Voices In Recovery Podcast

This week's guest, Hayley, stops by and shares her experience, strength and hope with us. She survived a childhood of being bullied in school, surviving multiple sexual assaults, and mental and physical trauma as she grew up. Hayley is anything but a victim. Her recovery is a testament to continuously doing the work and always trying to be of use to others, whom suffer. Thank you so much Hayley!

This week, with Floyd on my lap and my friend Darcy sitting in my living room we talk about our dads a little bit. Darcy lost his dad 15 years ago and I recently lost my own. It seemed like we both needed to talk about it and for good or ill we did just that. Remembering how tricky and heavy grief can be, even if the loss was half a life time ago.

Our guest this week, John, from Vancouver came in and shared his story of recovery. John began drinking in junior high and he remembers liking it a lot right away. As he grew and changed, his drinking continued to be destructive. The progression of his illness provided him with increasingly challenging consequences. He began utilizing cocaine alongside the alcohol and this ultimately led him to losing his family, home, reputation, etc. John has spent more than ten years sober and working on the life that he is proud of today. If you're out in Vancouver, you might be able to catch him at the North Shore Round Up April 7-9th. Thank you John, we appreciate you sir!

This week Darcy and I catch up and chat about all manner of stuff and things. He suggests we solved some things, or was it stuff... I can't remember, you'll have to listen to find out. All I know is that I am fortunate to work with Darcy and that we connect every so often and laugh and laugh. Happy birthday buddy. Have a wonderful week!

This week's guest, Alan, stops by and shares his experience, strength and hope with us. His journey illustrates how process addiction, like sex addiction can bring about a bottom with or without a chemical dependence. Alan found meth along the pathway and that paved the way for sex addiction to run rampant in his life. Now through several years of sobriety, he offers up his experience, strength and hope through genesis recovery coaching and On a Dime Transformations. We are extremely grateful for you Alan, keep up the great work!

This week's guest, Darren, stops by to share his courage, strength and hope with us. Injured young, he struggled through difficult symptoms of the injury and it created a lot of shame for him. He grew up spending time with his older brother and his friends. As a young fellow, he lost his brother in a car accident. Darren has  survived incredible losses and is in the process of his journey where he is examining amends that need to be made in his life. It is exciting to see yet another hurting man trying to get well and give back in whatever ways he can. Always looking for new ways to be of service and use to those around him. Thank you Darren!

Our guest this week is Morgan and she stopped by to share her experience, strength and hope with us. She is a survivor. She is a badass. She is embracing who she is more and more each  day, but that hasn't been an easy road for Morgan. At every turn she not only struggled with the world around her, but that which consumed her mind as she grew through repeated trauma. Morgan has given herself the opportunity to not only recover from addiction, but also treat her mental illness. We are incredibly grateful you are here.

This week's guest, Brianne, stops by and shares her experience, strength and hope with us. Growing up indigenous and being adopted led her to being bullied regularly. Struggling with addiction, codependency, and other challenges made her journey take the twists and turns she took. Listening to her share, reminded me of how recovery really seems to work. It can be a process we start long before we are able to quit a substance of choice. Thank you so much for being you Brianne, we are grateful you are here!

This week's guest, Katy stopped by to share their story of pain, addiction, recovery, and of course hope. Katy's dedication to finding her way in recovery is commendable. They identify as multi addicted, including sex and love addiction which have had devastating effects on their life. Thank you for being here Katy, the world needs and we appreciate you.

This week's guest is Glen and he stopped by to share his story. He grew up confronting dogma and he found a lack of spirituality along the Christian vein. Glen survived abuse as a young fellow and this contributed to the darkness he wrestled with using alcohol and drugs to cope. Being Cree Metis, he reconnected with his culture and this decision had an immediate impact on him and the direction of his life. He experienced homelessness in his addiction and in his recovery, giving back is his main goal. Thank you Glen, for sharing and for being here. The world needs more you.