LIFE BEYOND OUR WILDEST DREAMS recovery podcast

TODAY RETURNING GUEST AND FAVOURITE DR GIGI LANGER FROM NAPLES FLORIDA I HAVE KNOWN GIGI THE LAST ALMOST 5 YEARS I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM HER AND CONTINUE TO EACH CHAT WE HAVE SHE HAS JUST CELEBRATED 40 YEARS SOBER SHE IS AUTHOR OF WORRY LESS NOW AND LOVE MORE NOW IN THE WORLD AS IT IS WE CHATTED ABOUT UNREST AND TURMOIL BUT THAT THERE IS STILL LOTS OF LOVE AND COMPASSION AND A SPIRITUAL PATH I...

TODAY I SPEAK WITH LISA HARRIS FROM PHILADELPHIA USA SHE IS A NURSE FOR THE LAST 42 YEARS SHE HAS BEEN SOBER 27 YEARS SHE LIVES WITH HER HUSBAND KIRIM IN THE USA SHE SHARES HER WORK EXPERIENCE IN A LONG TERM CARE FACILITY DURING THE PEAK OF COVID AND LOSING 60 PATIENTS WHO DIED DIRECTLY FROM COVID HER EXPERIENCES WITH THE FAMILIES AND ISOLATION THE OCCUPATIONAL GRIEF AND TRAUMA HOW SHE PROCESSED A...

DISCOVERING MY SISTER LESLEY HAD A DAUGHTER AND I HAD A NIECE AND MY NIECE HAD GREATS WAS A SHOCK DO NOT KNOW WHY AS WAS SO FOCUSED ON LOCATING LESLEY NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT HER HAVING CHILDREN ... SO FUNNY NOW ...I AM A BIT SLOW AT TIMES WHAT A SURPRISE GINA HER HUSBAND WILL AND THIER CHILDREN MY GREAT NEPHEWS KOLTON AND JAX AND GREAT NIECE ADDI OF COURSE BEING AN AUNTIE WAS AWESOME AND US LIVING IN...

SISTERS LOST AND FOUND AFTER 41 YEARS SHARE HOW THE FIRST YEAR BEING REUNITED HAS BEEN THE LESSONS AND THE CHALLENGES HOW FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE RESPONDED AND HOW THEY HAVE BUILT THEIR NEW RELATIOSHIP NOW AS OLDER SISTERS SHARING THEIR HISTORY AND HERITAGE AND LIFE EXPERIENCES THEIR LIFE EXPERIENCES VERY DIFFERENT AND AT THE SAME TIME PARALLEL ITS NOT AS EASY AS YOU WOULD THINK BUT BOTH AGREE THE RIS...

GREAT CHAT AS ALWAYS WITH PODCASTER AND CHEF ANTHONY CAPOZZOLI HE LIVES IN FLORIDA WITH HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG SONS HE IS IN RECOVERY NOW 6.5 YRS AND HAS MADE MANY LIFESTYLE CHANGES AGE 53 HE NOW HE GETS UP DAILY AT 430 TO DO HIS CROSSFIT EXERCISE HE KEEPS A DAILY ROUTINE HE THEN DOES ALL HIS COOKING FRESH FREE OF FILLERS AND ADDITIVES AND PRESERVATIVES HE IS A BIG BELIEVER IN CLEAN EATING HE MAKE...

WORLD KNOWN ARTIST A PHILANTHROPIST AN ORDER OF BC RECIPIENT AS WELL AS THIS YEAR RECIPIENT OF THE ORDER OF CANADA 2024 JOE WAS BORN OCT 10-1957 AS BROCK DAVID TEBBUTT IN VICTORIA BC HE IS ALWAYS WELL DRESSED COMPLETE WITH FLUEVOG SHOES FROM HIS COLLECTION COMPLETE WITH HIS PEARLS ALWAYS GREETS YOU WITH A SMILE AND A HUG TO JOE YOU ARE NEVER A STRANGER ONLY FRIENDS HE HAS NOT YET MET HE IS A TEACH...

TODAY MATT GREEN JOINED ME FROM PENZANCE UK WHEN MATT WAS EXPERIENCING INCREASED DRINKING HE DECIDED HE WOULD TRY RUNNING AND DURING THOSE TIMES STAYED SOBER AFTER REALIZING THERE WAS A BIGGER PROBLEM WITH THE ALCOHOL HE DECIDED TO GET SOBER AND HAS NOW BEEN IN RECOVERY 5 YRS HE HAS RETURNED TO RUNNING AND COMPLETED HIS FIRST 1/2 MARATHON TODAY HE WORKS FULL TIME HE IS AN ACTIVE FATHER OF TWO AND...

Darren joined me today to chat about lifestyle changes and his weight loss journey the last 5 years Darren is from Kent in the UK He began his journey around the time we met in 2020 He talks about his therapy dog Trevor He talks about how he got off his couch and started getting active slowly and tips for motivation He shares apps and diet info importance of choosing the right foods for you and ed...

RECOVERY HAS MADE ME WHO I AM TODAY MADE ME THE BEST VERSION OF MYSELF ALLOWS ME TO BE THE BEST LIFE PARTNER I CAN BE AND WIFE THAT CHARLEY DESERVES THE BEST FRIEND AND SUPPORTERS TO THOSE IN NEED IT ALLOWS ME TO BE VULNERABLE AND OPEN NOT CLOSED OFF AS I WAS FOR SO LONG IT ALLOWS ME TO LEAVE THE PAST IN THE PAST IT ALLOWS ME TO BE THE BEST SISTER AND AUNT NOW IT ALLOWS ME TO GIVE SOME HOPE TO THO...

@Jlove3336 is a favourite of us all and regular supporter of recovery posse on twitter I met J on twitter 3 years ago and it has been amazing to see her growth her helping others and being of service to us all She is a mother of two grown sons and lives in Jersey J talks about going from not wanting to live and almost dying to wanting to embrace all life has to offer now ..living beyond her wildes...

Mary Beth is the author of FROM JUNKIE TO JUDGE This is an amazing story of her life as a meth addict at age 16 and living with substance use disorder many years to recovery at age 32 Mary Beth talks about her trauma and ptsd and anxiety and abuse all being factors in her substance use disorder She talks about how the 12 steps did not work for her in its entirety she did not believe in a higher po...

JOIN US FOR A CHAT ON LIVING YOUR BEST LIFE IN SOBRIETY ATTENDING EVENTS ALONE ...SINGLE .. GOING FROM A PLACE IN ACTIVE ADDICTION OF NO SELF ESTEEM OR CONFIDENCE TO A PLACE IN RECOVERY WITH CONFIDENCE AND EXCITEMENT AND JOY WHERE YOU NEVER NEED TO FEEL ALONE WE DISCUSSED HOCKEY THE CANADIAN SPORT EH WE DISCUSSED SINGLE PARENTING AND HEALING CO PARENTING WE DISCUSSED AN UP COMING TRIP TO SCOTLAND...

MIA ST JOHN 5X WORLD CHAMPION BOXER Mother of 2 children Julian and Paris St John ex wife of Kristoff St John Author Advocate for mental health Mia can be found on twitter @MiaStJohnBoxer her foundation website MiaStJohnfoundation.org Mia lost her son Julian 2014 to mental health and addiction 2019 Kristoff St John her ex and her children's father died due to alcoholism Kristoff was an actor a...

Steven R AKA as Twitter @Steven90947134 Active member on twitter #recoveryposse From Edinburgh Scotland U.K. Steven joins me to discuss what brought him into recovery 10 years ago in 2013 How his life has changed from addiction to contentment How he is present today in his life for main life events LIKE .... his mothers death weekly visits with his dad and present for his partner all gifts of reco...

TODAYS PODCAST IS A RESOURCE FOR THE RECOVERY COMMUNITY MICHAEL JOINS ME HE IS A MEMBER AND BOARD MEMBER OF LIFE RING UK LIFE RING IS A SECULAR RECOVERY PROGRAM HE INTRODUCES US TO ITS CULTURE AND DISCUSSES THE BASIC 3 S'S OF THEIR PROGRAM 1.SOBRIETY 2.SECULARITY 3.SELF HELP THEY HAVE NO OPINIONS ON RELIGIONS OR H.P. THEY ARE A SELF HELP GROUP THEY ENCOURAGE CROSS TALK AND ARE ABSTINENCE BASED...

MELODY SHARES WHAT SHE HAS EARNED IN HER RECOVERY SHE HAS BEEN WORKING AT HER OWN RECOVERY AND HELPING OTHERS WITH THEIRS FOR 28 YEARS SHE IS A MENTOR AND FRIEND TO MANY SHE WILL SPEAK TP ANYONE SEEKING OR MAINTAINING RECOVERY I MET HER 2 YEARS AGO WE HAVE 68 YRS OF RECOVERY BETWEEN US A MIRACLE MELODY IS MARRIED SHE IS A MOTHER OF 3 AND GRANDMOTHER AND GREAT GRANDMOTHER MELODY WANTS TO REACH AS M...

SPIRITUALITY FOR PEOPLE WHO HATE SPIRITUALITY   AN INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR P.CASEY.ARRILLAGA  WE DISCUSSED HOW THERE WAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE IN THIS BOOK ANSWERS TO MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT SPIRITUALITY  WE DISCUSSED CAN YOU BE SPIRITUAL AND BE AN ATHEIST AS WELL  WE DISCUSSED HOW WE CAN MAKE A LIST OF WHAT WE WANT IN A HIGHER POWER WHEN  SEEKING ONE UNIQUE TO US  W...

We welcome back Dr Gigi Langer and she has just released her new book LOVE MORE NOW  She is author of the book 50 WAYS TO WORRY LESS  another amazing book  Today we covered some of the things that BLOCK us from LOVE  some are environmental from family of origin and conditional  We discuss THE FOUR BARRIERS TO LOVE  We discussed THE PRICE OF URGENCY  We discussed...

Today I spoke with Alicia Gordon from Thunder Bay Ontario  she is a 38 year old woman in recovery for 18 months  Alicia did a video and a podcast with CBC in January 2023 with Logan Turner  She is a young criminalized woman entering back into society in recovery  she talks about what that takes each day to get back on track her challenges and struggles and victories and wins sh...

Anthony took us through his day clean and sober today  In addiction his days often ended at 4 am now they start at 4 am  He shares how these changes have improved behaviour with children and over all health  He shares how important it is to pass his Italian culture  language and cooking down to his own children  all things he loved he learned from his grandmother and can d...

Becca joined me to discuss her 5 year recovery journey  Her life as a sober mother to two young sons  The total freedom from alcohol and the stigma and living her life in recovery loudly and openly so others done suffer in silence  She shares her victories her accomplishments her hopes a life ahead of her to live her best self and live a life beyond her wildest dreams  She shar...

Tom shares his honest account of what recovery is like today  Tom had 25 years recovery he relapsed and has returned  He shares how much his recovery means to him today and how it is different  He lives his life the best life beyond his wildest dreams  Lessons of great gratitude you do not want to miss his amazing story of resilience 

Hosts Carson and Pat join me to discuss old meets new in the recovery podcast arena  They share their experiences and recovery journey as new in sobriety and hosts of this podcast  questions they like to ask their twitter audience they turn into podcast episodes  a new fresh podcast give it a listen 

Simona formerly from Vancouver now lives in Sofia Bulgaria joins me to discuss what her recovery journey has been like We met 2017 in a local room fast became friends She reminded me of my younger self purple hair and all Fast forward 5 years I find her living a life beyond her wildest dreams She came to the rooms to get relief there she got tools to live by She got a safe place and safe people to...

Karen fellow Canadian and hometown girl from Vancouver she shares her 10 year sober anniversary with me A decade of sobriety Her 30 gratitudes in 30 days Her travels all over the world 🌍 Her love of hood food and travel all possible because she is sober The gifts she has earned Self respect showing up for herself and others give her story a listen as she also shared it’s a family disease families...