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Episode 5: Connections, Relationships, Support Systems, and What Might Have Been

Self Inflicted Recovery, Redemption, and Life (a podcast on addiction and recovery)

Release Date: 06/15/2019

Episode 16 - Happiness & Sobriety  show art Episode 16 - Happiness & Sobriety

Self Inflicted Recovery, Redemption, and Life (a podcast on addiction and recovery)

In this episode I discuss how my emotions and sobriety intertwined... and how eventually my emotions (and what I perceived as happiness) was determined by my use... 

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Episode 15 - Determining I had a problem  show art Episode 15 - Determining I had a problem

Self Inflicted Recovery, Redemption, and Life (a podcast on addiction and recovery)

While using I would swing between suspecting/knowing I had a problem. and denying/rationalizing my behavior.

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Episode 14 - Discussion with Anthony - a stoner with goals  show art Episode 14 - Discussion with Anthony - a stoner with goals

Self Inflicted Recovery, Redemption, and Life (a podcast on addiction and recovery)

In this episode I have a discussion with Anthony. He struggled with Marijuana, Alcohol, and other drugs throughout the years. 

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Episode 13 - Louie's Elbaorate Set of Rules (to stay out of trouble)  show art Episode 13 - Louie's Elbaorate Set of Rules (to stay out of trouble)

Self Inflicted Recovery, Redemption, and Life (a podcast on addiction and recovery)

I used to get in trouble with the law... but that stopped in my early to mid 20's... 

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Episode 12 - Paul's story part 2 show art Episode 12 - Paul's story part 2

Self Inflicted Recovery, Redemption, and Life (a podcast on addiction and recovery)

This is the exciting conclusion of Paul's story...

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Episode 11 - Paul's Story Part 1  show art Episode 11 - Paul's Story Part 1

Self Inflicted Recovery, Redemption, and Life (a podcast on addiction and recovery)

In Part 1 of Paul's story... he covers how his love /hate relationship with marijuana began around 6th grade... and he discusses in his own voice how things progressed until he was 21-22 years old and in college.

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Episode 10 - Episode 10 - "normal" people don't have stories like this - volume 1

Self Inflicted Recovery, Redemption, and Life (a podcast on addiction and recovery)

As an addict... Louie realizes that a lot of his behavior could be viewed as obsessive or perhaps insane by people who don't struggle with addiction. 

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Episode 9 - reading the letter I wrote to myself 4 years back  show art Episode 9 - reading the letter I wrote to myself 4 years back

Self Inflicted Recovery, Redemption, and Life (a podcast on addiction and recovery)

When I was in rehab... one of the activities I did at the end was write a letter to myself about what was different and how things had changed after being sober for the last 5-6 weeks. 

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Episode 8 - arming my children with knowledge  show art Episode 8 - arming my children with knowledge

Self Inflicted Recovery, Redemption, and Life (a podcast on addiction and recovery)

I knew growing up that addiction ran in the family. 

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Episode 7 - Emotions and their role in my addiction and recovery show art Episode 7 - Emotions and their role in my addiction and recovery

Self Inflicted Recovery, Redemption, and Life (a podcast on addiction and recovery)

In this episode I discuss how my emotions influenced my addiction... and how that played a role in my recovery... 

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In this episode, Louie discusses how his tendency to develop and cultivate relationships and connection with others has evolved since becoming sober. 

Part of this discussion covers how these relationships benefit me, and also how they benefit others... 

Additionally, I tie this into the concept of "what might have been" by giving a synopsis of Ray Bradbury's "The Sound of Thunder" (a sci-fi short story). 

Take a listen, shoot me an email, and let me know your thoughts at: ([email protected]).