We lost another friend... and it sucks. Today we try to cope and share ways to help others plus Jerry Butler shares his story... thanks for listening and please share the show!

Not easy being single... try being single, sober, and a strip club dj! Today we talk to Mike Reed, founder of "Single And Sober" - a dating website dedicated to those in recovery.

Today we welcome the amazing Sasha McLean, Executive Director of Archway Academy in Houston. Archway is a recovery high school dedicated to supporting teens in recovery from drug and alcohol abuse or dependency. It's hard enough going through high school but especially difficult for kids going through addiction recovery. Archway offers students an opportunity to grow (academically, emotionally, socially, and spiritually) by integrating the principles of recovery into daily education. This is a MUST listen!

The show opens with Michael getting kicked out of the N/A facebook group! We talk AA shaming, abstinence is not the only way, what to do when you're prescribed pain meds after a surgery, and we welcome special guest, Patty Hays. Patty is a career life counselor with 35 years of sobriety. She is awesome and you should listen.

Rich Jones is helping addicts in a completely different way than traditional recovery programs. No more getting kicked out of rehabs if you relapse. What he's doing is working! Everyone needs to hear how FAVOR wants to change the way we look at recovery. Listen to his story!

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Julie Cole, Project Coordinator for South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuses, joins us to discuss addiction shaming, the paradigm shift of addiction treatment, and we discuss Tim's new rock n' roll Jesus complex.

Licensed therapist, and Gabriel's father, Jack Mangold joins the show to talk about the power of denial, family genealogy and how it plays a part in addiction, and why young people are taking over our rehab centers.

R&R is back for season 2 of their popular addiction support podcast. Today they talk about the prescription pills to heroin epidemic. How easily YOU can become an addict.

Why is it ok to take addictive pain pills but not use marijuana to help with chronic pain if you're an recovering addict? Plus more 12 step debate with guests Jeb Jarrell and Daniel Montoya.

Most people in recovery have relapsed. It can make you give up or it can make you stronger. Our own Michael Jay gets open and honest about his recent relapse and how it's made him rethink his purpose in life of helping others with addiction. VERY POWERFUL episode for everyone in recovery!!