Recovery Uncensored

Zach George joined us in studio to talk about being an "everywhere man" and his struggles with homelessness and how it fueled his active addiction.  From spending time in Ohio, Washington, and Texas, Zach knew he had to make a change. After finding recovery in Texas, he was given safe, supportive, and secure housing through an Oxford House. Now loving life, he gets to give back and help set up new recovery homes with Oxford Inc. in the State of Illinois and surrounding states. This is his story.

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Author, publisher, counselor, and Hollywood socialite, Leonard Buschel joins Recovery Uncensored all the way from Los Angeles, California, to discuss his journey through marijuana and MDMA addiction and share about his newly released memoir, HIGH: Confessions of a Cannabis Addict. Recently celebrating 28 years of continuous recovery, Buschel shares how he had no intentions of taking getting clean and sober seriously but something inside him changed at the Arizona rehab during a gruesomely hot summer that made him question his drug and alcohol use and his practice of drug dealing. After losing what he describes as the love of his life, he nearly had a nervous breakdown that lead to the rehab and the beginning of his unsuspected transformation. He navigated through recovery and developed the Reel Recovery Film Festival, Writers in Recovery, and the Addiction and Recovery eBulletin. His film festival is in its 14th year, and in 2016, earned him the Link Award by In Recovery Magazine for promoting recovery "using film, panel discussions, and speakers to understand and encourage compassion for people living with addictive disorders." 

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Tara Demand joins host, Ty Bechel in the studio to discuss alcoholism and Adderall dependency finding her in her 30's.  From experiencing a case of empty nest to climbing the corporate ladder in the medical field, Tara found herself hiding how bad her drinking had gotten. She shares with us how she slowly progressed with her drinking and Adderall use to completely uprooting her life with her husband. The mother of 4 and 2 bonus kids, she discovered her trauma was more severe than she thought. Pinpointing her abandonment trauma to her biological father leaving her at a young age, she would find herself putting other people's needs first so they wouldn't leave her.  After finally revealing her secret of alcoholism to her husband, and later one of her sons, she was able to finally begin her path of healing and recovery. From the discovery of recovery, Tara has launched a new blog and inspirational site for women called the Recovered Woman Project at www.therecoveredwoman.com. Join us for an emotional interview of a mother that was on the verge of a alcoholic collapse before she decided to give recovery a shot (pun intended). 

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Hello, Recovery Uncensored fans! In case you didn't know, we started a spinoff show called Recovery Uncensored LIVE! that is live on the radio in the St. Louis region on 107.1 FM/1570 AM; you can stream live too! This is our 4th live episode captured for your Recovery Uncensored needs! Michael Wooten, owner and lead dance instructor of Effervescent Studio joined me and my co-host, Bri on the Radio, to discuss his last relapse, dealing with losing his partner when his active use became too much, and how well he is doing today with over a year of continuous recovery. Michael shares how he is helping transform lives at his dance studio and shares his class catalog with dance styles he teaches like the hustle, salsa, and more!  We have fun on the live show and sometimes get off topic and even have challenges for our guests. Check out our live episode and don't forget to visit our website www.myrecoverypodcast.com for past episodes, our blog, and much more! 

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The infamous Grandpa Jack, aka Jack Wilcox, joined us to discuss addiction, recovery, and losing his son to an opiate overdose that lived in Dayton, Ohio, one of the places hardest hit nationally by the opioid epidemic. Jack goes into great detail about his personal struggle with alcoholism and the fateful day he got the call many parents dread. Grieving his son, Jack was not entirely sure what he would do, but what he chose to do next to carry a message with hopes of at least saving one life would shock those attending his presentations.  

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Erica and Pam join us all the way from Hillsboro, Illinois, to discuss their journey through recovery and how the recovery movement has been taken shape in their region. Pam shares honestly about hiding her attraction to other women in a time that being gay was not acceptable. Erica doesn't hold anything back either and shares about her time in a drug court program, trauma, and how she has been working to heal while admitting her emotions can be more intense than she would like. 

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Katie McKenna joins me from her home in Pana, Illinois, via Zoom to share her story of daydreaming as a young kid of wanting to listen to rock-and-roll music and party with friends,  becoming ungovernable as a teenager, and trying meth for the first time at 12 years old. Her do-what-I-want attitude lead her to 25 months in prison after a fatal car accident.  After her release from prison, she had to experiment for a few more years before she believed she was worth the effort of turning her life around. 

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Casey Arrillaga joins Ty all the way from Wimberley, Texas; Casey is a clinical social worker and chemical dependency counselor who has lived with and around addiction for all his life. He is now a therapist specializing in family counseling for addiction. In both his book, Realistic Hope: The Family Survival Guide for Facing Alcoholism and Other Addictions, and his podcast, Addiction and the Family, he shares the knowledge gained from conducting hundreds of family workshops and helping thousands of family members and also weaves his own narrative of recovery both as an individual and a family member. Casey also shares his journey through recovery and how he and his wife balance both of their personal programs. 

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In Ep. 38: Rock-N-Roll Recovery, Shaun Howard, lead singer of the band Foreplay and the Shaun & Mike Duo, joins Recovery Uncensored to share his struggle with alcoholism that accompanied his night life as a talented vocalist and natural-born rocker. We sit down and discuss the car wreck that changed his motivation for recovery, depression, writing original music, cartoons like Adventure Time and anime, and how grateful he is to have four years of continuous sobriety. He shares a lighter and more intimate side by performing an acoustic version of his original song "Blame it on Gravity" on the ukulele. Join us for another amazing interview with a talented and humble guest. 

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On Recovery Uncensored Ep. 37: Trauma Unveiled, Rick stops by the studio to share one of the most honest stories of adversity filled with extreme trauma, abandonment, and trying to find his place in a world where he could be accepted and loved. He takes us through being raised by his great grandparents and his sacred trust of an older family being extremely violated. Rick holds nothing back and even shares his most recent wound of losing his son to an accidental overdose. 

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