Recovery Coast to Coast

Long-term recovery is front and center, as RC2C host Neil Scott introduces listeners to Tayna Pritt, who has been in recovery for over 51 years Her story is so inspiring!

Award-winning actor - and a grateful person in long-term recovery - will also share some personal reflections on recovery living 'Miracle to Miracle'

Tom Hogan has been in recovery for 29 years. But getting to that point of starting his recovery the roads were long and wide He had his first drink at the age of 10. He eventually found out what was missing in his life as he fully committed to a life of healing and happiness. And actress Julie Harris shares some personal thoughts on the priorities in recovery.

RC2C host Neil Scott welcomes Paolo del Veccio, the director of the recently formed 'Office of Recovery' under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMSHA) in the US Department of Health and Human Services which recently celebrated its one year anniversary. Mr. del Vecchio has been in long term recovery for the past 38 years!

Neil also shares a comment from Washington Governor Jay Inslee about recovery!

NY Times Best Selling author JA Jance joins RC2C host Neil Scott to discuss her latest novel "Blessings of the Lost Girls," as well as discussing her life as the wife of a practicing alcoholic. Following his death from chronic alcoholism, she started her writing career, with a characther who found recovery and lives on in the pages of the JP Beaumont series to this day! A new book in that series is next!

RC2C Host Neil Scott dips into the audio archives for an interview he did wth former heavyweight boxer Gerry Cooney, whose heavweght fights included Ken Norton George Foreman Michael Spinx, and Larry Holmes But his biggest opponent and one that he knocked out was alcoholism!

Paul Steinbroner winner of the NAATP 2023 Michael Q. Ford Journlism Award, talks about his latest project about the amazing 'Recovery Cafe'! RC2C host Neil Scott shares his conversation with this legendary film maker.

And actor DickVan Dyke shares his thoughts on 'generosity of spirit'!

Here is a link to a trailer about the Recovery Cafe!

https://vimeo.com/840211541?share=copy

And a link to additional information ...

https://touchpointproductions.com/recovery-cafe-epk/

RC2C Host Neil Scott shares an intimate conversation with Bob Sttedman, a very successful real estate broker who was placed in a medically induced detox coma after hiding his drinking from everyone expect for himself! He found recovery - his own personal program of recovery - and has mainteded long term recovery for 11 years!

https://www.windermere.com/directory/agents/bob-steedman

And actor Lou Gossett Jr. shares some reflections on personal recovery!

Veteran comedian and a guy in long-term recovery, Mark Lundholm shares some insights into recovery, gratitude and humor with RC2C host Neil Scott. Included in this edition of the podcast are clips from some of Mark's funny onstage perormances!

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And iconc actor Dick Van Dyke shares some reflections on recovery!

RC2C Host Neil Scott catches up with Ted Perkins, who has started an intriquing proect for people in recvery. It's called 'Recovery Movie Meetups'.

He shares the insiration and the startu of this prjectHis website is:

www.recoverymeetups.com

And actress ulie Harris rounds ut the podcast with some thoughts on meditation . . .

Host Neil Scott delves into the RC2C archives and shares an interview with a woman in long-term recovery, Chris O'Dell. Chris was right in the middle of the 'Sex. Drugs & Rock 'n Roll' culture, living and working with The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Eric Claton, Leon Russell, and others She lived to tell about it, and how it led to her recovery, in the book: 'Miss O'Dell: My Hard Days and Long Nights with The Beatles, The Stones, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton and the Women They Loved'

Here are links to four songs that are mentioned in the interview:

Miss O'Dell, by George Harrison https://youtu.be/qM4y9VEXUBc

Pisces Apple Lady by Leon Russell https://youtu.be/qBOukdrkG6Q

Hummingbird by Leon Russell https://youtu.be/np5SnrExMDM

Hey Jude by The Beatles https://youtu.be/mQER0A0ej0M

And actress Ali McGraw closes out the podcast with reflections on 'Affirming Honesty!'