Best MartinJon Podcasts (2024)

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The Wound of Independence 50:59

2y ago50:59

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Happy 4th of July!!! Now let's dig into the wound of Independence. In this episode, I speak with Mary Wagstaff, a holistic alcohol coach for Women. She is radicalizing what it means to live alcohol-free through the lens of Women's empowerment for the aquarian age. We cover a lot of territories as we discuss masculine and feminine energy and the dif…

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We are Chaos Creators 44:01

2y ago44:01

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Creating Chaos in our lives is easy, and we all do it. Every expectation we carry for ourselves or others creates chaos. In this episode, I am talking with Thomas FreeMe about how when we have expectations and lie to ourselves and others we are creating chaos. That, and how the system, that we look to for guidance is creating chaos as well. If you …

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My Dark Retreat 1:11:05

2y ago1:11:05

1:11:05

I recently returned from Guatemala where I spent 5.5 days in complete darkness at The Hermitage Retreats. This experience gave me a lot to think about and a lot to integrate into my life. Darkness has always been beautiful for me. When I was much younger I used to sit in a bathroom in the house I lived in which got no light in it unless the basemen…

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The Healing Power of Awareness 34:47

2+ y ago34:47

34:47

Awareness is a cumulative process. If you start right now and open yourself to becoming aware of something that you previously were not aware of, like “What are you avoiding doing?” Whether there is a clear answer or not matters less than being aware that the question may have an answer. That is how we become aware, we can simply start by asking a …

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True Love Over Tough Love Every Time 54:26

2+ y ago54:26

54:26

Harm reduction has been a huge focus of mine recently and I am happy to be conversing with Gretchen for this episode. I have to admit, I am a fan of toughness. That is not to say I am a fan of tough love, many people see my approach as one that stems from tough love but that’s not the case. Love, deep love, when we have it for ourselves and can off…

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Moving into "Recovering To" 40:57

2+ y ago40:57

40:57

All of my work revolves around this concept of "Recovering To." Without hesitation, I believe that if we can each recover ourselves and stop living under the influence of others we will not only live amazing lives, we will contribute, love, inspire, and support everyone around us without even trying. Doing that will also help us naturally evade unn…

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You Are All That You Go Through 44:38

2+ y ago44:38

44:38

In this episode With Jenna Velez, she mentions the phrase “Post Traumatic Growth” which I had not yet heard in my travels. It is such a great phrase for many of my experiences, because, yes, I have experienced trauma, but it was that trauma that I grew through. That is not to say I want others to experience that trauma as well but we, all of us on …

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Healthy People in a Diseased System 31:35

2+ y ago31:35

31:35

The system of treatment as it relates to substance use has not followed the research. There is no other way to put it. If we were to examine the system related to its actions and the outcomes they claim to desire we can easily see that the system has a problem. It is not acting appropriately and continuing to perpetuate problems. This is not only t…

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NAD a Fast Track to Clear Thinking 52:09

3y ago52:09

52:09

NAD is a supplement. Similar to testosterone, if we are not producing enough, we want to supplement it. Well, NAD enhances the ability of Vitamin B3 to support cellular healing in the body. This is a naturally occurring element in the body in which production can decrease for several reasons. Substance abuse or any abuse the body suffers could pote…

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Harm Reduction 47:32

3y ago47:32

47:32

Harm Reduction is exactly what it sounds like, the desire to reduce harm. If you are not actively wanting to do harm there is no reason to oppose the ideas around harm reduction. We are looking to have a system that treats people with more respect than it currently does. Does that mean when we get you to treat people better, we will stop, no it doe…

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Super Courses: The Beginning of the End of Stigma 47:19

3y ago47:19

47:19

I did bad in school. It’s no secret, but that experience kept me from seeking higher education. I also lived many years denying my own intelligence in an attempt to not have to face the pain of not fitting in. Many of you may know I do not enjoy reading, that is not an easy thing to own about oneself while surrounded by readers. It should be said t…

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A and B Brain Processes: The Breadth and Debt of Addiction 48:42

3y ago48:42

48:42

In this episode, I am speaking with Judy Grisel about the A and B processes. And this is something we all have to face. Have you ever drunk coffee to feel more awake and then, when it wears off you are more tired? That is the A and B process at work. The thing is though, as you hear in our conversation, that after a time, and increased use or abuse…

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Resilience Fatigue 53:24

3y ago53:24

53:24

This episode is for Caregivers. If you are a parent, or a child caring for an elderly parent, a counselor, clinician, or even a sibling, this episode unpacks so much of the complex backdrop of caregiving. Over the past year, we have seen those in our lives who have usually been the most resistant, get taxed to their limit. This is because the norma…

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The Energy of Choice 40:40

3y ago40:40

40:40

Energy is all around us and we interact with it at every turn, in every moment. There are things that energetically lift us and other things that weigh us down. How we interact with energy is one thing we can look at whenever we experience any sort of malady we can think of, even being a victim. This week I am talking with Dr. Marina Kostina about …

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Pacifiers: The Line Between Addiction and Self-Discovery 50:59

3y ago50:59

50:59

So what is a pacifier? It is anything you do to soothe yourself when you are feeling uncomfortable. Some of these, like drugs, alcohol, or gambling have been known to cause serious problems in some people’s lives. That is primarily because people feel extreme levels of discomfort and want soothing. That, and the amount of dopamine, and other chemic…

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Building a New Frame of Reference 38:51

3y ago38:51

38:51

Connect with Kaii on Instagram @KaiiMarie_LLC or through her website https://www.kaiimarie.com/ It is so important for us to look inward especially as caregivers of any kind. We want so often to be of help simply because we may feel lost ourselves. When we look to help are we looking to solve the problems of others? Or are we looking to be a tempor…

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Sober Relationships: The ASCENT Approach 49:33

3y ago49:33

49:33

The most important relationship we have is with ourselves. Now that I’ve said that let’s look at romantic relationships in recovery. You’re move to recovery was done for you; I hope. Your partner is going to experience a lot of benefits from your hard work but that doesn’t mean they don’t have work to do as well. In this episode I am talking with C…

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Playing the Long Game 34:30

3y ago34:30

34:30

The Long Game is not always something that is obvious. The world around us, especially here in the United States, wants us to focus on the Short Game. The Short Game gets us leaning on others, Google, status, money, and all sorts of things to help us feel more comfortable. We can fool ourselves into thinking the Short Game is the goal, like marriag…

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Zero Tolerance: From Birth to Stigma 45:46

3+ y ago45:46

45:46

Zero Tolerance is kind of a big deal. Like trickle-down economics, it doesn’t work but we (our society) keep on working it. When we turn away from the facts around zero tolerance like it causes more harm than good, which has been proven time and again, we are just kicking the can down the road. You see, Zero Tolerance is a bill that is going to hav…

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When the Ideal isn’t Available: Making the Best of Good Enough 40:07

3+ y ago40:07

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If we insist on waiting for the best time to do what we want to do or to do what is good for us, we’ll never get around to it. There is no perfect time to do anything. So, any time is the perfect time to do everything. I cannot tell you how frustrating it is to hear people use the phrase “Bucket List,” if you want to do something start doing it now…

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Finding Our Bias: Moving Away from the Group 35:35

3+ y ago35:35

35:35

Groups are a double-edged sword. They can act as a rocket booster to get us off the ground and moving in a direction. Just having done that in our lives we can be put in a position to idolize the group, and sometimes the people in it. Groups can intimidate just as easily as they support and groups can start out on one clear path and slowly, over ti…

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Have We Ever Known Ourselves: The Possibilities 53:26

3+ y ago53:26

53:26

What we are capable of is immeasurable. We walk around believing so many things about ourselves, never having really looked at ourselves from the space of a blank slate. We come into the world already wired through the womb of our mother to believe the world is how they experienced it. From there we further get trained to learn how to experience an…

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Forgiveness: Dismantling Revenge through NonJustice 58:25

3+ y ago58:25

58:25

Revenge is one of those things that, once we are under the influence of it, we can find it hard to separate from. We all have grievances, but once we allow ourselves to feel like we are being victimized things can quickly get out of hand. In this episode, I am talking with James Kimmel Jr., a lead developer of the NonJustice System, and we are talk…

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Admitting there is a Problem 42:24

3+ y ago42:24

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TRIGGER WARNING In this discussion we mention child sexual abuse, rape, and the holocaust. In this episode, I am speaking with Geoffrey Godfrey of Ideal Option https://www.idealoption.com/ and we are tackling a big step for all of us. Not just recognizing there is a problem but admitting it. So often we can see a problem and as long as no one else …

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Beyond Abstinence: Living Sober with Purpose 26:38

3+ y ago26:38

26:38

If you’re interested in a walkthrough of Yana, I encourage you to check out this episode on YouTube. Just jump to the 26th minute, and to watch as Tyler walks me through the essentials of Yana and addresses its platform directly. Tyler Matheny is a co-founder of Yana (You Are Not Alone) which is a program agnostic activity app for the sober communi…

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Trump: A Look Back at Four Years Under Active Addiction 34:36

3+ y ago34:36

34:36

Addiction holds a lot of stigmas and this episode might really agitate a lot of people because I am looking to place addiction in the hands of every one of us. Those of us who have been traditionally seen as addicts have held the bag long enough. Politics have divided us and turn us on one another, but that is only on the face of it. Behind the pol…

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Grasping at Straws: Doubling Down on Our Fleeting Identities 48:31

3+ y ago48:31

48:31

Karith Foster is a comedian, speaker, television and radio personality, actress, author, and entrepreneur. In this episode, we are talking about identity and doubling down. When we attach so heavily to our identities, we can easily get lost in details that might not be as important as the feel at the moment. Our identities are things we really hold…

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Persuasive Design: The Trojan Horse in the Hands of Children 48:52

3+ y ago48:52

48:52

Tracy Markle and Dr. Brett Kennedy are the fore of developing best practices for the treatment of digital media overuse issues. And to have them contribute the some of the insidious ways persuasive design is used to keep us engaged is a huge win for this podcast. In this episode, both Tracy and Brett share both their expertise and their experiences…

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Discovering Who We are After Pretending to Be Who We Weren’t 45:05

3+ y ago45:05

45:05

Our identity is something we cling to. It doesn’t matter that we know identity is temporary, I mean none of us hold the same values and identity that we did when we were 10. There is also the fact that change is the only constant in our lives. However, we still grapple with identity. From being a sibling, or parent, to having a career or a place we…

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The Opioid Epidemic Today: At the Crossroads of Business and Ethics 35:22

3+ y ago35:22

35:22

How important is the bottom line and how many people have been pushed aside for that bottom line? Our culture has put business in front of all else and this has caused a fracturing in everything worth a damn. The bottom line has broken up families and has directly challenged some of our most dearly held ethics. As our friends, neighbors, and our en…

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Intuitive Theories: Living in the Prison of Old Perceptions 41:07

4y ago41:07

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It is important to always try and grasp onto a more accurate view of the world. The theories that we’ve created about the world intuitively, often as children, are very wrong. Andrew, the author of ScienceBlind, is speaking in the realm of hard science, like biology, physics, chemistry, and so on, as he is expressing intuitive theories. I want to s…

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Inner Restorative Justice with Tio Hardiman 42:53

4y ago42:53

42:53

In this episode, I am talking with Tio Hardiman, executive director of Violence interrupters. We are talking all about restorative justice which is an approach to healing communities after violence. It may seem a bit off base from the Recovery work I usually address but when we can think about restoring all of the aspects of ourselves, then we are …

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Decolonizing Our Identity 54:52

4y ago54:52

54:52

Who you are is greater than the narrow-mindedness of our current world. We have one primary way of teaching and learning, which not everyone excels in. We have one major value system which revolves around finance and popularity. We are trained to judge ourselves by these limited definitions. When we don’t “add up” within the system, in which we are…

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Idle Hands: Shifting Our Focus in Recovery 37:47

4y ago37:47

37:47

In this episode, I am talking with Barbie the Welder, and you have an opportunity to win one of five copies of her book The Inspiration Blueprint. With over a dozen ways to enter through this Gleam contest https://gleam.io/competitions/S4Wxj-recover-yourself-barbie-the-welder-the-inspiration-blueprint-giveaway We are talking all about mindset and h…

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Talking Recovery: Recap of Recent Episodes 36:13

4y ago36:13

36:13

This episode is meant to connect some of the dots of the past 6 episodes. As I am focused on topics now more than individual stories it may not be clear as to how these individual topics may connect to the topic of “Recovering To.” This is because we are all in different places in our recovery and some of these may be more intriguing to you than ot…

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Reframing Fear 47:09

4y ago47:09

47:09

Last week we looked at treatment centers from the vantage point of someone who is on the ground working with patients and for the centers. If you didn't get a chance to listen here is the link https://anchor.fm/martinjon/episodes/Understanding-Treatment-Centers-eihpu3 Not all centers are created equal, however. Today, as we spoke about in the last …

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Understanding Treatment Centers 49:00

4y ago49:00

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Treatment centers are an essential role to play within the world of recovery. They are complex entities in society these days as they explicitly separate what society deems as “addicts” from the rest of the population, all of whom have addictive tendencies as well. Treatment centers are one of the places that everyone quietly judges as they are, by…

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Patience and Trust in the Healing Process During Recovery 34:42

4y ago34:42

34:42

Patience is a key feature if we ever what to do anything new. When we begin something we are going to suck at it. If by chance we don’t, we will eventually learn that there is still room to grow and a lot of it. I am talking with Deana Barnes of @blackandsober and @deanabarnesbeauty about being patient during recovery. Healing is healing and no mat…

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Evolution: Stepping into Consciousness 40:52

4y ago40:52

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Evolution is happening all around us all the time. It has been interesting for me to have been born in a time of what is known as “Quickening.” This refers to consciousness, that we are all connected to, changing increasingly rapidly. To give you some perspective I was born before answering machines, for telephones, were common, and I still conside…

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The Myth of Creativity and Intoxication: Pop Buchanan 45:09

4y ago45:09

45:09

There is no greater lie than the idea that intoxication contributes to creativity. The idea that you create drunk and edit sober is today, a total falsity. This episode features the prolific and energetic @popbuchanan who is the man behind @soberisdope and @monkhealing We are here to dismantle the old idea, which I believe was true at one point in …

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Recognizing and Addressing Expectations 46:55

4y ago46:55

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This is the beginning of a new format for the Recover Yourself Podcast. Previous episodes focused on individuals and now we are looking at topics. This episode addresses expectations, those we have, those we think others have, and those others actually have of us. Expectations are so hard to suss out due to their being so deeply ingrained in our ex…

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Chris Robinson: Recover Yourself with MartinJon 46:30

4y ago46:30

46:30

In this episode, I am speaking with Chris Robinson who is a Y12SR instructor. His journey in recovery had him seeking approval and validation. He had to open up to his needs revolving around that validation. Those needs had him going out and getting one certificate after another proving to him, and others, that he was valid, that he had something t…

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Ester Nicholson of Soul Recovery: Recover Yourself with MartinJon 50:43

4y ago50:43

50:43

In this episode, I am speaking with the author and founder of Soul Recovery Ester NicholsonEster has a staggering 34 years and I am so excited to be talking with her about what has to be one of the most important parts of recovering yourself, What is the self we are recovering? That self we are recovering, in Ester’s words, is our Soul. I must agre…

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Nikki Myers: Recover Yourself with MartinJon 48:47

4+ y ago48:47

48:47

In this episode, I am speaking with the founder of @Y12SR (Yoga 12 Step Recovery) Nikki Myers. Nikki realized after 2 relapses, that although both Yoga and 12 Steps programs are both useful in solidifying one’s recovery, she and others like her needed a way to connect the two differing aspects. Yoga, a combination of physical and mental awareness h…

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Nathan Siler: Recover Yourself with MartinJon 57:28

4+ y ago57:28

57:28

In this episode, I am talking Nathan Siler performer and composer who lives and works in NYC. In addition to being the chief architect of the NYC post-punk-prog band Portraiture, he is a classical singer who frequently sings at Carnegie Hall with the Bard Festival Chorale and at Lincoln Center with NY Concert Chorale. Recently he was imprisoned (on…

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Trenda Hedges: Recover Yourself with MartinJon 51:17

4+ y ago51:17

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In this episode, I am talking Trenda Hedges the Wellness and Recovery Program Manager of Illinois’ Warm Line. Trenda has a history of addiction and has been working with the state of Illinois to help those struggling with, and curious about, addiction and recovery. She educates people about recovery by addressing it in communities in hopes to remov…

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Matt Bodett: Recover Yourself with MartinJon 43:41

4+ y ago43:41

43:41

In this episode, I am talking with artist Matt Bodett. Matt was diagnosed with Schizophrenia and after initially recovering from the diagnosis, he began to rebuild his life in a way that he wanted. He looked at the system and stood up for himself within it. The responsibility, and clarity that requires is enormous and we speak about that in the epi…

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The Sober Senorita: Recover Yourself with MartinJon 45:22

4+ y ago45:22

45:22

In this episode, I am talking with Sober Blogger and She Recovers recovery coach Kelly Fitzgerald Junco AKA The Sober Senorita. https://sobersenorita.com/ What I love about this episode is that Kelly is right on the cusp os 7 years and her awareness is opening up to new things all the time. This is the magic of long term recovery. Sure after a year…

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Krystal Delight: Recover Yourself with MartinJon 33:49

4+ y ago33:49

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In this episode, @Krystal_Delite and I talk all about the nuts and bolts of recovery. Character defects and triggers as well as all the basics that come with knowing and working the steps. Krystal isn’t alone in thinking that everyone should go through the steps at some point in High School. . Follow her on Instagram @Krystal_Delite and he crew @co…

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Emily Lynn Paulson: Recover Yourself with MartinJon 47:14

4+ y ago47:14

47:14

In this episode, Emily Paulson and I get real about honesty. However, it’s not as if we talk about “Being Honest” the whole time but, in the end, that is where everything is pointed. Writing, for many of us, is about building our voice which is all about being honest with ourselves and knowing our value. That happens to be exactly the launching pad…

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