4mics 13teeth 1anklemonitor

Why should you get involved in anything when you are starting to get sober? Short answer: because it helps. Sitting around for months trying to figure out the new you is hard. You have something that you enjoy doing' maybe it's bicycles, fishing, dogs or cats, maybe a thousand other things but you enjoy something. Maybe you don't know what you like so may we suggest something, anything to fill you...

Today's episode is different from others because Marie was not addicted to drugs or alcohol but after volunteering at our Celebrate Recovery she saw where helping others opened her eyes to some issues in her life. Isn't that the way it usually goes. Marie talks openly about relationships in her life and how that affected her in her life. This episode has the potential to help many see that we all...

On today's episode of 4mics 13teeth 1anklemonitor Gary interviews Katie. This is a story that in Katie's own words has come full circle. Katie went from attending church as a young girl to smoking meth in the same building's basement to running an NA at the same place. She talks about her new job working with the addicted at Coweta Force. This is a story of hope, that if you are filling like there...

On today's episode of 4mics 13teeth 1anklemonitor Gary and Amanda talk about Celebrate Recovery and how it has helped them. Here at our meetings, we are quick to say if you feel like you are not getting what you need, we will help you find a place where you feel like you are getting what you need in your recovery. We have a lot of resources because we know that Celebrate Recovery might not work fo...

You're going to enjoy this interview with Alysha. 

Making friends at first when you have just given up whatever addiction you had is hard. Today on 4mics 13teeth 1anklemonitor Gary and Amanda talk about this. For them it has been even harder because they are married to each other and have three small children. Everyone tells you to get rid of old people, places and things. This is easy to tell someone and the right thing to tell them but for the o...

On today's podcast of 4mics 13teeth 1anklemonitor Sheree interviews Christy. What stands out about Christy is that she has taken all the negativity in her life and has used her experience to help others with the trauma she has been through. Without going into too much detail she now has a job helping women with thins she has been through. Christy sees that we do recover but it is a choice. It is s...

On today's episode of 4mics 13teeth 1anklemonitor Gary interviews a husband and wife, their names are Donnie and Beth. Both have been in addiction since early teens and have since gotten clean and have turned their lives over to Jesus. Both will talk about different areas in their lives and the struggles that they have endured. They will also tell you about the life they live now. We know that it...

On today's episode Sheree talks with Kayla about witchcraft. Kayla has never been in addiction but was into witchcraft for several years. This is a different topic for us however we see similarities in the two. Something that promises to be new and fun something to make you feel accepted something that in the end you wish you had never gotten into. We hope you will listen and that this will help y...

 We often talk about being at a crossroad in our life. On today's episode of 4mics 13teeth 1anklemonitor Greg and Sheree talk about being at that crossroad. Most of the time when i was at a crossroad in my life i didn't understand that not making a decision was the same as making a decision. Most of the time i just decided to keep doing the same thing. Looking back i realize that if I would h...

Let's be honest, if you are in addiction and are seeking help there are plenty of places for you to go. If you are the family of an addicted person, then your options are limited. On today's podcast of 4mics 13teeth 1anklemonitor Gary and Sheree talk about options for the family and what we are doing to help. We are starting a family support group for the purpose of helping the family of the addic...

At 4mics 13teeth 1anklemonitor we go live for our podcast because we want you to see all the imperfections in the podcast. You may hear a phone because someone forgot to shut it off, you may hear someone snorting because they are laughing so hard, and the list just goes on and on. On this interview with Hillary, we did not go live we just recorded it. We are giving you this backstory because we wa...

On this episode of 4mics 13teeth 1anklemonitor Greg interviews Amanda as she talks about her life. This is quite a story that I have been able to witness for the last several years. Amanda holds nothing back and is very articulate about it. Listen in on her story.

Ever wandered what the people behind the family treatment or felony drug court or dui court are like? On today's episode of 4mics 13teeth 1anklemonitor Gary interview's Hill Daniel. As we were recording this episode I was struck by the knowledge and especially the compassion for the participants in the court system that Hill has. This is probably our most insightful episode yet. We hope the inform...

When we are at the end of the day, week, year or at the end of our life will I be able to say that I made the most of my life or did I let it slip away? This is what today's episode of 4mics 13teeth 1anklemonitor is about. So many years of my life were spent thinking i had forever and that things would just happen if it was meant to be. What i have found out is that i need to make decisions about...

When all the attention is on the addict, we say what about the family? The family didn't make the decision to go into addiction. Many have had the opportunity of being a grandparent ripped from them. Some have had to go to work again. The list continues.

On this episode of 4mics 13teeth 1anklemonitor Sheree talks with her one of her mentors. If you had someone to mentor you what qualifications would they need? Would they be older? These and many more questions will be answered on this episode

On today's episode of 4mics 13teeth 1anklemonitor Gary and Greg talk about some things that might be holding you back from trying recovery. Some of the things they talk about are what if it doesn't work for me? What will i do without my drug of choice? Losing what control I believe I have. Who will I be? What or who will i have to give up to be healthy? Maybe deep down I actually believe I deserve...

On today's podcast, Gary and Ashley talk about the power of God's Grace and His Mercy. He doesn't expect perfection, but He does expect us to lean to Him in our imperfections.

On today's podcast, Sheree and Kimberly talk about how God's Plan is not always our plan.

Today on 4mics 13teeth 1anklemonitor Gary interviews Jordan Wray an upcoming Christian music artist. Jordan talks about his past life in addiction and his present life now in recovery and a new wife and baby girl. His story is very real to us because not only does he live in the community he is also a friend. Talking about the struggles of marriage and trying to get a music career going can be ver...

We often think that our addiction only affects us, but we are so wrong. Addiction effects the whole family and beyond. Listen as Sheree talks with Caitlyn about how her life was changed because of the choice of her mother. On 4mics 13teeth 1anklemonitor we openly talk about addiction because we believe that by that we can encourage others.

Have you ever just got extremely angry over nothing? Of course, you have we all deal with anger in our lives. On today's episode of 4mics 13teeth 1anklemonitor Gary and Greg talk about how anger can take over us leading to situations that we could never imagine

So many times, the addict is the only one talked about. When someone comes out of a life of addiction, we ask them to speak somewhere, or we are so overwhelmed with joy for them and rightfully so. So few step into a life of recovery, in fact if you are like me you know plenty who have died in their addiction. But what about the families who have had to endure something that they never asked for? H...

On this episode of 4mics 13teeth 1anklemonitor Gary and Greg talk about the issue of stagnancy in our recovery. Would you drink from a stagnant pool of water? Of course you wouldn't, there would be disease and a huge risk of death. Now consider drinking from a fast flowing stream in the mountains I bet you can envision and taste the water right now. In our recovery staying stagnant can lead to all...