Does the dirt from your past still haunt you? Do you friends and family always run your dirt in your face? Do you sometimes feel like the comic strip character Pig-Pen with a cloud of dirt following you everywhere? Listen to this episode to see how to begin to forgive yourself and become someone who can say "My dirt is under my shoes.'

Are you happy today? Do you enjoy life? Out do you find you keep chasing after happiness? No matter how hard you chase it, does happiness always elude you? Today we look at ten steps to happiness that all of us can apply to our life. Are you ready to make your mind up to be happy with where you are in your journey of recovery and still be courageous enough to dream big dreams?

Do you feel like people can see you, but only see the addict, not the real you? Maybe you have always felt that people refused to see you or that your thoughts and feelings were always invalidated. Perhaps you feel painfully visible but entirely ignored. This episode looks at these feelings and more as we discuss the journey to being visible again in our recovery.

How has fear of people's reaction to your truth kept you from opening up? Have you ever withheld the truth from your family for fear that you would scar them again if they knew the truth? What do you think about these statements.. sometimes there is too much truth in the world and not enough understanding... If I told you the truth, you would have tried to do something about it! Listen to this episode to hear the feedback from our group of guys in recovery from around the world. I'm sure everyone will benefit by their insight.

Thoughts are not the same as urges. And cravings are not the same as uncontrollable desires. How do we learn to gain control over our thoughts and cravings before they lead to relapse? Listen to the group of eight guys in recovery from around the world as they share their idea on today's topic.

What is the carrot and stick method of motivation? Does this method actually work in addiction treatment? Is it the best way to establish long term recovery? Does the carrot and stick motivate change our deception? What characteristics should I look for in treatment programs, sponsors or accountability partners?

Are you addicted to anger? Does it bring you the same rush that risk takers feel? Do you use your anger to control others? Is it your tool of manipulation? If this sounds ask too familiar it's time to find freedom from your anger addiction.

Stacy Dodd shares his journey from experimentation, to addiction, to prison, and intimately to the founder of a community center www.hopecenter1usa.com and author of Backpack to the Burbs https://www.amazon.com/dp/1736336800/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_imm_364JZ5KPB6PH0P6XJGKM to an executive with Celebrate Recovery and www.vertavahealth.com. You can contact him through any of those links or on his website www.Stacydodd.com

In this episode we use the classical model of PTSD with a new twist to look at Post Treatment Stress Disorder and Post Time Stress Disorder. Discover how to deal with the stressors you are facing after completing rehab or outpatient treatment OR after serving your time in prison.

Today's episode is another group session and we discuss these points: There are two core fears. 1) losing what you have and 2) not getting what you want. How do we deal with these fears? How can we grow to fall in love with where we are in the moment?