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232: Finding Hope in the Grit of Addiction and Trauma Recovery with Caroline Beidler May 08, 2023

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As you're trying to find hope in the grit of addiction and trauma recovery, there's power in being part of a community that can move us from a place of struggle to freedom.

On this episode, Duane speaks with Caroline Beidler about her new book, “Downstairs Church: Finding Hope in The Grit of Addiction and Trauma Recovery,” and how one can find hope in their own journey of addiction and trauma recovery by harnessing the power of sharing their story.

Caroline Beidler is an author, recovery advocate, and founder of the storytelling platform Bright Story Shine. With almost 20 years in leadership within social work and ministry, Caroline is a team writer for The Grit and Grace Project and a blogger at the global recovery platform, In The Rooms.

Caroline's insights and personal experiences offer practical advice and inspiration for those navigating similar struggles. This episode is a must-listen for anyone looking for hope and healing in their own life.

In this episode, you will hear:

Why she came up with the title, “Downstairs Church”
How she took the first steps down into the basement church
How to find hope in the grit of addiction
Having a personal relationship with God takes time
How adversities give rise to healing
The importance of showing up vulnerably
Highlighting the power of story

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In The Rooms

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Downstairs Church: Finding Hope in The Grit of Addiction and Trauma Recovery

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231: The Role of Family in Addiction Treatment with Dr. Brooke Keels May 01, 2023

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A lot of people who may be struggling with a family member that is in the throes of addiction think the person needs to go get help. But there's this whole system that probably has to be addressed.

In this episode, Duane and Dr. Brooke Keels discuss the importance of family therapy in addiction recovery from a systems perspective. Dr. Keels highlights the importance of each family member doing their own individual work to achieve health for the entire system.

With her experience in clinical and leadership roles within the recovery industry for over 15 years, Dr. Keels shares her passion for the process and the positive impact it can have on people's lives. Dr. Brooke Keels holds a Ph.D. in marriage and family therapy. She works to create, implement, and oversee the Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient Program and Individual and Family Therapy Programs at Lighthouse Recovery, Texas.

Listen in to learn more about the family's role in addiction recovery and how to work towards health and happiness for all.

In this episode, you will hear:

The importance of family in addiction treatment
The power of seeing the system
Why family healing is so important
What hope looks like in a dysfunctional family
The value of validating the reality of the situation

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230: Stepping Out of Pain Through Resilience with Andrew E. Guy Apr 24, 2023

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Life is going to throw curveballs at you, and that’s a given. The question is, how willing are you to withstand those?

On today’s episode, Duane talks with Andrew E. Guy, the author of Work Your Words: Finding Your Pathway to Personal Success. Andrew helps corporate leaders, professionals, and entrepreneurs integrate work, life, and self-care to improve well-being so they can pursue purposeful living. Andrew is a professional certified educator, an educational engagement expert, and is certified in the prevention and management of aggressive behavior.

Today, Andrew is going to talk about his book, Work Your Words, specifically about resilience and stepping out of pain, hurt, and darkness to live your best life. With a contagious inspirational spirit, Andrew shares his incredible story of resilience that encourages people to take control of their lives and the life they're meant to live.

Andrew believes in the power of words. He believes that when you’re able to work the right words, the right things happen, and what you say about yourself makes a huge difference. You're not living this life for yourself, because you're actually living this life so you can help others to live and people will live through your experience.

In this episode, you will hear:

Unworthiness as a symptom of depression
Not your fault, but it’s your choice
Finding a community that will support your changes
The willingness to be vulnerable
The HOPE acronym
How finding your purpose changes everything in your life
Navigating your pain and trauma
Participating in your own miracle

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Work Your Words: Finding Your Pathway to Personal Success

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The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk

https://www.amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma-ebook/dp/B00G3L1C2K

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229: Treating Love Addiction with Dr. Cortney Warren Apr 17, 2023

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A lot of people go through an experience where they fall madly in love with someone, they crave them, and they want to be with them. There's this addictive nature of romantic love. And then for whatever reason, it doesn't work and you break up. Now, what? That being said, falling in love does not mean something’s wrong with you.

Dr. Cortney S. Warren is a Board Certified Clinical Psychologist and Adjunct Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).

Having won numerous professional awards for her research, Cortney is an expert on addictions, self-deception, romantic relationships, eating pathology, and the practice of psychotherapy from a cross-cultural perspective.

Today, we’re going to talk about her book, Letting Go of Your Ex: CBT Skills to Heal the Pain of a Breakup and Overcome Love Addiction (2023). This is perfect for readers who are trying to explore breakups through an addictive framework.

In this episode, you will hear:

How is love addictive? How do we know when we're in a relationship that might be love addicted?
What to do when we're ending the relationship and how do we get out of that relationship in a way that brings about personal growth and self-actualization?
How love addiction goes awry
What is love addiction?
Evaluating your core beliefs about romantic love
How romantic love is portrayed in the media
The addictive nature of a breakup
What is CBT and how does it work?

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Psychology Today Naked Truth Blog: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/naked-truth

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrCortneyWarren

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drcortney/

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228: Attention Must Be Paid to Women Lost in the Opioid Crisis with Debra Gonsher Vinik Apr 10, 2023

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About four years ago, in the face of what little did she know was going to be an increasing horror show in terms of deaths due to opioid use, Debra Gonsher Vinik decided to do a documentary on the opioid crisis. She also wanted to put the spotlight on women because, as she says, women are almost absent in terms of the media coverage of what's going on. Since 1999, we have lost over 200,000 women to the opioid crisis.

On this episode, Duane and Debra take a deep dive into her new documentary, Attention Must Be Paid: Women Lost in The Opioid Crisis. Addiction is so stigmatized that the idea of women coming forward is a big thing. These brave women featured in the documentary have put aside any concern or worry about other people's perception of them so they can speak their truth and their story in order to help other women. Hopefully, other women who will watch this can also relate and feel that, after all, they’re not alone.

In this episode, you will hear:

The psychological dependence on opioid addiction
The story of a mother who didn’t want to film
The most explicit recipe for tragedy
The story of two women from different walks of life

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227: Breaking Free from a Life Full of Falsehoods with Rio Timberlane Apr 03, 2023

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If you're trying to move away from addiction and all the falsehoods, you have to start looking through that lens and replace them with axioms or self-evident truths. Once you’re in harmony with the world you live in, you get clarity on who you really are.

In today’s episode, Duane speaks with Rio Timberlane to talk about the power of decision-making, how to get clear on your identity, and understanding axioms or self-evident truth. Rio Timberlane is a relationship scientist who has spent about two decades looking at the underlying axioms that we all operate in as humans.

In this episode, you will hear:

Understanding axioms or the self-evident truth
The importance of having the right mindset
The power of decision-making
Asking the right questions
What does it mean to be a tree
The simplexity of love
How to get clear on identity

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226: Making the Decision (and Not Just a Choice) to Quit Drinking with Carlos Navarro Mar 27, 2023

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Have you ever heard of the phrase, “Boys make choices, men make decisions”? What’s the difference? On today’s episode, Duane speaks with Carlos Navarro, who has a 20-year entertainment career that spans from radio, television, and film, to commercials and video games. He has acted on shows and films as The Walking Dead, The Outsider, Unbreakable, and Marvel's Hawkeye. Carlos is also co-host of the number one rated Orlando, Florida talk show, Monsters in the Morning.

Along with that journey, he was also struggling with alcoholism, until he finally made the decision to quit drinking. Listen in as Carlos walks us through his journey to sobriety and why he believes it's a moral obligation to share his story to help others. Carlos is frank about his past experience of drinking where he was just oblivious to how he was and the impact he had on others. Then he finally realized he needed to change and do something different. Sobriety has now become a big part of his life as he also helps others who may be struggling.

In this episode, you will hear:

Carlos’ addiction and recovery journey
Making a choice versus making a decision
The power of journaling and planning
Why willpower doesn’t work
Identifying the things you want and writing them down
The power of sharing your story.

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225: The Plight of Physicians Struggling with Addiction with Steven Orebaugh Mar 20, 2023

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Anybody can be impacted by addiction, whether you’re a doctor or not. And for certain people in healthcare, anesthesiologists most especially, access to drugs like opioids is super easy.

On this episode, Duane speaks with Steven Orebaugh about how his own personal experiences of witnessing his colleagues get trapped in addiction inspired him to write the book, “The Stairs on Billy Buck Hill.” He wrote the book having witnessed a number of ruined careers among his peers because they have access to these highly addictive substances. And so, Steven hopes that his book will help fellow physicians and healthcare workers create that healthy fear so they could steer clear of addiction.

Steven is an anesthesiologist at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He has published some 75 works in the medical literature, including peer-reviewed articles, textbook chapters, and review articles.

In this episode, you will hear:

Why anesthesiologists have easy access to drugs
Understanding how opioids become the downfall of some people
The impact addiction has on physicians addicted to drugs
About the book, The Stairs on Billy Buck Hill
Dealing with the shame and guilt as a doctor
The need for emotional support
Nurturing a healthy fear

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224: Parenting a Child with Addiction with Steve D. Mar 13, 2023

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As a parent, how do you deal with a child who’s struggling with addiction? How can you fully support your kid at this most trying time of their lives? Today, Duane speaks with Steve D. about parenting a child with addiction. A father of five children, the youngest of whom had a near-lethal addiction to alcohol, Steve retired from a 30-year career on Wall Street to learn about addiction, to help his family, and to help others.

Steve’s eight-year journey includes getting trained as a parent peer addiction coach, completing a fellowship at Harvard University studying addiction, co-creating a podcast called My Child & Addiction and volunteering at a national addiction nonprofit to create educational tools for families. Recently, he developed a free resource, Love the Kid, Hate the Disease, with a mission to deliver the most important information, concepts, tools, and personal experiences from his 8 years of dealing with addiction to help parents and caregivers better understand the disease and help address it.

Steve is the EVP for Shatterproof, a nonprofit with a mission to help businesses and communities educate their constituencies about the disease of addiction and the most effective, evidence-based treatment practices.

In this episode, you will hear:

Understanding that there is hope
The importance of setting boundaries
His child’s addiction and recovery journey
The importance of telling personal stories about addiction
The value of a parent support group meeting
The power of sharing your story

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223: The Power of Hypnosis in Addiction Treatment with David Spiegel Mar 06, 2023

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Using hypnosis on ourselves is more powerful than we think. But is it also effective in treating addiction?

On today’s episode, Duane speaks with David Spiegel, Wilson Professor and Associate Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine. Having been at Stanford for over 45 years, David runs the Center on Stress and Health at Stanford and the Center for Integrative Medicine. One of his interests is to find out how people can better control their minds and bodies using hypnosis.

David talks about hypnosis, how that works, how suggestibility works in the brain, how it can help us, and the top-down processing, and how our unconscious can really help us heal. David has used hypnosis with about 7,000 people in his career now, and he has published more than 100 papers of research on hypnosis: what it is, how it works, and what it does.

In this episode, you will hear: