Recovery Internet Radio

If sustaining a relationship isn't hard enough these days throw in the need to recover from both sides of the addictive disease.  Our guests are John and Lori, a "recovering couple" who've been together many years and have been in recovery a long time as well.  They'll share how they have come to terms not only with their own addictions but each other, how they've fac...

How far down do I have to go?  Will I ever be able to get it?  When will the light finally come on? Am I one of those who are constitutionally incapable of grasping these concepts. Am I a hopeless case? Has everyone given up on me? These are the feelings and questions that surround and pervade the life of the relapsing alcoholic and those around her. Filled with indescribable dread and darkness, u...

Recovery Internet Radio "Straight Stuff on Addictions"Sunday September 16th 8PMThis is a story from the other side of the disease; a story of the journey from fear and misunderstanding through guilt and shame to love and acceptance.  This is a family's struggle to come to grips withheroin addiction, the emotional rollercoaster, the dashed hopes and dreams and the battle to understan...

Who is the first person on your way to treatment with whom you would have a real interaction?  That would be a person like Dee. Who would answer your questions, motivate you to consider making a change, hold your hand and listen to your fears? That would be Dee. We'll take a front line look at a life and death business, at the passion it takes to do the job, how and why our guest manages to s...

She managed the last three of her four college years sober; managed a career, sober; met her husband, sober, had kids and becamne a stay-at-home Mom, sober.  The transitions were huge, the emotional cost, including a struggle with post partum depression, enormous.  The struggle to fit in, to maintain self esteem and avoid judgement, difficult; the payoff, incalculable. Join us Sunday night in welc...

How many parents have agonized about how their own addictive genetics will affect their kids?  Parents in recovery face an especially frightening prospect since they can see it happening but can't "do the recovering" for them. Meet Howard and Max, an entertaining and heartwarming Father-Son recovery duo.  We haven't decided if these two are more Batman and Robin or the Odd Coup...

This is an unusual story of blending migraine headaches, prescription medication, over the counter drugs and a search for God.  This is a story of deep physical and emotional pain leading to an equally deep spiritual awakening.  Moe’s story leads us from the tight environment of academia to the silence and space of the desert, from hiding, and shame to the miracle of love and recovery.  Join us to...

 Recovering alcohoilic gets family issues in perspective. To say that alcoholism affects families is a bit of an understatement.  Alcoholism actually re- writes the operating system of the family hard drive.  Recovery needs to encompass not only the substance but the emotions and the thinking processes. Tonight’s guest John D. has a unique perspective on personal and family recovery.  He’s respond...

  Why can't you, "just let it go"? Not as easy as it sounds, is it?   Why is releasing hatred so hard?  Let's talk about the antidote to the poison of resentment...forgiveness.   Our long-time friend Arn Schaper, an ordained minister and counselor will be our guest to talk about the real life spiritual struggle to forgive.    For recovering people letting go of anger is a matte...

Drug abuse and addiction isn't just a personal problem, it's a medical problem, a family problem, a social problem, a financial problem and increasingly a legal problem. The legal system is stretched to the limit to a large extent by drug related cases and the legal system is being asked to solve not only legal problems but all the problems. Enter Drug Courts, a national movement that ha...

Why do you think they call heroin "junk"?  We'll leave you to think about that but in the meantime...A friend of mine talked to a police officer the other day about a young man who had recently died of an heroin overdose.  The friend shared that he was a recovering heroin addict.;  the police officer looked puzzled and said she'd never met one.  We're here to tell you that...

Avoid the prescription opiate addictionmerry-go-round.  The use of opoid analgestics is at an all time high.  One of the most alarming national trends is an  exponential increase in the need for neonatal detox from prescription pain medication due to the mother's addiction.  We've invited our friend Dr. Jim kearns to talk about methods to avoid use or over-use of narcotic painkillers.  W...

With Alcoholism in the familyhe never thought it would happen to him....after all...he was the helper...the good kid.  He finally surrendered to the booze problem at the end of his first marriage and was a "good" recovering alcoholic, doing the right things but always a little distant.  He always felt as if something was missing.  As time went on his weight climbed, diets failed, feeling...

Who talks about drug rehab?  Do you ask your neighbor where the best place is, do you consult Google or the yellow pages?  Finding quality substance abuse treatment really isn't like finding a handyman or even a dentist.  We'll explore with our guest, Chris G. what rehab really is.  What makes a good program and how to find one. Chris has been involved with inpatient and outpatient progr...

At first a little pot problem, then some anxiety, add a couple of counselors, a psychiatristand you have chapter one of Marsha's familys ongoing story. Throw in school problems, family uproar, a few rehabs, ERs, police calls and DCFSand you have the next several chapters.  Don't forget to add just about every prescription or street drug available. Although her son completed an expensive...

She saw absolutely nothing wrong with the way she was living...two kids, a house, friends, a beautiful life.  People thought they were the perfect couple....until the shutters were torn from the windows. JOIN US TO HEAR A HEARTBREAKING STORY OF PAINFUL DISCOVERY TRANSFORMED INTO A LIFE OF AWARENESS AND GROWTH.

AN UNFLINCHING LOOK AT AN ADDICTS AFFAIR WITH DRUGS, ALCOHOL AND RELIGION, all at the same time. A story of deception and denial and yet with recovery, a move towards finding a new way...a new perspective and a new relationship with a higher power.  For one, Like many with a conflictual yet loving relationship with a higher power Adam G. tells a damatic story of change from darkness to light. Also...

In this show we'll get a rare opportunity to hear from "Mr. Drughead" , a literal savant when it comes to current drug information.  His antanae reach into areas we've never been.  He knows about powders and pills and overseas internet drugs that you've never heard of and he knows about the wheres, whens and hows of their use. Across from him we'll seat my friend Mari...

 An Amazing story of recovery and reconciliationJoin us for another ride into the frontiers of recovery.  Hear the story of Head Crash to spiritual solution; a demo driver on the inside and out recovering from wounds that only he could see. All bets were off for Ryan who, on a fast track to oblivion, jumped the rail just in time.    Also hear an outstanding young guitar player Mike P.

Join us for a story that spans hopeless to hope, from disabled to enabled.  Hear about the difficulties of managing medication and trying to stay sober, the use and misuse of pills and the devasting results of relapse.  We also have a musical guest who through his recovery has grown into an exciting young rap artist.  He'll give us some of his newest gut level recovery-discovery rap material....

Welcome to our 4th show, an exploration of some of the most contemporary recovery issues.  Tonights show will look at the creative spirit as it relates to sobriety... a relaxed atmosphere and 45 minutes of talk, music and chat. 

A firsthand look at the world of spending addiction.  In a world addicted to credit how do you "get sober with money" When does spending too much become compulsive overspending?  How does the compulsion to spend relate to other addictive behaviors and processes? How does a person stay sober with money in a material society?  Tune in to get the answers to these and other questions.

A story of the descent into the lifestyle of heroin addiction and the corresponding ascent into compassion, truth and other centeredness. A story of transformation from addiction, crime and violence to loving kindness and recovery.  This story will make you cry and shake your head at the resilience of the human spirit.

  An opportunity to talk to someone who can tell us about what its like to have multiple addictions and how they recovered.