Talk Recovery Radio

We speak with Leslie Shapiro, cohost of podcast Secrets of a Sober Mom. Allows listeners to hear about mothers experiences of being stuck in addiction and finding a way out. Our second guest is Amanda Staller who is the project Coordinator for the Abbotsford Drug War Survivor's group. Which is a peer based and peer run program by people who have struggled with homelessness currently or in the past. Join us from noon to 1pm on 100.5 fm, Vancouver Co-op Radio or on Facebook Live.

Sober Curious: The Blissful Sleep, Greater Focus, Deep Connection, and Limitless Presence Awaiting Us All On The Other Side of Alcohol. Sober City, a way for sober people in Halifax to find a community to help them stay clean and sober.

How to navigate the therapeutic relationship with trauma survivors, to help bring recovery and growth. In therapy, we see how relationships are central to many traumatic experiences, but relationships are also critical to trauma recovery. Grounded firmly in attachment and trauma theory, this book shows how to use the psychotherapy relationship, to help clients find self-understanding and healing from trauma. Offering candid, personal guidance, using rich case examples, Dr. Robert T. Muller provides the steps needed to build and maintain a strong therapist-client relationship –one that helps bring recovery and growth. With a host of practical tips and protocols, this book gives therapists a roadmap to effective trauma treatment.

reclaim your loved one from video game addiction, even if they are in denial and you don't know where to start. Game Quitters join us for a full hour of Talk Recovery Radio, plus some chatter on Vancouver's plan to decriminalize drugs

Recoverykidz, hear how these women in recovery are trying to make life a little happier for children whose parents are seeking a new way of life in recovery.

Dr Claudia Black, bestseller author "It Will Never Happen to Me: Growing Up with Addiction as Youngsters, Adolescents, and Adults" the roles children in alcoholic families adopt, the problems they face in adulthood as a result, and what they can do to break the pattern of destruction. Powered by #NewWestRecovery

Guest 1 Relationships, Codependency, Love Sherry Gaba, author of her new book, Love Smacked: How to Stop the Cycle of Relationship Addiction and Codependency to Find Everlasting Love. Book Synopsis: Many rehab and recovery centers are now advertising that they help clients with love addictions and codependency. But no one has approached the subject of its equally damaging cousin--relationship addiction. Relationship addicts are so in love with love, with love and romance and being coupled up that they continually move from one relationship to another, always on the rebound, never giving themselves time to heal and learn how to be independent. They get into relationships again and again, just to avoid feeling lonely--or worse, to avoid feeling "abnormal." Love Smacked will address all of these issues, looking at early childhood trauma and how that affects our subsequent choices in partners, and how we approach love and relationships. It will discuss the lessons we learn from our upbringing and social and cultural background--lessons that sometimes teach us what healthy relationships look like, but sometimes teach us something else: that we don't deserve any better; that a typical relationship looks turbulent and difficult; that if we ask for better for ourselves, people won't like us or want to be with us. More details https://sherrygaba.com/ Guest 2 Strategic Interventions, Life and Recovery Coaching Autumn Rock from Rock Life Recovery and Success Strategies joins us for the second half of the show. Autumn Rock is a Strategic Interventionist, Life and Recovery Coach who specializes in diversity, equity and inclusion. She is the CEO and founder of Rock Life and Success Strategies and assists individuals and organizations in empowering themselves and others. Against the odds, she has created a success story for herself and many others. Over twenty years ago, Autumn overcame her own addictions and fought a subsequent battle with PTSD from domestic violence and abuse. Since then, she has been fiercely pursuing equality, inclusion, success and freedom for herself and other brave people in recovery, wellness, business, and life. She has worked in early childhood education and youth care and runs successful businesses for over two decades. She is trained in leadership, addictions interventions, gender-based analysis, neurolinguistic programming, and holds life and recovery coaching certificates through the International Association of Recovery Coaches, Net Institute and holds a special She Recovers Coach designation. She is the Pride Society President for her area and serves as an advisor to the board for the Canadian Center For Women's Empowerment and is the co-founder and producer of The Women Who Inspire Conference. As a community leader, writer, public speaker, and mentor, she is devoted to helping individuals and organizations achieve their dreams and reach their highest potential both in recovery and life.

Dr. Meadows is an Honors graduate of the UNC School of Medicine and studied at Duke University Medical Center. He later held faculty positions at both institutions. He was recognized internationally for his work in cancer research, receiving both grants and awards. He authored numerous scientific articles. His recovery from addiction to drugs and alcohol began May 7, 1997. Since then, he has counseled many addicts and alcoholics striving to get clean and sober. His observations and study over the last 20+ years form the basis for his book, A Spiritual Pathway to Recovery from Addiction, A Physician's Journey of Discovery. A Spiritual Pathway to Recovery from Addiction, A Physician's Journey of Discovery is the memoir of a group of physicians working their way through rehab for drugs and alcohol. As they proceed on a course of personal self-discovery, they shared their frustration, their anger, and their fear. They were at the absolute low point of their life, and all they worked for was rapidly going down the drain. They didn't want to be there, but if they were to have a life, it must start now. Foremost was the idea that living by spiritual principles would solve all their problems, including dependence on drugs and alcohol. Wrapping their heads around this new way of thinking was not easy. To embrace this concept required a thorough psychological house cleaning. Old ideas and behaviors that fueled their using had to go. New ideas about their relationship with a Higher Power and their fellows were needed. It was the beginning of a process that must last a lifetime.

Nutrition and Recovery for Mental Wellness and Addiction. Talk Recovery Radio airs live every Thursday on Facebook Live and replayed the following week on 100.5 fm due to COVID-19. 7 Seasons of addiction and mental health topics with hundreds of guests, and thousands of listeners. This week Karen Geisbretch - Karen cultivates a community of practice among food charities so they can share ideas and resources, inspire each other to deeper hospitality that increases access to nutritious food, build resilient residents and neighbourhoods, and prompt a cultural shift in both the Christian and the wider community away from random charity toward sustainable and equitable local food systems. Karen is a registered dietitian with a particular interest in mental health and nutrition, having worked with people with mental health challenges in both Vancouver and Jamaica. She holds a master's degree in healthcare leadership from Royal Roads University (RRU), where she studied collaboration and engagement with people from diverse healthcare disciplines. The focus of her research at RRU was the relationships between the youth, staff, and volunteers in a mentorship program for at-risk youth. Outside her role with CityGate, Karen works as the dietitian with the Salvation Army Harbour Light and serves on the Dietitians of Canada Nutrition and Food Security Network Executive Committee. She was a founding Board member of Inner Hope Youth Ministries, a housing and support program for at-risk youth in Vancouver. Karen takes great delight in sharing good meals with her family, friends, and those in her community who are hungry. Karen has also written two children's books to inspire children and adults to eat healthily. More details on Karen Here More details on Planted Here