The Recovery Guy Podcast

In part two of the Scott Brickner interviews we discuss his early days of recovery, when he came to believe that personal service was the cornerstones of his lifelong journey. We also discussed the nation of Welcome Home Sober Living and how that speaks to the recovery community and what he hopes to do in the future for the reIn part two of the Scott Brickner interviews we discuss is early days of...

I had an opportunity to sit down with Scot Brickner to discuss is recovery journey and his starting Welcome Home Sober Living In So. Cal. In part one Scott and I discuss where his recurring journey began and what led to him to believing that service was the most important thing he could do to help ensure his lifelong pursuit of personal recovery. Scott’s story is very compelling and with over 13 y...

Sabotage of self is one of the most unnecessary yet common problems of people in recovery. We expect people who are on a destructive path to continue to sabotage their progress. They are already on a path and negative destruction and sabotage seems to be a part of their daily process. But what about those of us who are in recovery? What about those of us who are on a path to wellness and becoming...

Today’s podcast is all about making the pursuit of happiness our number one priority. This is not to look for isolated incidents that would give us temporary happiness, but rather a way of living that promotes happiness from the inside out. It is not that anything is wrong with isolated moments of happiness but we cannot let the external be predominant over the Internet. We must make an active dec...

This podcast explores how giving our self time to grow is the most fair thing we can do. It does not mean that we are lazy and we expect things to happen through osmosis. It just means that we are learning to be patient and not getting too far ahead of ourselves. Certain things in life can be accomplished easily and without much effort. Personal recovery is one of those things. We did not get sick...

Recovery after coercion is a concept that explores why people come into recovery and why they would ultimately stay. Coercion is a manipulation through arm twisting, duress, external pressure and threats of loss. Everyone I have ever met has come to recovery as a result of coercion. The ones that I have come to know as sticking around were ones that were able to translate for transition from coerc...

Relapse can be one of the most devastating things to occur in a persons life. In many cases it is worse than the original addiction or behavioral challenge in the first place. What makes Relapse so damaging is that it is not only going back to a normal behavior but one more time it is admitting defeat after a period of success. In this podcast we discuss relapse from the inside out. I first define...

In this podcast, Robert explores the ins and outs of Letting Go and why it is essential to our overall wellness. Letting Go is a necessary step in becoming well and recovery. If we don’t learn to let go we will remain in bondage to areas that prevent us from moving forward. We will forever be stunted in our recovery or we will not have any at all. In the beginning, we let go because holding on has...

This podcast looks at the importance of keeping everything relevant to the day. We also take a look at the courage to step out into tomorrow and to not be hung up on today. So often we are afraid to look at tomorrow because it’s too far out ahead of where our mind can go. That should be the rule and really the exception in recovery. Once we get past the initial recovery we should be able to move t...

Have you ever heard the Phrase “your opinion of me is none of my business“. As people new to Recovery, we are a people who were always trying to measure up to others.  We spent our time worrying about their opinion and we try to own it as if it was our opinion. For various reasons, we felt their acceptance was based on what we did not who we were. Because we had such a low self-esteem we never tho...

Welcome to the Recovery Guy Podcast of Thursday’s Check Up. In this episode we look at and discuss what I call “Three Agents Of Change”.  Each one of these agents works independently of one another yet or necessary to be combined as the foundation that we would build a recovery from. We look at the need to understand our lack of power. We then need to understand how that lack of power has led to o...

Most of us come to the decision of recovery or wellness out of need rather than want. Because of that, we aren’t as willing or open as we ought to be. Most of the things we agree with are due to a previous agreement or aspect of living. This works against us because we tend to agree with things that got us to this condition in the first place. Until we break free of the old behaviors and thoughts...

Today’s Check Up is entitled “Becoming The Best Version Of You”. In this version we discuss the reasons for self and others that we go down this path. Becoming the best version of who we are allows us to enjoy life greater and to a deeper sense. So, it is not only for the temporary it builds on our future satisfaction.    When it comes to becoming the best version of ourselves with respect to othe...

Today’s podcast is dedicated to those who have yet to feel complete or whole. There’s so many people who start their day wondering if they matter or if they make a difference. I so remember being that person. In my addiction and early in my recovery, I wondered if I would ever feel as a person of value. It was very discouraging and often very difficult to get through a day. It wasn’t a matter of w...

This episode is part two of my interview with Chaz. In this segment, we discuss his Life since he entered into recovery December 26 of 2016. Chaz walks us through his realization that he could not live addicted anymore and his final decision to enter into treatment. Chaz further goes on to discuss his life as a person of recovery and the things that he does to help ensure his recovery 0DAAT. Thank...

In this episode I introduce you to a person named Chaz. Chaz is a person of Recovery who shares his story in a way that will be compelling and encouraging. We will be covering Chaz his life and what led up to his using and when he knew it was time to change something or life would take a downward spiral. Thank you so much for listening and please continue to subscribe, comment, and share. Also vis...

In this episode I take you back to the August 2 launch of Recovery Guy podcast. Since we had so many new listeners since we have launched I thought it would be a great opportunity to reacquaint those who already listened and introduce myself to those who picked up further on. I want to share a little bit of my story with you so you can have an opportunity to relate more to my experience, strength...

Social Media Recovery and Accountability.   This episode raises and addresses my concerns over using Social Media as the foundation of recovery, rather then a supplement.   The biggest concern I have is that using social media as a primary platform can leave one without much or any accountability.   One of the greatest advantages a person of recovery (especially new or relatively new) is to relay...

Look to this day Today’s podcast is entitled “Look To This Day”. I read an IG post that said “When you feel like quitting think about why you started”. This is a great topic. Who hasn’t questioned themselves? Who hasn’t wondered if they could do it or if there was worthwhile payoff they thought was waiting for them? It is so important to understand why we started in the first place and the value o...

Freedom and Healing go hand in hand.   This Recovery Guy podcast is for everyone, regardless of your background. Everyone, at one time in their life or another (even for those of us who are well) need to examine our freedom and how we are healing. There is a direct connection between being healed and personal freedom. In this podcast I explore the four dimensions of life and their connection to fr...

Thank you for joining the Recovery Guy Podcast. This is Monday and it is The Fix. Recovery helps create a degree of security and even increase it along the way. As our sense of purpose is revealed and implemented It increases our feeling of security. Prior to our Recovery we did not feel we had any purpose with any redeeming value. Consequently we were very insecure in most all manners of life. Th...

Promises During the Process of Recovery   Thanks for joining Recovery Guy Podcast for Thursday’s The Check Up. You can find my podcast episodes on all major channels. This podcast focuses on the process and price of recovery that results in promises that are worth all the effort we exert. At times the road seems too challenging, but then one or two positive things occur and begin to see the fruits...

Can We Chose Thanks for tuning into this podcast. As we all know, our addicted life left us without any choice. We had become internally convinced that we no longer had any power. Once we came to that realization, our addiction went deeper and deeper. Many of those like us would eventually die as a direct result of our alcohol and drug consumption. As we entered sobriety and began (little by littl...

Finishing the special 3 part series with slow will. The post Episode #32 – Special Q & A: Slow Will Part 3 appeared first on Recovery Guy .

Recovery Guy and Positive Self-Talk   Thanks for joining us for The Check Up. Today we are going to discuss the importance of positive self-talk, as it relates to recovery. My dear friend Wendy gave me the idea for today’s show. Wendy has 2 ½ years of recovery and I appreciate how she can help me remember what it was like as a newcomer.  We come from a place of such negativity and bad experiences,...