About Recovery Unscripted

Recovery Unscripted brings you firsthand stories and exclusive insights from the frontlines of the opioid crisis, mental health care and addiction treatment. Powered by Foundations Recovery Network, this podcast’s mission is to share valuable wisdom and powerful stories.

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    Episode #24 | June 14, 2017

    My guest today is Todd Stumbo, CEO of Blue Ridge Mountain Recovery Center in northern Georgia. He sat down with me at the Innovations in Recovery conference in San Diego to share his powerful personal story of recovery and to advocate for combining clinical and spiritual experiences in treating adult men. Todd also shares how each man’s unique rites of passage develop in youth and explores what happens when men grow up and don’t meet the standards they unconsciously set for themselves.

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    Episode #23 | June 7, 2017

    Today’s guest is Peter Loeb, co-founder and CEO of Lionrock Recovery, which offers remote addiction treatment entirely through secure video conferencing via the Lionrock website and a mobile app. Peter joined me at the Innovations in Recovery conference in San Diego to share the personal connection that inspired him to build a telehealth platform and how his team created a new option for people who might not be reached by traditional treatment programs.

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    Episode #22 | May 31, 2017

    For today’s show, I’m joined by Lauren Slivinski, manager of the Orange County chapter of Phoenix Multisport, a nonprofit that helps people discover healthy, fulfilling sober lives through activity and community. She joined me at the Innovations in Recovery conference in San Diego to share her journey from addiction to recovery to her current role helping others develop and maintain the emotional strength they need to stay sober.

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    Episode #21 | May 24, 2017

    Today’s guest is Brian O’Shea, experienced interventionist and sober coach. Brian is the co-founder of the independent practice Caring Interventions, is trained in several different models of intervention and also has three decades of personal experience in recovery from addiction. He joined me at the Innovations in Recovery conference in San Diego to demystify the role of interventions and interventionists and to share his heart for helping families find hope in seemingly hopeless situations.

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    Episode #20 | May 17, 2017

    My guests today are Jaime Vinck and Dr. Tena Moyer, who serve at the Arizona treatment center Sierra Tucson as the Chief Operations Officer and associate medical director, respectively. They discuss the presentation they gave at the Innovations in Recovery conference on the mature adult treatment experience and share how exploring cultural implications across generations at both the macro and micro levels can help them better meet the needs of these patients.

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    Episode #19 | May 10, 2017

    For today’s show, my guest is Cam Adair, founder of GameQuitters.com, the world’s largest support community for video game addiction. Since its formation only two years ago, the community has quickly grown to serve 20,000 members a month from 79 countries and counting. Cam joined me at the Innovations in Recovery conference in San Diego to share how he developed Game Quitters’ pioneering detox and treatment program and address the skepticism that many people have about video game addiction being a legitimate concern.

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    Episode #18 | May 3, 2017

    For this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Loretta Breuning, noted author and founder of the Inner Mammal Institute. I spoke with her at the Innovations in Recovery conference in San Diego, where she explained what research about animal brain chemistry can tell us about our own emotions and urges. She also shared how we can understand those neurochemicals, retrain our minds and make peace with our inner mammal.

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    Episode #17 | April 26, 2017

    Today’s guest is Dr. Sarah Zucker, who serves as clinical psychologist with the AToN Center treatment program in California. She sat down with me at the Innovations in Recovery conference in San Diego to discuss her presentation on a client-centered motivational interviewing approach to discharge planning. She also shared her passion for being a recovery ally and gave us some practical tips that we can all use to be better allies to those in recovery around us.

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    Episode #16 | April 19, 2017

    My guest today is TJ Woodward, an inspirational author and spiritual care counselor with the Foundations San Francisco outpatient program. For this interview, he joined me at the Innovations in Recovery conference in San Diego to describe the vision behind his new book Conscious Recovery: Viewing Addiction Through the Spiritual Lens. Also, he shares how his journey toward awakened living has helped him return to a place of connection with his essential self.

Our Format

With episodes available in all podcast apps, Recovery Unscripted reaches thousands of listeners each month – in over 60 countries around the world – who are seeking to stay inspired for their mission, further their education about the latest innovations and ultimately learn how to better help those around them.

Each episode explores a different, relevant topic through in-depth conversations with a variety of influential and knowledgeable figures, from expert clinicians and politicians to inspiring authors and grassroots champions of the recovery community. With guests such as Obama administration drug czar Michael Botticelli, journalist Sam Quinones, Governor Chris Christie, author Glennon Doyle and Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker, Recovery Unscripted is your source for current, meaningful dialogues about the issues that matter to you.

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