This week's Unashamed Alcoholic guest is Kevin Chief.

I connected with Kevin online after someone shared an article on him that appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press. Kevin was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2011 election and is the co-founder of the Winnipeg Aboriginal Sport Achievement Centre. Kevin has a truly inspiring story of addiction and recovery, and he explains what brought him to publicly sharing it.

I hope you enjoy my conversation with Kevin.

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This week's Unashamed Alcoholic guest is Dave Manheim, a fellow podcaster and host of Dopey, an American self-help and comedy podcast about personal experiences of substance use disorders and addiction. 

Dave is in recovery himself with a wonderful story of addiction to sobriety. I was curious about Dave's personal story as well as what advice he would offer me as someone who also speaks with well known sober people.

I hope you enjoy my conversation with Dave.

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This week's Unashamed Alcoholic guest is Brian Cuban.

Brian is an attorney, author, speaker, and activist. He is an authority on male eating disorders and drug addiction, drug rehabilitation, and alcoholism. He's also the brother of Mark Cuban.  I connected with Brian online and found his story fascinating, heartbreaking and chock full of resilience. 

I hope you enjoy my conversation with Brian.

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This week's Unashamed Alcoholic guest is Canadian actor, writer, translator, and voice artist Nancy Kenny.

Someone who'd interviewed me for their radio show connected me with Nancy, noting she'd just celebrated a sobriety milestone. I reached out to Nancy and was thrilled she agreed to chat. 

I hope you enjoy my conversation with Nancy.

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This week's Unashamed Alcoholic guest is Holly Randall, an erotic photographer, director, producer, and a podcast host. In 2013, she was named one of the most influential women in the adult industry by AVN magazine. 

I wanted to learn about Holly's road to recovery, how she handled a relapse and how her industry addresses sobriety.

I hope you enjoy my conversation with Holly.

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This week's Unashamed Alcoholic guest is former NHL player Mark Parrish

 Mark played 11 seasons and over 700 games in the NHL with the Florida Panthers, New York Islanders, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota Wild, Dallas Stars, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Buffalo Sabres. 

We connected online when a story from The Athletic came out on his journey to sobriety. It was heart-wrenching to read and his story immediately resonated with me.

I hope you enjoy my conversation with Mark.

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This week's Unashamed Alcoholic guest is Dr. Ashley Perkins.

Ashley Perkins, Pharm.D., is a mental health advocate with a background as a pharmacist and educator.  At the beginning of 2020, she started the process of forming We Matter Too, Inc. which focuses on helping those with mental health issues and mental disorders through first-person narratives of experience. We Matter Too, Inc. is an organization with the idea that those experiences can be the best support for others who are struggling with their own mental health and are seeking information.

I connected with Ashley online and we were drawn to each other in terms of cheering each other on.  I was so happy to finally connect with Ashley to hear her story of sobriety.

I hope you enjoy my conversation with Ashley.

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This week's Unashamed Alcoholic guest is music consultant Chad Richardson.

Chad, originally from Newfoundland, Canada, has been in the music industry for years. We connected on twitter a while back but recently got to talking about the label "alcoholic" and he agreed to come on the podcast. What followed was probably the most emotional interview I have done to date. I am so proud of Chad for opening up to me and sharing such genuine and heartfelt moments with me. I am really grateful he decided to come on this podcast and I know that his story will resonate with many people.  

I hope you enjoy my conversation with Chad.

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This week's Unashamed Alcoholic guest is Dylan Black, DJ on Boom 99.7

Dylan has been broadcasting on Ottawa's airwaves since 1999 and is extremely active in the community, hosting and participating in many charity events and fundraisers. Dylan has always been a huge supporter of me and the podcast, giving me on-air shout-outs since I launched the podcast.

Dylan and I got to talking and he revealed rarely drinks and has an understanding of addiction in the family. I thought the perspective of a man who doesn't often drink would be of interest to many listeners. 

I hope you enjoy my conversation with Dylan.

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This week's Unashamed Alcoholic guest is President and Vice-Chancellor of Carleton University Benoit-Antoine Bacon.

Dr. Bacon is open about his own lived experience and advocates for open conversations about mental health and substance use. These efforts have been recognized with a Transformational Leader Inspiration Award from the Royal Ottawa Hospital, and the Honorary Presidency of the Canadian Psychological Association.

I wanted to hear about his decision to share his story, and what it was like doing so in the world of academia.  

I hope you enjoy my conversation with Dr. Bacon.

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