Buttrfly Effect podcast

Host Gail Ferguson Jones speaks with Paul Noiles, an addiction recovery coach specializing in substance use, behavioral issues and family dysfunction. He is the author of the upcoming book "Mistaken Identity. The Sacred Journey from Addiction to Awakening." Paul says the key to recovering from addiction begins with recognizing the source of pain in one's life and letting go of their mistaken ident...

Host Gail Ferguson Jones speaks with Jay Rivera, program director for CFC Recovery in New Jersey. He is a certified peer recovery specialist, a drug and alcohol counselor, and an interventionist. Jay explains how the social isolation of the Covic-19 pandemic is affecting the recovery community, and talks about the common challenges the holidays pose for substance users and their families and frien...

Host Gail Ferguson Jones speaks with Psychotherapist Sherry Gaba, author of the new book, "Love Smacked: How to Stop the Cycle of Relationship Addiction and Codependency to Find Everlasting Love." Some may remember Sherry from her role on VH1's "Celebrity Rehab," with Dr. Drew Pinsky, and the spinoffs, "Sober House" and "Celebrity Rehab's Sex Addiction." Sherry is also a certified recovery coach s...

Host Gail Ferguson Jones speaks with Sheri Salis, co-host with her husband, Matt, of the Untoxicated Podcast, and co-author of the ebook, "He's Sober. Now What? A Spouse's Guide of Alcoholism Recovery." Sheri shares her experience of healing a marriage damaged by years of her husband's alcohol abuse, the need to overcome resentments, regain trust and rebuild intimacy. In Matt Salis's new book, "so...

Host Gail Ferguson Jones talks with Matt Salis, author of "soberevolution: Evolve into Sobriety and Recover Your Alcoholic Marriage." Matt and his wife, Sheri, are host of the Untoxicated Podcast, and offer a community of support through their Echoes of Recovery program. In the first of this two-part episode, Matt describes his descent into alcoholism, his denial of the affects his drinking had on...

Host Gail Ferguson Jones talks with Donna Gapas, a licensed clinical social worker specializing in individual, couples and family therapy. She takes an interactive therapeutic approach to helping clients address personal life challenges. Gapas has 30 years experience treating trauma, anxiety disorders, depression, addiction and grief. She is a part-time lecturer at Rutgers University's Graduate Sc...

Host Gail Ferguson Jones discusses the topic of gaslighting with Tami Reseda Atman, host of The Stuck Stops Here Podcast, and author of a book by the same name. Atman, who has done extensive research on the subject, shares her experience with abusive narcissistic family relationships and codependency. She stresses that setting healthy boundaries, accountability and emotional intelligence are at th...

Host Gail Ferguson Jones speaks with Author, Speaker and Consultant Lisa Frederiksen about secondhand drinking, a term she coined to describe the effects of alcohol use on loved ones. Frederiksen has spent 16 years researching substance abuse and mental health disorders. She has written 12 books, including her latest, the 10 Anniversary Edition of "If You Loved Me, You'd Stop! What you really need...

Host Gail Ferguson Jones talks with author and life coach Jeoffrey R. Hutcherson, a teacher and speaker who helps others develop a personal recipe for happiness in every area of their life, no matter how trying the circumstances. In this episode, he shares how he helped a friend find his way back to happiness after being caught in the struggle of his wife's alcoholism. Gail Ferguson Jones, a recov...

Host Gail Ferguson Jones talks with guest Caledonia Curry, a multi-media and portraiture artist also known as Swoon. She is a philanthropist and founder of the Heliotrope Foundation, which includes on its board such luminaries as Music Producer Swizz Beatz. In this episode, Callie shares her story of growing up in a dysfunctional family plagued by addiction, the trauma she suffered as a result, an...

Host Gail Ferguson Jones speaks with Drug and Alcohol Counselor Paxton Dickerson, a recovering addict, Detox Specialist and Recovery Coach, about how his substance abuse affected his family and his response, while using, to their concerns. He describes the mindset of those caught in the grips of addiction and their manipulative approach to relationships. Dickerson advises loved ones to seek their...

In this episode, Host Gail Ferguson Jones speaks with Kate Duffy, a Recovery Coach, Interventionist and Founder of Tipping Point Recovery, Inc., and Recovery Conversations (TM). Kate shares her personal experience of overcoming substance abuse, and her work with addicts and their loved ones when they land in the hospital emergency room after overdosing. She is currently offering a new 12-week prog...

In this episode, Host Gail Ferguson Jones speaks with Certified Life Coach Nancy Koenig, also known as Coach Nancy K, about the traits of codependency and her own experience. Koenig is a former drug and alcohol counselor, and sober coach, who calls herself a self-love and self-care specialist. She is also a recovering codependent. Jones is a Family Recovery Coach, specializing in Codependent Relat...