Set Yourself Free
How do people fall into addictive traps? How do people break free from addictive dungeons? Exploring and philosophizing about problems and solutions to the drug overdose problem, the world of substance use disorder counseling, addiction recovery, prevention and treatment. Nothing is better than being free. A dialogue as service to build stronger, healthier communities through education for prevention of the next tragic overdose death and stolen potential. We can be come wiser and more strategic about our cultural opposition to the dangerous drug demand in our communities. Getting high makes us feel a less whole and narrower experience of consciousness. What is consciousness and why do we use chemicals to alter it? Where can I detox if I am stuck in the trap of feeding my opioid or alcohol cravings every day? Does pleasure ever return? Will I get my life back from a nightmarish relapse? Why do we cope the way that we cope? These questions and more will be discussed in the conversations of this podcast about drugs, technology, and everything in between that is shaping our personalities and brain chemistry in the 21st century. If you have an idea or a question that you'd like to hear shared and discussed - please email the pod at setyourselffreepod@gmail.com Background cover painting by Robyn Anderson Watercolors Background Music by CarlyThomas.com Photography by Jennifer Mao Jones
Episodes
Joe's first interview on the Set Yourself Free podcast, where he tells his story of recovery in reverse, goes into the origin story of his new treatment protocol, and talks about what it's like to be a counselor at Hazelden Betty Ford. Take a peek inside his world. #recoveryjourney #addictionrecovery #podcast #holisticaddictionrecovery #recoveryispossible #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthmatters #addictionscience #...
Justin sits down with Teesie Vallero this week to discuss philosophies of forgiveness, a transformation into native american recovery culture, and her story of coming out in the 90s to live her most authentic life. Teesie frequently runs spiritual retreats, is a reiki master, and is a fabulous specialist of the Dan Anderson Renewal Center (DARC) - located at th...
Discussion on addiction treatment philosophy, AA, and a recovery without a higher power. Beau is a dually licensed therapist in an outpatient hospital addiction program.
Beau Elkington, Zen Monk and Addiction Therapists shares his recovery story and talks about Recovery Dharma in this interview with Justin the Addiction Guy. #recoveryispossible #recoverytalks #recovery #buddhism #zen #artofhappiness #meditation #recoverystory #addictiontreatment
For Christmas I interviewed Tiffany Neuharth, founder of Rise Up! Recovery to hear her story of what led her to spend a year in MN Adult & Teen Challenge and to discover what she has done to help the Hastings, MN community with her organization that helps those who fall through the cracks of the addiction treatment infrastructure.
In this episode, Justin discusses Minnesota's innovative protocol in tackling the homelessness problem that shows superior results compared to the rest of the United States. Andy Muhlenburg is on the show today bringing her experiences with street outreach and working in homeless shelters in Minnesota and South Dakota.
My Differential Diagnosis professor from graduate school at Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies joins us for an exploration of addictive behaviors from sexual related to meth, and how mental disorders can change or fade in the long term as we age out of the energy it takes to maintain them. Caffeine addiction, and your host's personal struggle with maintaining abstinence from caffeine is discussed for the first...
Judy Squires worked as an addictions counselor at Minnesota Corrections - Fairbault prison and Shakopee women's prison. She brought a passionate energy to her career for nearly 2 decades in her mission to set offenders free of the prison of their minds behind bars. Her experience as a mother who struggled with alcohol use which spiraled into losing her children makes for a great story of redemption and restoration to dignity. She c...
Episode 2 - James Longhenry - Marketing exec with Beauterre Recovery Institute and Meridian Behavioral Health
James paints a picture of every small town in America. The unfulfilled American Dream. A sinking feeling that the underlying disappointment with our lives is a toxic shame is rooted in the force-fed delusion of the American Dream. Are we self-medicating the side-effects of our shame that we've drifted away from instructions...
Background cover painting by Robyn Anderson Watercolors
Background Music by CarlyThomas.com
Photography by Jennifer Mao Jones
Noah Latzer works as a recovery support specialist at the Minnesota Recovery Connection, working individually with clients, helping run groups with Virtual Addiction Care at Allina Health and running inclusive, weekly ALL recovery meetings – and he'll tell you more about what that means later in this episode...
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