170: Caffeine in the 12 Step World (Sort Of)
Caffeine, by definition, is a mind and mood altering substance. However, along with it’s partner in crime nicotine, flies under the radar in 12 step fellowships that abstain from all […]
169: Spiritual Principle – Tolerance (Sort Of)
We are exploring the spiritual principle of tolerance. What does it mean to be tolerant of something? Is it purely to be able to put up with it? Or is […]
168: Marijuana Anonymous MA – Everything You Wanted to Know (Sort Of)
We are talking with a member of Marijuana Anonymous (MA) to find out more about the program. Do they work similar steps to the more familiar programs of NA and […]
167: Recap (Sort Of)
We are doing a recap episode! Instead of doing our recap here and there as we were, we are going to try to have recap episodes every so often to […]
166: MARA – Medication-Assisted Recovery Anonymous – Everything You Wanted to Know (Sort Of)
We are exploring MARA, Medication-Assisted Recovery Anonymous. This program, created to address the need of a place for persons using medication assisted recovery methods, is intended to provide a space […]
Ten Year Soberversary
It’s been ten years since my last drink. It’s my soberversary! Ten years without alcohol or mind/mood altering substances.. unless you count caffeine. Or fingernails. Memories of how I ended […]
165: Beginner’s Mind (Sort Of)
We are talking about the concept of beginner’s mind. Dave joins us to teach the Buddhist idea of beginner’s mind. Does beginner’s mind mean to not know? Does it mean […]
164: Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (Sort Of)
We are talking about Certified Peer Recovery Specialists. Or certified peers. Or peers. Or certified recovery peers. Whatever you want to call them, peers are making an impact in the […]
163: TranqDope – Xylazine and Fentanyl (Sort Of)
TranqDope, aka xylanzine and fentanyl, is becoming more and more prevalent in the Baltimore/Philadelphia area. Xylazine in a tranquilizer, hence the tranqdope term. This is a dangerous mixture to anyone […]
162: Spiritual Principle – Unconditional Love (Sort Of)
Unconditional love. Seems like a lofty goal. We investigate and explore unconditional love as a spiritual principle. How can we practice this? Where is a model of unconditional love in […]
