In the latest edition of the Encouragement Group, host David Gerber takes a look at the popular game Temple Run and Compares it to recovery. We always have the ability to keep moving forward, and when we slow down or go backwards, our addiction is waiting. Michael Boccia chimes in by discussing the movie "It's a Wonderful Life" and how many wish they were never born, but how we all can make a positive difference in life. Listen in as miracles will be shared.

David Gerber, Program Director at St. Christopher's Inn speaks at a drug forum at the Hendrick Hudson Library on the Heroin Epidemic. He will share with listeners the origin on the epidemic; why it's problematic in teens and athletes, and the sometimes dubious solutions to fight our way out.

In the latest edition of the Encouragement Group, host David Gerber relates the famous Muppets song to recovery. It's not easy being addicted. It's not easy being in recovery. However, once we accept it and enter into recovery, the doors to peace, serenity and many beautiful things open up. Michael Boccia adds to the discussion by sharing how understanding our past is not an excuse for how we are in the present. Just because it was what it was, does not mean it is what it is. Listen in as miracles will be shared.

In the latest edition of the Encouragement Group, host David Gerber links an old familiar song "It's the End of the World as we Know it" with the coming of the new year and how it relates to recovery. Like the line of the song finishes "and I feel fine", so to is the end of substance abuse and the advent of recovery. Many people stay in active addiction out of fear that recovery is not possible and that they will fail. However, millions of trailblazers have created the path and are around to let people know that recovery is not only possible, but better than the lifestyle of use. Listen in as miracles will be shared.

In the latest edition of the Encouragement Group, host David Gerber discusses the necessity of taking healthy risks if we are going to achieve desired healthy results. Michael Boccia adds to the discussion by utilizing a metaphor of a cow and its tail to demonstrate how we already have everything we need to be healthy and successful in life. Listen in as miracles will be shared.

In the latest edition of the Encouragement Group host David Gerber talks about becoming a store customer in recovery. We all know what a window shopper is, and many people enter into recovery "just browsing." What happens when we become store customers and dive into our recovery? The possibilities are endless. Listen in as the miracles that are experienced every day at St. Christopher's Inn will be shared.

In the latest edition of the Encouragement Group, host David Gerber discusses how the popular kids toy Stretch Armstrong can be related to the recovery process. Like Stretch Armstrong, individuals in treatment and recovery that stretch themselves out of their comfort zone, and take healthy risks are more likely to reap the rewards of recovery. Michael Boccia adds to the discussion by sharing about the origin of Christmas and how the date was chosen to signify light. Listen in as miracles will be shared.

In the latest edition of the Encouragement Group host David Gerber discusses the 3 elements necessary to make any change to attain virtually anything in life. These elements are "Work, Stress and Time". David discusses the empowering message behind these elements as being elements that we are all capable of when we want something bad enough. Michael Boccia adds to the discussion by discussing how treatment at St. Christopher's Inn is similar to halftime in a football game- an opportunity to evaluate what hasn't worked, and prepare for a better second half. Listen in as miracles will be shared.

In the latest edition of the Encouragement Group, host David Gerber relates the following Oscar Wilde quote to recovery: "A cynic knows the price of everything , and the value of nothing." Many people enter into treatment and recovery as "yes but" people. They look at the negatives in recovery, the loss of their drug of choice but don't pay attention to the value that lies in sobriety. Michael Boccia lends to the discussion by offering a second look at often used cliché's that make little sense in recovery and only serve to bring us down. Listen in as miracles will be shared.

Met fans going back to 1973 remember the phrase "You Gotta Believe". In the latest edition of the Encouragement Group, host David Gerber re-phrases this famous saying to "You Wanna Believe". The reality is that we don't have to believe anything, but rather, our emotions and behaviors tend to follow what it is that we choose to believe, and when we believe that recovery is possible, it becomes possible. Michael Boccia chimes in with the colorful description of a cow and its tail as a way of demonstrating how we already possess much of what we need to be successful in recovery. Listen in as miracles will be shared.