Story #40: Pepe Bandit - From Latchkey Kid to Trafficking Weed on an Airplane

Story #42: Annette - Weed Addiction, ADHD, Trauma, and Healing With Meditation & Acupuncture

In this episode we hear Annette's addiction recovery story. Their life starts with the divorce of their parents at a young age and exposure to a step-parent who was using substances. She talks about struggling with social anxiety, ADHD, and multiple traumas. Her drinking and psychedelic use eventually spiraled out of control, and as she quit drinking her weed use accelerated. After a series of allergic reactions to intense weed use and trying to control their use with edibles and dabs, Annette decided it was time to call it quits. I'm super grateful to Annette for talking about quitting weed addiction. This topic is often brushed under the rug even though so many folks are struggling with weed addiction. If you're struggling today -- weed addiction is real, and you deserve help. Mindfulness as Treatment for ADHD Article [https://archive.nytimes.com/well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/12/exercising-the-mind-to-treat-attention-deficits/?emc=eta1] Schedule a Free 1:1 Recovery Coaching Strategy Call with Early [https://recoverydemystified.setmore.com/early] Support the Podcast and join our Patreon! [https://patreon.com/RecoveryDemystified?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink] Donate to our nonprofit! [https://www.recoverydemystified.com/donations/] Check out our merch store! [https://www.bonfire.com/recovery-demystified/] Follow us on Instagram! [https://www.instagram.com/recoverydemystified/] Check out our Substack! [https://recoverydemystified.substack.com/] Logo - Stevie Petet Theme Music - Logan Bragg

RR#33: Learn How to Trust Yourself Again - Even in Muddy Waters of Trauma, Oppression, and Religious Indoctrination

In today's Recovery Resources episode, we talk about exactly what in the heck our "intuition" is... and how it is our guiding light in addiction recovery! We each require a constellation of changes in our life in order to create a life we no longer need to escape from. How do we know what the next right step should be? When we learn how to listen to our intuition, we begin to trust ourselves again, and we can each work authentically to find our own unique paths to addiction recovery. Send listener questions to info@recoverydemystified.com Schedule a Recovery Coaching Consultation! [https://recoverydemystified.setmore.com/early] Join our Patreon community! [https://patreon.com/RecoveryDemystified?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink] Donate to our nonprofit! [https://www.recoverydemystified.com/donations/] Get some cool toad merch! [https://www.bonfire.com/recovery-demystified/] Follow us out on Instagram! [https://www.instagram.com/recoverydemystified/] Subscribe to our Substack! [https://recoverydemystified.substack.com/] Logo - Stevie Petet Theme Music - Logan Bragg

Story #41: Adam - Transforming Deep Shame into Finding Purpose

In today's episode we hear Adam's addiction recovery story. His life starts with a feeling of being very different. After he found out he was adopted -- it was confirmed for him that yes, in fact, he was different. Finding alcohol gave him an initial sense of relief, and an immediate bout of consequences. Things got a lot worse before they got better. When faced with the news from his doctor that if he kept drinking, he would die -- Adam got in his car and pulled out his sleeve of nips. His survival was no small task. Adam is a testament to learning how to love ourselves, building on small successes to make big changes, and never giving up. He now works as a Recovery Coach and is the host of the Finding Purpose podcast. Check out Adam's website here! [https://www.adamvorha.com] Click here to check out Adam's podcast! [https://open.spotify.com/show/1knfBr578rnGU5A93qvf0N?si=900ffacac7d9410f] Want to support Recovery Demsystified? Did you know that we are a 501c3 nonprofit?? Help us help others and keep this work sustainable! Join our Patreon! You get to know SECRETS!!! [https://patreon.com/RecoveryDemystified?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink] Donate to our nonprofit via our website! [https://www.recoverydemystified.com/donations/] Get some cool toad items from our merch store!! [https://www.bonfire.com/recovery-demystified/] Follow us on Instagram! [https://www.instagram.com/recoverydemystified/] Subscribe to our Substack! [https://recoverydemystified.substack.com/] Logo - Stevie Petet Theme Music - Logan Bragg

RR#32: How to Stop Being So Hard on Yourself - Rewiring Your Brain to Dismantle The Inner Critic

In today's episode of Recovery Resources we build our skills on rewiring our brains to move past our addictions. Do you ever argue with yourself about if you're going to drink/use? Do you find it exhausting to let yourself down over and over again? You're not broken, and you can rewire your brain to move past difficult thoughts. There's a reason why we have an inner critic, an inner addicted voice, and a fearful voice that's afraid of change. Today we will learn how to identify them, how to interrupt the feedback loop of addiction, and how to build new neural pathways so we can move past our addiction and into healing. Click here to book a free 20 minute recovery coaching call with Early! [https://recoverydemystified.setmore.com/early] Click here to donate to our nonprofit! [https://www.recoverydemystified.com/donations/] Join our Patreon! [https://patreon.com/RecoveryDemystified?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink] Check out our Instagram! [https://www.instagram.com/recoverydemystified/] Check out our Substack! [https://recoverydemystified.substack.com/]Shop our merch store! [https://www.bonfire.com/store/recovery-demystified/] Logo: Stevie Petet Theme Music: Logan Bragg

Story #40: Pepe Bandit - From Latchkey Kid to Trafficking Weed on an Airplane

In today's episode we hear Pepe Bandit's story. He describes growing up with divorced parents, and a lot of freedom. School never made sense to him, so he dropped out and started hanging out with older kids who opened up the world of drugs. This quickly led to acid-freakouts, weed turning on him, and it fizzled out when he found out his girlfriend was pregnant. He was only 17. Working for a living was fruitless and entirely unfulfilling, so he started selling weed to support his family. Then he started selling more weed, continually escalating until it "made sense" to buy an airplane. This episode explores the gray area of process addictions, compulsion, and watching things escalate out of control. We talk about childhood trauma, helping loved ones with addiction, and rebuilding after a total collapse. Check out Pepe's podcast - Click here to listen to Back on the Grind! [https://open.spotify.com/show/0QW6svTLYKLngvNzdmzQ20?si=dba7cc4405904f31] Want to support this podcast? Join our Patreon! [https://patreon.com/RecoveryDemystified?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink] Prefer to donate to our nonprofit via our website? Click here! [https://www.recoverydemystified.com/donations/] Check out our merch store! [https://www.bonfire.com/store/recovery-demystified/] Follow us on Instagram! [https://www.instagram.com/recoverydemystified/] Check out our Substack! [https://substack.com/@recoverydemystified] Theme music - Logan Bragg Logo - Stevie Petet