Addict II Athlete Podcast

On today's podcast Coach Blu discusses with Athletic Director Marissa, 10 years of service and participation on team Addict II Athlete. We take listener phone calls to discuss continuing support after incarceration, take a heartbreaking call about a family who lost a dear friend to an overdose, and how to be supportive to a child even when they are not in your custody.

In any path to obtain sobriety from any addiction, the question is asked, how important of family support in addiction recovery? Today Coach Blu dives into family systems therapy, developing a home team, and processes this with Parham Nematollah, a licensed counselor with a master's degree in marriage and family therapy. Parham has been working in the mental health and addiction treatment space fo...

Today, Christy Long, a single mom, a woman in long-term recovery and member of Team AIIA talks about her recovery, her passion for service, and going back to school to pursue a career in counseling and therapy. She opens up about her history of addiction, trauma and negative self-esteem, then how she has fought back and now recognizes her true value. Listen as she describes the mindset of wanting...

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...

Today more than ever we inadvertently create stress and anxiety in our lives by underestimating ourselves. Today on the Minor League Podcast, Savannah and Blu talk about how to avoid underestimating yourself. Listen as they discuss how to increase courage and self-confidence and the qualities you already have. It's your willingness to see yourself in a true light that can create courage and develo...

On today's podcast, we speak with Pat "The Croatian Sensation" Miletich. Listen as Coach Blu and Pat discuss his history and family, ultrarunning, a career in mixed martial artist (MMA) well known for his fights within the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Interestingly, the conversation focuses on overcoming fear, replacing it with faith, belief, and strong perseverance related to personal gr...

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...

Today we seek deeper understanding on how to strengthen families and build a strong home team as Dr. Paul Jenkins from Live on Purpose joins Coach Blu in-studio. Dr. Paul is a world renowned psychologist, author , speaker , and parenting expert . Listen as they discuss real principles to family system development and repair. When a problem occurs within the family system it is crucial to reconcile...

On this week's One on One With Coach Blu we open take calls from our listeners. This week's topics include Coach Blu talking about the Team's 10 years of service, Athlete Ward talking about things she learned in recovery, Athlete Armitage talking about her feelings about stigma, and Team Captain Olsen talking about getting insight on ways to cope with adult ADHD.  Please join Addict to Athlete's P...

One of the toughest jobs of parenting and being a teen is talking about difficult subjects. On today's podcast, 15 yo Savannah and therapist Coach Blu discuss ways you can communicate to your teenager and avoid the breakdown or roadblocks typically seen in conversations. Teenagers have very difficult waters to navigate in this day and age and unless you can have an open and honest dialogue, it wil...

In this week's podcast Coach Blu and Athletic Director Marissa discuss triggers, cravings, and using dreams. Triggers and warning signs of relapse are always important to pay attention to if you or a loved one is struggling with addiction. A trigger is a stimulus that can cause a craving and lead to behavioral responses. Triggers often come at the beginning of a behavioral cycle; prompting a speci...

On this week's Minor League Podcast teenager Savannah and therapist Coach Blu talk about the difference between living life to its fullest rather than being a Survivor of life. Listen as savanna discusses principles on how to make the most of a situation as a pertains to immersing yourself with the beautiful, spiritual things that life offers. Please join Addict to Athlete's Patreon support page a...

Today Coach Blu interviews one of our very own Team Captains. Chelsie Olsen is a member of the Home Team of Addict II Athlete. Athlete Olsen and Coach Blu have a very long history. He has seen her successes and assisted her through some low points in her life. Listen as she describes life in addiction, her surrender, and her request for help. She shares how to use child protective services as a re...

On today's show, we discuss viewers questions about having the confidence to crush a job interview after addiction has taken you out of the loop, athletic Director speaks directly to a mother about how to connect with her family now that she's sober, following through with plans and making the most out of the time spent with children. We also get an emotional update from an athlete who reports on...

In this week's podcast Coach Blu speaks with Carrie Steinseifer Bates, a 3-time Gold Medal Olympic Swimmer having competed in the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles California. Listen as she describes life just below the waterline, growing up in an alcoholic home, and how she used the freedom of the pool to escape the world, discovering the water as a safe place where she would work out her fears, frust...

On today's live call-in show Coach Blu answers listener questions and takes a deep dive into respect. In addiction recovery the lines of respect become blurred, and women are subjected to less than appropriate behavior and expectations. Listen as we describe the need for respect and the measure of any society is how it treats women. Also, we follow the Hero's Journey to help you get out of the rut...

It's time to level up the respect for one another. On today's podcast, 15 yo Savannah and Therapist Coach Blu discuss respect. As a father and daughter team listen as they talk about what they see in today's social and emotional climate and what needs to change. Together they process respect as a concept that refers to the ability to value and honor another person, both his or her words and action...

On today's podcast Coach Blu speaks with Ed Barnett, an athlete he met through Coach David Clark and the Ten Principles Legacy Warriors group. Listen as he describes life before a meeting Coach Clark that ended up changing his life. Ed describes the meeting as a turning point in his life that put him on the path to weight loss, overcoming adversity, and opened up possibilities he never thought pos...

On today's show, we answer listener's questions as well as discussing the lack of support people paroling from jail, prison, or other institutions get when they attempt to re-acclimate to the world already in progress. Listen as Coach Blu and Athletic Director Marissa discuss the intricacies of recovery, ways to remain sober during stressful times, and some of the voids in the system that need to...

Building your identity can seem chaotic. Specifically when you have so many outside forces pulling your attention away from the authentic self. On today's podcast, 15 yo Savannah and Coach Blu discuss principles that will assist you in identifying attributes you already have to help shape your identity. Understanding who you are is important as it will become the future of you.  Please join Addict...

If you, a loved one, or friend needs help seeking assistance in recovery, you will want to listen in order to help them make educated decisions. In this week's podcast, we dive deep in conversation with Shelley Mangum VP of Illuminate Billing , and clinical therapist to discuss everything you need to know before you commit to a drug rehab.  Listen as they discuss important details such as, "Will m...

One on One with Coach Blu is our weekly call-in show where we answer viewer questions on addiction, recovery mental health, and more. This week we answer: After years of broken promises, weekend drinking binges, affairs, and lies upon lies, it's time I divorce my husband. Nothing changes and his addiction is out of control. Why do I feel like I'm the bad guy? After my DUI I stopped drinking. I put...

In today's podcast, we discuss the emotional power that can be developed through letting go of the past. From substance abuse to trauma to toxic relationships. It's important to learn how to let go of the anchors that hold you back. Listen as tools are offered and described on how to move forward in your recovery, using your past as a strength, not a weakness. No matter what your past says about y...

On today's One on One with Coach Blu podcast, we discuss questions submitted by viewers on how to date when in early recovery, how to regain trust with loved ones, and how to have difficult conversations with your spouse. First Question: How do I start dating now that I am sober? 1. Be honest and forthright. 2. Avoid testing your willpower. 3.Watch for the signs of codependency. 4. Allow your reco...

Today Coach Blu interviews Sidney Unrau, a licensed lawyer, and mediator in the state of Utah specializing in family systems and divorce. Listen as he gives crucial information on what you need to know about separation and divorce. Sid has a deep understanding of how divorce affects a family system and the children that are sometimes caught in the middle. Listen to this podcast if you are going th...