In this powerful two-part episode of the Bare Knuckle Recovery podcast, co-founders Tommy Streeter and Nate Moellering sit down with Scott Valentic and Bob Springer to share their incredible journeys. 

Scott, with a background in the military and as a narcotics detective, and Bob, who experienced life through incarceration and addiction, highlight their vastly different pasts that have surprisingly led them to work together towards the same mission: recovery.

Join them as they discuss:

• Their individual experiences and how their unique paths shaped who they are today.
• The initial apprehension and eventual mutual respect and understanding that developed between a former cop and a former convict.
• The importance of confronting personal struggles, embracing vulnerability, and the power of human connection in the recovery process.
• How their past challenges now serve as a foundation to help others find their path and live their best lives, emphasizing that "change is possible."

This episode is a testament to finding common ground in humanity, overcoming adversity, and the transformative power of choosing a path of recovery and service.

Watch this episode here: https://www.bareknucklerecovery.com/

Is addiction tearing your family apart? In Episode 31 of Bare Knuckle Recovery, Tommy Streeter, Nate Moellering, and guests Bob Springer and Emma Rosebrock confront the agonizing challenges of loving someone through active addiction. This powerful two-part discussion unpacks the painful realities of lying and manipulation, revealing the science behind how addiction hijacks the brain and can change the person you love.

Join the BKR team as they share raw personal experiences and offer crucial insights on:

• Setting Life-Saving Boundaries: Why they're essential, how to establish them with loved ones in active addiction, and understanding the manipulation tactics often faced.
• The Hijacked Brain: A clear explanation of the dopamine effect, the brain's pain-pleasure balance, tolerance, and how addiction rewires survival instincts, leading to behaviors that are not the "real" person.
• The "Should They Come Home?" Dilemma: A frank discussion about the complexities and potential pitfalls of allowing a loved one back into the family home after treatment or incarceration.
• Accountability Over Enabling: The critical importance of natural consequences, the family's role (and what it isn't), and why outsourcing support to professionals and recovery communities is vital.
• Debunking "Rock Bottom" & "Readiness": Challenging common myths and emphasizing that recovery is about action, even when it's uncomfortable or initially forced.
• Hope Through Shared Experience: Honest stories of past struggles, the pain caused and experienced, and the transformative journey of recovery for both individuals and their families.

If you're grappling with a loved one's addiction, feeling lost in a cycle of deceit, or struggling to maintain healthy boundaries, this episode offers profound understanding, practical advice, and a strong message of hope. 

Tune in for a brutally honest conversation that could change how you navigate addiction in your family.

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Scott Valentic joined the Army in 2002 and served time in Iraq. Following active duty, Scott became a police officer, and then ultimately a detective within the drug taskforce.

On this episode of the Bare Knuckle Recovery Podcast, Scott shares his perspective on the trauma of working in those environments, how he turned to alcohol to numb that emotional pain, his denial about having a problem with alcohol, and then ultimately how he came to be sitting here today as an employee of Allendale Treatment and member of Bare Knuckle Recovery with 3.5 years of sobriety.

Watch this episode here: https://www.bareknucklerecovery.com/

Anton Talamantes, MMA Coach & Personal Trainer in the Fort Wayne area, sits down with Nate & Tommy to talk about the parallels between exercise and sobriety.

Specifically, as a black belt in wrestling / MMA / grappling, Anton talks about the powers of mixed martial arts, especially in sobriety, and the wide range of spiritual, mental and physical benefits.

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Jarred White, Marine Combat Veteran and Founder of FW22, is back on the show and he's talking in circles.

- Jarred talks about being shaped like a circle and making positive life changes

- He talks about the importance of the people you surround yourself with and keep in your circle

- He shares how these relationships have come full-circle with Nate's involvement in FW22 and the partnerships between Bare Knuckle, FW22 and Allendale Treatment.

- And Jarred talks about why we can't just circle November 11 on the calendar to celebrate and support our Veterans. It's estimated that 22 Veterans take their own lives every day due to unresolved mental health ailments.

Jarred's non-profit organization, FW22, is organized to facilitate community involvement in the support and assistance of Veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) while simultaneously educating on suicide prevention and mental illness.

Learn more about FW22 here: https://www.fw22.org/

And learn more about Bare Knuckle Recovery here: https://www.bareknucklerecovery.com/

#mentalhealthawareness #veteransmatter #substanceabuseawareness 

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You know how we often talk about the impacts that addiction can have on family members?

Tommy's Aunt Michelle is here to talk about his time in active addiction, and she brought receipts.

Watch here or on YouTube, or search your favorite Podcast platform for Bare Knuckle Recovery

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Nate & Tommy sit down with Ciara and Emma to talk about the greatest lie ever told in recovery:

🤥 "For someone to get help with their addiction, they have to want it."

🤥 "It needs to be their idea, or else it won't work"

The truth is - recovery is not for those who want it or those that need it.

It's just for those who do it.

These 4 people, all now living productive lives in recovery, share some pieces of their story to explain why you can't just sit around and wait on your loved one to be ready to get help.

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Tommy Streeter and Nate Moellering host returning guest, Bob Springer, to talk about reaching out for help when struggling with addiction.

Drawing on their own experiences, the three discuss how addicts often don't necessarily know what they are asking for when they reach out for help, and how some who ask for help are not fully accepting of the help that is offered.

When you don't fully surrender and accept the help being offered, what impact does that have on the addict, the addict's family, the community and society in general?

Listen now to find out! (or watch this episode on YouTube)

Watch this episode here: https://www.bareknucklerecovery.com/

Anthony Ponds faced capital murder charges at age 19. 

Today, he is a featured speaker for Remedy Live's 'Get Schooled Tour' and board member at Inspiration Ministry.

So how did he get to where he was at age 19? And then how did he get to where he is now, speaking inspiration and knowledge into the kids within our community?

Hear Anthony's incredible powerful story, hosted by Tommy Streeter and Nate Moellering of Bare Knuckle Recovery, and joined by recurring guest host, Bob Springer.

https://www.bareknucklerecovery.com/episode-24-get-schooled-anthony-ponds/

(You can also find the video version of this episode, and all previous episodes, by searching for Bare Knuckle Recovery on YouTube.)

#addictionrecoverypodcast #addictionrecovery #addictiontreatment #addictiontreatmentcenter #bareknucklerecovery

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Ciara grew up in a pretty violent household as a child. By 11-years-old, on a search to find something in her life that she could control, Ciara had developed a serious eating disorder. 

If we fast-forward the next parts of her story through the drug and alcohol abuse, more trauma, stints in jail, stints in various treatment facilities, and time on probation, Ciara now lives a full and productive life in long-term recovery.

Listen to this episode to hear from Ciara herself on how she was able to overcome the trauma and addiction to rise above the wounds of her past.

https://www.bareknucklerecovery.com/episode-23-ciaras-journey-trauma-addiction

(You can also find the video version of this episode, and all previous episodes, by searching for Bare Knuckle Recovery on YouTube.)

#addictionrecoverypodcast #addictionrecovery #addictiontreatment #addictiontreatmentcenter #bareknucklerecovery

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