Nature Untold

Episode 15: Adventure Recovery with Josh Flaherty

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Josh Flaherty (he/his) is a father of two boys, a person in long-term recovery, lover of the outdoors and Executive Director of Adventure Recovery. Oh, and has a perfect golden retriever pup.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • How the outdoors were not only a foundational aspect of growing up for Josh, but a key part of his recovery journey 
  • His experience working in a completely different industry, the music and entertainment business
  • How he got into this industry in the first place
  • His transformation from focusing on the external, trying to impress others, to focusing on the internal and the intimate now
  • How things escalated to a level where a friend nudged him to get help
  • His long road of getting help, feeling pulled together, and going back to it
  • The feelings he was running away from
  • How sobriety is about being connected to the community around recovery
  • His first time becoming involved with Adventure Recovery
  • Some of the life changing experiences he’s been able to witness through his work with Adventure Recovery
  • His biggest takeaway from his recent Master’s program in Social Work
  • People who have helped us along the way, and how it isn’t necessary to have a degree to help someone who is struggling
  • The beginner’s mindset and why it is so crucial

    • Resources mentioned:

    • Adventure Recovery
    • Alcoholics Anonymous

      • Catch up with Josh:

      • Instagram

        • Thank you, as always, for listening to this episode. Please free free to follow along on the show’s Instagram, our private Facebook group, or wherever you’d like. We also have a Patreon if you’re interested in supporting everything Nature Untold is cooking up.

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