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Positive Sobriety Podcast

100 Episodes

54 minutes | Jun 15, 2022
Episode 131 -- Getting Help with Find Addiction Rehabs
Need help finding the right treatment center for someone you love?  Nate and David talk with Andrew, a veteran of the system, about a service that researches, rates, and provides referrals to treatment centers in all 50 states.
52 minutes | Jun 6, 2022
Episode 130 -- Natural Supplements for Sobriety Support, with Thomas White
Thomas White, founder of Exact Nature, shares his recovery story and the hope and help he found with CBD.
63 minutes | May 27, 2022
Episode 129 -- The Examined Life with Jason Carter
Jason Carter, author of the entertaining new memoir To Hell I Ride: When an Examined Life Became Worth Living, shares his story with David and Nate.
58 minutes | May 27, 2022
Episode 128 -- Facing Technology Addiction with Marcus Spaur
The nonstop stimuli in our rapidly-changing world can overwhelm the human brain, sometimes with devastating consequences.  In this episode, guest Marcus Spaur suggests strategies for dealing with the new reality.
53 minutes | May 20, 2022
Episode 125 -- Bioenergetic Therapy with Ron Baker
Do unexpressed feelings block our creative energy and prevent us from expressing our true self?  Veteran Broadway-star-turned-bioenergetic-therapist Ron Baker describes his own journey and practice in this conversation with David and Nate.
69 minutes | May 16, 2022
Episode 127 -- Leading with Authenticity, with Karen Hardwick
How do you act when you are in a leadership position?  Do you sometimes find yourself playing a role?  In this episode,  Karen Hardwick, author of The Connected Leader: 7 Strategies to Empower Your True Self and Inspire Others, explains the power of living and leading with your true self.
48 minutes | May 16, 2022
Episode 126 -- Creating a Sober Life You Love, with Amanda White
When it comes to creating positive sobriety, all of us can use a little coaching.  In this episode, Nate and David talk with Amanda White, author "Not Drinking Tonight: a Guide to Creating a Sober Life You Love."
58 minutes | Apr 7, 2022
Episode 124 • Embodied Recovery with Michael Nolan and Greg Vorst
Is it possible to calm the feelings that drive addiction by activating your own parasympathetic nervous system?  Can disciplines of body awareness amplify the effectiveness of other modes of recovery, such as 12-step work?  These two veterans of addiction treatment explain their pioneering practice focused on emotional sobriety.  For more information, check out embodiedrecovery.co.
56 minutes | Mar 26, 2022
Episode 123 -- Housing for Healing with Tracey Levine
For many women who are trying to rebuild a life ravaged by addiction, finding a safe place to live is a huge challenge.  This week's guest, Tracey Levine of Healing Housing, has found purpose in her own recovery by serving women who have no other realistic options.
54 minutes | Mar 11, 2022
Episode 122 -- Testing Honesty in Disclosure with John Sternfels
Would the use of a polygraph help a couple reestablish trust after an intimate betrayal?  Nate and David talks with John Sternfels, LPC, NCC, CSAT, the founder of Northpoint Counseling and author of “A Partners Guide to Truth and Healing.”  For more information check out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da6jyex_VYY Contact: john@northpoint-counseling.com
50 minutes | Feb 25, 2022
Episode 121 -- Navigating Recovery with Jake LeClair
If recovery is a journey, doesn't it make sense to hire a guide?  In this week's episode, Nate and David talk with Jake LeClair, a recovery navigator and founder of the Emerge Center for Addiction Recovery.
53 minutes | Feb 15, 2022
Episode 120 -- Custom Recovery for Unique Situations
David talks with Eric Peyton and Carey Crist of In Vivo, a professional practice that provides everything from treatment planning and interventions to sober transport, aftercare sober companionship, and recovery coaching.
49 minutes | Feb 15, 2022
Episode 119 -- Proactive Recovery with Serge Prengel
David and Nate chat with Serge Prengel, the author of The Proactive Twelve Steps for Mindful Recovery.
59 minutes | Feb 7, 2022
Episode 118 -- Recovery, Money, and Self-Love with Dr. Martin Cowart
Issues around money are always about self-love, says Martin Cowart, a prosperity mindset coach for GBTQ men.  In this conversation with David Hampton, Martin describes his own recovery journey and explains the 12-step basis of his financial coaching practice. For more information about Dr. Cowart and his practice, go to https://www.financialheartspace.com
52 minutes | Feb 7, 2022
Episode 117 -- The History of Addiction with Dr.Carl Erik Fisher
How have people living at other times or in other places understood compulsive behavior? How does our modern, western understanding of addiction shape our treatment or mistreatment of addicts.  Carl Erik Fisher, M.D., author of the groundbreaking new book The Urge: Our History of Addiction, addresses these and other questions a fascinating conversation with David and Nate. Dr. Fisher is an addiction physician and bioethicist. He is an assistant professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University’s Division of Law, Ethics, and Psychiatry. He also maintains a private psychiatry practice focused on addiction.  His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Nautilus, Slate, and Scientific American MIND. He also is the host of the Flourishing After Addiction podcast, a deep-dive interview series exploring addiction and recovery. He lives between Brooklyn, New York, and Lisbon, Portugal, with his partner and son.   The best link is to my website:  www.carlerikfisher.com/book   my own podcast is: https://www.carlerikfisher.com/flourishing   And here is an updated bio: Carl Erik Fisher is an addiction physician and bioethicist. He is an assistant professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University’s Division of Law, Ethics, and Psychiatry. He also maintains a private psychiatry practice focused on addiction. He is the author of the nonfiction book The Urge: Our History of Addiction, published by Penguin Press in January 2022. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Nautilus, Slate, and Scientific American MIND. He also is the host of the Flourishing After Addiction podcast, a deep-dive interview series exploring addiction and recovery. He lives between Brooklyn, New York, and Lisbon, Portugal, with his partner and son.   https://www.carlerikfisher.com
52 minutes | Jan 31, 2022
Episode 116 -- Treating Addiction in the Military, with Dr. Carol Cherich
A conversation with Dr. Carol Cherich, PhD, a therapist specializing in the treatment of stress-related disorders in active military members, veterans, and their families. \
52 minutes | Jan 18, 2022
Episode 115 -- Staying Sober by Serving, with Shireen Janti
An inspiring conversation with Shireen Janti, Sr. Director of Health & Human Services for MusicCares, a benevolent arm of the Grammys.
70 minutes | Jan 11, 2022
Episode 114 - Why Can’t Church Be More Like an AA Meeting? with Stephen Haynes
In this episode, Stephen Haynes, Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Liberal Arts in Prison Program at Rhodes College in Memphis and Theologian-in-Residence at Idlewild Presbyterian Church, talks about the enrichment and challenges that recovery can bring to the Christian church.
56 minutes | Jan 11, 2022
Episode 113 – Don’t F*#king Kill Yourself, with Jeff Romig
Suicide ideation is no laughing matter, but you'll be glad you listened in on this conversation with survivor Jeff Romig, author of "Don't F*#king Kill Yourself."
51 minutes | Dec 29, 2021
Episode 112 • Looking Back and Moving Forward with Justin B. Long
An entertaining and informative conversation with Justin B. Long, author of Adventures of the Horse Doctor's Husband and The Righteous Rage of a Ten-Year-Old Boy.
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