Voices In Recovery Podcast

Jon, Darcy and I sit down to have a fun conversation about some of our favourite movies.  Many spoiler alerts if you are not a movie watcher! To show support for Voices In Recovery or to Freedom's Path click HERE Voices in Recovery is available on iTunes, Google Play, and Podbean To subscribe or listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts (iTunes) click HERE To subscribe or listen to the podcast on Go...

Getting the opportunity to sit down and get to know Alec was a treat for me. His story is incredible and the courage to follow his own path in life and recovery is commendable. Alec has found the Red Road to recovery and is connecting more deeply and personally with his Indigenous culture and practices. I appreciate you Alec, thank you for coming on the show and blowing my mind man. I am grateful...

Marco dropped by and shared his incredible story of family and recovery from trauma. He shares about emotional and physical survival in one of the most difficult professions humans occupy. From his personal and family life, through many difficult calls stacked close together came the challenge of holding space for hurting and in many cases, dying humans and the loved ones left behind. We talk abou...

Jon guides us through a loving kindness meditation. To show support for Voices In Recovery or to Freedom's Path click HERE Voices in Recovery is available on iTunes, Google Play, YouTube and Podbean To subscribe or listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts (iTunes) click HERE To subscribe or listen to the podcast on Google Podcasts click HERE

Jon takes us through a guided body scan meditation. To show support for Voices In Recovery or to Freedom's Path click HERE Voices in Recovery is available on iTunes, Google Play, YouTube and Podbean To subscribe or listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts (iTunes) click HERE To subscribe or listen to the podcast on Google Podcasts click HERE

Sherry came by back in early March to share her story of recovery with us. I have know her for nearly 15 years. Her steadfast discipline to recover is inspiring and her heart is undeniable. Love you my friend and thank you for sharing yourself with us. God speed Sherry! You are awesome!!! To show support for Voices In Recovery or to Freedom's Path click HERE Voices in Recovery is available on iTun...

I spoke with Daniel about what brought him through addiction and into recovery. Starting from a young age Daniel not only learned to mask his feelings with substances, but also how to keep secrets from those closest to him. He talks about his low point, but also how his family played and continues to play a key role in his recovery. He lives a principled life to the best of his ability, recognizin...

Joining us back in February was Samuel. We had a great conversation about his journey through trauma early in life, which paved the way to addiction throughout his teen years. He made his way through a number of programs before finding the connection he needed to walk down the path of recovery. Today he focuses on his training and working towards his goals to help maintain his sobriety. Thank you...

Chaz and I have a lovely chat over the phone this week. He is out there in the community with his group, Be The Change YYC, bringing much needed outreach and advocacy for those experiencing homelessness. He and I chat about where the province has gone wrong by overriding the municipal government in respects to housing the homeless during this pandemic. He is not only intelligent and caring, but pa...

Jeff joins us, sharing his journey through addiction to recovery. It starts with early feelings of survivors guilt after his time in the hospital, as a child for treatment of cancer and continues on through PTSD, being a teenage runaway, and winds up with him finding recovery and him reaching for and achieving a lifelong goal. He has ambition to serve and we have a feeling he'll do exactly that. T...

This week I am joined by Maria. Maria's journey starts with parents struggling with their own addictions to her addiction, which escalated for a number of years, on again off again with sobriety, to her finally stepping out of her own way and walking the road of recovery. To show support for Voices In Recovery or to Freedom's Path click HERE Voices in Recovery is available on iTunes, Google Play,...

Hunter joins us tonight and shares her journey from experimenting with substances at a young age and the stress of meeting her father for the first time at 18 years old. She moved out on her own at 15, ending up in Toronto. After a rough time she found her way into recovery where she presently lives. She focuses on using positive language to herself and others and is finally feeling comfortable wi...

Lona drops in and shares her incredible journey with us. She talks about memories of scary church plays, feelings of rejection for being gay, thoughts of suicide, and the challenges facing both closeted and open gay humans. She lived through abusive relationships, drinking daily for 6 years, and the constant self doubt and self-loathing. Lona has been sober for 16 months, and some of her keys to r...

Darcy and I sit down to have a conversation about the blockades that are happening around Canada, the hate that surrounds them and share our understanding of this situation. To learn more check out this video:  Invasion by Unistoten Camp To show support for Voices In Recovery or to Freedom's Path click HERE Voices in Recovery is available on iTunes, Google Play, and Podbean To subscribe or listen...

This week, my other friend, Jenn... joins us and shares her story. It starts with major changes at an early age, which led to feelings of not fitting in and her rebellious teen years. Although she knocked on the doorway to recovery early in her life, she was able to stick with recovery after going through an adolescent focused recovery treatment center. Since then she dedicates both her profession...

Meagan joins us this week and tell us her story and shares some of her amazing music. While she journied through many experiences, using her songs and her family to live with anxiety and depression. She works hard everyday, sticking as best she can to routines and positive discipline to maintain balance. We were honored to sit with her and share in her beautiful energy and spirit. We are now honou...

This week Eve stops in to talk about her research project on addiction and options for treatment. She shares her personal story as well as findings from the project. It was a deep and honest conversation about recovery and addiction. Thank you for sharing your story and for the work you're doing towards helping people with addictions.   To show support for Voices In Recovery or to Freedom's Path c...

I am joined by our group of certified White Bison facilitators that have been running the Medicine Wheel & The 12 Steps since November of last year. Marilyn, Michelle, Darcy, and Heather speak about how this program has impacted their lives and why they think this process is important. Starting in February they will be providing White Bison's, Mending Broken Hearts in the Calgary area. This co...

This week, Eryn Dewald and her daughter, Lindsey Kelly join us after Lindsey regaled us with an amazing concert. Lindsey sang beautifully and John Morgan plays a wonderful piano. We learn, as Eryn describes her incredible organization, The Children's Link Society and the work they do each and every day in Calgary. We hear about Lindsey's amazing musical journey and her dreams. The Children's Link...

This week we sat down with Mike and Katherine. We talked about recovery, aliens, consciousness, discernment, conspiracy, and other things I know very little about. I left this podcast wondering about many, many things. Thankfully Darcy Robinson was there to revive me after I collapsed beneath the mountain of information Mike and Katherine provided. It was a lot of fun and they are wonderful humans...

This was a fantastic conversation with Jon and Darcy about things like AI, youth activists, and our favourite things about 2019. We also have a very open, honest, and heartfelt conversation about depression, suicide, and the stigma that goes along with depression. To show support for Voices In Recovery or to Freedom's Path click HERE Voices in Recovery is available on iTunes, Google Play, and Podb...

Jim joins us, sharing his story from childhood into young adolescence where alcohol slowly replaced his other mechanisms of survival. Jim learned early on that he could use his Asthma to gain attention and he used that whenever he could. He believed that drinking was a rite of passage, which he justified and allowed it to become more and more dominant in his life. His first steps to recovery came...

What a special week we have for you. Wayne Lewry, my pops, drops in to share about his 70 plus years on our beautiful planet, raising children, evolving ministry, and his love for all things family. We talk about his passion for helping people from the very dark place of his spiritual awakening some 50 plus years ago... Thank you Wayne! To learn more about Recovering Couples Anonymous go to https:...

Annie and Russ tell us about a wildly unknown group for couples, "Recovering Couples Anonymous" here in Calgary and all over the place. The approach seems way too logical and reasonable... It just might help folks out! This group meets at Wild Rose United Church, 1317 - 1st street NW in Calgary. To learn more about Recovering Couples Anonymous go to https://recovering-couples.org Or to connect in...

This week we are joined by long time friend, Linda. From her life as an army brat through so many twists and turns, you'll need a seat belt, into the present. Today, she manages her own company and expends countless volunteer hours helping veterans in her "spare" time. She is one of the helpers. The tireless. Ageless. Helpers. And for you, Linda. We are thankful. To show support for Voices In Reco...