Laughing Without Liquor

John Loxley (also known as Ren Koi) is a certified Life Coach, Author and Host of the Life in Recovery Podcast. As a DJ and music producer, he spent over ten years drinking alcohol and using drugs before starting his recovery journey in 2010 when he hit rock-bottom. From 2013 to 2015, John gained qualifications in counselling, psychotherapy and meditation tuition, then he began writing books about...

Trauma used to cause me to pick up a drink. This allowed me to now have to deal with it. Today I no longer feel the need to pick up a drink anytime life goes sideways and trust me it does. As I navigate in this new journey I'm on I feel as though I continue to go through traumatic events that I one time I couldn't handle. Today is different and I no longer feel the need to drink over these times....

Erin Shine is a Certified Functional Health Coach, Life Coach, Personal Trainer, and Mindfulness Practitioner. She has worked with hundreds of clients as a coach, personal trainer, and owner of a Fitness and Weight Loss Franchise. Erin has dealt with body image issues, addiction, and depression, which all affected her weight, relationship with food, and her addiction to drugs and alcohol. She has...

I drank because of my inability to handle my emotions. Drugs and alcohol became my solution to numbing everything out. When I first got sober and learned that I actually was allowed to feel these emotions the flood gates opened! Since then I have been on a journey to increase my own emotional intelligence so I can better know myself and also read others more effectively. This has become the key to...

We were in the fail-forward challenge. Website: www.justinbrien.com Instagram @justinbrien19   Be a Part of the Rise in Recovery Network for Entrepreneurs! Are you someone in recovery who wants to make a difference in the lives of others? Do you want to be a part of a network of supportive like-minded individuals that are here to help you start your business or take your business to the next...

For so long I have fallen into the diet trap. This started in my addiction and followed me right along into sobriety. I have always taken that all-in approach to things which often leaves me feeling burnt out and stressed. As I continue on in my journey of recovery I have also decided to look at what can make me better as an entrepreneur and that is making sure I look after my health. Today I shar...

Russell is an addiction specialist, life and wellness coach in addition to being a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor/ Master Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor.  Russell helps unhappy therapists, wellness coaches and other healing professionals build a profitable business that allows them to have a big impact, get paid what they are worth and live life on their terms. Russell owns an...

What sets us apart when it comes to achieving success? In this episode, I discuss the meaning of success and how that looks different for all of us. Our beliefs can make or break us as we tend to be our own worst critics. I have been able to stay sober due to many different factors but one of those is the belief in my ability to do so. When we set up our own foundation and work through the limitin...

Rachel West is a Personal Growth Coach, Certified Trainer, Breakthrough Expert, Speaker, Best Selling Author, and the Founder of Empowering Growth. She is a certified Master Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Master Time Line Therapy Practitioner. She volunteers at Safe House in Las Vegas and is a Certified Domestic Violence Victims Advocate. Rachel is passionate about helping individuals ready to t...

On today's show, I talk about practicing at the outer edges of your ability and then doing just a little bit more to step over that line and learn to live up to your true potential. Often times we stop when we are on the brink of finding something amazing and accomplishing that goal we've always dreamed of achieving. When we practice at the outer edge of our ability and then learn to take one more...

Johnny Guidry is a 16-year veteran of Human Resources and Training, Johnny Guidry is a motivational speaker, coach, facilitator, and the founder of Refractive Coaching. Having experienced an intense period of darkness that pushed him onto a path of emotional, spiritual, and professional growth, Johnny uses public speaking and coaching to help his clients and audiences find their highest inner wisd...

Today on the show we dive into the last topic of the Tamar & Lindsay Go Neuro mini-series. We chat about Neuroplasticity which is the brain's ability to learn and adapt. This means that you can in fact teach an old dog new tricks and we are not stuck as we are. Lindsay and I will be hosting a group training soon so to learn more head on over to our official website or send us an email. We woul...

Danny Shelton is someone who has been in long-term recovery from alcohol and drugs since 9/16/2017. As everyone can imagine there are some pretty sad stories involved with long-term drug addiction. He won’t go into too many details right now but there are years of homelessness, years of jail time among other things. The important part of this story he loves to share. After his fourteenth stint in...

Today on the show we dive into the next topic of the Tamar & Lindsay Go Neuro mini-series. We chat about the subconscious mind! So many things in our lives start off being something we have to really focus on, think about, and practice. Then all of a sudden at some point we find ourselves doing things a little more automatically without having to put as much thought and effort into it...how di...

Chris Nell casually jokes that he is 20 years old with 8 years of life experience. He is a multi-platform entertainer and a 2 year recovering alcoholic and drug addict. Entertainment used to be what he lives for, and even though it is his passion, sobriety has become his life. Since 2020, God has led him on a path of education and healing among people whom he never thought to meet and it has kept...

Today on the show we dive into the next topic of the Tamar & Lindsay Go Neuro mini-series. We chat about emotional intelligence and how EI is not an optional 'extra' for anyone in leadership. We share our experience, what we learned and some strategies on how you can become more emotionally aware. Join us as we chat about Module Two: Beliefs from The Neuro Change Method™ program. Lindsay and I...

Tracy Borreson is a mompreneur and brand identity coach on a mission to help entrepreneurs align their business with their personal brand to make better business decisions and choose the marketing strategies that “fit” them. The things that make up her personal brand include: being a dancer, singing at the top of her lungs in her car, all the family time, fresh mountain air, a hot cup of tea, baki...

Today on the show we dive into the next topic of the Tamar & Lindsay Go Neuro mini-series. We chat about mindset and the difference between a growth and a fixed mindset. We discuss our experience going through this module, what we learned, and share some tools on how you can shift from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset. Join us as we chat about Module Two: Beliefs from The Neuro Change Metho...

Mary Stuart is an artist and writer from Geelong in Victoria, Australia. She grew up in Melbourne as a painfully shy child, socially awkward with very little self-confidence. As Mary got older, her anxiety, insecurities, her social awkwardness and work stress led to excessive drinking. Mary attempted to quit a few times and decided to prepare for when it felt right to quit. She learned from things...

Today on the show we dive into the next topic of the Tamar & Lindsay Go Neuro mini-series. We chat about beliefs. We discuss the different types of beliefs and how they can affect us in our journey to achieve the life we were truly meant to live. The good news is that the beliefs we hold can be changed and we can eliminate those limiting beliefs that we hold on to. Join us as we chat about Mod...

JESSE HARLESS is a leader and facilitator in the addiction recovery and mental health space. As CEO of Entrepreneurs in Recovery®, he facilitates highly experiential online and in-person events that help individuals and organizations harness their strengths, elevate purpose, and build safety. Jesse holds a MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Rivier University and is a Resilience coach, He...

We have a special episode series on The Road Beyond Recovery Podcast! Welcome to the first episode of Tamar & Lindsay Go Neuro: Purpose & Flow. We chat about what purpose and flow are and how they are important on the journey to achieving success. We also share about how discovering our own purpose has led to the lives we live today and how it has motivated us to help others. We share tips...

Faced with physical and mental health challenges in his twenties, Sean decided to take action by hiring a qualified personal trainer in Wimbledon. The mind and body transformation were so powerful that He decided to leave the Financial Industry and re-train to become a qualified personal trainer.  Having gone through his own body transformation where he lost over 32kg (71 lbs), He understands...

Remaining in my comfort zone no matter how uncomfortable it got was fairly common for me throughout my addiction. What I learned in early recovery was that moving through my fears allowed me to grow in profound ways I never thought possible! Today I start about moving through the fear and some strategies I have used to do so.   Be a Part of the Rise in Recovery Network for Entrepreneurs! Are...

Heather Thatcher is the founder of the Solopreneur Survival Guide, a membership program that provides specific, step-by-step business-building strategies to take the guesswork out of what’s working in today’s online business world. Visit Heather on Instagram @TheSolopreneurSurvivalGuide or visit Heather’s website to get access to the free Business Success Roadmap. Website:   https://heat...