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From Recovery to Discovery with Jeanne Foot

Jeanne Foot is a mental health advocate and certified addiction counsellor and recovery specialist, with over a decade serving individuals and families in the Toronto area, across the globe, and online. Her own struggles with the nature of addiction and years spent navigating the mental health care system as an advocate for her child has enabled her to become a change agent and a mentor in transformation for others. Jeanne is the product of three generations of trauma in her middle-class family. Her life was chaotic out of the gate. When she became a mother, she had to navigate serious mental health issues with her children. Jeanne had to innovate […]

By |2021-05-25T16:02:08+00:00December 4th, 2018|Drug addiction, Female Speaker, Podcast, Trauma and Abuse|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

Recovering from Codependency with Natalie Feinblatt

OK folks, today we have Natalie Feinblatt joining us on The SHAIR Podcast. Dr. Natalie Feinblatt is a licensed clinical psychologist in Los Angeles and she loves the SHAIR podcast. She believes that hearing the stories of those in recovery can be a huge help to those looking to get sober, so Natalie greatly appreciates the way in which the podcast is of service to newcomers. Natalie specializes in addiction in her practice and she is also in 12 Step recovery for over 10 years from codependency and other issues. She identifies so strongly with addicts and alcoholics that she lives a sober life by choice. Natalie’s Links drnataliefeinblatt.com Facebook […]

By |2021-02-17T15:28:57+00:00November 13th, 2018|Codependency, Female Speaker, Podcast|0 Comments

Celebrate Recovery with Tracy Winchell

OK folks, today we have Tracy Winchell joining us on The SHAIR Podcast. Tracy is the host of Reboots Podcast which features stories about people who have been forced to start over, either through their own missteps or through no fault of their own. Stories with heart, soul and grit. A little bit about Tracy: 5 years in recovery over unresolved grief and struggling with perfectionism. She works the 12 steps through Celebrate Recovery. She’s on the leadership team for two recovery programs in Western Arkansas. Her recovery journey inspired Reboots Podcast. What she’s learned from people sharing their reboots stories. Her recovery story. [bctt tweet=”‘It’s so important to de-stigmatize recovery […]

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 Yoga Recovery Lawyer with Suzula Bidon

  Suzula Bidon’s hippie parents named her after a word they found in the bylines of a Grateful Dead album. Growing up in the woods of Wisconsin in a counterculture lifestyle, Suzula struggled with isolation and depression all through her childhood. This led her to self-medicating with gateway drugs like alcohol and tobacco and ended with heroin and methamphetamines. Her addiction led her to federal prison and a serious criminal record. Today, Suzula is a practicing attorney, recovery advocate, and a Minnesota Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS). She is the creator of the Recovery Yoga Meetings® and has been teaching it since 2012. Recovery yoga meetings help people live and […]

SHAIR 188: Every 7 Minutes with Corey Burgess

We have a lot of high-profile guests on this show, but many of our listeners love to hear real stories from real people who battled drugs and alcohol and came out on the other side. Corey Burgess is one of those real people. She has been an avid SHAIR listener since she got out of treatment in August of 2016. She had a few relapses since then, but she was thrilled to officially celebrate one year of sobriety this past June and would love to share her story of recovery from her addiction to alcohol and prescription painkillers. CLEAN DATE: June 13th, 2017 Listen to Corey’s Story Here are a […]

SHAIR 186: Sober Life School with Arlina Allen

Our guest today is Arlina Allen. She’s the host of the ODAAT Chat Podcast and has been clean and sober since 1994. Arlina was a binge drinker who used to believe finding puke on her shoes in the morning meant she had a great time. Alcohol brought out her alter-egos. She never knew which one of them was going to show up at the party, and she didn’t remember what they did either. Arlina always thought her life would straighten out if she found the right man, but Prince Charming never came to save her. Nothing changed until she removed alcohol from her life. Listen to how she replaced alcohol […]

By |2021-02-17T15:29:11+00:00September 4th, 2018|Alcoholism, Female Speaker, Marijuana, Podcast|0 Comments

SHAIR 185: Cleaner Daze with Tess Sweet

Tess Sweet is an award-winning producer and director known for Cleaner Daze, a dark comedy series about addiction written by a recovering drug addict. Cleaner Daze shines a light on the realities of living with addiction and reminds us that there is a little “fucked-up” in all of us. Tess never had a goal in life. She always had artistic inclinations, but she didn’t know quite where she belonged. Instead of finding herself, she discovered drugs, and sunk deeper and deeper into a pit of danger and despair. Tess experienced a terrifying moment that compelled her to get clean, but afterward, she had to start life all over again. Learn how […]

By |2021-02-17T15:29:13+00:00August 28th, 2018|Drug addiction, Female Speaker, Heroin, Marijuana, Podcast|0 Comments

SHAIR 184: Surviving Sexual Abuse with Rachel Grant

Rachel Grant is the owner and founder of Rachel Grant Coaching and is a Sexual Abuse Recovery Coach. She is also the author of Beyond Surviving: The Final Stage in Recovery from Sexual Abuse. She brings to the table a passionate belief that her clients do not have to remain trapped or confronted daily by the thoughts or behaviors that result from abuse. Rachel’s story started when she was a young girl when she was sexually abused by her grandfather. As she grew into an adult, she was convinced there was no way out of the pain and feelings of worthlessness and endured an excruciating life for more than twenty […]

By |2021-02-17T15:29:14+00:00August 21st, 2018|Female Speaker, Podcast, Trauma and Abuse|0 Comments