Reframeable Podcast
A podcast that brings you people’s stories and ideas about how we can work to reframe our relationship, not just with alcohol, but with stress, anxiety, relationships, enjoyment, and so much more. Because changing our relationship with alcohol is about so much more than changing the contents of our glass.
Episodes
40 episodes
Craig Ballantyne: The Dark Side of Discipline
In this episode of the Reframeable Podcast, hosts Kevin Bellack and Emma Simmons engage with Craig Ballantyne, known as the "world's most disciplined man". The conversation explores the multifaceted relationship individuals have with alcohol, a...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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47:04
Reframing Travel: Enjoying Vacations Without Alcohol
In this episode of the Reframeable Podcast, hosts Kevin Bellack and Emma Simmons discuss the complexities of traveling and vacationing without alcohol. They explore how vacations often serve as a 'hall pass' for drinking, the impact of alcohol ...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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1:17:17
STATiC: Sharing Life Out Loud
In this episode of the Reframeable Podcast, hosts Kevin Bellack and Emma Simmons welcome STATiC, a musician and recovery advocate, who shares his journey of sobriety and personal growth. The conversation delves into STATiC's experiences with ad...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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1:56:07
Navigating the Seasons of Change
In this episode, Kevin Bellack and Emma Simmons explore the concept of 'Seasons of Change' in personal growth and recovery. They discuss how life is filled with various seasons, each representing different phases such as growth, rest, and trans...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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57:57
April Awakening: Planting Seeds for Change
In this episode, hosts Kevin Bellack and Emma Simmons discuss various aspects of the journey in addressing our relationship with alcohol, including the importance of community, personal growth, and the challenges of daily life. They use the upc...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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1:17:29
Feel Free to Unmute Yourself
In this episode of the Reframeable Podcast, hosts Kevin Bellack and Emma Simmons explore the journey of finding one's voice when addressing your relationship with alcohol. They discuss the importance of sharing experiences, the courage it takes...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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1:11:48
What's Next After January? Let's Reflect, Reframe, and Reset...
Today, Kevin and Emma talk about shifting from a Dry or Damp January into February, what's next, and how are we feeling about those resolutions and words we started the year off with? Come join us on a tangent-field discussion about conti...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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58:42
Setting Intentions: Beyond Resolutions and Your Word
Today, Kevin and Emma talk about their likes and dislikes on New Year's Resolutions, Words of the Year, and all about setting intentions in the new year. Join them and think through tangible ways to bring action to these somewhat abstract...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:15:13
Dry and Damp January Challenges 2025
Today, Kevin and Emma share their experience and insights on Dry and Damp January Challenges as well as tools and ideas to help you be successful in whatever way you may decide to enter the new year.The Reframeable podcast is brought to ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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1:12:00
Setting Realistic Goals in the New Year
Today, Kevin and Steph share their experience with New Year's resolutions, goal setting, and how we can go about setting more realistic goals and celebrate our wins along the way!Topics Discussed:Self-reflectionSMAR...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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1:02:52
Avoiding the "I'll Start Over In the New Year" Trap
Today, Steph and Kevin talk about how to avoid the trap of pushing things off into the new year as well as some ways to work on making progress this month on your goals.What's New: 0:54Shop Talk: 6:27Tip of the Week: 33:44
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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39:54
Jes Patten - Grateful Growth
Today we talk with Jes Patten. Jes is a wife, mother, and account manager at a brokerage firm living outside Pittsburgh, PA. She shares with us today about loss and using substances to cope. A seed was planted in 2020 that ...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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58:52
Bite-Sized Episode: Sugar Cravings
Today, we’re talking about those pesky sugar cravings. Steph is going to go over what’s happening physiologically in the body when we reduce or eliminate alcohol and how that translates to sugar cravings, as well as realistic tips for being abl...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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20:22
Sarah & Kris Talk Sober Sex
Say hello to Sarah and Kris. Their paths converged later in life, creating a unique bond where compromise is simply a foreign concept. Their relationship is based on trust and honestly where both of them feel secure being their authentic sel...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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48:40
Navigating Holiday Parties
Today, Steph and Kevin talk about navigating holiday parties when you’re working on your relationship with alcohol. We touch on many of the stressors that can come up at this time of year when getting together with friends, family, co-workers, ...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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1:06:50
Marissa Charest - Accountability & Friendships
Steph is joined by fellow Reframer Marissa Charest today on the podcast. Marissa joined Reframe in December 2022 and says her life has been completely transformed since. Marissa started on the Cutback track, but within 48 hours realized she wan...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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44:57
Finishing the Year Strong: Maintaining Healthy Rituals & Routines
Today, Steph and Kevin talk about how to maintain healthy rituals and routines when your schedule gets bonkers. Heading into the holiday season it can be easier to say “screw it, I’ll start over in January”, but what if you went into t...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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1:20:31
Maria Talks About Leaning Into Community
Today Kevin chats with Maria who is a fellow Reframer and a university professor in Kinesiology who has worked with people with degenerative diseases for 15 years. Maria says she has had a dysfunctional relationship with alcohol for a great dea...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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1:16:36
Urge Surfing Through a Craving
In today's episode, Steph and Kevin talk about the urge surfing technique as well as many others such as H.A.L.T. (Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or Tired), playing the tape forward and several more that we can use as a way to cope and tackle cravings ...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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1:08:55
Joy Rumore - Where You Water It Will Grow!
In today's episode of the Reframeable podcast, we talk with Joy Rumore. Joy is a wife and mother of two kids living in Tampa, Florida. She enjoys spending quality time with her family and long distance ultra marathon/marathon running. She enjoy...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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52:38
Sober October Extravaganza!
In today's episode, Steph and Kevin share tips and ideas on how to approach the month to help you be successful. Whether you're you're looking to remove alcohol completely for this dry challenge or you're making it a "damp" one and cutting back...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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1:08:47
Lynne Doom - Living Life Fully Again
In today's we are talking with Reframer, Lynne Doom. Lynne is a retired Nursing Home Administrator with a passion for all things rugged outdoors, canning foods from her garden, and tapping into creativity through scrapbooking and journaling. Sh...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:13:40
Making Deeper Connections Without Alcohol
In today's episode, Steph and Kevin talk about why we believe that alcohol brings us closer to other people and strategies for deepening connections with friends and family when we're cutting back or quitting drinking.The Reframeable po...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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58:00
Kat Porco - One Legged Magpie
In today's episode we talk with Kat Porco. Kat shares with us her story of going from working at a non-profit for cystic fibrosis to being a bar owner who's sober. Along with her husband Mike they are pushing the boundaries of nightlife i...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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56:15
How Can We Work On Prioritizing Ourselves
In today's episode, Steph and Kevin talk about how we can work to prioritize ourselves more as a selfless act instead of something that is viewed as selfish. Taking care of ourselves in a positive way is essential for us to show up better in ou...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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43:05