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Whatever it Takes with Liz Rockwood

Welcome to another episode of Recovery Revolution (formerly The SHAIR Podcast)! Today we have Liz Rockwood. She was introduced to the show by one of our most impactful guests, Ken Rivord, and has since become an obsessed listener. Liz is also a member of the SRC and super active in the SHAIR Sobriety network.   Liz’s love affair with alcohol started with her first bottle of Zima. Her drinking kept getting progressively and dangerously worse. She suffered depression, abuse, divorce, and 5 DUIs. Bad stuff just kept happening to her and she took no responsibility for her life.   Since finding sobriety, Liz has transformed herself into a [...]

By |2021-02-17T15:28:38+00:00February 12th, 2019|Alcoholism, Podcast|0 Comments

Sobriety Gangsters with Peggy K.

Peggy K. is a longtime listener of the show. She is active in the SHAIR Sobriety Network and a member of SRC. I heard some of Peggy’s story in our SRC online meetings and I told her she had to share it with our audience. Peggy and her husband Joel have been sweethearts since they were 16 years old. They got married together, had their son together, bought their first home together. They also started drinking and using together. It was a love affair that lasted decades, but their seemingly typical American life became more and more soaked with alcohol until they couldn’t enjoy it any more. In the end, […]

By |2021-02-17T15:28:45+00:00January 15th, 2019|Alcoholism, Cocaine, Female Speaker, Marijuana, Podcast|0 Comments

Hip Sobriety with Bree Nicoli

Today we have Bree Nicoli on the podcast. She is a very special guest. I’ve known Bree since she was six years old when I lived with her dad, Max, who was also in recovery. Bree started with inhalants, graduated to marijuana, and then experimented with acid and molly. But when she found, cocaine, it was over. Bree is now twenty-four years old and is 3 years clean. She has over 12K followers on Instagram and runs her own business. It’s been a privilege to watch her learn and grow into a strong woman. Listen to her wild story! We SHAIR our stories every Tuesday so subscribe to us on iTunes and Stitcher […]

By |2021-02-17T15:28:49+00:00January 1st, 2019|Alcoholism, Cocaine, Female Speaker, Marijuana, Podcast|0 Comments

Purified by Fire with Jeannine Wise

Jeannine Wise is with us today on The SHAIR Podcast. SHAIR was one of the first resources Jeannine found when she was trying to get traction in early  sobriety. She is our first guest from Refuge Recovery, a Buddhist-inspired recovery pathway. For those having problems connecting with traditional rehab or twelve step programs, the Refuge Recovery is an option that may resonate with you. Jeannine shares the incredible insights she’s learned during her two years of sobriety. She reveals how her addiction was like being purified by fire, and how she transcended her pain to grow into the person she was meant to be. Refuge Recovery RefugeRecovery.Org Refuge Recovery Online […]

You Don’t Have To… with Sara McGee

OK folks today for our 200th episode we have Sara McGee joining us on The SHAIR Podcast. Sara is one of my dear friends.  She’s an active member in the SRC and the SHAIR Sobriety Network. Sara is a born leader who has just celebrated 2 years of sobriety and has an incredibly strong foundation of recovery that touches every aspect of her life.  I’m honored to have her on the show. Sara was a hardcore blackout drinker from the beginning. She felt everyone knew how life worked except her. Normal people seemed to have a sense of peace she couldn’t find. So she pretended to have it together. She […]

By |2021-02-17T15:28:52+00:00December 11th, 2018|Alcoholism, Female Speaker, Podcast, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Unbroken with Hannah Mirmiran

Hannah Mirmiran is a a licensed psychotherapist, a mother, and a recovering alcoholic. She is part of the SHAIR Recovery Community and has been thinking of sharing her story on our podcast since she heard it. At six months of sobriety, she was featured on an episode of Mother Recovering. Then she recorded a video interview for Sobriety Starts here. Hannah has discovered that sharing her story has helped her understand more about her addiction, reduce shame and guilt, and cultivate more compassion for herself. At the same time, she notices it helps others too, which makes her experience perfect for The SHAIR Podcast—Sharing Helps Addicts in Recovery!   Contact Hannah […]

By |2021-05-25T16:02:02+00:00November 27th, 2018|Alcoholism, Female Speaker, Podcast|0 Comments

Bottleneck with Paul Fuhr

OK folks today we have Paul Fuhr joining us on The SHAIR Podcast. Paul was referred to me by our good friend Anna David and she writes this email to me… Paul is one of the best writers I know. He wrote for me at AfterParty and he has a book coming out in May called Bottleneck, that may be the best book about recovery I’ve ever read. Paul Fuhr is an addiction recovery writer whose work has appeared in The Fix, AfterParty Magazine, The Literary Review and The Live Oak Review, among others. Paul was an alcoholic who didn’t realize how ridiculous his life was until he got sober. […]

By |2021-02-17T15:28:59+00:00November 6th, 2018|Alcoholism, Male Speaker, Podcast|0 Comments

The Meat Sack with Drew Canole

Do you ever feel: Aimless without a purpose in life? Afraid of the opinions of friends, family, or others in your circle? Pressured by images in the media and online that make you feel inferior and inadequate? Then you don’t want to miss today’s episode with Drew Canole. Drew is the Founder and CEO of fitlife.tv. Many of you will remember The SHAIR Podcast promoting Organify for 6 months because it is an amazing superfood product, my wife and I still drink it on almost a daily basis. Drew is a rockstar in the world of fitness, nutrition and mindset, with a huge heart for others and doing his part […]

Romance in Recovery with Nicole Lynn

Nicole Lynn is with us today. She sent SHAIR an email about a topic that gets brought up time and time again in recovery. Should we form romantic relationships with someone who is also in recovery? Or is better to date and marry outside the rooms? Nicole and her fiancé raise four kids together, run a home together, do life together, work full-time, and also both work their own recovery programs. Nicole wants to share her story as an active recovering addict in a lifelong committed relationship with another recovering addict. CLEAN DATE: FEBRUARY 10TH, 2015 Listen to Nicole’s Story Here are a few highlights from our interview. To get the […]

By |2021-02-17T15:29:03+00:00October 16th, 2018|Alcoholism, Cocaine, Female Speaker, Podcast|2 Comments

The Recovery Bubble with Mat Docherty

Mat Docherty is a long-time listener and prevalent in the SHAIR recovery network. He’s just a common bloke with a common addiction and was inspired by one of our previous guests, Sam Mooney, another regular guy who shared his story. Mat hopes that by sharing his own experience, he can inspire someone too. His journey to recovery from alcoholism is not the typical one. He didn’t hit a rock bottom. He didn’t go to AA meetings. His recovery began by listening to podcasts like SHAIR! Learn how he finally stopped drinking and is thriving in life using fitness, spirituality, and recovery resources online. CLEAN DATE: APRIL 25TH, 2016 Listen to […]

By |2021-02-17T15:29:05+00:00October 9th, 2018|Alcoholism, Male Speaker, Podcast, Uncategorized|0 Comments