In the episode:
In this week's podcast episode, we talk with Dr. Stephen Lloyd, Chief Medical Officer at Cedar Recovery and advising doctor for the Hulu miniseries, Dopesick. As an internal medicine physician and addict in recovery since 2004, Dr. Lloyd has a deep understanding of addiction giving him a unique approach to patient care that includes quality treatment and compassionate care.
Episode Highlights:
Behind the scenes of the series Dopesick.
His work with Cedar Recovery and as a panel member for the Tennessee Drug Court.
Remembering the first time he didn’t use and realizing that help is available.
The problem of underserved pregnant women with addiction.
The connection between childhood trauma, addiction, and decreased dopamine.
The "Is alcoholism an allergy, a disease, or disorder?" debate. We ask Dr. Lloyd.
You can find Dr. Stephen Lloyd at the After Dopesick event in Mobile AL. on August 31, 2022.
Learn more here:
https://www.drugeducation.org/international-overdose-awareness-day?fbclid=IwAR149FdX6ouYqU-r1WU7IK101q4V7WY0MgtEtNf1JA_hceHdV0F2HU6tlN4
Back Porch Chats is now Now Sober. Same great information. New branding. As you may know, Now Sober Coach and Now Sober Academy were born from the efforts of Back Porch Chats. We are happy to announce that Now Sober has exceeded our expectations, so to make things more consistent we have decided to include the podcast in the Now Sober Brand.
We look forward to your continued support.
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In this week's episode, we talk to author Ray Vance, author of A Road Through Hell. Many of us in recovery know about the hell we put ourselves through while in active addiction. We've experienced our lives in chaos, legal problems, broken relationships, relapse after relapse, and defeat. But what do we do when our child has watched us go through all this and decides to follow that road anyway?
Ray Vance knows because he's been through it. After years of drug and alcohol abuse, a prison sentence, and finally recovery, Ray had to face the fact that his own son was following in his footsteps. In this episode, we learn about Ray's experience with drugs and alcohol, his path to recovery, and what he has done to help his son through a similar lifestyle as we discuss his book A Road Through Hell.
To get your copy of A Road Through Hell, go to:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ray-Vance-108761488465099
Back Porch Chats will be shifting gears in the next few weeks. Same great information. New branding. As you may know, Now Sober Coach and Now Sober Academy were born from the efforts of Back Porch Chats. We are happy to announce that Now Sober has exceeded our expectations, so to make things more consistent we have decided to include the podcast in the Now Sober Brand.
We look forward to your continued support.
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nowsoberwithjeanna/
Website: www.nowsobercoach.com
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In the episode:
We talk to Josh and Hollie, authors of Bang Head Here about the self-destructive behaviors that result from emotional pain. Much of how people are conditioned to deal with pain mirrors the way their caretakers dealt with pain. When a loved one acts out destructively it is easy for the caretaker to place blame on their loved one, instead of reflecting on how their own pain management skills have been passed onto those they love. In order to help those struggling at home survive, it’s important to understand the way pain, fantasy, and avoidance is keeping people in a cycle of destruction.
Josh and Hollie grew up in neighboring towns in Southern California. After graduating high school they left home for university where they subsequently started a non-profit Kaiizen, developed training programs for teens/young adults on relationship violence prevention, and began crisis intervention coaching for families with at-risk loved ones. Their work inspired a collaboration resulting in the book series Bang Head Here.
To contact Josh and Hollie or learn more about Bang Head Here, go to:
Website: www.joshandhollie.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/josh_and_hollie/
Back Porch Chats will be shifting gears in the next few weeks. Same great information. New branding. As you may know, Now Sober Coach and the Academy were born from the efforts of Back Porch Chats. We are happy to announce that Now Sober has exceeded our expectations, so to make things more consistent we have decided to include the podcast in the Now Sober Brand.
We look forward to your continued support.
Get More from Back Porch Chats (soon Now Sober):
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Instagram: www.instagram.com/recoverywithjeanna/
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In this Episode:
In this episode of Back Porch Chats, we talk to Janet Gourand who struggled with alcohol for many years. She tells how she finally got sober in 2015 when she found her "people." She used her 25 years of experience in training and development to design and facilitate workshops to help people quit drinking. Her membership program, Tribe Sober, provides workshops, coaching, and connection.
Her work has helped hundreds of people go on to live alcohol-free lives. She believes that "getting sober is just the beginning - once we've stopped drinking we need to create a life we don't want to escape from."
Episode Highlights:
- Janet's story
- Alcohol as a breast cancer survivor.
- Using projects to help with sobriety.
- Tribe Sober
Where you can find Janet Gourand:
Website: www.tribesober.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjs0AzxbJs3CILIyeJBE6Pw
Podcast: https://www.tribesober.com/podcasts/
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No one wants to be alcohol dependent. At the same time, they fear quitting completely. Most importantly, our understanding of alcohol abuse is shrouded in myths. You can clear up some of your confusion by clicking on the link below:
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Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/sobrietycoachfox
Instagram: www.instagram.com/recoverywithjeanna/
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In this Episode:
Charlene Madden joins this episode of Back Porch Chats to share her story of childhood sexual violence, domestic abuse, mental illness, and suicide ideation in an open and authentic discussion to help remove some of the stigmas that surround those topics.
Charlene is a mother of 3 children, wife, daughter, and reiki practitioner. She is the creator of the Ignite Your Life BC Women's Workshop, speaker, author, and women's empowerment coach.
Charlene has spent most of her life living in a state of darkness. After experiencing over 9 years of sexualized trauma at the hands of her grandfather, a decade of domestic violence, and 3+ decades of mental illness and suicidal ideology, she was just 2 days away from taking her life when she attended a women's workshop where everything changed. She was able to take off her blinders, begin the healing process, and find her Purpose by turning her mess into a message of hope, evolution, and transformation that she now shares with people all over the world.
Episode Highlights:
- Landing in the hands of a sexual predator.
- Acting out.
- Cutting.
- Living with suicidal thoughts.
- Having a spiritual awakening.
To contact Charlene Madden or learn more about “Ignite Your Life BC”, go to:
http://www.facebook.com/igniteyourlifebc
My FREE course, Back to Ground Zero, answers the question, “Am I drinking too much?” while providing the information you need to know about alcohol use disorder.
No one wants to be alcohol dependent. At the same time, they fear quitting completely. Most importantly, our understanding of alcohol abuse is shrouded in myths. You can clear up some of your confusion by clicking on the link below:
https://nowsobercoach.com/am-i-drinking-too-much-alcohol/
Get More from Back Porch Chats:
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Contact Vince or Jeanna
Vince@Backporchchats.com
Jeanna@nowsobercoach.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Backporchchats
Connect with Jeanna Online:
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/jeannafoxcoach
Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/sobrietycoachfox
Instagram: www.instagram.com/recoverywithjeanna/
Website: www.nowsobercoach.com
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In this episode:
Stephan Neff is an anesthetist, bestselling author, speaker and show host, and alcoholic in recovery. Stephan knows the challenges of trauma, depression, anxiety, and PTSD firsthand. As a man trying to drown his sorrows, he found out the hard way that the critters can swim. But the past does not equal the future. In this episode, Stephan and Vince dive deep into masculine ideas of anger and shame, where it originates as well as how they have dealt with it in the past.
Today Stephan is an expert in living a life so fantastic, that alcohol has simply no role to play. He is the host of My Steps to Sobriety, his show on YouTube and as a podcast, and has published a book under the same title.
To contact Stephan Neff or learn more about My Steps to Sobriety, go to:
https://stephanneff.podbean.com/
https://www.facebook.com/stepstosobriety
https://www.instagram.com/stepstosobriety/
If you find yourself up late at night with a reluctant hint that the drink in your hand might be causing your problems, you may be ready to learn more.
My FREE course, Back to Ground Zero, answers the question, “Am I drinking too much?” while providing the information you need to know about alcohol use disorder.
No one wants to be alcohol dependent. At the same time, they fear quitting completely. Most importantly, our understanding of alcohol abuse is shrouded in myths. You can clear up some of your confusion by clicking on the link below:
https://nowsobercoach.com/am-i-drinking-too-much-alcohol/
Get More from Back Porch Chats:
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Contact Vince or Jeanna
Email: Vince@Backporchchats.com
Email:Jeanna@nowsobercoach.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Backporchchats
Connect with Jeanna Online:
Facebook page: www.facebook.com/jeannafoxcoach
Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/sobrietycoachfox
Instagram: www.instagram.com/recoverywithjeanna/
Website: www.nowsobercoach.com
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In this Episode:
In this episode of Back Porch Chats, we talk to the author of seven books, Paul Trammell about living sober as a solo sailor. Paul talks about how his decision to stop drinking alcohol led to living a nomadic life on the sea and the completion of his book Alcoholics Not Anonymous, A Modern Way to Quit Drinking. His book focuses on how he designed his own method of sobriety without the help of AA. Paul is the author of several other books including, The Joy of Living Clean and Sober, Becoming a Sailor, Journey to the Ragged Island, and Dead Flowers on Wednesday.
Episode Highlights:
- Sailing as a reward and substitute for alcohol.
- Living sober on a sailboat.
- Finding a new identity in sobriety.
- His process to getting sober and putting it into a book.
- Paul's book The Joy of Living Clean and Sober.
To contact Paul Trammell go to:
Website: https://www.paultrammell.com/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/paul.w.trammell/
Instagram: Trammell.paul
If you find yourself up late at night with a reluctant hint that the drink in your hand might be causing your problems, you may be ready to learn more.
My FREE course, Back to Ground Zero, answers the question, “Am I drinking too much?” while providing the information you need to know about alcohol use disorder.
No one wants to be alcohol dependent. At the same time, they fear quitting completely. Most importantly, our understanding of alcohol abuse is shrouded in myths. You can clear up some of your confusion by clicking on the link below:
https://nowsobercoach.com/am-i-drinking-too-much-alcohol/
Get More from Back Porch Chats:
Website: www.backporchchats.com
Contact Vince or Jeanna
Vince@Backporchchats.com
Jeanna@nowsobercoach.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Backporchchats
Connect with Jeanna Online:
Website: www.nowsobercoach.com
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/jeannafoxcoach
Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/sobrietycoachfox
Instagram: www.instagram.com/recoverywithjeanna/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm_B6-MQQRKY9viknzfWwkg
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In this episode of Back Porch Chats, Vince and Jeanna talk to Steve Bisson about managing trauma and addiction with therapy and getting help from sober communities.
Steve Bisson has worked in the mental health/addiction field since 1999 as a therapist, coach, author, and podcaster. He has owned his private practice, Straight to the Point Therapy, since 2011. Trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Steve has worked in diverse fields, including community outpatient services, the criminal justice field, a mental health crisis team, as well as a trainer for first responders and correctional staff on mental health and substance abuse. EMDR trained, he has processed trauma and bereavement issues throughout his career. He has been practicing telehealth therapy since 2015.
Episode Highlights:
- Therapy as an addition to recovery communities.
- Why people use drugs and alcohol to deal with trauma.
- How substance abuse users use cognitive Distortions for protection.
- Why not thinking about drinking never works.
- Group dynamics that create limitations in recovery.
- Marijuana maintenance to avoid more dangerous drugs.
To contact Steve or learn more about his podcast, Finding Your Way Through Therapy, go to:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/stevebissonlmhc
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevebissonlmhc/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/stevebissonlmhc
Twitter: twitter.com/stevebissonlmhc
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGLhTDRUi2yODXYU3WRvveg
Email: stevebissonlmhc@gmail.com
If you find yourself up late at night with a reluctant hint that the drink in your hand might be causing your problems, you may be ready to learn more.
My FREE course, Back to Ground Zero, answers the question, “Am I drinking too much?” while providing the information you need to know about alcohol use disorder.
https://nowsobercoach.com/am-i-drinking-too-much-alcohol/
Get More from Back Porch Chats:
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Contact Vince or Jeanna
Vince@Backporchchats.com
Jeanna@nowsobercoach.com
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Connect with Jeanna Online:
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Facebook: www.facebook.com/jeannafoxcoach
FREE Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/sobrietycoachfox
Instagram: www.instagram.com/recoverywithjeanna/
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In this Episode:
In this episode of Back Porch Chats, Vince and Jeanna talk to Serge Prengel who looks at the science behind 12-step programs in his book, The Proactive Twelve-Steps: A Mindful Program for Lasting Change.
Serge is certified in Focusing, Core Energetics, and Somatic Experiencing. His work draws from Systems-Centered theory. He is a co-founder of the Integrative Focusing Therapy training program and the author of four books.
Episode Highlights:
- How as a person not in recovery got involved in recovery work.
- How the 12-step program can sometimes be self-shaming.
- Examples of Serge's rewording of the steps and why he reworded it.
- The spirit of the steps.
- The science behind trauma and addiction.
- Fear of feelings.
- Working the steps using Serge's book.
To contact Serge Prengel or learn more about Integrative Focusing Therapy, go to:
Website: https://proactive12steps.com
Do you want to know more about addiction?
If you find yourself up late at night with a reluctant hint that the drink in your hand might be causing your problems, you may be ready to learn more.
My FREE course, Back to Ground Zero, answers the question, “Am I drinking too much?” while providing the information you need to know about alcohol use disorder.
https://nowsobercoach.com/am-i-drinking-too-much-alcohol/
Get More from Back Porch Chats:
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Contact Vince or Jeanna
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Backporchchats
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Facebook: www.facebook.com/jeannafoxcoach
FREE Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/sobrietycoachfox
Instagram: www.instagram.com/recoverywithjeanna/
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In this Episode:
Listen in as Vince and Jeanna talk to Theo Fleury, best known as an Olympic Hockey gold medalist and Stanly Cup winner, Theo Fleury now takes his story of abuse and addiction recovery public. His best-selling books, Playing with Fire and Conversations with a Rattlesnake, offer tools that help people who have experienced trauma learn to live healthy lives.
In this episode of Back Porch Chats, Theo tells his story and encourages others to talk too.
Episode Highlights:
- Childhood trauma as a worldwide epidemic.
- How abuse affects the survivors.
- Living a spiritual life as a key to recovery.
- Creating chaos and our addiction to it.
- Addiction to suppress the pain of trauma.
- How he handled sexual trauma as a man.
- What Theo does to give back.
- Theo's work as a country music recording artist.
To contact Theo Fleury or learn more about “Me Too”, go to:
Website: https://theofleury.life/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theofleury14
If you find yourself up late at night with a reluctant hint that the drink in your hand might be causing your problems, you may be ready to learn more.
My FREE course, Back to Ground Zero, answers the question, “Am I drinking too much?” while providing the information you need to know about alcohol use disorder.
No one wants to be alcohol dependent. At the same time, they fear quitting completely. Most importantly, our understanding of alcohol abuse is shrouded in myths. You can clear up some of your confusion by clicking on the link below:
https://nowsobercoach.com/am-i-drinking-too-much-alcohol/
Get More from Back Porch Chats:
Website: www.backporchchats.com
Contact Vince or Jeanna
Email: Vince@Backporchchats.com
Email: Jeanna@nowsobercoach.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Backporchchats
Connect with Jeanna Online:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/jeannafoxcoach
FREE Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/sobrietycoachfox
Instagram: www.instagram.com/recoverywithjeanna/
Website: www.nowsobercoach.com
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In this Episode:
On November 20, 2019, Laura Stack's 19-year-old son, Johnny, died by suicide after becoming psychotic from dabbing high-THC marijuana concentrates. Laura responded by forming the nonprofit, Johnny’s Ambassadors, to educate parents and teens about the dangers of today’s high-THC marijuana on adolescent brain development, mental illness, and suicide.
In this episode of Back Porch Chats, Laura talks about the dangers of dabbing and her son's experience with it. If you don't know what dabbing is, check out this episode.
Episode Highlights:
- The dangers of marijuana and dabbing that most people don't know about.
- The changes in marijuana THC levels since 2015.
- What dabbing is and how dabs are produced and distributed.
- The psychosis and mental illness Johnny experienced at the age of 19 after dabbing.
- Legislation that now regulates marijuana concentrates in Colorado.
- How you can get involved in "Johnny's Ambassadors."
Laura's Bio:
Laura Stack was best known in the business world for her professional moniker, The Productivity Pro. After her son's death by suicide in 2019, Laura formed the nonprofit, Johnny’s Ambassadors, to educate parents and teens about the dangers of today’s high-THC marijuana on adolescent brain development, mental illness, and suicide to bring education, awareness, and prevention curriculum to parents, drug prevention conferences, community groups, and schools to stop youth marijuana use. She is a powerful speaker who brings Johnny’s personal warning and solid research together in her new book, The Dangerous Truth About Today’s Marijuana: Johnny Stack’s Life and Death Story. Described as a force of nature with unstoppable drive and unwavering purpose, Laura is determined to get teens to #StopDabbing.
To learn more about “Johnny's Ambassadors”, go to:
https://johnnysambassadors.org/
Learn about alcohol abuse in this free course:
No one wants to be alcohol dependent. At the same time, they fear quitting completely. Most importantly, our understanding of alcohol abuse is shrouded in myths. You can clear up some of your confusion by clicking on the link below:
https://nowsobercoach.com/am-i-drinking-too-much-alcohol/
Get More from Back Porch Chats:
Website: www.backporchchats.com
Contact Vince or Jeanna
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/Backporchchats
Connect with Jeanna Online:
Now Sober on Facebook: www.facebook.com/jeannafoxcoach
Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/sobrietycoachfox
Instagram: www.instagram.com/recoverywithjeanna/
Now Sober Website: www.nowsobercoach.com
How You Can Help
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In this Episode:
In this episode of Back Porch Chats, Vince and Jeanna talk to Tamlin Allbritten who has worked for 40 years with families, children, and people in rehab using art to help them understand each other, their feeling, and recovery.
During the month of January, Tamlin will be working with the Drug Education Council in Mobile, Alabama to celebrate Art in Recovery. They will have a booth at the art center in Fairhope on January 7th and the following week at the Mobile Art walk in Mobile Alabama.
Episode Highlights:
- How art helps with recovery.
- Specific Art projects and the discoveries that have come from them.
- How parents can learn about their children's feelings from art.
- Things (colors, objects, placements, etc.) have meanings.
- Sparkle in. Sludge out.
- How you can celebrate Art in Recovery during the month of January.
Link to Marcia and David Greyson's episode:
https://backporchchats.com/mary-catherines-story-of-addiction-and-overdose/
To contact Tamlin or learn more about her work, go to:
Website: https://artwithapurposebooks.com/blog/
Classes: https://artfromhomeclasses.com/
Forgetting to Fly: http://forgettingtofly.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/artwithtamlin
If you find yourself up late at night with a reluctant hint that the drink in your hand might be causing your problems, you may be ready to learn more.
My FREE course, Back to Ground Zero, answers the question, “Am I drinking too much?” while providing the information you need to know about alcohol use disorder.
https://nowsobercoach.com/am-i-drinking-too-much-alcohol/
Get More from Back Porch Chats:
Visit Back Porch Chats' website
Contact Vince or Jeanna
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Join the Now Sober Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/sobrietycoachfox
Instagram: www.instagram.com/recoverywithjeanna/
Now Sober Website: www.nowsobercoach.com
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In this Episode:
Meet Peter Murphy, writer and recovering alcoholic with 50 years of sobriety. In this episode, Peter tells how he was abused as a child by a priest, his descent into alcoholism, waking up drunk in a gutter, and how writing helped inspire his recovery.
Episode Highlights:
- Burying his mother's suicide in his memory.
- Traveling through Wales to run from the trouble.
- Being haunted by his past in drinking dreams and writing through it to heal.
- Quitting alcohol.
- Using his expertise in writing to help others.
- The 28th Annual Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway, January 14-17, 2022.
- About Once Upon a Time You Lived in a Castle
Peter's Bio:
In addition to being the founder of Murphy Writing of Stockton University in Atlantic City, Peter has consulted numerous organizations and school districts from coast to coast. He has been an advisor to three PBS television series on poetry with Bill Moyers and was recognized as a Distinguished Teacher by the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars in the Arts.
Peter began writing his recently completed memoir, "Once Upon a Time You Lived in a Castle," to better understand how his mother’s suicide when he was seven and ongoing abuse by a priest led to his addiction to alcohol as a teenager.
Find out more about Peter:
Personal Website: www.peteremurphy.com
Professional Website: www.murphywriting.com
Contact: peteremurphy9@gmail.com
Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway: wintergetaway.com
Learn About Alcoholism:
My FREE course, Back to Ground Zero, answers the question, “Am I drinking too much?” while providing the information you need to know about alcohol use disorder.
No one wants to be alcohol dependent. At the same time, they fear quitting completely. Most importantly, our understanding of alcohol abuse is shrouded in myths. You can clear up some of your confusion by clicking on the link below:
https://nowsobercoach.com/am-i-drinking-too-much-alcohol/
Get More from Back Porch Chats:
Website: www.backporchchats.com
Contact Vince or Jeanna
Vince@Backporchchats.com
Jeanna@nowsobercoach.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Backporchchats
Connect with Jeanna Online:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/jeannafoxcoach
Free Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/sobrietycoachfox
Instagram: www.instagram.com/recoverywithjeanna/
Now Sober website: www.nowsobercoach.com
How You Can Help
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3. Visit our store and wear your support. Back Porch Chats merchandise along with many other great products is now available at nowsoberlife.com.
In this Episode:
Are you ready for a sober Christmas? Here at Back Porch Chats, we are. In this episode, Vince and Jeanna talk to Mary Hadley, a volunteer and member of the Board of Directors with the Drug Education Council in Mobile, Alabama. Listen to this lively episode to hear Mary's story and learn some tips you can use to enjoy a sober Christmas.
Episode Highlights:
- The illusion of the Norman Rockwell Christmas.
- Mary's wild experiences in addiction and her path to recovery.
- Behaviors you can practice to connect during the holidays.
- Alternatives to alcohol during the holidays.
To learn more about the Drug Education Council, go to:
https://www.drugeducation.org/
https://www.facebook.com/DrugEducationCouncil/
My FREE course, Back to Ground Zero, answers the question, “Am I drinking too much?” while providing the information you need to know about alcohol use disorder.
No one wants to be alcohol dependent. At the same time, they fear quitting completely. Most importantly, our understanding of alcohol abuse is shrouded in myths. You can clear up some of your confusion by clicking on the link below:
https://nowsobercoach.com/am-i-drinking-too-much-alcohol/
Get More from Back Porch Chats:
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In this Episode:
In this episode of Back Porch Chats, Vince and Jeanna meet John Giordano, author of several books including, "How to Beat Your Addictions and Live a Quality Life" and most recently, "The Kid From the South Bronx Who Never Gave Up." His experience as a childhood molestation survivor and child of a heroin dealer eventually led him to addiction, recovery, and founder of the highly awarded G & G Holistic Addiction Treatment in Florida.
Episode Highlights:
- His experience with childhood molestation, guilt, and shame.
- How he started his treatment facility with $300.
- His search for the missing element in recovery.
- Hormone and nutrition's role in addiction and recovery.
- Plant medicine for recovery.
To contact John Giordano, go to:
https://holisticaddictioninfo.com/
https://www.facebook.com/john.giordano.3958
https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-giordano-45648662/
https://twitter.com/JohnJGiordano1
Are You Drinking Too Much?
My FREE course, Back to Ground Zero, answers this question while providing the information you need to know about alcohol use disorder.
No one wants to be alcohol dependent. At the same time, we fear quitting. Most importantly, our understanding of alcohol abuse is shrouded in myths. You can clear up some of your confusion by clicking on the link below:
https://nowsobercoach.com/am-i-drinking-too-much-alcohol/
Get More from Back Porch Chats:
Visit Back Porch Chats' website
Contact Vince or Jeanna
www.facebook.com/Backporchchats
Connect with Jeanna Online:
Follow Now Sober Coach's Facebook Page
www.facebook.com/jeannafoxcoach
Join the FREE Now Sober Coach Facebook group
www.facebook.com/groups/sobrietycoachfox
www.instagram.com/recoverywithjeanna/
How You Can Help
If you enjoy this podcast and would like to offer your support, there are three things you can do.
1. Head over to your favorite podcast app and leave a review.
2. Share this episode on social media.
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In this Episode:
In this episode of Back Porch Chats, Vince and Jeanna talk to Lydia Barber, organizer of the Out of Darkness Walk in Daphne, Alabama, about what you can do to help with suicide awareness and fight the emotional chaos you may be going through after the loss of a loved one. In 2011, Lydia lost her son to suicide. Listen to this episode to hear Lydia’s story.
Episode Highlights:
Lydia’s Story and the loss of her son, Alan.
The pain of depression.
Self-blame and guilt for the people left behind.
Helping other people who struggle and giving meaning to the loss.
Starting a support group in her community and how you can join.
What the Out of Darkness Walk is.
Click the link below to donate to the Out of the Darkness Walk.
To contact Lydia Barber or learn more about the “Out of the Darkness Walk”, go to:
Email: lydiabarber1@gmail.com
The South Alabama Out of the Darkness Walk website: afsp.org/Daphne,
If you find yourself with a reluctant hint that the drink in your hand might be causing your problems, you may be ready to learn more.
My FREE course, Back to Ground Zero, answers the question, “Am I drinking too much?” while providing information about alcohol use disorder.
https://nowsobercoach.com/am-i-drinking-too-much-alcohol/
Get More from Back Porch Chats:
Visit Back Porch Chats' website
Contact Vince or Jeanna
www.facebook.com/Backporchchats
Connect with Jeanna Online:
Follow Now Sober Coach's Facebook Page
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Join the FREE Now Sober Coach Facebook group
www.facebook.com/groups/sobrietycoachfox
www.instagram.com/recoverywithjeanna/
How You Can Help
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In this Episode:
In this episode of Back Porch Chats, Vince and Jeanna talk to Certified Inner Child Recovery Process Specialist, Bob Herdon about recovering from sex and porn addiction. Listen as we chat with Bob to understand how his addiction started, where it lead, and what you can do if you or a loved one is struggling with sex and porn addiction.
Episode Highlights:
- What Inner Child work is.
- Why people develop sex addictions.
- Triggers and how to manage them.
- The shame of sex addiction.
- Being a partner of a sex addict.
- Increasing risky behaviors.
- What to do if you discover that you or your partner has a sex addiction.
To contact Bob Herndon or learn more about inner child coaching go to:
Integrity Life Coaching, LLC
Website: https://www.integritylifecoaching.org/
Email: Bob@integritylifecoaching.org
Phone: 678-632-4598
Do You Think You Have a Drinking Problem?
If you find yourself up late at night with a reluctant hint that the drink in your hand might be causing your problems, you may be ready to learn more.
My FREE course, Back to Ground Zero, answers the question, “Am I drinking too much?” while providing the information you need to know about alcohol use disorder.
No one wants to be alcohol dependent. At the same time, they fear quitting completely. Most importantly, our understanding of alcohol abuse is shrouded in myths. You can clear up some of your confusion by clicking on the link below:
https://nowsobercoach.com/am-i-drinking-too-much-alcohol/
Get More from Back Porch Chats:
Visit Back Porch Chats' website
Contact Vince or Jeanna
www.facebook.com/Backporchchats
Connect with Jeanna Online:
Follow Now Sober Coach's Facebook Page
www.facebook.com/jeannafoxcoach
Join the FREE Now Sober Coach Facebook group
www.facebook.com/groups/sobrietycoachfox
www.instagram.com/recoverywithjeanna/
How You Can Help
If you enjoy this podcast and would like to offer your support, there are three things you can do.
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2. Share this episode on social media.
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In this Episode:
In this episode of Back Porch Chats, Vince and Jeanna talk to life mastery coach, Dennis Berry. Dennis has helped people worldwide for over 15 years. He is the author of the best-selling book “Funky Wisdom: A Practical Guide to Life” and host of The Funky Brain Podcast. Sober since April 8, 2003, Dennis knows what it is like to be helpless and hopeless with no positive direction.
To hear Dennis’s take on various elements of life mastery in sobriety, listen to this episode.
Episode Highlights:
- Why many people start drinking.
- Asking for help.
- How the subconscious mind interferes with sobriety
- Meditation to get centered.
- Living lightly and focusing on the right stuff.
- Accepting and feeling loss.
To contact Dennis or learn more about his programs, go to:
Life Mastery School: https://dennisberry.com/life-mastery-school/.
Podcast and Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DennisBerryfunkybrain
Website: https://dennisberry.com/
contact: contact@dennisberry.com or call 720-495-8194
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lifecoach.dennisberry
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dennisberry_/
If you find yourself up late at night with a reluctant hint that the drink in your hand might be causing your problems, you may be ready to learn more.
My FREE course, “Back to Ground Zero”, answers the question, “Am I drinking too much?” while providing the information you need to know about alcohol use disorder.
No one wants to be alcohol dependent. At the same time, they fear quitting completely. Most importantly, our understanding of alcohol abuse is shrouded in myths. You can clear up some of your confusion by clicking on the link below:
https://nowsobercoach.com/am-i-drinking-too-much-alcohol/
Get More from Back Porch Chats:
Visit Back Porch Chats' website
www.backporchchats.com
Contact Vince or Jeanna
Vince@Backporchchats.com
Jeanna@nowsobercoach.com
Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Backporchchats
Connect with Jeanna Online:
Follow Now Sober Coach's Facebook Page
www.facebook.com/jeannafoxcoach
Join the FREE Now Sober Coach Facebook group
www.facebook.com/groups/sobrietycoachfox
Connect on Instagram
www.instagram.com/recoverywithjeanna/
Check out Now Sober's website
www.nowsobercoach.com
How You Can Help
If you enjoy this podcast and would like to offer your support, there are three things you can do.
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In this Episode:
In this episode of Back Porch Chats, Vince and Jeanna talk to KL Wells. For more than twenty years, KL collaborated with hundreds of non-profit organizations, effectively leading initiatives with CEOs, senior executives, board directors, trustees, and philanthropists to attract hundreds of millions of dollars igniting organizational and community-wide change.
Recently, however, KL has launched Voices In Courage to help families of addicted loved ones. Her emerging community provides instrumental resources for individuals who need to heal, connect, and grow during some of the most challenging times in their lives.
Episode Highlights:
- Generational addiction.
- Events that pushed KL’s passion to help families deal with addiction.
- The four things KL did to deal with the crisis.
- Why knowing more about addiction matters for the families.
- Getting clear about enabling to help rather than create further harm.
- Learning to thrive by looking for success models.
- “Voices in Courage”, a community for families dealing with addiction.
To contact KL Wells or learn more about “Voices in Courage”, go to:
Voices In Courage
https://voicesincourage.com/
If you find yourself up late at night with a reluctant hint that the drink in your hand might be causing your problems, you may be ready to learn more.
My FREE course, Back to Ground Zero, answers the question, “Am I drinking too much?” while providing the information you need to know about alcohol use disorder.
No one wants to be alcohol dependent. At the same time, they fear quitting completely. Most importantly, our understanding of alcohol abuse is shrouded in myths. You can clear up some of your confusion by clicking on the link below:
https://nowsobercoach.com/am-i-drinking-too-much-alcohol/
Get More from Back Porch Chats:
Visit Back Porch Chats' website
www.backporchchats.com
Contact Vince or Jeanna
Vince@Backporchchats.com
Jeanna@nowsobercoach.com
Follow us on Facebook
www.facebook.com/Backporchchats
Connect with Jeanna Online:
Follow Now Sober Coach's Facebook Page
www.facebook.com/jeannafoxcoach
Join the FREE Now Sober Coach Facebook group
www.facebook.com/groups/sobrietycoachfox
Connect on Instagram
www.instagram.com/recoverywithjeanna/
Check out Now Sober's website
www.nowsobercoach.com
How You Can Help
If you enjoy this podcast and would like to offer your support, there are three things you can do.
1. Head over to your favorite podcast app and leave a review.
2. Share this episode on social media.
3. Visit our store and wear your support. Now available: Back Porch Chats Merchandise in the Now Sober Lifestyle store.
https://now-sober-life.creator-spring.com/
In this Episode:
Anyone can open a sober living home for people in recovery. Unfortunately, sometimes these homes have low living standards and don’t provide the support for successful recovery.
In this episode of Back Porch Chats, Vince and Jeanna talk to three women who are trying to change that. Haley Beason, Lisa Teggart, and Laurye Brunson are instrumental in establishing regulations in Alabama for sober living homes. Listen to this episode to find out more about AARR (Alabama Alliance for Recovery Residences) and how you can get involved.
Episode Highlights:
- What is a sober living home?
- AARR and the different certification levels as well as recovery residences code of ethics.
- The certification benefits for the families of people in recovery and the community surrounding the homes.
- Where you can go to learn more about recovery home standards and certification.
To contact AARR or learn more, go to:
AARR: https://aarronline.org/
NARR: https://narronline.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=aarr%20-%20alabama%20alliance%20for%20recovery%20residences
Email: Alabamarecoveryresidences@gmail.com
If you find yourself up late at night with a reluctant hint that the drink in your hand might be causing your problems, you may be ready to learn more.
My FREE course, Back to Ground Zero, answers the question, “am I drinking to much?” while providing the information you might not want but should know about alcohol use disorder.
No one wants to be alcohol dependent, and at the same time, they fear quitting completely, but most importantly, our understanding of alcohol abuse is shrouded in misinformation. You can clear up some of your confusion by clicking on the link below:
https://nowsobercoach.com/am-i-drinking-too-much-alcohol/
Get More from Back Porch Chats:
Visit Back Porch Chats' website
www.backporchchats.com
Contact Vince or Jeanna
Vince@Backporchchats.com
Jeanna@nowsobercoach.com
Follow us on Facebook
www.facebook.com/Backporchchats
Connect with Jeanna Online:
Follow Now Sober Coach's Facebook Page
www.facebook.com/jeannafoxcoach
Join the FREE Now Sober Coach Facebook group
www.facebook.com/groups/sobrietycoachfox
Connect on Instagram
www.instagram.com/recoverywithjeanna/
Check out Now Sober's website
www.nowsobercoach.com
How You Can Help
If you enjoy this podcast and would like to offer your support, there are three things you can do.
1. Head over to your favorite podcast app and leave a review.
2. Share this episode on social media.
3. Visit our store and wear your support. Now available: Back Porch Chats Merchandise in the Now Sober Lifestyle store.
https://now-sober-life.creator-spring.com/
Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/backporchchats)
In this Episode:
Are you running from pain or towards pleasure? When new in recovery, most people are running from the pain they have endured because of their addiction to alcohol. After a while, however, that pain diminishes as they start to enjoy the benefits of recovery. It no longer feeds their motivation to stay sober and they relapse. That’s when running towards pleasure becomes important to maintaining recovery.
In this episode of Back Porch Chats, Vince and Jeanna talk about the importance of both running from pain and towards pleasure. If you have struggled with relapse in the past, listen to this episode to get tips that might help you in the future.
Episode Highlights:
- How one person identified her recovery/relapse cycle and the part pain and pleasure played in it.
- How shifting from running from pain to running towards pleasure helps maintain recovery.
- Examples of pain in addiction and pleasure in recovery.
- Tips to help you work towards pleasure.
Are you interested in learning about self-care to help you prevent relapse and live more fully?
One of the ways to do that is to look for the pleasures in your life, so you can run towards them. In Jeanna’s new course, “Simply Sober Self-Care,” she introduces many self-care activities you can do to that help you find those pleasures.
During the creation of this course, Jeanna realized that not only do we not practice proper self-care while in active addiction, often our lack of certain self-care activities prior to addiction led to our alcohol use. A lack of skills like setting boundaries and practicing spirituality often led to the phrase, “I need a drink.” If you want tips and tools to help you beat “I Need a Drink” Thinking, check out the “Simply Sober Self-Care” course.
https://nowsobercoach.com/sober-self-care-course/
Get More from Back Porch Chats:
Visit Back Porch Chats' website
www.backporchchats.com
Contact Vince or Jeanna
Vince@Backporchchats.com
Jeanna@nowsobercoach.com
Follow us on Facebook
www.facebook.com/Backporchchats
Connect with Jeanna Online:
Follow Now Sober Coach's Facebook Page
www.facebook.com/jeannafoxcoach
Join the FREE Now Sober Coach Facebook group
www.facebook.com/groups/sobrietycoachfox
Connect on Instagram
www.instagram.com/recoverywithjeanna/
Check out Now Sober's website
www.nowsobercoach.com
How You Can Help
If you enjoy this podcast and would like to offer your support, there are three things you can do.
1. Head over to your favorite podcast app and leave a review.
2. Share this episode on social media.
3. Visit our store and wear your support. Now available: Back Porch Chats Merchandise in the Now Sober Lifestyle store.
https://now-sober-life.creator-spring.com/
Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/backporchchats)
In this Episode:
In this episode of Back Porch Chats, Vince and Jeanna restate their original mission in producing this podcast, and they share a recent opportunity they had to help a friend newly in recovery.
Episode Highlights:
- How the A.C.E (Adverse Childhood Experiences) test can help you identify your risk for substance use disorder.
- An activity that you can do to help you identify both the consequences alcohol has caused you compared with the rewards.
- The real problem of returning to destructive behavior.
- How to refocus your beliefs so that you want to stay sober.
- Jeanna shares a tool you can use to help you see the person you want to be and then act as if you are that person to slowly become that person.
- Jeanna talks about her new course, Simply Sober Self-Care.
You can find the A.C.E quiz here:
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/03/02/387007941/take-the-ace-quiz-and-learn-what-it-does-and-doesnt-mean
Are you interested in learning about self-care to help you prevent relapse and live more fully?
In Jeanna’s new course, “Simply Sober Self-Care,” she introduces many self-care activities you can do to that help you through recovery and avoid relapse.
During the creation of this course, Jeanna realized that not only do we not practice proper self-care while in active addiction, often our lack of certain self-care activities prior to addiction was a major contribution. A lack of skills like setting boundaries and practicing spirituality often led to the phrase, “I need a drink.” If you want tips and tools to help you beat “I Need a Drink” Thinking, check out the “Simply Sober Self-Care” course.
https://nowsobercoach.com/sober-self-care-course/
Get More from Back Porch Chats:
Visit Back Porch Chats' website
www.backporchchats.com
Contact Vince or Jeanna
Vince@Backporchchats.com
Jeanna@nowsobercoach.com
Follow us on Facebook
www.facebook.com/Backporchchats
Connect with Jeanna Online:
Follow Now Sober Coach's Facebook Page
www.facebook.com/jeannafoxcoach
Join the FREE Now Sober Coach Facebook group
www.facebook.com/groups/sobrietycoachfox
Connect on Instagram
www.instagram.com/recoverywithjeanna/
Check out Now Sober's website
www.nowsobercoach.com
How You Can Help
If you enjoy this podcast and would like to offer your support, there are three things you can do.
1. Head over to your favorite podcast app and leave a review.
2. Share this episode on social media.
3. Visit our store and wear your support. Now available: Back Porch Chats Merchandise in the Now Sober Lifestyle store.
https://now-sober-life.creator-spring.com/
In this Episode:
Have you considered the benefits of journaling for recovery from alcoholism and other addictions? In this episode of Back Porch Chats, Jeanna shares some of her journaling experience and expertise and the knowledge she has gained from it.
Listen to this episode to hear Vince and Jeanna talk about the benefits of journaling. They also talk about the next steps in their journey to help other people recover from trauma and alcohol.
Episode Highlights:
- Coaching for sobriety and where this goal originated.
- Jeanna’s passion for working with people and teaching.
- Insecurities about coaching and working with people in recovery.
- Journaling for trauma.
- A reading from Jeanna’s journal about her fear of coaching and money.
- “Now What with Jeanna” a show about recovering from alcohol and trauma.
How does a fiercely independent woman practice self-care?
Journaling has a definite place in self-care. In Jeanna’s new course, “Simply Sober Self-Care,” she introduces journaling as a means of self-care along with numerous other activities you can do to take care of yourself during recovery.
During the creation of this course, Jeanna realized that not only do we not practice proper self-care while in active addiction, often our lack of certain self-care activities prior to addiction was a major contribution. A lack of skills like setting boundaries and practicing spirituality often led to the phrase, “I need a drink.” If you want tips and tools to help you beat “I Need a Drink” Thinking, check out the “Simply Sober Self-Care” course.
https://nowsobercoach.com/sober-self-care-course/
Get More from Back Porch Chats:
Visit Back Porch Chats' website
www.backporchchats.com
Contact Vince or Jeanna
Vince@Backporchchats.com
Jeanna@nowsobercoach.com
Follow us on Facebook
www.facebook.com/Backporchchats
Connect with Jeanna Online:
Follow Now Sober Coach's Facebook Page
www.facebook.com/jeannafoxcoach
Join the FREE Now Sober Coach Facebook group
www.facebook.com/groups/sobrietycoachfox
Connect on Instagram
www.instagram.com/recoverywithjeanna/
Check out Now Sober's website
www.nowsobercoach.com
How You Can Help
If you enjoy this podcast and would like to offer your support, there are three things you can do.
1. Head over to your favorite podcast app and leave a review.
2. Share this episode on social media.
3. Visit our store and wear your support. Now available: Back Porch Chats Merchandise in the Now Sober Lifestyle store.
https://now-sober-life.creator-spring.com/
In this Episode:
Now sober. Now what? For some, the next step in recovery is to completely rebuild their lives. That’s exactly what Louise did when she got married, had a baby, bought a house, and started a business.
In this episode, Louise tells Vince and Jeanna about her relapses, why she struggled to stay sober, recovering from sexual abuse, and her new business making custom candles.
Episode Highlights:
- Multiple relapses and what went wrong each time.
- Balancing co-dependence and independence to achieve interdependence.
- The hesitation that came from Vince’s speaking at “The Family Afterward”.
- Benefits of talking about sexual abuse.
- Louise’s fingerprint on “Simply Sober Self-Care” and how she practices self-care.
- Turning candle-making for self-care into an adventure in entrepreneurship.
To Get in Touch with Louise and Purchase Her Candles
Louise loves custom orders and is ready to fill yours whether it’s a special gift, choosing the right essential oils, or designing a look for your décor, Louise is interested in your project. You can learn more at:
Website: https://heartlightcandlesandgifts.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartLightCandlesandGifts/
Email: Louise@heartlightcandlesandgifts.com
And remember, during recovery month, the proceeds from every Recovery Month and Back Porch Chats candle gets donated to support those projects.
Do You Struggle with Self-Care?
Louise’s question about self-care sparked my interest in creating Simply Sober Self-Care: An 8-Week Course to Help You Beat “I Need a Drink” Thinking. To learn more about self-care and build the tools you need to stay strong in recovery, check out this link.
Simply Sober Self-Care: An 8-Week Course to Help You Beat “I Need a Drink” Thinking
https://nowsobercoach.com/sober-self-care-course/
Get More from Back Porch Chats:
Visit Back Porch Chats' website
www.backporchchats.com
Contact Vince or Jeanna
Vince@Backporchchats.com
Jeanna@nowsobercoach.com
Follow us on Facebook
www.facebook.com/Backporchchats
Connect with Jeanna Online:
Follow Now Sober Coach's Facebook Page
www.facebook.com/jeannafoxcoach
Join the FREE Now Sober Coach Facebook group
www.facebook.com/groups/sobrietycoachfox
Connect on Instagram
www.instagram.com/recoverywithjeanna/
Check out Now Sober's website
www.nowsobercoach.com
How You Can Help
If you enjoy this podcast and would like to offer your support, there are three things you can do.
1. Head over to your favorite podcast app and leave a review.
2. Share this episode on social media.
3. Visit our store and wear your support. Now available: Back Porch Chats Merchandise in the Now Sober Lifestyle store.
https://now-sober-life.
In this Special Episode:
Are you fiercely independent? Does it get in the way of your relationships? Your well-being? In this episode, Jeanna gets real about her difficulties as a fiercely independent woman. She talks about how she came to be fiercely independent, how she let being ultra-responsible rule her life, and what she does to work through it.
Listen to Vince and Jeanna’s conversation to see if you identify as fiercely independent and some of the things you can do to overcome it.
Episode Highlights:
- What characteristics of a co-dependent person connect to the quality of being fiercely independent.
- How trauma and childhood situations can lead to a fierce independence.
- What fierce independence looks like.
- The benefits and consequences of fierce independence.
- Jeanna inadvertently takes the 5th step.
- How fierce independence leads to alcohol abuse.
- Some things you can look at to overcome your fierce independence.
How does a fiercely independent woman practice self-care?
If you are a fiercely independent woman, you might have difficulty with self-care. After all, who has time to take care of yourself when you are so busy taking care of others. The good news is that we do it the same way every other woman does it. The bad news is that we do it the same way every other woman does it.
No matter whether you are fiercely independent or ultra-dependent, you have to first get past the belief that you don’t deserve, have time, or are selfish for wanting self-care. Then you have to know how to practice self-care.
I am offering a course that will help you do that. If you want to know more, check out this link.
Simply Sober Self-Care: An 8-Week Course to Help You Beat “I Need a Drink” Thinking
https://nowsobercoach.com/sober-self-care-course/
Get More from Back Porch Chats:
Visit Back Porch Chats' website
www.backporchchats.com
Contact Vince or Jeanna
Vince@Backporchchats.com
Jeanna@nowsobercoach.com
Follow us on Facebook
www.facebook.com/Backporchchats
Connect with Jeanna Online:
Follow Now Sober Coach's Facebook Page
www.facebook.com/jeannafoxcoach
Join the FREE Now Sober Coach Facebook group
www.facebook.com/groups/sobrietycoachfox
Connect on Instagram
www.instagram.com/recoverywithjeanna/
Check out Now Sober's website
www.nowsobercoach.com
How You Can Help
If you enjoy this podcast and would like to offer your support, there are three things you can do.
1. Head over to your favorite podcast app and leave a review.
2. Share this episode on social media.
3. Visit our store and wear your support. Now available: Back Porch Chats Merchandise in the Now Sober Lifestyle store.
https://now-sober-life.creator-spring.com/
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Sailing Sober with Paul Trammell
49:58
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Steve Bisson Get's Straight to the Point about Therapy
53:19
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Serge Prengel: A Rewriting of the 12-Steps
52:24
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Theo Fleury: From Gold Medal Olympic Hockey Player to Childhood Trauma Advocate
48:16
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Laura Stack: It's Not Your Grandma's Marijuana Anymore
43:43
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Art and Recovery with Tamlin Allbritten
59:07
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Peter Murphy's Story: Once Apon a Time You Lived in a Castle
1:02:44
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A Wassailing with Mary Hadley and Christmas Tips
53:37
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A Kid from the Bronx talks about Trauma and Addiction: John Giordano
52:31
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Out of (Suicide) Darkness with Lydia Barber
58:13
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The Truth about Sex Addiction with Bob Herndon
46:34
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Dennis Berry Talks about Life Mastery in Sobriety
1:13:28
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K. L. Wells Talks about Families Dealing with Loved Ones in Addiction
57:02
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Great Changes for Alabama Recovery Residences
32:40
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Pain and Pleasure Motivators in Recovery
37:27
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Working Beyond the Podcast
26:02
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Now What with Jeanna
31:37
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The Entrepreneur Lights Up in Recovery: Louise's Story
54:20
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Fierce Independence Revealed
55:50