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88: Brock Bevell: A Former Undercover Police Officer Fights His Way Back From Addiction Dec 15, 2020

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Brock Bevell is a well-regarded family man with 7 children, six daughters and one son. He is a retired Police Officer who was run over on duty and ultimately retired from the injuries. The injuries caused him to endure numerous knee surgeries and constant rehabilitation. To deal with the pain, he was prescribed opioids. After months and months of therapy, the department and doctors made the determination that his injuries would prevent him from doing the job effectively and could place others at risk. It was decided that he would be medically retired from the department.

For the next few years, Brock struggled with being retired. The day after turning in his equipment, he felt ostracized and not a part of the brotherhood. This was a huge blow to his ego. One day you're chasing bad guys and the next you're picking up your kid’s toys. It was a difficult transition. It was at this time that Brock’s addiction took control of his emotions and he began to spin out of control, and he proceeded to self-medicate himself. During the height of his addiction, he went through a very difficult divorce. He lost time with his children and made poor decisions costing him his children’s trust.

Since recovering from his addiction, Brock has helped hundreds of men and women combat addiction. He utilizes an unconventional approach to recovery. This approach continues to lead men and women to lasting sobriety.

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Brock's Contact Information:
- Chase the Vase Website
- Chase the Vase Podcast on Spotify
- Chasing the Vase - Facebook
- Email Brock - chasingthevase@gmail.com
- @brockbevell Instagram

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87: After the Episode Combo for #'s 85 & 86: Walking Out 'One Day At A Time', Endurance for What Matters and Living In Authenticity Dec 10, 2020

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ATE for Episode #'s 85 & 86:

Today brings another exciting After the Episode! Ashley and Christiana sit down to recap two more guest episodes this week (see links to their episodes below in the 'Resources' section of the show notes), along with deep diving into the important topics covered.

Tune in to hear more about Danielle Gregorich and Kevin Barhydt's stories, along with discussing what it looks like to walk out the recovery mantra 'One Day At A Time' and finding endurance for the things that truly matter.

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Episodes we are reviewing:
- Ep #85 - Danielle Gregorich
- Ep #86 - Kevin Barhydt
Lionshare Organic Coffee
Holiday Fellowship Marathon
SugarAddiction.com: Michael Collins Sugar-Free January Challenge
Ep #62 - Michael Collins

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86: Kevin Barhydt: Abandoned At Birth - An Adoptee’s Story of Hope and Healing from A Life of Abuse and Addiction Dec 08, 2020

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Kevin Barhydt is a YouTube creator, and the author of Dear Stephen Michael’s Mother. His YouTube channel creates a safe space for survirors of addiction, abandonment, adoption and child sexual abuse, and to explore the healing process.

Abandoned by his mother at birth, Kevin was enveloped in a labyrinth of adoption, addiction, and child sexual abuse. By age 20, a shell of the boy he once was, Kevin succumbed completely to a suicidal lifestyle of drug dealing and prostitution. At 45, after many years of recovery, Kevin began a painful journey to uncover his origins, and the hopeful search for his mother.

His book, “Dear Stephen Michael’s Mother”, chronicles the unfolding of these stories.

The interwoven perspectives offer an unflinching look at the myriad ways life can cloak us in darkness and helplessness yet still resonate with joy and recovery. Kevin Barhydt's life is summed up with these eight words: to be of service to God and others.

As a YouTube creator, actor, educator, and disability technology evangelist - as a son, husband, father and friend - he gives of himself with one expectation: that you can only keep what you have by giving it away.

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84: After the Episode Combo for #'s 82 & 83: "Only the Brave" + Brendan's Story & Resources for Combatting Suicidal Ideation Dec 03, 2020

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ATE for Episode #'s 82 & 83:

Today is an exciting After the Episode with a SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT in the beginning! Ashley and Christiana sit down to recap two more guest episodes this week (see links to their episodes below in the 'Resources' section of the show notes), along with deep diving into the important topics covered.

Tune in to hear more about Brendan McDonough's incredible story that was relived through the hit movie "Only the Brave", along with discussing the realities and difficulties of living through and dealing with suicidal ideations and some important resources that can help.

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Episodes we are reviewing:
- Ep #82 - Brendan McDonough
- Ep #83 - Christina Kimbrough
Other episodes referenced:
- Ep #10 - Charise Thompson
- Ep #11 - Amy Peterson
Amy Peterson's Instagram - @cptsdchronicles
Christina Kimbrough's Instagram - @ckimbrough1
National Suicide Prevention Hotline - 1-800-273-8255
Crisis Textline Website - Text HOME to 741741 to connect with a Crisis Counselor

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85: Danielle Gregorich: How A Stroke Saved Her Life Dec 01, 2020

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Danielle Gregorich is an Arizona native, an Air Force wife and a sober Mom of two amazing children. She is a multiple suicide attempt survivor, a kidney cancer survivor and a stroke survivor. In short, she is a living miracle!

Danielle started writing about her sobriety daily. She wrote raw and authentically about her struggles with sobriety, marriage and motherhood. Writing quickly became therapeutic and played a crucial role in her first years of sobriety.

Her writing culminated in her first book - Stroke of Sobriety - The Essential Daily Guide. Her book is available for purchase exclusively on Amazon. Today, Danielle is an active member in the recovery community and works at a treatment center. She is a public speaker sharing her experience, strength and hope anytime she gets the opportunity to do so.

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83: Christina Kimbrough: “I Got Sober During A Pandemic” Nov 24, 2020

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Christina Kimbrough was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. She is a childhood survivor of abuse, and grew up in a very strict evangelical Christian environment with no tv, radio or any sources of media. She struggled with anxiety as long as she could remember, but didn’t pick up a drink until she was about 21 years old. Once she started, her drinking started progressing very quickly. After being diagnosed with a panic disorder at 25, her anxiety dovetailed into suicidal ideations, and she finally hit her bottom in January of 2020 when she decided she needed help. After moving back home to get help and continuing to drink for months, she finally entered IOP treatment and finished the first week of lockdown from the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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82: Brendan McDonough: The Lone Survivor of the Granite Mountain Hotshots Shares His Heartbreaking and Inspirational Story Nov 17, 2020

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Brendan was on the verge of becoming a hopeless, inveterate heroin addict when he, for the sake of his young daughter, decided to turn his life around. He enlisted in the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a crew of elite hotshot firefighters based in Prescott, Arizona. Their superintendent, Eric Marsh, was in a desperate crunch after four hotshots left the crew, and seeing a glimmer of promise in the skinny would-be recruit, he took a chance on the unlikely McDonough, and the chance paid off. Despite the crew’s skepticism, and thanks in large part to Marsh’s firm but loving encouragement, McDonough unlocked a latent drive and dedication, going on to successfully battles a number of blazes and he eventually wins the confidence of the men he came to call his brothers.

Then, on June 30, 2013, while McDonough–“Donut” as he’d been dubbed by his crew–served as lookout, they confronted a freak, 3,000-degree inferno in nearby Yarnell, Arizona. The relentless firestorm ultimately trapped his hotshot brothers, tragically killing all 19 of them within minutes. Nationwide, it was the greatest loss of firefighter lives since the 9/11 attacks.

After the unfathomable loss of that day, McDonough suffered from seemingly insurmountable bouts of depression, Post-Traumatic Stress, and issues with alcohol. But the light of hope that inspired him to keep living in one of his darkest moments—his family who needed him—inspired the firefighter to fight on against depression, addiction and to inspire others to find their best selves, even if that means often looking beyond the self. Building a sense of brotherhood within communities gives McDonough great joy – because it helps this fighter honor the legacy of his 19 lost, but not forgotten, brothers.

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81: ATE for #'s 79 & 80 | After the Episode Combo: The Amazing Power and Bond in the Recovery Community, and Dealing with the Process of Grief and Loss Nov 12, 2020

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ATE for Episode #'s 79 & 80:

Ashley and Christiana sit down to recap two guest episodes this week (see links to their episodes below in the 'Resources' section of the show notes), along with deep diving into the important topics covered.

Tune in to hear more about the amazing power and bond that exists within the recovery community, along with dealing with processing grief and loss and how healing can come from the process.

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- Ep #79 - Eileen Robertson Hamra
- Ep #80 - Randy

Eileen's book - Time to Fly on Amazon

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80: Randy: Sex, Love & Punk Rock - Melting Away the Facade in Recovery Nov 10, 2020

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A native of Orange County, California, Randy grew up surfing, skateboarding and slam dancing. After his parents divorce, the heavy weight of anxiety and uncertainty fell and started increasing. At the age of 13, he gravitated toward the kids who were drinking and smoking pot - feeling the instant release from his constant anxiety. Having grown up with an alcoholic father, he thought it was the norm to drink daily. That same pattern of drinking settled onto him, and set him on a path of fear, attempting to fill the void and destruction.

After finally coming to terms that alcohol was causing him tremendous problems, he found the 12 step program and started plugging in to a place where he could learn to be authentic and heal from the destruction that alcohol had caused. Randy has been sober since February 22nd, 1994, and is deeply entrenched in the 12-step community.

Randy would like to dedicate this podcast in memoriam to his close friend, Billy Brown.

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79: Eileen Robertson Hamra: 'Time to Fly' Author Talks Recovering from the Death of a Spouse and Finding Love Again Nov 03, 2020

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Eileen could have never imagined how her life would change in the course of one wintery night. Authorities confirmed that the plane her husband was piloting on his way home to celebrate Christmas with the family had crashed, and he had not survived. With three young children and an entire lifetime ahead of her, Eileen’s journey through the valleys of grief and the peaks of hope brought her to a place that is nothing short of miraculous.

Author, speaker, yogi, and philanthropist, Eileen Robertson Hamra, shares her experiences in her first book, Time to Fly, available now through City Point Press and Simon and Schuster. Along the way Eileen discovered that keeping promises to those that have left this world is a lifelong act, and honoring one love does not mean foregoing the freedom and love that is found in reopening your heart, trusting in new love and expanding your definition of family.

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