Best Liz Carpenter Podcasts (2024)

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Natalya Fearnley: Recovery Dharma and the Thousand Pound Door 56:55

5h ago56:55

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#111: Natalya Fearnley (she/her) started her recovery journey by opening the thousand-pound door at The Phoenix gym in Denver to attend a yoga class. After trying out various recovery programs she found her home in Recovery Dharma. She threw herself into being of service and quickly became an active member in the community. A year and a half into s…

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Elizabeth Addison: From Surviving to Thriving 44:45

7d ago44:45

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#110: Elizabeth Addison (she/her) is a multi-hyphenate (composer, lyricist, librettist, producer, music director & director) as well as a person in recovery from a variety of things including substance use disorder. She is also a creative recovery coach with The Meghann Perry Group, an organization equipping the behavioral health workforce with too…

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Hilary Sheinbaum: Betting on Dry January 32:31

15d ago32:31

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#109: Hilary Sheinbaum (she/her) is the author of The Dry Challenge and founder of GoingDry.co, an organization focused on creating unique and fun non-alcoholic spaces and curating non-alcoholic menus. As a strong proponent of Dry January and other sober months, Hilary introduces folks to experiences that don't involve booze, letting individuals ex…

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Sophie Pyne and Ryan Carpenter: Waves of Recovery 48:02

24d ago48:02

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#108: Ryan Carpenter and Sophie Pyne are Co-Founders of Waves of Recovery, the Los Angeles based non-profit dedicated to supporting people in recovery from mental health and addiction find healing, connection and community through surfing. As individuals in recovery themselves, Sophie and Ryan help folks navigate the waters and connect with themsel…

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Liz McKean & Bryce Cobb III: Social Media and the Power to Click 37:13

29d ago37:13

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#107: Bryce and Liz are back this week to discuss a topic that carries both positive effects and negative drawbacks: social media. If the opposite of addiction is connection, then social media can be a tool to connect us, like it connected Bryce to this podcast. For Liz, social media is how she discovered The Phoenix, as well as other recovery comm…

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Mary Long: Taking Pause to Take Care of Yourself 48:52

1M ago48:52

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#106: As a social worker and person in recovery, Mary Long (she/her) knows that her past experiences are some of her biggest assets when it comes to helping other people. When Mary started her recovery journey she did not foresee her life being this impactful. Now her story has meshed together in beautiful and painful ways, solidifying her sense of…

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Tara Mastracchio: Bringing Exhale to Those Holding Their Breath 50:47

2M ago50:47

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#105: Tara Mastracchio (she/her) is the CEO and Founder of Samay Trauma Recovery and Resiliency. With a lifetime of learning to confront and overcome trauma, Tara walks with others to help them recognize and overcome their own trauma. Tune into the episode to hear the conversation as we discuss Samay International and more: How a plan to move to Ce…

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Brian Sims: Service, Redemption and Project Rebirth 53:36

2M ago53:36

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#104: Brian Sims (he/him) CRPS-V, VSR, CEI is a person in long term recovery from Substance Misuse, MST, and Co-Occurring Disorders acquired while serving his country during the campaigns and operations in support of the Global War on Terrorism as a US Army Infantryman. He is also a suicide attempt (2015) and street-level homelessness survivor. Bri…

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The Phoenix Moab Retreat: Overcoming Challenges and Building Community 40:40

2M ago40:40

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#103: This week Liz and Bryce are joined by Joie Gyondla (she/her), Beth Collinson (she/her) and Mike Ward to discuss the Moab retreat, a four day Phoenix-led camping trip in Moab, Utah. Check out the conversation to learn not only about the trip, but also about getting outside your comfort zone. Whether it is hiking the Moab arches, carpooling wit…

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STAGES with Austin Marquez and Carson Rammelt aka SIXFOOT 5 52:55

2M ago52:55

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#102: Austin Marquez (he/him) and Carson Rammelt join Liz and Bryce III to share their story of creating STAGES, the 11 track album written by Austin and produced by Carson. The album recounts the different stages of recovery. It speaks to experiencing the pink cloud, carrying guilt from the past, falling in love again in sobriety, enduring differe…

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Stewart Powell: Adventure, Challenge, and Connection on the Pacific Crest Trail 33:43

3M ago33:43

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#101: Stewart Powell is back from his 2,650 mile trek along the Pacific Crest Trail and is here to tell us about his journey. For Stewart, this journey was the demarcation between his old and new life. What was always a bucket list item but never a possibility in active addiction, hiking the PCT felt like the perfect way to celebrate one year of so…

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Bryce Cobb III: Language for the Solution 32:24

3M ago32:24

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#100: Welcome to the 100th episode of the Rise Recover Live Podcast! This week Bryce gets open and honest about co-occurring disorders. He and Liz dive into what it was like coming to terms with ADHD diagnoses, and how the process looks now. They also take a moment to express gratitude for their friendship and for this space that they get to share …

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Jennifer Nicolaisen: SeekHealing, Social Health, and Connection 48:54

3M ago48:54

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#99: Jennifer Nicholaisen (they/she) is the co-founder and Executive Director of SeekHealing, an Asheville-based non-profit pioneering a novel “social health” protocol to address loneliness and social disconnection. As an organization, they tackle the root causes of the substance use epidemic and other national mental health crises. Check out the e…

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Trevor Flick: The Best is Yet to Come 38:19

3M ago38:19

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#98: Trevor Flick (he/him) is an endurance athlete, an avid outdoorsman, an alcoholic, a dog dad, someone who is constantly on the hunt for candy, and a person who is attracted to things that can kill him. To Trevor, recovery is the gift that keeps on giving. From finding his community of like-minded individuals, to safely participating in extreme …

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Mark LaFaro: Recovery and the Non-Alcoholic Beverage Industry 39:51

3M ago39:51

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#97: As a member of the hospitality industry and a lover of bar culture, Mark LaFaro has forged his own path in recovery. With a network of sober friends and ex-coworkers who are also in recovery, Mark navigates the hospitality industry and its culture as a sober person. Bartending while sober was not only eyeopening, but it rekindled his love for …

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Michelle Costigan: Giving Yourself Permission to Show Up Authentically 50:50

4M ago50:50

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#96: Michelle Costigan (she/her) is a licensed clinical professional counselor, clinical alcohol and drug counselor supervisor, art therapist, and yoga instructor. She believes that movement and nature have saved her life countless times and enjoys being able to share these tools with others through her role as The Phoenix's program manager in Las …

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Mika Mumme: I Am Worthy Just Because I Am 50:18

4M ago50:18

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#95: This week Bryce and Liz welcomed Mika Mumme (she/her) to the Podcast. Mika is the Phoenix Denver Manager, a Black woman, and a person in recovery -- all identities she proudly says with enthusiasm. Much of Mika's journey has been trying to figure out who she is. From being adopted and growing up in a predominantly white town, to finding recove…

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Angie Chaplin: Aligning Behaviors With Your Core Values 43:06

4M ago43:06

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#94: Angie Chaplin (she/her) is a speaker, consultant, and the Founder of Mindful Leadership, an organizational culture and leadership development business. For Angie, the journey to freedom from alcohol has empowered her to be exactly who she is and do the things that bring her joy. Hear from Angie as she discusses leadership, discovering core val…

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Ashley Rath: Recovery in the Restaurant Space 43:52

4M ago43:52

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#93: As a chef in New York City who specializes in opening restaurants, Ashley Rath (she/her) has years of experience in the restaurant industry. And as a person in recovery, she speaks openly and honestly about substance use disorder and sobriety, especially in the workplace. Once she started sharing, not only did she discover that other folks wer…

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Rise Recover LIVE: Recovery is Your Ticket to the Party 46:36

5M ago46:36

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#92: Bryce and Liz return for their second ever live recording in front of an audience on Zoom. With thoughtful insight from the audience, Liz and Bryce dive into what is means to be in recovery. Tune into the episode to hear how their relationships to recovery have evolved and more, including: Liz's reflections amidst a full circle moment. For her…

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Bonus Episode: Naming Your Inner Critic with Rosi Greenberg 20:00

5M ago20:00

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#91: Bryce returns with another snack-sized episode from the 2023 Mobilize Recovery Conference, where he sat down with artist, author, and facilitator Rosi Greenberg. Bryce and Rosi recently discovered they have a unique trait in common: they both named their inner critic SAM. Tune into the episode to find out why it's valuable to name your negativ…

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Dina Gonsalves-Perez: One Second, One Minute, One Hour at a Time 34:51

5M ago34:51

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#90: As the Member Relations Specialist, Dina Gonsalves-Perez is the first face folks see when they walk through the doors at The Phoenix in Boston. After spending much of her adult life battling substance use disorder, Dina is a proud person in recovery. And although she still has bad days, life is good, because she has no reason to use. Tune into…

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Liz and Bryce send holiday love on behalf of The Phoenix! 12:58

5M ago12:58

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Liz & Bryce check in with the RRL fam for the holiday. Wishing you a fun and safe holiday and New Year! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you or a loved one is experiencing a mental health or substance use related crisis, the following resources can provide immediate help.* If you are experiencing a…

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Vic Vela: Stories Will Always Outlive the Disease 57:55

5M ago57:55

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#89: This week we welcome Vic Vela, host of the Back from Broken Podcast and a fellow person in recovery. Vic decided to take the two things he had a lot of experience in and use them for the public good: a career of effectively telling stories through journalism and his struggles with addiction. Stories are the shortest path to connection and comm…

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Bonus Episode: Stancil Tootle on Having a Disability in Recovery 22:45

5M ago22:45

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#88: Bryce is back with more live coverage from the 2023 Mobilize Recovery Conference where he had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Stancil Tootle. Stancil is a person in long-term recovery who is blind and from a rural area in Georgia. He is a presenter at the Conference and speaks on the barriers to recovery for people who look like him,…

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Multiple Pathways and Multiple Destinations with Stacey Levin 49:53

5M ago49:53

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#87: This week we are joined by Stacey Levin (she/her), a dual Certified Peer Recovery Specialist and Certified Community Health Worker. Stacey manages the statewide mobile harm reduction outreach team at Parent Support Network of Rhode Island. In her work as a peer and community health worker, her job is not to get folks to an ultimate destination…

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Bonus Episode: Joseph Green on Storytelling, Total Health, and Disrupting the Narrative 19:00

6M ago19:00

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#86: Bryce bring us another bonus episode from the 2023 Mobilize Recovery Conference where he sat down with Joseph Green to talk about storytelling, activism, and what brought him to the conference. Joseph is a father, narrative disruptor and a believe in the power of storytelling, and he can be all these things because he is a person in long-term …

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Rise Recover LIVE from MPRC: What Does Fun Look Like in Recovery 1:03:56

6M ago1:03:56

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#85: This week, Liz and Bryce bring you a live episode from the Multiple Pathways of Recovery Conference (MPRC) in Des Moines, Iowa. The conference, hosted by The Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR), gathered recovery leaders and professionals from around the United States to connect and educate each other. On stage, Liz and Bryce a…

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Bonus Episode: Randy Beard at the 2023 Mobilize Recovery Conference 19:06

6M ago19:06

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#84: This week we bring you a very special bonus episode featuring the story of Randy Beard, one of the attendees at the 2023 Mobilize Recovery Conference in Washington D.C. While at the conference, Bryce opened up a space for folks to share their stories and tell us what brought them to Mobilize. He was able to connect with Randy, a Maine native w…

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Andy Benckart: Leaning Into Extremes to Find the Middle Ground 49:02

6M ago49:02

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#83: Andy Benckart (he/him) developed a love and passion for surfing from a young age. He recalls traveling throughout his childhood from his home in landlocked-Pittsburgh to coastal Long Island to surf. While the ocean was "his first addiction," he later found alcohol in high school and it became the crutch for his underlying anxiety. Surfing was …

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Meaghan Navarro Walsh: Identity Journeys, Marriage, and Touch Trees 53:41

6M ago53:41

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#82: On this week's episode, we sat down with Meaghan Navarro Walsh (she/her) to talk about recovery, marriage, identity journeys, and much more. Meaghan is a person in long-term recovery and she also works at The Phoenix as an Onboarding Specialist, working closing with volunteers. She lives in Long Beach, California with her wife and recently cel…

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Kelly Miller: Navigating the World as a Veteran in Recovery 46:20

6M ago46:20

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#81: In honor of Veteran's Day, we are thrilled to welcome a special guest Kelly Miller (she/her/hers) to the podcast. Kelly is the Regional Manager for The Phoenix, supporting programs and team members in 6 states across the country. She is the founder of The Movement Collaborative, a trauma-informed movement space in Livingston, MT. With a backgr…

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Rise Recover LIVE at NAADAC 47:55

7M ago47:55

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#80: This week we bring you a LIVE podcast recording at the 2023 Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC) Conference, featuring special guests Cynthia Moreno and Angela Maxwell. Cynthia, the Executive Director at NAADAC, grew up in the foster care system and has dedicated her life to helping children and families like hers. Very few people …

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Brian Hill: Edovo, Hope & Increased Choices 41:19

7M ago41:19

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#79: This week we spoke with Brian Hill, the founder and CEO of Edovo, an organization that provides robust educational, vocational, and rehabilitative curriculums and content to incarcerated people. While growing up, Brian’s father taught classes at a prison in California and would come home and read the essays written by his pupils as bedtime sto…

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Cristy Smyth: Anxiety, Pink Clouds, and Letting Go 44:35

7M ago44:35

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#78: This week we have the pleasure of hearing from Cristy Smyth, a queer person in long term recovery living in The Bay Area. When Cristy started her recovery journey 10 years ago, she didn't think alcohol was the problem. However, looking back on that time in her life, Cristy reflects that she couldn't "draw a sober breathe." After an interventio…

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When Hard Things Happen 38:12

7M ago38:12

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#77: Liz and Bryce are back this week with a solo episode to discuss what happens when things get hard. From stubbing your toe to experiencing a close personal loss, and everything in between, those tough experiences and emotions don't disappear in sobriety. It takes time to learn how to break the habits and get through those feelings. For Bryce, t…

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Caldwell Tidicue: Entertainment, New York Sobriety, and Following Through 49:55

7M ago49:55

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#76: This week on the podcast we welcomed a Caldwell (he/him/she/her), an extraordinary entertainer whose talents include music, comedy, acting, reality television, and podcasting. Now 15 years into active recovery, Caldwell reflects on his experience getting sober at the age of 22 after his arrival in New York City. When asked about the role of re…

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Rise Recover LIVE: Seasons of Self-Care 49:09

8M ago49:09

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#75: We are back this week with a very special episode... our first LIVE recording! For this episode, we recorded in real time in front of an audience on Zoom. Liz and Bryce had the incredible opportunity to let the conversation be guided by our amazing Phoenix virtual community. Out of this came a beautiful discussion surrounding mental health, re…

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Shane Berber: Gambling, Trust, and Falling in Love with Recovery 34:39

8M ago34:39

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#74: When we asked Shane Berber to define recovery he responded: “It’s this, it’s Phoenix, family, new friends, a community, being part of something bigger… and having something bigger.” As the Community Engagement Coordinator for The Phoenix in Austin, Texas, recovery for Shane is his professional and personal life, and it’s a blessing everyday. A…

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Eugene Barnes: Ballet, Healing & Digging into Recovery 52:16

8M ago52:16

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#73: This week we have the privilege to hear from Eugene Barnes (he/him). A Baltimore city native, Eugene is a person in long-term recovery and the Volunteer Coordinator for The Phoenix-DFW. Eugene started dancing at 11 years old and immediately fell in love with ballet. At 17, he accepted his first contract with a ballet company and spent 18 years…

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Mickey Bakst: Ben's Friends and Recovery in the Restaurant Industry 43:20

8M ago43:20

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#72: This week on the podcast we welcome Mickey Bakst, the Co-Founder of Ben's Friends and a 48-year veteran of the restaurant world. When Mickey bought his first restaurant in 1973, people told him he would never be able to get sober in the food & beverage industry. Fast-forward to today, Mickey has 40 years of sobriety and continues to work in th…

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Listening to Your Intuition with AWAKEN Founder Molly McGee 57:05

9M ago57:05

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#71: When Molly McGee (she/her) founded Awaken, she wanted to share the transformative power of a healthy and consistent morning routine with her community and beyond. Through the tools of affirmation, intention, yoga, group discussions & more, she teaches folks how to change behavior patterns and build the life they strive to live. With this commu…

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'New Age Recovery' with Kiola Raines 47:21

9M ago47:21

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#70: For our 70th episode, we had the privilege to sit down and chat with Peer Support Expert and Wellness Coach, Kiola Raines (she/her). When asked about her personal recovery, Kiola says that for her, it's all about living her journey out loud. And although it can be daunting, she has made it her journey's foundation to put herself out there and …

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Rory Joseph Vannais: Chasing a Unicorn 48:38

9M ago48:38

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#69: One day in January 2021, two years into his sobriety, Rory Joseph Vannais (he/him) decided to pick 'running' as his personal fitness challenge for the upcoming year. Although he didn't particularly like running, he knew it would be an arduous task that he could put his best effort towards. Only a few months into 2021, he decided to take it up …

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Alex Esqueda: The Opposite of Addiction is Connection 49:43

9M ago49:43

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#68: When Alex Esqueda's wife dragged him to a CrossFit class one morning during the early months of his recovery, he had no concept of what CrossFit was, nor a desire to step into any gym space. Now, Alex attributes a large part of his continuous sobriety to CrossFit, especially the community and connection. After just 2 years into sobriety, Alex …

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Vivian Ulrich: The Power of Recovery Coaching and Lifting the Veil of Addiction 1:00:38

10M ago1:00:38

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#67: This week we chat with Vivian Ulrich (she/her), Founder and Executive Director of Sober iThrive, and Internationally Certified Professional Recovery Coach specializing in Holistic Wellness for Women. Additionally, Vivian is the host of the Sobertown Podcast and serves as Sobertown's Public Relations Director. Tap into our conversation to learn…

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Phil Valentine: CCAR, Putting a Face on Recovery, and Contagious Recovery 1:06:40

10M ago1:06:40

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#66: This week we welcome Phil Valentine, a person in recovery, cancer survivor, Appalachian trail thru hiker, author, fisherman, and the Executive Director of the Connecticut Community of Addiction Recovery (CCAR). Now 35 years into his recovery, Phil tells us that the best is yet to come, and each day is beyond anything he could imagine in his wi…

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Stewart Powell: The Trail to Recovery 39:45

10M ago39:45

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#65: This week we welcome Phoenix volunteer and person in recovery, Stewart Powell to the podcast. After 20 years of active addiction, Stewart knew he was in a desperate situation and done feeling isolated and ashamed. One night in April of 2022 he opened his computer and searched for treatment centers. The next morning, he decided he would follow …

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Digging into Community with Todd Jones 47:18

10M ago47:18

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#64: Todd Jones (he/him) found The Phoenix through an unlikely source: the Colorado Springs Drug Court. Like most, Todd had no idea what The Phoenix was at first. He also had little desire to be sober. He DID however want to stay out of jail. In recalling rock climbing at his first Phoenix event, Todd remembers realizing "wow, that's the first time…

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Treatment, Harm Reduction, & Examining Implicit Biases: A Conversation with Dr. Michael Fiori 46:37

10M ago46:37

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#63: This week we welcome Dr. Michael Fiori, MD (he/him) from online mental health care provider Talkiatry to discuss the substance use disorder treatment space and his experience helping folks start and sustain recovery. Although he began practicing in 1981, it wasn't until the year 2000 while shadowing a dual diagnosis practitioner that Dr. Fiori…

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