Ep 35: You Can’t Enjoy Crack in Moderation
Darrell knows desperation firsthand. He describes his first drink at age 15 as a spiritual experience—something he needed without realizing he needed it. Alcohol worked for him for about a…
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Ep 34: I Started to Feel Safe Here
Ashley was drinking constantly and could not tolerate being alone. She wanted help, but she only wanted it on specific terms. For example, she didn’t want to do a 12…
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Ep 33: Shame and Addiction Love Working Together
Research has shown, and continues to show, that shame and addiction go hand in hand. In this episode, we hear from two counselors on the topic of treating clients with…
Homeless man drug and alcohol addict sitting alone and depressed on the street feeling anxious and lonely, social documentary concept
Ep 32: My Drink of Choice Was Listerine
Corky says that recovery was like climbing out of a dark cave he didn't even know he was in. A self-described “wreck” with a blood pressure of 220/140, he came…
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Ep 31: Part 2 | Recovery from Alcoholism
Entering recovery doesn't mean that life becomes trouble-free. Recovery involves setbacks, disappointments, and emotionally charged, frightening moments. In the last episode, Lindsey described the progression of her alcoholism, but here…
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Ep 30: Part 1 | Denial of Alcoholism
When Lindsey started drinking during her senior year of high school she was already blacking out. By the time she called MARR over 10 years later, she had lost her…
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Ep 29: Spitting in the Soup
Dave Devitt checked into MARR in January 1987. Eventually he made his way back to school to study psychology in order to understand the disease he suffered from and learn…
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Ep 28: Miracles Happen
One of them was crawling under his house disconnecting the phones to protect himself. Another had the DEA show up at his place of business with guns and badges. The…
Is lifelong recovery possible with short term addiction treatment?
Ep 27: Failure
When Matt checked into the hospital at the age of 28, he had a 0.42 blood alcohol level and the doctors thought he might die. Fast forward nearly 21 years,…
Ep 25: Alcohol, Cocaine, and Sex Addiction
Art is a MARR alum from 1996, who relapsed after that, and came back through in 1998. He identifies himself as an alcoholic whose drug of choice is “whatever’s next.”…
Ep 23: I Immediately Saw Hope Here
Bruce characterizes himself as “feral” and “undomesticated” when he walked into the doors of MARR at 42. A self-described smooth talking bar owner and salesmen, Bruce talks about how his…
Ep 19: MARR Saved My Life—Twice
Even though three years ago, Bryan was drinking himself to death in an apartment covered with beer cans, today he clearly states: “My problem was never drinking. It was how…