Join host Lori Windfeldt as she interviews the interviewer, ladled with her usual trenchant commentary and charm.

Omar was 10 years into his sobriety when he took a chance and launched what is today considered one of the most successful recovery podcasts on iTunes. The SHAIR Podcast has over 2 million downloads and listeners from all over the world. A while back he was introduced to Life Coaching, Recovery Coaching and Personal Development and he hasn’t looked back since! Coaching was the turning point that allowed Omar to get out of his own way, becoming the person he was always meant to be.  

This episode includes discussion on:

• All things Omar
• SHAIR – The meaning behind the podcast and recovery community
  • SHARING HELPS ADDICTS IN RECOVERY
  • SHARING HELPS ALCOHOLICS IN RECOVERY
  • SHARING HELPS ALL IN RECOVERY
  • Most important word is sharing. That is what we do. Being open honest vulnerable and giving people opportunity to heal
• When is the right time to start a podcast?
• The 11th tradition of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
• Living life, recovery and sobriety OUTLOUD
• Helping and healing through storytelling
• Sobriety vs being clean and/or sober
• Holistic recovery was important from the beginning of SHAIR Recovery Community (SRC) group inception. Not just 12-step (NA or AA) but all recovery paths.
• SRC members use their moral compass & their intuition to run meetings in this private group. They know what to say…. The right thing to say.
• What in the freaking world is neuro linguistic programming (NLP)?
• Programming and brainwashing – have our brains been hacked?
• Have you questioned whether or not you’d like to take a leap of faith in becoming a coach…. Listen to Omar’s story of service turned career.
• What is your value as a coach. Not just money and time… what is your value?
• Well, also money and time. Omar talks ‘pricing your worth’ when it comes to charging for service.
• Religious childhood trauma – raised in dogmatic/religious/cult like environments
• Eat shit sandwiches, accept your gift as a healer, eat more shit sandwiches and all will be right in your world.

If you didn’t get enough of our guests Omar Pinto, you can find LOADS more information here:

Omar the Coach  https://omarpinto.com/

The SHAIR Podcast https://theshairpodcast.com/

The SHAIR Recovery Community https://theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src/

Omar’s Blog: “10 Top Recovery Podcasts That Will Boost Your Sobriety”

still looks like there is one missing here…

AND lastly, shout out to Jean McCarthy @thebubblehour https://jeanmccarthy.ca/

Hailing from the shores of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Clare Garrity and Kathy Robbins are two women in long term recovery from alcohol and food disorders. They found a little more than they bargained for while attending a women’s recovery retreat 34 years ago…. Each other!

The depth of their remarkable friendship runs the gamut of reciting The Hail Mary Prayer out loud, to spending time at a nude beach in the south of France. They have traveled the world together and have a deep spiritual connection they both treasure.

Listen as these women share their wisdom of recovery (Clare 34 years alcohol free and 30 years free of bulimia; Kathy 32 years of sobriety and 25 years recovering from a food disorder), while keeping things light by reminiscing about stories of the past… nude beaches, nude calendars, ex-husbands, Mercedes Benz joy rides (police and all), 62 mile bike rides (yes, I said 62 mile bike rides) and much much more!

Kathy likens Clare to Oprah’s BFF Gail, while Clare considers Kathy the Thelma to her Louise. Both agreeing Recovery is one of the best decisions made in their life!

This fun and inspiring interview is wrapped up in a pretty bow for our Host Lori Windfeldt, as the ladies each give their advice for her future with an impromptu Coaching session.

Cheers to #friendshipinrecovery

MORE ABOUT OUR HOST:

www.loriwindfeldt.com

www.therecoveryhour.com

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MORE ABOUT OUR GUESTS:

THE 3 C’S COACHING & THERAPY

TOPICS VISITED IN THIS DISCUSSION:

• Alcohol use disorder, alcohol abuse, alcoholic, sober, sobriety, AF, AA, ALANON
• Food addiction, bulimia, disordered eating, eating disorder
• The “perfect life” on the outside… living a story of lies.
• Keeping disorders secret, hiding addiction
• Daughter outed mom to the neighbor
• Drunk housewives and drunker husbands
• Rock bottom (the difference between external and internal)
• Childhood trauma
• Bringing shame to the family system and on self
• Intervention (do not go it alone)
• Women’s recovery retreats (maybe sharing a bed is not so bad after all)
• Soul type, soul typing
• Life coach, life coaching, psychotherapist, psychotherapy
• Recovery retreats
• Friendship in recovery
• Spirituality, inspiration, inspire and be inspired
• Recovery podcast
• She Recovers Foundation

Listen to host Lori Windfeldt as she reminisces with three of her roommates from "rehab" (inpatient treatment) in Fall 2015.

No stone left unturned while telling four completely different women's stories that you are sure to relate with in some way.

These brave women not only sought help to heal themselves from a lifetime of battle wounds, but they continue to pave the way, inspiring other women to tell their stories, making recovery a normal conversation. 

Hear the laughter and the whacky antics they experienced, along with the tears of fear and hope while they continue to heal. These gals dish out the gossip and spill the tea about operations, other patients/guests, accommodations AND what it was like to room with your host, Lori Windfeldt. 

During the most vulnerable time in these women's lives, they found each other. They found themselves. Forever bonded. Forever healing. 

Visit The Recovery Hour website here. 

Listen to guest Jill Riley's podcast Post Traumatic Faith and blog here. 

Listen to story teller, our Host Lori Windfeldt, as she narrates her  first ever published article (about her very personal story of sobriety and her journey to recovery) which landed her on the cover of the Mental Illness and Addiction Awareness Issue of Bliss Babe Magazine in the fall of 2018.

A big thank you to Omar Pinto for your lending your voice for the introduction.

for more information on your host, visit:

WEBSITE: www.loriwindfeldt.com

INSTAGRAM: @the.recovery.hour.podcast

FACEBOOK: @therecoveryhour page

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CHRISTINE DOBROCKY holds nothing back as she speaks candidly about her years long struggle with disordered eating, addiction interaction disorder (fitness & food), as well as driving (not riding on the back of) a motorcycle.

Admitting she hasn't had a whole lot of luck with love, Christine continues to navigate the murky waters of "online dating" in recovery and amidst a global pandemic (yikes). 

Being bullied as a young girl, FAT has been removed from her vocabulary, and replaced with a gentler word... plump. She knew at a young age, she would "show them" how she wasn't fat, and began her obsession with extreme exercise and dieting. At the age of 15, Christine had her first gym membership, with hopes of proving she CAN get smaller. This lead her to the world of fitness competitions and becoming a die hard figure competitor.

If you've ever wondered about eating disorders, you do not want to miss this episode! 

THE RECOVERY HOUR

INSPIRE others to tell their story || LIVE your best life || GIVE back to those in need.

episode 1 of 2

CHRISTINE DOBROCKY holds nothing back as she speaks candidly about her years long struggle with disordered eating, addiction interaction disorder (fitness & food), as well as driving (not riding on the back of) a motorcycle.

Admitting she hasn't had a whole lot of luck with love, Christine continues to navigate the murky waters of "online dating" in recovery and amidst a global pandemic (yikes). 

Being bullied as a young girl, FAT has been removed from her vocabulary, and replaced with a gentler word... plump. She knew at a young age, she would "show them" how she wasn't fat, and began her obsession with extreme exercise and dieting. At the age of 15, Christine had her first gym membership, with hopes of proving she CAN get smaller. This lead her to the world of fitness competitions and becoming a die hard figure competitor.

If you've ever wondered about eating disorders, you do not want to miss this episode! 

THE RECOVERY HOUR

INSPIRE others to tell their story || LIVE your best life || GIVE back to those in need.

FROM THE ARCHIVES The Recovery Hour host shares her story for the first time on air, before becoming the co-host of The Recovery Brothers live radio show, and moving onto her solo project, the Recovery Hour Podcast.

**Original recording: live in studio, March 2019. 

EXPLICIT CONTENT. GOOD FOR A LAUGH OR TWO. 

You're welcome,

Lori

DR. BURKE is not a real doctor, she just plays one on this podcast (and at home sometimes). 

If you think you're the only one that shit happens to, you MUST listen to this episode! Lori catches up with her good friend and heart transplant recipient Kimberly Sargent Burke... a healthy thirty-something woman, in the best physical condition of her life, who had to come to terms with a failing heart and being added to "the list."

Hear about Kimberly's triumphs and obstacles that come with her continued journey of recovery... not from substance use, or alcohol use, but the mental and physical toll of being a transplant warrior. 

Filled with so much detail of her experience and the transplant process, lots of laughs, a hunky (and intelligent) firefighting husband (his own health issue plot twist divulged in the interview) and enough faith to convince the non-believers that they better believe... Kimberly and Lori are not like old friends, they ARE old friends and you're invited to cozy up right next to them.

Oh.... there might be some smack talk about masks, internet trolls and other miscellaneous BS for your entertainment. As always there are plenty of f@*k's blurted, and we are fully aware they both say "like" a lot... you have been warned. 

KIMBERLY SARGENT BURKE IG: sargentkimberly

Donate Life America: www.donatelife.net

THE RECOVERY HOUR

INSPIRE others to tell their story || LIVE your best life || GIVE back to those in need.

If you’ve ever wondered about the inner thoughts of the women behind the formation of the largest women’s global recovery network, you do not want to miss this episode!

While keeping it upbeat, Lori still manages to dig deep with her guests Dawn Nickel and daughter Taryn Strong and they do not disappoint! They are spilling the tea as they share their experiences about their professional and private lives (then and now!) Dawn and Taryn discuss the creation of the SHE RECOVERS®Foundation, each of their addiction/recovery stories, as well as their personal relationship with each other. They talk about it ALL… recovery, family, trauma, violence... dinner with Judy Garland & Jim Morrison?! What! 

About SHE RECOVERS® FOUNDATION || SHE RECOVERS® is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity with a growing and evolving community currently consisting of more than 325,000 women in or seeking recovery from substance use disorders, other behavioral health issues and/or life challenges.

We believe in a world where all women in or seeking recovery are celebrated, supported, and deemed essential to healthy communities. We accomplish this by inspiring hope, reducing stigma and empowering women to increase their recovery capital, heal themselves, and help other women to do the same.

As the largest women’s global recovery network, we have come to know that we are strong and courageous women—and we don’t have to recover alone.

Dawn Nickel is a thought leader in the women’s recovery sphere, with a PhD in health care policy and experience researching and writing about women experiencing substance use disorders, mental health challenges, and intimate partner violence. She and her daughter Taryn founded the SHE RECOVERS Foundation to connect, support and empower women in or seeking recovery from behavioral health issues and related life challenges. Dawn started her own journey of recovery from a substance use disorder and domestic violence in 1987, she is also in recovery from anxiety, grief, trauma, overworking and cancer. 

Taryn Strong is a social media influencer in the recovery and wellness space and a leader in the SHE RECOVERS Global Movement. Taryn identifies as being in recovery from trauma, a substance use disorder and self-injurious behavior. A trauma-informed yoga instructor, recovery coach and an aromatherapist, Taryn has developed a unique yoga retreat program and led over 40 yoga for recovery retreats since 2012. She is also the host of the popular SHE RECOVERS Podcast and most recently created and taught the inaugural trauma informed SHE RECOVERS Yoga Teacher Training Program.

THE RECOVERY HOUR

INSPIRE others to tell their story || LIVE your best life || GIVE back to those in need.