In order to start rebuilding and repairing relationships after addiction, you have to rebuild yourself into a new person. Listen as the Agents talk about how they have established relationships and what tools they use to bridge the gaps. Remember it's significant to take into consideration what your actions have done to others before repairing relationships with them. If you aren't able to see how you've hurt the ones you love, how can you fix what was broken? Taking steps to repair every relationship is different, and often depends on how the relationship was impacted by addiction. Some friends and family members set hard boundaries during active addiction, while others encourage codependence. Listen to these great relationship tips and how to build relationships after addiction.

In this week's podcast, the Agents discuss men's mental health. Men are less likely than women to be diagnosed with any of the most common mental health disorders, and those who have received a diagnosis are less likely to seek treatment. Yet nearly four times as many men as women die by suicide. Listen and help deepen your understanding that help is available. Reach out, talk to someone, and seek treatment. Call 988 for help!

In this week's podcast the Agents of Recovery touch on the concept of knowing if and when you are in "recovery". Are you making progress in your recovery and if so how are you tracking it? Listen as Brock poses a powerful question as Max and Blu assist in seeking answers for you to ponder. The Agents understand the principles of sobriety, when you need to ask for assistance, and how to take a step back and see how far you have come. Whether you are in rehab, outpatient treatment, or individual therapy these coaching tips the Agents cover will keep you on that path of recovery. 

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In this week's episode, the Agents of Recovery talk about what sobriety is and if the word or definition should be changed as the many avenues of recovery are being developed. As it stands, 

Sobriety (noun) – 1. The state or quality of being sober 2. Temperance or moderation, especially in the use of alcoholic beverages 3. Seriousness or solemnity. 

Sober (adj) – 1. Not intoxicated or drunk, 2. Habitually temperate, especially in the use of alcohol.

It's an interesting take, and If you are a member of sober communities, chances are you joined because you recognize that there is or might be a problem with alcohol or substances in your life. If you are on the path to sobriety, the end goal will be total abstinence. Yet, they are so many variables to recovery and we would love to get your input as well. 

This weeks episode the Agents of Recovery discussed the Connection is the Cure movement. Coinciding with this Thursday's concert in Mesa, Arizona hosted by Victory recovery, Max Hall and Brock Bevell. Listen as the Agents discuss why connection is so important and how to get involved in your own community.

In this week's episode, The Agents discuss the emotional pain threshold. While in active addiction we can pretend our painful feelings don't exist. We do our best to ignore them. We can judge and resist them. And so many of us do because we think that this will soften the blow. This will help us bypass the discomfort of our hurt, sorrow, agony, anger, and anxiety. We assume the feelings will just go away (and they might, but only temporarily). Listen and discover why it is important to heal these feelings and increase your experience on the path of recovery. 

In this week's podcast, the Agents take a deep dive into the MAT (Medication Assisted Treatment) method of addiction recovery. Blu offers his thoughts as Max and Brock take another look. Despite the viewpoints, they offer the listener a better path to understanding this path to recovery. The term medication-assisted treatment refers to the use of medication as part of the treatment plan for those with substance use disorders. This form of treatment is intended to be used in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies. For those in treatment for opiate use, MATs either work as opioid agonists or antagonists. In other words, they either produce the effect of an opioid in some capacity or block the effect of the opioid completely.

Those against the use of medication-assisted treatment generally make two arguments. The first argument is that certain MATs have the potential to be abused because they do, after all, produce the effect of opioids in some cases. The second is that abstinence should always be advocated first following along with the idea that if someone really wants to abstain from drugs they will seek forms of treatment that do not include taking more drugs. In many cases, physicians apply the "fail first" criteria when considering medication-assisted treatment, meaning they try other therapies and keep MAT as a last resort option.

This week we continue answering listeners' questions. Listen as the agents discuss their thoughts on the topics you the listener have had. Max, Brock, and Blu take deep dives so you can gain your own understanding of this new way of life in recovery.

In this week's episode, the agents of recovery take listener questions. Listen as they explore what truly is rock bottom and how is it established. A rock bottom is defined as the lowest point by which an individual can go in their addiction before they seek to change. The agents also discuss the sensitive topic of self-harm and take a deep dive into the reasons, significance, and processes by which healing can occur.

On this week's podcast the Agents of Recovery take a deep dive into the current circumstances we find ourselves in, from the overwhelming epidemic of overdose to the tragedy of gun violence. Listen as the agents discuss their thoughts on what needs to be done in order to sync the rhythm of life back into the hearts of you, the agents of recovery. We know that the troops are not coming, that we are the troops to be able to address the overdose crisis, and recovery needs and help others become and stay sober. Thus, we need your help to be the beacon of light, to be willing to use your talents, time, and resources to help those in need. It is a call to action, to create a more excellent way for us to lean upon one another through support, healing, and ultimately love.