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SHAIR 171: Give Yourself a Chance with Ken Rivord

Today we have an insane show with my guest Ken Rivord who actually flew down to Costa Rica to record this episode with me to celebrate his 6th year of sobriety. After a typical Tico breakfast, we begin with an account of Ken’s Costa Rican travel nightmare. Everything that could go wrong, did. This was followed by another disaster, the disappearance of the first recording of this interview. Then listen we move into Ken’s harrowing story of child abuse, mental illness, IV drug addiction, prison, relapse, and ultimately, lasting recovery. This is a wild episode about how the worst of situations can bring beautiful outcomes. Strap in and listen! CLEAN […]

SHAIR 159: Church and Other Drugs with Jed Payne

Exorcizing the addiction demon. Jed Payne is the host of the Church and Other Drugs Podcast. He’s survived a wild odyssey of drug abuse, repeated rehabs, and incarceration that demonstrates just how addiction warps the mind. Not only did he crave the drugs, he craved the attention he got from the chaos he created his life. Listen to how he found recovery and found himself in this amazing episode! CLEAN DATE: Sept. 23rd, 2014 Listen to Jed’s story now! Here are a few highlights from our interview. To get the full story please join us on the podcast now! Daily Routine The first thing Jed Payne does is hit his […]

By |2021-02-17T15:29:48+00:00February 27th, 2018|Cocaine, Drug addiction, Heroin, Male Speaker, Podcast|0 Comments

SHAIR 152: Changing the Way We Talk About Recovery with Jesse Heffernan

Our words matter! Jesse Heffernan probably has the coolest job title in the world. He is the new National Outreach and Empowerment Coordinator with Faces and Voices in Recovery, an organization dedicated to mobilizing the over 23 million Americans in recovery to promote the right and resources to recover through advocacy, education and demonstrating the power and proof of long-term recovery. You might have seen the live video we did in the private Facebook group. We want to dive into the new culture surrounding recovery and bring you up to par on how we talk about recovery and how the language we use can destigmatize addiction. CLEAN DATE: January 1st, 2009 […]

By |2021-02-17T15:29:59+00:00January 9th, 2018|Drug addiction, Heroin, Male Speaker, Podcast|2 Comments

SHAIR 148: Freddy Negrete Smile Now, Cry Later

Guns, Gangs, Tattoos & Recovery…  Freddy Negrete is a legendary tattoo artist based in Hollywood, CA. He’s been profiled on numerous media and has tattooed numerous celebrities, musicians and sport personalities. Freddy was orphaned at the age of two when his mother and father, both Pachuco gangsters, went to jail. After a youth of foster care and boys’ homes, Freddy went down the same path as his parents and lived a cycle of gangs, drugs, and incarceration. Freddy honed his skills as a tattooist in prison and is now a world-renowned pioneer of black and grey realism. Freddy endured countless ups and downs with addiction and suffered deadly health issues, but […]

SHAIR 130: “Straight Outta Compton” with Patty Powers, Strip Clubs, Drug Dens and the Miracle of Recovery.

Patty Powers joins us today on The SHAIR Podcast. Originally from Toronto, Patty began drinking and using drugs recreationally as an adolescent. At eighteen she moved to New York City where chance meetings with other addicts opened doors to careers, romantic relationships, the art world and the music scene. For years, whenever the negative consequences of addiction started taking their toll, survival instincts kicked in and she’d return to Toronto. It was a hamster wheel existence – getting strung out and cleaning up – and it relied heavily on the resiliency of youth. By 1987, she was living alone in an abandoned building in Los Angeles, having cut all ties […]

SHAIR 117: “From Dope to Hope” with Tim Ryan, a Man in Recovery.

Listen to Tim’s story now! Tim Ryan the author of From Dope to Hope: A Man in Recovery joins us today on The SHAIR Podcast. A six-figure salary, a beautiful home in the suburbs, a loving family – Tim Ryan had it all, then lost it all because of an addiction to heroin, cocaine, other drugs and alcohol. For years, Tim had great success in business and in life, despite a habit that was forming around “drinking and drugging.” But when he added heroin to the mix, Tim’s balancing act spiraled out of control. Often spending nearly $500 a day to support his opiate habit, his career and relationships suffered setback […]

SHAIR 112: “The Murphy Method” with Cory Murphy, from Heroin Addict to inspirational speaker.

Cory Murphy is an award-winning scholar and world traveler. He’s also a former heroin addict. Born and raised in Pennsylvania, he relocated at the age of 20 to start a new life drug-free. Since then, he has studied abroad on numerous occasions, learned multiple languages, and graduated at the top of his class from the University of Cincinnati’s Carl H. Lindner College of Business. Cory now works in management at one of the largest corporations in the world. In his free time, he shares his story in hopes of inspiring others who have been affected by addiction, both directly through actual usage and indirectly through dealing with a friend or […]

SHAIR 106: “Holy Addiction” with JoAnn Miller: Suboxone – the Cure or the Epidemic?

JoAnn Miller is a recovery advocate and the founder of Holy Addiction. And this is her story… “If you had told me the day I snuck in that window that I would own a blog with traffic, would be working with a radio station and three of the coolest guys in the recovery community, I wouldn’t have believed you. The past year of my life has been one crazy ride.  I gave up drugs and picked up a mission. The day I typed addiction into the search bar on Facebook, I was shocked.  I was an active regular social Facebook user, and I had no idea that this world, our […]

SHAIR 99: “Get Sober, Stay Sober” with Dr. Harold Jonas, founder of Sober.com

Dr. Harold Jonas joins us today on The SHAIR Podcast. Dr. Jonas, PhD, LMHC, CAP is the founder of Sober.com and has extensive experience with web development and award-winning app development since 1999. He’s responsible for the concept, design and launch of multiple directories serving the Addiction & Recovery industry, including Soberhouses.com, Detox.com, Halfwayhouses.com, Rehabs.com, Sobernetwork.com, Recoveryroommates.com, and Interventionstrategies.com. Two of his most recent apps for the Addiction & Recovery space received national recognition and prestigious awards. Dr. Jonas holds a PhD from International University with a focus on Addictive Disorders and an MA in Counseling Psychology from Antioch University. He is a practicing Psychotherapist and Licensed Therapist in the […]

By |2023-11-08T22:24:18+00:00January 3rd, 2017|Heroin, Male Speaker, Podcast|0 Comments

SHAIR 93: “Finding the Light Within” with Robert Hammond, Addiction, Recovery and Spirituality!

Robert Hammond joins us on the SHAIR Podcast.  Robert is an author, a writer and a consultant. He is the Author of self-help and consumer finance books, including Life After Debt, which sold over 100,000 copies as well as a film and television writer/producer.  Hammond’s script “C.B. DeMille” won Best Screenplay at the 2011 Los Angeles New Wave International Film Festival. He was also a dope fiend for many years where he lost everything, jobs, relationships, and his self-respect. He compromised all of his values and principles along the way and lost time that he can never get back.  Addicted to heroin, heading to prison, suffering from depression and a […]

By |2021-02-17T15:40:24+00:00November 22nd, 2016|Heroin, Male Speaker, Podcast|0 Comments