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Gar and Tam start out talking about hockey, of all things. Garrett gets offended because he thought Odette snapped at him in Episode 21, demonstrating the sensitivity of many in recovery. Tam got a little offended at a text message Gar sent to her this week, and they break that down.

They talk about good ways and bad ways to handle a bad feeling. Garrett admits to Tamara that he has no take on the planned topic of friendship, so they make an impromptu pivot to the subjects on their minds. Garrett is excited because he thinks Dharmapunx gave him a couple of answers. Tamara is kicking ass at work, and Garrett is too scared to go on his roof to hang Christmas lights again.

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In this historic episode, Tamara and Garrett are joined by Odette who is universally regarded by all who know her as pretty much one of the best people that has ever lived. They go long, and it's worth every second.

Near the end, the three get into some conflict resolution. As Tam and Odette discuss something, Garrett and Odette end up describing the only time they have ever gotten close to a fight. Suddenly, it turns into another fight 3 minutes later!

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Tamara and Garrett go over their respective Thanksgiving celebrations and then do a deep dive into their long-awaited discussion about Drugs. Tam recommends watching the Trevor Noah stand-up special on Netflix.

Follow along with them through the comprehensive DRUGS discussion list:

Non-prescription/Food-related:

Sugar (highly addictive, insidious and harmful)

Caffeine (similar)

Alcohol

Food in general

Non-prescription/Non-food:

Diphenhydramine (Benadryl-Tylenol Pm)

Natural Vitamins(melatonin)

Pain relievers (aspirin, Tylenol, Advil, naproxen)

Cough Cold-dextromethophan—-pseduphederine

NyQuil

Laxatives (food addiction body issues)

Prescription:

Narcotic opioid pain relievers:

Codeine

Percocet

Vicodin

OxyContin

Anti-psychotics (bi polar):

Seroquel

Abilfy

SSRIs (anti depressant):

Lexapro

Paxil

Zoloft

Prozac

Benzodiazepines (anti anxiety):

Valium

Xanax

Ativan

Hypnotics (prescription sleep aids):

Ambien

Lunesta

Over-18 legal drugs:

Nicotine (cigs, chewing tobacco)

Over-21 legal drugs:

Marajuana and cannaboid

CBD (doesn't get you high—-infused drinks, oils)

THC (gets you high—-vape, edibles, bong, joint)

Alcohol

Illegal drugs:

Stimulants:

Cocaine

Meth

Downers:

Heroine

Qualude

Psychedelics:

lsd

DMT (ayahuasca)

Ketamine

MDMA (ecstasy)

Mushrooms (psyocibin)

Peyote

Mescaline

Non Substance:

SLA (sex/love addiction)

Porn

Social Media

Devices

Television/Netflix

Video Games

Addiction to thoughts

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The mystery of why our episode from last week was deleted is finally revealed! Tam is being vulnerably open and becoming more self-aware then the T1000.

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Tamara and Garrett are not the same people they were 17 weeks ago everyone...the podcast is going in an interesting direction, and we're on board!

"It's not that I don't think about alcohol; it's that I no longer think of all the reasons I needed to escape."

-Tamara

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Garrett is flying solo this week as Tamara is off to start her dashing and glamorous new job. He gives his take on Recovery Elevator episode 193.

("Tamara and Garrett Say nice things about people" will return next week.)

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In this incredible episode, Tamara and Garrett leave it all out on the field as they recount the magical Peru Journey they shared with 18 other recovery warriors.

The Ayahuascha Explainer Video Tam references

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fdM54z_eHDw

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Tamara and Garrett talk about their Christian upbringing and contemporary Christian music. They muse whether they are going to eat guinea pigs in Peru and make predictions and go into Episode 192 of the Recovery Elevator Podcast.

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Tamara gets a new job! Garrett and Tamara both saw a Star is Born and LOVED it. Episode 191 of the Recovery Elevator Podcast is discussed.

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Tam and Gar talk about Jamie's interview and the study saying that no amount of alcohol is healthy. Tamara is passionate about people being educated about alcohol. Garrett turns 45 years old and takes stock of his life (it's pretty good).

Things get a little mushy at the end.

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