Addict II Athlete Podcast

This week in One on One with Coach Blu we talk about recovery and perspective. Think of your perspective as a mindset in life. If you have a negative mindset, you tend to have a negative perspective on life. Whether your perspective is justified or not it's about how willing you are to gather more info. We also talk about depression and how to ask for help.  Please join Addict to Athlete's Patreon...

Today Coach Blu is proud to interview Coach Bill Stahl. Coach Stahl was a friend and colleague to our own David Clark and has since relaunched David's We Are Superman podcast as the host, mentor, and advocate for the Warrior program. Coach Stahl has been an avid ultra runner, cross country coach and has utilized all that he's learned to get him across some pretty amazing finish lines in life. List...

On today's podcast, 15 yo Savannah and Coach Blu discuss attributes of knowing yourself, understanding your self awareness and being mindful of who you authentically and truly are. Take a listen for some great tips for teens and adults. Please join Addict to Athlete's Patreon support page and help us turn the mess of addiction into the message of sobriety! https://www.patreon.com/addicttoathlete w...

On today's podcast, Coach Blu and Athletic Director Marissa discuss how to remember your history by forgiving your past. Listen as they read questions from listeners on moving through addiction, how to cope with guilt, forgiveness, being mindful of how far you've come, and how to allow adult children to move on with life. Would you like bonus episodes, exclusive offers, and team apparel? Please jo...

On today's podcast Coach Blu and Athletic Director Marissa talk about lessons learned from Covid 19, the keys to staying ahead of the illness, among other interesting insights. Coach Blu speaks about his 25 years of sobriety and they process emotional capacity and how much you're able to give others who seem to take and consume more than they produce. Would you like bonus episodes of the added as...

Athletes, today we are dropping a very special episode. This was the very first interview I was able to do with the late Coach David Clark. Having thought this episode was lost when our former platform Pod Bash moved to the Radio Ronan network, I was happy to have found this episode and relive the chemistry, content, and friendship that developed from this meeting. In the short time, we were able...

Today Coach Blu and Athletic Director Marissa speak in detail on how to create, establish and maintain a balance while in recovery. There can be a great deal of time, energy, and resources, and money invested in maintaining the newly established recovery? Many times, we can become hyper fixated on our personal recovery which can distract us from the other aspects of our lives that are truly import...

On today's podcast Coach Blu fields questions from the listeners. Listen as he takes a deep dive into several listeners who have been experiencing depression. Coach also answers a question specifically about pornography addiction in the best ways to approach the issue with a loved one. And finally, how to look at a situation through a different mindset to change the perspective of what the situati...

Today's guest is ultra-runner an advocate of recovery, Henry Ward. Henry discusses the intricacy of his addiction, how difficult and challenging it was to uproot himself from his hometown of Boston Massachusetts, and make a fresh life in Arizona. Then to have that fresh life consumed once again by alcoholism, emotional isolation, and ultimately therapeutic intervention. Listen as he describes how...

On today's podcast, 15 yo host Savannah discusses how to find your passion. What happens when you have a shift or a change of heart? How to work through balancing your time, your talents, and energy into what will bring you the most happiness? Would you like bonus episodes, exclusive offers, and one of a kind team apparel? Please join Addict to Athlete's Patreon support page and help us turn the m...

On tonight's episode of One on One with Coach Blu, the topic of rising above the negative mentality kicks off the conversation. Coach Blu gives tips and suggestions on how to avoid ruminating on negative emotions. We answer listeners' questions. One on One with Coach Blu is Addict to Athlete's weekly live call-in show. Join us every Wednesday at 7 PM MST. Jump on our social media pages to join or...

On today's podcast Coach Blu talks with Dr. Bob Lynn , National and International Professional Clinical Advisor, Professor, Trainer, and Researcher. Dr. Bob has served in the addiction recovery world for over 50 years. He is the founder of the Addiction and Behavioral Health Alliance and has a unique view of the history and trends of addiction recovery. Listen as Coach Blu and Dr. Bob discuss clie...

Today host 15 yo Savannah and Coach Blu discuss how important it is to share your story. Do not be afraid that you will be judged but rather who you can inspire. Our history is what helped shape our future so don't let the past define who you will become, let it serves as the foundation and launching pad for your future. They address some issues of being a child of an addict and alcoholic and how...

One on One with Coach Blu is our weekly call-in show, Wednesdays 7 pm MST. Today we discussed several questions that you, the listeners have for Coach Blu. Today we talk about knowing your emotional capacity, turning off all of the social media news so that you don't get overtaken by the political unrest and, speak with an athlete directly about her motivation to seek support rather than keeping i...

Today Coach Blu speaks with Team Captain and Athlete Holly Davies. Listen as Coach Blu and Holly open up about being the child of an alcoholic and addict in the family system. Children of alcoholics and addicts often have to deny their feelings of sadness, fear, and anger in order to survive. Since unresolved feelings will always surface eventually, they often manifest during adulthood. Listen as...

Listen to One on One With Coach Blu as we kick-off 2021 answering questions from you. Coach Blu answers questions about life after relapse, what happens now that you are sober, choosing your own starting line, and building relationships after addiction.  Would you like bonus episodes of the added as a podcast, exclusive offers, and one of the time team apparel? Please join Addict to Athlete's Patr...

Today Coach Blu talks to Dr. Faried Banimahd the founder, CEO, and Clinical Director of American Addiction Institute of Mind and Medicine as well as the founder and clinical director of Zephyr Medical Group . He has years of experience as a Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine at both UCLA and UC Irvine School of Medicine. Dr. B has a great history and understanding of addiction, medication-as...

It's 2021 and Minor Leaguer Savannah and Coach Blu talk about things they've learned along the way. Listen as they talk about how important family time has been, how relationships have increased due to open communication, and a very emotional window into the parent-child relationship towards the end of the podcast. As parents, we only have a limited amount of time to be the best parent we can be....

We are happy to have been guests on Brian Shellabarger's 100 down, Weightix podcast several months ago. Brian asked Marissa and me to be part of a discussion specifically asking the question, is there such thing as being addicted to food, can you be a food addict, and do you have a food addiction? I hope you enjoy this deep dive that Brian drove through his podcast and that you also feel his passi...

Today Coach Blu interviews Brock Bevell and the incredible story of fulfilling a lifetime dream of becoming a law enforcement officer, working undercover then following a terrible accident, falling into the world of addiction, a world he never thought he would ever cross into. Listen as Brock describes falling into the grips of addiction after losing his identity, job, and relationships, only to f...

Merry Christmas Athletes! Holidays can often be a struggle. Listen as Coach Blu offers insight into the gift every addict, has within. In recovery, the light can overpower the dark but the talent you have can come forward. Never forget who you are and what gifts you have to give the world.  Would you like bonus episodes, exclusive offers, and one of a kind time team apparel? Please join Addict to...

Today Coach Blu speaks with ultra runner, Chris Norris as he discusses the feelings, impressions, and experiences he felt while running 100 miles across Japan as he raised money for Addict to Athlete's nonprofit and in honor of Coach David Clark . Listen as Chris discusses how recovering from a very intense medical issue created the perfect platform for an amazing comeback and inspirational experi...

Today 15 yo Savannah and Coach Blu discuss how to deal with negative people. We all have those consumers in our life that seem to always have a poor outlook, a way to draw negativity into every conversation, and seem to be emotionally stressed out. Today's podcast focuses on how to best equip yourself, your emotions, and reactions so that you, yourself do not become a negative person.  Would you l...

Today on the podcast, Coach Blu takes several calls specifically discussing the emotional turbulence the holiday season often brings. Listen as we discuss the need to push this podcast forward so that people understand there's a more excellent way to find recovery and sobriety. Coach Blu answers questions about the high emotions being experienced after a loved one passed away, homeless, cold, and...

Today Coach Blu and Athletic Director Marissa speak with Ryan Ward , an active patient advocate, passionate about changing the approach to addiction treatment. Having experienced first hand the issues and problems that are often found in addiction recovery treatment programs, Ryan has become an advocate for the revamping of rehabs and whistle-blowing the corrupt. Ryan's goal is to continue to grow...