Voices In Recovery Podcast

Mike comes on from Thailand and the location of his treatmwnt center. His story sits at the intersection of the personal, professional and the political. As a Canadian, he watched trauma survivors move through a system that's overstretched, wait-listed, and often defaults to addiction or general wellness frameworks even when trauma is the real, underlying issue. Rather than work inside that system, he left to build something else entirely: a small, clinician-owned centre in Krabi, Thailand. This centre was built trauma-specific from the ground up, where clients get individual, clinician-delivered therapy four days a week. We had a wonderful conversation which definitely has me thinking about it still. You can look into the center for yourselves at  https://yatracentre.com/

This week's Recovery Talk takes a few twists and turns through many different recovery subjects. Steve and I discuss why many ideas and perspectives on pride are all valid. That there is no "right" way to approach pride any more than there's a right way to approach recovery, queerness or life. We unpack some of our own internalized negative feelings growing up queer while living inside closets. Forgetting that all along we heard evwry slights, insults, and otherwise hateful comments. It is important for me to unpack all the techniques I used to hide my true self. For i have hidden beneath layers of alternate selves and versions of me that may have been partially true. We chat about being gentle whenever possible because everyone carries unknown pain and experience. We tried an experiment with going live on TikTok during the podcast and within the short session we received anti queer hate. A reminder that no matter what we are talking about, there will always be people thinking about our genitals. Take good care of each other and yourselves. Much love Steve, thank you for always being you.

This week, Dave E. stops by via Zoom from Toronto, Ontario. He is a person in recovery and has found deep passion in working wirh humans along their journeys through life; with a focus on walking with folks impacted by addiction. His experiences, education and personality really have allowed his mind to open towards many directions humans may take on the pathway of life and recovery. We have a two part recording for Dave because during the first recording, his neighborhood in Toronto lost power and connection. Thank you for coming back on to finish part two! Take good care out there mister and thank you for your vulnerability, time and energy.

This week, Dave E. stops by via Zoom from Toronto, Ontario. He is a person in recovery and has found deep passion in working wirh humans along their journeys through life; with a focus on walking with folks impacted by addiction. His experiences, education and personality really have allowed his mind to open towards many directions humans may take on the pathway of life and recovery. We have a two part recording for Dave because during the first recording, his neighborhood in Toronto lost power and connection. Thank you for coming back on to finish part two! Take good care out there mister and thank you for your vulnerability, time and energy.

This week I am honoured to sit down and chat with one of my favorite humans on planet earth and the universe! Michelle Robinson from The Native Calgarian Podcast stops by and we talk recovery, grief, and the general harsh reality of this timeline is hitting a great deal of humans in multiple ways. We also talk about anti racism, haters, trolls, blocking folks, and conversing with others in an increasingly hostile environment for many of us. Thank you so much for sharing your love, energy, and time wirh us.