Since Right Now

"I'm not always 'happy, joyous and free.' I'd be bullshitting you if I said that was the case."—Mary on living in recovery. Please, visit Mary here: http://marykillian.com here: http://highwiregirl.blogspot.com and/or here: http://www.amazon.com/Roustabout-Heart-Adventures-Recovery/dp/0996589007/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1448451547&sr=8-1&keywords=the+roustabout+heart _____________________ Intro & Outro Themes by @djfmdotcom

"I don't know how I'm gonna do it…but I can't do *this* anymore."—Sondra The Unruffled / http://www.TheUnruffled.com Sondra on Twitter / @NaughtApropos Sondra on The Recovery Revolution / http://www.sincerightnow.com/search?q=Sondra%20Primeaux Credits Cover: Sondra Primeaux Original shot by Sondra Intro/Outro Themes: @djfmdotcom

Please, visit us at TheRecoveryRevolution.Online See you next year! /fist-bump-sparkle-explosion Shaggy, Professor & Ol' Dirty Blue Eyes

"I remember thinking in my drunken stupor—and quickly suppressing (the thought)—that I had an issue."—Chris on Since Right Now Show notes: Take notes. Use Google. ________________________________ Intro/Outro Themes by @djfmdotcom

"Some people miss the bottom." — Aaron on SRN The enormously talented Aaron Lee Perry of SobrSoldier.com (and recent cover feature on TheRecoveryRevolution.Online) stops by Since Right Now Pod to chat with the Recovery Renegades. Skull Illustration by Aaron Lee Perry for TheRecoveryRevolution.Online

"My recovery evolves all the time. It's important for me to give back what I have received."—Nicola on SRN @nicola-o-hanlon has been in recovery since January 23rd 2010. She is the Editor of the new online magazine ILoveRecovery.com Café, which is part of the InTheRooms.com blogging community. Her work has been published in several recovery magazines, including Recovery Today, In Recovery Magazine, AfterParty Magazine, Psychology Today and Reach Out Recovery to name but a few. She is an activist and passionate about social justice and human rights. Most recently she has had stories published in Hearts and Scars – 10 Human Stories of Addiction, and the Girl God series of books about Feminine Divinity. Born and raised in Wexford, Ireland she still lives there with her two children, Christopher and Jessica. She is also a Massage Therapist, Reflexologist and Sechiem Energy Healer. Already an expert on how not to live life she is a constant seeker of new and better ways of being. Nature is her Higher Power and

"You were a master of self-sabotage."—Tim Tim, a normie, has know Chris for over two decades. He has seen Chris at his worst in active addiction and he was the first person to see Chris on the other side of his self-styled rehab. Here he sheds some light on the before, during and after. _______________ Intro/Outro Themes by @djfmdotcom Intro/Cover Art: N*ggas in Paris by Jay-Z & Kanye West

"Fu*k Ram Dass."—Chris on SRN Nothing you know about anything is right and everything you know about everything is right. This is an episode where it is highly recommended that you take what you can and leave the rest. Read for upcoming https://soundcloud.com/youre-killing-me: The Patrick Melrose Novels by Edward St. Aubyn / http://amzn.com/1250069602 ____________ Intro/Outro Themes Graciously Provided by @djfmdotcom

"It doesn't matter if you're not sleeping on a park (bench)…or not driving your kids to school with vodka in your coffee mug…or whatever is your 'I haven't done this, yet.' None of that matters." — Jean on SRN Jean Greer McCarthy is creator of the wildly-popular, recovery blog, Unpickled; a cohost of recovery podcast, The Bubble Hour; and a monthly columnist for addiction.com. Sober since 2011, Jean lives a very active life in Alberta Canada. NOTE Once again, Chris ignored the common wisdom to "never meet your idols and/or never podcast with your influences" and asked Jean to join us. She graciously accepted. I would also like to note that Jean authored the beautifully powerful sentiment that I have used to guide me as I participate in the #RecoveryFriendlyWeb: Resist the urge to be entertained and instead let yourself be moved. Something beautiful has been happening here. Maybe it’s time you knew. —Jean / Unpicked LINKS http://unpickledblog.com http://www.thebubblehour.com ___________________________

"You start to realize just how many (social activities) are really just about getting super hamskied."—MATT The Sober Squad™ does not boldly go where many have gone before. And it certainly doesn't go where many currently are. And if they did it would be in a highly agitated state. As a matter of fact, some of the Sober Squad™ is just going to hang out at home and maybe watch a movie. _____________________ Intro/Outro Themes: @djfmdotcom

"I was one of those drinkers that blacked out the first time I drank. I thought I wouldn't drink again. Three days later I did."—Jo on SRN Jo is just beginning her story in recovery and most of what she’d normally put in a bio happened during years of active addiction, but they did contribute to who she is today. Jo has been in the fundraising world for most of her career. She’s worked for everyone from the ASPCA (have you SEEN that Sara McLachlan commercial—you can thank her) to MADD (ironic isn’t it?). Her background gives her a different perspective on addiction. Jo sees the movement as early advocates saw HIV/AIDS or international child hunger. She asks herself questions about where the movement fits in the share of donor giving already so competitive or how to break out of the stigma and mainstream recovery support much like Susan G. Komen demanded we stop mourning cancer and celebrate survival. But for now, Jo’s just a middle-age woman in recovery who went back to school in her 40’s, finished an A

The Recovery Renegades™ return to tell tales from the frontlines of the Recovery Revolution™ . TL; DL Jeff loves everybody. Matt makes lemonade after delivering his own lemons. Chris hates the game not the players. Intro/Outro Themes as always: @djfmdotcom

"I had to figure out a way to be (sober) around (alcohol) constantly."—Scott (restauranteur) on SRN Torn Together is a memoir, written by recovering alcoholic and addict husband, Scott Magnuson, and codependent wife, Shaaren Pine. The memoir chronicles Scott’s addiction as his illness infects everyone around him, his eventual treatment, and the recovery process the whole family undertakes. It is also the story of The Argonaut, one of revitalized H Street NE’s first restaurants, the struggle to get off the ground, rebuild after a terrible fire, and to keep going as the family is falling apart. Together, Scott and Shaaren run two businesses, have created a non-profit—Restaurant Recovery™—, serve on two boards, and are raising their daughter, Ara. Scott is continuing his career in the restaurant industry, and, through their non-profit, he and Shaaren are dedicated to helping others out of addiction's darkness. The mission of Restaurant Recovery is to provide comprehensive solutions—including finding and fun

"It's become really important to me.…I can count on the best cup of coffee I've had all week and I'll probably get the best laugh I'll have all week…" —Matt on SRN We intended to do a live episode on Google Hangouts with audience participation. But ended up putting down the first paver on our road to H*ck. Those damn "good intentions" will fu*k you every time. Credits: Intro: The Outer Limits [Intro, edit] / 1963 / ABC Intro/Outro Themes: @djfmdotcom

Brian's recovery journey took him through clinical depression, twenty-seven years of eating disorders, body dysmorphic disorder, alcohol and drug addiction. He went from an 18-year-old anorexia/bulimic to the brink of suicide at 45 years old to then finally turn it around, walk away from a successful legal career, restoring himself, his family relationships, and finding his true passion in life. Brian is a an author whose Amazon best-selling book. Shattered Image: My Triumph Over Body Dysmorphic Disorder, chronicles his first-hand experiences living with, and recovering from eating disorders, drug addiction and Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD). Brian speaks regularly about his recovery, childhood bullying, fat shaming and breaking the male eating disorder stigma. Brian on the Web: Site: http://www.BrianCuban.com Twitter: @bcuban Cubanity Blog @ PsycheCentral: http://blogs.psychcentral.com/cubanity/ Shattered Image, Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Shattered-Image-Triumph-Dysmorphic-Disorder/dp/0988879581 Cred

"As it progresses it's like an animal that you have to take care of all the time…and you really can't do anything else." —SPM on SRN Sean has been a writer, humorist and storyteller since he learned how to speak. He didn't actually start getting paid for these things,however, until he got sober in 2009. Since then Mahoney's two original comedies, Casual Encounters/Missed Connections and The Singing Room enjoyed successful sold-out runs in Denver in 2012 and 2013, respectively. A collection of Mahoney's one-act comedies, A Fairy's Tales debuted last summer while other short works continue to be submitted, rejected and sometimes even accepted by playwrighting festivals around the country. Mahoney and his husband are the co-founders of Horse & Cart, a theatrical production company dedicated to new works. Mahoney's writing can next be seen in Your Heart is a Radio, a monologue mixtape debuting this fall and in a collection of his writing about recovery entitled, Sparkleholic to be released in 2016. To keep his

"On the fourth we're going to stand next to each other and be like, 'Do you believe this?'"—Donald on SRN Donald (Ep.1523) joins us this time in his official role as a representative of Facing Addiction and the organization's upcoming UNITE to Face Addiction rally in Washington, DC The Day the Silence Ends / #RecoverOutLoud The time has come to UNITE to Face Addiction and stand up for recovery. On October 4, 2015 a transformative event will take place in Washington, DC that will ignite and build a movement to address one of the most pressing health issues of our time. Learn More: http://www.FacingAddiction.org

"I think I was drinking suicidally from day one where I need to drink myself into oblivion and not feel or remember anything." —Jill on SRN Jillian Bauer is a Philadelphia-based multimedia entrepreneur and educator specializing in audiovisual storytelling. She was recently profiled by the Philadelphia City Paper, WHYY and The Philadelphia Inquirer for her work on The Rooms Project, a photo and audio story series on individuals living in recovery from addiction and alcoholism. Since March 2014 Jillian has driven through nearly twenty states where she’s captured the stories of more than 100 people. Through her work she aims to share stories of life on the other side of addiction, giving recovery a voice through the stories of experience, strength, and hope often heard in "the rooms" of recovery support groups and meetings. When she’s not traveling, Jillian teaches courses in journalism and interactive design at Temple and Philadelphia University. On the weekends she eats lots of snacks and spends time with "

"I spent all the kids’ Christmas money. I got drunk. I took all the money that my wife and I had saved. I was supposed to be picking up some big gifts a couple days before Christmas but instead I went to the bar…" —Robert on SRN Robert McClellan is a writer, producer and new media expert. He wrote, produced and appears in the award-winning documentary “Real Sobriety” and has recently released his first full length book, "Boom Baby Boom, Vol. 1: Tales of Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll and Recovery", and has a drawer full of incomplete film treatments and screenplays. After several stints in rehabs and a few half-hearted attempts to clean up his act, Robert made the commitment to live a clean, sober, and happy life. Robert will soon mark his 26th year in recovery. Find out more about Robert and his projects at http://www.intotheplanet.com/real-sobriety/ and follow Robert on Twitter @McClellanRobert

"(The counselor) had me go through the "Are You and Alcoholic?" checklist…and I said 'yes' to just about everything and I think I said, 'But I don't know if I have a problem.' And she was like, why did you come here?" —Laura on SRN Laura Silverman is the founder of The Sobriety Collective, a resource and blog created to celebrate recovery in all its forms. In 2007, at age 24, Laura pulled a 180 and went from insecure, anxious binge drinker to newly-minted sober 20-something. This scary (but, for her, absolutely necessary) step catapulted her into a journey of long-term recovery. She may not be a card-carrying member of AA, but Laura will always have gratitude for the program that welcomed her with open arms and helps millions of others around the world. She believes in the raw power of storytelling and thanks Koren Zailckas, Sacha Z. Scoblic, Caroline Knapp, Kristen Johnston, and Sarah Hepola for their fantastic memoirs of addiction and recovery. Laura absolutely loves the #RecoveryFriendlyWeb in all its gl