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Getting clean after a decade of suboxone use. Today’s episode is a live interview with Alekzandr Mac. He is a good friend and a prominent member of the SHAIR private accountability group. Today he shares his long, difficult journey with prescription drug abuse. Both his father and step-father were addicted to opiates and Alekzandr joined them in the hunt for pills. Eventually he went on suboxone to mitigate his problems, but he ended up abusing it for the next ten years. This is the story of how he finally broke his dependence on pharmaceuticals and found recovery after a pivotal phone call he made on the night of September 10th, […]
How can you find the treatment that works for you? Today we have Kris Kelly on The SHAIR Podcast. She is the co-executive director of the MRC, the Minnesota Recovery Connection. The mission of MRC is to educate the masses, remove stigma, and change the language we use when discussing recovery. I met Kris when I flew to Minnesota to become certified as a peer recovery specialist. She was one of our amazing instructors. She has an important story that highlights not only the fact that addiction recovery is not-one-size-fits-all but that there is a recovery option out there that will work for you. CLEAN DATE: April 27th 2009 Listen […]
Can the gang lifestyle be just as addictive as the drugs? Today we have Daniel Herron on The SHAIR podcast. He is a recovery advocate and has his own podcast called Released into Captivity: Hope After the Cage. Daniel served 10 years for armed robbery and was released in 2010. He lived a crazy life a drug abuse and crime that lead him to the bottom multiple times. No matter what, he couldn’t resist the lure of the underworld and this prevented him from ever getting clean. After one last bad run that led him to getting arrested again, he received another gift of desperation. Now he is living sober, […]
How to find recovery when addiction and tragedy collide! Today we have Lori Kinney on The SHAIR Podcast. We’re very excited to have her on the show. She is one of our private Facebook group members and has one of the most astonishing and hopeful stories you will ever hear. This is a powerful episode you don’t want to miss. CLEAN DATE: Nov. 2nd, 2008 Listen to Lori’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 Lori’s daily routine is all about recovery. Without it, she’d be a hot mess like she was ten years ago. […]
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 […]
Let’s talk recovery! Brandy Jouikov is one of the prominent members in the SHAIR private Facebook group. She is a young mom, an active member of the online recovery community, and the host of the Sober as $#@! Podcast. Brandy has a story of severe alcoholism and bulimia that led her to the brink of suicide several times. Even though she was a mom, she could not find a way to stop drinking. Listen to what finally kept her sober and how she manages recovery and motherhood. CLEAN DATE: December 11th 2015 Listen to Brandy’s story now! Here are a few highlights from our interview. To get the full story […]
John DeLisa is a traveling performer who currently works on Viking Cruise Lines. He is also a recovering alcoholic. This presents a unique challenge to working a program and staying sober. John knows that sharing stories is crucial to recovery and emailed SHAIR to talk about his experience. Listen as he takes us through his reckless days of drinking to finding sobriety, and how he has helped bring recovery awareness to college campuses. CLEAN DATE: Sept. 5TH, 2011 Listen to John’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 Working on a cruise ship, […]
Carrie Burgess is one of The SHAIR Network’s first members and has been active in the community ever since. If you have joined our Free SHAIR Facebook Group, then you have seen her around! Carrie was a perfectionist who became addicted to alcohol, marijuana, and painkillers. Her addiction was so bad, she taught little girls dance class while intoxicated. She broke into her mother-in-law’s house to steal pills while carrying her baby son on her hip. She smoked synthetic marijuana until she didn’t know if she had been coming or going to work. She became a hollow shell that didn’t care about anything anymore. Now Carrie is celebrating more than […]
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 […]
Is it possible to approach life without fear? Sue Curr is a motivational speaker, life coach, and author. She helps people achieve their full potential and instill in them the confidence to live life the way they want. It’s hard to believe that 5 years ago, Sue was at death’s door. Her organs were failing from a 5-bottle-of-Chardonnay-a-day drinking habit. By shear strength and resolve, she made it out alive. Now Sue doesn’t waste a minute of her life. Fear less live more is her motto. At the age of 57, Sue eliminated her remaining fear of heights by skydiving. She now knows there is no limit to what she […]