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EPI. 95 • DEPRESSION/ANXIETY/RECOVERY
Our eskimo had to dip out early so it was mostly the boys and girl. Lucky that we're pros and we adapt to any environment. We broke down what depression and anxiety meant to us. Varying opinions which is what we want. We talked about different medications, early recovery dual diagnosis, can come up when you least expect it so we stressed the importance of addressing their mental health. There's a reason we self-medicated in the first place. So instead of using band-aid after band-aid, we finally decided to put on a cast and treat the underlying issue and begin a true recovery.
EPI. 94 • SO THERE'S THIS PICKLE...
Quite the dilly of a pickle.The boys and lady ran this thing into the ground so skillfully it was like art and poetry becoming one. It's like, they were all them tonight and it was funnies. Will the Thrill's in high demand, Kajsa just needs a little Jesus and Jim has to be muted into pieces for clean time to avoid all out war. Tim was fairly sure of his surroundings on the show, presented cognitive thought, sensitivity to light. She was injecting 40 times over the period of 40 minutes. Those statistics are 100% official. Did a bunch of giggling. Refracted on early and often. Will was distracted by a flash in the distance for 5+ minutes. He came around. So recovery huh? Great choices. Good clean fun was had by all.
EPISODE 93 • LOST IN THE WOODS
Your recovery is yours and yours alone. When the time comes, sharing that recovery with others is when you realize you're not alone. We talked about how, in active addiction, every situation required drugs and or alcohol to "get thru it" or "enhance" the situation or event. We recalled how we needed it to work, go to a family function, birthday, graduation... funeral, we needed it to function and that's where addiction lands you 100% of the time. Lauren E. chimed in seamlessly adding a perspective we hadn't even considered. When needing it and having it became two very different things that ran our lives in our road to recovery. ISWe share our experience, strength and hope and a few laughs in this merry-go-round of misery. Lauren E. was a peach, as always.
Is anybody gonna’ tell Tim he’s on fire? Or just let it play out…
EPISODE 92 • WE GOT SO HIGH
Houston, we have a solution. A little astro-themed show tonight since we're so current events woke. Not even sure that makes sense. We did some fun space related things and talked about how we once felt directionless and floating in the vast darkness of space. Jim had to bail but of course it's to spread the message to prisoners. What a guy. So Tim, Kajsa and Will had some fun. We talked about how every situation required drugs and or alcohol. About how we needed it to work, go to a family function, birthday, graduation... funeral, we needed it to function and that's where addiction lands you 100% of the time. Needing it and having it became two very different things that ran our lives in active addiction. We share our experience, strength and hope in this merry-go-round of misery. Especially the hope part.
EPISODE 91 • DON'T BE SCURRDT
Fear drives behavior. Consequences from behavior. If you don't try, even a little bit, to address these fears, they will come back to get you. There's three fears, rational, irrational and primal. Knowing and understanding what your fears are and placing them in their proper categories is paramount. Identifying your fears doesn't make you weak. It helps you level out and see them for what they are and develop healthy coping mechanisms. When you find yourself fearful of something, you can now address it in a calm, non-reactive response like we used to. Manny V. dropped into the pod. Never disappoints, guy's an animal. He's got such an energy and feels so called to help others who've been where he's been. It was the day before the St. Patty's Day drink-a-thon so we had some Irish colored fun. It's also the 90's and we'll be rockin' the cyan and purple from now to 99.
EPISODE 90 • I'M SO SCARED
Fun 90's theme tonight in honor of our 90th Episode. The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one. We looked at the different types of fear that can plague someone in early recovery. We acknowledged that there's a difference between being afraid and having fear. Early in recovery and in recovery in general, fear can drive behaviors if not kept in check. Identifying these fears and facing them head on is the only way to overcome your fears. Before we can do that, we have to be aware of what kind of fear we're experiencing so it doesn't manifest itself in a behavior, both consciously and subconsciously. We unpacked the different types of fear, rational, irrational and primal fear.
EPISODE 88 & EPISODE 89
In Episode 89 talked about emotional regulation. It's so important for the addict in recovery to learn. It takes a while to develop new skills and coping mechanisms in the early stages of the recovery. Emotional regulation is the ability to identify, understand, and manage your emotions. It's a skill that can be developed over time. Episode 88 was our Back to the Future themed show. A little overdone, borderline obnoxious at times. Nicky joined us on the pod and the panel shared their most embarrassing stories they could think of while Tim fumbled around trying to troubleshoot the audio issues. Later, we then find out that he would've needed a passport as the issue resided in Saskatchewan where the whole country echos for some reason.
EP87 • PERSPECTIVE THROUGH PERSERVERENCE
If we put as much energy that we put into getting high and or drunk into our recovery, the obsession can be lifted. Recovery brings its own pain. Especially in early recovery. The old adage, "no pain no gain" is very real in the recovery process. We can quickly forget the pain of active addiction. Keeping it green by going to meetings and being active in bettering your life and working a recovery program. Remember, the past is a place of reference not a place of residence. This perspective can make the pains that come in recovery tolerable and the gains even that much sweeter.
Timothy S. • Producer/Host
Call him Tim though, & if you really wanna butter his bread, you can call him "Timmy" but that's for close colleagues & friends so be responsible using it. Tim is the founder & host of the podcast. He's been in & around the recovery scene his entire life. The production & promotion of the Talkin' Trash brand is all him. He schedules regular guests & formats the shows catering to a wide range of audiences. Tim is in the midst of a journey he feels compelled to share. He's been clean for 18+ months from opiates, benzos, cocaine & alcohol. He'll be the first one to tell you that he couldn't do it without the support of his fellow hosts.
William D. • Host
Willy D. Will's the longest tenured show member aside from Tim. He's got 18+ months clean & sober. Like Tim, Will hails from the peach state & has had enough of the pain incurred by living a life of addiction. Also like Tim, Will is 42 years old, a proud uncle & an honest, trustworthy son. Will is self-employed and donates his time to the cause in the hopes to save people from enduring the pain & heartache that goes hand in hand with a lifestyle of addiction. His D.O.C. was Methamphetamines and GHB. The ramifications were taking its toll on both his physical & mental well being. As he began to suffer legal consequences, he finally gave in to a life of peace & sobriety. Like the entire panel, he's taken his own path of sobriety. Our cast is a united front that there's wrong way to recover but there is a right way to live.
Jimmy L. • Host
Jimmy L. hails from the great white north in Regina, Saskatchewan. Jim celebrated 3 years clean & sober just a few short months ago. A recovery advocate & an all around stand up guy. He eagerly gives back the gift of recovery that's been freely given to him. He'll tell you, he does this to protect his own sobriety because like everyone on the show, he believes you can only keep what you have by giving it away. Jim's battle with alcohol went hand in hand throughout his life. He ran fitness classes with vodka in his water bottle. He sought out treatment a few years ago and caught fire while working the A.A. program. Jim's 60 years old and is the father to 2 beautiful daughters.
Kajsa B. • Host
Pronounced "Kye-Sah", our beautiful soul was raised in Kansas and currently resides in Texas. She's involved with a vast online recovery community to which she donates her time to with the genuine purpose to help the fellow alcoholic/addict maintain a lasting, meaningful sobriety. Kajsa if half Swedish and half crazy and we love her for it & she fits right in with this lot. Kajsa is 63 years old & is a fierce advocate for addiction recovery. She doesn't do it for profit, or notoriety. She places principles before personality. After looming health implications & exhaustion living the lifestyle, she decided to take that first step & admitted she was powerless over drugs & alcohol over 5 years ago.
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