133: Billy’s Story Part 2 (Sort Of)
Continuing in with Billy’s story, this is part 2, the recovery years. Billy shares about what it was like to get into recovery, the challenges of early recovery, some of […]
132: Billy’s Story Part 1 (Sort Of)
Billy steps up to tell his story. This isn’t a story told in the sense of a 12 step share, more of just a personal history. Billy recounts the events […]
131: Spiritual Principle – Courage (Sort Of)
We are talking about courage today. What is courage? How would we develop and strengthen courage? Is it a process of being braver? Or is courage what happens when we […]
130: Can You Safely Isolate? (Sort Of)
We are talking about isolation. You might have heard the saying that “An addict alone is in bad company.” Or maybe “You’re never really alone because your higher power is […]
129: Is the Abstinence Voice Lacking? (Sort Of)
In the world of scientific data, new understandings of the internal mechanisms that create substance abuse, and harm reduction, have we lost the voice of abstinence? We have on Alexis […]
128: Harm Reduction in Action (Sort Of)
What is harm reduction? Why would we want to offer harm reduction to people? Does harm reduction already exist in other areas of life? Does harm reduction limit people’s desire […]
127: Spiritual Principle – Willingness (Sort Of)
What is willingness? The ability to be willing? Being willing? The readiness to do something? How do we actually practice willingness? Is there a tactic to be more willing? Can […]
126: Judging is All About the Execution (Sort Of)
We explore the world of judging. We hear early on not to judge others, or take other’s inventory, but then we are told to stick with the winners? Well, how […]
125: Al-Anon – Everything You Wanted to Know (Sort Of)
We welcome Idalia, the public outreach coordinator for Al-Anon in the Maryland and DC area, to help us explore the world of Al-Anon. We talk about what Al-Anon is, who […]
124: The Intersection of Recovery and Bipolar Disorder (Sort Of)
We explore the world of being in recovery from substance abuse and also having bipolar disorder. Erin joins us to help describe the world of bipolar. What’s the overlap like? […]