The Couch Live's Podcast

It’s on the ballot again in Florida as Amendment 3. What are we voting for? Pros & cons?

This can be your season to make the changes you've been promising yourself you'd make. Or you can find a reason to keep putting it off. Either way it's YOUR decision.

In honor of recovery month Mike D shares his story.

It's never too late to restart a new path. It only takes a desire to stop heading down the same old one because you already know where that leads.

We all want to ignore or avoid something some days. What are you hiding from and for what? Is it working for you or just making things worse?

Sometimes history is ignored because we think our way is better or that our situation is so different than anything or anyone else, but it is? Or is history something to be adhered to?

We are all affected by other people, daily issues, sickness & even the weather. But it's how we take responsibility for how we respond and what we do control that matters.

Does addiction give a pass for bad behavior? Or just an explanation that still requires consequences? The latest to enter rehab due to bad behavior of course is P Diddy.

Disappointment can be an excuse to act out or shut down, or it can be used to evaluate your expectations and perspective. Either way a drink won't fix it.

In a time where this may be used for holidays or football, it applies to healing. You have to believe that recovery is possible & that you can & will experience it.

What is motivation? How do we use it? And how do we maintain it?

You can only make life changes by doing the next right thing.

Let's take time to celebrate the success of recovery & encourage anyone still suffering to know that recovery is possible

Going back to school brings many new challenges including peer acceptance, navigating changes and more.

We all heal differently and from different things. But when we scratch, itch, or continue to harm the area we cannot heal.

excuses, everyone has one. Doesn’t change how the consequences feel or how others take it

The phrase "everyone needs therapy" means what exactly? What does therapy look like and how do you know you're getting good service?

We experience things in life that can leave scars behind. Scars that need to be healed from the inside rather than from the outside.

When up against a disturbing emotion it’s better to respond than to react. Sometimes we just need to breathe. That chemical, physical, or behavioral fix ain’t going to fix anything. Subscribe to Dope N' Dharma for all episodes

Is this an outdated concept? What if their sickness is an addiction that is destroying the family? What if it’s violence? You can feel stuck in a very bad situation or leave too quickly because it’s too easy to get out.

Alcohol comes with many myths, let's dispell them today.

There's so much discussion these days about opioids, marijuana and other substances that alcohol seems to get a pass.

Darryl visits to discuss his story and where he is now.

We make decisions everyday and sometimes those decisions are terrific, while other times they're terrible. Why?

Faith is a huge part of recovery for many, but it can look many different ways to many people. Let's dig deeper and find out how important it is, how it's defined and what it looks like.