That Sober Guy Podcast

TJ Woodward is a spiritual author, inspirational speaker, awakening coach and addiction counselor who has helped countless people through his simple, yet powerful teachings. He is the founding minister and spiritual director of the Awakened Living spiritual community and he also serves as the spiritual care counselor at Foundations San Francisco Intensive Outpatient treatment program. He is also an active advocate for recovery in the LGBT Community. TJ is in private practice as a spiritual counselor and awakening coach, and the host of Awakened Living TV and Awakened Living Radio.

In addiction, TJ is the author of the book, Conscious BEING: Awakening to Your True Nature. He is currently authoring his second book which is expected to have worldwide release in the fall of 2017.

In this Episode We Discuss

• Spiritual Connection
• 3 root causes of addiction - unresolved trauma, spiritual connection, toxic shame
• consequences of being spiritually disconnected
• staying spiritually connected
• spirituality vs. religion
• community around you
• LGBT Community

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Spiritual Author, Inspirational Speaker, Awakening Coach, Addiction Counselor.

www.tjwoodward.com

Author of the book, Conscious BEING: Awakening to Your True Nature

www.ConsciousBEINGbook.com

Senior Minister and Spiritual Director of Awakened Living, a Member of the AGAPE Association of Communities

www.AwakenedLiving.US

Spiritual Care Counselor and LGBT Specialist at Foundations San Francisco IOP

www.FoundationsSanFrancisco.com

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May is mental health awareness month. Jess and Shane chat about this months 1 Million Mohawk Challenge, mental health, and share thoughts and ideas that sometimes make sense...and sometimes do not...all in good fun. We are all impacted personally or by a friend or family members struggles and challenges. We are determined to change that by bringing some much-needed attention to all of those who are suffering, and we are personally challenging you all to help us do that. How? By taking the 1 million mohawk challenge!

You can then go to www.1millionmohawks.com and take the pledge to join the movement.

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In this monologue episode, Shane talks about why the valley is referred to as the taint instead of the armpit of California, his recent trip to see Madchild at the Viper Room, and what to drink in situations where alcohol is around you. Shane then talks about how to find freedom through sobriety with 3 application points; surrender, asking for help, and a spiritual awakening.

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Zach Gowen is one of the most inspirational athletes in the world. Overcoming a broken home, childhood cancer, leg amputation, and drug and alcohol addiction. He's the world's first 1-legged professional wrestler, former WWE superstar, former American Ninja Warrior contestant. Now he's an inspirational speaker with CoolSpeak LLC carrying a message of hope to students across the country and works with The Range of Motion Project which gives amputees in developing country access to proper prosthetic care. He lives in Detroit with his wife and 2 boys ages 1 and 4.

In this episode we discuss:

• Recovered Podcast
• Bullying
• Teen Suicide
• Father Figure in Kids Life
• Cancer
• WWE, Roddy Piper, Vince MchMan, Brock Lesner
• We love to get high
• First time Zach Got High/Drunk
• Low point of confusion of can i use or drink or not? Nothing Mattered
• Turning point for Zack was admitting to his mom…Im scared
• Connecting with another alcoholic is best tool for Zack
• New Nintendo without consulting wife - Carrying around guilt for old behavior
• How to create an opportunity out of a challenge?

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Foundations Recovery Network

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Dr. Stanger has developed and refined her invitational method of mental health and substance abuse interventions using the well-established research methodology of portraiture. She and her teammate have performed thousands of family interventions throughout the United States and abroad. Dr. Stanger recently received the Spirit of Recovery Award for her years of dedication to the fields of intervention & recovery.

She is a published author and her work has been featured in the Huffington Post, Journal of Alcohol Studies, Recovery View, Sober Way, and various other magazines and scholarly publications. In addition, the San Diego Business Journal listed her as one of the top 10 "Women who Mean Business" and she was ranked as one of the top 10 Interventionists in the Country.

She is known for lively, informative, customized and invigorating presentations for staffs, families and clients. Most recently Foundations Recovery Network, 2014 Moments of Change Conference, proclaimed Dr. Stanger the "Fan Favorite Speaker". Her book Falling Up, A Memoir of Renewal is available on Amazon.

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This episode was recorded at the 2017 innovations In Recovery conference in San Diego CA sponsored by Foundations Recovery Network

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Born in New York City and raised in Aberdeen, New Jersey, Jim Kreitler earned his bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Dayton. He then pursued a master's in addiction counseling from Grand Canyon University and is a Licensed Associate Substance Abuse Counselor (LASAC) in the state of Arizona. Kreitler began his own personal recovery journey in 1998. Ten years later, he retired from a 28-year career to seek his calling to help addicted people.

As a person whose life was saved by treatment and subsequent recovery, he knows both sides: the devastation of the disorder and the awesomeness of recovery. On the job, he loves interacting with patients, both current ones and those who return to share stories about their success in recovery. "I believe in everyone's ability to recover, and I am honored to be a part of that transformation," he says.

Married for 37 years with two adult children, Kreitler still enjoys playing softball, but he admits he takes it a little slower these days. He also likes to run, bike, swim and listen to music.

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This episode was recorded at the 2017 innovations In Recovery conference in San Diego CA sponsored by Foundations Recovery Network

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Jen Angier has worked to help families nationwide restore their families and households. Jen is a certified Youth, Parent, and Family Coach; a certified Bereavement Coach and soon-to-be certified Recovery Specialist with over 20 years of experience as a professional nanny and house manager. Jen and her team of capable caregivers have worked in over 300 homes, offering services from behavior modification and live-out support during times of transition, all the way to live-in support during times of crisis. Jen has lived in over 20 cities across the country. In her spare time, She enjoys traveling with her husband and spending time with her friends and family in the Atlanta area, which she has called home since 2000.

http://www.jenangier.com

This episode was recorded at the 2017 innovations In Recovery conference in San Diego CA sponsored by Foundations Recovery Network

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Patrick Smith is the Program Director at Orange County Recovery Services in Huntington Beach California. Patrick is also in long term recovery. Through his own experience, Patrick has been able to kraft a balance between compassion and toughness to help others out of a life trapped in the trenches of addiction. In this episode we discuss boundaries and the importance of structure in a recovery program, along with hearing some of Patricks own struggle with addiction.

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This episode was recorded at the 2017 innovations In Recovery conference in San Diego CA sponsored by Foundations Recovery Network

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Bill Hazelton & Oriana Murphy from Sober College chat with us today and share a bit of their own recovery story. We also discuss how Sober College is giving young adults an opportunity to explore a college degree while working a recovery program.

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This episode was recorded at the 2017 innovations In Recovery conference in San Diego CA sponsored by Foundations Recovery Network

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Robert Shryoc is Vice President of Business Development at Covenant Hills. Robert was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas. After graduating from the University of Oklahoma in 1990, he went to work with his father in the family business through 2007. In 2009, Robert entered the treatment industry and in 2015 moved his family to Orange County, California to join the Covenant Hills family. He has served on the Board of Directors at Recovery Resource Council as well as the Advisory Board of Human Service/Substance Abuse Counseling at Weatherford College, Center for Students in Recovery at University Texas Arlington and Covenant Classical School in Fort Worth, TX. Robert served as a Young Life leader for 8 years. He, his wife Trudy and their 3 (not so young) children live in Dana Point and are at the beach every chance they get.

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This episode was recorded at the 2017 innovations In Recovery conference in San Diego CA sponsored by Foundations Recovery Network

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For more resources visit www.ThatSoberGuy.com

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