Talkin' Trash Addiction Recovery Podcast

Our trip around the world continues as we welcomed Robin B. to the program to share his experience, strength and hope with the show and our audience. We have about 5 in-patient rehabs who watch the shows on Sunday's and Wednesday's live as their nighttime group session. We recognized Father's day showing love for all the dad's (and father figures) out there who do right by themselv...

TV-MA. We welcomed a cultural shake-up with our guest whose graciously donated their personal time to be on a show, halfway around at the world at 3am his time. He did it,  he does this, we do this... to help spread a message of hope that keeps us both accountable and grateful for our life up to that point. This perspective shift in concept eluded us for so long until we finally realized that self...

The team broke up the monotony of addiction recovery playing a Talkin' Trash original favorite, Recovery Jeopardy™. It's obviously not actually trademarked. That'll be the day. It was a cattywampus episode to say the least. We're going to be looking at masks in recovery for the month of June. This month is National PTSD Awareness Month and it's so important to acknowledge this...

Amy S. graciously joined us in studio to share her experience, strength and hope with us. What an inspiration she is. Against all odds, cards stacked against her, she battled her way into a life of sobriety; celebrating 6 years in 2 days. Tried every substance there is (except heroin) and found herself going through 12 cans of Duster. Happy to have a new friend to the show.

A Talkin' Trash Quasar™. A divine, luminous event that randomly strikes to produce a galaxy of love and recovery in its most perfect form. We can do this, and we can do it TOGETHER. Episode 110 is just a galactical convergence of war and wisdom. A Talkin' Trash Quasar™ A Quasar of recovery captured in all its brilliance as worlds of sobriety collided in this episode providing a clear and p...

Tim, Kajsa and Jim held down the the fort for a little Wednesday night action.

We welcomed a new friend to the show tonight. Adam S., with one year of sobriety, shared his struggles with existential reasoning. It's a common thread, we get clean and sober and now our eyes are opened to both the good and bad that we hid from for so long. Why are we here? Why was I made the way I am? Is there a God? Adam represents a population of society that might be too smart for their o...

The original 4 behind the wheel for this one. We're starting to welcome more guests onto the shows, leaving fewer of these open shows.

Mother's Day Episode 106 with special guest Phyllis Kleiber on the show. Phyllis lost her son a year ago this time to a Fentanyl overdose. The pain is still raw and not only does she carry it with her all day, she's determined to revisit the scar left from a tragic event such as this. Her son, Trey, passed away on May 20th of last year. Phyllis is set on getting the word out in the hopes o...

Mental health awareness month is in full-swing with the team breaking down the different types, treatments and experiences that come alongside mental health and addiction.

The show welcomed Ryan K into the fold as he delivered a heartfelt message that whether it's 26 years or 26 days, all we really have is today.

This is most definitely episode 103 despite Tim's efforts to confuse the shit out of everybody. We took a look at step 8 of the A.A.'s 12 steps. We explored what it means, how to approach it and how it applies to everybody not just those working the steps. The experts explained that the steps are meant to be done in order, that's why they're numbered that way. Pretty simple concept...

Jim went to prison 5 minutes in for copyright infringement from the Adobe™ corporation so it was a three man tent tonight. Episode 101. How could we possibly top 100? Not doable. So we figured, 101... let's go back to drug school. Will, Kajsa & Tim held down the fort as they went through the effects of alcohol use disorder & the impact various illicit substances on the user. A refreshe...

We hit the century mark in style, bringing out all the stops. One in particular, Isabella J. shared her experience, strength and hope in style. Especially the experience part. It's amazing she's righted her ship and pulled herself out of a dire situation. We learned to say "100" in 17 different languages. Jim used a royalty free background today. Kajsa's rocking some buddhist...

Episode number Wayne Gretzky. Hockey playoffs are on the horizon so we had a little hockey shenanigans throughout the show. We hit on guilt and shame. In early recovery we don't know what's what. We think we're bad people when it's likely we just made bad decisions. Dealing with these things one by one, one day at a time can be a daunting task. It's easy to fall into a self loathing pity party whe...

Easy going, lighthearted show with two friends hanging out with us. The human torch was denied a bank loan. Manny Vitale and Billy B. joined us to help float this thing to smooth shores. Manny is an animal, we absolutely love him, despite not knowing what day it is. And Billy was and is phenomenal. Billy works in the movie/show production realm and has made it into films and shows as an extra. He&...

Special guest comes on but first, the gang talked about absolute nonsense for 30 minutes before that happened. Billy B. fit right in with us addicts/alcoholics. We identified with him & Billy likewise. Billy's 4 years clean & sober and he shared his experience of what happened in last 1,559 days. Billy B's main focus is that there is no middle ground. That's where relapses happen. He expla...

The gang welcomed a special guest onto the pod but first, they advertised how we're gonna' work on cutting Tim off. He talks entirely too much. Jim slightly misspeaks and Tim pounced on it and attacked both Jim's intelligence and character, as we're known to do here on this show. The team touched on the pickle situation rapidly unfolding. The mood turned as Phyllis Klaiber shared h...

Our eskimo had to dip out early so it was mostly the boys and girl. Lucky that we're pros and we adapt to any environment. We broke down what depression and anxiety meant to us. Varying opinions which is what we want. We talked about different medications, early recovery dual diagnosis, can come up when you least expect it so we stressed the importance of addressing their mental health. There&...

The boys and lady ran this thing into the ground so skillfully it was like art and poetry becoming one. It's like, they were all them tonight and it was funnies. Will the Thrill's in high demand, Kajsa just needs a little Jesus and Jim has to be muted into pieces for clean time to avoid an international incident. Tim was fairly sure of his surroundings on the show, presented cognitive thou...

Houston, we have a solution. A little astro-themed show tonight since we're so current events woke. Not even sure that makes sense. We did some fun space related things and talked about how we once felt directionless and floating in the vast darkness of space. Jim had to bail but of course it's to spread the message to prisoners. What a guy. So Tim, Kajsa and Will had some fun. We talked a...

Fear drives behavior. Consequences from behavior. If you don't try, even a little bit, to address these fears, they will come back to get you. There's three fears, rational, irrational and primal. Knowing and understanding what your fears are and placing them in their proper categories is paramount. Identifying your fears doesn't make you weak. It helps you level out and see them for w...

The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one. We looked at the different types of fear that can plague someone in early recovery. We acknowledged that there's a difference between being afraid and having fear. Early in recovery, and in recovery in general, fear can drive behaviors if not kept in check. Identifying these fears and facing them head on is the only...

Tonight we focused on emotional regulation. So important for the addict in recovery to learn. It takes a while to develop new skills and coping mechanisms in the early stages of the recovery. The self-regulation of emotion or emotion regulation is the ability to respond to the ongoing demands of experience with the range of emotions in a manner that is socially tolerable and sufficiently flexible...

The team goes Back to the Future on episode 88. A little overdone, borderline obnoxious at times. Nicky joined us on the pod and the panel shared their most embarrassing stories they could think of while Tim fumbled around trying to troubleshoot the audio issues. Later, we then find out that he would've needed a passport as the issue resided in Saskatchewan where the whole country echos for so...