Hey y'all! This is the ONE jail story I have yet to tell anywhere . Literally one of the craziest events of my entire life, and probably the wildest four days of my active addiction. As always though, there is purpose in the madness, and this story is no different. A few episodes ago my guest Kevin said that a "miracle" can just be a shift in perspective. I absolutely love that idea and today you and I are going to discuss the perspective shift that "rejection is protection." Typically when we are rejected for anything, or by someone, we feel it is based on our value - that we aren't "good enough." What if we can shift our belief system to believe that rejection is a good thing, and absolutely unrelated to our value? Let's talk about it! Let me know what ya'll think! DM on Instagram or email me [email protected] - love you guys!

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Question...do you guys have a preference between dating someone in recovery or dating a normie? If you're in a committed relationship now, what was your preference before? Today I speak with the creator and CEO of Loosid Sober Dating app - I would love for you guys to check it out if that's something you're interested in - BUT USE THIS link so they know it's through my podcast lol ;)

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MJ's story is a wild tale of boozing it up from New York, to college in Boulder, to urban clothing lines in LA and finally getting sober and becoming a successful entrepreneur and creator of the Loosid online sober community. Between NY high school basketball star and CEO of a sober community we have a lot of fighting, cocaine, smoking crack right out of rehab, blacking out and missed chances at success. MJ fits right in to our crazy Nod Pod family!

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We have an amazing new episode today! I got to sit down with Michael "Vegas" Gialketsis. Vegas talks to us about growing up in Las Vegas, getting into drugs young, being sent to an institution as a teenager, going to jail in Vegas and Texas and tons of active addition mayhem. Sober now since June of 2018, Vegas is now a loving father, partner and talented musician. Vegas shares how the Twelve Steps helped him find his true personality, as well as how his awareness of his character defects through the 5th and 6th steps can help prevent relapse. You may also recognize him from Cheryl Anne's Rehab Fitness ;)

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Today I got to speak with Sebi Guillont, a friend of mine from my Twelve Step home group. Sebi got sober very young, he had ONE legal drink before getting sober, and he's now been sober to this day. I personally adore Sebi, I loved chatting with him - even though he's a Vols fan! - and I think you guys will enjoy our conversation too :)

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Today we speak with Dylan Wilson aka King Lazy Eye. An up and coming musician and accidental content creator, Dylan is a self taught guitar player and master story teller/songwriter. Raised primarily by his grandparents, Dylan did well in school but turmoil in his family dynamics bled into his behavior in classes. Dylan started using at a young age, and ultimately meth became his drug of choice, leading to legal troubles and the loss of custody of his son. Clean from meth and other substances now for over 18 months, Dylan talks about growing up in small town Tennessee, learning to play the guitar by learning Weezer and Blink-182 songs, troubles with the law, finding the right formula for his current band and coming to terms with what surrendering looks like for him.

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Today we have the pleasure of chatting with Rachel Slocum, aka @rachelelizabethxo on social media. The incredibly popular social media influencer and content creator shares about growing up in NY, getting into opiates, becoming a mother, using crack and heroin while maintaining a job as a dental hygienist and ultimately finding recovery in the last place she expected it...Austin, Texas. After getting sober in 2018, Rachel started a TikTok account during the pandemic and her popularity on TikTok exploded virtually overnight. Now a well known influencer and content creator, Rachel uses her unique comedic style to inspire and entertain other single moms and women in recovery.

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After going to rehab 21 times with no success, Julia Barker was strung out on meth and heroin, working in sex work, living in a trap house - absolutely alone and terrified. After a particularly traumatic event, she turned to another addict in their community and the two began a relationship in addiction - that has lasted to this day. Now both in recovery and the parents to a beautiful daughter, Julia and Ryan have completely rebuilt their lives together in sobriety.

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**TRIGGER WARNING references of abuse, violence and physical assault

Today I speak with Brandon Michael. Brandon was raised in an environment of extreme volatility, witnessing and enduring physical abuse between and from a variety of parental figures in his life. Incarcerated for two years by the age of twenty, while on parole after his first term, Brandon was involved in a violent altercation that resulted in a seven year prison term. After his second term, Brandon's heroin addiction began. Through use of methadone, he has been clean from heroin since 2014 and from methadone since 2017.

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