Positive Sobriety Podcast

Do unexpressed feelings block our creative energy and prevent us from expressing our true self?  Veteran Broadway-star-turned-bioenergetic-therapist Ron Baker describes his own journey and practice in this conversation with David and Nate.

How do you act when you are in a leadership position?  Do you sometimes find yourself playing a role?  In this episode,  Karen Hardwick, author of The Connected Leader: 7 Strategies to Empower Your True Self and Inspire Others, explains the power of living and leading with your true self.

When it comes to creating positive sobriety, all of us can use a little coaching.  In this episode, Nate and David talk with Amanda White, author "Not Drinking Tonight: a Guide to Creating a Sober Life You Love."

Is it possible to calm the feelings that drive addiction by activating your own parasympathetic nervous system?  Can disciplines of body awareness amplify the effectiveness of other modes of recovery, such as 12-step work?  These two veterans of addiction treatment explain their pioneering practice focused on emotional sobriety.  For more information, check out embodiedrecovery.co .

For many women who are trying to rebuild a life ravaged by addiction, finding a safe place to live is a huge challenge.  This week's guest, Tracey Levine of Healing Housing , has found purpose in her own recovery by serving women who have no other realistic options.

Would the use of a polygraph help a couple reestablish trust after an intimate betrayal?  Nate and David talks with John Sternfels, LPC, NCC, CSAT, the founder of Northpoint Counseling and author of “A Partners Guide to Truth and Healing.”  For more information check out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da6jyex_VYY Contact: john@northpoint-counseling.com

If recovery is a journey, doesn't it make sense to hire a guide?  In this week's episode, Nate and David talk with Jake LeClair, a recovery navigator and founder of the Emerge Center for Addiction Recovery .

David talks with Eric Peyton and Carey Crist of In Vivo, a professional practice that provides everything from treatment planning and interventions to sober transport, aftercare sober companionship, and recovery coaching.    

David and Nate chat with Serge Prengel, the author of The Proactive Twelve Steps for Mindful Recovery.

Issues around money are always about self-love, says Martin Cowart, a prosperity mindset coach for GBTQ men.  In this conversation with David Hampton, Martin describes his own recovery journey and explains the 12-step basis of his financial coaching practice. For more information about Dr. Cowart and his practice, go to https://www.financialheartspace.com

How have people living at other times or in other places understood compulsive behavior? How does our modern, western understanding of addiction shape our treatment or mistreatment of addicts.  Carl Erik Fisher, M.D., author of the groundbreaking new book The Urge: Our History of Addiction , addresses these and other questions a fascinating conversation with David and Nate. Dr. Fisher is an addict...

A conversation with Dr. Carol Cherich, PhD, a therapist specializing in the treatment of stress-related disorders in active military members, veterans, and their families. \

An inspiring conversation with Shireen Janti, Sr. Director of Health & Human Services for MusicCares, a benevolent arm of the Grammys.

In this episode, Stephen Haynes, Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Liberal Arts in Prison Program at Rhodes College in Memphis and Theologian-in-Residence at Idlewild Presbyterian Church, talks about the enrichment and challenges that recovery can bring to the Christian church.

Suicide ideation is no laughing matter, but you'll be glad you listened in on this conversation with survivor Jeff Romig, author of "Don't F*#king Kill Yourself."

An entertaining and informative conversation with Justin B. Long, author of Adventures of the Horse Doctor's Husband and The Righteous Rage of a Ten-Year-Old Boy.

Getting yourself or someone you love into addiction treatment can be a daunting task.  After losing a friend to addiction, Greg Silva dedicated himself to helping people into treatment.  Today, he is the Director of Operations for the Gravity Treatment Center in Encino, California, and he shares his experience and wisdom with our listeners.

Why are so many of us depressed?  Dr. Anna Lembke, professor of psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine and Chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic at Stanford University, discusses the ground-breaking findings and recommendations contained in her bestselling book "Dopamine Nation."

Internationally renowned therapist and bestselling author Jenna Riemersma shares her simplified introduction to Internal Family Systems, a leading-edge approach to addiction treatment.

Dr. Sam MacMaster, Corporate Director of Clinical Operations at Promises Behavioral Health, shares the wisdom of his long experience and research in treating addictions and co-occurring mental disorders.

Ever feel like you are blundering your way through life, making it up as you go along, rather than moving purposefully in a meaningful direction?  Career coach Becca Ribbing, author of The Clarity Journal , helps people find their way out of the fog and into clarity.  Listen to her enlightening conversation with David and Nate.

Addiction is a painful experience for plenty of people -- not just addicts.  Parents, siblings, partners, and colleagues of addicts are affected by the disease as well.  In this inspiring conversation with KL Wells, founder of Voices InCourage , we talk about the growth that loved ones can experience when they share experience, strength, and hope in a safe community.

Wouldn't it be great if you could find new sober friends anywhere you happen to be?  And even if you didn't want to meet them face-to-face, how nice would it be nice to chat by phone with other sober people whenever you needed a little support or encouragement?  In this episode we interview Beau Mann, whose dream of a mobile sober community led to the creation of  Sober Grid , a free app that help...

Delightful guests Laura and Tom Boldt share the family adventure detailed in their best-selling book; Unraveled: A Mother and Son Story of Addiction and Recovery.

How do you get sober (or stay sober) in an atmosphere where everyone else is partying?  David and Nate talk with Rob Shearon, the Program Manager for CU Collegiate Recovery Center (CUCRC) at the University of Colorado Boulder.