Ashes to Awesome Podcast - Rising in Recovery
Our podcast provides light, hope, and understanding about addiction and mental health to those living within that life and the people who love them. After spending 25 years in and out of active addiction, I was able to rise out of those ashes and found my way to recovery. I'm passionate about giving back to society and started my podcast to raise awareness of some of the issues surrounding addiction. People we lose to addiction and mental health, including those in the opioid crisis, are so much more than a statistic or how they passed. They were loved. We focus on addiction from many perspectives, including professionals in the healthcare and recovery industries; people who have risen from the ashes of addiction into the awesomeness of recovery; and those who may still be active in an addiction, and we include the families and loved ones that are conscripted soldiers in a war no one wanted. Every day of the week is different and unique. Memorial Monday is dedicated to the people lost to overdose and/or addiction. We allow a family member or friend to share the story of who they were in better times. Tuesdays are typically dedicated to the people who have risen from the ashes of addiction into the awesomeness of recovery and/or who are trying to still fight to find their way back. Wednesdays is named kaleidoscope Wednesday, and features Ryan Bathgate, a gifted therapist who possesses a master’s degree, and helps us to understand the science and psychology around addiction, and how to come back from the chaos and maintain a fulfilled life from any trauma. His wisdom, charisma, and passion are evident as he answers questions from our listeners. He unpacks his answers in a way that is uniquely valuable to all who listen. By Thursday, we are ready for some light n laughter and take a break from the seriousness of our usual topics with "Just the Tip(s)" Thursday, we have some fun with how to navigate society with sobriety. Family Fridays are dedicated to the families and loved ones of addicts, and sharing their stories as they are too often not told, but their battles are just as fierce and heart wrenching of those who are struggling on a daily basis. On the Weekend Ramble I am joined my cohost, Karl the Atheist; Lisa, a psychiatrist specializing in addiction, and often a fourth panelist that changes week to week so as to continue offering a different perspective. As a panel, we look back at the week and discuss some of the highlights and takeaways.
Latest episodes
May 23, 2023 • 1h 19min
104 - DEVIN MCGUIRE FROM REVOLUTIOMN RECOVERY IS BACK ............. #youareloved, #stopthestigma, #recovery, #addiction, #addictionrecovery, #overdose, #recoveryjourney, #recoveryisworthit, #recoverywarrior, #thelovemodel
Devin McGuire is back, to talk to me more about harm reduction and some of the controversial things he said about harm reduction in episode 85, the proposed forced treatment idea that's been floating around and so much more.-----JOIN OUR FACEBOOK PAGE HERE- #youareloved, #stopthestigma, #recovery, #addiction, #addictionrecovery, #overdose, #recoveryjourney, #recoveryisworthit, #recoverywarrior, #thelovemodelNate D Memorial SloPitch Tournament Facebook PageTogether We Can Recovery Society WEBSITERevolutioon Recovdery -WEBSITETatra Trauma Therapy Center -WEBSITENate D Foundation =WEBSITESupport the showThank you so much for listening. If you are listening on the Spotify platform, you are able to share your thoughts about an individual episode in the interactive element that Spotify offers. Doing this tickles the fancy of the algorithm an really helps us to spread the message.Also please visit our Facebook page here, and like, share, or comment on any of the posts. Your feedback there is sincerely appreciated, and taken quite seriously.Lastly, most of our alumni guests from the podcast are members of our Facebook group. If you would like to get to know any of them, or have questions, or perhaps would like to invite them onto another show, this is a great place to interact. You can join that group herethank you for listening and remember, YOU ARE LOVED
May 22, 2023 • 33min
103 MEMORIAL MONDAY - CODY SHARES HIS STORY WITH US, IN A SLIGHTLY ALTERED VERSION OF A MONDAY ........... #THELOVEMODEL, #youareloved, #stopthestigma, #recovery, #addiction, #addictionrecovery, #overdose, #recoveryjourney, #recoveryisworthit, #recover
Cody is at person who struggled in addiction and is now in recovery for some time. In his journey from active addiction into recovery, he lost somebody very close to him. Due to the scheduling conflicts we weren't able to do what is the normal memorial Monday, and in its place Cody agreed to share with us his story. I have been talking with Cody for months and am very happy that he's finally decided to share with us.He does write record and produce some hip hop on his own in his spare time periods at the end of the episode one of his tracks, The Storm, is played and if you are interested in hearing more of his music you can check out his YouTube channel at this link; https://www.youtube.com/@yourztruly1887----JOIN OUR FACEBOOK PAGE HERE- #THELOVEMODEL #youareloved, #stopthestigma, #recovery, #addiction, #addictionrecovery, #overdose, #recoveryjourney, #recoveryisworthit, #recoverywarrior, #THELOVEMODELNate D Memorial SloPitch Tournament Facebook PageTogether We Can Recovery Society WEBSITERevolutioon Recovdery -WEBSITETatra Trauma Therapy Center -WEBSITENate D Foundation =WEBSITESupport the showThank you so much for listening. If you are listening on the Spotify platform, you are able to share your thoughts about an individual episode in the interactive element that Spotify offers. Doing this tickles the fancy of the algorithm an really helps us to spread the message.Also please visit our Facebook page here, and like, share, or comment on any of the posts. Your feedback there is sincerely appreciated, and taken quite seriously.Lastly, most of our alumni guests from the podcast are members of our Facebook group. If you would like to get to know any of them, or have questions, or perhaps would like to invite them onto another show, this is a great place to interact. You can join that group herethank you for listening and remember, YOU ARE LOVED
May 21, 2023 • 1h 33min
102- WEEKEND RAMBLE WITH KARL THE ATHIEST, LISA, AND LAINA........................... #youareloved, #stopthestigma, #recovery, #addiction, #addictionrecovery, #overdose, #recoveryjourney, #recoveryisworthit, #recoverywarrior
In this weekend ramble, Karl the Atheist, Lisa, Laina l and myself talk about a short week for the show, but a huge week for Lisa and her brother. -----JOIN OUR FACEBOOK PAGE HERE-- #youareloved, #stopthestigma, #recovery, #addiction, #addictionrecovery, #overdose, #recoveryjourney, #recoveryisworthit, #recoverywarriorNate D Memorial SloPitch Tournament Facebook PageTogether We Can Recovery Society WEBSITERevolutioon Recovdery -WEBSITETatra Trauma Therapy Center -WEBSITENate D Foundation =WEBSITESupport the showThank you so much for listening. If you are listening on the Spotify platform, you are able to share your thoughts about an individual episode in the interactive element that Spotify offers. Doing this tickles the fancy of the algorithm an really helps us to spread the message.Also please visit our Facebook page here, and like, share, or comment on any of the posts. Your feedback there is sincerely appreciated, and taken quite seriously.Lastly, most of our alumni guests from the podcast are members of our Facebook group. If you would like to get to know any of them, or have questions, or perhaps would like to invite them onto another show, this is a great place to interact. You can join that group herethank you for listening and remember, YOU ARE LOVED
May 19, 2023 • 1h 45min
101-FAMILY FRIDAY - REOCCURING GUEST, PSYCHIATRIST, LOVE MODEL ADVOCATE, AND ALL ROUND EXCEPTIONAL HUMAN BEING, LISA JOINS ME ......... #youareloved, #stopthestigma, #recovery, #addiction, #addictionrecovery, #overdose, #recoveryjourney, #recoveryiswort
Lisa has been a recurring guest on the weekend ramble, is a psychiatrist who specializes in addiction, is the sibling of someone who has fought addiction his whole life, an advocate for the love model, and an exceptional human being all around. She joins me in studio today to discuss living alongside somebody suffering in addiction, and some of the things that worked better than others. Ashes to Awesome is very fortunate to have stumbled across Lisa, and we don't plan on letting her go anywhere!---JOIN OUR FACEBOOK PAGE HERE---- #youareloved, #stopthestigma, #recovery, #addiction, #addictionrecovery, #overdose, #recoveryjourney, #recoveryisworthit, #recoverywarriorNate D Memorial SloPitch Tournament Facebook PageTogether We Can Recovery Society WEBSITERevolutioon Recovdery -WEBSITETatra Trauma Therapy Center -WEBSITENate D Foundation =WEBSITESupport the showThank you so much for listening. If you are listening on the Spotify platform, you are able to share your thoughts about an individual episode in the interactive element that Spotify offers. Doing this tickles the fancy of the algorithm an really helps us to spread the message.Also please visit our Facebook page here, and like, share, or comment on any of the posts. Your feedback there is sincerely appreciated, and taken quite seriously.Lastly, most of our alumni guests from the podcast are members of our Facebook group. If you would like to get to know any of them, or have questions, or perhaps would like to invite them onto another show, this is a great place to interact. You can join that group herethank you for listening and remember, YOU ARE LOVED
May 18, 2023 • 42min
100 - JUST THE TIP(S) THURSDAY WITH SCOTT FROM THE NO NEW FRIENDS POCAST............................... #youareloved, #stopthestigma, #recovery, #addiction, #addictionrecovery, #overdose, #recoveryjourney, #recoveryisworthit, #recoverywarrior, #tommacdo
Scott joins me to celebrate the 100th episode of the Ashes to Awesome podcast. As is should be expected by now, we share some genuine laughs as we talk about our favorite episodes, and parts of the evolution that have happened between episode one and 100. Triple digits!----JOIN OUR FACEBOOK PAGE HERE-- #youareloved, #stopthestigma, #recovery, #addiction, #addictionrecovery, #overdose, #recoveryjourney, #recoveryisworthit, #recoverywarrior, #tommacdonald,Nate D Memorial SloPitch Tournament Facebook PageTogether We Can Recovery Society WEBSITERevolution Recovery - WEBSITEYatra Trauma Therapy Center -WEBSITENate D Foundation =WEBSITSupport the showThank you so much for listening. If you are listening on the Spotify platform, you are able to share your thoughts about an individual episode in the interactive element that Spotify offers. Doing this tickles the fancy of the algorithm an really helps us to spread the message.Also please visit our Facebook page here, and like, share, or comment on any of the posts. Your feedback there is sincerely appreciated, and taken quite seriously.Lastly, most of our alumni guests from the podcast are members of our Facebook group. If you would like to get to know any of them, or have questions, or perhaps would like to invite them onto another show, this is a great place to interact. You can join that group herethank you for listening and remember, YOU ARE LOVED
May 14, 2023 • 1h 27min
98 - WEEKEND RAMBLINGS - LISA IS BACK, ALONG WITH JASON FROM EPISODE 78 JOIN KARL THE ATHEIST IN A CONVERSATION ABOUT AN EMOTIONAL PASTY WEEK ..................... #youareloved, #stopthestigma, #recovery, #addiction, #addictionrecovery, #overdose, #recov
98 - WEEKEND RAMBLINGS - LISA IS BACK, ALONG WITH JASON FROM EPISODE 78 JOIN KARL THE ATHEIST IN A CONVERSATION ABOUT AN EMOTIONAL PASTY WEEK ----- #youareloved, #stopthestigma, #recovery, #addiction, #addictionrecovery, #overdose, #recoveryjourney, #recoveryisworthit, #recoverywarrior, #tommacdonald,Nate D Memorial SloPitch Tournament Facebook PageTogether We Can Recovery Society WEBSITERevolutioon Recovdery -WEBSITETatra Trauma Therapy Center -WEBSITENate D Foundation =WEBSITESupport the showThank you so much for listening. If you are listening on the Spotify platform, you are able to share your thoughts about an individual episode in the interactive element that Spotify offers. Doing this tickles the fancy of the algorithm an really helps us to spread the message.Also please visit our Facebook page here, and like, share, or comment on any of the posts. Your feedback there is sincerely appreciated, and taken quite seriously.Lastly, most of our alumni guests from the podcast are members of our Facebook group. If you would like to get to know any of them, or have questions, or perhaps would like to invite them onto another show, this is a great place to interact. You can join that group herethank you for listening and remember, YOU ARE LOVED
May 11, 2023 • 44min
97 - JUST THE TIP(S) THURSDAY - SCOTT AND I TAKE A BREAK FROM THE LISTS, AND DISCUSS THE DIFFFERENCES, NUANCES IN OVERCOMING STRIFE, AND SOME CHANGES IN OUR VOCAB AND UNDERSTANDING ...................... #youareloved, #stopthestigma, #recovery, #add
97 - JUST THE TIP(S) THURSDAY - SCOTT AND I TAKE A BREAK FROM THE LISTS, AND DISCUSS THE DIFFFERENCES, NUANCES IN OVERCOMING STRIFE, AND SOME CHANGES IN OUR VOCAB AND UNDERSTANDING -------- #youareloved, #stopthestigma, #recovery, #addiction, #addictionrecovery, #overdose, #recoveryjourney, #recoveryisworthit, #recoverywarrior, Nate D Memorial SloPitch Tournament Facebook PageTogether We Can Recovery Society WEBSITERevolutioon Recovdery -WEBSITETatra Trauma Therapy Center -WEBSITENate D Foundation =WEBSITESupport the showThank you so much for listening. If you are listening on the Spotify platform, you are able to share your thoughts about an individual episode in the interactive element that Spotify offers. Doing this tickles the fancy of the algorithm an really helps us to spread the message.Also please visit our Facebook page here, and like, share, or comment on any of the posts. Your feedback there is sincerely appreciated, and taken quite seriously.Lastly, most of our alumni guests from the podcast are members of our Facebook group. If you would like to get to know any of them, or have questions, or perhaps would like to invite them onto another show, this is a great place to interact. You can join that group herethank you for listening and remember, YOU ARE LOVED
May 10, 2023 • 58min
96 - KALEIDOSCOPE WEDNESDAY - THE CAPTAIN, RYAN BATHGATE AND I TALK ABOUT BOUNDARIES, HOW COMPASSION AND RESENTMENT CAN'T EXIST IN THE SAME SPACE, AND MORE ...................... #youareloved, #stopthestigma, #recovery, #addiction, #addictionrecovery, #
Once again, the captian, Ryan Bathgate and I discuss things that leave this podcast host rethinking so much of what I thought I knew. ----- #youareloved, #stopthestigma, #recovery, #addiction, #addictionrecovery, #overdose, #recoveryjourney, #recoveryisworthit, #recoverywarriorNate D Memorial SloPitch Tournament Facebook PageTogether We Can Recovery Society WEBSITERevolutioon Recovdery -WEBSITETatra Trauma Therapy Center -WEBSITENate D Foundation =WEBSITESupport the showThank you so much for listening. If you are listening on the Spotify platform, you are able to share your thoughts about an individual episode in the interactive element that Spotify offers. Doing this tickles the fancy of the algorithm an really helps us to spread the message.Also please visit our Facebook page here, and like, share, or comment on any of the posts. Your feedback there is sincerely appreciated, and taken quite seriously.Lastly, most of our alumni guests from the podcast are members of our Facebook group. If you would like to get to know any of them, or have questions, or perhaps would like to invite them onto another show, this is a great place to interact. You can join that group herethank you for listening and remember, YOU ARE LOVED
May 9, 2023 • 1h 31min
95 - JOE FOURRE IS BACK TO TELL US HIS STORY OF RISING FROM THE ASHES OF ADDCITON TO THE AWESOMENESS OF RECOVERY...................... #youareloved, #stopthestigma, #recovery, #addiction, #addictionrecovery, #overdose, #recoveryjourney, #recoveryisworthi
After sharing with us the memory of his son Joe for Memorial Monday, Joe is back to share with us his inspiring story of how love helped him rise from the ashes. His story is heartwarming and inspiring. Joes youtube channel can be see here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwHqgxr2YD-UQUjGpfjzM2w #youareloved, #stopthestigma, #recovery, #addiction, #addictionrecovery, #overdose, #recoveryjourney, #recoveryisworthit, #recoverywarrior, #tommacdonald,Nate D Memorial SloPitch Tournament Facebook PageTogether We Can Recovery Society WEBSITERevolutioon Recovdery -WEBSITETatra Trauma Therapy Center -WEBSITENate D Foundation =WEBSITESupport the showThank you so much for listening. If you are listening on the Spotify platform, you are able to share your thoughts about an individual episode in the interactive element that Spotify offers. Doing this tickles the fancy of the algorithm an really helps us to spread the message.Also please visit our Facebook page here, and like, share, or comment on any of the posts. Your feedback there is sincerely appreciated, and taken quite seriously.Lastly, most of our alumni guests from the podcast are members of our Facebook group. If you would like to get to know any of them, or have questions, or perhaps would like to invite them onto another show, this is a great place to interact. You can join that group herethank you for listening and remember, YOU ARE LOVED
May 8, 2023 • 44min
94 - MEMORIAL MONDAY - HARLAN FOURRE .... #youareloved, #stopthestigma, #recovery, #addiction, #addictionrecovery, #overdose, #recoveryjourney, #recoveryisworthit, #recoverywarrior,
93 - MEMORIAL MONDAY - HARLAN FOURRE - Taken from us all too soon, Harlans father, Joe shares with us the beautiful memory of his son, and also an advocacy message this show has yet to spread..... until now ----- #youareloved, #stopthestigma, #recovery, #addiction, #addictionrecovery, #overdose, #recoveryjourney, #recoveryisworthit, #recoverywarrior, Nate D Memorial SloPitch Tournament Facebook PageTogether We Can Recovery Society WEBSITERevolutioon Recovdery -WEBSITETatra Trauma Therapy Center -WEBSITENate D Foundation =WEBSITESupport the showThank you so much for listening. If you are listening on the Spotify platform, you are able to share your thoughts about an individual episode in the interactive element that Spotify offers. Doing this tickles the fancy of the algorithm an really helps us to spread the message.Also please visit our Facebook page here, and like, share, or comment on any of the posts. Your feedback there is sincerely appreciated, and taken quite seriously.Lastly, most of our alumni guests from the podcast are members of our Facebook group. If you would like to get to know any of them, or have questions, or perhaps would like to invite them onto another show, this is a great place to interact. You can join that group herethank you for listening and remember, YOU ARE LOVED
