The Addictionary Podcast

Maegan and Bobby are back! We recap the happenings of our hiatus, intro some new segments on the show, and more! Plus, Bobby shares his "going to jail" story and we discuss the recent Massachusetts law that is allowing one inmate to receive methadone treatment while incarcerated. Tune in Thursday for our chat with all-pathways-to-recovery advocate and shame smasher, Ian M.!

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The Addictionary podcast and related content shared by the hosts and guests is intended to provide information and/or entertainment only and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Seek the advice of your physician or another qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Do not delay medical consultation or substitute a medical professional’s opinion because of what you heard on this podcast. For questions or concerns about any medical conditions you may have, please contact your doctor. This podcast and its hosts do not provide crisis support for mental health or addiction.

If you are in distress, visit your closest emergency room or call:

United States: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK (8255) for 24/7 free and confidential support for people in distress.

United States: SAMHSA National Helpline 1-800-662-HELP (4357) for mental health and addiction treatment referral and information, 24/7.

For a list of specific and comprehensive worldwide mental health and addiction resources, visit http://www.cocoonais.com/mental-health-hotlines-worldwide/

We are on hiatus this week! We will be back on March 11th. In the meantime, check out our picks for "the best of" The Addictionary podcast:

Episode 30: Bobby’s Shattuck Hospital story.

Episode 80: NYE spectacular part I with Lenny Clarke who talks cocaine, the playboy mansion, and AA! 

Episodes 39 & 46 “CannaChronicles”: Joined by a medical expert and cannabis user who explains why cannabis is a viable alternative to opioids. 

Episode 16: Bobby becomes an entrepreneur. 

Episode 1: The original episode! Bobby tells his b-day story.

Episode 2: The DEA bugs the house.

Episode 4: Here comes Roy.

Episode 6: The DEA bugs the hotel room.

Episode 90: Lara Frazier and why she left AA. 

Episode 21: Bobby’s lawyer stories.

Episode 24: Academy of Addiction and Mental Health Nutrition for eye opening information on how nutrition impacts mental health and how to treat different disorders with amino acids only. 

Episode 71 “Altered States”: Zappy and plant medicines!

Episode 70: Jen tells us about growing up in a cult and how bad her addiction got. 

Episode 65: Ashley Wahler and how she has supported her husband Jason Wahler throughout his battle with addiction and regained sobriety.

Why She left AA: “Don’t Call Me an Addict, I Don’t Live There Anymore” with Lara Frazier! Lara Frazier, MBA, is a freelance writer, truth-teller, sobriety warrior, founder of Sober Evolution, and the Marketing and Outreach Manager for Renewal Health Group in Southern California. Her work has been featured in The Huffington Post, Glamour, AddictionUnscripted.Com, and WorkIt Health. Lara joins Maegan and Bobby to discuss her Huffingpost piece titled “Don’t Call Me an Addict, I Don’t Live There Anymore,” plus the backlash from members of the recovery community, and how she is thriving in her life today! Visit www.larafrazier.com now to check out her work and follow her on IG @sillylara.

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The Addictionary podcast and related content shared by the hosts and guests is intended to provide information and/or entertainment only and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Seek the advice of your physician or another qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Do not delay medical consultation or substitute a medical professional’s opinion because of what you heard on this podcast. For questions or concerns about any medical conditions you may have, please contact your doctor. This podcast and its hosts do not provide crisis support for mental health or addiction.

If you are in distress, visit your closest emergency room or call:

United States: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK (8255) for 24/7 free and confidential support for people in distress.

United States: SAMHSA National Helpline 1-800-662-HELP (4357) for mental health and addiction treatment referral and information, 24/7.

For a list of specific and comprehensive worldwide mental health and addiction resources, visit http://www.cocoonais.com/mental-health-hotlines-worldwide/

#90 The Man Behind The Mutts: Alcohol Addiction, Liver Failure, Holistic Medicine, Rescue Dogs, & Prisoner Rehabilitation with Zach Skow! Zach is the founder of Marley’s Mutts and the Pawsitive Change Prison Program, a Jockey Brand ambassador, pro dog rescuer, father, husband, and person in long-term recovery who has made a phenomenal comeback after being diagnosed with end-stage liver disease secondary to his alcoholism. Zach has been featured on VH1’s Rehab with Dr. Drew and This Life #YOULIVE podcast with Dr. Drew and Bob Forrest, in OPRAH Magazine, People Magazine, The Today Show, Huffington Post, Inside Edition, Fox LA, and many more! Zach shares his inspiring story about how we went from death’s door to thriving in life thanks to his rescue dogs, passion to help society’s “undesirables”, and mission to heal from the inside out. This one is a MUST LISTEN TO!

Learn more about Zach’s work here: https://www.marleysmutts.org and listen to his “This Life #YOULIVE” podcast with Dr. Drew and Bob Forrest https://drdrew.com/2018/youlive-156-marelys-mutts-zach-skow/. Follow him on IG @zachskow @pawsitivechangeprogram.

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The Addictionary podcast and related content shared by the hosts and guests is intended to provide information and/or entertainment only and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Seek the advice of your physician or another qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Do not delay medical consultation or substitute a medical professional’s opinion because of what you heard on this podcast. For questions or concerns about any medical conditions you may have, please contact your doctor. This podcast and its hosts do not provide crisis support for mental health or addiction.

If you are in distress, visit your closest emergency room or call:

United States: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK (8255) for 24/7 free and confidential support for people in distress.

United States: SAMHSA National Helpline 1-800-662-HELP (4357) for mental health and addiction treatment referral and information, 24/7.

For a list of specific and comprehensive worldwide mental health and addiction resources, visit http://www.cocoonais.com/mental-health-hotlines-worldwide/

#80 Telling Your Patients You Are Transgender, Plus Addiction and Mental Health in the LGBTQ+ Community. This week, Maegan is joined by her friend and colleague, Tristan, to discuss his experiences as a trans male therapist. They discuss self-disclosure, transphobia, gender dysphoria, and more. Don’t forget, be kind, it’s free!

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The Addictionary podcast and related content shared by the hosts and guests is intended to provide information and/or entertainment only and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Seek the advice of your physician or another qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Do not delay medical consultation or substitute a medical professional’s opinion because of what you heard on this podcast. For questions or concerns about any medical conditions you may have, please contact your doctor. This podcast and its hosts do not provide crisis support for mental health or addiction.

National and Local Transgender Resources:

Call for help: The Trevor Project’s 24/7 Lifeline at 866-4U-TREVOR (866-488-7386) or the TrevorText text line and text START to 678678

Trans Lifeline 877-565-8860.

Gender Spectrum, a national resource for support groups for families of children and young adults who identify as transgender, non-binary, and gender-expansive https://genderspectrum.org/lounge/

Massachusetts Resources:

Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition: https://www.masstpc.org

The Meeting Point: http://themeetingpoint.org

Fenway Health: https://fenwayhealth.org (meetings available for individuals and their families).

#79 Emotional Intelligence, Plan C Strategies, and Pot with Joanne Duggan plus Gabapentin, Kratom, fentanyl-laced cocaine, and more with Maegan & Bobby. Joanne is the creator of Plan C Strategies, an emotional intelligence educator, and the “Pot Expert of Massachusetts”! We talk about Joanne’s 5 key components to improving your psychological health plus the future direction of cannabis legalization! Visit http://www.plancnow.com for more information about Joanne’s work and follow her on IG @plancnow.

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The Addictionary podcast and related content shared by the hosts and guests is intended to provide information and/or entertainment only and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Seek the advice of your physician or another qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Do not delay medical consultation or substitute a medical professional’s opinion because of what you heard on this podcast. For questions or concerns about any medical conditions you may have, please contact your doctor. This podcast and its hosts do not provide crisis support for mental health or addiction.

If you are in distress, visit your closest emergency room or call:

United States: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK (8255) for 24/7 free and confidential support for people in distress.

United States: SAMHSA National Helpline 1-800-662-HELP (4357) for mental health and addiction treatment referral and information, 24/7.

For a list of specific and comprehensive worldwide mental health and addiction resources, visit http://www.cocoonais.com/mental-health-hotlines-worldwide/

#78 Swimming with Your Demons, the ICU, Compassion, and Unresolved Grief with Lauren Woods, plus Maegan & Bobby have a laugh about nose hairs and peaches and discuss newly unemployed cannabis sniffing dogs, Kevin Spacey, and more! Our guest Lauren Woods shares her experience as a young child of an alcoholic mother, how her mother’s destructive drinking pattern started to play out in her own life, and what kinds of self-help she has explored, including heart-centering meditation.

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Adderall, Bourbon, Compulsive Eating, & Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA) with Vitale Buford, plus Bobby and the witness protection program, Maegan’s underwear story, pedestrian idiocracy, NFL, Roger Goodell, and the marijuana ban, and more! Our guest is Vitale Buford, a person in recovery, crisis expert, and change agent who shares her experience with addiction to perfection, living with an alcoholic mother, eating disorders, substance use, and finding sobriety through Cocaine Anonymous and ACA . Check out her website at www.vitalebuford.com and follow her on IG @vitalebuford to stay up to date on her book release of Addicted to Perfect  in September 2019. Find an ACA meeting near you here: https://adultchildren.org

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PART IV: Motivational Speaking and Suicide  on the final segment of our one year anniversary NYE Special with past guests Sam Lucania and Dominick Baldini! Listen to Sam and Domenic’s stories of strength by downloading their original episodes on The Addictionary podcast:

Sam - Episode 8

Domenic Baldini - Episode 56 PART IV

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PART III: The Sinclair Method, Cults, and the 600 lb Opioid Spoon w/past guests Anthony, Jen, and Domenic Esposito! Maegan catches up with some of the show’s most popular guests for PART III of our one year anniversary NYE Special! Tune in to find out what our guests have been up to. Listen to our guest’s full stories of hope and possibility by downloading their original episodes on The Addictionary podcast:

Anthony - Episode 10

Jen - Episode 67

Domenic Esposito (Opioid Spoon artist) - Episode 48

Register for Domenic Esposito’s Opioid Spoon Project conference in Boston on January 17th by following his Opioid Spoon Project page on FB and his artwork on IG @domenic_esposito_metal for updates!

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