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549: A life of Gangs and Heroin to Helping Addicts Recover

Release Date: 07/13/2025

Real Recovery Talk

Do you have a family member/loved one who struggles with addiction?: In today’s episode, Erik takes us through Step 6,7,8 from the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous Treatment Prep Guide: SoberLink: Join our Big Book Study! Join our FREE FB Support group!: Download our free guides!: Tom IG: Ben IG: RRT IG: https://www.instagram.com/realrecoverytalkpodcast/

555: Are you married to someone struggling with alcohol?

Real Recovery Talk

Do you have a family member/loved one srtuggling with addiction? Are you married to someone struggling with alcohol? In this episode, Abby and Marshall share their story of living with an alcoholic husband — the chaos, the heartbreak, and what it finally took to make a change. Whether you're in the middle of it or trying to heal, this conversation will give you clarity and hope. What You’ll Learn: How alcoholism affects marriage and mental health What boundaries actually worked The mistake she stopped making that changed everything Why enabling can look like love — but isn’t ...

554: Could You Survive What She Went Through? Lorraines Story...

Real Recovery Talk

Do you have a family member/loved one srtuggling with addiction? 🎙 In This Episode: Drug addiction. Alcoholism. Prostitution. Jail. Institutions. Trauma that most people couldn't even imagine. Lorraine lived through it all. At just 24 years old, Lorraine was lost in active addiction, caught in the grip of heroin, crack cocaine, and sex trafficking. For months, she was held against her will, beaten, sold, and stripped of her humanity. She was certain she would die in that house. But by nothing short of a miracle — she escaped. Now, after 9 years clean and sober, Lorraine is a licensed...

553: Big Book Study: Into Action

Real Recovery Talk

Do you have a family member/loved one who struggles with addiction?: In today’s episode, Erik takes us through INTO ACTION from the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous Treatment Prep Guide: SoberLink: Join our Big Book Study! Join our FREE FB Support group!: Download our free guides!: Tom IG: Ben IG: RRT IG: https://www.instagram.com/realrecoverytalkpodcast/

552: What Would You Do If Your Son Was Drinking Himself to Death?

Real Recovery Talk

Do you have a family member/loved one srtuggling with addiction? In this episode of Real Recovery Talk, we sit down with a mother who shares what it’s really like to love someone battling addiction. She opens up about the eotions that she had to go thru, throughout this whole season of life. Vann and Robert talk openly about how their relationship has been restored through Roberts sobriety. Together, they talk about: The early signs of alcoholism What it took to finally get help How their relationship changed through recovery Whether you're a parent, sibling, or loved one of someone...

551: Addicted to Fentanyl and Stuck in the South Florida Shuffle: Nikki

Real Recovery Talk

Do you have a family member/loved one struggling with addiction? In thgis episode we sit down with Nikki. She does into detail about her sobriety journey al what it took for her to finally get sober. Nikki talks openly about getting stuck in the South Florida Shuffle which we break down in the episode. It is an amazing story or resilience. 💬 Need help? Fill out this form and we’ll reach out: 🔗 🎧 Subscribe to hear real stories of recovery, healing, and second chances. 👉 Check out the Family Reconnect Program here: Questions? Hit us...

550: Big Book Study: Sex Inventory

Real Recovery Talk

Do you have a family member/loved one who struggles with addiction?: In today’s episode, Erik takes us through Sex Inventory from the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous Treatment Prep Guide: SoberLink: Join our Big Book Study! Join our FREE FB Support group!: Download our free guides!: Tom IG: Ben IG: RRT IG: https://www.instagram.com/realrecoverytalkpodcast/

549: A life of Gangs and Heroin to Helping Addicts Recover

Real Recovery Talk

Have you ever felt completely hopeless watching someone you love spiral out of control? Do you have a family member/loved one srtuggling with addiction? In this episode of Real Recovery Talk, we sit down with our close friend and coworker, Shermain, who shares how he went from the streets of Memphis—deep in gang life and heroin addiction—to now celebrating over 5 years of sobriety. Charmaine opens up about: Growing up in poverty and addiction His darkest moments alone in a hotel room What finally got him clean after years of relapse Why surrendering to the program saved his...

548: Boundaries Don’t Work – Yes, They Do… If You Do This

Real Recovery Talk

Do you have a family member/loved one srtuggling with addiction? In this episode, Ben and I are talking about something that came up during our Family Reconnect call that really stuck with us… setting boundaries for yourself. A lot of times, families are focused on setting rules for the addict — but we don’t stop to ask: What about me? What am I doing to protect my own peace and sanity? Here’s what we cover: Why boundaries only work when you stick to them What it really means to “love someone from afar” Why helping too much might be hurting How addiction affects the entire family,...

547: Big Book Study: How It Works Part III

Real Recovery Talk

Do you have a family member/loved one who struggles with addiction?: In today’s episode, Erik takes us through How It Works from the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous Part III Treatment Prep Guide: SoberLink: Join our Big Book Study! Join our FREE FB Support group!: Download our free guides!: Tom IG: Ben IG: RRT IG: https://www.instagram.com/realrecoverytalkpodcast/

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Have you ever felt completely hopeless watching someone you love spiral out of control?

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In this episode of Real Recovery Talk, we sit down with our close friend and coworker, Shermain, who shares how he went from the streets of Memphis—deep in gang life and heroin addiction—to now celebrating over 5 years of sobriety.

Charmaine opens up about: