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SHAIR 111: “Sober Living” with Bob Apple, life after rehab in early recovery.

Robert Apple a recovery blogger and the founder of the Sober Apple Blog joins us today on The SHAIR Podcast. Robert (Bob) Apple, currently lives in Santa Maria California, but lived in the Silicon Valley for forty years. He was married twice, had two great kids, a boy and a girl. He worked many years for UPS. He also owned several businesses; video store, video production, a bar (not as much fun as you think), and had a partner in four Quizno’s franchises. Several years ago, at the age of 55 years old, he became addicted to alcohol, and prescription drugs. His life began to unravel and was forced to […]

SHAIR 109: “Big Jim’s Walk” with Jim Downs, Soldier Up for Recovery

Jim Downs of Big Jim’s Walk joins us today on The SHAIR Podcast.  Big Jim is walking across America to bring awareness to the world of our addiction epidemic. Big Jim’s Walk, Inc is a non-profit organization bringing awareness to the world of the addiction epidemic. Through this foundation, Big Jim’s Walk has plans to build an addiction recovery center, Camp Redemption, with the help from its’ donors and other community members. Join us as Jim takes us through here battle with Drugs and Alcohol, the wreckage it caused in her life, when he hit rock bottom and his amazing journey into recovery up until today. Listen to Jim’s story […]

SHAIR 107: “From Chrystal Meth to Comedy” Mike Lindsey shares his battle with addiction!

Listen to Mike’s story now! Mike Lindsey joins us today on The SHAIR Podcast. Mike is the founder of AIR Wear Recovery Gear, AIR stands for Addicts In Recovery. Take pride in the accomplishment of overcoming addiction. AIR Wear, get your recovery on. A little about Mike… “As you know, everyone has a story. For many people, those stories include chapters of addiction. Fortunately, the same people can also experience chapters of recovery in their lives. I am blessed to be one of the survivors of addiction. I have battled addiction for decades in various forms, from alcohol to gambling to drugs and many more. Each promised me peace and […]

SHAIR 105: “Hugging the Cactus” with Rob Koebel, a TV reporter’s story of addiction.

Listen to Mike’s story now! Rob Koebel, Emmy Award winning Investigative Reporter, had everything he ever imagined, his dream job, a beautiful wife, but in the background was alcohol. When his ex-wife a CNN News Anchor writes a tell all book about their marriage and goes on book tour promoting it – he has a very public and embarrassing meltdown. Rob is caught on a mall security camera, wasted taking a leak on the Apple Store. The arrest makes headlines across the country. Four years later, Rob is sober and on a mission to put purpose and passion back into his life.  Still unhappy after trying jobs in different careers, […]

By |2021-02-17T15:40:07+00:00February 14th, 2017|Alcoholism, Drug addiction, Male Speaker, Podcast, Uncategorized|3 Comments

SHAIR 103: “One Rep at a Time” with O.R. Marv, Fitness through a Recovery Mindset

O.R. Marv joins us today on The SHAIR Podcast.  Marv is the founder of One Rep at a Time. His website blends fitness information with the challenges faced by those in recovery from some sort of addiction. After years of non-biased research, soul-searching, and step-work, Marv has been able to completely change his approach, not only to fitness, but to nutrition, body image, and overall sense of well-being and spirituality. For years he has only wanted to help people. Today he has finally found his calling, to give back what was so freely given to him in recovery. Clean Date: June 22, 2013 Click Below to Listen NOW on: Listen on […]

By |2021-02-17T15:40:10+00:00January 31st, 2017|Alcoholism, Male Speaker, Podcast, Uncategorized|0 Comments

SHAIR 101: “Recover PERIOD” with Torrance Johnson, Wear Something That Means Something.

Torrance Johnson joins us today on The SHAIR Podcast, and Torrance is the founder of Recover Period, a recovery clothing line who’s slogan is Wear Something That Means Something. Torrance came to the conclusion after evaluating where he was in his life and who he is as an individual, that today’s fashion, the bulk of it, does not express who he is or what he is passionate about. Torrance is a man who’s life has been affected by witnessing friends, family, and communities taken over by an illness most consider a lifetime battle. Included Torrance himself.  He is driven to connect with and lend support to as many people as […]

By |2021-02-17T15:40:13+00:00January 17th, 2017|Alcoholism, Drug addiction, Male Speaker, Podcast|0 Comments

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 97: “Full Recovery” with Brian McAlister, when relapse is not an option

Brian McAlister joins us today on The SHAIR Podcast.  Brian is a bestselling author, motivational speaker and the founder of Full Recovery Wellness Center in New Jersey. Brian is dedicated to helping recovering people achieve spiritual, personal and financial empowerment. Brian’s commitment to helping others recover from addiction and reach their full potential is his life’s mission.  From a low-bottom unemployed alcoholic and addict to leading a workforce of 1,800 people producing nearly half a billion dollars in annual sales is just a small part of Brian McAlister’s journey. Husband, father, entrepreneur, best-selling recovery author and coach, Brian subscribes to the spiritual axiom that with God all things are possible.  […]

By |2021-02-17T15:40:19+00:00December 20th, 2016|Alcoholism, Drug addiction, Male Speaker, Podcast, Uncategorized|3 Comments

SHAIR 95: “The Book of Open” with Jason MacKenzie, Master the Art of Vulnerability!

Jason MacKenzie joins us on The SHAIR Podcast. Jason is a dad, a husband, an author, public speaker. His website: The Book of Open, is geared towards helping men become stronger, wiser, and more courageous fathers Jason is an expert on peak human performance. He’s a father, speaker, author and coach. He teaches audiences around the world how cultivating vulnerability will liberate the strength, wisdom and courage we already possess. He is a survivor of his wife’s battle with bipolar disorder and subsequent suicide and has overcome a decade-long battle with alcohol. When he stopped running from grief and fear he became the husband and father his family deserves. His […]

By |2021-02-17T15:40:21+00:00December 6th, 2016|Alcoholism, 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