Addict II Athlete Podcast

Welcome to our weekly live show, One on One with Coach Blu. Coach Blu is a licensed mental health therapist and certified substance use, disorder counselor. Today's cohost Addict II Athlete's own Athletic Director Marisa Robinson. Marissa is a Certified Recreational Therapist. This is an open topic so by which you the listener can participate by submitting your own questions through direct messagi...

On this week's episode, Coach Blu releases a podcast he was recently a guest on entitled Athlete Voices; The Roll of Sports in Addiction. Listen as he, Randy Grimes (NFL), Joe Nedney (NFL), Mike Bennett(WWE), and Chase Wade, Licensed Professional Counselor to discuss sports, addiction recovery, advocating sobriety, turning the mess into a message, and stepping out of anonymity into the light of so...

Welcome to our weekly live show, One on One with Coach Blu. Coach Blu is a Licensed Mental Health therapist and certified substance use, disorder counselor. Today's cohost Addict II Athlete's own Athletic Director Marisa Robinson. Marissa is a Certified Recreational Therapist. This is an open topic so by which you the listener can participate by submitting your own questions through direct messagi...

This week's episode touches on the Rock and Roll Race Series Coach Blu and Radio Ronin's Josh Hansen both participated in. Listen as they talk about the race, the things they noticed, the runner's high that was achieved, and the reason this race had such an impact on them both.  Please join Addict to Athlete's Patreon support page and help us turn the mess of addiction into the message of sobriety...

Welcome to our weekly live show, One on One with Coach Blu. Coach Blu is a licensed mental health therapist and certified substance use, disorder counselor. Today's cohost Addict II Athlete's own Athletic Director Marisa Robinson. Marissa is a Certified Recreational Therapist. This is an open topic so by which you the listener can participate by submitting your own questions through direct messagi...

In this week's episode Coach Blu interviews Tim Harrington , a man who has taken his recovery and insight to the family system that desperately needs assistance now more than ever. Listen as Tim discusses his philosophy, approach, and unique language to assist families overcome addiction and develop stronger foundations. The words we choose within our recovery are important, we must be able to und...

On this week's podcast Coach Blu talks with Herb Kieklak , a Running Coach , Mentor, and Agent of Sobriety. Listen as they talk about the concepts of change and healing through recreation and service. Coach K talks about obstacles to recovery and how he used his healing as a bridge to assist others in jail overcome personal challenges and becoming healthier through running. Please join Addict to A...

In this week's podcast Coach Bu talks to Brandon Helmick, a father who stepped up to the plate at a moment's notice. Brandon speaks about how in the depths of his addiction he found out he was a father and his son was abandoned at the hospital right after birth. He recognized the need to sober up and be a dad for this innocent baby boy.  Brandon wrote,  "This kid saved my life! Here I am 4 years c...

Coach Blu talks about Self-confidence. Self-confidence means; trusting in your own judgment, capacities, and abilities. It's about valuing yourself and feeling worthy, regardless of any imperfections or what others may believe about you. Self-efficacy and self-esteem are often used interchangeably with self-confidence. But they are subtly different. Self-confidence is vital in almost every aspect...

Welcome to our weekly live show, One on One with Coach Blu. Coach Blu is a licensed mental health therapist and certified substance use, disorder counselor. Today's cohost is Addict II Athlete's own Athletic Director Marisa Robinson. Marissa is a Certified Recreational Therapist. This is an open topic by which you the listener can participate by submitting your own questions through direct messagi...

In this week's episode Therapist, Coach Blu takes a very deep dive into conflict resolution. Conflict resolution is a way for two or more parties to find a peaceful solution to a disagreement among them. The disagreement may be personal, financial, political, or emotional. When a dispute arises, often the best course of action is negotiation to resolve the disagreement. Conflict resolution through...

In this week's episode Coach Blu talks with V Ginny Burton . One of the most incredible comeback stories of all time. From being introduced to drugs by her mom at age 7, 17 felony convictions, multiple prison stints, to now a college graduate working to help with prison and policy reform. She is a Truman Scholar, Martin Honor Scholar, UW graduate, national spokesperson, author, mother, recovering...

This week's podcast features Lena Cebula, an author of a spiritual autobiography called  "Miraculous", founder of Love&BLoved an organization that grew from her personal journey and her autobiography. Lena has a powerful story that completely encompasses the "Erase and Replace" philosophy as she struggled with drug addiction and found herself caught in human trafficking. Listen as she speaks from...

Welcome to our weekly live show, One on One with Coach Blu. Coach Blu is a licensed mental health therapist and certified substance use disorder counselor. Today's cohost Addict II Athlete's own Athletic Director, Marisa Robinson. Marissa is a Certified Recreational Therapist. This is an open topic, so by which you, the listener, can participate by submitting your questions through direct messagin...

In this week's episode Coach Blu discusses a better approach, with a pioneer in the addictive medicine industry Dr. James Thompson . Dr. Thompson is the founder and chief medical officer of Master Center for Addiction Medicine in Virginia. Dr. Thompson serves as the president of Virginia ASAM and advises public and private sector organizations on the current addiction crisis. After experiencing hi...

Welcome to our weekly live show, One on One with Coach Blu. Coach Blu is a licensed mental health therapist and certified substance use, disorder counselor. Today's cohost Addict II Athlete's own Athletic Director Marisa Robinson. Marissa is a Certified Recreational Therapist. This is an open topic so by which you the listener can participate by submitting your own questions through direct messagi...

This week we present Coach Blu on The We Are Superman Podcast with Coach Bill. If you are not subscribed to the WASP please do so. It is an awesome podcast and the continuation of the podcast Coach David Clark started. Listen as they speak about recovery, addiction, and healing in terms of open communication and coaching techniques. Coach Bill has a long history of athletic development, cross coun...

Welcome to our weekly live show, One on One with Coach Blu. Coach Blu is a licensed mental health therapist and certified substance use, disorder counselor. Today's cohost Addict II Athlete's own Athletic Director Marisa Robinson. Marissa is a Certified Recreational Therapist. This is an open topic so by which you the listener can participate by submitting your own questions through direct messagi...

On this week's podcast Coach Blu speaks with Ryan Burke a therapist, and adventure athlete about his approach to recovery, sobriety, and healing. Listen as they speak about the principles of moving for recovery. Our body and mind contribute far more to our lives than just emotional and physical attributes such as strength and endurance. When balanced our mind and body will play a major role in emo...

Welcome to our weekly live show, One on One with Coach Blu. Coach Blu is a licensed mental health therapist and certified substance use, disorder counselor. Today's cohost Addict II Athlete's own Athletic Director Marisa Robinson. Marissa is a Certified Recreational Therapist. This is an open topic so by which you the listener can participate by submitting your own questions through direct messagi...

On this week's podcast, we hear from Addict II Athlete's very own Ambere Holmes. Listen as she discusses her own journey through life and recovery. The ups and the downs that she experienced along with the unknown questionable desire to turn her mess into a powerful message. Listen to her ability to cope through tremendous trauma, heartache, addiction and emotional turbulence to become a professio...

Welcome to our weekly live show, One on One with Coach Blu. Coach Blu is a licensed mental health therapist and certified substance use, disorder counselor. Today's cohost Addict II Athlete's own Athletic Director Marisa Robinson. Marissa is a Certified Recreational Therapist. This is an open topic by which you the listener can participate by submitting your own questions. We discuss topics of add...

On this week's podcast Coach Blu discusses his feelings on dealing with the grief concerning the loss of a loved one. Grief is expressed in many ways. It can affect every part of your life; your emotions, thoughts, behavior, beliefs, physical health, sense of self, and your relationships. Grief can leave you feeling sad, angry, anxious, shocked, regretful, relieved, overwhelmed, isolated, irritabl...

On this week's podcast Coach Blu and Athletic Director, Marissa discuss anger management, the concepts, the principles, and methods you can use to avoid the pitfalls that typically anger places you in. Listen as they discuss anger management as it refers to a process. Understanding anger can help you identify stressors and learn steps to help them stay calm and work through issues better and maint...

This week Coach Blu talks about why perspective is such a powerful mindset and how to challenge it if you want a more rich experience. If you look at life's problems in this same way, by visualizing yourself up close as well as far away from the problem, you can begin to see new things. You can see the details in a new way. You may find that things aren't as they seem right now. You begin to open...