Episodes

Lou is a graduate of Penn State University. After graduating Lou moved to San Diego to explore a career in the golf industry. It was there that his alcohol abuse accelerated which eventually led him to the rave scene. Ecstasy began to become a regular occurrence along with chasing the party high.

In Episode 34, Mike talks about finally taking off the masks that isolated him and brought him to his knees in addiction. He gives his account of how he recovered and learned to talk to people, live life, and become a member of society again.

Erick Turnbull is the 2005 Canadian guitar champion. He is signed to a small but effective record label called Candyrat Records. Erick has been sober for over one year.

“Even after 5 years of recovery, I still needed and wanted support while in Graduate School. I felt like I didn’t fit in,” says Sarah.

In Episode 33, Emily opens up about surviving sexual assault, the resulting pregnancy, spiraling into addiction, and finally choosing recovery and connecting to her higher power.

JoAnn Miller is a recovery advocate and the founder of Holy Addiction. And this is her story…

“If you had told me the day I snuck in that window that I would own a blog with traffic, would be working with a radio station and three of the coolest guys in the recovery community, I wouldn’t have believed you.

“People believe that if you aren’t using any more, then you’re cured,” says Janis. “Recovery is easier to understand if you think of the drug as a symptom of the disease. The drug isn’t the issue, the brain disease is the issue.”

Dr. John Mendelson is an addiction specialist and professor of medicine at UCSF. John has an extensive background in addiction treatment, operating multiple methadone clinics in the poverty stricken area of the Tenderloin in San Francisco.

This week, we got a chance to sit down with our great friend Irina Bogomolova, where we discussed her efforts with a program she started called “Choice in Recovery”.  This great public service is working hard to unite the many pathways to recovery and provide options for people struggling with substance use disorder. Listen to hear how this can help make a difference in your community.

“It’s a quiet spot, tucked away, where people can just walk in. They don’t even have to give us their name,” says Dr. Gaeta.

Rob Koebel, Emmy Award winning Investigative Reporter, had everything he ever imagined, his dream job, a beautiful wife, but in the background was alcohol.

In Part 2 of Episode 32, Arthur concludes his story of going from resentment to recovery, to relapse, to regrouping, and then finally, to the reward of his new life.

In Part 1 of Episode 32, Arthur opens up about his journey from resentment to recovery, to relapse, to regrouping, and then finally, to the reward of his new life.

Nikki DuBose joins us today on The SHAIR podcast. Nikki is a former model turned author, speaker and mental health advocate. Her debut memoir, Washed Away: From Darkness to Light, was released September 30, 2016.

Rise Together’s mission is rapidly spanning the United States and helping to save the lives of youth. Over the past 3 years, Anthony has personally traveled over 100,000 miles with his team, taken the stage over 400 times, and educated over 120,000 youth on addiction and mental health.

In Episode 30 we chat with Austin Cooper.  Austin is a Life Coach at www.sober-evolution.com and the Founder at Sober-Evolution.

In the second episode of iQuit, Jamie interviews hilarious comedian and television host Nikki Glaser, who just happens to be the person that got him sober.

Nikki Glaser has appeared in Judd Apatow’s “Trainwreck”, the Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe, was the co-host of Nikki and Sarah on MTV for two seasons, and starred in “The Not Safe Show” on Comedy Central. Her Comedy Central special “Perfect” is available on Comedy Central now.

This inaugural episode of Recovery Unscripted features an interview with Lee Pepper, Chief Marketing Officer for Foundations Recovery Network.

How important is having a sponsor? This episode features friend, mentor and Shane’s sponsor Buddy C. After nearly losing his life to alcoholism, it took Buddy 6 years of going back and forth from sobriety to relapse.

This week, it was an honor for us to sit down with Tom Coderre, where we discussed his time as the recent Chief of Staff at Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Tom passionately shares his story of recovery with us and gives us a little insight on what the next phase of his journey looks like.