The Terminally Unique Podcast

TTUP welcomes back Diva in a triumphant return from "The Vid"! Dean and Diva bring John B on the show this week and take a peek behind the curtain of this mysterious figure. This handsome devil tells the story of someone who has lost every bit of self worth and has a spiritual moment that changes everything. Join us for some of the madness that we call the journey to recovery and tell a...

This week Dean and Lorraine tackle a local legend Nina J. This lady was a fighter from the beginning with a rough family life that turned into a good married life that turned back to a rough family life. Nina was stubborn until the day the fog cleared long enough to hear what her loved ones were saying. She turned it around to become the beautiful person she is today but the how is the cool part o...

Fan boy Dean gets a visit from his hero this week on TTUP when Gerard stops by for a chat. Diva and Dean take this giant on and squeeze all the stories possible in the short amount of time they were able to keep him. This east coast kid came out to the west coast trying to escape himself but found out wherever you go....there you are. Stick around for the miracle after that because that's whe...

Come hear the amazing journey that Matt W went through from the struggles of life towards the pink cloud of spirituality as our 'Diamond Jubilee Guest'! Come join, follow, rate, subscribe and review us if you love us the way we LOVE YOU and tell a friend! 

The double D duo of Diva and Dean come in the studio this week with an amazing guest that has a story that really shows the possibilities in recovery. Noemi talks about growing up in the midst of dysfunction and abuse and repeating family history. Breaking the cycle was only possible for her when she was brought to desperation by her disease and recovery was the only option. Come join/follow/rate...

Dean and Diva are back after a one week hiatus caused by the villain Covid 19 which ravaged Dean. This week TTUP is back with a powerhouse guest and on one of our favorite people, Brandie Y! This super woman talks about a chaotic childhood which led to an alcoholic lifestyle. Her story of how she pulled out of down and out existence is something everyone needs to hear. Join/follow/subscribe/rate a...

TTUP gets a special treat when our buddy Keith AKA Smiley stops in and chats us up. Diva and Dean jump in to his story and are amazed by this well mannered man that we know and all the darkness he was entangled just a few years ago. His story coming out of that hole is the real gold for us. Come join/follow/rate and review us if you love us and tell a friend!

This week on TTUP we shift gears to talk about early recovery topics with our seasoned veteran guest Dr. John Smith. Dean and Diva throw their 2 cents in about the pitfalls in new relationships early in recovery as well as what can happen in already established relationships when coming in to recovery and Dr. John takes us home with plenty of analogies and some brain science that helps us sort thr...

Dean and Diva are taken as willing hostages by Danny S! TTUP gets taken over by this bigger than life figure and what a ride he takes us on. From the depths of alcohol addiction to a bottom in sobriety he takes us on a journey that ends in redemption. Join/follow/rate/review us and, for the love of a higher power, tell a friend about us!

Tom B comes in to the Talking Circle Studio and lays down some valuable recovery. Some say this Tom B is the GOAT but that is to be argued in the rooms for the coming years! Tom took a different path than most but with nearly 3 decades of sobriety who can argue with the results he got for himself. Come join the TTUP revolution by following/subscribing/rate/review and please tell a friend, you neve...

Diva and Dean get down this week with a new theme song and new art work that spices up TTUP and to top it off they bring in Big Book Charles to share the knowledge. BBCharles came from a world that didn't understand recovery and was able to blossom into a wealth of knowledge and recovery in everyone he touches. Join/follow/rate and review us and if you love us like we love you tell a friend a...

Big news on TTUP Lucas decides to hang it up and move on to bigger and better endeavors and Diva comes in as the newest member of the team. Dean and Diva welcome Father John Reid on the show this week. Father John comes on the show with over 40 years of sobriety and the wisdom to match. From the start he had it rough going from bad to worse but things changed when he figured out a way out through...

Lucas and Dean show up this week with a former MMA fighter turned therapist. Steve W paints a picture of a tough kid who only knew how to show his feelings through dick jokes and anger. What that led to was a low bottom drug addiction that had him sleeping in back yards of loved ones home because he couldn't be trusted. Getting into one of the most rigorous treatment center was the beginning...

Jimmy H joins the TTUP crew this week to describe part of the roller coaster lifestyle of a rock star. Dean and Diva split up the hosting duties and double team this bigger than life legend of music and recovery. Jimmy details his early childhood being under-minded and picked on, to later achieving meteoric success in the music business.  Also, he speaks of the events that led him to the realizati...

This week on TTUP Dean and newbie Lorraine double up on hosting duties with our guest Judy C. Judy comes in to our studio with almost 40 years of recovery, and places her focus on just that instead of a long “drunk-a-log.” So much wisdom, so little time to tap into it!  Join/follow/subscribe/rate and review us if you love us as much as we love you!!! 

Lucas and Dean are at it again this week on TTUP with guest Vanessa S.  This lady was raised with the fear of God as a preachers daughter but still managed to let in the devil we call addiction.  Willfully immersing herself in the pit of addictive despair, Vanessa was able to come out the other side and receive the life she never believed possible.  Listen to the deets this week and  subscribe/fol...

TTUP is graced with the presence of Irish Mike.  He started out a good catholic lad but shortly after having a wee bit of the drink he quickly turned hoodlum.  Dean and Lucas dig deep into Mike’s truth to find out what brought him to the light and what keeps him here.  We must admit, our friend carries the luck of the Irish and the grace of a higher power to get where he is today.  Join/follow/rat...

The Magnificent Maria G comes on TTUP this week and tells us how it is!  Rough beginnings led to rougher times and a rocky crash, but the rebuilding of her life is definitely the best part.  Diva and Dean split up the hosting duties but barely can get a word in edgewise because this guest had too big a story to fit in.  Follow, rate and review us if you love us the way we love you!!! 

Lucas and Dean share hosting duties and welcome Greg S!  He speaks about the long haul into recovery and the business that was spawned shortly after. The site twenty4more.com is the brainchild of Greg S.  It was conjured as a way for himself and others to connect within the recovery community through organized events that create a safe space to have fun sober.  Follow/like/subscribe/rate and leave...

Lucas and Dean bring on one of the most colorful guys they know.  Andrew M lights off the show with a pre-sober in-depth look of his life’s trials and tribulations, including a coast to coast attempt to escape his alcoholism.  Finally, after years of insanity, he found sobriety, a program, and a higher power which became the catalysts for change and what continues to enrich his life. Join/Follow/S...

Hut, Hut, Hike!  Coach Mike joins the OG nut jobs, Lucas (AKA Lukedog) and Dean (AKA The Dean) on TTUP this week.  He describes what it was like growing up in a fireman family where the alcohol was always flowing, and how that helped fuel his own drinking into his adulthood and career.  Coach speaks  about some of the fun, but more so the pain that drove his journey through the lows of alcoholism....

Your favorite guest host Diva helps The Dean get this show in the can with our guest Miss Angie.  She describes the life of a vagabond and all the ugly that goes with it.  Whether she was traveling the world, caught up in abusive relationships, or doing a stint in the military, the disease progressed and brought her to homelessness with her children.  What an amazing journey to come back from!  Co...

Sharing her experience, strength, and hope this week is the amazing Yahna!  Diva and The Dean are back at it, attempting to squeeze out all the recovery she has to offer, what a story indeed.  Brought up in addiction, and later finding herself in an abusive marriage, her chemical dependency once used to mask the pain stopped working .  Tune in to hear how Yahna made her way into recovery and the s...

Dr John comes on to co-host with The Dean for a show all about the brain and addiction.  Our guest this week Dr. Anand joins and talks biology of the brain while Dr. John covers the psychology side.  The Dean tries to get in on some of the talk but the brain power in the room boiling over 100%.  Tune in for some super charged conversation that tries to un ravel some of the mystery of addiction.  A...

Fueled by the insanity of his disease, this week's guest Kevin O illustrates numerous past vain attempts to "swear off" his toxic behavior and substance abuse, only to find himself buried deeper in personal, mental, and legal trouble then before.  Not until the “gift of desperation” did he find the rooms of recovery and begin to change his life for the better. Please like, follow, d...