Recovery Support Services with Evan Done
Coach Blu interviews Evan Done. Evan has advocated at the Capitol on behalf of people in recovery. Evan and USARA have brought services to the community; Recovery Community Centers, recovery coaching, and family support programs. He works with those experiencing substance-related crises. At the core, they are advocates. "People can and do recover." Evan has also worked with legislators to help bring the life saving drug Naloxone to the homes and the mainstream community. He is also deeply involved with Utah's Medicaid expansion.
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Website: Myusara.com
Email: support@myusara.com
Phone: 385-210-0320
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Ultrarunner Taylor Spike
Oregonian Taylor Spike added his name to the very short list of ultra-endurance athletes to complete a sub-60 hour, 200-mile ultramarathon. For Taylor, running is about life — and life is about submitting to the friction necessary to get uncomfortable. Comfort is hiding after a lousy day at work to bust into a case of beer. Comfortable is overweight. Comfortable is Dilaudid, a buzz, and a couch. There was a time in Taylor’s life when he went through the motions of addiction to cope. "I didn’t have a pill problem, I had a pain problem". Back surgeries and a gut left him uninspired and lethargic.
In the suffering of the long run, he finds his family and his truth. “I was quick to look for the easy out,” according to Taylor, who at the time was trapped in the spiral of routine, but which ultimately spun into a self-destructive path chasing numbness and a false high. When a second surgery was required for his back, he was already walking down that road. Alone. When the second round of therapy and pain management was heaped on his plate, Taylor expected help and accountability. He hoped again to skate through riding the easy out. Life was not gritty, raw, or real.
What he found instead was a heavy dose of self-accountability and a hard look in the mirror. No one offered to do the heavy lifting for him, and he realized that no one could alter the map of his life besides himself. There are prisons we lock ourselves in that we hold the only key to. “We all go through life avoiding confrontation,” he says. Even conflict within ourselves.
Listen to this podcast with Coach Blu and Taylor. See if you can relate to anything said here, and make sure to share the word with others! We can all recover. "I am a CHAMPION!"
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Twitter @Taylorspike
Instagram: tspike2
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An Accidental Activist: Ed Bisch
Coach Blu speaks to Ed Bisch and his battle with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family concerning OxyContin on this week's podcast. Listen as Ed talks about February 2001, when his life was blindsided as he learned his 18-year-old son Eddie was found unresponsive in his bed. Questing some of his son's friends, he learned that OxyContin had been used unbeknownst to it posed. Police on the scene told Ed that local kids were dying from “Oxy” and the situation worsened. The drug, they said, was spreading quickly across the country and already causing chaos locally.
Bisch has sounded alarms about the dangers of opioids now for more than 2 decades. As the founder of Relatives Against Purdue Pharma (RAPP), he attended countless public hearings, trials, and protests and is a claimant in a class-action lawsuit against the pharmaceutical company, the creators of Oxy. Listen as he describes his lifelong battle for Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family to take responsibility for stealing one out of the millions of lives their medication has taken from loved ones.
Bisch’s activism got him noticed by others fighting against opioid abuse, including Beth Macy, author of “Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America.” Macy wrote about Bisch in her latest book, “Raising Lazarus: Hope, Justice, and the Future of America’s Overdose Crisis.”
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https://www.judgeforyourselves.com/
https://www.facebook.com/RAPPedB?mibextid=LQQJ4d
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Substance Use Disorder and Their Impact on Community
On this week's episode, Coach Blu was invited to sit on a panel at the University of Utah with Randall Carlisle from Odyssey House recovery, a former TV news acre, and Evan Done of USARA. This community recovery connection organization helps people find resources and training in recovery. Listen as they answer a student leadership board questions on how addiction recovery and addiction services are rendered in our community. It is incredible to see the differences and similarities and how addiction recovery is handled in Utah.
This panel discusses the following questions; What is a substance use disorder? What is the accessibility like for low-income folks to treatment? What might this look like for unsheltered individuals? How might mental health impact substance use? What does substance use look like on college campuses? How might stress exacerbate substance use disorders? What could these stressors look like? How do incarcerated people access treatment for substance use and what does that process look like? How have you seen how the stigma around substance use affects caregivers and those receiving treatment?
How can parents, educators, and leaders in our communities work towards addressing substance use disorders and supporting those affected by them?
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Walking Across America with Kyndal Ray
Kyndal Ray (A Walking Testimony) is walking across America to raise awareness for mental health and addiction recovery. Kyndal started January 1, 2022 less than 2 months after getting out of prison. He is in recovery, been in and out of jail and prison for years and has survived 2 suicide attempts. He hopes to finish is walk in Washington by April to celebrate his 4th recovery anniversary.
Kyndal passed through Utah County this week so we met up and invited him to our support group meeting to share his story and on our podcast.
Follow him on social media and check out his website.
https://www.facebook.com/AWalkingTestimony2022?mibextid=LQQJ4d
https://awalkingtestimony.myshopify.com/?mibextid=l066kq
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I AM VICTORIOUS with Tina Miller
Coach Blu talks with Tina Miller, Author, Speaker, Founder and Executive Director of Florida Recovery Schools of Tampa Bay, Inc., Tampa Bay's first Recovery High School.
This month Tina celebrates 25 years in recovery from alcohol, drugs and works daily on codependency. She has over 24 years of professional experience in Social Work, Education, and Juvenile Justice. Tina’s gift of networking in addition to her ability to educate, coordinate events, manage non-profits, and evaluate contracts and programs equip her for strengthening all relationships. Her passion in helping young people successfully become substance free and healthy is her utmost legacy.
Tina truly loves life and brings a positive energy to her professional and personal life experiences.
https://www.facebook.com/Tinatalkstruth/
www.Floridarecoveryschoolstampabay.com
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Finding Your Strength with Sober Paul
In this week's episode, Coach Blu talks with Paul Lapine, a man who is following his strength by opening a sober gym in Brooklyn, New York to strengthen the recovery movement and lay the foundations of sobriety. Listen as they discuss principles of recovery that create pathways of success by strengthening purpose, principles, and outcomes with exercise and fitness. Follow Paul on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/soberpaul_/ and https://www.instagram.com/lapine_fitness_studio/ or schedule with him here https://lapinefitness.totaltransformationtoday.com/schedulettr
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Reflections of Healing with James Yount
James Yount comes from a family of addiction and a history of trauma. He struggled with anger, addiction, overeating, and suicidal ideation. In 2020 he decided he didn't recognize the reflection in the mirror and flushed all his dope. A few months later, he set a goal to do the dishes and take his dog for a daily walk. He has been clean and sober since that first day and has now lost 155 lbs in the last 18 months.
James says, "I know if I stay here, I will become comfortable, and being comfortable is what led me to being uncomfortable. There is a difference between discomfort and pain. I don't want to go back to the pain, but I don't mind the discomfort. Discomfort is what makes a diamond. Discomfort is what makes a pearl. Discomfort has lead me to the growth I am experiencing today."
It is essential not to take any waking moment for granted. Be introspective and self-aware to be able to change. Early behaviors are learned, so they can be unlearned. What are your coping mechanisms?
This is a fantastic episode you don't want to miss. Follow James on Instagram. James has a goal to start a faith-based fitness recovery center in time.
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"Just 2%" with Patrick Overholt of Good Time Golf
On this week's episode, coach Blu speaks to Patrick Overholt of Good Time Golf, a non-profit group helping individuals in recovery find passion and purpose in golf. Listen as Patrick speaks on his baseball career and life; this led him to addictions ugly embrace. The recovery path that almost ended in a desert in Southern Utah to the balance, freedom, and sobriety he has discovered on the greens. Patrick has a powerful story and the Good Time Golf program changes lives with every swing.
Good Time Golf is an amateur golf league that helps men and women recovering from substance abuse and alcoholism to become more socially stable, receive some professional mentorship, and learn life lessons through playing the game of golf. For More Information: https://goodtimegolfut.org
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Public Defenders Perspective On Addiction
Listen as Coach Blu interviews a public defender and prosecutor on the Uintah and Ouray Reservation. F. Wilson Myers, ESQ. is a Tribal Public Defender. He has worked for forty years as an attorney. He served in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Alabama as a Public Defender. Wilson says, "No one chooses to be an addict. I am here to help them work through the consequences."
Stephen Mackenzie, ESQ. is a Harvard graduate. He has been a criminal Defense attorney for 15 years and a Public attorney for 15 yrs. He is now a tribal prosecutor. He has worked on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming and now the Uintah and Quray Reservation in Utah. Stephen believes addiction is a disease, not a crime.
Both these gentlemen work to focus on individual sentences that fit the defendant. They want to use rehabilitation to help defendants but understand that sometimes jail is a needed deterrent consequence. Their views on addiction are progressive and an excellent sign for Utah and further. These viewpoints will help us address addiction on a larger scale and work to decriminalize substance abuse which is essential to long-term changes and recovery.
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One on One with Coach Blu: Take Control Of Your Own Pain
Is pain a recipe for a catastrophe? Often pain and trauma create addiction. Many become addicted to opioids due to emotional pain because the painkiller of opiates also takes away emotional pain as well as physical pain. Coach and Marissa talk about how to communicate and recognize pain. Moving pain to healing can take a massive amount of knowledge.
Locate the pain on the inside and work on self-awareness. Emotional pain can be healed with work. Coach Blu says, "The cycle of addiction is never broken until you make the conscious effort to do it." It's time to take control of your pain.
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1% Improvement Everyday with Rob Molling
In studio 1% Fitness CEO Rob Molling. Blu and Rob go way back and they have a great discussion covering Rob's past drug addiction, jail time, and come back to helping others heal through health, fitness, and nutrition. Rob's recovery story is a great one as he has erased his criminality and substance use with exercise, health and nutrition. Check out 1% Fitness' meal prep and health challenges. https://1percentfit.com
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Giving Tuesday with Coach Blu
Coach Blu talks about how we can celebrate Christmas by giving back to others. He also shares some of the history of the nonprofit Addict to Athlete, the inspirational stories, the growth over the years and more. If you are interested in donating to our nonprofit, please check out our Giving Tuesday fundraiser. Remember you can donate year-round to our nonprofit, and your donation can make an impact.
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Exercising Recovery with Nicole Golden
Today Coach Blu speaks to Nicole Golden who is a NASM Master Trainer, CES, BCS, FNS and AFAA certified group fitness instructor and Master of Science in Applied Exercise Science/Sports Nutrition. Nicole shares the research and the importance of using exercise in your recovery. We all know exercise is a powerful depression fighter for several reasons. Most importantly, it promotes all kinds of changes in the brain, including neural growth, and new activity patterns that promote feelings of calm and well-being. It also releases endorphins, powerful chemicals in your brain that energize your spirits and make you feel good. Finally, exercise can also serve as a distraction, allowing you to find some quiet time to break out of the cycle of negative thoughts that feed depression and addiction.
Exercise can be a valuable medicine in the treatment of substance use disorders. Learn about the effectiveness of exercise as an adjunct therapy for drug/alcohol use disorders in this episode. Find out more about her business https://fwfwellness.com
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The 2022 AIIA Uintah Basin Chapter Benefit Dinner
This week's podcast features guest speakers from the Uintah Basin Chapter of Addict II Athlete with James Johnson as Coach. Listen to the stories and feelings of how this team has helped these individuals overcome addiction and develop long-lasting relationships. Community support groups like Addict to Athlete help those affected by addiction and mental illness by sharing their stories, support and hope.
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One on One: Emotional Turbulence
Welcome to our weekly live show, One on One with Coach Blu. Coach Blu is a licensed mental health therapist and certified substance use, disorder counselor. Today's cohost is Addict II Athlete's own Athletic Director, Marisa Robinson. Marissa is a Certified Recreational Therapist. This is an open topic, so by which you, the listener, can participate by submitting your questions through direct messaging or jumping on the zoom link provided to be a guest and participant on the show. We discuss addiction, recovery, mental illness, health and wellness, and much more.
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Disney On The Rocks
On today's podcast Coach Blu take a deep dive into his experience while attending a mental health and addiction conference in Orlando Florida. Following the conference, he was able to attend Walt Disney World Epcot theme park and was absolutely blown away by how much drinking of alcohol had become part of the Disney experience. After a 40-year absence of alcohol within the Disney theme park experience, 10 years ago wine and beer were introduced and now, September 2022, new park rules allow the spirits to openly flow. Listen as he discusses some of his thoughts and what he discovered from Walt Disney himself about why he would not allow the consumption of alcohol in his parks originally. Become informed about what you should be aware of before you book a family experience to a location like this and what you should know about potential triggers before you invest in Disney resorts for your next family vacation.
**Clarification on Disney lobbying to lower drinking age at Disney parks. We have found that to be misinformation-https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/disney-world-drinking-age/
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One on One With Coach Blu: Digging Deep
Welcome to our weekly live show, One on One with Coach Blu. Coach Blu is a licensed mental health therapist and certified substance use, disorder counselor. Today's cohost is Addict II Athlete's own Athletic Director, Marisa Robinson. Marissa is a Certified Recreational Therapist. This is an open topic, so by which you, the listener, can participate by submitting your questions through direct messaging or jumping on the zoom link provided to be a guest and participant on the show. We discuss addiction, recovery, mental illness, health and wellness, and much more. This week we address how to dig deeper into the source of addiction and how to understand your thinking.
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The Heart of Hearts with Coach James Johnson
This week Coach Blu talks to Coach James Johnson of the Uintah Basin Chapter of Addict II Athlete. He is a certified Addict to Athlete Recovery Coach. Listen as they touch on the heart of addiction and recovery. Coach Johnson speaks and leads with passion; you will feel his energy.
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Trauma: The Instigator to Addiction
The Agents of Recovery discuss trauma and how it can lead to addiction.
Here's a breakdown of what is covered:
[00:00:00] - Welcome to the show.
[00:01:03] - Trauma and addiction.
[00:02:42] - What is PTSD?
[00:06:01] - Two incidents in the police department.
[00:30:57] - When did the drugs start to work for Chris?
[00:35:27] - Did the drug use increase the risks?
[00:41:28] - Brock and Max's debate.
[00:45:36] - Can PTSD heal?
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