Between the Lines Recovery

Episode 12 features an interview with Pamela Brinker, the author of the new book Conscious Bravery: Caring for Someone with Addiction .  Pamela has over 20 years of experience as a psychotherapist, and she also has two adult sons who have been battling addiction for over a decade. There is so much we can learn from her.  Contact Jay: Email: betweenthelinesmemoir@gmail.com Twitter: @jayli...

In this episode, I share a story about some recent challenges I've faced in my recovery, and I spend some time talking about how I managed to dig my way out of something that almost certainly would've led me straight into a dangerous relapse during my early recovery. And there is good news and gratitude galore...as always. Contact Jay: Email: betweenthelinesmemoir@gmail.com Twitter: @jaylind40 Ins...

Episode 10 features an interview with "Will," an alcoholic in recovery who I met in an intensive outpatient rehab program about six years ago. Give it a listen if you are interested in learning how "Will" has bounced back from a dark and scary rock bottom and how he continues to live a happy and healthy life in recovery today. And, as always, there will be good news and gratitude galore. Enjoy. Co...

Episode 9 features an interview with Leah.  Leah got sober more than two years ago, right when Covid made its entrance into all of our lives. And under difficult circumstances, she has maintained her sobriety ever since. But she didn't do it in the most conventional manner. Check it out if you want to hear the secrets to her recovery success. Lots to learn here. Trust me. And there is good ne...

Episode 8 is a bonus episode just for Father's Day. I am incredibly grateful to have had the dad I had for 40 years. And I miss him like crazy. The episode is a tribute to my dad and all of the other great dads in my life. The episode also includes a reading of Chapter 1 of my memoir which includes a few fitting examples of how great my dad really was. Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there....

Episode 7 features an interview with Austin, who is an alcoholic in very early recovery. In fact, he's still counting his sober time in days. How great is that?  Austin is fresh out of rehab and he has a story to tell. If you listen, you will learn. I promise. And there will be barely legal doses of good news and gratitude, as always.  Buckle up and enjoy. Contact Jay: Email: betweenthel...

In an effort to mix things up a bit and keep y'all on your toes, Episode 6 is a bit different than the others. Don't fret, though; you will still get your weekly dose of good news and gratitude. But instead of an interview, I will be sharing a chapter of my book that happens to be full of practical and straightforward advice for anyone out there with a past, current, or future loved one who was, i...

Episode 5 features an interview with Herbert, an alcoholic in recovery who I first met almost seven years ago during my stay at an inpatient treatment center for addiction and alcoholism. Herbert has a story that will fill your heart with hope.  And, let me just clear this up right now, "Herbert" is not actually Al Franken. It just really sounds like it. Enjoy.  Here are a few links to s...

Episode 4 features an interview with Alison, an old friend of mine who happens to be a bonafide boss of yoga, meditation, and all things wellness. She's also creative, hilarious, positive, and thoughtful. And there is much more to her story.  If you listen carefully, you'll be a better person by the end of the episode...for real.  And there will be good news and gratitude galore, as alwa...

Episode 3 features an interview with "Henry," another person whose story I included in my book, Between the Lines: A Memoir about Addiction, Empathy, and Evolution. Henry was a student in one of the American Literature classes I was teaching about seven years ago and I got to know him pretty well back then. Fast forward a couple of years...my teaching career was over and I was attending an intensi...

Episode 2 of Between the Lines: The Podcast features an interview and discussion with "Glenn," one of the people whose story I shared in my book, Between the Lines: A Memoir about Addiction, Empathy, and Evolution . Glenn is a loyal friend and deep thinker, and he is no stranger to the devastating impact that addiction can have on the family of an addict. Glenn's story is definitely worth sharing....

The very first episode of Between the Lines: The Podcast features an interview with "Daisy," one of the people whose story I included in my recently released book, Between the Lines: A Memoir about Addiction, Empathy, and Evolution.   Daisy is an intelligent, funny, and resilient woman who has been battling alcoholism for years...and I think she finally has it on the ropes. All of us can lear...

I'm Jay Lind, author of Between the Lines: A Memoir about Addiction, Empathy, and Evolution . And this is the trailer for Between the Lines: Recovery an idea born shortly after the release of my memoir. I hope to use this platform to share the stories of some of the unique people I have met along the way or will meet sometime in the future.  Some of my guests on the podcast will be people who...