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Thriving in Long-Term Recovery with Tom Coderre

Tom Coderre is a former US Senator who was progressively losing everything to addiction until a humiliating arrest lead him to recovery in 2003. Tom thought his life was over, but little did he know it was just beginning. Today, Tom can’t believe how his life has transformed. He was featured in the film, The Anonymous People, and works on the frontlines as a positive face and voice in recovery. Tom is a passionate, politically aware advocate who is also a humble traveler, son, brother and uncle trying to make a difference. Tom Coderre is a living example how a person can go from drowning in hopeless addiction [...]

By |2021-05-25T16:00:22+00:00December 10th, 2019|Alcoholism, Cocaine, Male Speaker, Podcast, Recovery Advocacy|0 Comments

Mobilize Recovery with Ryan Hampton

What is the solution to the addiction crisis? Currently, less than 10 percent of people will ever seek medical help of any kind for their addiction. Hundreds of people lose their lives daily, leaving behind family members, friends, loved ones, children, and community members. Yet, when the recovery community organizes, reform is possible. There is a powerful movement happening in the United States that is revolutionizing the way we fight the addiction crisis. Ryan Hampton is here to talk about how we can all Mobilize Recovery! Ryan Hampton Over four years into recovery from a decade-long opioid addiction, Ryan Hampton has been rocketed to the center of America’s rising [...]

By |2021-02-17T15:24:09+00:00September 17th, 2019|Drug addiction, Heroin, Male Speaker, Podcast, Prescription Drugs|0 Comments

That First Step Towards Recovery with Theo Bill

Sometimes it’s not a huge, dramatic leap that changes our lives, but one small first step towards recovery that triggers an inner and outer transformation. Today’s guest is Theo Bill. He is an entrepreneur and life coach who used to be overweight due to his emotional eating and a bottle-a-night wine habit. In 2015, Theo was in the middle of a stressful move, facing the possible bankruptcy of his company, and the crumbling of his 9-year relationship. He knew he wasn’t in a life-threatening situation, but he still wondered, when everything was falling apart, what was the point of getting up in the morning? Theo knew he wasn’t [...]

By |2021-02-17T15:24:11+00:00September 3rd, 2019|Alcoholism, Male Speaker, Podcast|0 Comments

Self-Made and Sober with Andrew Lassise

Are your beliefs serving you? Could they be keeping your from reaching your full potential? Or worse, could these preprogrammed beliefs be destroying you? Today’s guest is business coach and serial entrepreneur, Andrew Lassise. He hosts the Self Made & Sober Podcast and and is the founder of multi-million dollar company, Rush Tech Support. Andrew talks about getting off autopilot, doing the important things, and using service as the foundation of success. He also shares how a person with a skeptic, logical brain can embrace spirituality. It’s time to start asking yourself the right questions! Self Made and Sober With long-term sobriety, Andrew views the Self Made and [...]

By |2021-02-17T15:24:13+00:00August 27th, 2019|Alcoholism, Male Speaker, Podcast|0 Comments

Life Hacks for Sober Living with Kenyon Zitzka

Kenyon Zitzka is a life coach and the host of the Zero Xcuses Podcast. He gives zero excuses for not living up to his full potential. In the past, Kenyon was what society considers successful in many areas of his life, but he still felt completely unfulfilled. He was an ordinary dude looking to live an extraordinary life, and it just wasn't happening. Something had to give, something had to change, and in today’s episode we discover the catalysts that compelled him take ownership of his destiny. He also gives us life hacks for sober living and stoic advice to help us stay accountable, get organized, and take [...]

By |2021-02-17T15:24:14+00:00August 20th, 2019|Male Speaker, Podcast|0 Comments

The Addiction to Self with Rabbi Manis Friedman

In this modern age, we have everything at our fingertips. We are wealthier, healthier, and freer than ever before. So how come so many of us are so miserable? Why do we feel the constant urge to look for things outside ourselves—like people, possessions, and addictions—to fill the void? There is one underlying addiction that is the mother of all addictions and that is the addiction to the self.—Rabbi Manis Friedman Today’s guest is Rabbi Manis Friedman. He says we all have an addiction to the self. We’re born with it. If we outgrow it successfully, we become mature people. If we don’t, we’ll be stuck. And even [...]

By |2021-02-17T15:24:17+00:00August 6th, 2019|Male Speaker, Podcast|0 Comments

The Blessings of Porn Addiction with Beny Schonfeld

What is porn and sex addiction, really? What does the reality of this problem look like for a person? How do you know if you're watching too much porn? What are the consequences, and why is it so hard to stop? Our guest today reveals how consuming porn is just like abusing any substance. But unlike drugs and alcohol, porn is available in our modern age for free. 24/7. There is no need to walk to the liquor store. Or call the dealer. All that is needed is the human body and a fantasy. So how can a person quit when their drug of choice is available to them any [...]

Rapid Recovery with Fred Amir

So many SHAIR listeners are struggling with chronic pain and back problems. The traditional solution is opiates, which are killing people. Today we have Fred Amir on the show. He is the founder and president of Health Solutions and the author of Rapid Recovery from Back and Neck Pain: A Nine-Step Recovery Plan. Fred endured his own experience with crippling back pain and discovered that doctors had no answers for him. In his search for a cure for back pain, he found out that 85% of back pain can’t be diagnosed. He also discovered that out of 10,000 back surgeries, only 1% are successful. It seems hopeless for back pain […]

By |2021-02-17T15:28:43+00:00January 22nd, 2019|Codependency, Male Speaker, Podcast, Prescription Drugs|0 Comments

Stay Humble with Ian Romans

Okay, folks. Today we have Ian Romans on the show. Ian is an avid listener of the SHAIR podcast and good friends with one of our previous guests, Daniel Herron, who’s episode is SHAIR 154 entitled Addiction to the Underworld. Ian has a harrowing and powerful story of recovery from heroin addiction. He is 2 years clean and wanted to share his experience. Ian was raised by an addict mother and an abusive stepfather. He was in and out of foster care and jail. Ian dismissed NA from and early age because his parents would stop by their dealer’s house on the way home from meetings. But once he decided […]

By |2021-05-25T16:01:35+00:00November 20th, 2018|Heroin, Male 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