Jan 31, 2023
Noel speaks about what early recovery looks like for some calling it happy, joyous and free. He says this lasts for a brief period calling it a “pink cloud”. Then the addict might self medicate with familiar childhood addictions which he calls “process addiction”. We get into my own personal battle with sugar...
Jan 17, 2023
I’m fortunate enough to be a patient of Noel who specifically treats me for addiction therapy. Noel also has an amazing 23 years clean! He shares about being in early recovery and helping other recovering addicts which led him to getting his masters in mental health counseling. Noel breaks down trauma with the ...
Jan 10, 2023
My first sponsor Len who has an amazing 16 years clean used drugs for 34 years. Len shares about an early horrific trauma being struck by a car at the very young age of 3 years old and how he developed a speech impediment. He was teased and bullied by his peers and that took a huge emotional toll on him. Len was an...
Jan 3, 2023
Devyn joins the podcast with 4 months clean. They openly share about the affects of their parents being divorced had on them. As a juvenile, they were sexually abused and couldn’t confide to their mother. Feeling lonely and not validated their first addiction surfaced, cutting. Devyn describes the feeling of euphoria...