Why Intervention Podcast

Chris and Danny discuss the intervention process, the successful intervention of cousin George and what Chris's intentions were for the Why Intervention podcast, and what they will focus on moving forward.

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.

• Links and Resources from this Episode
• https://whyintervention.com/
• https://twitter.com/whyintervention
• https://www.facebook.com/whyintervention/?ref=br_rs

Show Notes

• A new format for the podcast - 1:41
• Working with families that are struggling with addiction - 2:17
• Following a nice introduction - 2:59
• Chris's intention with this podcast - 7:31
• Having trained in interventions - 11:51
• Starting the Why Intervention Podcast - 13:49
• Learning the skills of interventions - 14:36
• The reason for the podcast - 16:14
• What's going on in your loved one's mind - 30:59
• The sooner you start, the better results of recovery you'll have - 32:13
• We need more people providing interventions - 43:50
• What we will share in the next episodes - 50:53
• Recovery is possible for everyone, you just need help - 52:00

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Chris and Earl discuss the intervention process, the importance of family, and the pre-intervention work. For over 35 years, Earl Hightower has worked on the front lines of addiction and recovery.

The unique perspective that only behavioral health intervention work can offer caused Earl to recognize that the greatest gap in addiction services is during the first 60 days following residential treatment. In other words, people are not making it across The Bridge From Treatment To Recovery©. They are relapsing, post-treatment before they have had a chance to firmly connect themselves to their recovery communities. As a result, Earl's focus for Hightower Associates' family of companies has been to develop systems and strategies that support our clients in their goal of achieving a lasting connection to recovery.

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.

Links and Resources from this Episode

• https://whyintervention.com/
• https://twitter.com/whyintervention
• https://www.facebook.com/whyintervention/?ref=br_rs
• Connect with Earl Hightower
• https://hightowerassociates.com/

Show Notes

• What intervention is - 1:09
• The pre-intervention part - 4:39
• What alcoholism does to individuals - 8:16
• Stop having a rational conversation with an irrational person - 9:12
• Doing interventions for many years - 14:27
• The second phase of an intervention - 23:21
• One of the most misunderstood things on the planet - 40:03
• Every family is a new puzzle - 43:43
• Asking the right questions at the right time - 44:30
• Offering the patient the opportunity to talk about something else - 48:46
• Saying no - 54:50
• Doing interventions over Zoom - 1:02:58

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Christopher and Anna talk about addiction and recovery: some general misconceptions about what works and what doesn't, and how to share your message to be of service to others. Anna David is a NY Times bestselling author of 8 books, TEDx speaker, journalist, and podcaster.

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.

Links and Resources from this Episode

• https://whyintervention.com/
• https://twitter.com/whyintervention
• https://www.facebook.com/whyintervention/?ref=br_rs
• • Connect with Anna David
  • [email protected]
  • https://geniusrecovery.org/
  • https://annadavid.com/
  • https://www.launchpadpub.com/make-your-mess-your-memoir-1
  • https://www.instagram.com/annabdavid/
  • https://twitter.com/annabdavid

Show Notes

• Telling her story - 2:26
• Being out of options - 6:48
• A journey and description of a recovery - 7:14
• Recovering for the first time - 11:13
• Calling her mom to ask for help - 14:19
• Active addiction is a difficult thing to deal with - 21:15
• Talking about her company - 23:38
• The addiction diaries - 24:44
• The first time she got drunk - 27:19
• Getting sober vs. staying sober - 33:30
• Talking about her books - 42:52
• Get in touch with Anna - 44:09

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George is celebrating a one-year sober following a family intervention. He shares his story with openness and vulnerability to encourage families that intervention works.

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.

Links and Resources from this Episode

• https://whyintervention.com/
• https://twitter.com/whyintervention
• https://www.facebook.com/whyintervention/?ref=br_rs
• • Connect with George
  • [email protected]

Show Notes

• When George realized that "t was time" - 1:08
• What happened the first weeks of the intervention - 2:45
• When he first started to use substances - 5:56
• Identifying who he was - 7:14
• Having an addict personality from a young age - 9:05
• Starting to do well - 14:33
• George's definition for co-dependence - 16:25
• What's codependency - 16:55
• What did drugs to him - 10.39
• Losing his apartment - 22:48
• The level of his addiction - 23:29
• Mothers taking responsibility for an addiction - 26:25
• Going into treatment - 27:43
• Being so "weak" - 28:40
• Trying to kill himself - 31:20
• Just wanting to go home - 32:13
• Being sick and tired or not - 34:04
• What does an Intervention - 40:52
• Having the support of his family - 46:09

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Jake Cortez shares his story about being in and out of prison with some striking depictions. He gives back to the prison community now, inspiring young men that there is hope for change. Also, Jake Cortez's first business was the marketing and sales arm of a national relocation company and he has extensive knowledge of sales, guiding the experiential flow of the client, and marketing.

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.

Links and Resources from this Episode

• https://whyintervention.com/
• https://twitter.com/whyintervention
• https://www.facebook.com/whyintervention/?ref=br_rs
• • Connect with Jake Cortez
  • [email protected]
  • https://www.poweredbygrants.org/programs1590031153611
  • https://www.mindhackhabits.com/home1588372491116
  • https://savagepipeline.com/

Show Notes

• Providing salvation and redemption - 1:06
• How things are going in Jack's life today - 1:40
• Thinking outside the box - 2:55
• Jack's mindset when he was younger - 5:32
• The darker side of things - 9:37
• The first time that he committed a crime - 11:49
• Jack's childhood - 18:24
• Trying to solve the problem - 25:30
• Going back to prison - 33:08
• The process of recovery - 35:11
• Facing the consequences of his acts - 44:19
• Through pain comes knowledge - 46:50
• The challenge of many peoples' lives - 51:36
• When he realized that something changed - 52:29
• Creating a vision for his future - 53:53
• The battle that he chooses to fight - 57:51
• Everybody has the chance to have a transformation - 1:00:04
• Transformation is possible! - 1:01:10

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Christopher Doyle and Dr. Benjamin Hardy talk about Ben's new book and the role of future self, future goals, and empathetic witnesses in the change process. Hardy is an organizational psychologist and bestselling author of Willpower Doesn't Work. His blogs have been read by over 100 million people and are featured on Forbes, Fortune, CNBC, and many others.

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.

Links and Resources from this Episode

• https://whyintervention.com/
• https://twitter.com/whyintervention
• https://www.facebook.com/whyintervention/?ref=br_rs
• • Connect with Dr. Benjamin Hardy
  • https://benjaminhardy.com/
  • [email protected]

Show Notes

• The addictive personality - 1:34
• Your personality is your comfort zone - 2:03
• Being stuck in active addiction - 4:25
• Having a different perspective - 7:03
• The perspective shift of his father - 7:47
• Understanding their decision-making process - 9:27
• Growing up in an alcoholic home - 10:21
• Understanding the term "identity" - 12:07
• It is important to have empathetic witnesses - 13:41
• Helping an addictive loved one - 15:53
• Having hope and a sense of meaning - 21:11
• Faith as a superpower - 21:56
• The process of intervention - 23:33
• Labeling yourself - 28:43
• Your description matters - 29:31
• Progressing in life - 32:57
• Addiction treatments - 34:33
• Recovery principles - 38:46

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Rod tells his personal story of addiction, recovery through intervention, and treatment. Also, he shares his experience of becoming an Interventionist. 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.

• https://whyintervention.com/
• https://twitter.com/whyintervention
• https://www.facebook.com/whyintervention/?ref=br_rs
• • Connect with Rod Espudo
  • [email protected]
  • https://www.linkedin.com/in/rod-espudo-20653a82

• A recovery and intervention story - 0:23
• Rod's background and story - 1:22
• Looking at him as an alien - 3:50
• When he realized that it was a problem - 5:20
• A family intervention - 8:23
• His family and the addiction process - 11:39
• Not wanting to hurt anybody - 13:19
• His relationship with his mom - 14:25
• Starting to drink again - 16:06
• Talking about the intervention - 17:55
• How his mom helped him - 19:18
• Rod's version of reality - 23:13
• His intervention process - 27:12
• Rod's nightmare - 29:42
• The intervention that he went through - 32:18
• Getting people into help - 33:47
• The interventions that he has done as an interventionist - 37:18
• Scaling the process of interventions - 41:25
• Families that struggle with addicts - 41:39
• Making a difference - 43:23

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Ryan Hampton shares his experience with his mother's love, compassion, and continued support through 10 years of opioid use. She knew he had an illness. While there were many ups and downs throughout the recovery journey, Ryan is convinced he would not have made it without his mom. Stay tuned and enjoy this episode!

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.

• https://whyintervention.com/
• https://twitter.com/whyintervention
• https://www.facebook.com/whyintervention/?ref=br_rs
• • Connect with Ryan Hampton
  • https://ryanhampton.org/
  • https://actionnetwork.org/

• Ryan's background - 0:14
• His story and his mom's help - 1:02
• The only person that believed in him - 1:30
• His opioid addiction - 2:43
• Ryan's childhood - 6:00
• All things that were going on with Ryan - 6:55
• A situation that created friction in his family - 8:00
• When the addiction started - 8:54
• Experiencing hard times in his life - 13:15
• His mom as a friend and partner during his fight against opioid addiction - 14:25
• Recovery is possible - 15:38
• His recovery program - 18:43
• Making an important decision - 19:17
• The source of so much frustration - 20:09
• The behavior change - 21:29
• Your mindset has to be different - 24:20
• Having a purpose to live - 26:36
• Finding sustainable wellness - 28:46
• The importance of the Intervention Process - 31:20
• Choosing the right interventionist - 32:30
• Establishing a connection - 36:00

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Christopher Doyle interviews a friend, Scott Phelan. He is currently recovering from coronavirus and is also in recovery from addiction. He shares his story with us.

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.

• https://whyintervention.com/
• https://twitter.com/whyintervention
• https://www.facebook.com/whyintervention/?ref=br_rs
• • Connect with Scott Phelan
  • [email protected]
  • https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1179673515

• A long addiction recovery history - 0:53
• Coronavirus is not a joke - 1:19
• Being overwhelmed with the pandemic - 3:33
• Scott's experience with the coronavirus disease - 4:13
• Is the coronavirus a flu? - 6:36
• Afraid when you cannot breathe - 7:37
• What are the symptoms? - 9:12
• Pneumonia or coronavirus? - 11:28
• The first time he got help for his addictions - 15:20
• The process of recovery - 27:06
• How to support recovery - 33:24
• The role of the family in a recovery process - 34:27
• The effects of active addiction - 37:42
• Sobriety and stopping the addiction - 38:08

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Michael Collins has been completely sugar-free for over 30 years. He is Chairman of the Board of a Food Addiction Institute, which helps raise awareness about processed food and sugar worldwide and is the founder of https://sugaraddiction.com/, which has been helping thousands successfully quit sugar for over nine years. Mike and Christopher discuss the parallels between sugar addiction and other substance addictions. Enjoy!

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.

• https://whyintervention.com/
• https://twitter.com/whyintervention
• https://www.facebook.com/whyintervention/?ref=br_rs
• • Connect with Michael Collins
  • https://sugaraddiction.com/

• Diving into recovery from addiction - 0:28
• Michael's story - 1:29
• Sugar as a drug - 1:47
• The definition of addiction - 2:26
• Being sober at 28 - 3:23
• Going back to sugar - 3:36
• What happens to your brain and body when you consume sugar - 5:43
• When the brain stops producing dopamine - 7:29
• Getting into other substances - 8:10
• Alcohol is sugar - 8:40
• Your brain tells you: "I need sugar" - 9:30
• Dealing with the effects of alcohol or drugs - 11:18
• The consequences of sugar addiction - 13:02
• What happens in sugar recovery - 14:26
• The recovery program needs support - 17:48
• Feeling anxious in social situations - 21:05
• You need glucose to live - 21:23
• Playing with your brain - 23:18
• Fructose and glucose - 24:39
• How Michael's life was a mess - 26:40
• When he got sober - 27:00
• The explosion of Alcoholics Anonymous - 27:42
• Children that cry for cookies - 31:15
• How Michael gets happy today - 33:30
• Getting in touch with Michael Collins - 38:03

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