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EPISODE 108 • GUEST ADAM S.
We welcomed a new friend to the show tonight. Adam S., with one year of sobriety, shared his struggles with existential reasoning. It's a common thread, we get clean and sober and now our eyes are opened to both the good and bad that we hid from for so long. Why are we here? Why was I made the way I am? Is there a God? Adam represents a population of society that might be too smart for their own good. Faith, a Higher Power, a Power greater than myself. These all represent a subject that is, and will forever be, touch-and-go. We were grateful for Adam sharing his story to our audience and the message remains the same: "There's no right way to do this."
MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT
. Mental Health Awareness Month was established in 1949 to increase awareness of the importance of mental health and wellness in battling SUD. For more than 20 years, SAMHSA has recognized Mental Health Awareness Month every May to increase awareness about the vital role mental health plays in our overall health and well-being.
Mental health and addiction are best friends. Addressing the root cause of our need to self medicate often leads to a solid recovery foundation. Something we can look at tangibly and say, here's the problem, this is how I'm doing it. You got this.
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY
Mother's Day Episode 106 with special guest Phyllis Kleiber on the show. Phyllis lost her son a year ago this time to a Fentanyl overdose. The pain is still raw and not only does she carry it with her all day, she's determined to revisit the scar left from a tragic event such as this. Her son, Trey, passed away on May 20th of last year. Phyllis is set on getting the word out in the hopes of spreading awareness and saving people the anguish her and her family suffered, before it's too late. We checked in with Mrs. Snyder for a holiday-hello. Tim wrote her a poem for Mother's day apparently so we're working on gaining access to this embarrassing piece of literature for future blackmail opportunities. We're grateful for all the mothers that are in this addiction thing fighting for their kids' lives. Happy Mother's Day everybody, thank you Moms.
🥳 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR SWEET BOY 🎈
We like to call him, "The Glue". Will is a Georgia boy through and through. He deserves full recognition for the work he's put into his recovery and the work he's put into Talkin' Trash. Will's relatable story is helping others who find themselves in similar situations that he's already battled first-hand and came out on top. 🤭
Will has been involved with the show for the better part of a year now. He started out as a guest. Graduated into a part-time seat-filler (which he executed with both style and charisma). We then found ourselves blessed with a new host and a dear friend who we can always count on, without fail. Will is dedicated to Talkin' Trash and he fully believes in what we're doing and what the show represents. He embraces the responsibility that comes with having a voice in the addiction recovery community.
MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH
Let's face it, we're all nuts, but mental health and addiction go hand-in-hand. Stand with us in this month's 8 episodes as we support the importance of mental health, dual diagnosis and addiction prevention.
Mental Health Awareness Month was established in 1949 to increase awareness of the importance of mental health and wellness in Americans’ lives and to celebrate recovery from mental illness. For more than 20 years, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has recognized Mental Health Awareness Month (MHAM) every May to increase awareness about the vital role mental health plays in our overall health and well-being and provide resources and information to support individuals and communities who may need mental health support.
EPISODE 103 • WORLD 8
We took a look at step 8 of A.A.'s 12 steps. We explored what it means, how to approach it and how it applies to everybody not just those working the steps. The experts explained that the steps are meant to be done in order, that's why they're numbered that way. Pretty simple concept. In working the program of A.A., you'll be taken through these steps with a sponsor, someone that knows their stuff. For those not in A.A., or just attending meetings, or just doing their own thing, this is a principle that applies to all walks of life. Bella J. joined us once again to check in and do some clean time. Always great to see her smiling face and attitude towards life given the challenges she's overcome. It's a jam-packed confusing episode so get in there.
EPISODE 102 • SOBER CAMPING
Tim & Will broadcast from the final day of the A.A. campout & share their inexperience, lack of strength & hope. The boys had a good time as they made the best of a rainy, injury-filled adventure. We met some of Tim's home-group members, Thomas, Krista and Jana. We were so happy to be able to acknowledge both Jana's actual birthday and her 9 month milestone of sobriety. She's doing so much. Working in treatment, working on her sobriety and living her best life after a long stretch in prison. Not to take away from Krista, she's awesome too. So it's the boys, exhausted, injured (Tim really) and pleased with the camaraderie from the weekend's events.
EPISODE 101 • DETENTION
Jim went to prison 5 minutes in for copyright infringement from the Adobe™ corporation so it was a three man tent tonight. Episode 101. How could we possibly top 100? Not doable. So we figured, 101... let's go back to drug school. Will, Kajsa & Tim held down the fort as they went through the effects of alcohol use disorder & the impact various illicit substances on the user. A refresher as we enter the 3rd season of T-dubs. We outlined what these substances do to your body when abused, what to expect getting clean & sober & our personal experiences as we lived these addictions.
EPISODE 100 • THE CENTURY MARK
We hit the century mark in style, bringing out all the stops. One in particular, Isabella J. shared her experience, strength and hope in style. Especially the experience part. It's amazing she's righted her ship and pulled herself out of a dire situation. We learned to say "100" in 17 different languages. Jim used a royalty free background today. Kajsa's rocking some buddhist meditation so she doesn't strangle a bitch. Will's living his best life and is going camping with Tim this Friday. It'll probably be a shitshow. What a great show for episode etthundra (one-hundred in Swedish). Bella was phenomenal, start to finish. You hang on every word.
EPISODE 99 • WHAT THE PUCK?!
..Episode number Wayne Gretzky as we take our only chance at honoring the great one. Hockey playoffs are on the horizon so we had a little hockey shenanigans throughout the show. We hit on guilt and shame. In early recovery we don't know what's what. We think we're bad people when it's likely we just made bad decisions. It's easy to fall into a self loathing pity party when you see the things you've done, through clear eyes. Knowing the difference between guilt and shame is crucial. Regret isn't a bad thing, mixing it with shame certainly can be. We watched Tim get his ass handed to him from an old hockey game. Jim's background had an Adobe watermark on it. Kajsa was nearly killed. Will's tummy hurt. It's all here people. Buckle up, it's a rollercoaster of emotions.
EPISODE 97 • SPECIAL GUEST BILLY B.
Special guest comes on but first, the gang talked about absolute nonsense for 30 minutes before that happened. Billy B. fit right in with us addicts/alcoholics. We identified with him & Billy likewise. Billy's 4 years clean & sober and he shared his experience of what happened in last 1,559 days. Billy B's main focus is that there is no middle ground. That's where relapses happen. He explained that discovering a life of recovery is his "all in" that finally clicked; you're either all-in or not at all. It's important to realize this as addicts. When we're "not at all", it's our disease running rampant, consuming our lives from morning till' night. An "all in" mentality is the key to success.
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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