The Recovery Playbook: Conversations about Addiction & Recovery
The Menninger Clinic's podcast series for anyone in recovery, featuring Daryl I. Shorter, MD, medical director for Menninger's Addictions & Recovery Medicine Center, and Ryan Leaf, a recovery advocate and college and professional football analyst. Each month they'll discuss relevant topics on the minds of individuals, family and friends, and treatment providers. They'll talk about what’s new in recovery today, sticking points that affect relationships, coping with adversity, and breakthroughs in treatment and policy matters.
The Recovery Playbook: Conversations about Addiction & Recovery
Latest Episodes
How to Manage Pain While in Recovery
Pain demands attention, but recovery demands protection. We tackle the tightrope walk of treating acute and post-surgical pain without opening the door to relapse, drawing on real experiences from Ryan's orthopedic procedures, brain surgery, an...
Off-Label Use of GLP-1s for Addiction
Hunger quiets, cravings fade, and the conversation around recovery shifts when biology finally meets behavior. We unpack GLP-1 receptor agonists—how they signal fullness early, slow gastric emptying, and may unexpectedly lower alcohol intake an...
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