his way into a better life.  In this week's SHAIR Recovery Coaching call, you'll learn: How to identify the fears and emotions behind our core beliefs How to reward ourselves with healthy behaviors instead of reacting to our emotions. How to tap into our intuition to understand what the truth is about ourselves How to begin the process of breaking old habits after we get sober For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/006. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching.

When we get sober, we prioritize healing our mental, emotional, and spiritual health, but what about our physical health? Stress, anxiety, and unprocessed trauma can leave an imprint on the body and affect our health for years to come.  On this week's SHAIR Recovery Podcast, Practitioner Chris Ruane shares about a lifesaving practice that not only has helped her manage anxiety, stress, and trauma, but helped hundreds of others create lasting change. Using Hanna Somatics as a pathway to empowerment, this form of body healing is a type of mind-body training that encourages physical and mental control over muscles to reduce pain and teach the brain to re-learn movements. Different from massage, Hanna Somatics creates a healing experience that taps into empowerment, removes barriers that keep us stuck, and can shed a lifetime of negative belief systems in just four sessions. On today's SHAIR Podcast, you'll learn: How Chris went from becoming a massage therapist to a Hanna Somatics Practitioner What a Hanna Somatic session consists of  How Hanna Somatics can be a quick way to work through unresolved trauma Where to find a Hanna Somatics Healing Practitioner near you Chris Ruane is an educator in the field of movement and wellness, combining a 19 year practice of Hanna Somatics Education and Bodywork, Massage, Pilates, Yoga, Energy, and Breathwork. Her study of alignment and awareness, background as an Irish Dancer, athlete and musician give her personal insight into the mechanisms of chronic pain. Today she helps others learn how to get themselves “unstuck” from the physical and emotional patterns that prevent them from creating the life they want.  For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/282. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching.

In this week's SHAIR Recovery Coaching call, we helped Chris navigate the uncomfortable world of boundaries. At home during the COVID-19 quarantine with his two adult sons, Chris has found himself engaging in maladaptive coping mechanisms to handle his frustrations. Even after nine years of sobriety from addiction, he's fearful that his kids still see him as the "Alcoholic Dad." With strained relationships, unspoken feelings, and living in close quarters, he's forced to take a look at the frayed relationships he doesn't want to lose. He must ask himself if it's worth holding onto them, or if he should begin to set boundaries and risk having his sons in his life to be seen in a light that he undoubtedly deserves. In this week's SHAIR Recovery Coaching call, you'll learn: How to identify negative patterns we've developed to cover up feelings of inadequacy. How to effectively set boundaries with family members. How to have deep conversations with loved ones about past addictive behavior How to get our needs met when we've been neglecting them for years, only to please others For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/005. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching.

"I felt nothing and it was such a glorious experience. I didn't feel anxiety, depression, or out of place." That was Comedian Tiffany Jenkins first experience with alcohol. Years later, her addiction brought her to a desperate place where she prayed for death. Later, diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Depression, Mild Schizophrenia, and Bipolar Disorder, her inability to cope with these underlying issues kept her stuck in addiction for years. In this weeks SHAIR Podcast, you'll learn about: The different patterns of codependency How mental health issues can prevent us from getting sober long-term Characteristics of empaths and how they can affect recovery The importance of gratitude and how it can change our perspectives, ultimately changing our life. Today, Tiffany Jenkins is a person in long-term recovery, a wife, mother, Best-Selling Author, and “funny lady” behind Juggling the Jenkins. Best known for her viral funny YouTube videos, she's passionate about speaking on mental awareness, and substance abuse disorder. She has headlined her own cross-country tour, and speaks in jails, high schools, recovery events, and more. For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/281. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching.

How do we combat the inner critic that tells us we're no good? Negative self-talk is something we all have, and it's one thing that prevents us from fulfilling our full potential. It's in the moments of self-doubt, fear, and being uncomfortable with ourselves that we created self-soothing in the first place, and it's in these moments we crave relief. If we're not equipped with the proper tools, we can start to romance a drink, a drug or an unhealthy behavior. Even though we know it's not good for us, when we give in the negative self-talk becomes louder and our inner critic becomes harsher. There's a window of time in these moments where we can begin to pause, rethink, and reteach ourselves new habits to join the opposing forces of the internal battle inside of us, all while finding relief and self-soothing other ways.  Join Omar Pinto in this week's SHAIR Recovery Coaching call as we ask hard questions, learn ways to shred the facade of the inner critic and empower ourselves to live out our full potential and combat negative self-talk For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/004. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching.

With no higher power or 12-step work, Meredith Atwood white-knuckled sobriety. After substance abuse, suicide attempts, and binge eating issues, she had realization that she would be dead within a year, and made the decision to stop drinking cold turkey. Growing up in a religious cult, Meredith couldn't subscribe to the thought of surrendering. After compensating for her behavior with triathlons and Ironman competitions, she came to the point where she had to sit with herself and begin to truly heal.  As a former attorney, Meredith Atwood is a podcaster, speaker, and author of The Year of No Nonsense, and Host of “The Same 24 Hours” podcast. She's been featured in The Boston Globe, The New York Post, the Seattle Times, and recovery advocate and contributing writer for Psychology Today. Holding onto the belief that we all have our own personal brands of “no nonsense,” in this inspiring conversation, Meredith takes us through the exploration of getting out of the way of our own personal happiness.  “Many of us don't know how to process uncomfortable feelings and we want to run. Sitting with yourself is terrifying and the hardest thing I've had to do. I'm alive, I made it another day, and it's really one day at a time.” For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/280. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching.

Setting effective boundaries is hard. In this week's SHAIR recovery coaching call, we helped Brandi navigate boundaries with her Mother. It's completely normal for all of us to expect our parents or loved ones to be loving people. However, when addiction, trauma, and other issues come into play, we can begin to feel responsible for our loved one's emotional state - fueling codependency. When this happens, many of us find ourselves in that all-or-nothing thinking. Do we sever the relationship for good, or give into unhealthy patterns? Once we do some healing on our end, there may be a middle ground we can learn to find. Setting effective boundaries gives individuals and family members the chance to get to know one another with mutual respect, form closer bonds, and continue to foster connection. Once we're able to recognize that we're not responsible for our loved one's emotional state, we can begin to set effective boundaries by reframing our relationship, detaching with love, and getting support from those around us we trust. Setting boundaries is a continuous process but can be extremely effective if we learn how to detach with love, and reframe the way we view these relationships. Don't miss this in depth and emotional SHAIR Recovery Coaching call with Life Coach, Omar Pinto. For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/003. ***  Join the SHAIR Recovery Community for Only $12 per month. Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching.

At 38, Amberly Lago was a personal trainer, avid runner, and sponsored by Nike.  However, she never expected her life to turn upside down. Hit by an SUV, she underwent 34 surgeries to save her leg from amputation. Diagnosed with an incurable disease dubbed the “suicide disease” she lost her business, self-confidence, and dealing with chronic-pain in her leg quickly spiraled her into addiction.  Too scared to live, too scared to die, and a flicker of determination left, Amberly asked herself if she was going to sit back and play the victim or choose to be resilient and face unresolved trauma, past sexual abuse, and push forward to heal from chronic pain.  Today, Amberly Lago is a health and wellness coach, TEDx speaker, and a leading expert in the field of resilience and transformation. She is the best-selling author of “True Grit and Grace” and empowers people around the world by sharing how she turned a tragedy into triumph.  Through her book, coaching methods, and workshops she has curated unique tools to teach others how to tap into their superpower of resilience and persevere through any of life's challenges. She offers hope and solutions for anyone living in chronic pain to live life to the fullest. Amberly has most recently been featured on NBC's The Today Show, The Doctors, Hallmark, and contributed to magazines such as Shape, Fit Pregnancy, Health, and Disability Magazine.   Even if circumstances have narrowed life possibilities, Amberly's story shows you can get through with grit and grace. For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/279. ***  Join the SHAIR Recovery Community for Only $12 per month. Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching.

On this week's Recovery Coaching call we helped Barbara, Jill, and Frank. Barbara feels like she's running on low-energy. Wanting to sleep a lot, she is having trouble finding motivation to participate in activities that are conducive to her recovery. However, when she partakes in her favorite craft, she feels more energized. The group helped Barbara come to the realization that our bodies communicate to us through emotions. If we're frustrated in a situation, it's our body's way of telling us the situation is no longer beneficial to our well-being and peace of mind. If we're not energized, it is a good indicator that we need to focus our attention elsewhere. Bringing more self-awareness to our bodies, the group helped Barbara employ practical ways to let go of negative self-talk and put tools into place to shift her energy. The group also helped Jill. Newly sober, Jill feels like she can't be herself in social situations. Going into something unknown can cause undue stress and anxiety, but there are a few ways we can prepare. By taking on a service opportunity in social situations, we can alleviate social anxiety, help us stay busy, put our guard down, and allow us to have a good time. The group walks Jill through a number of other ways to connect with others and ease social anxiety.  Lastly, the group helped Frank. As a writer, Frank has been having issues getting his creative juices flowing. By taking practical steps and going back to the basics, the group challenges his lack of creativity by giving Frank a simple prompt to begin writing about. Tune in to this week's Recovery Coaching to gain tools, skills, techniques and a better understanding of recovery to improve our lives.  Omar Pinto is a Certified Life Coach and Recovery Coach with over 17 years in long-term recovery. For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/002. ***  Join the SHAIR Recovery Community for Only $12 per month. Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SRC - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching.

This week on the SHAIR Podcast, we're joined by author and advocate, Erica C. Barnett. Erica had tried everything to stop drinking. Detox after detox, and treatment center after treatment center, she continued to find herself in a state of relapse. Stating that rock bottom is a lie, Erica believes that it is always possible to go lower than your lowest point. Tumultuous relationships, and empty vodka bottles hid throughout her apartment defined her life, acting as both her tormentors and closest friends.  After waking up one day, Erica decided that she had enough. Reassessing her values and passions, she was able to transform her pain into purpose to help those in the same position she was once in and shares this inspiring and emotional story with us.  Today, Erica C. Barnett is a veteran Seattle-based reporter covering politics, housing, homelessness and addiction for a variety of local and national publications and her own website, The C Is for Crank. Her book, Quitter: A Memoir of Drinking, Relapse, and Recover, is available now. For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/278. ***  Join the SHAIR Recovery Community for Only $12 per month. Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SRC - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching.

There are multiple pathways to recovery, including recovery coaching. In our first Recovery Coaching call, Omar Pinto introduced us to his style of recovery coaching and the concepts behind it. By holding space for others, and using our intuition to guide us, we can help others address struggles, find accountability, and process uncomfortable feelings.  Today, we helped Tori begin to set effective boundaries with a friend. By taking part in self-care, setting effective boundaries can begin. The Recovery Coaching group held space for Tori by asking open-ended questions about her current situation and creating a sense of accountability and support by giving her self-care suggestions.  We also helped Valerie address accountability. Asking herself if she really wants to stay sober, her desire to drink has never been so strong, and she feels recovery is far out of reach. With limited meetings and accountability, Valerie is faced with the fearful decision to walk the unknown path of a sober life. However, with guidance, the group assured that Valerie is not alone. The group also gave her new tools to help her sustain accountability and begin to create a support group around her to kickstart recovery.  Lastly, the recovery coaching group helped Shannon navigate the uncomfortable world of anger. What resists, persists, and unfortunately releasing anger is something many of us were not taught as a child. Agitated, bitter and frustrated, Shannon is struggling to release anger from her past. Using techniques suggested by Omar Pinto, Shannon was guided and challenged with two different ways to release anger in a healthy way.  Tune in to this week's SHAIR Recovery Coaching Call to gain tools, skills, techniques and a better understanding of recovery to improve our lives.  Omar Pinto is a Certified Life Coach and Recovery Coach with over 17 years in long-term recovery. For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/001. ***  Join the SHAIR Recovery Community for Only $12 per month. Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SRC - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching.

After a tumultuous relationship, a five year heroin addiction, and three overdoses, Jeanae White had all but given up.  Trying 12-step support groups, multiple treatment centers, and therapy, Jeanae still struggled, felt sad, unhappy, and unfulfilled.  However, that all changed when Jeanae found plant medicine.  This week on the SHAIR Podcast, we're joined by Jeanae White. As a yoga Instructor, Kambo Practitioner, and co-owner of New Life Ayahuasca, Jeanae's inspiring story is one filled with spirituality, empowerment, and freedom.  From a hopeless state, Jeanae goes on to talk about how one small decision to try plant medicine gave her an eye opening experience that changed the course of her life. She states, “change is possible, happiness is possible, but the choice to get there is ultimately up to you.” Today, Jeanae's life is truly a miracle. For the show notes and links for this episode go, here.  ***  Join the SHAIR Recovery Community for Only $12 per month. Live, Love, Heal! Join the SRC, here!  ***  Get 1-on-1 Recovery Coaching with Omar Pinto! Click Here for more information and a FREE consultation.

Is there a past hurt or toxic trauma that's keeping you from being your best self?  Whether it be a person, ex, principle, or a belief system, many of us are used to sitting across from doctors, therapists, and psychiatrists only to hear them tell us that there's something wrong with us or we have a chemical imbalance.  However, what if the only chemical imbalance we have, is one that we created ourselves? This week on the SHAIR Podcast, we're joined by Master Coach, Christine Hassler. Christine left her successful job as a Hollywood agent to pursue a life she could be passionate about. Christine believes once we get out of our own way, we can show up to make the meaningful impact we are here to make. Today, she teaches and inspires people around the world.  Based on the belief that any human being has the power to transform, Christine also gives us thought-provoking insight into her release-writing and tantrum exercises.  Where are you holding onto old resentments? How do you begin to heal past hurts? This inspiring conversation will help you answer those questions! For the show notes and links for this episode go, here.  ***  Join the SHAIR Recovery Community for Only $12 per month. Live, Love, Heal! Join the SRC, here!  ***  Get 1-on-1 Recovery Coaching with Omar Pinto! Click Here for more information and a FREE consultation.

Meditation should be easy, effortless, and joyous. In today's world, people are practicing meditation more than ever. Though, there are still many that aren't reaching the positive, uplifting, and spiritual effects that they desire. Dr. Susan Shumsky has dedicated her life to helping people take command of their lives in highly effective, powerful, and positive ways. This week she joins the SHAIR Podcast to talk about her book Third Eye Meditations: Awaken Your Mind, Spirit, and Intuition. Dr. Shumsky goes on to explain the purpose of guided meditation and how the way we speak to ourselves can manifest in our lives. She gives us simple yet powerful ways to begin the process of self-empowerment by reaching higher levels of consciousness though meditation and affirmations.  Meditation shouldn't be hard. Begin to open the doorway of infinite possibilities with these practical day-to-day tools we can each use to better our lives.  For the show notes and links for this episode go, here.  ***  Join the SHAIR Recovery Community for Only $12 per month. Live, Love, Heal! Join the SRC, here!  ***  Get 1-on-1 Recovery Coaching with Omar Pinto! Click Here for more information and a FREE consultation.

Is it possible to quit drinking cold turkey without rehab and stay sober without AA? There are many different pathways to recovery and today's guest is living proof that it's possible to quit drinking and get sober on your own. The one and only Mishka Shubaly is back on The SHAIR Podcast! He's here to talk about his new book Cold Turkey: How to Quit Drinking by Not Drinking, an unflinching, in-your-face companion to those who are ready to eliminate alcohol from their lives. Mishka talks about how he survived his first month alcohol-free and the inner shift that took place when he realized that life was unbelievably better without drinking. He also gives us his simple personal hacks for dealing with overwhelming feelings and sneaky cravings. It's easier when we have people to lean on, but especially during these times of social isolation, it IS possible to quit drinking on your own. Are you ready to give yourself a chance to live a full, sober life? For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/274.  ***  Join the SHAIR Recovery Community for Only $12 per month. Live, Love, Heal! Join the SRC - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Coaching with Omar Pinto! Click Here for more information and a FREE consultation - omarpinto.com/coaching.

Today we have Mark Gagarin on The SHAIR Podcast. He is the host of the Battle Tested, a podcast about triumph over adversity. It's not only about the war with addiction. It's about showing up as our best selves to every challenge we face in our lives. Mark believes that everything we're experiencing can be used to benefit people. When we're faced with opposition, there is always opportunity to serve. There's always a lesson to learn, and the good parts and bad parts all have purpose as long as we use them to help someone else. Get ready to experience battle tested recovery! For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/273.  ***  Join the SHAIR Recovery Community for Only $12 per month. Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SRC - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Coaching with Omar Pinto! Click Here for more information and a FREE consultation - omarpinto.com/coaching.

Today we are excited to have Holly Whitaker on The SHAIR Podcast. She was the co-host of the HOME podcast, the bestselling author of Quit Like a Woman, and the founder of Tempest, a holistic, evidence-based digital recovery platform It's not just people in addiction recovery who hit a bottom. We all will have that point of reckoning in our lives that will turn us inside out. The current pandemic will force many of us to reevaluate how we think about ourselves and the world. Holly talks about her struggle with the desire to be numb and escape oneself. She tells us that as people in recovery, we can lead the way through the dark night of the soul, showing others not only how to survive, but to come out on the other side with a new level of self-awareness, empathy, and acceptance. Did you know how powerful you are? For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/272.  ***  Join the SHAIR Recovery Community for Only $12 per month. Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SRC - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Coaching with Omar Pinto! Click Here for more information and a FREE consultation - omarpinto.com/coaching.

We are thrilled to have Stefanos Sifandos on The SHAIR Podcast. He is a relational alchemist whose mission is to assist individuals in actualizing the fullness of their potentiality, to relate to each other with authentic love, to be conscious stewards of Earth, and to continue to evolve and expand the entirety of their being. He is also husband to Master Life Coach, Christine Hassler. Stefanos takes us deep into his past of sex addiction and the path he took to get to the place self-awareness and transformation he has reached today. He also talks about what humanity can learn during COVID-19 and how we can evolve to live in harmony with ourselves, each other, and nature to unlock our full potential, both individually and collectively. Stop hiding. Stop escaping. Start feeling. Start growing. Learn how in this episode! For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/271.  ***  Join the SHAIR Recovery Community for Only $12 per month. Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SRC - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Coaching with Omar Pinto! Click Here for more information and a FREE consultation - omarpinto.com/coaching.

A few months ago, life was normal and predictable. But the coronavirus has drastically changed our lives, seemingly overnight, and we are all reeling from the mental, emotional, and spiritual fallout. It is a challenge for those fighting addiction, but today's guest says it's a special opportunity for those in recovery. Today, we have Rabbi Simon Jacobson on The SHAIR Podcast. He is the author of the best-selling book Toward a Meaningful Life and heads The Meaningful Life Center. Rabbi Jacobson brings us profound insight and clarity into the chaos and upheaval coping with this pandemic. He urges us to take a deeper look toward our inner resources as a means to cope with the uncertainty of the coronavirus, because the only true security and safety lies in knowing our own souls. For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/270.  ***  Join the SHAIR Recovery Community for Only $12 per month. Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SRC - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Coaching with Omar Pinto! Click Here for more information and a FREE consultation - omarpinto.com/coaching.

Our guest today is a bone cancer, heroin addiction, and coronavirus survivor. Matt Moremello is also an ayahuasquero at New Life Ayahuasca. Today he talks about what it was like to live through the coronavirus, his agonizing battle with opioids, and how ayahuasca saved his life. He also talks about how ayahuasca for recovery from addiction works, what to expect from an ayahuasca experience, and what kind of people will benefit from this fascinating alternate therapy. Don't miss this wild episode! For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/269.  ***  Join the SHAIR Recovery Community for Only $12 per month. Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SRC - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Coaching with Omar Pinto! Click Here for more information and a FREE consultation - omarpinto.com/coaching.

Many people develop an addiction to soothe sexual abuse or childhood trauma. Our guest today is Lisa Erickson. She is a chakra-based energy worker and the author of Chakra Empowerment for Women. Lisa tells us how self-guided techniques using energy healing can be the first step in moving on from trauma. She talks about the tools and techniques she teaches her clients to deal with their emotions as they arise, giving them the power to recognize their triggers and work through their anxiety and discomfort before it takes over. This episode is full of fascinating information about men's and women's energy bodies and how we can connect to our different chakras to heal ourselves. Get ready for chakra empowerment! For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/268.  ***  Join the SHAIR Recovery Community for Only $12 per month. Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SRC - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Coaching with Omar Pinto! Click Here for more information and a FREE consultation - omarpinto.com/coaching.

When we talk about addiction, we have to talk about overcoming odds. The idea of getting clean and sober seems impossible and the thought of living the rest of our lives in recovery can be paralyzing. But the world is bigger than us and our addictions, and people have to overcome all sorts of odds. Oleg Lougheed is our guest today. He knows the annihilating power of alcoholism, the gnawing pain of starvation, and the isolation of being in a new land among a language he didn't understand. He is now a TEDx speaker and the host of the Overcoming Odds Podcast and is here to tell us how he climbed his way out of a hopeless fate. Oleg has rewritten his story from a Russian orphanage to a rich and fulfilling life in the United States. How will you overcome the odds and rewrite your own story in recovery? For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/267.  ***  Join the SHAIR Recovery Community for Only $12 per month. Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SRC - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Coaching with Omar Pinto! Click Here for more information and a FREE consultation - omarpinto.com/coaching.

Dan Peres looked like he had a glamorous life. He was working in New York City in a great career as an elite journalist. No one knew that on the inside he was broken, alone, and terrified. Dan Peres always sought relief from a cripplingly low self-esteem. He became instantly addicted to opioid painkillers when he was given them after a surgery, sending him into an addiction that demanded up to fifteen Vicodin at a time. Dan was putting everything in danger to feed his habit until he didn't recognize who he was anymore. Today, Dan is 12 years clean and has just released his book, As Needed for Pain: A Memoir of Addiction. He tells us his dark journey into the depths of prescription addiction, what he did to claw his way out, and how he found himself again.   For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/266.  ***  Join the SHAIR Recovery Community for Only $12 per month. Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SRC - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Coaching with Omar Pinto! Click Here for more information and a FREE consultation - omarpinto.com/coaching.

Today we have Rebecca Daigle on The SHAIR Podcast. She's been a member of the SRC since 2017 and has one unconventional story. At first, alcohol was a fun compliment to Rebecca's exotic life. But her addiction unconsciously evolved, turning into a Jekyll and Hyde division that brought her such despair, she felt like it would kill her. Then Rebecca was slammed with a period of extreme pain and loss that brought her to her knees. Her anguish made her realize that she had a problem and she finally sought out a cure. Today, Rebecca is grateful for her challenges. She now knows that when we embrace change, no matter how painful it is, our souls evolve beyond our limited perception of the world and we get to experience life on a whole new level. For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/265.  ***  Join the SHAIR Recovery Community for Only $12 per month. Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SRC - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Coaching with Omar Pinto! Click Here for more information and a FREE consultation - omarpinto.com/coaching.

In our society, we are taught to hide our emotions and feelings. Most of us feel isolated even when we're among people. We pretend everything's okay, using our accomplishments and material possessions to hide the suffering and inadequacy that plagues us. We become addicted to substances, objects, and behaviors, when the key to our happiness is inside us. Today's guest is Curt Clemenson. He's been clean and sober for 36 years. His life changed when he discovered who he really was and what he really wanted through the Twelve Steps. Once he began living according to his own values, life showed up for him in unbelievable ways. The inside work changed his outside world. Curt says that the gifts of recovery are available to everyone, and you are not alone. Find out who you really are and design the life you were meant to have in recovery! For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/264.  ***  Join the SHAIR Recovery Community for Only $12 per month. Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SRC - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Coaching with Omar Pinto! Click Here for more information and a FREE consultation - omarpinto.com/coaching.

Brandon Turner is the author of Personal Finance for People in Addiction Recovery. Brandon is a coach, facilitator, and real estate investor committed to adding value to the lives of others. After Brandon dropped out of college, he went into selling drugs, making 200K a year. He was living large according to his delusional ego, until he got set up and arrested. He was forced to get sober and ended up broke, landing a job that only paid $13 an hour. Today he is sober, happy, fulfilled, and has paid off 75K of consumer debt. He is here to tell us why money is not the root of all evil, and how we can change our mindset and habits around money to live a life of financial abundance. Listen to find out how to master your personal finance in recovery! For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/263.  ***  Join the SHAIR Recovery Community for Only $12 per month. Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SRC - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Coaching with Omar Pinto! Click Here for more information and a FREE consultation - omarpinto.com/coaching.

Today's show is about sex. Though it's not directly about addiction and recovery, sex and relationship issues are often what drive people to use drugs and alcohol. Melanie Curtin is a sex researcher and men's coach. She talks about the huge role sex plays in our relationships and how it can affect our recovery. She explains how to confront past trauma and unravel innate sexual shame. She also tells us about fascinating somatic therapies that free emotional blocks from deep within the body, allowing us to open up to our partners and connect in deeper ways. Get ready to be a badass in bed! For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/262.  ***  Join the SHAIR Recovery Community for Only $12 per month. Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SRC - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Coaching with Omar Pinto! Click Here for more information and a FREE consultation - omarpinto.com/coaching.

Corey Harrington's story began with childhood wounds and existential angst. He always felt like an exposed nerve and used drugs to numb the pain. But he felt time ticking by, and a growing sense of dread began to drown him. Corey knew that he had to stop using or risk spending his whole life in the meaningless cycle of addiction. Corey recently celebrated 4 years of sobriety from alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, tranquilizers, and opioids. He talks about how he stopped being a victim of circumstance and started shaping himself into the person he wanted to be. Corey reveals how he's transcended the pettiness of everyday life to create his own meaning in the world. Listen as he tells us how he unlocked the hidden power inside himself and is now on the path of constant self-discovery and evolution. For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/261 Join the SRC - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src Join the SHAIR Recovery Community for Only $12 per month Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Get 1 on 1 Coaching with Omar Pinto Click Here for more information and a FREE consultation - omarpinto.com/coaching

Michael King's life looked inspiring on paper. He was a democratic executive, working on projects he was passionate about. But he led a double life. On the other side, he was addicted to alcohol and gambling. His problem became so out of control that he began embezzling money from work, eventually leading to an embarrassing public arrest that landed him on the front page of the local paper. Today, Michael King is the Director and Creator of The Communities Project. With his background in social justice, he felt it was his responsibility to help the people he met when he was incarcerated. Advocating for addiction is part of his long-term recovery. In this episode, Michael talks about the power of a group with a common bond and how to step up in your community as a leader in the fight against addiction! For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/260  ***  Join the SHAIR Recovery Community for Only $12 per month. Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SRC - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Coaching with Omar Pinto! Click Here for more information and a FREE consultation - omarpinto.com/coaching.

Laura McKowen couldn't control her addiction to alcohol and believed that the people who could drink normally were the lucky ones, but after leaving her 4-year-old daughter alone in a hotel room all night, Laura had to break down and get help. To Laura, having to get sober was the end of everything. It was purgatory, but once she stopped resisting it, she realized that sobriety was the invitation to everything she ever really wanted. Laura is the former cohost of the Home podcast with Holly Whitaker, and her memoir, We Are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life has just released at the top of the charts. Listen to her struggle through the darkness of alcohol addiction and how she's written a new story about herself in sobriety! For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/259 ***  Join the SHAIR Recovery Community for Only $12 per month. Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SRC - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Coaching with Omar Pinto! Click Here for more information and a FREE consultation - omarpinto.com/coaching.

Tim Moon is a long-time listener and member of the SHAIR Recovery Community. His is one of the many success stories experienced by SHAIR members and listeners. Tim was addicted to alcohol for over a decade. He kept believing he could control it, even though his marriage and the relationship with his kids was falling apart. Finally, his wife said it was over, and Tim was forced to imagine spending the rest of his life drunk and alone. It has been two years since Tim quit drinking, and his connection with his wife and kids is now thriving. He is happier than he could've ever dreamed and is here to talk about the mini-transformations that have shaped him into the spiritually fulfilled man he is today in sobriety. For the show notes and links in this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/258. ***  Join the SHAIR Recovery Community for Only $12 per month. Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SRC - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Coaching with Omar Pinto! Click Here for more information and a FREE consultation - omarpinto.com/coaching.

What possibilities are out there for you that you don't even see? How can you focus on what good can happen instead of worrying about everything that could go wrong? How can you identify your identity gaps to crush self-limiting beliefs and make success your second nature? Our guest is Anthony Trucks. He is a former NFL football player, motivational speaker, and the creator of The Identity Shift process. Anthony overcame a traumatic childhood and used adversity to learn how to shift himself into better and better versions of himself. Today, Anthony talks about the three phases of Identity Shift and how implement them into a continual process of growth that will take you to heights you never could have imagined! For the show notes and links in this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/257. ***  Join the SHAIR Recovery Community for Only $12 per month. Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SRC - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  ***  Get 1-on-1 Coaching with Omar Pinto! Click Here for more information and a FREE consultation - omarpinto.com/coaching.