Our hosts Phil and Sandy Valentine look back on the challenging journey that ensued after Phil's stage-four tongue cancer diagnosis in 2010. Phil and Sandy get real about the day-to-day struggles and realizations they and their family experienced while navigating such uncertainty. We hear clear parallels between Addiction Recovery and recovery from any kind of disease and how Phil's personal recovery informed the way he faced this illness. A powerful discussion that delves into the individuals experience and a family's experience in dealing with a cancer diagnosis while also managing personal recovery under extremely stressful circumstances. ----Across the Web---- 🌎 CCAR Website https://www.ccar.us ✉️ Donate: https://ccar.us/donate/ 🎙Recovery Matters Podcast (Apple Music): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... 🎙RecoveryMatters Podcast (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/show/1wGUMMO... 🗣Recovery Matters TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@recoverymatterspodcast? 🗣Recovery Matters Instagram https://www.instagram.com/recoverymatterspodcast/ 🗣CCAR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CCAR4Recovery 📸CCAR Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ccar4recovery 🐦CCAR Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccar4recovery

Our hosts are joined in the episode by professional storyteller, storytelling teacher, and recovery coach, Meghann Perry. Meghann pursued her love for acting and drama in her younger years but found her way into addiction as well. Discussion covers the desire for expressing creativity in ones life, struggles with addiction, becoming a recovery coach, the importance of well-crafted and well-presented recovery stories, being able to pursue ones passion because of recovery, and much more. ----Across the Web---- 🌎 CCAR Website https://www.ccar.us ✉️ Donate: https://ccar.us/donate/ 🎙Recovery Matters Podcast (Apple Music): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... 🎙RecoveryMatters Podcast (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/show/1wGUMMO... 🗣Recovery Matters TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@recoverymatterspodcast? 🗣Recovery Matters Instagram https://www.instagram.com/recoverymatterspodcast/ 🗣CCAR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CCAR4Recovery 📸CCAR Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ccar4recovery 🐦CCAR Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccar4recovery

CCAR Young Adult and Family Services Manager, TJ Aitken, is our guest on this episode. After serving as an Emergency Department Recovery Coach for three years, TJ recently came into this new role. Episode discussion explores how some young people find their way into a life of substance use, the cycle of treatment and incarceration, harm reduction, spirituality, finding Recovery as young adult, TJ's approach to Young Adult and Family Services, and much more. A great listen for young people and families seeking or in Recovery. ----Across the Web---- 🌎 CCAR Website https://www.ccar.us ✉️ Donate: https://ccar.us/donate/ 🎙Recovery Matters Podcast (Apple Music): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... 🎙RecoveryMatters Podcast (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/show/1wGUMMO... 🗣Recovery Matters TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@recoverymatterspodcast? 🗣Recovery Matters Instagram https://www.instagram.com/recoverymatterspodcast/ 🗣CCAR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CCAR4Recovery 📸CCAR Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ccar4recovery 🐦CCAR Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccar4recovery

Brian Robbins, CCAR's Senior Program Manager, joins our guests Sandy and Phil. In recovery since 2000, Brian and our hosts discuss growing up trying to please exacting parents and the long-term effects of rarely, if ever, receiving praise from family as a young person. Brian shares how he slowly became "unemployable" as his substance use became problematic, working various jobs, living the street life, and being caught up in the justice system. Discussion follows into how Brian ultimately found Recovery, at a time of spiritual brokenness, and the help he received to get there. This episode is a picture of the timeline from youth into addiction and, finally, to redemption, and all the beauty and pain that occurs along the way.----Across the Web---- 🌎 CCAR Website https://www.ccar.us ✉️ Donate: https://ccar.us/donate/ 🎙Recovery Matters Podcast (Apple Music): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... 🎙RecoveryMatters Podcast (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/show/1wGUMMO... 🗣Recovery Matters TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@recoverymatterspodcast? 🗣Recovery Matters Instagram https://www.instagram.com/recoverymatterspodcast/ 🗣CCAR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CCAR4Recovery 📸CCAR Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ccar4recovery 🐦CCAR Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccar4recovery

Our hosts, Phil and Sandy Valentine, are the guests on this episode. Together, they reflect on 27 years of marriage and 62 years of combined Recovery. Their discussion covers the challenges of finding and sustaining Recovery, long-term involvement in 12-step fellowships, building careers and family, and so much more. This episode is a moving account of a marriage built on a foundation of Recovery that has given the Valentine's a beautiful family and a successful life. ----Across the Web---- 🌎 CCAR Website https://www.ccar.us ✉️ Donate: https://ccar.us/donate/ 🎙Recovery Matters Podcast (Apple Music): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... 🎙RecoveryMatters Podcast (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/show/1wGUMMO... 🗣Recovery Matters TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@recoverymatterspodcast? 🗣Recovery Matters Instagram https://www.instagram.com/recoverymatterspodcast/ 🗣CCAR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CCAR4Recovery 📸CCAR Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ccar4recovery 🐦CCAR Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccar4recovery

0:40 - Guest hosts Don Smith and Tom Russo introduce themselves and their guest, Stacy Charpentier.2:00- Stacy talks about the scope of CCAR Training.4:08 - Stacy explains what the  Recovery Coach Academy (RCA) is and how it came to be.6:08 - Don and Stacy discuss welcoming Recovery Allies into the Recovery Movement and Stacy shares her personal experiences that made her a Recovery Ally.  11:19 - Stacy discusses use of technology to bring the message of Recovery to people in these difficult times.17:50 - Don discusses  his entry into Recovery, the gifts he received as a result, and how exposure to a more inclusive idea of Recovery changed his life. 19:30 - Tom asks Stacy, "what are some ways we've worked to meet people where they're at in the virtual space with all the things going on right now?" and Stacy discusses some of the work other RCO's have done to provide Training. 25:31 - Don shares his experience attending the RCA and reflects on the change he see's it bring about in others who attend. 26:27 - Stacy discusses certification of Recovery Coaches and the importance of vetting Coaches. She goes on to explain the unique offerings for vetting and support that CCAR Training created specifically for Recovery Coaches.33:20 - Tom and Stacy discuss how CCAR uses its' Training earnings to fund Recovery Support Services. 37:12 - Stacy explains the inspiration that drove CCAR Training to create the International Association of Recovery Coach Professionals (IARCP) and what membership entails. 40:07 - Stacy shares where more information can be found about the RCP, the IARCP, and CCAR Training's offerings.   ----Across the Web----🌎 CCAR Website https://www.ccar.us✉️ Donate: https://ccar.us/donate/🎙Recovery Matters Podcast (Apple Music): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...🎙RecoveryMatters Podcast (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/show/1wGUMMO...🗣Recovery Matters TikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@recoverymatterspodcast?🗣Recovery Matters Instagram https://www.instagram.com/recoverymatterspodcast/🗣CCAR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CCAR4Recovery📸CCAR Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ccar4recovery🐦CCAR Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccar4recovery

0:25 - Sandy and Phil introduce themselves.1:54 - Michael Askew introduces himself, discussing multiple incarcerations, that ultimately led to his finding Recovery.  5:56 - Michael tells us the story of his last bid and how he found hope that Recovery was possible for him. 7:19 - Michael discusses experiencing a cycle of homelessness in his active years. 10:27 - Michael explains his thought-process that ultimately led to his decision to change. 12:11 - Michael answers Phil's question, "Why do you think you started using?" and discusses his formative years.14:40 -  Michael discusses some of the changes he has seen in the Recovery Movement, with a specific focus on jail diversion. 17:51 - Michael discusses the disproportionate incarceration of people of color and law enforcement in the inner city. 22:00 - Michael explains how Spiritual growth helps him remain peaceful in the face of such blatant disparities. 26:00 - Discussion about issues closest to Michael's heart. 28:36 - Moving discussion about race in America. 33:40 - Michael answers the question "What do you do to maintain and sustain your Recovery today?"37:00 - Michael discusses his Spirituality and some of his practices for living it each day. 42:23 - Michael discusses his impending retirement. 45:00 - Discussion of Michael's legacy and hopes for the future of Recovery Advocacy.      ----Across the Web----🌎 CCAR Website https://www.ccar.us✉️ Donate: https://ccar.us/donate/🎙Recovery Matters Podcast (Apple Music): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...🎙RecoveryMatters Podcast (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/show/1wGUMMO...🗣Recovery Matters TikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@recoverymatterspodcast?🗣Recovery Matters Instagram https://www.instagram.com/recoverymatterspodcast/🗣CCAR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CCAR4Recovery📸CCAR Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ccar4recovery🐦CCAR Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccar4recovery

3:25 - Kevin introduces himself and describes how he first found Spirituality in nature on short outings to the Appalachian Trail. 4:58 - Kevin explains how he found surfing, the deep connection it brings to his life, and how he now uses surfing and time in the water as a pathway of Recovery. 9:00 - Kevin discusses exactly what he feels, from a spiritual standpoint, when he is surfing. 13:50 - Kevin talks about his Recovery ----Across the Web----🌎 CCAR Website https://www.ccar.us✉️ Donate: https://ccar.us/donate/🎙Recovery Matters Podcast (Apple Music): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...🎙RecoveryMatters Podcast (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/show/1wGUMMO...🗣Recovery Matters TikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@recoverymatterspodcast?🗣Recovery Matters Instagram https://www.instagram.com/recoverymatterspodcast/🗣CCAR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CCAR4Recovery📸CCAR Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ccar4recovery🐦CCAR Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccar4recovery

Executive Director, Phil Valentine, revisits a well-known blog post of his entitled, "12-Step Recovery, Multiple Pathways, and Recovery Coaching" and takes questions from Communications Manager, Tom Russo, and IT Specialist, Don Smith. ----Across the Web---- 🌎 CCAR Website https://www.ccar.us ✉️ Donate: https://ccar.us/donate/ 🎙Recovery Matters Podcast (Apple Music): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... 🎙RecoveryMatters Podcast (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/show/1wGUMMO... 🗣Recovery Matters TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@recoverymatterspodcast? 🗣Recovery Matters Instagram https://www.instagram.com/recoverymatterspodcast/ 🗣CCAR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CCAR4Recovery 📸CCAR Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ccar4recovery 🐦CCAR Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccar4recovery