Flat Out Recovery

By Richard Woodward

Flat Out Recovery is a podcast series that shares stories of addiction, told by real addicts and alcoholics who are in recovery themselves. We are the voices of lived experience and want to confront t... more

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How many episodes does Flat Out Recovery have?

The podcast currently has 150 episodes available.

Flat Out Recovery episodes:

January 04, 2024 Episode 141: 'When Am I In Blackout?'
What is ‘a blackout’ and how do we define it? How often were we
doing things in blackout when under the influence? How does this appear to those around us? This can be more deceptive than we might think. This week, we’re talking about drunk driving, blackouts, the ‘morning after eye-opener’ and how we do (or don’t) manage to drink with the normies. We discuss the nature of blackouts, how we come to accept them as normal and what it’s like to look back on them through clean and sober eyes…
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45min
December 28, 2023 Episode 140: 'A Letter From America...'
This week – all the way from New Mexico – we’re talking to Nico, about his personal journey through addiction and into
recovery. He cites the importance of addressing our mental, physical and spiritual wellbeing, the need to find appropriate role models and how positive relationships are vital to achieving and maintaining recovery. While his chosen approach differs from ours (and we never said we had the only answer!), it’s clear from the interview that we have many things in common…
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46min
December 21, 2023 Episode 139: 'Christmas? What Do I Do?'
This week, we’re taking about Christmas. How do we learn to ‘do Christmas’ clean and sober? Are there particular strategies we can use which will enable us to negotiate the festive season safely? What do we do about the inevitable presence of alcohol throughout? We look at one of the most challenging times of year for people in recovery, highlighting the need for boundaries and exit strategies and looking at what is most important about ‘that first clean and sober Christmas’. Meanwhile, Ronnie can’t decide whether
to wear shorts or not…
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47min
December 14, 2023 Episode 138: 'Beyond Aftercare...'
What happens after we have been through an Aftercare Programme? It might sound obvious, but perhaps it’s not? How do we use what we have learned to cope with our newfound independence? This week, we’re talking about
what happens after we finish an Aftercare Programme, how we learn to take responsibility for ourselves and what we do and how we gradually come to reengage with the world outside. Also, we look at what we can do during the Dry
House process that will help to prepare us for the future.
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44min
November 30, 2023 Episode 136: 'The Song Remains The Same...'
What’s the most important part of my recovery toolkit when I
leave treatment? (Actually, that would be my mobile phone.) What was it like years ago (but not that many), when we didn’t have any technology to help us? This week, we’re talking about how times have changed; from tooth extraction to technological developments improving our means of communication, we look at how changing times may be changing times, but our problem remains the same. Also,
we’re talking about how we use (or don’t use) prescribed medication in recovery.
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44min
November 23, 2023 Episode 135: 'How Does Aftercare Help Me? (2)'
In the second of a series of interviews with Service Users who have recently completed treatment and engaged in an Aftercare Programme, we are talking to Katie about her experience of the process and how she has moved on
since. She explains how the ongoing support offered by an Aftercare Programme has helped her to find a consistency in her recovery, and how she is now able to help others as a result. Also, she talks about her previous efforts to get clean and sober, and how everything has changed this time around.
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43min
November 16, 2023 Episode 134: 'How Does Aftercare Help Me?'
In the first of a series of interviews with Service Users who
have recently completed treatment and engaged in an Aftercare Programme, we are talking to Charlene about her experience of the process and how she has moved on since. She describes her journey into treatment, the consequences of relapse and how it reignited her commitment to recovery. Also, she explains how participating in a structured Aftercare Programme has helped her with building and maintaining routine, developing her confidence and strengthening the
foundations of her recovery.
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43min
November 09, 2023 Episode 133: ‘Problems? What Problems?’
When friends relapse, how do we learn to respond differently over time? How do everyday situations become somehow easier to circumnavigate when we remain in recovery? How do we learn to manage when we are faced with simple problems, such as broken phones, computers with minds of their own and journeys not going to plan? This week, we’re talking about the kind of everyday problems
and issues which can seem mountainous in addiction, and yet we somehow seem able to manage them as we grow in recovery. Also, we look at how we choose to face up to things in recovery, rather than ignoring them or hoping they’ll go away as we do in active addiction.
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47min
November 02, 2023 Episode 132: 'How Important Is Aftercare?'
What is the difference between treatment and aftercare?How important is it that rehabilitation services offer an extended programme which offers support far beyond the initial stages? How are such programmes managed?
This week, we’re talking to Steve Costello, who manages all aspects of Aftercare at Changes UK. He talks about his journey into the job and why it is so important. Also, we talk about the provision of services for people who have been through a treatment programme, why they vary so much and why further support is such an effective means to build and maintain recovery.
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43min
October 26, 2023 Episode 131: 'How Do I Find My Place?'
How do we find the places where we can genuinely wind down? Do we need both contact with people and to be silently on our own? How does this contribute to finding a sense of belonging, self and purpose? This week, we’re talking about how we find meditation (and all sorts of versions of it) in what appear to be the unlikeliest places. We look at how we need time to allow our unconscious minds
to work and how we find ways to live in recovery which go beyond a checklist. Also, we look at how rehabilitation services give us time to build on our recovery and how we need to find our own particular ‘place’ in recovery as a whole.
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45min

FAQs about Flat Out Recovery:

How many episodes does Flat Out Recovery have?

The podcast currently has 150 episodes available.