Josh Flaherty (he/his) is a father of two boys, a person in long-term recovery, lover of the outdoors and Executive Director of Adventure Recovery. Oh, and has a perfect golden retriever pup.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How the outdoors were not only a foundational aspect of growing up for Josh, but a key part of his recovery journey
- His experience working in a completely different industry, the music and entertainment business
- How he got into this industry in the first place
- His transformation from focusing on the external, trying to impress others, to focusing on the internal and the intimate now
- How things escalated to a level where a friend nudged him to get help
- His long road of getting help, feeling pulled together, and going back to it
- The feelings he was running away from
- How sobriety is about being connected to the community around recovery
- His first time becoming involved with Adventure Recovery
- Some of the life changing experiences he’s been able to witness through his work with Adventure Recovery
- His biggest takeaway from his recent Master’s program in Social Work
- People who have helped us along the way, and how it isn’t necessary to have a degree to help someone who is struggling
- The beginner’s mindset and why it is so crucial
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