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Recreating in Recovery – Recovered 403

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On today’s show, our Recovery Topic is….

Recreating in Recovery

Video Clips include:


Jane Velez Mitchell – Kids and ADHD Meds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i1kdY7SyXU&feature=em-uploademail


Alcohol at NCAA Events

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRz5rqltZl4


Why Tim McGraw Gave up Drinking

http://on.aol.com/video/why-tim-mcgraw-gave-up-drinking-alcohol-517658388

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Persistent Illusion – Recovered 402

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Tonight, our
Recovery Topic
is  
The persistent illusion
you know…
the thought that someday I can control and enjoy my drinking is the great obsession of every abnormal drinker.

Video Clips include:

JVM – Are Interventions Effective
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT2jz1bRx6E&feature=em-subs_digest

Warrantless Blood Alcohol  Tests
http://fox2now.com/2013/01/10/supreme-court-to-review-missouri-warrantless-blood-alcohol-test/

Women and Alcohol
http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nightly-news/50403537#50403537

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Balance in Recovery – Recovered 401

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On today’s show, our Recovery Topic is….
Balance in Recovery
The challenge of living a balanced life
a balance between recovery and all aspects of life
balance in body, mind, and spirit

Video Clips include:

Jane Velez-Mitchell – Anger in Sobriety
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9rduvu5t60

Mindy McReady Suicide
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIkyQLh0Dc0

Anheuser-Busch watering down Beer
http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/26/business/california-anheuser-busch-lawsuit?sr=fbmain

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Recovery Myths – Recovered 400

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Mark, Joe, Aaron, and Russ discuss Recovery Myths. We talk about some of the misconceptions we held to be true before when came into the program. We also talked about some of the surprises we found in the fellowship after we came into the program. Joe began the program by sharing that he had the typical view of the alcohol that was different than himself. Before the program, Joe thought that an alcoholic lived under a bridge, was homeless, was old, and suffering physically. Joe came into the program at 24 years old and a college graduate. Although he was suffering and felt hopeless, he didn’t match his own situation with what he thought an alcoholic looked like. Joe thought he still had a choice when it came to drinking. After he spent a little time in the fellowship, he realized he really didn’t have a choice in the drinking game.

 Russ talked about what he thought someone in recovery looked like. He thought that he would have to give up fun and become boring just like every other person in recovery. Russ also thought that he had a choice with regards to drinking because if he admitted that he didn’t he would have to do something about it; he didn’t want to do this. Russ shared that what he thought an alcoholic looked like. As a kid, he would walk to a nearby treatment hospital and he could see the patients locked into a facility. This image of an inmate didn’t match up with his self image before he came into the program. He thought he was having fun.

 Joe shared that he was surprised that e could have fun in the program. Aaron didn’t have some false different than others. he didn’t have some false sense of what an alcoholic looked like. Aaron had no pre-misconceptions of recovery looked like, he knew nothing of the program Russ shared that he was surprised about how much better he felt better physically in early recovery.

Recovery Myths – Recovered 400

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On today’s show, our Recovery Topic is….
Addiction Myths

What myths did you hold to be true?
What were some of the surprises you found in the fellowship?

Video Clips include:

Jane Velez Mitchell – Too Old For Recovery?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zsUdwfdvqQ&feature=em-uploademail

Pilot Fails Alcohol Test
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/04/kolbjorn-jarle-kristianse_n_2413038.html

Alcoholic pill for alcoholism
http://ktla.com/2013/02/21/alcoholism-breakthrough-the-pill-that-could-curb-the-craving-to-drink/#axzz2LdAWy388

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Meeting Types – Recovered 399

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Recovered 398 – Podcasters Roundtable

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On today’s show, our Recovery Topic is….
The recovery podcasters roundtable

Video Clips include:

Jane Velez Mitchell – Drug Test Kids?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3Klx0FYQig&feature=em-subs_digest

Helping an Alcoholic
http://www.koat.com/news/health/Healthbeat-Treating-Alcoholism/-/9153616/17953996/-/qq4vsg/-/index.html

JMV – How to Helps Someone Get Sober
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiyfQlxFQ5A&feature=em-subs_digest

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Relapse Show Notes – Recovered 397

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Mark, Aaron, and Spencer discuss the Recovery Topic of Relapse.  Aaron and Mark shared that they have not relapsed since they began their time in the fellowship.  Spencer, an Al-Anon, shared that he has experienced relapse in terms that his loved-one has relapsed before.  Spencer shared that when he experienced his loved-one’s relapse, he fell back on old ways in terms of trying to control the situation.  Spencer also shared that he never saw any of the signs of relapse and his denial prevented him from seeing clearly. Spencer shared that he also was over confident in terms of his loved one’s sobriety.  Spencer eventually started to work his Al-anon program by going to more meetings.

Aaron shared that he never really tried to get sober before he came to the program.  Mark shared about his experience with over confidence in recovery.  Over confidence led him into a situation where he thought about drinking, but he called his sponsor first.  Mark learned a valuable lesson, stay accountable and always beware that relapse is only a sip away.  Aaron shared that when a friend relapses and returns to the fellowship, he notices that regret and shame is such a big part of their early re-recovery.

Spencer shared that when his loved-ones relapsed, he had to learn how to manage his craving to control the other person’s behavior.  Mark shared from the Big Book on page 34.  The lesson is to never get to Hungry, Angry, Lonely, nor Tired (HALT).

Relapse – Recovered 397

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On today’s show, our Recovery Topic is….
Relapse
we will discuss our experience strength and hope around this subject of relapse
we will look at some of the warning signs, and maybe talk about prevention.

Video Clips include:

Jane Velez Mitchell – Opinion of Drug Therapy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbfmOQoTB6M&feature=em-subs_digest

Pot less harmful than alcohol
http://on.aol.com/video/pot-less-harmful-to-brain-than-alcohol–new-study-517623888

Detropia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zkBnAp8WRDs

Newt Gingrich and His Experience with the Big Book
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87_-AtOJztw

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Making 12 Step Calls – Recovered 396

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Mark, Aaron, and Russ discussed making 12-step calls and doing 12-step work.  Russ opens the show by explaining a 12-step call.  Russ said a 12-step call is when someone who is mired in the disease of alcoholism calls into a hotline and asks for help.  The hotline then will send someone to go out to the one who called and talk to the person who asked for help.  Usually the program is explained and then the object is to go to a meeting.

Aaron said that he never called a hotline for help.  Aaron explained that he Goggled “Alcoholics Anonymous” and found clubs and meeting times.  The internet is now a common place to be 12-stepped.  Aaron knew he needed AA just because of the reputation of AA and how people talked about it.

Mark shared that AA was a possibility for hope because of his son who was the first one in the family who became a member.  6 months after his son entered the fellowship, Mark entered too.  After Mark’s first meeting, he was asked if he would like someone to visit him in his home to explain the program.  Mark’s wife was actually the first in the family to go to an AA meeting through her education as a psychologist   As part of an assignment in her graduate work, she was required to attend an AA meeting.  Mark explained that his first sponsor, Jeff, visited him and 12-stepped him.  Jeff simply told Mark his drinking story all the way up to his first AA meeting.

Russ explained that the object of a 12-step call is to get the person to a meeting.  Aaron explained that the 12-steps were first explained to him at meetings.  When a newcomer is at a meeting, the meeting is now a 12-step call.  The program should be explained and any burning desires by others should be tabled until the next meeting.  Russ said anybody is qualified to make a 12-step call, but they should not go alone.  The reason is because there may be a temptation to drink if you go alone.  Also, the situation could be dangerous so they should not go alone.