Talkin' Trash Addiction Recovery Podcast

As we continue to spread the message of overdose awareness in the month of August, we welcomed back Phyllis, a regular friend and guest on the show. She has a powerful personal attachment to overdose as she lost her son to a Fentanyl overdose a little over a year ago. Phyllis has been on the show several times, each time bringing a new perspective on how one overdose can affect the lives of so many. 300 people a day die from drug o...

Tonight's loose topic was "Crystal Inspired" as we talked about boldness in sobriety. There's a way to be bold without being overbold and having the opposite desired effect. Confidence, not arrogance. We never look down at any person in or out of recovery. Us addicts are forever afflicted with the core reason we self-medicated to begin with. How we cope and how we hope are directly related. Harm reduction has been added to many of ...

A lot of male pheromones on display this evening. A Kajsa-less crew pulled it together in dramatic fashion as we went over trust in addiction recovery. Trust is a fickle thing. Trust is earned and entering recovery, it can be overwhelming regaining the trust we've run thin with the ones we love. Having no expectations puts attainable trust within reach. We can't fix broken trust without putting in the time to show we're trustworthy...

Will carried on the "Team Testimonial" series by sharing his experience, strength and hope with us and our audience. Parental struggles, legal issues, mental health and sexual orientation all play a big role in defining the 'Will', the man, the myth and the legend. Will calls his own shots today and is a month away from being on probation. He explained what it was like going through drug court and paying your dues...

The show welcomed former show host of Talkin' Trash, Mike Oxley, LPN. As we evolve in our format and production, the show looked flippin' awesome. Whoever's responsible for the production deserves a tip of the cap. Anyway, Mike Oxley, a tenured detox/addiction nurse, joined us on the program. Mike's not only a nurse, he was a show host for about 75 episodes. OG for sure. He's a character and his personality always brightened the ro...

It's important the cast each tell their story, cover to cover, here and there, especially for our new friends. We continue our July mid-week series 'Talkin' Trash Team Testimonials' with the man who invented maple syrup, Jim Leibel. Our guy will be sharing his triumphant fight against addiction and the losses he sustained in the process...Instead of feeling sorry for himself, he pulled up his sleeves and got to work...

"The mental obsession" refers to the persistent, intrusive, and often irrational thoughts and urges related to substance use or other compulsive behaviors that can trap individuals and lead to relapse. It's a core component of addiction, described as a "spiritual malady" alongside a physical allergy and a mental obsession, according to Alcoholics Anonymous. We stayed in the rooms and discussed "principl...

In July, each cast member will be re-telling their personal testimonies during the mid-week, Wednesday night live shows at 8pm. Kajsa kicked off the initiative, the very same that was haphazardly devised just moments before the show. Very on-brand for Talkin' Trash being last minute and barely throught through. We're addicts, our attention spans rival that of a cashew. The nut. Kajsa killed it of course. We refer to Kajsa as "fierc...

What a peach this one is. Our girl did 8.5 years in the pen, did everything the opposite of what the fiber of her being is. What an inspiration and we were honored to have her donate her time and nerves on our little show. Jana is working 12 hour shifts in addiction recovery. Stick with what you know, some of us have done it. Proud Mom, honest human being who's putting the work into her recovery times 10. And she's cute as ...

Littering and... littering and... We welcomed Manny Vitale back into the studio for his regular appearance on the pod. Manny's more of a co-host than a guest at this point as both our shows feed off each other as we have a common message we feel obligated to share. We talked about self-sabotage and how expectations can take us out when they're not met. We welcomed over 5 inpatient rehabs into the mix for their night time gr...

Oh Canada. Phil B. joined us on the pod tonight and shared his experience, strength and hope. His journey was profoundly recalled from a hard childhood to a life of living sobriety. "If I'm starting to get into that seemingly hopeless state of mind, reach out". The fellowship and accountability that comes with living a life of sobriety is a gift that was freely given to us. This is why we have to give it away. Phil wa...

We read some listener e-mails. Some good, some straight up rude. We welcomed a new recovery center into the fray. The WNBA is awesome and Tim finished all 76 episodes of Battlestar Galactica. We started our look into self sabotage in recovery. Jim's living the dash. A profound metaphor Jim brought into the mix is "living the dash". You have your birthdate and your death date on your tombstone with a dash between the t...

A mid-week recovery refresher with the gang. Yes, we're having more guests on these days as the show garners some attention. We try to provide our listeners a variety of content. We do flashy graphics and fun segments, sure... but it's addiction and finding long-lasting recovery is as serious as it gets. We're here to spread the message that not only is it possible to live a clean life, it can be fun too. For us, we'...

Our trip around the world continues as we welcomed Robin B. to the program to share his experience, strength and hope with the show and our audience. We have about 5 in-patient rehabs who watch the shows on Sunday's and Wednesday's live as their nighttime group session. We recognized Father's day showing love for all the dad's (and father figures) out there who do right by themselves and their children both in and o...

TV-MA. We welcomed a cultural shake-up with our guest whose graciously donated their personal time to be on a show, halfway around at the world at 3am his time. He did it,  he does this, we do this... to help spread a message of hope that keeps us both accountable and grateful for our life up to that point. This perspective shift in concept eluded us for so long until we finally realized that self-importance, self-happiness generat...

The team broke up the monotony of addiction recovery playing a Talkin' Trash original favorite, Recovery Jeopardy™. It's obviously not actually trademarked. That'll be the day. It was a cattywampus episode to say the least. We're going to be looking at masks in recovery for the month of June. This month is National PTSD Awareness Month and it's so important to acknowledge this mental health concern especially wi...