Not the Normies

Clay and Stephen who were rehab over 10 years ago both end up working in the recovery field with partnering agencies and found each other back on this podcast.  Stephen is really gifted at sharing his recovery in a way that is easy to understand. The grand finally season 4 of the Not the Normies Podcast. 

Keith and Clay alone this episode due to gust cancelations and family emergencies. We talked over finances and how they affect recovery and addiction along with other side-tracked conversations.

Jessica, a normie ally has a real passion for helping people in recovery and has been doing a great job in our community with sigma reduction and education.   She has some compassionate views about joining people in recovery with recovery allies. 

A wonderful guest who has been training recovery coaches for many years shares a bit about her past, the trainings and the differences between a coach and sponsor. 

Keiths wonderful wife shares her perspective on what it is like to live with someone with addiction and how she found help and support with Al-Anon and counseling.

Normies ask us a list of questions about additions

One just came back from vacation and two about to go on vacation, no guests, just freestyle recovery chat. Piret Chris makes an appearance! We had fun with this one.

Recovery from the perspective of a younger person.

We revisit with a guest 1 years after his release from Rehab and his first visit at Not the Normies. Lots of things have changed in 1 year! Check out his first show one year ago hear. https://NotTheNormies.podbean.com/e/ntn-talks-to-someone-in-early-recovery/

Our Friend Amy has a very powerful story of surviving sex trafficking as a child, self-medicating, her addiction that followed, and her decision to go into recovery.  The new life she leads today is a powerful inspiration to everyone looking for hope.  

Family drug use, military experiences, loss of friends and an addiction that spiraled life out of control.  He is back with a fresh new start spreading the positivity. Get to know our friend Bert.

Carrie does a great job explaining what a Recovery Community Center does for those in recovery.

Ken has a great story of how his addictions began through prescriptions by his doctor for pain relief.  Collage athlete with a job in a winery.  Check it out!

Willie has one awesome story of Recovery.  Growing up in cotton fields, abuse, prison and then recovery. Willie is a story of hope and is today, an extremely well-respected asset to the Recovery Community.

Pepper is a legend in Holland Mi. Though he has returned home to Illinois we catch up with him with our first show using a call in method. Pepper has a way to make the complicated simple to understand and is packed full of wise information.

This is a great story of recovery through perseverance. 

Dereks story of recovery and hope. He shares how he has overcome hardships in recovery and how his experiences even in hardships helps others.

Another chat with our friend John who works for a local treatment center. We talk about fear of going into treatment, sigma's associated with it and general good conversation about our recovery.  

Does stigma exist in the recovery community amongst groups in recovery? How can we reduce the stigma to the ones not in recovery.  Recovery Out Loud! rather than the old "Dry Drunk" or abstinence without recovery. This turned into a fun conversation. 

Comorbidity is the topic today, multiple issues along with addiction. the barriers he faced finding recovery. Denial about the issues and coming to term with all the comorbidities.

Guess what, we felt its time our great host Clay shares his story! Please enjoy a wild tale of addiction and recovery.

Giving back by providing re-entry programs and sharing her experience, strength and hope. Kelly has a powerful story of addiction and redemption.  

This episode we talk over how to access resources, barriers we face in the beginning of our recovery and general recovery talk.

Our friend Jeff gives his testimony about his challenges with his addition. The drive to continue even facing death and the angel who stepped in to help him along his path of recovery. 

Our friend Dans story through the troubles of addiction and what he is doing today in recovery.