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In this episode, Coach Blu and Coach Wendell discuss how addiction often reveals itself through patterns such as secrecy, defensiveness, isolation, broken promises, emotional reactivity, and continued substance use or compulsive behavior despite negative consequences. They explore the importance of looking beyond a single incident and recognizing how these behaviors affect relationships, responsibilities, health, and personal values. The conversation also highlights self-awareness as a foundation for recovery, learning to identify emotions, triggers, cravings, and the unmet needs beneath addictive behavior.They also examine how honest, respectful communication can reduce defensiveness and strengthen trust. By expressing feelings clearly, listening without judgment, accepting responsibility, and making specific requests, individuals can address conflict more effectively. Blu and Wendell emphasize that vulnerability is not weakness; it is the willingness to acknowledge fear, shame, uncertainty, and the need for support while still taking responsibility for personal choices. Ultimately, recovery involves replacing avoidance with honesty, developing healthier coping strategies, and consistently choosing actions that align with the person one wants to become.Chapters00:00 Introduction and episode overview01:52 Signs of behavioral addiction and secrecy04:54 The role of device privacy and reactions to questions10:03 Communication strategies and vulnerability14:47 Understanding triggers and internal shifts19:48 Concealment, betrayal, and shame24:51 The cycle of addiction and relapse autopsy29:55 Healing through curiosity and self-awareness40:12 The importance of community and support50:09 Finding awe and joy in recovery55:08 Conclusion and resources for recoveryJoin Coach Blu and Team Addict II Athlete and begin your recovery with a tram behind you! Our online addiction and mental health program provides live group sessions with Coach Blu, our weekly Home Base, recovery meeting, therapeutic assignments, and educational information at a fraction of what a therapeutic treatment program would require. Take You Mark, Get Set, Let's Go and click the link below. https://www.skool.com/addict-ii-athlete-5988/about?ref=9090e81114674311874340c02b1095d0Please join Addict to Athlete's Patreon support page and help us turn the mess of addiction into the message of sobriety!https://www.patreon.com/addicttoathletePlease visit our website for more information on Team Addict to Athlete and Addiction Recovery Podcasts.https://www.AddictToAthlete.org

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Sugar isn't just a habit; it's one of the most addictive substances in our diet, and most of us don't even realize how much we're consuming. In this episode, I'm breaking down my simple, four-step method for kicking a sugar addiction for good, without feeling deprived.I'll show you exactly where sugar hides on food labels (hint: it's not where you think), teach you the quick math trick that reveals the real sugar content in any packaged food, and explain why "healthier" sugars like honey, agave, and coconut sugar are still sugar. I'm also breaking down why some fruits are secretly loaded with fructose, which ones are safer bets, and why fruit today isn't the same fruit your grandparents ate.I'll get personal too, sharing my own history with Diet Coke addiction and why artificial sweeteners can trick your brain into craving more sugar, not less. Plus, my go-to sugar substitutes, the dark chocolate brand I actually trust, and the "healthy Coke" recipe I first shared years ago that still holds up today.If you've ever felt like sugar has a grip on you, this episode gives you a real, sustainable path out — one small step at a time.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Join Mike, Eric, and Darren as they delve into the world of external storage to answer Darren's questions about DAS vs NAS, RAID configurations, fast storage for portability, and answer listener Alex and Sharon's question about maintaining multiple Photos libraries while traveling the globe. Mike shares a FMEO Quick Tip for transcribing audio in Voice Memos. We wrap up with Mike's Essential App pick: Jet Set Willy .Net!

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:28:00 GMT http://relay.fm/penaddict/731 http://relay.fm/penaddict/731 Brad Dowdy and Myke Hurley The Endless Maze Fountain Pen arrived on Brad's desk, it's Hobonichi SZN, and Myke enjoys fruit. There's a lot of great stationery chat this week - come join us! The Endless Maze Fountain Pen arrived on Brad's desk, it's Hobonichi SZN, and Myke enjoys fruit. There's a lot of great stationery chat this week - come join us! clean 3485 The Endless Maze Fountain Pen arrived on Brad's desk, it's Hobonichi SZN, and Myke enjoys fruit. There's a lot of great stationery chat this week - come join us! This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code PENADDICT. Pen Chalet: Check out this week's special offer, and to get your code for 10% off. Links and Show Notes: Support The Pen Addict with a Relay Membership Submit Feedback Retro 51 Fruit Series – Instagram Banana Knife - Instagram Pilot AIRSTEP Mechanical Pencil Review — The Pen Addict MAZE - The End of Boring Fountain Pens – Kickstarter I think my Endless Maze Pen arrived? - Pen Addict - YouTube Pilot Iroshizuku To-ro Fountain Pen Ink Review — The Pen Addict A Hobonichi Preview Chat + Flip-Thru of my Techos! - Toxmot - YouTube Hobonichi Techo 2027 Official Website TSUKI no IRO | Hobonichi Techo Hobonichi Stencils - Hobonichi Techo 2027 Hobonichi Techo Store - Tokyo Station Branch (Gransta Tokyo) opening on September 16! | Hobonichi Techo 2027 Preview - Fun Stuff - Hobonichi Techo Hello Kitty | Hobonichi Techo 2027 Delta Duna Reflection Pool | Limited Italian Fountain Pen | Pen Chalet Maiora Aqua de Mar | Premium Italian Collector Fountain Pen | Pen Chalet Penlux Elite Black Knight Fountain Pens – Pen Chalet Diamine Teal Edition 50ml Fountain Pen Ink – Pen Chalet Blackwing Vol. 143 - Frida Kahlo Collection Analog Defaults — The Pen Addict

There are things you've done that you wish you could take back. Choices you regret. Sins you're ashamed of. Parts of your story you wish no one knew. And even after you've repented, there can still be a voice inside that says: “God may forgive you…but He can't really love you the same.” Guys, that is a lie. This week in our Power Made Perfect series, we move from repentance to reconciliation. Repentance is when we turn around and head back toward the Father. Reconciliation is what happens when we discover who is waiting for us when we get there. Just like the prodigal son, we can come home expecting to be treated like a servant. But the Father says: No. You are still my son. In this week's episode, John covers:

Meghan's guest this week is journalist Michael Powell, a staff writer at The Atlantic and longtime former New York Times reporter whom she has admired for years for his willingness to report on thorny, third-rail cultural topics. She talked with him about his recent reporting on chronic street homelessness, drug addiction, and the real-world consequences of progressive governance. Specifically, they discussed how the "harm reduction" model plays out in cities like Burlington and Seattle, and why mainstream media newsrooms have become so hesitant to cover complex cultural realities.   This conversation covers:   The Reality of "Harm Reduction": How an approach born during the AIDS crisis expanded into policies that enable public fentanyl use while leaving working-class neighborhoods to deal with the fallout. Navigating the "Third Rail" Beat: What Michael learned covering sensitive cultural flashpoints—from campus racial controversies to gender sports eligibility—at The New York Times. Ideology vs. Lived Experience: The disconnect between well-meaning policy rhetoric and the daily struggles of local residents, parents, and small business owners. The Culture of Modern Newsrooms: Why institutional conformity, luxury beliefs, and fear of social media backlash stifle honest journalism—and why independent inquiry matters.   Read Michael Powell's writing for The Atlantic:

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This week on the Agents of Recovery, Coach Blu and Coach Wendell explore the complex nature of anger, its roots in past wounds, and how understanding it can lead to recovery and personal growth. They discuss practical ways to regulate emotions, heal inner wounds, and transform anger into a tool for positive change.Chapters00:00 Introduction to Emotional Healing and Anger07:01 Understanding Anger as a Fear Reaction15:08 The Impact of Suppressing Emotions25:34 Healing the Inner Child to Break Cycles45:11 Recognizing Triggers and Regulating Responses54:45 The Power of Curiosity and Self-Awareness55:37 Practical Steps for Emotional Regulation and RecoveryContact us at:Blu@AddictToAthlete.orgWendell@AddictToAthlete.org Join Coach Blu and Team Addict II Athlete and begin your recovery with a tram behind you! Our online addiction and mental health program provides live group sessions with Coach Blu, our weekly Home Base, recovery meeting, therapeutic assignments, and educational information at a fraction of what a therapeutic treatment program would require. Take You Mark, Get Set, Let's Go and click the link below. https://www.skool.com/addict-ii-athlete-5988/about?ref=9090e81114674311874340c02b1095d0Please join Addict to Athlete's Patreon support page and help us turn the mess of addiction into the message of sobriety!https://www.patreon.com/addicttoathletePlease visit our website for more information on Team Addict to Athlete and Addiction Recovery Podcasts.https://www.AddictToAthlete.org

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I didn't look like someone who had a problem with food. I wasn't overweight, but I was obsessed. For me, this was largely a mental disease.  As a kid, I went straight for the desserts. As a teenager, I felt socially uncomfortable. While other kids were out together, I was home alone eating. In college, I'd binge on a big sugary breakfast and then crash, falling asleep drooling on my books. Just before graduation, I learned about bulimia, and within three weeks, I began bingeing and purging in secret. I was ashamed, exhausted, and stuck in a cycle I couldn't stop.  In my first Twelve Step program, I stopped purging—but I kept bingeing on sugar and flour. I lived with a constant knot in my stomach. I didn't understand it then, but it was anxiety. By the time I found Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA), I was irritable, negative, and always looking for someone to blame. I'd show up to meetings in a bad mood, not wanting to be there. But I kept coming back. I made the phone calls. I practiced gratitude, even when I didn't feel it. Slowly, things began to shift. Even my kids noticed – when I was off, they'd say, “Mommy, you need a meeting.”  I'm so grateful to be abstinent through FA. One day at a time, I am free from obsession. My relationships are stronger, my marriage is better, and I'm no longer consumed by my weight or my size. Today, I have peace – and a life beyond anything food ever gave me.

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What if the most damaging thing that ever happened to you was not the dramatic moment - the affair, the rehab call, the divorce papers - but the slow, invisible erosion of yourself that happened so gradually you did not even notice until you were already gone? Dana Killion spent 25 years in a marriage to a high-functioning alcoholic who also had a secret sexual life. She did not collapse. She did not run. She did the work of trying to understand, trying to rebuild, and eventually trying to save herself. And then she wrote about all of it - so no woman ever has to go through it alone again.SUMMARY & GUEST INTROIf you have ever set yourself aside for someone else's pain and looked up one day to find you had completely disappeared - Dana Killion wrote this episode for you. She is the author of Where the Shadows Dance and the upcoming Becoming Unbreakable: A Big Sister's Guide to Trauma, out September 2026. A former apparel industry executive who turned to writing first as escape and then as purpose, Dana has survived the collapse of a long marriage, the loss of both parents, a cross-country reinvention, and the death of her eldest son. She now works as what she calls a trauma big sister - not a therapist, not a coach, but someone who has been through it and will hold your hand while you find your way through too. This one is going to stay with people.INSIDE THE EPISODEHe Got Sober. She Got Broken. The line on Dana's website that stops everyone cold - and the one Erica starts with. When your entire life is organized around keeping someone else alive, you disappear. Dana breaks down how that happens, why it happens below the surface of awareness, and what it feels like to suddenly see yourself clearly for the first time in years.The Secret Life She Did Not Know About. While her husband was in rehab finally taking his sobriety seriously, Dana learned he had also been living a secret sexual life - a large number of partners she had never known about. She walks through what it is like when the ground shifts under 25 years of memory all at once.This Is Trauma Too. Most people think of trauma as a sudden, acute event. Chronic, quiet, invisible trauma - the kind that comes from decades of loving someone who is slowly destroying themselves - does not look the same. Dana took years to name what had happened to her as trauma. She gives every woman listening permission to do the same.I Will Not Let This Man Destroy Me. Lying in bed night after night, Dana repeated this to herself until it became the foundation of everything she built next. Determination that looked like stubbornness. A refusal to become one of the women she had seen who never recovered. This is the turning point.Why Am I Staying? Not a one-time question. A daily one. Dana filed for divorce and yanked the papers. She ran out the door and came back. She makes the case that none of this is failure - it is the non-linear, painful, honest work of a woman trying to figure out who she is and what she can live with.Each Trauma Built the Tools for the Next. Dana lost her son three years ago. It was the most recent of the traumas and the most devastating. But she found herself handling it with what she describes as more ease than she expected - because every previous loss had quietly built something in her. That is the thesis of Becoming Unbreakable.RESOURCES & LINKSPre-order Becoming Unbreakable (Sept 2026): https://amzn.to/4f7x9XTWhere the Shadows Dance (memoir): https://www.danakillion.com/Dana Killion Website: https://www.danakillion.com/Dana on Substack: https://danakillion.substack.com/LinkedIn: Dana Killion: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dana-killion-936214263/ ERICA'S RESOURCES & LINKSStart small with me inside HER Jumpstart:https://her-collective.mn.co/plans/1985289?bundle_token=60b2c61d62213cdbd16d437cdc0e4204&utm_source=manual

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Feeling like a failure right now? Science says that might actually mean you're winning.In this episode, I break down the frog pond effect, a 1966 study that explains why growth feels like falling behind instead of getting ahead. When you level up, your standards change, your environment changes, and suddenly you're comparing yourself to people who are further along than you used to be around. That feeling of not measuring up isn't proof you're failing. It's proof you're in a bigger pond.And here's the part most people miss. Addicts already understand this better than anyone. We know what it feels like to have 30 days in a small meeting and 30 days in a big meeting. Same 30 days. Same objective progress. But that big meeting feels scary to claim, feels smaller, feels like it doesn't count as much even though it's the exact same milestone. We've already lived that gap between what's true and what it feels like. We know how to sit in that discomfort and internalize the win anyway, because we've done it in the rooms.If you've ever felt like giving up right when things started getting hard, this episode is going to change how you see that moment completely.DM me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Message me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen AD FREE & workout with me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email me chasingheroine@gmail.com

"No matter where you're at or what you're doing or what you feel about yourself, I promise you that you can have a bright and better future for yourself. All you have to do is decide wherever you are or wherever you're at spiritually, physically, mentally, emotionally, that you can choose for yourself to have a better day. That this could be the best day of your life, that this day you can choose to do something different with your life. Whatever you're struggling with, it doesn't have to be as serious as what I've struggled with, you can choose better for yourself, and that's exactly what your Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ want for you. They want you to be happy and have a good life, and have a loving relationship, and have a family, and things like that. Whatever righteous desires of your heart, that's what they want for you, and you deserve it, no matter what you've done in your past."00:00 Rock Bottom00:31 Come Back Event Invite04:28 Bullying After Move To Utah06:52 Abuse & Addiction Spiral19:57 Jail Wake Up Call28:34 Church & Confession33:23 Motherhood & Temple Blessings37:01 Atonement Of Jesus Christ Is RealTickets to the Come Back to Christ Event: www.comebackpodcast.orgMike's Auto Shackhttps://mikesautoshack.com/Serve Clothing code COMEBACK for 15% offhttps://serveclothing.com/If you have a story to share please submit here: https://comebackpodcast.org/submissions/For inquiries contact info.comebackpodcast@gmail.comCome Back Team:Director, Founder, & Host: Ashly StoneEditor: Cara ReedOutreach Manager: Jenna CarlsonAssistant Editor: Britt SmallzeArt Director: Jeremy GarciaProduction Director: Trent Wardwell

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Join Mike, Darren, and Macstock volunteers, Brian Henson and Brian Flanigan-Arthurs to share a behind-the-scenes look at Macstock including what goes in to putting on Macstock each summer, why they volunteer and their favorite parts of doing so, highlights from Macstock 10, and how Macstock has changed throughout the years…and what they hope will never change. Mike shares a FMEO Quick Tip for generating QR codes within Firefox. We close the show with Darrens's Essential App pick: Cardhop!

In this episode of Agents of Recovery, Coach Blu and Coach Wendell explore how self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and curiosity support recovery and personal growth. They discuss the importance of examining our thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and patterns without turning self-reflection into shame. By becoming more aware of what is happening internally, individuals can pause before reacting, understand their triggers, communicate more honestly, and make choices that align with their values.The conversation also highlights the power of vulnerability and small victories. Recovery is built through everyday actions such as asking for help, telling the truth, setting boundaries, repairing relationships, and choosing healthy responses during difficult moments. Coach Blu and Wendell encourage listeners to replace judgment with curiosity by asking, “What can I learn from this?” Through honest reflection, emotional growth, and recognition of steady progress, people can create meaningful and lasting transformation.Chapters00:00 Introduction and personal updates01:24 The importance of self-examination and vulnerability04:15 The role of curiosity in understanding life and oneself07:03 Finding joy and awe in everyday activities11:44 The power of honest self-inventory and curiosity15:23 The strength of saying 'I don't know'20:52 Feeling emotions to heal and grow24:55 Thinking in layers and understanding triggers30:39 Creating personalized recovery plans37:18 The importance of small victories and celebrating progress45:19 The value of emotional awareness and vulnerability52:34 Living with awe, wonder, and purposeJoin Coach Blu and Team Addict II Athlete and begin your recovery with a tram behind you! Our online addiction and mental health program provides live group sessions with Coach Blu, our weekly Home Base, recovery meeting, therapeutic assignments, and educational information at a fraction of what a therapeutic treatment program would require. Take You Mark, Get Set, Let's Go and click the link below. https://www.skool.com/addict-ii-athlete-5988/about?ref=9090e81114674311874340c02b1095d0Please join Addict to Athlete's Patreon support page and help us turn the mess of addiction into the message of sobriety!https://www.patreon.com/addicttoathletePlease visit our website for more information on Team Addict to Athlete and Addiction Recovery Podcasts.https://www.AddictToAthlete.org

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In this episode of Soul Sense, Mark Verkler and Carolyn Dunegan explore the progression of addiction—from recreational use to problematic use, dependence, and addiction. Drawing from decades of experience in chemical dependency treatment, Carolyn explains how addiction affects relationships, identity, priorities, and spiritual life.They discuss denial, comparison, isolation, secrecy, withdrawal, and why recovery requires community, humility, honesty, and bringing what is hidden “into the light.” From a Christian perspective, they explore how addiction can become a stronghold that competes with relationships, community, and allegiance to God.The episode also offers practical guidance for anyone concerned about their own substance use or the addiction of someone they love.⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 — Introduction01:29 — The Stages of Addiction03:32 — Recreational vs. Problematic Use06:23 — Emotional & Physical Dependence08:20 — Relational Consequences10:06 — How Addiction Changes Your Social Life12:44 — When the Substance Becomes a Relationship14:01 — Addiction as an Idol16:24 — The Double Life of Addiction18:18 — Why Functioning Doesn't Mean Healthy19:12 — Denial & Comparison22:12 — The Absence of Consequences Isn't Permission23:39 — The Later Stages of Addiction26:23 — Isolation & Addiction27:43 — Understanding Withdrawal29:08 — What Early Sobriety Feels Like30:19 — Why Community Matters31:06 — Why Therapy Alone May Not Be Enough32:19 — Secrecy, Shame & Control35:00 — Coming Into the Light35:27 — 1 John 1 & Walking in the Light36:20 — Honesty, Humility & Recovery40:14 — Isolation, Pride & Being Known41:20 — The Brutality of Addiction's End Stages43:11 — The First Step Toward Recovery45:06 — Next Episode: Addiction & the Family47:23 — Humility, Grace & Freedom48:08 — ClosingFor counseling and resources: samaritanswell.comFree Guide: Christian Emotional Health Guidehttps://samaritanswell.thinkific.com/products/digital_downloads/Christian-Emotional-Health-GuideConnect with Samaritan's Well:Instagram: @samaritanswellFacebook: @samaritanswelldallasLinkedIn: Samaritan's Well CounselingTikTok: @samaritanswellcounseling#SoulSense #AddictionRecovery #ChristianCounseling #Recovery #MentalHealth #FaithAndMentalHealth

What if the thing that finally stopped your addiction... wasn't willpower? Today I'm sitting down with Matt Grace — a man who went from Ritalin to crystal meth to arrests and overdoses, and is now, twenty years later, the guy that Manhattan's wealthiest families call when their kid is dying from the same thing he almost died from. He's about to tell you the one thing his own parents did that kept him sick for years — and why he says addiction never lies, but families do. This is not a sanitized recovery story. Stay with us.     Follow Matt Grace - - New Book - God Doesn't Relapse- https://amzn.to/3Spg42y - IG - @mattsavinggrace - Website - https://mattgrace.com     Follow Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy:► Makes Sense Substack - https://drjcdoornick.substack.com ► Instagram: / drjcdoornick ► Substack: / drjcdoornick ►Facebook:  / makessensepodcast ►YouTube:  / drjcdoornick     MAKES SENSE PODCAST Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is subjective and an acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.   SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW Podcast: You will find a "Follow" button in the top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=003780ca147c4aec   Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where I get all these topics, which I've been covering for almost 15 years. I have learned to read nearly four times faster and retain information 10 times better with Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon OUR SPONSORS: Operly - Take Back Control of Your Work Day and Get Rid of All Your AI Apps - Welcome to the new world of Time Freedom and Unlimited Scaling and Success with Operly -  https://go.getoperly.ai/video?ref=jean-claude-claude-d-2a95 Blue Blinds Bakery - Handcrafted with all-natural ingredients - www.blueblindsbakery.com 00:00 - 02:23: Intro: Turning the Tables / Episode Trailer 02:23 - 08:58: Before They Met: Mieke's Path, JC's First Marriage & Seven Years of Dating 08:58 - 14:29: Manifesting Love: Mieke's Ritual & JC's Recurring Dream 14:29 - 20:13: The Bumble Match & the First Phone Call 20:13 - 27:33: The First Date, Moving In Fast & a Hospital Scare 27:33 - 32:39: The Reveal: Lexi and the Dream Come True 32:39 - 37:50: What Makes Their Marriage Work 37:50 - 40:47: The Proposal in Front of 11,000 People 40:47 - 44:42: Gratitude & the Adoption Journey 44:42 - 48:35: Advice: Trust the Process 48:35 - 52:35: The Book "Make Sense" & Reframing Your Life 52:35 - ending: Chicken, Dragon & Closing Thoughts   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode of the Fearless Happiness Podcast, host Max interviews Matt Grace, who shares his profound journey through addiction, recovery, and personal transformation. Matt discusses his early experiences in the addiction space, the challenges he faced growing up, and the enabling behaviors of his family. He emphasizes the importance of service in recovery and how his spiritual awakening played a crucial role in his sobriety. The conversation delves into the complexities of addiction, the impact of childhood trauma, and the turning points that led to Matt's recovery journey. In this conversation, Matt Grace shares his profound journey of recovery, emphasizing the importance of service, accountability, and faith. He discusses the struggles of addiction, the role of trauma, and the necessity of helping others as a path to healing. Matt highlights the significance of being fearless in the face of challenges and the true essence of happiness found in service to others. His insights provide a powerful message of hope and resilience for those in recovery and their loved ones.

In this episode of the Fearless Happiness Podcast, host Max interviews Matt Grace, who shares his profound journey through addiction, recovery, and personal transformation. Matt discusses his early experiences in the addiction space, the challenges he faced growing up, and the enabling behaviors of his family. He emphasizes the importance of service in recovery and how his spiritual awakening played a crucial role in his sobriety. The conversation delves into the complexities of addiction, the impact of childhood trauma, and the turning points that led to Matt's recovery journey. In this conversation, Matt Grace shares his profound journey of recovery, emphasizing the importance of service, accountability, and faith. He discusses the struggles of addiction, the role of trauma, and the necessity of helping others as a path to healing. Matt highlights the significance of being fearless in the face of challenges and the true essence of happiness found in service to others. His insights provide a powerful message of hope and resilience for those in recovery and their loved ones.God Doesn't Relapse- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G6M4MYKZ?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallbackhttps://www.mattgrace.com email: hello@mattgrace.comFor More From Sober Coach/Substance Abuse Counselor Max Njist, visitMaxNijst.org

I am on vacation, so I am reposting my very first episode, from July of 2019.Enjoy!Follow me on InstagramAll my stuff is right here

In this episode, Dr. Christy Bundakamara shares her profound insights on the residual effects of addiction, trauma, and grief, emphasizing the importance of mental strength and the power of rewriting internal dialogue to foster recovery and healing. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to the episode and guest 02:23 Understanding the internal dialogue of those struggling with addiction 03:28 The impact of unresolved trauma and grief 04:08 Genetics, environment, and learned behaviors in addiction 05:37 The biology of reward and neural pathways 07:06 The challenge of making good choices amidst trauma 08:47 Movement as a tool for healing and trauma release 11:33 Separating grief from trauma for effective healing 14:07 Addressing guilt and shame in recovery 17:16 The importance of self-forgiveness and personal responsibility 20:00 The misconceptions about addiction and recovery 22:37 The mentally strong method: Think, Organize, Choose 25:17 The role of purpose and spiritual connection in healing 28:51 Personal stories of trauma, loss, and resilience 33:28 The power of rewriting personal narratives 36:54 Building momentum through positive choices 42:44 The importance of self-awareness and self-love 48:28 Understanding the roots of immediate gratification behaviors 52:14 The significance of movement and mental organization in healing 55:19 Closing thoughts and resources for recovery and healing Join Coach Blu and Team Addict II Athlete and begin your recovery with a team behind you! Our online addiction and mental health program provides live group sessions with Coach Blu, our weekly Home Base recovery meeting, therapeutic assignments, and educational information at a fraction of what a therapeutic treatment program would require. Take You Mark, Get Set, Let's Go, and click the link below. https://www.skool.com/addict-ii-athlete-5988/about?ref=9090e81114674311874340c02b1095d0 Please join Addict to Athlete's Patreon support page and help us turn the mess of addiction into the message of sobriety! https://www.patreon.com/addicttoathlete Please visit our website for more information on Team Addict to Athlete and Addiction Recovery Podcasts. https://www.AddictToAthlete.org   For more info and resources from  Dr. Christy Bundakamara: https://mentallystrong.com/ Exclusive Offer for AIIA: athlete.mentallystrong.com      

Jess Seiwert grew up in Kansas. He was abused at home from age 5 to 12. After 9/11 he joined the Army at 18, made sergeant, survived an IED blast, and came home with a Purple Heart and an Oxycontin addiction. One day he woke up in county jail charged with first-degree attempted murder and kidnapping after his best friend slept with his wife while he was passed out. He walked out with 14 felony convictions, seven rehab attempts, and 3.5 years in county jail across eight Kansas counties during Covid. He now has 1,000 days sober next month.This episode covers his entire journey. The IED that started the pill spiral. The gang he joined within three months in prison. Coming home to Kansas and going straight into meth distribution. Gambling away his drug money at the casino, three Christmases in a row while his family was at home. Using his Purple Heart military ID to run $200,000 in forgery across three states. One childhood mentor named Bob Timmons who bailed him out, got robbed by Jess, and kept coming back anyway. Getting high ten days into court-ordered treatment. And the moment he finally threw up his hands and let God inFollow the Hopeaholics on our Socials:https://www.instagram.com/thehopeaholics https://linktr.ee/thehopeaholicsGo to www.Wolfpak.com today and support our sponsors. Don't forget to use code: HOPEAHOLICSPODCAST for 10% off!Visit our Treatment Centers: https://www.hopebythesea.comIf you or a loved one needs help, please call or text 949-615-8588. We have the resources to treat mental health and addiction. Sponsored by the Infiniti Group LLC:https://www.infinitigroupllc.com Join our patreon to get access to an EXTRA EPISODE every week of ‘Off the Record', exclusive content, a thriving recovery community, and opportunities to be featured on the podcast. https://patreon.com/TheHopeaholics Our Merch: https://thehopeaholics.myshopify.com#TheHopeaholics #redemption #recovery #AlcoholAddiction #AddictionRecovery #wedorecover #SobrietyJourney #MyStory #Hope #wedorecover #treatmentcenter #natalieevamarie0:21 Intro2:14 Gambling: the addiction that swallowed everything at the end4:07 Father arrested for child rape 6:45 Growing up angry7:05 9/11 happens right after graduation. Joins the Army8:43 First drink: the first time he ever felt normal10:29 IED hits him + Purple Heart11:04 Comes home on Oxycontin13:26 Second marriage. Gets her hooked on pills.15:00 Wakes up with 1st degree attempted murder, kidnapping20:29 Crowley Correctional: in a gang within three months21:47 High on meth, headbutts his parole officer. Back to prison.25:38 Charlie Kirk assassination38:49 Forgery across three states: $200,00040:18 3 1/2 years in 8 county jails during Covid41:37 Using his Purple Heart military ID to forge checks43:11 Meets his 3rd wife in county jail 44:11 Gets out. Uses within 24 hours. She gets pregnant that night.48:47 120 meetings in 90 days. Fires his sponsor at 3 months clean50:04 Peer mentor in Kansas City / Social work.50:22 Almost 1,000 days sober. 43 years old51:19 Son with autism doing great. Rebuilding with his oldest two kids.1:01:03 Why recovery has to be the foundation on the hardest days1:10:34 Veterans and the VA1:12:21 Veteran mental health access1:17:36 "25 years of alcoholism. 15 years of addiction. Why would I give up on anybody?"

What's the bet you or someone you know has been affected by gambling? Probably pretty high. Around 3 million Australians experience some sort of gambling harm each year. And 1.2 million Australians are affected by someone else's gambling. And it can have a real impact on your dating or love life. In today's episode we speak with Luke Bateman, ex-NFL star turned author, about his past addiction and tips on reaching the other side. SHOW NOTES:Lifeline - 13 11 14Gambling Helpline - 1800 858 858Gambling Help Online - https://www.gamblinghelponline.org.au/Luke Bateman IG - https://www.instagram.com/lukebateman_/?hl=enLuke Bateman Australian Story - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-27/turning-the-page-luke-bateman/106963436Compulsive Gambling - https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/compulsive-gambling/symptoms-causes/syc-20355178The Psychology of Gambling Addiction: https://equilibriapcs.com/the-psychology-of-gambling-addiction-why-the-brain-craves-the-bet/Gambling Disorder Psychology: https://www.reachlink.com/advice/general/gambling-disorder-psychology/

We're answering a heartbreaking listener question from a woman who survived a severely abusive relationship, one that included manipulation, threats, and abandonment during her pregnancy, and is now trying to figure out how to move forward knowing she may never get justice, accountability, or an apology, especially watching her ex seemingly land on his feet. Then we shift to a listener wondering if her parents' frequent casino trips have crossed the line from hobby into addiction, and how to bring up the fact that she and her kids would love to see them more, without it turning into a fight. We also play a voicemail from a listener with nearly 700 skydiving jumps under her belt, trying to convince us to finally give it a shot. A heads-up: this episode touches on abuse, addiction, and suicide threats. If any of this hits close to home, please take care while listening. Get some Feeling Things merch by clicking HERE! (FeelingThingsPodcast.com) Sign up for the Feeling Things newsletter HERE! Watch us on Youtube HERE! Find us on TikTok: @radioamy Call and leave a voicemail: 877-207-2077 Email: heythere@feelingthingspodcast.com HOSTS: Amy Brown // RadioAmy.com // @RadioAmy Kat Van Buren // threecordstherapy.com // @KatVanburenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the program, a trip into the archive and a return to Episode 381, my conversation with Bill Clegg, esteemed literary agent and author of several books, including the debut novel Did You Ever Have a Family? (Scout Books). Air date: September 23, 2015. Bill Clegg is a literary agent in New York and the author of the bestselling memoirs Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man and Ninety Days, and another novel called The End of the Day. He has written for the New York Times, Lapham's Quarterly, New York magazine, The Guardian, and Harper's Bazaar. *** Today's episode is brought to you by Rula. Thousands of people are already using Rula to get affordable, high-quality therapy that's actually covered by insurance. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rula.com/otherppl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get started. *** ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Otherppl with Brad Listi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is a weekly podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers. Available where podcasts are available: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, etc. Get ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How to Write a Novel,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ the debut audio course from DeepDive. 50+ hours of never-before-heard insight, inspiration, and instruction from dozens of today's most celebrated contemporary authors. Subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brad's email newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the show on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email the show: letters [at] otherppl [dot] com The podcast is a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠proud affiliate partner of Bookshop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, working to support local, independent bookstores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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With 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' continuously setting box-office records, Cinema Steven gives you a review of the film and ranks all of the Spidey flicks.  This is a headlines heavy episode, so there is quite a bit to discuss. Send us Fan MailIf you are feeling anxious, depressed or angry and need someone to talk to, visit Better Help to speak to a licensed professional.  Use the promo code: screenaddicts and receive 10% off your first month. Just follow this link: BetterHelp - Get Started & Sign-Up TodayVisit our Linktree for show info: https://linktr.ee/screenaddictspodcastSubmit any thoughts or questions to: screenaddictpodcast@gmail.com

This week, we're looking at Apple's legal challenge against the UK Government over demands to access user data, new EU rules on AI transparency, and the latest leaks surrounding Googlebooks from Dell and Lenovo. We also take a nostalgic trip back to the 1980s with Timex's futuristic Retroware digital watch, plus some very welcome news involving Amiga and Commodore. With Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon Join us on Mewe RSS Link: https://techaddicts.libsyn.com/rss iTunes | YouTube Music | Stitcher | Tunein | Spotify  Amazon | Pocket Casts | Castbox | PodHubUK Feedback Listening to your thoughts about a streamer with Ethernet. Have you thought about the Manhattan Aero? The Aero is the only streaming option that Manhattan do. The others are all freeview/freesat based. An alternative is the Netgem Pleio... Have no direct experience of the Pleio but will say that the Aero runs on the Tivo platform and won't support Now TV. Got 4 of them when I got hacked off with Sky... Phil I have a couple of compact cameras; a samsung and canon, which are being used regularly since 2010.  I rarely use my phone's cameras even for videos. Almost every event and holiday, those two cameras are present. Oh and I still use my moto mod hasselblad camera with my moto z3 play. JTManuel News Apple launches legal challenge against UK government demand to access data EU announces new rules on AI transparency Dell's first Googlebook could borrow one of its most iconic laptop brands Massive leak reveals Lenovo Googlebook 15 ahead of launch Timex's New Retroware Digital Looks Like a Futuristic Watch from the '80s Amiga And Commodore, Back Together (Sort Of) Banters: Knocking out a Quick Bant Planify FreeFileSync - A Review Alternative - Syncthing Bought Report Yeesabella Grip Stickers Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted NOCO GENIUS2: 2A 6V/12V Smart Battery Charger - £45.34 Was £54.95 XTEINK X3 3.7" Pocket E-Ink eBook Reader £65 from £80 (Qi2 connectivity and magnetic pogo-pin charging - X4 has USB-C but is bigger) Miady 2-Pack 5000mAh Handheld Portable Fan (7-20 Hours Runtime) - £11.99 Was  £23.99 Samsung Galaxy S25 FE 256GB/8GB £499.00 from £699 (sometimes £599) - £99.80/month (5 months) - the 128GB one is £449 MAGICNUC AG2 Mini PC — Ryzen 7 7840HS, 32GB DDR5, 1TB NVMe - £599.00 UGreen 13-in-1 Docking Station £69.99 from £119.99 Main Show URL: http://www.techaddicts.uk | PodHubUK Contact:: gareth@techaddicts.uk | @techaddictsuk Gareth - @garethmyles | Mastodon | Blusky | garethmyles.com | Gareth's Ko-Fi Ted - tedsalmon.com | Ted's PayPal | Mastodon | Ted's Amazon YouTube: Tech Addicts  

This episode was sponsored by Cardiff & Top Tier Solar Solutions    LightSpeed VT: https://www.lightspeedvt.com/ Dropping Bombs Podcast: https://www.droppingbombs.com/ This episode delivers a gut-punch redemption story with Vincent Torres, a sales leader who spent years cycling through addiction, arrests, and a 325-pound rock bottom before rebuilding himself from nothing.   Vincent breaks down his path from Brooklyn street life, gang ties, and heroin addiction to losing everything — then simultaneously getting clean and dropping over 110 pounds in 18 months. He now leads sales teams generating $20-25 million annually and reveals the exact mindset shift that took him from self-pity to seven-figure opportunity.   If you think your past has already decided your future, this conversation proves otherwise — Vincent lived the worst-case scenario and still built the best-case life.  

In this powerful Mental Healness Podcast interview, Taylor Stevens shares how she survived 14 years with a narcissistic gambling addict and reclaimed her life through no contact. She opens up about love bombing, financial abuse, gambling debts, alcoholism, isolation, gaslighting, physical abuse, stalking, and being pushed to doubt her own reality. Taylor describes spending more than half a million dollars covering debts, being manipulated into protecting his reputation, and discovering that her partner and his bookie were working together to take more money from her. She also shares the breaking point that led her to change the locks, contact police, protect her dogs, and choose herself just before her birthday. Three years later, Taylor is rebuilding her confidence, learning to trust herself again, and reminding survivors that they are not broken, alone, or trapped forever. This is a raw survivor story about narcissistic abuse recovery, financial abuse, trauma bonding, and finding freedom after toxic relationshipsTaylor's Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thetaylorstevensTaylor's Twitter/X - https://x.com/TAYSTEVENS

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/penaddict/728 http://relay.fm/penaddict/728 Brad Dowdy and Myke Hurley Brad and Myke are back from Stationery Fest, and what an amazing event it was. They break it all down in this week's episode, including the pros, cons, and stationery acquired. And then Myke causes Brad to lose it. Brad and Myke are back from Stationery Fest, and what an amazing event it was. They break it all down in this week's episode, including the pros, cons, and stationery acquired. And then Myke causes Brad to lose it. clean 4882 Brad and Myke are back from Stationery Fest, and what an amazing event it was. They break it all down in this week's episode, including the pros, cons, and stationery acquired. And then Myke causes Brad to lose it. This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored by: Kaleidocraft: Playful stationery and functional goods. Get 15% off and an exclusive Pen Addict washi insert with code penaddict. Factor: Healthy, fully-prepared food delivered to your door. Use code penaddict50off Enigma Stationery: Unique items, top brands and hard-to-find imports. Get $10 off. Links and Show Notes: Support The Pen Addict with a Relay Membership Submit Feedback Stationery Fest Stationery Fest – Instagram The Pen Addict – Instagram Myke Hurley – Instagram Going to Stationery Fest with Pen Addict! - Yoseka Stationery – YouTube The Pen Addict #268: Hot Breaking Footage - Relay The Pen Addict #269: We Sold Everything - Relay LAMY Lx Fountain Pen | LAMY Shop LAMY Lx Blue – Instagram PLOTTER USA whosming – Instagram Panty Cat – Instagram egguguma – Instagram oncemorewithlove – Instagram liliuhms – Instagram Stationery Cardigan – Instagram kyuseido – Instagram Special Edition Fountain Pen #10 - Fizzy Pink Lemonade | Enigma Stationery Landa Ruen Art - Book Stack Watercolor Kit | Enigma Stationery Kayou+ Aimvision Pro Mechanical Pencil The Superior Labor x Yoseka UNION Collection – Yoseka Stationery The Superior Labor x Yoseka UNION Sacoche – Yoseka Stationery Miho Nyanko OnceMoreWithLove Tamiko Sidore Uni Jetstream 4&1 Metal Multi Pen Review — The Pen Addict

Why does a man with everything going right for him quietly fall apart on the inside? Jeremy Lipkowitz was a PhD student at Duke studying the genetic code that supposedly explains what a human being is. On the outside it looked like a life going exactly to plan. In private he was losing to a compulsion nobody around him knew about, and the more he achieved the worse it got. Eventually he stopped trying to fix himself from the outside, left the program, flew to Myanmar, and ordained as a monk.He has spent the last decade teaching men to do what he did, without religion, dogma, or drugs. His show is Unhooked and his work is at https://unhookedacademy.com/We talk about where shame actually comes from, what happens to you around day four of a silent retreat, and whether moderation is possible with anything engineered to hook you. Late in the episode we get into whether there is anything behind all of this. He says no. I made my case anyway. Neither of us moved, and that exchange might be my favorite part of the conversation.

Free drugs, escorts, and flights to sporting events. A Senate committee in Canberra has heard about the extraordinary tactics some major betting companies use to incentivise gambling addicts to continue spending millions. - निःशुल्क लागु औषध, एस्कर्ट सेवा र खेलकुद कार्यक्रममा जानका लागि फ्लाइटका सुविधा। क्यान्बरामा बसेको सिनेट कमिटीले केही ठुला बेटिङ कम्पनीहरूले जुवाको लत लागेका व्यक्तिहरूलाई निरन्तर करोडौँ डलर खर्चिन प्रोत्साहित गर्न यस्ता सुविधा दिने गरेको बारे सुनेको छ। थप यो रिपोर्टमा।हाम्रा थप अडियो प्रस्तुतिहरू पोडकास्टका रूपमा उपलब्ध छन्। यो नि:शुल्क सेवा प्रयोग गर्न तपाईंले आफ्नो नाम दर्ता गर्नु पर्दैन। पोडकास्टमा सामाग्री उपलब्ध हुनासाथ सुन्न यहाँ थिच्नुहोस्।एसबीएस नेपालीको प्रत्यक्ष प्रसारण हरेक मङ्गलवार र बिहीवार दिउँसो २ बजे SBS South Asian मा डिजिटल रेडियोमार्फत, आफ्नो टेलिभिजनको च्यानल ३०५ मा, SBS Audio एपमार्फत, SBS On Demand मा वा हाम्रो वेबसाइटबाट सुन्न सक्नुहुन्छ।साथै हामी सोसल मिडिया टफर्महरू फेसबुक, इन्स्टाग्राम र एक्स मा पनि रहेका छौँ, SBS Nepali का नाममा। - हाम्रा थप अडियो प्रस्तुतिहरू पोडकास्टका रूपमा उपलब्ध छन्। यो नि:शुल्क सेवा प्रयोग गर्न तपाईंले आफ्नो नाम दर्ता गर्नु पर्दैन। पोडकास्टमा सामाग्री उपलब्ध हुनासाथ सुन्न यहाँ थिच्नुहोस्।एसबीएस नेपालीको प्रत्यक्ष प्रसारण हरेक मङ्गलवार र बिहीवार दिउँसो २ बजे SBS South Asian मा डिजिटल रेडियोमार्फत, आफ्नो टेलिभिजनको च्यानल ३०५ मा, SBS Audio एपमार्फत, SBS On Demand मा वा हाम्रो वेबसाइटबाट सुन्न सक्नुहुन्छ।साथै हामी सोसल मिडिया टफर्महरू फेसबुक, इन्स्टाग्राम र एक्स मा पनि रहेका छौँ, SBS Nepali का नाममा।

Kalshi and Polymarket are the candy cigarettes of gambling — and they're targeting your kids right now. Prediction markets are classified as "financial markets," not gambling, to dodge age limits, betting caps, and consumer protections. Add paid influencers deceiving kids on their social feeds. And if that isn't enough, gambling habits start even earlier — with so called “loot boxes” in your child's video games.This episode is sponsored by:Retirement Ready? Get up to $20,000 in FREE Gold & Silver with a qualified purchase. Text ASKPHIL to 50505 or visit https://DrPhilgold.comDon't wait! If you're on Medicare or will be soon, reach out to Chapter: Call: (352)-845-0659 or go to https://askchapter.org to learn about your Medicare options and get help finding ways to save money.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Free drugs, escorts, and flights to sporting events. A Senate committee in Canberra has heard about the extraordinary tactics some major betting companies use to incentivise gambling addicts to continue spending millions.

Laura Mayer was born a tryhard, addicted to work. A quality that supercharged her career and earned her executive jobs at major media companies. But as Mayer writes in her new memoir, “Tryhard: A Cautionary Tale of Clocking In and Spinning Out,” being a tryhard comes with a cost. Jessica Mendoza hosts.Further Listening: - How an Influencer Built His Business, One Dog at a Time - How to Keep Up with AI At Work (Without Losing Your Mind) - The Data Is In On Work From Home Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Healing from a narcissistic relationship begins when I stop waiting for the other person to admit they were wrong. I explain why narcissists and addicts share similar psychological patterns, why trying to make them see the truth only keeps me trapped, and the hard truth that finally creates real freedom. I also share practical tools for setting boundaries, disengaging from manipulation, and reclaiming my peace without needing their validation.SHOW HIGHLIGHTS00:00 - Why You Can't Heal Without Accepting This Truth01:04 - Why Narcissists Never Admit They're Wrong02:22 - The Victim Mentality and Gaslighting Cycle03:18 - Stop Trying to Make Them Understand04:42 - The Hidden Shame Behind Narcissism05:25 - Why Narcissists Are Like Addicts06:11 - Accepting What You Cannot Change07:24 - The Trap of Trying to Fix Them08:32 - The Hard Truth That Sets You Free09:03 - Setting Clear Boundaries10:01 - How to Deal with a Narcissist or Addict11:21 - Breaking the Addiction to Control12:07 - A Better Way to Engage13:00 - A Practical Communication Tool14:20 - Final Thoughts and Takeaways***Tired of feeling like you're never enough? Build your self-worth with help from this free guide: https://training.mantalks.com/self-worthPick up my book, Men's Work: A Practical Guide To Face Your Darkness, End Self-Sabotage, And Find Freedom: https://mantalks.com/mens-work-book/Heard about attachment but don't know where to start? Try the FREE Ultimate Guide To AttachmentCheck out some other free resources: How To Quit Porn | Anger Meditation | How To Lead In Your RelationshipBuild brotherhood with a powerful group of like-minded men from around the world. Check out The Alliance. Enjoy the podcast? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Podchaser. It helps us get into the ears of new listeners, expand the ManTalks Community, and help others find the tools and training they're looking for. And don't forget to subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | SpotifyFor more, visit us at ManTalks.com | Facebook | Instagram

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: With a long-standing commitment to accessibility, Apple develops their operating systems with everyone in mind, but we're discovering that users of Apple's devices are finding features that everyone can take advantage of. Join Mike and Darren as they explore a few of their favorite Accessibility settings in macOS and iOS and how they use them. Mike shares a FMEO Quick Tip for adding extensions to your contacts. We close the show with Mike's Essential App pick: Desktop Curtain!

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/penaddict/727 http://relay.fm/penaddict/727 Brad Dowdy and Myke Hurley Brooklyn, we are in your house! Brad and Myke are headed to Stationery Fest, and take you through their prep, schedule, and planned shenanigans at what they hope is an epic event. Brooklyn, we are in your house! Brad and Myke are headed to Stationery Fest, and take you through their prep, schedule, and planned shenanigans at what they hope is an epic event. clean 3074 Brooklyn, we are in your house! Brad and Myke are headed to Stationery Fest, and take you through their prep, schedule, and planned shenanigans at what they hope is an epic event. This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored by: Kaleidocraft: Playful stationery and functional goods. Get 15% off and an exclusive Pen Addict washi insert with code penaddict. Pen Chalet: Check out this week's special offer, and to get your code for 10% off. Links and Show Notes: Support The Pen Addict with a Relay Membership Submit Feedback Stationery Fest Stationery Fest – Instagram Pen Addict – Instagram Our Stationery Fest Panel Schedule – Instagram Stationery Fest 2026 | Marketplace and Courtyard Map — Stationery Fest Washi Wallet: Portable Washi Tape Holder & Organizer – Kaleidocraft Prints New York Travel Journal Tour

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What if one of the greatest gifts we can give our children is the opportunity to struggle? Bestselling author Jessica Lahey joins Ginny for a powerful conversation about two of the biggest challenges facing families today: raising capable, independent kids and protecting them from a culture of addiction. Drawing from her books The Gift of Failure and The Addiction Inoculation, Jessica explains why our instinct to protect children from discomfort can unintentionally rob them of confidence, resilience, and the ability to solve problems on their own. They discuss why kids need real responsibility, how unstructured play and outdoor adventures build self-efficacy, and why allowing children to experience manageable failure is one of the most loving things a parent can do. Jessica also shares evidence-based research on substance use prevention, including why delaying alcohol and drug use matters, how clear family expectations reduce risk, and why connection—not control—is one of the strongest protective factors we can offer our children. From helicopter parenting and grade portals to dopamine, executive function, anxiety, and the importance of letting kids figure things out for themselves, this conversation is full of practical wisdom and encouragement for every parent navigating the teenage years—and the years leading up to them. If you've ever wondered whether you're helping too much, or how to raise children who are prepared for real life, this episode will challenge and inspire you. Grab a copy of The Gift of Failure here A huge thank you to our sponsors! Check them out below:  BetterHelp: Visit  www.BetterHelp.com/1000HOURS  today to get 10% off your first month. Quince - Visit www.quince.com/outside and get free shipping and 365 day returns IXL Learning - Head to www.ixl.com/1000hours to get an exclusive 20% savings on your membership Whisker - Take care of your cats while taking an additional $50 off bundles with code 1000HOURS when you shop www.whisker.com/1000HOURS  woom Bikes - Go to woom.com and use code 1000HOURS at checkout for 10% off your new bike purchase, excluding the woom WOW. Muzzle Sleep Tape - Go to MuzzleSleep.com and use code 1000HOURS for 10% off.  Ethos Life Insurance - Get your free quote at ethos.com/1000hours  Active Skin Repair - Don't forget to put this in your first aid kit! Visit ActiveSkinRepair.com and use the code 1000HOURS to save 20% on all Active Skin Repair products. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TRIGGER WARNING: Please note this episode contains themes of domestic violence, suicidal ideation, and drug use. Chilipad: Visit https://www.sleep.me/UNPLANNED to get up to $255 off your Chilipad 2.0 with code UNPLANNED, plus free shipping and a 30-day sleep trial for Unplanned Podcast listeners. Shopify: Start your free trial today https://shopify.com/unplanned Zocdoc: Taking care of your health just got easier – start here with Zocdoc: https://zocdoc.com/UNPLANNED #sponsored Miracle Brand: Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to https://trymiracle.com/unplanned and use the code UNPLANNED to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF. Laura Clery has spent years making millions of people laugh, but behind the comedy was a deeply personal battle with addiction, betrayal, and rebuilding her life from the ground up. In this episode, Laura opens up about her husband's relapse, the end of their marriage, raising a son with autism, finding joy as a single mom, and why humor has remained her greatest survival tool through it all. She also shares the inspiration behind her new memoir, What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Hotter, and the lessons she's learned about forgiveness, recovery, and starting over. If you or someone you love has been affected by addiction, abuse, or mental health struggles, we hope this conversation reminds you that you're not alone. Laura's IG: @lauraclery Follow The Unplanned Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/unplanned__podcast/ https://www.tiktok.com/@unplanned_podcast Listen to the pod on Spotify/ Apple Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ToDA4ufQuWuEgMq07zN6t https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unplanned-podcast/id1669604504 Follow Matt & Abby: Abby's Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/abbyelizabethoward/ Matt's Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/_matt_howard_/ TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@matt_and_abby Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/mattandabb YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@MattandAbby Chapters: 03:14 - Raising a son with autism 12:20 - Becoming a NYTimes Best Selling Author 15:07 - Getting sober 25:19 - AA 30:26 - Being cheated on 47:06 - Finding meaning 53:48 - Divorce 56:32 - Sketch comedy with my ex 01:00:28 - CPS 01:12:34 - Coming to terms with abuse 01:14:25 - Moving on 01:17:01 - Audience questions 01:26:03 - Agree to Disagree Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode was sponsored by Cardiff & McClellands Contracting and Roofing    LightSpeed VT: https://www.lightspeedvt.com/ Dropping Bombs Podcast: https://www.droppingbombs.com/ Today's Dropping Bombs episode delivers a gritty redemption story with Brock McClelland, the Western Pennsylvania founder who went from opiate addiction and a rehab bed to building an 8-figure roofing and contracting company in under five years. Brock breaks down the covenant with God that pulled him out of the trenches, how he turned a family gutted by overdose and chaos into McClellands Contracting & Roofing, and why he sold off a piece of the company to lock in an 8-figure partnership deal. He also unpacks His Plan My Grind, his new platform for men who've lost their alignment and need a way back. If you think your past disqualifies you from building something real, this conversation says otherwise — and proves it.