Since Right Now

“We both lost our mothers to their disease at 47.” —John on how this disease infects the family tree. John and Adrianne are the co-authors of The Painting and The Piano, their improbable story of survival and love and the painful toll that alcohol, drugs, and a negligent court system would take on them. Both are involved in the AA/Recovery community. Adrianne currently works at a recovery house an...

“I was really treating all the guilt, shame, regret, and fear with alcohol.”—Rosemary on self-medicating Rosemary, sober since 1999, understands the challenges of staying sober as a single mom. She is the founder of ROC Recovery Services, which offers comprehensive care for women suffering from addictions. http://rocrecoveryservices.com/ ______________________ Themes by @djfmdotcom

"This shouldn't be this fuck*ng hard." — Matt ___________________ Themes: @djfmdotcom Cover: Frank Harbert and Fred Zwickel at Mill Creek Watershed / 1949 / Helmut Buechner / Public Domain via Smithsonian Institution

"Seeing the chaos get worse and worse I knew that I had to change." —Dustin Dustin is an advocate against the "War on Drugs" and is helping the addiction community fight against the horrible stigma associated with all forms of addiction. "A Walk In His Shoes" is Dustin's first publication. The book details Dustin's decade-long battle with heroin and is authored by Dustin and his father. / http://w...

"Don't you go changing on me alcoholism." —Matt on the affirmation of hearing other's recovery stories The boys strap on their waders and step into a wide-ranging conversation. ________________ Themes courtesy of @djfmdotcom Image public domain via loc.gov

"I remember the pharmacist—or the guy in the white coat—he goes, 'Is there anything you need?'…and I said, 'No.' Then he goes, 'Is there anything you don't need?" —Matt in Mexico Matt is the founder of AddictionUnscripted.com (prev The Real Edition), a publishing platform on all things addiction and recovery. He is also an outspoken advocate for finding new forms of treatment beyond that of 12-ste...

"When we were drinking, each day (looked) a lot like yesterday."—Simon on his and Kendra‘s drinking years together. After years of drinking together, Simon & Kendra got sober in October 2008. They both got their start in AA, then their recovery paths diverged. Although they approach recovery from different angles, they agree that recovery saves lives. Every day. Tweet: @rcktdesigns Wear: RocketDes...

"I was on (an) emotional relapse and decided to take a yoga class. And that yoga class kind of unwound me and I was able to tap into some storm that was brewing inside me."—Kyczy on the power of yoga in her recovery A leader of Y12SR (Yoga of 12 Step Recovery) classes for over five years and a devoted teacher to people in treatment centers and in jail—Kyczy created a teacher training program for o...

"I decided to pick up, and I decided to do it by announcing it to a group of people, and they all toasted me out of the program with a very expensive bottle of wine." —Natasha on "graduating out of AA" Natasha—in recovery herself from eating disorders and substance abuse—is a recovery coach in NYC certified through CARC, CCAR, OASAS and a Recovery Coach Trainer. http://www. SilverBellCoaching.com...

"I had to take a water bottle filled with vodka with me just to get through the day."—Jane on getting through the day. Jane is @yujachingu on Twitter __________________________ Image: drink me [remix by K+S] / 2009 / Team Dalog / CC via Flickr / https://www.flickr.com/photos/thedalogs/3276228160/in/photolist-5Zvwuq Intro & Outro Themes by @djfmdotcom

"(The relationship) helped me realize just how edgy, dark and hard I wasn't."—Chris on being in over his head. Jeff listened to @thishomepod Ep.22: The Shockers and thought we should try it. Not sure it went as planned. Apologies to Laura and Holly for jackin' yer steez. Poorly. _____________________ Intro/Outro Themes: @djfmdotcom Image: Photo of a Perry Farrell sculpture from the cover of Jane's...

"I'm not always 'happy, joyous and free.' I'd be bullshitting you if I said that was the case."—Mary on living in recovery. Please, visit Mary here: http://marykillian.com here: http://highwiregirl.blogspot.com and/or here: http://www.amazon.com/Roustabout-Heart-Adventures-Recovery/dp/0996589007/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1448451547&sr=8-1&keywords=the+roustabout+heart _____________________ Intro & Ou...

"I don't know how I'm gonna do it…but I can't do *this* anymore."—Sondra The Unruffled / http://www. TheUnruffled.com Sondra on Twitter / @NaughtApropos Sondra on The Recovery Revolution / http://www.sincerightnow.com/search?q=Sondra%20Primeaux Credits Cover: Sondra Primeaux Original shot by Sondra Intro/Outro Themes: @djfmdotcom

Please, visit us at TheRecoveryRevolution. Online See you next year! /fist-bump-sparkle-explosion Shaggy, Professor & Ol' Dirty Blue Eyes

"I remember thinking in my drunken stupor—and quickly suppressing (the thought)—that I had an issue."—Chris on Since Right Now Show notes: Take notes. Use Google. ________________________________ Intro/Outro Themes by @djfmdotcom

"Some people miss the bottom." — Aaron on SRN The enormously talented Aaron Lee Perry of SobrSoldier.com (and recent cover feature on TheRecoveryRevolution. Online) stops by Since Right Now Pod to chat with the Recovery Renegades. Skull Illustration by Aaron Lee Perry for TheRecoveryRevolution. Online

"My recovery evolves all the time. It's important for me to give back what I have received."—Nicola on SRN @nicola-o-hanlon has been in recovery since January 23rd 2010. She is the Editor of the new online magazine ILoveRecovery.com Café, which is part of the InTheRooms.com blogging community. Her work has been published in several recovery magazines, including Recovery Today, In Recovery Magazine...

"You were a master of self-sabotage."—Tim Tim, a normie, has know Chris for over two decades. He has seen Chris at his worst in active addiction and he was the first person to see Chris on the other side of his self-styled rehab. Here he sheds some light on the before, during and after. _______________ Intro/Outro Themes by @djfmdotcom Intro/Cover Art: N*ggas in Paris by Jay-Z & Kanye West

"Fu*k Ram Dass."—Chris on SRN Nothing you know about anything is right and everything you know about everything is right. This is an episode where it is highly recommended that you take what you can and leave the rest. Read for upcoming https://soundcloud.com/youre-killing-me: The Patrick Melrose Novels by Edward St. Aubyn / http://amzn.com/1250069602 ____________ Intro/Outro Themes Graciously Pro...

"It doesn't matter if you're not sleeping on a park (bench)…or not driving your kids to school with vodka in your coffee mug…or whatever is your 'I haven't done this, yet.' None of that matters." — Jean on SRN Jean Greer McCarthy is creator of the wildly-popular, recovery blog, Unpickled; a cohost of recovery podcast, The Bubble Hour; and a monthly columnist for addiction.com. Sober since 2011, Je...

"You start to realize just how many (social activities) are really just about getting super hamskied."—MATT The Sober Squad™ does not boldly go where many have gone before. And it certainly doesn't go where many currently are. And if they did it would be in a highly agitated state. As a matter of fact, some of the Sober Squad™ is just going to hang out at home and maybe watch a movie. ____________...

"I was one of those drinkers that blacked out the first time I drank. I thought I wouldn't drink again. Three days later I did."—Jo on SRN Jo is just beginning her story in recovery and most of what she’d normally put in a bio happened during years of active addiction, but they did contribute to who she is today. Jo has been in the fundraising world for most of her career. She’s worked for everyon...

The Recovery Renegades™ return to tell tales from the frontlines of the Recovery Revolution™ . TL; DL Jeff loves everybody. Matt makes lemonade after delivering his own lemons. Chris hates the game not the players. Intro/Outro Themes as always: @djfmdotcom

"I had to figure out a way to be (sober) around (alcohol) constantly."—Scott (restauranteur) on SRN Torn Together is a memoir, written by recovering alcoholic and addict husband, Scott Magnuson, and codependent wife, Shaaren Pine. The memoir chronicles Scott’s addiction as his illness infects everyone around him, his eventual treatment, and the recovery process the whole family undertakes. It is a...

"It's become really important to me.…I can count on the best cup of coffee I've had all week and I'll probably get the best laugh I'll have all week…" —Matt on SRN We intended to do a live episode on Google Hangouts with audience participation. But ended up putting down the first paver on our road to H*ck. Those damn "good intentions" will fu*k you every time. Credits: Intro: The Outer Limits [Int...