"One day I decided, all my decisions suck."

-Erick

Erick shares his story of longing to find comradarie and acceptance at a young age outside of himself and how it lead to coping with drug and alcohol use at a young age. Listen how Erick discusses divorce, drug use and the art of finding contentment in the unknown. Listen as he shares the array of unforeseen and unplanned stepping stones in his recovery. Erick shares how plans failure in the eye of the beholder and his stories how he went from working on a dock of a bay to snow making in Big Bear. We both discuss the myth that anyone has a plan recovering addict or not. We also talk about how  addicts have an undeniable gift of resilience and given the right perspective are unstoppable with achieving their dreams.

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Mandi discusses her life as a child and how her culture directly affected her coping tools as a child and her relationship dynamics. Listen in how she shares how her addiction to food and self destruction lead her to find purpose in her working field as a clinical therapist. Mandi now works with recovering addicts in the legal system and loves her job. We discuss the stigma around triggers for addicts and how they are similar and differ to those who do not struggle with addiction.

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"One day I decided, to ask for help." -Jake

Listen to Episode 3 Part 2 getting into the discussion of all things distraction and healthy addictions? Discussing with Jake if healthy addictions is a thing. We talk about how yoga has impacted our recovery as well a rock climbing and the balance of sexual and emotional relationships when sober. Jake talks about what's next for his career and life in recovery.

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"One day I decided, to ask for help." -Jake

Jake and I discuss the topic is there such a thing as healthy addictions. Listen in as Jake shares his story in part one on how before substance abuse he sought out control with his relationships. Jake shares about trauma in his childhood that he believes affected his mental health as a child. Jake discusses how in sobriety he found a path that lead to AA, yoga, outdoors and creating a surfing non-profit to help others in recovery as well.

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"One day I decided that I was worth saving." -Breezy

Part 2 of Breezy's episode we discuss the episodes topic AA & Dark Side of Sober Living. Breezy goes into detail of how the Big Book was so significant to her recovery as well as how it still impacts her daily routine and life. We also discuss the darkness around sober living and how it inspired her app to help people in recovery find sober livings catered to their needs for recovery. 

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"One day I decided that I was worth saving." -Breezy

Breezy's story of how growing up in a house with different types of addiction had brought her straight to the path of alcohol abuse at a young age. Breezy discusses how alcohol was a mask for confusion around self worth and lack of control in relationships. Listen to how her journey with addiction and AA lead her to her career today. 

"One day I decided that I had to do everything differently then I had ever done before" -Sigal

Finishing off @Badseedgonegood (Sigal's) interview part 2 we discuss episode 1's topic (Sobriety in society/ social media.) In part 2 we talk about the stigmas us addicts have to overcome as well as preconceived generalizations of who an addict is when it pertains to members of society. We also dive into the good, the bad and the ugly of social media, and how it can be beneficial or negative for ones recovery journey. Completely unfiltered and practically unedited, take a listen to 2 recovering addicts being vulnerable and real when it comes to the society stigma reality.

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"One day I decided that I had to do everything differently then I had ever done before" -Sigal

Sigal- Also known as @Badseedgonegood on Instagram shares her personal story of addiction. Listen to Sigal in episode 1 Part 1 discussing her addiction story and how it all lead to her to her current life as an unplanned influencer on a social media platform advocating for the truth about recovery. Listen to her story about how a traveling actress that struggled with ED ended up chasing meth in Hollywood as well as a dysfunctional relationship. Sigal discusses how addiction combined with body dysmorphia struggles eventually inspired her to seek sobriety as well as finding resilience and purpose by sharing her story publicly (behind her Wonder Woman avatar). 

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