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From a childhood marked by trauma and instability to multiple incarcerations, heroin addiction, and even surviving a gunshot to the head—Rick opens up about the chaos that defined his past and the redemption he's found in recovery.Rick reflects on the moment he finally surrendered on February 5, 2008, and how that surrender sparked a transformation that's helped him become a community leader, father, and advocate. He shares how meaningful work—including launching Redemption House and running recovery housing for over a decade—continues to give his life purpose.

Marina Anderson Ex-Wife of David Carradine, The Eye of My Tornado / Four Feet to Fame: A Hollywood Dog Trainer's Journeyop culture/Memoir/autobiography.This is a significant and very personal book.This book has been inducted into the Johnny Grant Hollywood Walk of Fame Library."...it was one long rollercoaster thrill... Mr. Toad's wild ride...intense passion and emotion. He was the eye of my tornado." Marina Anderson.Marina Anderson was just starting out taking acting lessons at Warner Bros., when she wandered one afternoon onto the candlelit set of a Shaolin temple and met for the first time, the volatile, dark and brilliant personality that was actor and icon, David Carradine. Two dynamic people merging into a karmic-destined, intense and turbulent love relationship. Each struggling with their own demons including sexual abuse and incest. Their private life was replete with love, passion, erotic pleasure and eventually bondage, sexual experimentation, and pain as an avenue to pleasure. Their marriage was marred by a toxic secret that could not be ignored. Her writing speaks to readers universally by focusing on their personal journey, revealing the truth about the couple, addresses conquering fear and overcoming obstacles, self discovery, recovery, re-inventing and rebuilding one's self. It's her personal survival while desperately trying to save the marriage as well as Carradine's constant struggle to be someone he wasn't, but wished he could be. Spirituality, psychic John Edward,other psychics and astrologers who helped her are written about in the book as well. They were married on the Warner Bros. back lot and their six-year relationship was a whirl of auditions, star-studded parties, exotic locations, red carpets and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Marina, who was already an established actress, became Carradine's personal manager and set about rehabilitating the career of an actor who was now known for his heavy drinking. She introduced him to Quentin Tarantino, who cast David in a lead role in the popular Kill Bill films. This vaulted Carradine back onto the Hollywood A-list.After their divorce with the help of re-known celebrity Dr. Drew Pinsky (Celebrity Rehab, Sober House), issues are addressed in the consultation verbatim, occupying an entire chapter. Anderson was able to finally exorcise the demons that have haunted her for so long about their relationship and herself that almost destroyed her. "This book is an avenue for his fans and the general public to know, understand and hopefully accept him as a man, not a celluloid fantasy...to be admired for his talents and the motivations behind certain issues in his life understood. It's also to reveal the very personal interior of a marriage that people can relate to. What we do for love. We are all human beings with our faults. He was afraid people wouldn't remember him. That will never happen. The legend continues."David Carradine's acting career spanned four decades onstage, television and cinema. He became an international sensation as Kwai Chang Caine in the 1970s hit television series Kung Fu and cemented his cult hero status with his role in the classic movie Death Race 2000. He portrayed Woody Guthrie in Hal Ashby's Bound for Glory and Bill in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill films. Carradine received four Golden Globe nominations. He was a talented songwriter and musician and performed in a band called Cosmic Rescue Team.He died in a Bangkok hotel room, June 3, 2009, an apparent victim of autoerotic asphyxiation. Amid sensational media speculation, Marina refused to let David's death remain stigmatized like it was and launched her own investigation into the death of her ex-husband. Suicide? Foul play? A sex act gone wrong? Was he alone? Was there a cover-up? Her conclusions are startling.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Hank Carisio shares his story of going from a hockey star to a life of crime that eventually led him to prison. In this episode, Hank talks about his transition from the ice rink to robbing houses, the experiences that led him down this path, and what he's learned since. He provides insight into the challenges he faced, the decisions that brought him to prison, and his journey toward making better choices. #HockeyStar #LifeOfCrime #PrisonStory #TrueCrime #Redemption #CrimeAndPunishment #SportsToPrison #SecondChances Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ Connect with Hank Carisio: Buy his hat: https://6bf49c-3b.myshopify.com/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/share/nTXGYGdY9znsugjB/?mibextid=LQQJ4d TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@surrender.2.win3?_t=8puayf7Dhtv&_r=1 Presented by Tyson 2.0 & Wooooo Energy: https://tyson20.com/ https://woooooenergy.com/ Thank you to our sponsors this week: MAGIC MIND: They have a limited offer you can use now, that gets you up to 48% off your first subscription or 20% off one time purchases with code LOCKED20 at checkout. You can claim it at: https://www.magicmind.com/locked Buy Merch: https://lockedinbrand.com Use code lockedin at checkout to get 20% off your order Timestamps: 00:00:00 Intro 00:05:50 Growing Up in Cheshire, Connecticut 00:10:45 First Experience with Alcohol 00:15:57 Challenges of Integrating into Public Schools 00:21:06 The High Cost of Rehab at Mountainside Recovery 00:27:00 The Reality of Home Robberies 00:31:22 Unexpected Arrest and Family Reactions 00:36:24 Lacrosse Scholarship and Second Chances 00:41:48 Navigating the Legal System and Probation 00:47:19 Experiencing Life in County Jail 00:52:33 Life in Prison: Rehab and Hustles 00:57:50 From Prison to Pursuing Hockey 01:03:24 Life-Altering Diagnosis and Addiction Journey 01:08:47 Journey to Sobriety: Moving to a Sober House 01:14:19 Transformative Journey through Career and Ego 01:19:29 Personal Growth and Relationships 01:24:59 Finding Hats on Social Media Powered by: Just Media House : https://www.justmediahouse.com/ Creative direction, design, assets, support by FWRD: https://www.fwrd.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Julio discusses the challenges he faced, including a relapse after a previous seven-year sobriety streak. He candidly talks about staying away from triggering environments, the impact of his addiction on family relationships, and his transformative experiences in rehabilitation. Julio sheds light on the emotional toll of addiction, including losing loved ones and dealing with a violent upbringing. 00:00 Introduction and Personal Stories 00:32 Overcoming Relapse and Strategies for Staying Clean 01:10 Challenges and Support Systems in Recovery 02:00 Family Dynamics and Personal Struggles 02:34 Homelessness and the Path to Detox 03:55 Rehabilitation and Self-Reflection 05:25 Building Relationships and Trust in Recovery 11:06 Faith and Spiritual Growth 12:20 Early Life and Introduction to Substance Use 16:25 Realizing the Depth of Addiction 19:03 A Dangerous Encounter 20:47 Joining the Gang 22:31 First Steps to Recovery 23:56 A Life-Changing Event 24:24 Struggles with Addiction 25:50 Embracing Recovery 28:45 The Importance of Support 35:54 Words of Wisdom

Do you find yourself recreating and repeating the same relationship issues over and over again? Same issue, different person? Do you feel that you need a partner to “complete” you? Perhaps there's something to look at there. And today's guest, author and therapist Sherry Gaba just may be able to help. Her latest book, “The Marriage and Relationship Junkie,” offers great relationship insights. In addition to being a Licensed Psychotherapist, a Certified Coach, and the award-winning author of “Love Smacked: How to Stop the Cycle of Relationship Addiction and Codependency to Find Everlasting Love,” she also says she's a recovering codependent and love addict who was married to a man with narcissistic tendencies.   Sherry has been an expert on Dr. Drew Pinsky's Celebrity Rehab, VH1's Sober House, as well as Celebrity Rehab's Sex Addiction, and numerous other programs. She has helped thousands of people cope with relationship addictions, narcissistic and toxic relationships, and codependency. You can find out more about Sherry and also if you're a love junkie by taking her quiz at: SherryGaba.com.  

This book has been inducted into the Johnny Grant Hollywood Walk of Fame LibraryDr. Drew Pinsky: "I commend you for having the courage to step up and do it and do it thoroughly and do it properly.""Originally, the main purpose for writing this book was first to help heal myself and maintain a sense of humor as I vented.I found it was helping by opening a door to dialogue, with people especially about "taboo" subjects. It became my mission to help empower others through our experiences and maybe others will see how they too can help themselves, confront their demons, issues, seek answers, recognize patterns, listen to their instincts, get clarity, closure and healing. If people reach out and are open to change, miracles can happen. It's not to say it won't be painful, but we can transform our lives for the better. By bringing various sensitive issues out in the open, I hope this book sheds a beacon of light on a path for others to find their way as I did."Two dynamic people merging into a karmic-destined, intense and turbulent love relationship. Each struggling with their own demons including sexual abuse and incest.They were married on the Warner Bros. back lot Larmie St. and their six-year relationship was a whirl of auditions, star-studded parties, exotic locations, red carpets and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Marina, already an established actress, became Carradine's personal manager and set about rehabilitating David's the career, who was now known for his heavy drinking. She introduced him to Quentin Tarantino, who cast David in a lead role in the popular film Kill Bill, which vaulted Carradine back onto Hollywood's A-list.Their marriage was marred by a toxic secret that could not be ignored and private life was replete with love, passion, erotic pleasure, sexual experimentation. With the help of re-known celebrity Dr. Drew Pinsky (Celebrity Rehab, Sober House), issues are addressed with the interview occupying an entire chapter. Anderson was able to exorcise the demons that have haunted her for so long about their relationship and herself that almost destroyed her.Her writing speaks to readers universally by focusing on their personal journey, revealing the truth about the couple, addresses conquering fear and overcoming obstacles, self discovery, recovery, re-inventing and rebuilding one's self. It's her personal survival while desperately trying to save the marriage as well as Carradine's constant struggle to be someone he wasn't, but wished he could be. Spirituality, psychic John Edward, other psychics and astrologers who helped her are written about in the book as well“It's an avenue for his fans and the general public to know, understand and hopefully accept him as a man, not a celluloid fantasy…to be admired for his talents and the motivations behind certain issues in his life understood. We are all human beings with our faults. What we do for love. He was afraid people wouldn't remember him. That will never happen. The legend continues.”His acting career spanned four decades onstage, television and cinema. He became an international sensation as Kwai Chang Caine in the 1970s hit television series Kung Fu and cemented his cult hero status with his role in the classic movie Death Race 2000. He portrayed Woody Guthrie in Hal Ashby's Bound for Glory and Bill in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill films. Carradine received four Golden Globe nominations. He was a talented songwriter and musician and performed in a band called Cosmic Rescue Team.David Carradine died in a Bangkok hotel room, June 3, 2009, an apparent victim of autoerotic asphyxiation. Amid sensational media speculation, Marina refused to let David's death remain stigmatized like it was and launched her own investigation into the death of her ex-husband. Suicide? Foul play? A sex act gone wrong? Was he alone? Was there a cover-up? Her conclusions are startling.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/1198501/advertisement

This week Mary gets a free therapy session via the podcast with her personal therapist Dr. Charles Sophy. This week we discuss how her and Dr. Sophy first met each other at the Sober House and his continuous influence on her life. Check out Dr. Sophy's books: Family Values: Reset Trust, Boundaries & Connection with Your Child Side by Side: The Revolutionary Mother-Daughter Program for Conflict-Free Communication Follow Dr. Sophy on Instagram : @sophyonthestreet Follow Mary on Instagram: @realmissmarycarey Find out more at https://poppin-your-cherry-with-mary-c.pinecast.co Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-4222c3 for 40% off for 4 months, and support There's Something About Mary Carey.

In this episode, I had the honor of interviewing Sherry Gaba, LCSW - A psychotherapist and transformational coach who specializes in love addiction, codependency & narcissism. You may know Sherry from Dr. Drew Pinsky's Celebrity Rehab show on VH1 and later on the spin-off, VH1's Sober House as well as Celebrity Rehab's Sex Addiction. Sherry helps us by understanding: 1. What love addiction is; 2. The signs to pay attention to if you find yourself being love bombed; 3. The difference being in love or being obsessed; 4. How do you know if you are in a toxic relationship; 5.  Codependency & how it attracts narcissists  And much more!  You can find Sherry's ebook and quiz here: Narcissistic Partners and Obsessive Love  eBook & Quiz https://sherrygaba.com/npquiz Membership Coaching Program Wake-Up Recovery an online group coaching program that applies the principals of positive psychology, law of attraction, and mindfulness for codependents, love addicts, and toxic relationships. Includes $1 one month trial. https://wakeuprecovery.com/ig1 Website: https://sherrygaba.com/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/codependencycurious/   

Brian Dolan is an inspiration. He runs a sober house for Fairfield University and hopes to create a sober house for gambling. Contact Brian Dolan brianjd89@gmail.com  Brian's Website https://endgamblingharm.com Gambling Addiction Video Series The Bet Free Life Show Email leestreetpod@gmail.com Please Rate & Review- Helps those still struggling to find us! Thank you to our sponsor Gamban Thank you to our sponsor - EPIC Risk Management Music by T. Vance

Bernadine Fried (aka Bernie) and her husband Alex Shohet, the founders of Red Door Life. Bernie and Alex are well known in the addiction community and are on a mission to find cutting edge treatment and new approaches to recovery that prevent overdose deaths. James Lott Jr talks with them about their own journeys and how Red Door is set up and its mission and approaches!A 30-year veteran of her field, Bernadine Fried is on a mission to break the vicious cycle of addictive disorders. She currently operates a private practice in luxurious Beverly Hills, California, offering a comfortable and relaxing environment conducive to the success of her clients. There, Bernadine Fried has created and carried out treatment models that rely on a more personalized approach. A recovering addict, Bernadine Fried understands the role lifestyle plays in finding a successful path to recovery from addiction or other mental health disorders. Bernadine Fried has been treating clients whose careers or lifestyle add complexity to their treatment. Bernadine is trained to diagnose and treat couples, groups and individuals to achieve more productive and satisfying lives. She has demonstrated her dedication to the profession by providing services to the less fortunate as well as individuals of significant wealth, fame and influence. Bernadine's clients are often referred to her when other clinical professionals have been unable to help, and she is able to incorporate her methods into a client's existing lifestyle making addiction treatment accessible and effective. Staying ahead of the curve, Bernadine Fried has developed a well-rounded therapy repertoire by implementing the therapeutic model Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing into her practice. Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing, also known by the therapy community as EMDR, uses an individual's rhythmic, rapid eye movements to dampen the impact of emotionally powerful memories of previous traumatic occurrences. As it gains in popularity within her profession, Bernadine Fried is eager to share her experiences of this relatively new form of therapy with fellow therapists. Now the Clinical Director of The Red Door, Bernadine utilizes her methods to treat patients with a variety of background and addiction issues. Alex Shohet is a serial “social entrepreneur”, who over the last 14 years built three successful and socially responsible addiction and mental health organizations including ONE80 Center™, Wonderland Center™, and a 501c3 Nonprofit the 12 Angels Evergreen Fund. Alex Shohet was not always an entrepreneur, and while an undergraduate at UCLA in Engineering, Alex became addicted to heroin and cocaine. Alex met his wife Bernadine Fried in 1983 while they were both addicts. Both Alex and Bernadine were severe addicts until December of 1987 when Bernadine got clean and sober. Once sober, Berni started working in addiction treatment and within a few years obtained her Masters and License as a psychotherapist. Alex got clean shortly after Berni and in June of 1989 Alex made an effort to pick himself back up by the bootstraps and started his first technology company and over the next 14 years developed systems and applications for the major entertainment companies including Warner Bros. Fox. MGM, and Disney. In 2005, Alex Shohet left technology and partnered with Bernadine Fried, LMFT to create their first treatment center, Wonderland. Over the last 14 years, Bernadine Fried and Alex Shohet have been evolving their model of addiction and mental health treatment. Alex Shohet is a frequent speaker on social entrepreneurship and its application to fighting addiction and alcoholism. In May 2008, Alex Shohet presented to a number of leading foundations in the country at the Philanthropy Roundtable in Atlanta, Georgia where they discussed ways in which entrepreneurship could be used as an engine of job creation, innovation, economic growth for low-income communities and the mentally or physically handicapped. Wonderland Center was recognized by Pacific Community Ventures for their efforts to provide healthcare and wealth within their recovering staff of addicts and alcoholics. Wonderland Center™ was selected from over 300 companies that applied to present at Investor's Circle 2007 spring convention in San Francisco. In the spring of 2009, Alex Shohet's 12 Angels Foundation provided career mentors to a few of the celebrities on Dr. Drew Pinsky's VH1 television show “Sober House”. In 2012, Alex Shohet teamed up with Kobe Bryant, Bill Clinton, and Aileen Getty to provide funds and services to help provide 200 permanent houses for the Homeless in Hollywood. Their efforts involved resource exchanges between the high net worth individuals treated at Alex Shohet's center with the homeless individuals treated at Step Up on Second. Today, Alex and Bernadine are blending the rapidly expanding market of co-living and co-working with addiction and mental health treatment.

Marina Anderson Ex-Wife of David Carradine, The Eye of My Tornado / Four Feet to Fame: A Hollywood Dog Trainer's Journey op culture/Memoir/autobiography. This is a significant and very personal book. This book has been inducted into the Johnny Grant Hollywood Walk of Fame Library. "...it was one long rollercoaster thrill... Mr. Toad's wild ride...intense passion and emotion. He was the eye of my tornado." Marina Anderson. Marina Anderson was just starting out taking acting lessons at Warner Bros., when she wandered one afternoon onto the candlelit set of a Shaolin temple and met for the first time, the volatile, dark and brilliant personality that was actor and icon, David Carradine. Two dynamic people merging into a karmic-destined, intense and turbulent love relationship. Each struggling with their own demons including sexual abuse and incest. Their private life was replete with love, passion, erotic pleasure and eventually bondage, sexual experimentation, and pain as an avenue to pleasure. Their marriage was marred by a toxic secret that could not be ignored. Her writing speaks to readers universally by focusing on their personal journey, revealing the truth about the couple, addresses conquering fear and overcoming obstacles, self discovery, recovery, re-inventing and rebuilding one's self. It's her personal survival while desperately trying to save the marriage as well as Carradine's constant struggle to be someone he wasn't, but wished he could be. Spirituality, psychic John Edward,other psychics and astrologers who helped her are written about in the book as well. They were married on the Warner Bros. back lot and their six-year relationship was a whirl of auditions, star-studded parties, exotic locations, red carpets and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Marina, who was already an established actress, became Carradine's personal manager and set about rehabilitating the career of an actor who was now known for his heavy drinking. She introduced him to Quentin Tarantino, who cast David in a lead role in the popular Kill Bill films. This vaulted Carradine back onto the Hollywood A-list. After their divorce with the help of re-known celebrity Dr. Drew Pinsky (Celebrity Rehab, Sober House), issues are addressed in the consultation verbatim, occupying an entire chapter. Anderson was able to finally exorcise the demons that have haunted her for so long about their relationship and herself that almost destroyed her. "This book is an avenue for his fans and the general public to know, understand and hopefully accept him as a man, not a celluloid fantasy...to be admired for his talents and the motivations behind certain issues in his life understood. It's also to reveal the very personal interior of a marriage that people can relate to. What we do for love. We are all human beings with our faults. He was afraid people wouldn't remember him. That will never happen. The legend continues." David Carradine's acting career spanned four decades onstage, television and cinema. He became an international sensation as Kwai Chang Caine in the 1970s hit television series Kung Fu and cemented his cult hero status with his role in the classic movie Death Race 2000. He portrayed Woody Guthrie in Hal Ashby's Bound for Glory and Bill in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill films. Carradine received four Golden Globe nominations. He was a talented songwriter and musician and performed in a band called Cosmic Rescue Team. He died in a Bangkok hotel room, June 3, 2009, an apparent victim of autoerotic asphyxiation. Amid sensational media speculation, Marina refused to let David's death remain stigmatized like it was and launched her own investigation into the death of her ex-husband. Suicide? Foul play? A sex act gone wrong? Was he alone? Was there a cover-up? Her conclusions are startling. 4 years ago #/, #a, #anderson, #carradine, #david, #dog, #ex-wife, #eye, #fame:, #feet, #four, #hollywood, #journey, #marina, #my, #of, #the, #to, #tornado, #trainer's

Marina Anderson Ex-Wife of David Carradine, The Eye of My Tornado / Four Feet to Fame: A Hollywood Dog Trainer's Journeyop culture/Memoir/autobiography.This is a significant and very personal book.This book has been inducted into the Johnny Grant Hollywood Walk of Fame Library."...it was one long rollercoaster thrill... Mr. Toad's wild ride...intense passion and emotion. He was the eye of my tornado." Marina Anderson.Marina Anderson was just starting out taking acting lessons at Warner Bros., when she wandered one afternoon onto the candlelit set of a Shaolin temple and met for the first time, the volatile, dark and brilliant personality that was actor and icon, David Carradine. Two dynamic people merging into a karmic-destined, intense and turbulent love relationship. Each struggling with their own demons including sexual abuse and incest. Their private life was replete with love, passion, erotic pleasure and eventually bondage, sexual experimentation, and pain as an avenue to pleasure. Their marriage was marred by a toxic secret that could not be ignored. Her writing speaks to readers universally by focusing on their personal journey, revealing the truth about the couple, addresses conquering fear and overcoming obstacles, self discovery, recovery, re-inventing and rebuilding one's self. It's her personal survival while desperately trying to save the marriage as well as Carradine's constant struggle to be someone he wasn't, but wished he could be.Spirituality, psychic John Edward,other psychics and astrologers who helped her are written about in the book as well. They were married on the Warner Bros. back lot and their six-year relationship was a whirl of auditions, star-studded parties, exotic locations, red carpets and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Marina, who was already an established actress, became Carradine's personal manager and set about rehabilitating the career of an actor who was now known for his heavy drinking. She introduced him to Quentin Tarantino, who cast David in a lead role in the popular Kill Bill films. This vaulted Carradine back onto the Hollywood A-list.After their divorce with the help of re-known celebrity Dr. Drew Pinsky (Celebrity Rehab, Sober House), issues are addressed in the consultation verbatim, occupying an entire chapter. Anderson was able to finally exorcise the demons that have haunted her for so long about their relationship and herself that almost destroyed her."This book is an avenue for his fans and the general public to know, understand and hopefully accept him as a man, not a celluloid fantasy...to be admired for his talents and the motivations behind certain issues in his life understood. It's also to reveal the very personal interior of a marriage that people can relate to. What we do for love. We are all human beings with our faults. He was afraid people wouldn't remember him. That will never happen. The legend continues."David Carradine's acting career spanned four decades onstage, television and cinema. He became an international sensation as Kwai Chang Caine in the 1970s hit television series Kung Fu and cemented his cult hero status with his role in the classic movie Death Race 2000. He portrayed Woody Guthrie in Hal Ashby's Bound for Glory and Bill in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill films. Carradine received four Golden Globe nominations. He was a talented songwriter and musician and performed in a band called Cosmic Rescue Team.He died in a Bangkok hotel room, June 3, 2009, an apparent victim of autoerotic asphyxiation. Amid sensational media speculation, Marina refused to let David's death remain stigmatized like it was and launched her own investigation into the death of her ex-husband. Suicide? Foul play? A sex act gone wrong? Was he alone? Was there a cover-up? Her conclusions are startling.4 years ago #/, #a, #anderson, #carradine, #david, #dog, #ex-wife, #eye, #fame:, #feet, #four, #hollywood, #journey, #marina, #my, #of, #the, #to, #tornado, #trainer's

Alastair started his career as an expert in substance abuse by working in street outreach with dependent drinkers and injecting drug users. From 2005-2010 Alastair led outreach across the borough of Haringey, North London, working in both abstinence and harm reduction settings. After leaving the public sector Alastair went on to become one of the pioneers of addiction treatment in Asia. He was a founding shareholder and the chief clinical architect of The Cabin Group, based in Thailand, which went on to become the largest residential addiction treatment provider outside the US. As part of The Cabin Group, Alastair pioneered The Edge programme which specifically used Muay Thai and Triathlon training regimens to heal young men of their addictions.  Throughout this episode, we will talk about Alastair's journey from being a drug addict into becoming a well-known speaker and writer on addiction issues and having his own company that supports and helps others to become the better version of themselves.  My Unicorns, enjoy listening!    Here are a few topics you'll hear in today's show…  Changing for the better: Alastair's journey of change.  Take the plunge into the unknown--take the opportunity to a place where no one wants to go.  The importance of having a mentor in our life. It takes big sacrifices to make big decisions.  Using our past mistakes as a weapon for success. Connect with Alastair Mordey: Website: https://alastairmordey.com/ (https://alastairmordey.com/) Alpha Sober Living: https://alphasoberliving.com/ (https://alphasoberliving.com/) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alastairmordey/ (https://www.facebook.com/alastairmordey/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlastairMordey (https://twitter.com/AlastairMordey) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alphasoberliving (https://www.instagram.com/alphasoberliving) Connect with Coach Myke Celis: Website: https://coach-mykecelis.com/ (https://coach-mykecelis.com/) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mybestmeever (https://www.facebook.com/mybestmeever) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChhYEL3vxZPctDCUmVCOucg (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChhYEL3vxZPctDCUmVCOucg) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/my_bestmeever/ (https://www.instagram.com/my_bestmeever/) This podcast is under Guerrilla Podcast Syndicate and powered by Kangaroofern, Australia's Independent Podcast Management Company. Kangaroofern Website: https://kangaroofern.com/ (https://kangaroofern.com/) Kangaroofern Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kangaroofern (https://www.facebook.com/kangaroofern) Guerilla Podcast Syndicate Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/guerrillasweare (https://www.facebook.com/guerrillasweare) Guerilla Podcast Syndicate Website: https://guerrillapodcastsyndicate.com/?fbclid=IwAR2bQHVWA_sfZtWQ932_oWHXAY-PG1O5io4pnNs1XH3p9YbnUff_tbBX5MQ (https://guerrillapodcastsyndicate.com/)   Thanks so much for listening to our podcast!   If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe. So, you'll be notified when a new episode is posted in Apple podcast, Google podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, or via RSS . and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.   You can also subscribe to the podcast app on your mobile device.    If you found value in this episode, Leave us an Apple Podcast review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated.    They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you.    If you have a minute, please leave an honest review of Apple Podcasts.  Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below!   if you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us. And if you want to know more check out http://www.auspodsyndicate.com.au/ (www.kangaroofern.com)...

Today's guest is Sherry Gaba, and she's the author of the book “Love Smacked How to Stop the Cycle of Relationship Addictionand Codependency to find Everlasting love.” Sherry is also a Psychotherapist, Counselor and Life Coach. She was the go-to expert on a series of VH1 show's such as VH1 Celebrity Rehab, Sober House as well as Celebrity Rehab and Sex Addiction. Sherry shares her experience around relationship addicts and why people who are hopelessly romantic and love being in a relationship continually move from one relationship to another always on the rebound never giving themselves time to heal or learn how to be independent. You'll learnhow to steer clear of bad relationship choices,how to break unhealthy relationships patterns while living fabulously on your own or with a partner. Sherry Gaba is a psychotherapist and life coach who helps people cope with codependency, love addiction, toxic relationships, and mental health issues. As a leading expert on addiction and recovery, Sherry's TV appearances include: Vh1's Celebrity Rehab, CNN, Inside Edition, the Robert Irvine Show and Access Live, E! News, among others. She has been featured in Cosmopolitan, Women's World, the LA Times, the New York Post, and Psychology Today to name a few. She has also been a guest on many SiriusXM radio shows and now hosts her own podcast, The Love Fix. Sherry is the author of Love Smacked and is a contributing writer to the book Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tough Times Tough People.To find out more about Sherry Gaba you can follow on Instagram @codependantlycurious, or listen to her podcast The Love Fix where all podcasts are found. Free Ebook Narcissistic Partners and Love Addiction  https://relationship-quizzes.com/narcissistic-partners-quiz/Wake up Recovery Inner Circle for Codependents and Toxic Relationships  $1  trial  https://wakeuprecovery.com/become-a-member-co1/Sherry Gaba, LCSW and Transformation CoachAuthor of Love Smacked:How to Stop the Cycle of Relationship Addiction and Codependency to find Everlasting LoveAnd Wake Up Recovery for Toxic Relationships, Codependency and Love Addiction 

Actor Rob Sedgwick, brother of Kyra Sedgwick and brother in law of Kevin Bacon joins me. We talk about DEA drug raids, how he became Scarface in real life, which led to a downward spiral and arrest. We talk about his recovery and how he stays sober now for over 26 years!

Sherry Gaba is a Psychotherapist, with over twenty years of experience as a clinician, and a graduate of USC specializing in addictions, relationships, co-dependency, trauma, parenting, divorce and single parenting.  She was the go-to expert for Dr. Drew Pinsky's Celebrity Rehab show on VH1 and later on the spin-off, VH1's Sober House as well as Celebrity Rehab's Sex Addiction. She teaches clients how to stop the cycle of toxic & codependent relationships and gain unconditional radical self-love.    In this episode we discuss:    -What is codependency?   -What is love addiction?   -What is the difference between being in love and having an unhealthy obsession with your partner?   -What does trauma have to do with all of this?   -What are some treatment options?   -What is withdrawal?   -10 writing prompts to practice self-love:    Become a Member - Codependency Special (2020) - Wake Up Recovery    $1 to join   Intro music:    Milckmusic.com @milckmusic on TikTok, ig, fb, Twitter  Somebodysbeloved.com   Production: Reel In Motion    https://instagram.com/untamedandunashamedpodcast?utm_medium=copy_link See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Thor is joined by the former Denver Broncos player, Vance Johnson.

Sixteen years is an eternity in this world. But for Bob Forrest, the time was right finally right for a reunion. A brilliant outgrowth of the Los Angeles 80s punk scene, Thelonious Monster flirted with major label success, signing to Capitol Records for 92’s Beautiful Mess. The group  failed to reach the heights of contemporaries like Jane’s Addiction and the Red Hot Chili, finally self-destructing not long after its major label debut. Forrest would go on to release one of his strongest works in 1999 as The Bicycle Thief, but his most mainstream success would come from somewhere altogether different. His addiction saw its rock bottom in the mid-90s, kickstarting a journey to become one of the country’s best known drug counselors. In addition to running dependency services and recovery services, Forrest appeared along with Dr. Drew on the TV shows Celebrity Rehab and Sober House. The pair also cohost two podcasts. Last year saw the release of Thelonious Monster’s sixth LP, Oh That Monster.   

Saving You Is Killing Me- The Tap Back Into Your Power Resource, Support and Network!  Has someone else's problem become your problem? Is loving someone with an addiction leaving you feeling broken, exhausted, and repeatedly disappointed?  When you love someone who drinks too much or suffers from an addiction, it hurts. Life is not normal. You may feel alone, but you are not unique in your pain or dilemma. Nor are you isolated in this situation. Saving You Is Killing Me is a helpful guide to light a darkened path. Regardless of the struggle you are in, loving someone with an addiction is emotionally, psychologically, and physically draining. You must understand that nobody deserves to suffer - you have the right to live a peaceful and fulfilled life that is full of love! You can, and you will find happiness again! Your journey starts by taking back your power and shifting the focus back onto you! With compassion and grace, a positive psychology practitioner and the author of Saving You Is Killing Me: Loving Someone With An Addiction, Andrea Seydel offers support by sharing her personal experiences and the knowledge she used to help navigate the wreckage of her struggle. She exposes the tremendous power of how our relationships can both hurt us and allow us to heal. Trauma is a fact of life, and navigating the turmoil from loving someone with an addiction can be extremely challenging. Saving You Is Killing Me offers new hope for reclaiming your life. Seydel offers insight and learning opportunities for self-healing, recovery, and resilience that foster an empowering way of life. For more support, information, or to share your story of strength, head over the website: https://www.andreaseydel.com/savingyouiskillingme Join us in the private Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/savingyouiskillingme Grab Your Copy of the Saving You Is Killing Me: Loving Someone With an Addiction Book:  Grab Your FREE Self-Care Starter Kit and Discount Code for my book HERE In this Episode:  We have the honour and privilege to have Sherry Gaba, the author of Love Smacked: How to Stop the Cycle of Relationship Addiction and Codependency to Find Everlasting Love.   Bonus Author Visit: Sherry Gaba   Sherry Gaba is a licensed psychotherapist and life coach who helps people cope with lifelong addictions. Born and raised in California,  You may remember Sherry on the VH1's docu-reality TV series, Celebrity Rehab.  She also facilitated life coaching on the show Sober House and Celebrity Rehab's Sex Addiction. Sherry uses her trademark sensitivity and compassion to help struggling families navigate the disease of addiction.  As a leading expert on addiction and recovery, Sherry has worked at some of the top rehabilitation and Treatment Centers.  Today we welcome  Sherry Gaba to the show!  Are you ready to transform a toxic or codependent relationship into an authentic and empowered life? We talk about: What is love addiction What is codependency What does trauma have to do with these issues How do you let go of controlling others? How do you stop feeling responsible for other's actions or negative consequences.? What is a boundary? Signs you need to set boundaries Why we're afraid of setting boundaries Listen IN:  You can reach Sherry Gaba at these links:  Here is the quiz ebook link.  https://wakeuprecovery.com/codependency-quiz/ https://wakeuprecovery.com/become-a-member-co1/ 

No time to read? No worries, I got you!! LIVE LIFE HAPPY THE UNCONVENTIONAL BOOK CLUB FOR BUSY PEOPLE with Andrea Seydel  _________________________________ Welcome, If you love books as much as I do, you will love the content I create! No time to read, but love learning? Don't worry; I got you. I am book obsessed (to say the least),  I believe that Books Change Lives!  Sign up at my website and gain access to hundreds of Book summaries in my BOOK VAULT so you can start putting knowledge into action right away...   Hugs!  Andrea  __________________________________ THIS EPISODES    Love Smacked: How to Stop the Cycle of Relationship Addiction and Codependency to Find Everlasting Love   Bonus Author Visit: Sherry Gaba   Sherry Gaba is a licensed psychotherapist and life coach who helps people cope with lifelong addictions. Born and raised in California,  You may remember Sherry on the VH1's docu-reality TV series, Celebrity Rehab.  She also facilitated life coaching on the show Sober House and Celebrity Rehab's Sex Addiction Sherry uses her trademark sensitivity and compassion to help struggling families navigate the disease of addiction.  As a leading expert on addiction and recovery, Sherry has worked at some of the top rehabilitation and Treatment Centers  Today we welcome  Sherry Gaba to the show!  Are you ready to transform a toxic or codependent relationship into an authentic and empowered life? We talk about: What is love addiction What is codependency What does trauma have to do with these issues How do you let go of controlling others? How do you stop feeling responsible for other's actions or negative consequences.? What is a boundary? Signs you need to set boundaries Why we’re afraid of setting boundaries Listen IN:  You can reach Sherry Gaba at these links:  Here is the quiz ebook link.  https://wakeuprecovery.com/codependency-quiz/ https://wakeuprecovery.com/become-a-member-co1/  _________________________ LET'S CONNECT:  Live Life Happy with Andrea Seydel  Instagram Facebook Website YouTube  Podcast  Have you subscribed, left a comment or review yet? I put a lot of love and energy into my content. I would really appreciate it if you could support me by hitting Subscribe, Comment on what you think, and provide any feedback with an honest Review. Your support wouldn't take long and can really help grow the show!! Don't forget to get your full book highlight and summary sheets here, CLICK Book Vault.  Finally, Do you have exciting book suggestions? What book are you dying to read and don’t have the time to read but really love the content coached to you. Let me know, and I will do my very best to highlight your suggestion!! Please respond in the comments or direct message me on social. I can't wait to hear your suggestions... SO MANY BOOKS SO LITTLE TIME! HUGS!! Andrea P.S. If you want to give birth to a book, but you don't know-how or simply are having troubles with where to start turning your hard-earned knowledge into book form, I am your gal! I know how to help you painlessly give birth to your book and get it published. They don't call me the Book Doula for anything!~ Let me help you map out your book plan in a FREE discovery call today!     

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On this week's show, Nina introduces Sherry Gaba, a Psychotherapist, Codependency Recovery Coach, Author, and Co-Host of The Love Fix Podcast. Sherry was the go-to expert for Dr. Drew Pinsky's Celebrity Rehab show on VH1 and later on the spin-off, VH1's Sober House as well as Celebrity Rehab's Sex Addiction.They discuss topics such as codependency, love addiction, alcoholism, and cross-addiction as well as the trauma that often goes hand in hand. Sherry shares her own personal story of trauma as an infant to becoming a codependent love addict and how she found healing.Sherry Gaba's Website: https://sherrygaba.com/Purchase 'Love Smacked': https://www.amazon.com/Love-Smacked-Relationship-Codependency-Everlasting/dp/1628657405Membership Program: https://wakeuprecovery.com/become-a-member-co1/Free Ebook and Quiz - The Truth About Codependency: https://wakeuprecovery.com/codependency-quiz/The Love Fix: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-love-fix/id1551411428Want to stay connected? Find us here...HOST: Nina Saurer, CCHT, CTHT, RMT    @ninasaurerhypnocoachGUEST: Sherry Gaba    @codependencycurious

Thor is joined by actor and former Brittney Spears choreographer Columbus Short.

Of course the girls have some take-aways from “Wendy Williams: The Movie.”  Were they earth-shattering? No. Valuable? Depends.  Sarah and Mary both agree that Wendy had some awful experiences along the way; however, after this movie, they’re not much more knowledgeable about Wendy than before. Is it fun to know that she likes to eat her caviar with Doritos? Of course it is. Do they feel bad that she didn’t think enough of herself to walk away from Kev one of the first ten times he cheated on her? Absolutely. Would they suggest you take time out of your day to watch this movie? Probably not. That’s why they recap it for you. Subscribe, like, and review—wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.  sarahcolonna.com  maryradzinski.com   © 2020-2021 Are You My Podcast?

“November Spawned A Monster" The Monster is back. And boy, do we need them. After a nearly 16 year hiatus, Thelonious Monster have roared back with one of the best albums of 2020. Oh That Monster is a staggering return to form for Bob Forrest and his band of merry men. Not only is he one of the best songwriters on the planet, he’s one of the coolest guys to talk to. In this discursive, tangential and oddly linear chat, Bob talks to Alex about Joe Strummer, Donald Trump and racism in the home. They also talk about socioeconomics, Lou Reed and The Replacements and Bob recounts a story where he had a fistfight with Axl Rose and it did not end well. For Bob. In addition to his work with Thelonious Monster, Bob Forrest has put out several solo albums, as well as an album under the name The Bicycle thief. Additionally, he was a drug counselor on "Celebrity Rehab" and "Sober House," he put out the memoir Running With Monsters, he hosts the "Rehab Bob" podcast and “This Life" with Dr Drew and he co-founded Hollywood Recovery Services with Shelly Sprague. Bob Forest is an eternal punk. He’s the real deal. And once you start talking to him, you wish it would never end. And part of that is his attitude, part of that comes from the stories he tells from the life he’s lived, but most of that comes from the fact that he’s one of the most genuine people on this planet. And he reminds you that humanity is a beautiful, beautiful thing.

Host Gail Ferguson Jones speaks with Psychotherapist Sherry Gaba, author of the new book, "Love Smacked: How to Stop the Cycle of Relationship Addiction and Codependency to Find Everlasting Love." Some may remember Sherry from her role on VH1's "Celebrity Rehab," with Dr. Drew Pinsky, and the spinoffs, "Sober House" and "Celebrity Rehab's Sex Addiction." Sherry is also a certified recovery coach specializing in love addiction and narcissistic abuse. She is currently offering coaching through her Wake Up Recovery program.  You can learn more at https://wakeuprecovery.com or https://sherrygaba.com.  And you can find her latest book at: https://www.amazon.com/Love-Smacked-Relationship-Codependency-Everlasting/dp/1628657405/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1EX3Q9AAD2K4V&dchild=1&keywords=sherry+gaba&qid=1606332379&s=books&sprefix=sherry+gaba%2Caps%2C167&sr=1-2 Host Gail Ferguson Jones is an award-winning journalist, speaker and recovery coach, offering peer-to-peer support for recovery from codependency.  To learn more or to subscribe to her newsletter, go to www.buttrflyeffect.com or contact me at info@buttrflyeffect.com. Music for the Buttrfly Effect Podcast, "Inspire Me," by Mixaund at https://www.mixaundbandcamp.com.      

This week the best recovery podcast co-host in the business, Jason has an outstanding interview with veritable Recovery Powerhouse Sherry Gaba. Sherry Gaba is a licensed clinical social worker, Psychotherapist, Life Coach, and Certified Recovery Coach specializing in individual, couples, family, and group psychotherapy as well as the editor of Recovery Today Magazine. Sherry was the go-to expert for Dr. Drew Pinsky's Celebrity Rehab show on VH1 and later on the spin-off, VH1's Sober House as well as Celebrity Rehab's Sex Addiction. As you'll soon discover, Sherry frames addiction and codependency as two sides from the same coin, indeed codependency has a lot more in common with addiction than we might think. We get to know Sherry, learn a lot from her about her life's work, addiction, and codependency, as well as how we can identify and overcome it so #Listenup Sherry's books FREE E-BOOK! "The truth about codependency" plus quiz https://wakeuprecovery.com/codependency-quiz/ The Law of Sobriety: Attracting positive energy for a powerful recovery- by Sherry Gaba https://www.amazon.com/Law-Sobriety-Attracting-Positive-Powerful/dp/0757315151/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&hvadid=78202831730487&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvqmt=e&keywords=sherry+gaba&qid=1604780709&sr=8-3&tag=mh0b-20 Love Smacked:How to stop the cycle of relationship addiction and codependency to find everlasting love.- by Sherry Gaba https://www.amazon.com/Love-Smacked-Relationship-Codependency-Everlasting/dp/1628657405/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&hvadid=78202831730487&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvqmt=e&keywords=sherry+gaba&qid=1604780774&sr=8-1&tag=mh0b-20 To join the tribe at Wake Up Recovery for Codependents go to https://wakeuprecovery.com/ Copyright: (c) 2015-2021 The Way Out Podcast | All Rights Reserved Theme Music: “all clear” (https://ketsa.uk/browse-music/) by Ketsa (https://ketsa.uk) licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-way-out-podcast/message

This is a RelationShift whether you're in one or not! Celebrity power couple Jennifer Gimenez & Tim Ryan are back & relatable as ever, making their mess their message.Jennifer is a model & actress, who after recovering from her own addiction served as the resident coach on VH1's Sober House. She's now teamed with husband Tim Ryan, author of From Dope to Hope: A Man in Recovery & star of A&E's Dope Man, to help people struggling with substance abuse, mental illness, & trauma.On this episode of We're Talking Shift Jennifer & Tim are inspiring us to find our voice, with our partners & within ourselves. Do you struggle to feel heard? Are you a people pleaser, to your own detriment?Jennifer & Tim have some no B.S. suggestions to boost your confidence, like asking for help & saying no. The newlyweds also stress the importance of connecting with others, giving suggestions on how to do that when it's especially difficult right now.For more on Jennifer's personal recovery story check out episodes 36 & 37. Tim describes his unbelievable journey to sobriety in episodes 23 & 24.Go to TimAndJennifer.org for resources on addiction & recovery, or to book Jennifer & Tim for speaking engagements.To schedule a private coaching session with me visit LoreeBischoff.com & subscribe on YouTube @LoreeBischoff.

This is a RelationShift whether you’re in one or not! Celebrity power couple Jennifer Gimenez & Tim Ryan are back & relatable as ever, making their mess their message. Jennifer is a model & actress, who after recovering from her own addiction served as the resident coach on VH1’s Sober House. She’s now teamed with husband Tim Ryan, author of From Dope to Hope: A Man in Recovery & star of A&E’s Dope Man, to help people struggling with substance abuse, mental illness, & trauma. On this episode of We’re Talking Shift Jennifer & Tim are inspiring us to find our voice, with our partners & within ourselves. Do you struggle to feel heard? Are you a people pleaser, to your own detriment? Jennifer & Tim have some no B.S. suggestions to boost your confidence, like asking for help & saying no. The newlyweds also stress the importance of connecting with others, giving suggestions on how to do that when it’s especially difficult right now. For more on Jennifer’s personal recovery story check out episodes 36 & 37. Tim describes his unbelievable journey to sobriety in episodes 23 & 24. Go to TimAndJennifer.org for resources on addiction & recovery, or to book Jennifer & Tim for speaking engagements. To schedule a private coaching session with me visit LoreeBischoff.com & subscribe on YouTube @LoreeBischoff.

Thor is joined by former NFL player Jackie Wallace.

Kim, Brim, Zambo and Mr. Greer are back at it again. Apart from all the usual shenanigans, the gang chats about everything pop culture with all the trimmings and the cast is joined by Kendra Jade Rossi of Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew and VH1's Sober House who comes on to talk about her time in entertainment and having a rock star husband. The crew chats her up about her career and other cool stuff and things. Enjoy!

Kim, Brim, Zambo and Mr. Greer are back at it again. Apart from all the usual shenanigans, the gang chats about everything pop culture with all the trimmings and the cast is joined by Kendra Jade Rossi of Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew and VH1's Sober House who comes on to talk about her time in entertainment and having a rock star husband. The crew chats her up about her career and other cool stuff and things. Enjoy!

Kim, Brim, Zambo and Mr. Greer are back at it again. Apart from all the usual shenanigans, the gang chats about everything pop culture with all the trimmings and the cast is joined by Kendra Jade Rossi of Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew and VH1's Sober House who comes on to talk about her time in entertainment and having a rock star husband. The crew chats her up about her career and other cool stuff and things. Enjoy!

Thor interviews Charlie Collins, a musician and author of "Tripping Into The Light."

Thor interviews party boy, Jason Wahler, from MTV's "The Hills."

Leo hii katika jarida la mada kwa kila la Umoja wa Msataifa Flora Nducha anakuletea -Ikiwa leo ni siku ya kupinga matumizi ya madawa ya kulevya, Katibu Mkuu wa Umoja wa Mataifa Antonio Guterres amesisitiza kauli mbiu ya mwaka huu inayolenga uelewa mzuri ili kuhakikisha huduma bora kutokana na taarifa sahihi na uwajibikaji wa pamoja katika kupambana na madawa ya kulevya na athari zake 

Dug and Jennifer discuss the Real Deal On her sobriety, recovery strategies and reinvention over the course of her career.   Jennifer Gimenez is an American model, actress, reality television personality, and addiction recovery advocate. She has appeared in music videos for Tupac Shakur, Babyface and Mick Jagger, in films such as Blow, Vanilla Sky, and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, and on TV shows such as The Bold and the Beautiful and Karen Sisco. She ranked 77 on Maxim magazine's 2001 Hot 100 list.[1] She has appeared as the sober living House Manager for the VH1 reality television series, Sober House,[2][3] a spinoff of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, on which she has appeared as a rehab technician at the Pasadena Recovery Center.[4] She has also been featured on Bravo's Real Housewives of Beverly Hills as a “friend” of full-time cast member Brandi Granville from seasons 2–5.   Brought to you by www.revolutionarygrowth.com Get your Free Guided Hypnotic Meditation at www.guidedhypnotic.com  

Coach Blu sits down with Tim Ryan, a professional and champion barefoot skier, drug abuse interventionist, speaker, and author of Dope to Hope; A Man in Recovery. He also speaks with his wife, Jennifer Gimenez, an American model, actress, reality TV personality (Sober House with Dr. Drew Pinsky), and addiction recovery advocate. They discuss their teamwork efforts with addiction recovery, drug policy reform and some of their own journey to carry the message of hope to those who still suffer.

This week Coach Blu sits down with Tim Ryan, a professional and champion barefoot skier, drug abuse interventionist, speaker, and author of Dope to Hope; A Man in Recovery. He also speaks with his wife, Jennifer Gimenez, an American model, actress, reality TV personality (Sober House with Dr. Drew Pinsky), and addiction recovery advocate. They discuss their teamwork efforts with addiction recovery, advocacy, drug policy reform and some of their own journey to carry the message of hope to those who still suffer.

Coach Blu sits down with Tim Ryan, a professional and champion barefoot skier, drug abuse interventionist, speaker, and author of Dope to Hope; A Man in Recovery. He also speaks with his wife, Jennifer Gimenez, an American model, actress, reality TV personality (Sober House with Dr. Drew Pinsky), and addiction recovery advocate. They discuss their teamwork efforts with addiction recovery, drug policy reform and some of their own journey to carry the message of hope to those who still suffer.

In Sober House Episode 4 Thor is joined by the San Diego radio host Laura Cain.

  Biidaapi: s/he comes laughing. (Ojibwemowin) Hello! Connecting with friends and family during this pandemic is incredibly important.  So today, we are catching up with our brother Bryce Premo (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe). Bryce works in mental health advocacy and suicide prevention, and he manages a Sober House. Bryce tells us some of the ways he and the residents help each other maintain good mental health, even while facing the challenges and uncertainty of these times.  

In Sober House Episode 3 Thor is joined by singer/songwriter and Creed frontman, Scott Stapp.

In this episode, two stories highlight significant work to build supportive environments for Native people to heal and thrive. Kwe Pack is a spectacular group of Native women supporting each other to run long-distance trail races. Kwe Pack has been featured on Good Morning America, ESPN, Sports Illustrated, and Oprah Winfrey’s World Vision Tour.  This group encourages each other to draw on their inner strength; to heal and flourish in all areas of their lives. We also talk with hosts Leah and Cole’s brother Bryce Premo (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) about how facing his own struggles with depression and anxiety brought him tools that he now shares with others in his work in mental health advocacy and suicide prevention.  As a youth leader at the Division of Indian Work, a Safe Talk presenter, and Sober House manager, Bryce explains how helping create supportive environments for others is the best medicine for himself. Hosts: Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) and Cole Premo (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe), siblings, musicians, and contributors to Minnesota Native News. In-studio Guest: Melissa Townsend, producer & reporter Theme Music: Cole Premo Links: Find Kwe Pack on Facebook National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK(8255) Or Text HOME to 741741 You can reach us at: nativelights@ampers.org Native Lights Podcast is a production of Minnesota Native News and Ampers, Diverse Radio for Minnesota’s Communities, and made possible by funding from the Minnesota Arts and Culture Heritage Fund, and the citizens of Minnesota. Ampers is an association of 18 independent community radio stations in Minnesota, which are all licensed to a college, school, university, Native American tribe, or directly to the community. http://ampers.org/ **

Sober House episode 2 features stand up comic Craig Conant. Craig talks about his long struggle with addiction, tells insane stories from his past and an out of this world story about getting lost in Mexico. He tells me what life is like now traveling the road sober with Chris D'Elia and how staying in recovery has changed his life.

Topics: Rodney King, Boyz II Men / Jodeci, Boyz In the Hood, Roc - Sitcom (Bonus Artist: Luck Pacheco) 1991 General Snapshots 1.    President: George H. W. Bush 2.    January - Gulf War: The Congress of the United States passes a resolution authorizing the use of military force to liberate Kuwait. 5 days later, Operation Desert Storm begins with airstrikes against Iraq. 3.    January - Whitney Houstondelivers her now legendary rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" 4.    February - Gulf War: U.S. President George H. W. Bush announces that "Kuwait is liberated". 5.    February - Tim Meadows and Adam Sandler join the cast of NBC's Saturday Night Live. 6.    March - An amateur video captures the beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles, California police officers. 7.    July - Boxer Mike Tyson is arrested and charged with raping Miss Black America contestant Desiree Washington in Indianapolis, Indiana. 8.    July - Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is arrested after the remains of eleven men and boys are found in his Milwaukee, Wisconsin apartment. Police soon find out that he is involved in six more murders. 9.    August - Nickelodeon introduces its series of Nicktoons, with Doug, Rugrats and The Ren & Stimpy Show the first three to air. 10.    August - The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is first released in the United States. 11.    October - The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee interviews both Supreme Court candidate Clarence Thomas and former aide Anita Hill, who alleges that Thomas sexually harassed her while she worked for him. 12.    October - Jennifer Lopez joins the cast as one of the Fly Girls on the Fox sketch comedy series In Living Color (she would leave the show after the next season). Other cast additions include future Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx. 13.    November - Los Angeles Lakers point guard Magic Johnson announces that he has HIV, effectively ending his NBA career. 14.    November - Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury dies from AIDS at 45 years old, one day after making his diagnosis public. 15.    December - The Cold War ends as President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev resigns and the Soviet Union dissolves. 16.    Open Comments 17.    Top 3 Pop Songs 18.    #1 - "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You", Bryan Adams 19.    #2 - "I Wanna Sex You Up", Color Me Badd 20.    #3 - "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)", C+C Music Factory 21.    Record of the Year: "Unforgettable" performed by Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole 22.    Album of the Year: Unforgettable... with Love performed by Natalie Cole 23.    Song of the Year: "Unforgettable" performed by Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole 24.    Best New Artist: Marc Cohn 25.    Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female: Lisa Fischer for "How Can I Ease the Pain" & Patti LaBelle for "Burnin'" 26.    Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male: Luther Vandross for Power of Love 27.    Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Boyz II Men for "Cooleyhighharmony" 28.    Best Rhythm & Blues Song: "Power of Love/Love Power" performed by Luther Vandross 29.    Best Rap Solo Performance: LL Cool J for "Mama Said Knock You Out" 30.    Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince for "Summertime" 31.    Top 3 Movies 32.    #1. Terminator 2: Judgment Day     33.    #2. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves 34.    #3. Beauty and the Beast 35.    Notables: The Silence of the Lambs, New Jack City, The Five Heartbeats, A Rage in Harlem, Thelma & Louise, Jungle Fever, Point Break, and House Party 2 36.    Top 3 TV Shows 37.    #1 60 Minutes 38.    #2 Roseanne 39.    #3 Murphy Brown 40.    Mea Culpa: Family Matters originated 9/22/1989 on ABC 41.    Notables: The Party Machine with Nia Peeples, The Jerry Springer Show, The Montel Williams Show, Hammerman, & Roc. 42.    Economic Snapshots 43.    Avg. Income: 29.9k (29K) 44.    New Home: 120k (previously 123K) 45.    Avg Rent: 495 (465) 46.    New Car: 16.8k (16K) 47.    Harvard: 14.5k (13.5k) 48.    Movie Ticket: 4.25 (3.50) 49.    Gas: 1.12 (1.34) 50.    Stamp: .25 (.25) 51.    Social Scene: Police Beating of Rodney King 52.    Early Life: Rodney King (@ 26 yrs. old), born in Sacramento, CA, was an American taxi driver who is best known for the 1991 police beatings and the 1992 riots as a result of the officers’ trial. 53.    Prior Record: In 1987, he pleaded no contest to a charge of battery. In 1989, King was imprisoned for robbery after robbing a store; he served one year of a two-year sentence. 54.    1991 Arrest: Rodney King attempted to outrun a police patrol car in March 1991. King had been drinking and feared he would be over the limit, driving under the influence charge would have seen King return to jail. King refused to pull over for the police and a high-speed chase ensued. Eventually, King was cornered, and he and the other occupants of the car were ordered to leave the vehicle and lie face down on the ground. King refused and was forcibly removed from the car. While on the ground the police beat and abused the three men. The Los Angeles Police Department then arrived on the scene; the original officers on the scene had been highway patrol. Rodney King resisted arrest and was tasered. King was then viciously beaten repeatedly while on the ground by police wielding batons. King continually attempted to stand up only to be met with a further hail of baton blows from the four police officers. King suffered from thirty-three baton blows and six kicks before having his arms and legs cuffed. Eight officers were involved in his arrest. George Halliday, a man who lived near the sight of the arrest, had filmed the arrest from the time that King was tasered. Halliday contacted the LAPD about his videotape, but the police department showed no interest in the footage. Halliday next presented the footage to a local TV station which aired the footage. It caused a sensation across the media. The footage made Rodney King’s arrest a lightning rod for a more comprehensive discussion about police brutality against minorities. 55.    Legal Proceedings: Rodney King had suffered facial fractures, lacerations and a broken ankle from his arrest. The city awarded King damages amounting to 3.8 million dollars as well as covering his legal costs which totaled to close to two million dollars. He was also not charged with drink driving or evading arrest due to the time between the incident and the start of legal proceedings. Four LAPD officers were charged with using excessive force. The legal case against the officers was mired in controversy from the start as the initial judge, Bernard Kamins was removed, and the trial received a change of venue. Warren Christopher also began a commission to investigate accusations of police discrimination. Three of the officers charged were acquitted, and the fourth faced a no verdict. The court’s decision shocked the nation. The mayor of Los Angeles, Tom Bradley, and the President of the United States of America, George Bush, both declared they could not understand the verdict and condemned the officers involved. Many African Americans considered the trial a whitewash and were incensed. Following the 1992 Riots, the officers were tried in a federal court, and two were found guilty and sentenced to thirty months in prison. 56.    Rodney King Riots: Following the court's verdict and the release of the officers, widespread civil unrest erupted in North America. The worst of the rioting was confined to LA, but Las Vegas, San Francisco, Atlanta and even Toronto in Canada experienced violence. The 1992 LA Riots became known as the Rodney King Riots due to their link to the court case. King appeared on TV during the riots to appeal for calm. Before the verdict was announced the police, force had been expecting trouble, money for overtime and a delay in the reading of the verdict were granted to give police time to prepare. Rioting started at a liquor store in Normandie. LAPD officers attempted to make an arrest a hostile crowd surrounded them and forced them to retreat. TV coverage of the violence encouraged more people to take to the streets, and the police communications proved wholly inadequate to deal with the spread of the violence. The rioters began destroying property and attacking people going about their business. Over a thousand firearms were looted, and some fires were started as night set in. The riots spread throughout the city and emergency workers came under gunfire as they attempted to tackle the fires and help the wounded. A curfew was declared, and the National Guard began deploying. Despite this the second day of looting and arson took place. Rioting spread to Hollywood, Inglewood, Long Beach and Compton. Police was criticized for focusing their attention on defending the wealthier areas of LA such as Beverley Hills. Other minority neighborhoods were forced to form militias to protect their property. Korean shopkeepers were involved in a shoot-out with rioters in Koreatown. On the third day of rioting, the Federal government took direct control of all military in the area and began overseeing the response to the riots. Troops and police officers from other regions of California started pouring into the city. On the fourth day, over thirteen thousand soldiers were deployed on the streets of LA, and the rioting was slowly quelled. The riot was spread over six days, but troops remained in the area for weeks afterward. Fifty-five people died during the riots and over two thousand hospitalized. A billion dollars’ worth of damage had been done; the worst affected were the Korean community. Eleven thousand people were arrested during the rioting, but because of the sheer volume of prisoners, police were unable to prosecute the majority. 57.    King After the Riots: Rodney King continued to have run-ins with the law and was sometimes arrested after the 1992 Riots. In 2007, King was shot in an attempted robbery. King appeared in a reality TV show, Sober House, which covered celebrities in rehab. 2012 saw King publish his memoirs, The Riot Within: My Journey from Rebellion to Redemption. Rodney King fathered a daughter with Carmen Simpson when they were both teenagers. In 1985, he married Daneta Lyles, and they had a daughter together. The pair divorced in 1988. King then married Crystal Waters, with whom he also had a daughter. They divorced in 1996. King had been arrested for assaulting both his wives. In 2010, King began living with Cynthia Kelly, and it was she who found him in the swimming pool on 17 June 2012. King was pronounced dead by medical staff, and plenty of drugs and alcohol were found in his system. 58.    The King beating began a wave of reforms for the Los Angeles Police Department, including tighter rules on when officers can use force, more minority officers, and stricter term limits for police chiefs. 59.    Question: What is the lesson to be learned? 60.    Question: What do we teach the children about dealing with cops? 61.    Top Black Songs from the top 40 62.    #2 - "I Wanna Sex You Up", Color Me Badd 63.    #3 - "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)", C+C Music Factory 64.    #4 - "Rush Rush", Paula Abdul 65.    #8 - "I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)", Hi-Five 66.    #9 - "The First Time", Surface 67.    #11 - "Motownphilly", Boyz II Men 68.    #12 - "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)", Stevie B 69.    #13 - "Someday", Mariah Carey 70.    #16 - "All the Man That I Need", Whitney Houston 71.    #18 - "I Adore Mi Amor"    , Color Me Badd 72.    #19 - "Love Will Never Do (Without You)", Janet Jackson 73.    #20 - "Good Vibrations", Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch 74.    #21 - "Justify My Love", Madonna 75.    #22 - "Emotions", Mariah Carey 76.    #24 - "Romantic", Karyn White 77.    #25 - "Hold You Tight", Tara Kemp 78.    #26 - "I Don't Wanna Cry", Mariah Carey 79.    #28 - "Every Heartbeat", Amy Grant 80.    #29 - "Sensitivity", Ralph Tresvant 81.    #30 - "Touch Me (All Night Long)", Cathy Dennis 82.    #31 - "I've Been Thinking About You", Londonbeat 83.    #32 - "Do Anything", Natural Selection 84.    #34 - "Coming Out of the Dark", Gloria Estefan 85.    #35 - "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over", Lenny Kravitz 86.    #36 - "Here We Go", C+C Music Factory 87.    #38 - "Summertime", DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince 88.    #40 - "P.A.S.S.I.O.N.", Rythm Syndicate 89.    Vote: 90.    Top R&B Albums 91.    Jan - I'm Your Baby Tonight - Whitney Houston 92.    Feb - The Future - Guy 93.    Feb - Do Me Again - Freddie Jackson 94.    Mar - Business as Usual - EPMD 95.    Apr - Ralph Tresvant - Ralph Tresvant 96.    Apr - Hi-Five - Hi-Five 97.    Apr - New Jack City - Soundtrack / Various artists 98.    Jun - Power of Love - Luther Vandross 99.    Jul - Make Time for Love - Keith Washington 100.    Aug - Jungle Fever - Soundtrack / Stevie Wonder 101.    Aug - Cooleyhighharmony - Boyz II Men 102.    Sep - Boyz n the Hood - Soundtrack / Various artists 103.    Oct - Can You Stop the Rain - Peabo Bryson 104.    Oct - Good Woman - Gladys Knight 105.    Oct - Different Lifestyles - BeBe & CeCe Winans 106.    Nov - As Raw As Ever - Shabba Ranks 107.    Nov - Forever My Lady - Jodeci 108.    Nov - Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black - Public Enemy 109.    Dec - Diamonds and Pearls - Prince and The New Power Generation 110.    Dec - Death Certificate - Ice Cube 111.    Vote: 112.    Featured Artists #1: Boyz II Men is the most commercially successful R&B group of all time. They've sold millions of records and produced three of the longest-running No. 1 pop singles in music history. The pioneering R&B group is known for their flawless blend of four-part harmonies, and their influence is still felt to this day. 113.    Formation: Boyz II Men formed in 1988 at the Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts. Nathan Morris and Marc Nelson founded the group, originally known as Unique Attraction. Other members came and went due to graduation, but Morris and Nelson eventually met Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockmanand Michael McCary, and the group stabilized. They took inspiration from the popular R&B group New Edition and renamed themselves Boyz II Men after their song "Boys to Men." They got their big break in 1989 when they snuck backstage at a concert to sing for New Edition and Bell Biv DeVoemember Michael Bivins. They sang an a cappella rendition of the New Edition song "Can You Stand the Rain." Bivins was impressed and agreed to help them get signed. Marc Nelson left the group not long before they started working on their debut album, allegedly due to personality differences. Boyz II Men became a quartet—with Michael McCary, Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris and Shawn Stockman—that would soon find international fame. 114.    Early Career: Bivins helped produce Boyz II Men's first album, Cooleyhighharmony, on Motown Records in 1991. The new jack swing style was characteristic of Bell Biv DeVoe's music, but Boyz II Men's classic, soulful vocals offered something different that was eventually dubbed "hip hop doo wop." Since the very beginning, Boyz II Men has featured all members equally as lead vocalists, going against the typical R&B group set up of one lead singer/front man and a handful of nameless backups. Their arrangement became a sort of trademark for the group. Cooleyhighharmony was a major success, peaking at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and winning them a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. The singles "Motownphilly" and "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" both became No. 1 R&B hits. 115.    Commercial Breakthrough: After their debut, they abandoned the new jack swing style to focus on creating a more mature, pop-infused sound. They released the wildly successful single "End of the Road" in 1992. The song spent a record-breaking 13 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the year's most popular song. Just like that, Boyz II Men has transformed from R&B up-and-comers to mainstream superstars. 116.    Legacy: Boyz II Men was instrumental in bringing R&B back to the mainstream, where it had not appeared since the '70s. With a staggering 60 million albums sold worldwide; they hold the distinction of being the best-selling R&B group of all time. For more than 20 years they have created a catalog of massively successful songs known for rich, smooth harmonies and timeless subject matter. 117.    Open Comments: 118.    Featured Artists #2: Jodeci, one of the premier '90s R&B acts, were a quartet notable for successfully marrying gospel-esque harmonization’s with a sexier-than-thou style.  Also, they were the first act that future hip-hop superstars Timbaland and Missy Elliott were involved with. 119.    Biography: Jodeci was an R&B group formed from two sets of two brothers, the Haileys and the DeGrates. All four of them were brought up in the Pentecostal church in North Carolina, the DeGrates' father was a minister. As young boys, they sang in gospel choirs which recorded albums and had their songs played on the radio, but they weren't destined to meet until they were teenagers. Their girlfriends introduced them. However, when they did meet, K-Ci was with a girl Dalvin had been dating, and a fight nearly broke out. The Hailey brothers and DeVante started hanging out together, partying and talking about making R&B records together, coming up with the name Jodeci at this time. At age 16, DeVante ran away to Minneapolis to get a job in Prince's organization but was refused. He returned to Charlotte, where he wrote a song and recorded JoJo singing it. The two planned on going to New York to shop the demo around by themselves, but both K-Ci and Dalvin decided to tag along at the last minute. By the time they got to New York, they had demo recordings of 29 songs, which they brought to the offices of Uptown Entertainment. They were almost rejected, but rapper Heavy D overheard the tape and talked Uptown president Andre Harrell into hearing the group. Harrell was impressed, and just like that, Jodeci signed a recording contract. In 1991, they recorded Forever My Lady, which featured the gold single "Come and Talk to Me" and went on to sell over three million copies. 120.    Jodeci Albums: 1991: Forever My Lady (3x platinum) / 1993: Diary of a Mad Band (2x platinum) / 1995: The Show, The After Party, The Hotel (platinum) 121.    Open Comments: 122.    Track vs Track Album Battle: Cooleyhighharmony vs Forever My Lady 123.    Movie Scene: John Singleton / Boyz In the Hood 124.    John Singleton’s 1991 feature film debut, Boyz n the Hood, garnered an Academy Award nomination for Best Director. Singleton followed-up with Poetic Justice in 1993 and Higher Learning in 1995. Subsequent works include 1997's Rosewood, 2000's Shaft remake and 2001's Baby Boy. In 2005, he produced Hustle & Flow and directed Four Brothers. The filmmaker died on April 29, 2019, after suffering a stroke. 125.    Profile: He grew up in South Central Los Angeles and studied screenwriting at the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts. During his four-year studies there, he won three writing awards. 126.    These achievements in writing earned Singleton a contract with the powerful Creative Artists Agency during his sophomore year at USC, and in May of 1990, his agent sent the script for Boyz N the Hood to Columbia pictures. The response was immediate: “I thought John’s script had a distinctive voice and great insight,” Frank Price, chairman of Columbia Pictures, said in an interview excerpted in the New York Times. “He’s not just a good writer, but he has enormous self-confidence and assurance. In fact, the last time I’d met someone that young with so much self-assurance was Steven Spielberg.” Columbia wanted to make the picture, but at first wanted someone else to direct it. Singleton believed only he could do it. “They asked me if I would consider anybody else directing it,” he recalled to Interview’s Steven Daly. “And I said, Hell, no, I’m not gonna let somebody from Idaho or Encino direct a movie about living in South Central Los Angeles. They can’t come in here and cast it and go through the rewrites and know exactly what aesthetics are unique to this film.” In 1991, Columbia Pictures bought his script for Boyz n the Hood and budgeted it at $7 million. The film portrayed life in crime-ridden South-Central L.A. and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director in 1991, making Singleton the first African American and the youngest person ever nominated for the award. The film also garnered a nomination for Best Original Screenplay. 127.    Legacy: Regina King, Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, Nia Long, Angela Bassett, Morris Chestnut, Tyra Banks, Tyrese Gibson, Taraji P Henson 128.    Open Comments: 129.    Boyz In the Hood Summary: Follows the lives of three young males living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence and prospects. 130.    Major Themes: (1) the power of family and black culture in the ghettos, (2) effects of capitalism to American citizens especially the Negros living in harsh environments, (3) the power of temptation and (4) more so juvenile and gang associated delinquencies that are usually influenced by peer and social pressure (5) gentrification, (6) living in a bad neighborhood, and (7) gangs. 131.    Question: What themes stood out for you? 132.    Television Scene: Roc (3 Seasons) Comedy, Sitcom 133.    Summary: Garbageman Roc Emerson and his wife shared their Baltimore home with his outspoken father and apathetic brother. In an unusual move, the sitcom's entire second season was performed live. Series star Charles S. Dutton won a 1993 NAACP Image Award for his portrayal of Roc. The show deals with real life issues such as gang violence, local politics, drugs, teens and sexually transmitted diseases. Roc reminded you of a typical family with normal problems such as parenting and dealing with live in relatives. The series gaining momentum in the last season could not make its presence felt on Tuesdays, the networks worst night for ratings. The struggle eventually led up to the series cancellation. 134.    Awards: 1992: GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comedy Episode, 1994: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Charles S. Dutton 135.    Question: Has anyone ever watched this? 136.    Vote: Most impactful item/event from 1991?

Topics: Rodney King, Boyz II Men / Jodeci, Boyz In the Hood, Roc - Sitcom (Bonus Artist: Luck Pacheco) 1991 General Snapshots 1.    President: George H. W. Bush 2.    January - Gulf War: The Congress of the United States passes a resolution authorizing the use of military force to liberate Kuwait. 5 days later, Operation Desert Storm begins with airstrikes against Iraq. 3.    January - Whitney Houstondelivers her now legendary rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" 4.    February - Gulf War: U.S. President George H. W. Bush announces that "Kuwait is liberated". 5.    February - Tim Meadows and Adam Sandler join the cast of NBC's Saturday Night Live. 6.    March - An amateur video captures the beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles, California police officers. 7.    July - Boxer Mike Tyson is arrested and charged with raping Miss Black America contestant Desiree Washington in Indianapolis, Indiana. 8.    July - Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is arrested after the remains of eleven men and boys are found in his Milwaukee, Wisconsin apartment. Police soon find out that he is involved in six more murders. 9.    August - Nickelodeon introduces its series of Nicktoons, with Doug, Rugrats and The Ren & Stimpy Show the first three to air. 10.    August - The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is first released in the United States. 11.    October - The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee interviews both Supreme Court candidate Clarence Thomas and former aide Anita Hill, who alleges that Thomas sexually harassed her while she worked for him. 12.    October - Jennifer Lopez joins the cast as one of the Fly Girls on the Fox sketch comedy series In Living Color (she would leave the show after the next season). Other cast additions include future Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx. 13.    November - Los Angeles Lakers point guard Magic Johnson announces that he has HIV, effectively ending his NBA career. 14.    November - Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury dies from AIDS at 45 years old, one day after making his diagnosis public. 15.    December - The Cold War ends as President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev resigns and the Soviet Union dissolves. 16.    Open Comments 17.    Top 3 Pop Songs 18.    #1 - "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You", Bryan Adams 19.    #2 - "I Wanna Sex You Up", Color Me Badd 20.    #3 - "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)", C+C Music Factory 21.    Record of the Year: "Unforgettable" performed by Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole 22.    Album of the Year: Unforgettable... with Love performed by Natalie Cole 23.    Song of the Year: "Unforgettable" performed by Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole 24.    Best New Artist: Marc Cohn 25.    Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female: Lisa Fischer for "How Can I Ease the Pain" & Patti LaBelle for "Burnin'" 26.    Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male: Luther Vandross for Power of Love 27.    Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Boyz II Men for "Cooleyhighharmony" 28.    Best Rhythm & Blues Song: "Power of Love/Love Power" performed by Luther Vandross 29.    Best Rap Solo Performance: LL Cool J for "Mama Said Knock You Out" 30.    Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince for "Summertime" 31.    Top 3 Movies 32.    #1. Terminator 2: Judgment Day     33.    #2. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves 34.    #3. Beauty and the Beast 35.    Notables: The Silence of the Lambs, New Jack City, The Five Heartbeats, A Rage in Harlem, Thelma & Louise, Jungle Fever, Point Break, and House Party 2 36.    Top 3 TV Shows 37.    #1 60 Minutes 38.    #2 Roseanne 39.    #3 Murphy Brown 40.    Mea Culpa: Family Matters originated 9/22/1989 on ABC 41.    Notables: The Party Machine with Nia Peeples, The Jerry Springer Show, The Montel Williams Show, Hammerman, & Roc. 42.    Economic Snapshots 43.    Avg. Income: 29.9k (29K) 44.    New Home: 120k (previously 123K) 45.    Avg Rent: 495 (465) 46.    New Car: 16.8k (16K) 47.    Harvard: 14.5k (13.5k) 48.    Movie Ticket: 4.25 (3.50) 49.    Gas: 1.12 (1.34) 50.    Stamp: .25 (.25) 51.    Social Scene: Police Beating of Rodney King 52.    Early Life: Rodney King (@ 26 yrs. old), born in Sacramento, CA, was an American taxi driver who is best known for the 1991 police beatings and the 1992 riots as a result of the officers’ trial. 53.    Prior Record: In 1987, he pleaded no contest to a charge of battery. In 1989, King was imprisoned for robbery after robbing a store; he served one year of a two-year sentence. 54.    1991 Arrest: Rodney King attempted to outrun a police patrol car in March 1991. King had been drinking and feared he would be over the limit, driving under the influence charge would have seen King return to jail. King refused to pull over for the police and a high-speed chase ensued. Eventually, King was cornered, and he and the other occupants of the car were ordered to leave the vehicle and lie face down on the ground. King refused and was forcibly removed from the car. While on the ground the police beat and abused the three men. The Los Angeles Police Department then arrived on the scene; the original officers on the scene had been highway patrol. Rodney King resisted arrest and was tasered. King was then viciously beaten repeatedly while on the ground by police wielding batons. King continually attempted to stand up only to be met with a further hail of baton blows from the four police officers. King suffered from thirty-three baton blows and six kicks before having his arms and legs cuffed. Eight officers were involved in his arrest. George Halliday, a man who lived near the sight of the arrest, had filmed the arrest from the time that King was tasered. Halliday contacted the LAPD about his videotape, but the police department showed no interest in the footage. Halliday next presented the footage to a local TV station which aired the footage. It caused a sensation across the media. The footage made Rodney King’s arrest a lightning rod for a more comprehensive discussion about police brutality against minorities. 55.    Legal Proceedings: Rodney King had suffered facial fractures, lacerations and a broken ankle from his arrest. The city awarded King damages amounting to 3.8 million dollars as well as covering his legal costs which totaled to close to two million dollars. He was also not charged with drink driving or evading arrest due to the time between the incident and the start of legal proceedings. Four LAPD officers were charged with using excessive force. The legal case against the officers was mired in controversy from the start as the initial judge, Bernard Kamins was removed, and the trial received a change of venue. Warren Christopher also began a commission to investigate accusations of police discrimination. Three of the officers charged were acquitted, and the fourth faced a no verdict. The court’s decision shocked the nation. The mayor of Los Angeles, Tom Bradley, and the President of the United States of America, George Bush, both declared they could not understand the verdict and condemned the officers involved. Many African Americans considered the trial a whitewash and were incensed. Following the 1992 Riots, the officers were tried in a federal court, and two were found guilty and sentenced to thirty months in prison. 56.    Rodney King Riots: Following the court's verdict and the release of the officers, widespread civil unrest erupted in North America. The worst of the rioting was confined to LA, but Las Vegas, San Francisco, Atlanta and even Toronto in Canada experienced violence. The 1992 LA Riots became known as the Rodney King Riots due to their link to the court case. King appeared on TV during the riots to appeal for calm. Before the verdict was announced the police, force had been expecting trouble, money for overtime and a delay in the reading of the verdict were granted to give police time to prepare. Rioting started at a liquor store in Normandie. LAPD officers attempted to make an arrest a hostile crowd surrounded them and forced them to retreat. TV coverage of the violence encouraged more people to take to the streets, and the police communications proved wholly inadequate to deal with the spread of the violence. The rioters began destroying property and attacking people going about their business. Over a thousand firearms were looted, and some fires were started as night set in. The riots spread throughout the city and emergency workers came under gunfire as they attempted to tackle the fires and help the wounded. A curfew was declared, and the National Guard began deploying. Despite this the second day of looting and arson took place. Rioting spread to Hollywood, Inglewood, Long Beach and Compton. Police was criticized for focusing their attention on defending the wealthier areas of LA such as Beverley Hills. Other minority neighborhoods were forced to form militias to protect their property. Korean shopkeepers were involved in a shoot-out with rioters in Koreatown. On the third day of rioting, the Federal government took direct control of all military in the area and began overseeing the response to the riots. Troops and police officers from other regions of California started pouring into the city. On the fourth day, over thirteen thousand soldiers were deployed on the streets of LA, and the rioting was slowly quelled. The riot was spread over six days, but troops remained in the area for weeks afterward. Fifty-five people died during the riots and over two thousand hospitalized. A billion dollars’ worth of damage had been done; the worst affected were the Korean community. Eleven thousand people were arrested during the rioting, but because of the sheer volume of prisoners, police were unable to prosecute the majority. 57.    King After the Riots: Rodney King continued to have run-ins with the law and was sometimes arrested after the 1992 Riots. In 2007, King was shot in an attempted robbery. King appeared in a reality TV show, Sober House, which covered celebrities in rehab. 2012 saw King publish his memoirs, The Riot Within: My Journey from Rebellion to Redemption. Rodney King fathered a daughter with Carmen Simpson when they were both teenagers. In 1985, he married Daneta Lyles, and they had a daughter together. The pair divorced in 1988. King then married Crystal Waters, with whom he also had a daughter. They divorced in 1996. King had been arrested for assaulting both his wives. In 2010, King began living with Cynthia Kelly, and it was she who found him in the swimming pool on 17 June 2012. King was pronounced dead by medical staff, and plenty of drugs and alcohol were found in his system. 58.    The King beating began a wave of reforms for the Los Angeles Police Department, including tighter rules on when officers can use force, more minority officers, and stricter term limits for police chiefs. 59.    Question: What is the lesson to be learned? 60.    Question: What do we teach the children about dealing with cops? 61.    Top Black Songs from the top 40 62.    #2 - "I Wanna Sex You Up", Color Me Badd 63.    #3 - "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)", C+C Music Factory 64.    #4 - "Rush Rush", Paula Abdul 65.    #8 - "I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)", Hi-Five 66.    #9 - "The First Time", Surface 67.    #11 - "Motownphilly", Boyz II Men 68.    #12 - "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)", Stevie B 69.    #13 - "Someday", Mariah Carey 70.    #16 - "All the Man That I Need", Whitney Houston 71.    #18 - "I Adore Mi Amor"    , Color Me Badd 72.    #19 - "Love Will Never Do (Without You)", Janet Jackson 73.    #20 - "Good Vibrations", Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch 74.    #21 - "Justify My Love", Madonna 75.    #22 - "Emotions", Mariah Carey 76.    #24 - "Romantic", Karyn White 77.    #25 - "Hold You Tight", Tara Kemp 78.    #26 - "I Don't Wanna Cry", Mariah Carey 79.    #28 - "Every Heartbeat", Amy Grant 80.    #29 - "Sensitivity", Ralph Tresvant 81.    #30 - "Touch Me (All Night Long)", Cathy Dennis 82.    #31 - "I've Been Thinking About You", Londonbeat 83.    #32 - "Do Anything", Natural Selection 84.    #34 - "Coming Out of the Dark", Gloria Estefan 85.    #35 - "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over", Lenny Kravitz 86.    #36 - "Here We Go", C+C Music Factory 87.    #38 - "Summertime", DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince 88.    #40 - "P.A.S.S.I.O.N.", Rythm Syndicate 89.    Vote: 90.    Top R&B Albums 91.    Jan - I'm Your Baby Tonight - Whitney Houston 92.    Feb - The Future - Guy 93.    Feb - Do Me Again - Freddie Jackson 94.    Mar - Business as Usual - EPMD 95.    Apr - Ralph Tresvant - Ralph Tresvant 96.    Apr - Hi-Five - Hi-Five 97.    Apr - New Jack City - Soundtrack / Various artists 98.    Jun - Power of Love - Luther Vandross 99.    Jul - Make Time for Love - Keith Washington 100.    Aug - Jungle Fever - Soundtrack / Stevie Wonder 101.    Aug - Cooleyhighharmony - Boyz II Men 102.    Sep - Boyz n the Hood - Soundtrack / Various artists 103.    Oct - Can You Stop the Rain - Peabo Bryson 104.    Oct - Good Woman - Gladys Knight 105.    Oct - Different Lifestyles - BeBe & CeCe Winans 106.    Nov - As Raw As Ever - Shabba Ranks 107.    Nov - Forever My Lady - Jodeci 108.    Nov - Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black - Public Enemy 109.    Dec - Diamonds and Pearls - Prince and The New Power Generation 110.    Dec - Death Certificate - Ice Cube 111.    Vote: 112.    Featured Artists #1: Boyz II Men is the most commercially successful R&B group of all time. They've sold millions of records and produced three of the longest-running No. 1 pop singles in music history. The pioneering R&B group is known for their flawless blend of four-part harmonies, and their influence is still felt to this day. 113.    Formation: Boyz II Men formed in 1988 at the Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts. Nathan Morris and Marc Nelson founded the group, originally known as Unique Attraction. Other members came and went due to graduation, but Morris and Nelson eventually met Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockmanand Michael McCary, and the group stabilized. They took inspiration from the popular R&B group New Edition and renamed themselves Boyz II Men after their song "Boys to Men." They got their big break in 1989 when they snuck backstage at a concert to sing for New Edition and Bell Biv DeVoemember Michael Bivins. They sang an a cappella rendition of the New Edition song "Can You Stand the Rain." Bivins was impressed and agreed to help them get signed. Marc Nelson left the group not long before they started working on their debut album, allegedly due to personality differences. Boyz II Men became a quartet—with Michael McCary, Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris and Shawn Stockman—that would soon find international fame. 114.    Early Career: Bivins helped produce Boyz II Men's first album, Cooleyhighharmony, on Motown Records in 1991. The new jack swing style was characteristic of Bell Biv DeVoe's music, but Boyz II Men's classic, soulful vocals offered something different that was eventually dubbed "hip hop doo wop." Since the very beginning, Boyz II Men has featured all members equally as lead vocalists, going against the typical R&B group set up of one lead singer/front man and a handful of nameless backups. Their arrangement became a sort of trademark for the group. Cooleyhighharmony was a major success, peaking at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and winning them a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. The singles "Motownphilly" and "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" both became No. 1 R&B hits. 115.    Commercial Breakthrough: After their debut, they abandoned the new jack swing style to focus on creating a more mature, pop-infused sound. They released the wildly successful single "End of the Road" in 1992. The song spent a record-breaking 13 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the year's most popular song. Just like that, Boyz II Men has transformed from R&B up-and-comers to mainstream superstars. 116.    Legacy: Boyz II Men was instrumental in bringing R&B back to the mainstream, where it had not appeared since the '70s. With a staggering 60 million albums sold worldwide; they hold the distinction of being the best-selling R&B group of all time. For more than 20 years they have created a catalog of massively successful songs known for rich, smooth harmonies and timeless subject matter. 117.    Open Comments: 118.    Featured Artists #2: Jodeci, one of the premier '90s R&B acts, were a quartet notable for successfully marrying gospel-esque harmonization’s with a sexier-than-thou style.  Also, they were the first act that future hip-hop superstars Timbaland and Missy Elliott were involved with. 119.    Biography: Jodeci was an R&B group formed from two sets of two brothers, the Haileys and the DeGrates. All four of them were brought up in the Pentecostal church in North Carolina, the DeGrates' father was a minister. As young boys, they sang in gospel choirs which recorded albums and had their songs played on the radio, but they weren't destined to meet until they were teenagers. Their girlfriends introduced them. However, when they did meet, K-Ci was with a girl Dalvin had been dating, and a fight nearly broke out. The Hailey brothers and DeVante started hanging out together, partying and talking about making R&B records together, coming up with the name Jodeci at this time. At age 16, DeVante ran away to Minneapolis to get a job in Prince's organization but was refused. He returned to Charlotte, where he wrote a song and recorded JoJo singing it. The two planned on going to New York to shop the demo around by themselves, but both K-Ci and Dalvin decided to tag along at the last minute. By the time they got to New York, they had demo recordings of 29 songs, which they brought to the offices of Uptown Entertainment. They were almost rejected, but rapper Heavy D overheard the tape and talked Uptown president Andre Harrell into hearing the group. Harrell was impressed, and just like that, Jodeci signed a recording contract. In 1991, they recorded Forever My Lady, which featured the gold single "Come and Talk to Me" and went on to sell over three million copies. 120.    Jodeci Albums: 1991: Forever My Lady (3x platinum) / 1993: Diary of a Mad Band (2x platinum) / 1995: The Show, The After Party, The Hotel (platinum) 121.    Open Comments: 122.    Track vs Track Album Battle: Cooleyhighharmony vs Forever My Lady 123.    Movie Scene: John Singleton / Boyz In the Hood 124.    John Singleton’s 1991 feature film debut, Boyz n the Hood, garnered an Academy Award nomination for Best Director. Singleton followed-up with Poetic Justice in 1993 and Higher Learning in 1995. Subsequent works include 1997's Rosewood, 2000's Shaft remake and 2001's Baby Boy. In 2005, he produced Hustle & Flow and directed Four Brothers. The filmmaker died on April 29, 2019, after suffering a stroke. 125.    Profile: He grew up in South Central Los Angeles and studied screenwriting at the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts. During his four-year studies there, he won three writing awards. 126.    These achievements in writing earned Singleton a contract with the powerful Creative Artists Agency during his sophomore year at USC, and in May of 1990, his agent sent the script for Boyz N the Hood to Columbia pictures. The response was immediate: “I thought John’s script had a distinctive voice and great insight,” Frank Price, chairman of Columbia Pictures, said in an interview excerpted in the New York Times. “He’s not just a good writer, but he has enormous self-confidence and assurance. In fact, the last time I’d met someone that young with so much self-assurance was Steven Spielberg.” Columbia wanted to make the picture, but at first wanted someone else to direct it. Singleton believed only he could do it. “They asked me if I would consider anybody else directing it,” he recalled to Interview’s Steven Daly. “And I said, Hell, no, I’m not gonna let somebody from Idaho or Encino direct a movie about living in South Central Los Angeles. They can’t come in here and cast it and go through the rewrites and know exactly what aesthetics are unique to this film.” In 1991, Columbia Pictures bought his script for Boyz n the Hood and budgeted it at $7 million. The film portrayed life in crime-ridden South-Central L.A. and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director in 1991, making Singleton the first African American and the youngest person ever nominated for the award. The film also garnered a nomination for Best Original Screenplay. 127.    Legacy: Regina King, Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, Nia Long, Angela Bassett, Morris Chestnut, Tyra Banks, Tyrese Gibson, Taraji P Henson 128.    Open Comments: 129.    Boyz In the Hood Summary: Follows the lives of three young males living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence and prospects. 130.    Major Themes: (1) the power of family and black culture in the ghettos, (2) effects of capitalism to American citizens especially the Negros living in harsh environments, (3) the power of temptation and (4) more so juvenile and gang associated delinquencies that are usually influenced by peer and social pressure (5) gentrification, (6) living in a bad neighborhood, and (7) gangs. 131.    Question: What themes stood out for you? 132.    Television Scene: Roc (3 Seasons) Comedy, Sitcom 133.    Summary: Garbageman Roc Emerson and his wife shared their Baltimore home with his outspoken father and apathetic brother. In an unusual move, the sitcom's entire second season was performed live. Series star Charles S. Dutton won a 1993 NAACP Image Award for his portrayal of Roc. The show deals with real life issues such as gang violence, local politics, drugs, teens and sexually transmitted diseases. Roc reminded you of a typical family with normal problems such as parenting and dealing with live in relatives. The series gaining momentum in the last season could not make its presence felt on Tuesdays, the networks worst night for ratings. The struggle eventually led up to the series cancellation. 134.    Awards: 1992: GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comedy Episode, 1994: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Charles S. Dutton 135.    Question: Has anyone ever watched this? 136.    Vote: Most impactful item/event from 1991?

Keepin’ It Friel this week is actress Jennifer Gimenez, who starred in the movies Blow, Vanilla Sky and Charlie’s Angels. She also appeared on the reality shows Celebrity Rehab and Sober House. Jennifer just celebrated 14 years of sobriety, but for many years she abused drugs and alcohol, and even overdosed once. Jenn now travels the country speaking as a recovery advocate.

Model Sobriety with Jennifer Gimenez Jennifer's story starts at 13 when she was discovered by a well-known photographer and quickly ascended to international stardom. She appeared on 100’s of magazine covers, in music videos for artists Mick Jagger, Prince, 2Pac, Lionel Richie and Babyface, TV shows such as The Young and The Restless, and in hit movies including Blow, Vanilla Sky, and Charlie’s Angels. Surrounded by a fast-paced Hollywood lifestyle, Jennifer eventually found herself at the mercy of drug & alcohol addiction. Both her personal and professional life spiraled out of control and her Hollywood dream had become a dark and lonely place. One day when she was on the way to meet with her dealer she accidentally stumbled into a 12 Step meeting and although she didn't get sober at that time, the seed of recovery was planted. After years of failing to stay sober, she was convinced to go to treatment where she came under the care of Dr. Drew Pinksky, otherwise known as Dr. Drew. Though Jennifer had never worked professionally in recovery, Dr. Drew felt she was well-suited to the task of running the sober living facility depicted on the show Sober House. This lead Jennifer to where she is today, 14 years sober and one of the nation’s leading voices in addiction recovery. She recently became the official Recovery Advocate for addiction treatment provider A Better Life Recovery and has teamed up with her husband Tim Ryan to end addiction by traveling the country and sharing their experience, strength, and hope with those who need it most. You can learn more about Jennifer's work with A Better Life Recovery at ABetterLifeRecovery.com Do you want to take your recovery to the next level? Sobriety Engine is an incredible free online community where you can find a ton of great tips, tools, and support from other men and women in recovery. Visit SobrietyEngine.com to join today. If you're ready to get fit and start living a healthier lifestyle while supporting your sobriety then you can learn more about having Jonathan as your personal fitness and nutrition coach at RCVRHealth.com

Wendall took his last drink on June 13, 2019.  This is his story. Update on the Alcohol is Sh!t book!  The book is out!  Pick up your paperback copy on Amazon here!  You can get the Audible version here! On today’s episode Paul talks about the 5 responses you get when you tell people you don’t drink.  He also discusses what you do when you accidently post on social media that you no longer drink.  The 5 responses:  70% of the time you hear total support, “Wow that’s so cool, because I want you to be the best version of you.”   20% of the time the response will be that the person you told has a family member or close friend that has also quit drinking alcohol.    5% of the time you will get bombarded with questions as to why you don’t drink.    4% of the time they will be supportive but will no longer be a part of your life, drinking was the reason they were.    1% of the time they will not be supportive of your decision to ditch the booze.    [22:30] Paul introduces Wendall.    Wendall lives in Toronto Ontario, Canada.  He is 42 years old and is a director, producer, and cinematographer of documentaries.  Wendall is married and has a 6-year-old son.  For fun Wendall enjoys getting out in nature.    [23:35] Give us a background on your drinking.   Wendall says he didn’t really start drinking until he was in university, about 1996.   Up until his late 30’s he was mostly a social drinker.  Things shifted then.  He was working a lot, traveling a lot, was stressed.  Drinking became habitual at this time; it was both a reward and a stress reliever.  With added responsibilities, came anxiety.  Drinking then became a coping mechanism.  In 2018 Wendall realized that all the rules of moderation he had tried to put in place weren’t working.    About 6 months ago binge drinking really started to rear its ugly head.  He finally decided he couldn’t drink anymore.    [34:00] How did it feel after you set the bottle down?   It felt like every new beginning comes from some others beginnings end.   [35:25] What was it like living life without alcohol the first few days and weeks?    Because his drinking was habitual Wendall realized he would have to create new habits.  He started listening to recovery podcasts.  His first 30 days was done pretty much in solitude.  Instead of having his normal evening drinks he would listen to a podcast and read a few chapters.    [39:20] How long did it take for the new habits to take hold?   Wendall says it only took about 14 days because he wanted it so badly.    [43:00] Have you told your film crew or others in your industry?   Wendall has told his film crew as the situation came up, he simply tells them he just doesn’t drink.    [48:24] This project, Sober House, showed up on your plate when you were also exploring a life without alcohol?   Wendall says it showed up in and around the time he was having some internal conflict with his drinking.  Listening to the kids in this film talk about how much alcohol has impacted their lives was like the hammer hitting the nail square on the head.    [51:52] How can the listeners find out more information about this project?    They can go to www.soberhouse.ca , they can follow us on Instagram and Twitter at soberhousefilm.     [53:27] Rapid Fire Round   What’s a lightbulb moment you’ve had on this journey?   Moments with my son are way better without a hangover.    What is a memorable moment that a life without alcohol has given you?   While filming in the Yukon and coming out of the tent in the morning, mist rising off the lake, the sun streaming down and the mountain revealing itself.    What is your favorite alcohol-free drink?   Does ice cream count?     What are some of your favorite resources on this journey?   I really dialed back into my love of reading.  The Recovery Elevator podcast, I binged that pretty hard the first 30 days, same with Recovery Happy Hour.    What is on your bucket list in an alcohol-free life?   To really have great experiences with my family.      And what parting piece of guidance can you give to listeners?   I have 2, the first one is to listen to your body.  The second one is listen to your body.    You might need to ditch the booze if...   If you know where every liquor store is in every major airport in your country.    Upcoming retreats: Asia Adventure – January 20-31, 2020 You can find more information about this event here   Resources mentioned in this episode:   Sober House film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oERDuy1WxgU&t=72s   Honey This episode is brought to you by the smart shopping assistant Honey. Get Honey for free at  www.joinhoney.com/elevator. Honey, the smart shopping assistant that saves you time and money when you're shopping online.    Connect with Cafe RE- Use the promo code OPPORTUNITY for your first month free Sobriety Tracker iTunes Sobriety Tracker Android Sober Selfies! - Send your Sober Selfie and your Success Story to info@recoveryelevator.com   “Recovery Elevator – It All Starts From the Inside Out.  We can do this.”

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Our ENTHUSIASTIC women walk the fashion runway in their Boiler Suits. Wendy Williams recently shared her Sober House experience, and we share ours, as well. Some Suffragette Marriage Advice has resurfaced, we’ll let you know if it gets our vote.

Our ENTHUSIASTIC women walk the fashion runway in their Boiler Suits. Wendy Williams recently shared her Sober House experience, and we share ours, as well. Some Suffragette Marriage Advice has resurfaced, we’ll let you know if it gets our vote.

#Wendy Williams living in a sober. This is sad to see of one of our beloved TV personalities --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mwenya5/support

Kevin hunter speaks out.. Photo surfaces on vacation while Wendy is in the Sober House.

With her new "Political Party" show format, Brell finally gets down to covering the landscape of the Democratic nominees for the presidency, including Beto's announcement that he's running - but will Joe? Brell also talks about the Trump - McCain feud and Wendy Williams living at a Sober House. Brell Talks is a podcast covering mostly current events - from politics, pop culture, and more. Thank you for listening - please follow the podcast by clicking the corresponding button on the device your using! Don't forget to leave a comment about the show! Shoutout to both the haters and supporters - Galatians 6:9 LINKS Follow Brell Talks on Instagram: @BrellRadio Follow Brell Talks on Twitter: @BrellRadio Follow The Justice Independent Blog on Twitter: @TJIBlog Visit and Subscribe to the The Justice Independent Blog: CLICK HERE Follow My Personal Social Media Accounts Twitter: @wonderbrell Instagram: @wonderbrell

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We're BAAAAACK!!!! Join your 3 favorite DJs as they welcome their guest _nokids5_ discuss the benefits and challenges of being apart of the Divine 9 during our privilege segment. Speaking of privilege, is it more a privilege for Jay-Z to be Beyonce's husband or more of a privilege for Beyonce to be Jay's wife? Listen as we discuss HOV as our artist of the week, Wendy Williams living in a Sober House and our recap of the Love and Hip Hop reunions. All this and more on this week's episode of #TakeAShotToThis

GUEST: Alexandra Perry is the Clinical Director for Addiction Rehab Toronto

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In the first show of 2019 we welcome back Remedy Recovery owner, friend of the show and all around big mouth, Joe Schrank. We hear his opinion on medicated assisted treatment and some of his remembrances of Chris. Like that time Chris tripped Ecstacy while managing Joe's sober loft in Brooklyn surrounded by bottles of clients urine. Then we hear from major Network News anchor Laurie Dhue. Laurie drops a little Dopey, like the time she was blowing lines before meeting George Bush at the White House. She also reflects on her many years in recovery. Lastly, but certainly not leastly, the vivacious, beautiful and brilliant Linda joins Dave. They talk about his recent and traumatic trip to the dentist for a dreaded tooth extraction, and on breaking the million downloads barrier. They also get into thoughts on New Years and we hear the latest in the Dopey saga that is Artie Lange. Plus reviews, a voicemail, a new, possibly worst installment of the Stash Word and much much more on the first Dopey Episode of the year. 

Jennifer Gimenez joins Rachael today to talk about her EPIC life and career.  Jennifer was discovered on the Santa Monica Pier by legendary photographer Bruce Weber at the age of 13.  Her modeling career blew up and she was soon walking the runways of Paris and was the it girl for the famous designer Alaia.  She was the youngest person to ever appear on the cover of Elle Magazine and starred in a documentary that was nominated for an Academy Award.  She then turned to acting where she read with legends like Robert De Niro, competed for roles with Penelope Cruz and eventually had roles in movies like Blow w/ Johnny Depp, Vanilla Sky w/ Tom Cruise and many more.  Throughout all of this though, she silently struggled with addiction, attempting to get sober several times.  She finally had success at the facility where she met Dr. Drew which would ultimately be another turn in her career.  She starred in both Sober House and Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew and has celebrated almost 15 years of sobriety.  She's an inspiration about how you can be on top, hit rock bottom, and pull yourself out and have the life you always dreamed of. **For amazing holiday gifts at incredible prices download the free Poshmark app and enter the invite code: BEHERE for $5 off your first purchase!

Topic- Co-dependancySherry Gaba, LCSW, is a licensed psychotherapist and life coach who helps people cope with lifelong addictions, including substance abuse, shopping, gambling, food, sex and love, co-dependency, trauma, depression, anxiety, single parenting and divorce. Sherry appeared on Vh1’s ground-breaking docu-reality TV series, Celebrity Rehab 3, 4, and 5. She also facilitated life coaching on the show’s spin off series, Sober House and Celebrity Rehab’s Sex Addiction. Earlier this year Motivational Press will released The Marriage and Relationship Junkie: Kicking Your Obsession With Relationship and Learn to Love Living With Yourself in which Sherry addresses love and sex addiction. With over fifteen years of experience as a clinician, Sherry has worked at some of the top rehabilitation centers. Currently, Sherry maintains a private practice in Westlake Village, CA, is developing a TV series about co-dependency and addiction, is Editor of Recovery Today Magazine, and hosts the Recovery Today Series online summit.www.sherrygaba.comHer new book - The Marriage and Relationship Junkie: Kicking Your Obsession With Relationship and Learn to Love Living With Yourself

Topic- Co-dependancySherry Gaba, LCSW, is a licensed psychotherapist and life coach who helps people cope with lifelong addictions, including substance abuse, shopping, gambling, food, sex and love, co-dependency, trauma, depression, anxiety, single parenting and divorce. Sherry appeared on Vh1’s ground-breaking docu-reality TV series, Celebrity Rehab 3, 4, and 5. She also facilitated life coaching on the show’s spin off series, Sober House and Celebrity Rehab’s Sex Addiction. Earlier this year Motivational Press will released The Marriage and Relationship Junkie: Kicking Your Obsession With Relationship and Learn to Love Living With Yourself in which Sherry addresses love and sex addiction. With over fifteen years of experience as a clinician, Sherry has worked at some of the top rehabilitation centers. Currently, Sherry maintains a private practice in Westlake Village, CA, is developing a TV series about co-dependency and addiction, is Editor of Recovery Today Magazine, and hosts the Recovery Today Series online summit.www.sherrygaba.comHer new book - The Marriage and Relationship Junkie: Kicking Your Obsession With Relationship and Learn to Love Living With Yourself

Bob Forrest has lived a wild life from his days as lead vocalist in Thelonious Monster and coming up with bands like The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Guns N Roses and Jane's Addiction. When he finally hit bottom Bob got sober and dedicated his life to helping others. He is a drug counselor and appeared alongside Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab and Sober House. Megan and Bob talk rock n roll, drugs, sobriety, millennials and how life is meant for living. 

THE TAKE 12 RECOVERY RADIO SHOW Sherry Gaba, Editor of Recovery Today Magazine. Sherry was the go-to expert for Dr. Drew Pinsky’s Celebrity Rehab show on VH1 and later on the spin-off, VH1’s Sober House as well as Celebrity Rehab’s Sex Addiction. In addition, Sherry is an often-requested speaker in person and on global internet teleseminars and has presented at National conferences and to general audiences on numerous topics. She is the host of the Recovery Today Summit and co-host on the KVTA AM radio show, The Brighter Side of Recovery: Families and Couples in Crises. Join us on this episode of the Take 12 Recovery Radio Show as we discuss Sherry’s new book, “The Marriage & Relationship Junkie” and her new POWERFUL Recovery Community www.wakeuprecovery.com Also visit www.sherrygaba.com Closing Song: If You Are Willing by Kathy Moser www.kathymoser.com

In this Part 2 of 2 episode we welcome Nicolette back who shares her brave story about her terrifying slide into devastating drug addiction and her brave battle into sobriety with a devastating relapse. She is now a survivor and we are so proud of her as she just completed her full 1 year of sobriety.In this episode she tells the details of how she went from being a functioning addict to a non functioning one and how her grades started slipping and she started to party more and more.She talks about the time when her drug use escalated and she was playing Russian roulette with mixing all different drugs and alcohol and eventually snorting cocaine etc. She got severely depressed and as her drug use got worse so did her depression.She got put on the antidepressant Lexapro that made her feel worse than ever. She then spiraled further and further out of control and started cutting. Nicolette shares the story when she was rushed to the ER and put on a 5150 psychiatric hold and was placed on suicide watch. From there things really started spiraling out of control and she ended up Overdosing while injecting drugs.Thank God she survived and she then made a promise to change her life and becomes clean and sober for good.March 15th, 2018 marks her 1 year sobriety and we are all celebrating with her and we know she has a bright future ahead.She tells us that she is now studying Neuroscience at the University of Texas and she is President of her Sober House.Nicolette would like to thank http://www.enterhealth.com where she successfully completed her treatment. She thanks Dr. Farooqui while in treatment at the ranch and Dr. Irina Gromov when she was released from the treatment facility.She is at this time still living in an https://www.oxfordhouse.org Sober Living Facility, that she is president of.She recommends the books The Betrayal Bond by Patrick Carnes and The Addicted Brain by Harold Urschel.

Greetings Congregation! This week we had the very distinct pleasure to sit down and talk with BOB FORREST! The man who got some of your favorite musicians and actors sober, Rehab Bob Forrest! Bob is the owner of Alo Treatment centers, host of the "Don't Die Podcast", frequently on the news speaking as an addiction expert, and has a documentary about his sobriety journey called "Bob and the Monster" that continues to make the film festival circuit. Bob has been very influential in Jed's recent philosophy on recovery, and it was a great conversation that we are sure you will dig. Also, Jed and Debesh talk about the newest development in the work poo-ing situation. So..there's that. churchandotherdrugs.com churchandotherdrugs@gmail.com @COtherdrugs

Sherry Gaba, LCSW, is a psychotherapist, life coach, and certified recovery coach specializing in individual, couples, family, and group psychotherapy. Sherry has the unique ability to uncover intuitive insights from her clients' deepest selves, allowing them to manifest their greatest dreams and desires. Sherry was the go-to expert for Dr. Drew Pinsky's Celebrity Rehab show on VH1 and later on the spin-off Sober House as well as Celebrity Rehab's Sex Addiction. Sherry is a practical, interactive, solution-focused therapist.

This week's Leading with Love guest on The Contact Talk Radio Network is Sherry Gaba! Sherry appeared on Celebrity Rehab 3, 4, and 5. She also facilitated life coaching on their subsequent spin off Sober House and Celebrity Rehab’s Sex Addiction. During filming of the series, Sherry used her trademark sensitivity and compassion to help troubled cast members as they transitioned into their new sober lives with psychotherapy and life coaching tips. Most recently Sherry has appeared on the Robert Irvine Show helping struggling families navigate through the disease of addiction.

Musician and celebrity drug counselor Bob Forrest joins Heather to talk about parenting during both addiction and sobriety, his methods of co-parenting, and his opinions on opiate epidemic and marijuana legalization. Also, Natalie returns with grave news.

Marina Anderson Ex-Wife of David Carradine, The Eye of My Tornado / Four Feet to Fame: A Hollywood Dog Trainer's Journeyop culture/Memoir/autobiography.This is a significant and very personal book.This book has been inducted into the Johnny Grant Hollywood Walk of Fame Library. "...it was one long rollercoaster thrill... Mr. Toad's wild ride...intense passion and emotion. He was the eye of my tornado." Marina Anderson.Marina Anderson was just starting out taking acting lessons at Warner Bros., when she wandered one afternoon onto the candlelit set of a Shaolin temple and met for the first time, the volatile, dark and brilliant personality that was actor and icon, David Carradine. Two dynamic people merging into a karmic-destined, intense and turbulent love relationship. Each struggling with their own demons including sexual abuse and incest. Their private life was replete with love, passion, erotic pleasure and eventually bondage, sexual experimentation, and pain as an avenue to pleasure. Their marriage was marred by a toxic secret that could not be ignored. Her writing speaks to readers universally by focusing on their personal journey, revealing the truth about the couple, addresses conquering fear and overcoming obstacles, self discovery, recovery, re-inventing and rebuilding one's self. It's her personal survival while desperately trying to save the marriage as well as Carradine's constant struggle to be someone he wasn't, but wished he could be. Spirituality, psychic John Edward,other psychics and astrologers who helped her are written about in the book as well. They were married on the Warner Bros. back lot and their six-year relationship was a whirl of auditions, star-studded parties, exotic locations, red carpets and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Marina, who was already an established actress, became Carradine's personal manager and set about rehabilitating the career of an actor who was now known for his heavy drinking. She introduced him to Quentin Tarantino, who cast David in a lead role in the popular Kill Bill films. This vaulted Carradine back onto the Hollywood A-list.After their divorce with the help of re-known celebrity Dr. Drew Pinsky (Celebrity Rehab, Sober House), issues are addressed in the consultation verbatim, occupying an entire chapter. Anderson was able to finally exorcise the demons that have haunted her for so long about their relationship and herself that almost destroyed her. "This book is an avenue for his fans and the general public to know, understand and hopefully accept him as a man, not a celluloid fantasy...to be admired for his talents and the motivations behind certain issues in his life understood. It's also to reveal the very personal interior of a marriage that people can relate to. What we do for love. We are all human beings with our faults. He was afraid people wouldn't remember him. That will never happen. The legend continues."David Carradine's acting career spanned four decades onstage, television and cinema. He became an international sensation as Kwai Chang Caine in the 1970s hit television series Kung Fu and cemented his cult hero status with his role in the classic movie Death Race 2000. He portrayed Woody Guthrie in Hal Ashby's Bound for Glory and Bill in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill films. Carradine received four Golden Globe nominations. He was a talented songwriter and musician and performed in a band called Cosmic Rescue Team.He died in a Bangkok hotel room, June 3, 2009, an apparent victim of autoerotic asphyxiation. Amid sensational media speculation, Marina refused to let David's death remain stigmatized like it was and launched her own investigation into the death of her ex-husband. Suicide? Foul play? A sex act gone wrong? Was he alone? Was there a cover-up? Her conclusions are startling.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/1198501/advertisement

Writer and musician John Albert did not have a standard trajectory to literary success—in fact he says he became a writer by accident when he submitted information about his amateur baseball team, which was made up of a slew of misfit former addicts and rebel rousers, to LA Weekly. That information became a story, that story became a cover story and that cover story became Albert's widely praised book Wrecking Crew: The Really Bad News Griffith Park Pirates. This wasn't Albert's first foray into the public eye: he co-founded the cross-dressing band Christian Death and was the drummer in Bad Religion. Now sober over three decades, the husband and father works for a record company when he's not handling the movie offers Wrecking Crew regularly receives (it's been optioned more than four times by various people, including the late Philip Seymour Hoffman). In this episode, he and Anna David discuss having sex with borderline schizophrenics in rehab, the essay on Sober House he wrote for David's reality TV anthology and being on methadone at the college where your dad teaches, among other topics.

Mo Collins is most recognized by the dozens of characters she played on MADTV, but she also has a very long resume that ranges from Parks and Rec to Six Feet Under to 40 Year Old Virgin. We talk about her strict Catholic upbringing in Minnesota, feeling stifled by a controling mother, to spreading her wings in acting and comedy, getting kicked out of an all girls Catholic College that mother went to, being the "black sheep" in her family, the origin of her nickname "Mo", to getting "let go" from Dudley Riggs Brave New Workshop where she was thriving, to working for Disney in Florida, she talks about and gets emotional about her "perfect sister" (the greatest person she knows), getting married and divorced, moving to LA, auditioning for MADTV with a killer Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer impression, having a son who now wants to be a fireman, wanting to be a grandmother, her belief in aliens and her alien sighting that she witnessed, getting a rare form of cancer called GIST, just a couple of years ago and how thats going, her appearance on Sober House on VH-1 to talk to Andy Dick, poker, meeting Ed Asner and doing a Mary Tyler Moore impression for him, her new husband and how they met online, and so much more!! Its a funny, poignant, important talk we had. I hope you'll listen and enjoy and please share with your friends. Thanks!!!   Twitter @ejscott @EJPodcast Instagram @ejscott1106 My website www.ejscott.com The Choroideremia Research Foundation www.curechm.org

Our guest this evening is Wendy McEntyre who is fighting to establish laws to regulate and license sober living houses. Wendy's son Jarrod died of a heroin overdose in a sober living house.

Actress and reality star Jennifer Gimenez first worked as a teenage model before acting alongside Johnny Depp in Blow and Cameron Diaz in The Sweetest Thing. But many first came to know her when she was the house manager on Sober House—a job she got after she went from being one of Dr. Drew's nightmare clients to one of his miracles. Here she and AfterPartyChat's Anna David talk about the drug dealer they used to share, how they first got sober together back in the early 2000s and whether or not Gimenez would use her real name if she was a drug dealer.

We've had interviews with some great pro songwriters and even a legendary character or two (and all were interesting, entertaining and informative); but never has one been as fun and fascinating as our recent Skype session with Dallas, Texas-based COMMERCIAL SUICIDE SONGWRITING PODCAST fan and listener, EZRA VANCIL. You may well have heard Ezra's work in episodes of television shows like CELEBRITY REHAB, SOBER HOUSE and SKINS (UK).Ezra has had a Hollywood-worthy journey in music, from touring and performing with his family's gospel group as a child, to a seemingly "sure thing" high-level management deal and recording contract with a band in the early 90's (complete with all the drama and excess you'd expect), to recent unexpected success in songwriting and publishing. His is a story that will have you on the edge of your seat, and is likely to leave you inspired as well. Ezra Vancil at SOUNDCLOUDEzra Vancil at KOMPOZ.COMBe sure to check back soon for an additional article featuring an exhaustive list of songwriting and publishing resources compiled and recommended by Ezra.Love the podcast and find yourself feeling strangely altruistic? Click on the DONATE button to the left to make a contribution to the new "TIP JAR" and help us keep up the show running smoothly and sounding great! Can't afford to donate? Share the CSSP with a friend! Steve at Marie's desk: note the soon-to-be-retired 13-year-old (!) BOSS BR-8 recording deck we've been producing all the podcast episodes with!

Big Dog Radio Welcomes Former American Idol Star Nikki McKibbin Tune in Tuesday, July 10, 2012, @ 7:00 PM CST, as Big Dog Radio welcomes former American Idol star, Nikki McKibbin. McKibbin placed third on the first season of the popular American Idol. Nikki has also appeared on reality shows such as, Popstars, Fear Factor, Celebrity Rehab, and Sober House. Listen in as the host, Big Dog Benny Henderson Jr. chats up Nikki's career, including her new hard rocking band, Love Stricken Demise. Along with fellow band mates, Billy Blair (Guitars), Holly Wood (Bass), Rico (Drums), Nikki and the band hit you hard with candid lyrics, heavy sounds and an in your face attitude. For more info on the band, check out www.reverbnation.com/lovestrickendemise. Call in your questions at 347-202-0832. Big Dog Radio is a part of the Fightin' Words Radio Network and can be heard live every Tuesday night 7:00 PM CST. BDR brings the fans multi entertainment that includes sports, and music etc. Listeners can voice their opinions by calling in live at 347-202-0832. Questions, comments or want to be booked on the show please email BigDogMedia7@aol.com

  charset="utf-8" />Christa Jan Ryan whose Book 'Silent Screams from the Hamptons' has just gained the title of Award Winning Best Seller in 5 categories this winter. Christa commitment to service allowed her to run and operate a Sober House for Women newly coming out of Rehabs. She has written for Applaud Womens magazine for 3 years writing 2 articles for the magazine regarding Gardening and Self. She has just completed writing a Stage Play/Musical adaptation of her Book and will have her first live preformance of the Play/Musical this fall in the Hamptons and NYC in December. She is going to LA this July 22-25th to sell 3 Treatments of Film for 3 Films she has been writing and a TV series of a Reality Show Also Based on her Book from the Hamptons. Her First Book From the 'Depth of a Woman's Soul' has finally reached some publicity with a 5 Star Review. Christa splits her time between the Hamptons,Berkshires and her writting.

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Tim Kavanagh is a person in long-term recovery. He is the founder of ARCH (Addiction Recovery Community Health), a recovery community center in St Charles, MO. He is the manager of Sober House, Inc and was a former counselor at Bridgeway Behavioral Health. Today, he answers 10 questions about his recovery journey.