Voices In Recovery Podcast

This week's guest, Robbie stops by and shares his story. From early coping with grief and loss, which taught him to turtle inside himself - to a world where he values his life and those helpful, loving humans who surround him now. Thank you Robbie for your experience, strength and hope!

This week Darcy and I sit down and talk about several things fluttering around our minds. Sitting and talking about what is happening on our planet can be heavy considering how dire it is for so many humans at this very moment. It's a mad world out there so we need to do better in our own little universes to spread whatever goodness we can. In service.

This week's guest is artist, Jeff Burns. He shares his winding journey into, out of, and thankfully back into recovery. Like most of us his path was anything but linear. Recovery has put him in a position that he now lives the life of an artist. He's happy if you want to look him up for any reason and he definitely wants to be of use to others struggling where he he's been.

Stories from survivors and warriors living in the world of recovery. We can and do recover in many different ways and these stories are from incredible humans living their second, third, hundredth lives. Tune in for a laugh, a cry, and some information you may not have had yesterday.For information or support please contact us through www.freedomspathrecoverysociety.ca

This week's guest shares about living with a diagnosis of Schizophrenia and the stigma that is attached to it. We are taken through adolescence into her young adult years where psychosis became the normal reality. How practicing her addiction/self-medicating turned into destructive use, which potentially changed her brain chemistry etc. We are extremely grateful and honored that she shared all she did. Her courage in the face of stigma and judgment motivates us to be more diligent in our breaking the silence. She talks about the strategies she employs to cope, function, and thrive in her life today. Thank you for sharing yourself with us.To learn more or to find resources for schizophrenia head to: https://schizophrenia.ca

Darcy and I sit down for a zoom chat about meditation, the importance of mindful breathing, focusing on yourself, and combining, even short meditations into your current daily practices of recovery, exercise, family, work, and everything else you might do in a day.

This week's guest, Sarah drops by and shares her experience, strength and hope with us. She was raised with recovery on her periphery, as family members were living the life free of substances and in some cases, free of the chaos, which often accompanies substance use. Her life today, in spite of challenges, is one of wellness, recovery, and attempting to be of use through her incredible skills as a physical therapist. If you have chronic pain or simply want to improve your physical, mental and emotional health. Her ability to find treatments to meet the needs of her diverse clientele makes her a unique component to any recovery program. Thank you Sarah, we appreciate you!

This week Tim and Andrew of "Moving the Mark" addiction services stop by and share their courage, strength and hope with us. Their group specializes in interventions and placing people into treatment as quickly and efficiently as possible. Their services are available across Canada. Tim and Andrew's special relationship with the recovery communities in Calgary and the Okanagan make the transitions into treatment appear seamless. Considering the drug epidemic crossing North America and the planet; we need more of these special creatures until no one has to suffer alone or in silence. Thank you for being out there gentlemen, helping sick humans get well. We appreciate you guys!

This week Alisha stops by and shares her experience, strength and hope with us. Her journey takes us through difficult childhood experiences into adulthood. In adolescence, she moved a lot, changing schools frequently and discovered anything that took her away from the pain of home. As she continued to fall deeper and deeper, an accident and an addiction to opiates amongst other drugs; brought her swiftly to her knees. From the ashes of an old life, she remains sober and clean, works with women regularly and encourages other women to get and live a sober life if they choose. She faces any challenges, which arise as her journey continues to unfold. Although some relationships with family had been extremely strained, Alisha works diligently to rebuild what can be and face what needs to be. Thank you so much Alisha!

This week Rae Ann joins us via Zoom from Washington State. From an abusive childhood, she moved to drinking early in her life to cope with the pain, abuse and confusion that she went through. The downward spiral took her through DUI's, abusing prescription drugs, physical, and mental injuries until finally overdosing and nearly remaining dead. Today she puts more and more energy into her recovery and less energy into the old, toxic habits of her active addiction life. Thank you so much for pushing through Vulnerability and sharing your incredible experience, strength and hope with us all. We appreciate you Rae Ann.