Recovery Internet Radio
Episodes
Always Shootin' the Angles
18 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week will take us inside “the family business”; a business consisting largely of illegal activities and straight up criminal behavi...
Sober Dad Breaks the Generational Pattern
11 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
“Those who are unaware of history are doomed to repeat it” and I suspect that includes family history. After generations of alcoholism and addic...
Don't Leave Before the Miracle Happens
04 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Nobody even used the word “Alcoholism” to describe what happened to Julie’s family. It wasn’t understood or accepted at the time as a reason...
That got my Attention: Jail and Recovery
25 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
The thought of jail/incarceration is a disturbing one. Who wants to be confined for a long period of time; punished for illegal activity? Who like...
Transformed: Journey of an Urban Shaman
18 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Eric’s search for serenity, sanity and a spiritual connection is a journey that led him to separate from everything familiar. After a highly succes...
Walking the Sober-Life Work-Life Tightrope
11 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Most of us are working stiffs and have to find a way to earn a penny or two, pay the bills, keep the kids fed all the while keeping our sober prior...
Dying to living: Recovery from the Hell of Heroin Addiction
04 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
We have to face the facts; heroin is here, its readily available, its not only dangerous but deadly and it’s killing people with alarming regularity...
Family Recovery with ....THE MOMENATOR
28 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
I got to know Kathleen through contact with her teenaged son who was just being discharged from a treatment program. As I got to know her son I also...
CrackHead Pinball
21 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever noticed that you don’t meet many old crack cocaine addicts? Almost as if she had a map that led from one crack head boyfriend to ano...
Q &A about medication and Recovery with Doc V
14 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
What medications are safe for me? Are these addictive? If I take something for depression or anxiety is that a relapse? Can medications for psychi...
Lost and Found in Pillville
07 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
The non-medical use of opiate pain meds, benzodiazepine based anti-anxiety drugs and stimulant meds used for Attention Deficit Disorder are being abus...
Stumbling Towards the Light of Recovery
31 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Addictions like shadows keep us away from the sunlight of the spirit. Sometimes we've been away from the light for so long that darkness becom...
A Celebration of Hope and Recovery for the Holidays
24 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Last night I heard a story about young man, 30 or so who told his recovery group that these would be his first sober Holidays since he was 9 years ol...
East meets West; the Value of Yoga in Recovery
17 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Yoga was always important to Les; in fact he’ll tell you it was invaluable to his recovery. He was a diligent student of Eastern spiritual thought...
Prisoner in Pearls
10 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
She grew up in a privileged home; good values, zero coping skills, a perfect garden for addictions to grow. From early alcohol use and traumatic exp...
Dying to Living: Recovery from the Hell of Heroin Addiction
03 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
We have to face the facts; heroin is not only dangerous but deadly and it’s killing people with alarming regularity. Even knowing heroin’s leth...
Unspoken: Meth in the Gay Community
26 Nov 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Travel with us this Sunday night through the world of drugs, sex, glamour and money. We'll take you to a world that most don't even know e...
Taking Care of the Temple; Sober and Healthy
19 Nov 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This week we'll be talking about the importance of diet and fitness to help get back into balance, particularly in early recovery but also as it...
Matches and Gas: Two Friends Reunite in Sobriety
12 Nov 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Even then he knew that if he did something dangerous or daring his childhood friend would not only try it too but might try someting even more daring...
Gambling with Your Life
05 Nov 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Almost from the gate he was raised to bet. It's just the way it was. Later, the thrill of the big win and the crushing anxiety of the debt, t...
One Kid's Secret to "Young and Sober"
29 Oct 2012
Contributed by Lukas
OK Let's face it. The odds aren't good for a young person to stay sober....right? Well, the odds aren't really that good for anybod...
Peaceful, Clear, Calm; The Journey of a Buddhist Nun
21 Oct 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine the transition from a traditional family and life, a husband and a couple kids in a Texas town in the 80’s to a contemplative religious l...
A look Back
21 Oct 2012
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve been on the internet air now for nearly six months and we thought it was time for some reflection. We wanted to acknowledge our guests, our ...
Clutter Addiction, the Fear of Letting Go
08 Oct 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Could a disorganized desk, a disorganized room or house be a symptom of a disorganized head? Are you holding on to THINGS as an emotional suppport or...
Relationships in Recovery/Stayin' Together Sober
01 Oct 2012
Contributed by Lukas
If sustaining a relationship isn't hard enough these days throw in the need to recover from both sides of the addictive disease. Our guests are...
The Rocky Road from Relapse to Recovery
24 Sep 2012
Contributed by Lukas
How far down do I have to go? Will I ever be able to get it? When will the light finally come on? Am I one of those who are constitutionally incap...
Where did we go wrong?
16 Sep 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Recovery Internet Radio "Straight Stuff on Addictions"Sunday September 16th 8PMThis is a story from the other side of the disease; a story o...
She's got Friends in (Temporarily) Low Places
10 Sep 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Who is the first person on your way to treatment with whom you would have a real interaction? That would be a person like Dee.Who would answer your ...
She had the Courage to Change
03 Sep 2012
Contributed by Lukas
She managed the last three of her four college years sober; managed a career, sober; met her husband, sober, had kids and becamne a stay-at-home Mom, ...
The Apple Doesn't Fall Too Far From The Tree
27 Aug 2012
Contributed by Lukas
How many parents have agonized about how their own addictive genetics will affect their kids? Parents in recovery face an especially frightening pro...
Looking for God in all the wrong places
19 Aug 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This is an unusual story of blending migraine headaches, prescription medication, over the counter drugs and a search for God. This is a story of de...
Stages of Crazy
07 Aug 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Recovering alcohoilic gets family issues in perspective. To say that alcoholism affects families is a bit of an understatement. Alcoholism actual...
FINDING FORGIVENESS
06 Aug 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Why can't you, "just let it go"? Not as easy as it sounds, is it? Why is releasing hatred so hard? Let's talk about the a...
Another Dirty Drop...now what?
30 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Drug abuse and addiction isn't just a personal problem, it's a medical problem, a family problem, a social problem, a financial problem and ...
Heroin, Relapse and Recovery
23 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Why do you think they call heroin "junk"? We'll leave you to think about that but in the meantime...A friend of mine talked to a poli...
Pain Free and Drug Free
16 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Avoid the prescription opiate addictionmerry-go-round. The use of opoid analgestics is at an all time high. One of the most alarming national tren...
Sober alcoholic faces compulsive overeating
09 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
With Alcoholism in the familyhe never thought it would happen to him....after all...he was the helper...the good kid. He finally surrendered to the ...
Everything you always wanted to know about Rehab
02 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Who talks about drug rehab? Do you ask your neighbor where the best place is, do you consult Google or the yellow pages? Finding quality substance...
IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR
25 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
At first a little pot problem, then some anxiety, add a couple of counselors, a psychiatristand you have chapter one of Marsha's familys ongoing ...
The Great Awakening
18 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
She saw absolutely nothing wrong with the way she was living...two kids, a house, friends, a beautiful life. People thought they were the perfect co...
Recovery and Religion
11 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
AN UNFLINCHING LOOK AT AN ADDICTS AFFAIR WITH DRUGS, ALCOHOL AND RELIGION, all at the same time.A story of deception and denial and yet with recovery,...
Beauty and the Beast
04 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
In this show we'll get a rare opportunity to hear from "Mr. Drughead" , a literal savant when it comes to current drug information. H...
Head Crash to Spiritual Solution...a long strange trip
28 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
An Amazing story of recovery and reconciliationJoin us for another ride into the frontiers of recovery. Hear the story of Head Crash to spiritual...
Booze, Pills and other ills
21 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for a story that spans hopeless to hope, from disabled to enabled. Hear about the difficulties of managing medication and trying to stay sob...
Sobriety and Igniting the Creative Spark
14 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our 4th show, an exploration of some of the most contemporary recovery issues. Tonights show will look at the creative spirit as it relat...
Funny with Money...Dollars and Sense in Recovery
07 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
A firsthand look at the world of spending addiction. In a world addicted to credit how do you "get sober with money" When does spending to...
Heroin and Redemption
30 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
A story of the descent into the lifestyle of heroin addiction and the corresponding ascent into compassion, truth and other centeredness. A story of ...
Addicted to Everything
29 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
An opportunity to talk to someone who can tell us about what its like to have multiple addictions and how they recovered.