Pejman Alaghamandan is the co-host of "The Sober Grind Podcast" and a recovery counselor. He and Chris talk about Pejman's experience with addiction and the lessons we can learn from it.

The Why Intervention Podcast is aimed at helping family and friends feel supported and encouraged that recovery from addiction is possible, for themselves as well as their loved ones. You'll hear how to affect positive change in their life and help your loved one begin a successful recovery. Host Christopher Doyle shares his insights, talks with experts and interviews people who have gone through recovery.

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Show Notes

• How Pejman got started - 1:20
• Being an interventionist - 2:18
• A recovery coach - 2:41
• The car accident - 3:27
• Pedjman's experiences with drugs - 4:30
• Needing his family in his life - 5:20
• Alcohol and drugs as a solution to pain - 6:55
• Having a huge ego and feeling abandoned - 9:46
• "You are dead to me" - 13:20
• Being homeless - 14:20
• A series of events that changed his life - 16:17
• Helping children with addiction problems - 18:15
• The importance of an intervention - 20:40
• Some of the benefits of an intervention - 22:55
• The teenage brain - 28:00
• How powerful is the intervention process? - 29:18
• Families' involvement in the intervention process - 32:32
• A family disease and a family recovery - 36:00
• Take responsibility for yourself - 37:11
• The experience of being sober - 39:00

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