Since Right Now

"They'd have parties and people would come over and act weird." Jeff, Matt, and Chris may or may not have just wrapped Since Right Now for 2017.

”We'll give him a 12th Step he'll never forget!" Jeff, Matt, and Chris discuss the process of 12th Stepping someone (and possibly forming their own rogue, extreme 12th Step group,) we discuss the implications of partaking in communion wine when sober, and more…

"You should have just hired a bartender to hang around with you." In which we sample—live, on air—the first non-alcoholic brew produced by our own Jeff's new N.A. Wellbeing Brewery microbrewery. https://WellbeingBrewing.com/ ___________ Intro & Outro Themes: @djfmdotcom

"I got in a ton of fights. I never struck someone…but I got beat up a number of times." The boys consider every day practical benefits of sobriety and recovery. _____ Themes: @djfmdotcom

"Alright! I'll believe in you God! Just fix the plumbing!" Whether you're new to the pod or a longtime listener, we thought it might be a good idea to reintroduce ourselves to give you, the listener, some context for our opinions and perspectives on recovery. Use code SinceRightNow by 10.31.17 to receive 20% off your order @ Pockitudes.com _______ Themes: @djfmdotcom

"I said, 'God, I'm not going to make any promises because every promise I've made, I've broken.'" Legendary tattoo artist Freddy Negrete is best known for his pioneering black-and-gray tattooing style, honed while he was serving time in the California Youth Authority in the 1970s. Profiled in numerous TV programs and magazine articles Freddy, a gifted and natural-born artist, was transported from the confines of prison cells onto the sets of major Hollywood films such as Batman, Blade, Con Air, Austin Powers and Falling Down. But then, after years of success in the motion picture industry, Freddy found himself back inside again: in Folsom maximum security prison, suffering heroin withdrawal and tattooing for packets of soup. His autobiography, Smile Now, Cry Later—co-written with Steve Jones—depicts his addiction and recovery story and was released last year. Smile Now, Cry Later: (Amazon)https://www.amazon.com/Smile-Now-Cry-Later-Tattoos-My-ebook/dp/B0180SLM00 Freddy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.co

"I had to get it out…because I had been so silenced." Nikki DuBose a former model turned author, speaker, and mental health advocate, recently released her memoir, Washed Away: From Darkness to Light. In Washed Away, Nikki recounts her experiences navigating the dark side of the modeling industry, while battling abuse, addiction, and various mental health issues (sexual victimization, eating disorders, alcoholism, drugs, depression, suicide attempts, body dysmorphic disorder, PTSD, psychosis). To order Washed Away: https://www.amazon.com/Washed-Away-Darkness-Nikki-Dubose/dp/1478777451 Peaceful Hearts Foundation: http://www.peacefulheartsfoundation.org/ Lauren's Kids: https://laurenskids.org/ For more about Nikki: http://NikkiDuBose.com

“I really like not drinking now." In and effort to have a "better than the worst" episode, the boys disucss medically assisted treatment, how to help a friend or family member we suspect of having a substance misuse issue, and how to to talk to our kids about addiction and their potential predisposisiton to it. Visit Pockitudes.com and use code SinceRightNow at checkout for 20% off before 10.31.17 ____ Themes: @djfmdotcom

“If you were good at getting away with shit you wouldn't be (in prison.)" Over seven days in 2012, Kasey lost his band, his home, and most of the friends he had. He was diagnosed as bipolar and outed as an addict-in-sober-clothing and a thief. For more on Kasey: KaseyAndersonMusic.com ______________ Themes: @djfmdotcom

"On a scale of 7 to 10, how depressed are you?" Matt and Chris talk a lot about the podcast itself, gratitude, and the somewhat surprising lack of collective depression in the room. Use code SINCERIGHTNOW by 10.31.17 to receive 20% off your order @ https://www.pockitudes.com/ http://theweek.com/articles/712078/skeptically-tried-practicing-gratitude-completely-changed-life ________ Themes: @djfmdotcom

"How sorry are you that you didn't get on this ride?!" Amy Dresner is a former professional stand-up comic, having appeared at The Comedy Store, The Laugh Factory, and The Improv. Since 2012, she has been a contributing editor for the online addiction and recovery magazine TheFix.com. She’s also freelanced for the Good Men Project, The Frisky, Refinery 20, and has been a regular contributor to Addiction.com and PsychologyToday.com, where she has her own addiction blog. http://amydresner.com/ ____________ Themes: @djfmdotcom

NOTE: The first 5 minutes of Erin on mic are VERY hard to hear her. Then it gets better. My fault. —Chris “This is my life and it's a fight for it.” Erin Shaw Street is a writer, editor, and content strategist based in Birmingham, Alabama. Her nearly 20-year career has taken her to just about every corner of the media, where she’s covered health and wellness, and travel and culture. Erin’s sobriety date is March 12, 2016. Her passion is to draw from her experience in media and as a woman in recovery to challenge the accepted cultural and media narrative around alcohol. She’s also passionate about recovery in the South, and highlighting how big life in sobriety can actually be, whether it be through travel, creativity, or every day life. Erin is a mom, Florida native, collector of vintage caftans and at heart, a reporter who tells stories of life unedited. You can find her writing at www.erinshawstreet.com and @erinshawstreet. ____________ Themes by @djfmdotcom

"We'd be fighting right now in a gutter." We finally turn the mics on about 2 minutes in and we talk OTC solutions for addiction and little bit of gratitude.

"If you're looking for context to solve all your problems, you'll never solve all your problems. You are the problem." The guys talk about anger and its permutations.

“Could I kill myself without it hurting? Or go to Europe and change my identity?” Michael King is the National Director of Outreach & Engagement for Facing Addiction, a national non-profit organization whose primary mission is to unify the voices of the 45 million Americans directly impacted by addiction. In his position, Michael works with and to expand Facing Addiction's coalition of partnering organizations, the Facing Addiction Action Network. In the past, Michael worked for over a decade in the political arena as a political organizer, campaign manager and communications professional. He is the proud father of two young children, and a person in long term recovery. http://FacingAddiction.org _________________ Themes by @djfmdotcom

Jeff's back, Matt's out, plant medicine is discussed and stick around to the end for a very special surprise guest. __________ Themes: @djfmdotcom

"Plant-based medicine is the new paradigm in treating addiction and depression." Scott began his career in the healing field, utilizing his inherent intuitive gifts as a life coach and sober companion while working at a luxury residential treatment facility in Malibu, California. From there he went on to design, and co-create a concierge detoxification program in Santa Monica, California. Later he became the director of a sub-acute residential detoxification facility, as well as an owner/operator of a sober living facility in Malibu, California. In 2008, he founded The Power of Choice™, a concierge substance abuse treatment program. In 2015, out of Scott's recognition that a great deal of today's population wants and needs an avenue to heal, and to learn how to reconnect with the Self, The Power of Choice™ evolved into what is the world's premier concierge holistic retreat provider. http://thepowerofchoice.com _______________ Themes: @djfmdotcom

"I was so horribly offended—like she had accused me of pedophilia. Me?! I don't need one of those meetings!" Rea Bochner is a writer, musician, and mother. She wrote her first haiku in third grade and has been writing ever since. “The Cape House” is her debut memoir.

Nelsan Ellis, the shaming obituary for a great-grandmother, the immediate intimacy of Friends (and acquaintances) of Bill, and much, much MORE!

Hey, look! It's the first episode of Season 4! With Refuge Recovery founder, Noah Levine! Exclamation point!