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6 Tips for Dealing with Anxiety in Sobriety
While scientists may have not discovered a one-stop cure to anxiety and stress, those of us who struggle with addiction think we have. Yes, it’s drugs and alcohol. At the end of the day, we might...
4 Don’ts When Coping with a Loved One’s Addiction
When I was drinking, my parents wanted nothing more from me than to quit. They took a mostly silent role, however, because they just didn’t know what to do when coping with a loved one's addiction....
Steve Bisson Get’s Straight to the Point about Therapy
In this Episode: In this episode of Back Porch Chats, Vince and Jeanna talk to Steve Bisson about managing trauma and addiction with therapy and getting help from sober communities. Steve Bisson has...
5 Tips for a Single and Sober Valentine Day
So, it’s your first single and sober Valentine. On a normal day, being single and sober can be difficult. On this day, however, you are reminded over and over that people everywhere are celebrating...
Serge Prengel: A Rewriting of the 12-Steps
In this Episode: In this episode of Back Porch Chats, Vince and Jeanna talk to Serge Prengel who looks at the science behind 12-step programs in his book, The Proactive Twelve-Steps: A Mindful...
Theo Fleury: From Gold Medal Olympic Hockey Player to Childhood Trauma Advocate
In this Episode: Listen in as Vince and Jeanna talk to Theo Fleury, best known as an Olympic Hockey gold medalist and Stanly Cup winner, Theo Fleury now takes his story of abuse and addiction...
8 Tips to Help Your Loved One in Recovery
Loving someone who is dependent on drugs or alcohol is heartbreaking. You desperately want to help your loved one in recovery. At the same time, you are stuck watching them slowly drift further into...
Laura Stack: It’s Not Your Grandma’s Marijuana Anymore
In this Episode: On November 20, 2019, Laura Stack's 19-year-old son, Johnny, died by suicide after becoming psychotic from dabbing high-THC marijuana concentrates. Laura responded by forming the...
Art and Recovery with Tamlin Allbritten
In this Episode: In this episode of Back Porch Chats, Vince and Jeanna talk to Tamlin Allbritten who has worked for 40 years with families, children, and people in rehab using art to help them...
Peter Murphy’s Story: Once Apon a Time You Lived in a Castle
In this Episode: Meet Peter Murphy, writer and recovering alcoholic with 50 years of sobriety. In this episode, Peter tells how he was abused as a child by a priest, his descent into alcoholism,...
