Recovery Hour

BONUS EPISO... rant

Host Lori Windfeldt takes a new approach at connecting with her listeners. Recorded "live" in her car, Lori questions her responsibility as a coach and recovering alcoholic, to have stopped someone from her 12 step home group (which she hasn't attended in a long time) making a personal purchase. After listening, please bounce on facebook page and search for "guy at the gas station" and comment your thoughts.

SONGS MENTIONED w/ link:

OK NOT TO BE OK - Demi Levato & Marshmello

Lyrics:

Feeling like a drop in the ocean that don't nobody notice

Maybe it's all just in your head

Feeling like you're trapped in your own skin, and now your body's frozen

Broken down, you've got nothing left

When you're high on emotion and you're losing your focus and you feel too exhausted to pray

Don't get lost in the moment or give up when you're closest, all you need is somebody to say

It's okay not to be okay

It's okay not to be okay

When you're down and you feel ashamed

It's okay not to be okay

Feeling like your life's an illusion and lately you're secluded

Thinking you'll never get your chance

Feeling like you got no solution, it's only 'cause you're human

No control its out of your hands

When you're high on emotion and you're losing your focus and you feel too exhausted to pray

Don't get lost in the moment or give up when you're closest, all you need is somebody to say

It's okay not to be okay

It's okay not to be okay

When you're down and you feel ashamed

It's okay not to be okay

When you're high on emotion and you're losing your focus and you feel too exhausted to pray

Don't get lost in the moment or give up when you're closest, all you need is somebody to say

It's okay not to be okay

It's okay not to be okay

When you're down and you feel ashamed

It's okay not to be okay

It's okay not to be okay

COME AND GO -Juice WRLD & Marshmello

I try to be everything that I can

But sometimes I come out as bein' nothin'

I try to be everything that I can

But sometimes I come out as bein' nothin'

I pray to God that he make me a better man, uh

Maybe one day I'ma stand for somethin'

I'm thankin' God that he made you part of the plan

I guess I ain't go through all that Hell for nothin'

I'm always fuckin' up and wreckin' shit, it seems like I perfected it

I offer you my love, I hope you take it like some medicine

You tell me, ain't nobody better than me, I think that there's better than me

Hope you see the better in me, always end up betterin' me

I don't wanna ruin this one

This type of love don't always come and go

I don't wanna ruin this one

This type of love don't always come and go

We take drugs, then you hold me close

Then I tell you how you make me whole

Sometimes I feel you like bein' alone

Then you tell me that I should've stayed in the room

Guess I got it all wrong, all along, my fault

My mistakes probably wipe all the rights I've done

Sayin' goodbye to bygones, those are bye, gones

Head up, baby, stay strong, we gon' live long

This type of love don't always come and go

I don't wanna ruin this one

This type of love don't always come and go

DEMI LEVATO: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demi_Lovato

Lovato had suffered from bipolar disorder, Anorexia nervosa (binge type), self-harm, and being bullied before she went into rehab at age 18.[256][257] On November 1, 2010, Lovato withdrew from the Jonas Brothers: Live in Concert tour, entering a treatment facility for "physical and emotional issues".[258] It was reported[259] that she decided to enter treatment after punching female dancer Alex Welch; her management and family convinced her she needed help. Lovato said she took "100 percent, full responsibility" for the incident.[256] On January 28, 2011, Lovato completed inpatient treatment at Timberline Knolls and returned home. She acknowledged that she had bulimia, had cut herself, and had been "self-medicating" with drugs and alcohol "like a lot of teens do to numb their pain".[260] She added that she "basically had a nervous breakdown" and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder during her treatment. Lovato later said that she had used cocaine several times a day and smuggled cocaine onto airplanes.

In April 2011, Lovato became a contributing editor for Seventeen magazine, writing an article that described her struggles.[263] In March 2012, MTV aired a documentary, Demi Lovato: Stay Strong, about her rehab and recovery.[264] She began work on her fourth studio album the following month.[265] In January 2013, it was reported that Lovato had been living in a sober-living facility in Los Angeles for over a year because she felt it was the best way to avoid returning to her addictions and eating disorder.[266] Lovato celebrated the six-year anniversary of her sobriety on March 15, 2018.[267]

In her 2017 YouTube documentary Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated, Lovato revealed publicly that her treatment at Timberline Knolls was not entirely successful, stating that she still struggled with alcoholism and a cocaine addiction in the year following her stint in the treatment centre and further revealing that she was in fact under the influence of cocaine while being interviewed about her sobriety for Demi Lovato: Stay Strong.[268][269][270][271] She stated: "I wasn't working my program. I wasn't ready to get sober. I was sneaking it on planes, sneaking it in bathrooms, sneaking it throughout the night. Nobody knew."[269]

Lovato also stated that her drug and alcohol addictions caused her to not only nearly overdose several times, but later began to impact her ability to perform and promote her third studio album Unbroken, referencing a 2012 performance on the eleventh season of American Idol where she was severely hungover.[268][270][271] After her management team had expressed their intentions to leave her, Lovato agreed to resume treatment and counseling for her addictions, leading to her move to a sober-living facility in Los Angeles with roommates and responsibilities to help her overcome her drug and alcohol problems.[268][271]

On June 21, 2018, Lovato released the single "Sober" in which she revealed she had relapsed following six years of sobriety.[272] On July 24, 2018, she was rushed to the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after emergency services were called to her home due to an opioid overdose.[273][274] She was reported to be stable and recovering later in the day.[273] Lovato was reported to have overdosed on oxycodone laced with fentanyl[275] and was revived with naloxone.[276] She was hospitalized for two weeks and subsequently entered an in-patient rehab facility.[277] In December 2018, Lovato took to Twitter to dismiss rumors regarding her overdose and went on to thank her fans, writing: "If I feel like the world needs to know something, I will tell them MYSELF. All my fans need to know is I'm working hard on myself, I'm happy and clean and I'm SO grateful for their support." She went on to add that some day she would "tell the world what exactly happened, why it happened and what my life is like today.. but until I'm ready to share that with people please stop prying and making up shit that you know nothing about. I still need space and time to heal."

Lovato later revealed in a 2020 interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that her worsened struggles with bulimia in 2018 contributed to her eventual drug overdose, as she relapsed three months prior to the incident due to being extremely unhappy.[279] She attributed these struggles to the extreme measures that her then-manager, Phil McIntyre, took to control what she ate.[280] Lovato further explained that, along with the controlling nature of her management team, they did not provide her with the help she needed, commenting: "People checking what my orders at Starbucks were on my bank statements... just little things like that... it led me to being really unhappy and my bulimia got really bad and I asked for help and I didn't receive the help that I needed."[280] Moreover, she recalled that her thought process the night she relapsed following six years of sobriety was as follows: "I'm six years sober and I'm miserable. I'm even more miserable than I was when I was drinking. Why am I sober?"[280] When Lovato confronted her management team about her thoughts, they responded with, "You're being very selfish, this would ruin things for not just you but for us as well," which she says made her feel "completely abandoned" due to triggering her underlying abandonment issues with her birth father, and so she "drank that night".

Juice Wrld: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juice_Wrld

On December 8, 2019, Higgins was aboard a private Gulfstream jet flying from Van Nuys Airport in Los Angeles to Midway International Airport in Chicago. Law enforcement officers were waiting for the jet to arrive, having been notified by federal agents, while the flight was en route, that they suspected there were guns and drugs on the plane.[103] Law enforcement officials later revealed they found three handguns and 70 lb (32 kg) of marijuana on the aircraft.[104] They also said several members of Higgins' management team aboard the flight told them that Higgins had taken "several unknown pills",[104] including allegedly swallowing multiple Percocet pills to hide them while police were on board the plane searching the luggage.[105]

Higgins then began convulsing and seizing, after which two doses of the emergency medication Narcan were administered as an opioid overdose was suspected.[106] Higgins was transported to the nearby Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead.[107][108]

Higgins' funeral was held on December 13, 2019, at the Holy Temple Cathedral Church of God in Christ in Harvey, Illinois.[109] Friends and family were in attendance, including collaborators Ski Mask the Slump God and Young Thug.[110]

On January 22, 2020, the Cook County Medical Examiner stated that Higgins died as a result of toxic levels of oxycodone and codeine present in his system.[111]

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

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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!

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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.

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.