Julie and Peter

Real Recovery Podcast

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Real Recovery Podcast Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (EIN: 99-1347297) that empowers, enlightens, and inspires those on their recovery journey by sharing authentic stories, practical advice, and community insights. We create a safe and engaging platform for individuals to find solace, strength, and solidarity. Our podcast demystifies the recovery process, celebrates progress, and fosters belonging among listeners. By amplifying diverse voices within the recovery community, Real Recovery aims to be a beacon of hope.

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Julie and Peter

Episodes

RRP 139 — Remembering Al Hazeltine / Let’s Spend Some Time with Al and Larry 06.11.2026 1:18:50

RRP 139 Show Notes RRP 139 — Remembering Al Hazeltine / Let’s Spend Some Time with Al and Larry Presenters: Julie L and Peter D Length: Approximately 79 minutes Release date: November 6, 2026 Originally released as Episode 52 on February 28, 2025. Summary Our dear friend Al Hazeltine has passed away, and we’re grateful we recorded this conversation with him and Larry W. Originally released as Epis...

RRP 138 — Check-In / They're All Miracles, and a Lot of Gratitude 30.10.2026 38:14

RRP 138 — Check-In / They're All Miracles, and a Lot of Gratitude RRP 138 — Check-In / They're All Miracles, and a Lot of Gratitude Presenters: Julie L & Peter D Episode length: approximately 37 minutes Release date: Friday, October 30, 2026 Julie and Peter check in as the holidays close in. They look back on a year of guests, the GTD 5K where the RRP canopy and sign made their public debut, a...

RRP 137 — Cade M. / You Can Stop Digging Now: Getting Sober Young 23.10.2026 1:36:55

RRP 137: Cade M. RRP 137 — Cade M. / You Can Stop Digging Now: Getting Sober Young Presenters: Julie L and Peter D Episode length: Approximately 1 hour 48 minutes Release date: Friday, October 23, 2026 Summary At 23, Cade M. talks with Julie L and Peter D about getting sober at 19, finding people his own age in the rooms, and learning to follow the suggestions he once ignored. He shares a realizat...

RRP 136 — Brad O. / I Get to Open the Door. They Still Have to Walk Through. 16.10.2026 1:19:52

RRP 136 | Brad O. | I Get to Open the Door. They Still Have to Walk Through. RRP 136 — Brad O. / I Get to Open the Door. They Still Have to Walk Through. Recovery, Service, and Second Chances Presenters: Julie L and Peter D Episode length: 1 hour 20 minutes (confirmed by Peter) Release date: Friday, October 16, 2026 Brad O. wanted to play college baseball. Drinking and drug use took that goal away...

RRP 135 — Walter B. / From the Trap House to Kona, Part 2: Becoming a Dopeless Hope Fiend 09.10.2026 1:00:20

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RRP 134 — Walter B. / From the Trap House to Kona, Part 1: 3 Rose Bowls, Then the Cheering Stopped 02.10.2026 1:07:59

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RRP 133 — Go the Distance 5K / The Joy of Showing Up, One Step at a Time 25.09.2026 1:05:25

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RRP 132 — Elton F. / From a Storage Unit to 4D Recovery: Revisited 18.09.2026 1:12:04

RRP 132 — Elton F. / From a Storage Unit to 4D Recovery: Revisited RRP 132 — Elton F. / From a Storage Unit to 4D Recovery: Revisited Presenters: Julie P. Lewis and Peter B. Dowell Episode length: 01:12:04 Release date: Friday, September 18, 2026 Originally recorded: August 23, 2024, as Episode 26 This revisited original conversation takes listeners back to the beginning of Elton F.'s recovery sto...

RRP 131 — Elton F. / Nearly Eight Years and a Life That Kept Growing: An Update 11.09.2026 42:38

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RRP 130 — Matt B. / No More Secrets: A Father, a Son, and a Life in Recovery 04.09.2026 1:22:48

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RRP 129 — Sonny M. / On the Other Side of the River: Grief, Recovery, and Finding a Way Forward 28.08.2026 1:44:53

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RRP 128: Anthony Good / It's All Good: Recovery, Fatherhood, and Starting Over 21.08.2026 1:00:47

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RRP 127 — Ben M. / Triumph Over Trials, Part 2: Three Sponsors, One Prayer, Over Six Years 14.08.2026 55:27

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RRP 126 — Ben M. / Triumph Over Trials, Part 1: Revisited — From Addiction to the Courtroom 07.08.2026 1:21:53

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RRP 125 — Check-In with Julie and Peter / Be the Mountain 31.07.2026 56:51

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RRP 124 — The Glam Lot PDX (Becca S., Bex, Carrington C.) / We Are Not a Glum Lot: Drag, Sober Fun, and Finding Your People 24.07.2026 1:26:47

RRP 124 — The Glam Lot PDX (Becca S., Bex, Carrington C.) / We Are Not a Glum Lot: Drag, Sober Fun, and Finding Your People Julie P. Lewis and Peter B. Dowell • 1 hr 34 min • July 24, 2026 The Glam Lot PDX brings drag, recovery, and fundraising together under one roof at True Colors Recovery . Becca, Bex, and Carrington join Julie and Peter for a roundtable about why fun matters in...

RRP 123 — Jen L / When the Light Found Her, Part 2: Nothing Wasted, Not Even the Hard Parts 17.07.2026 1:03:47

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RRP 122 — Jen L / When the Light Found Her, Part 1: From Bucking Hay to Finding Her People 10.07.2026 1:13:17

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RRP 121 — Devlin F / Burying Bradley: Dropping the Shovel on Addiction, One Day at a Time 03.07.2026 1:40:01

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RRP 120 — Hope Dealers: A Peer Services Round Table with Luciano, Ebony & Jack 26.06.2026 1:19:58

RRP 120 — Luciano, Ebony & Jack / Hope Dealers: Peer Services — We’re Here to Love You Until You Can Love Yourself Presenter: Peter B. and Julie L. | Length: 1:18:00 | Release Date: June 26, 2026 Recorded live at True Colors Recovery in Portland, three returning guests — Luciano Nicolas ( Atlas Treatment Center ), Ebony Brawley ( 4D Recovery ), and Jack Taylor (True Colors Recovery) — join P...

RRP 119 — Cassandra P. / Love Wasn't Enough, Part 2: Finding Her People, Setting Boundaries, and the Life Recovery Actually Built 19.06.2026 1:05:03

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RRP 118 — Cassandra P. / Love Wasn't Enough, Part 1: Growing Up Inside Recovery — Then Having to Find It Herself 12.06.2026 1:37:17

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RRP 117 — Skyler Ray / Skyler Ray's High-Energy Road to Recovery — Revisited (Summer Bash 2026 Special Edition) 05.06.2026 1:50:00

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RRP 116 — Aaron Burrell / From "Money" to Hope Dealer: Gangs, Prison, and the Walk That Does the Talking 29.05.2026 1:49:12

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RRP 115 — Jeremiah N.: I Didn't Put Recovery in My Life — I Put My Life Into Recovery 22.05.2026 1:34:59

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