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MacroaggressionsMacroaggressions#563: Losing Our Rights In The Palantir World Order | Jason Bassler (Clip)The digital prison is being built around us, piece by piece, with dangerous new technology being enabled by political legislation. Licence plate readers and biometric surveillance have become normalized in a post-COVID world, and the summer riot season has seen the new gadgets put to immediate use to entrap the public. For over a decade, Jason Bassler has been documenting and holding the authorities accountable for their reckless and unconstitutional behavior with Policing The Police and The Free Thought Project. He is a member of the Independent Media Alliance and the co-host of The Free Thought Project...2025-07-2810 minThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastFrom Wreckage to Recovery with Sabrina Rose | Episode 460Sabrina Rose - Author Thirty, Dirty, & Dying : From theJournals of a Raging Bipolar Alcoholic: Facebook pagehttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563367177655Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sabrinaillustrated/Book Link: https://a.co/d/eW6UNINTikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@sabrina_illustrated Recovery literature (quit-lit) recommendation: The Alcoholism and Addiction Cure: A Holistic Approach toTotal Recovery by Chris Prentiss - https://a.co/d/d6pvjk7 Best piece of Recovery advice: The Party is over Wa...2025-07-281h 09MacroaggressionsMacroaggressions#563: Losing Our Rights In The Palantir World Order | Jason BasslerThe digital prison is being built around us, piece by piece, with dangerous new technology being enabled by political legislation. Licence plate readers and biometric surveillance have become normalized in a post-COVID world, and the summer riot season has seen the new gadgets put to immediate use to entrap the public. For over a decade, Jason Bassler has been documenting and holding the authorities accountable for their reckless and unconstitutional behavior with Policing The Police and The Free Thought Project. He is a member of the Independent Media Alliance and the co-host of The Free Thought Project...2025-07-271h 02The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastMany Paths to Purpose, Peace & Recovery with Jason Robinson | Episode 458Jason Robinson and Recovery Café Lexington: https://recoverycafelexington.org/ Recovery literature (Quit-Lit) Recommendations:AA Big Book - https://www.aa.org/the-big-bookBreathing Under Water: Spirituality and the Twelve Steps byRichard Rohr - https://a.co/d/26eQqPf Best pieces of Recovery Advice: Keep coming backDo the next right thing Song that symbolizes Recovery to Jason:Running Down a Dream by Tom Petty - https://youtu.be/Y1D3a5eDJIs?si=ef3Fu...2025-07-131h 18The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Rythm of Recovery with Frankie Maxwell Jr. | Episode 454Shurr JR:https://linktr.ee/shurrjrband Recovery literature (Quit-lit) Recommendation: The Easy Wayto Quit Drinking by Allen Carr - https://a.co/d/eNLCK9o Best piece of recovery advice: Learn to forgive yourself Song that symbolizes Recovery to Frankie: Here comes theregular by The Replacements - https://youtu.be/sdbXGi2WX0Q Don’t forget to check out “The Way Out Playlist” available onlyon Spotify. Curated by all our wonderful guests on the podcast! https://open.spotify.com...2025-06-161h 15The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastBarney Whiter is the Escape Artist | Episode 452In this episode of the Way Out Podcast, host Charlie LeVoir speaks with Barney Whiter, who shares his journey of sobriety and recovery from alcohol addiction. They discuss the cultural implications of alcohol, the importance of living in the present moment, and the process of recovery as a journey of discovery. Barney reflects on his health scares that prompted him to quit drinking and the role of disconnection in addiction. The conversation emphasizes that any motivation to seek recovery is valid and highlights the significance of sharing personal experiences to support the recovery community. In this conversation, Barney From...2025-06-011h 08The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastNothing is Too hard in Recovery with Edwin McCain | Episode 448Welcome to another edition of The Way Out Podcast! I'm your host, Charlie, and in this rendition of The Way Out, we have something truly special lined up for you. You might know Edwin McCain as the voice behind timeless hits like 'I'll Be' and 'I Could Not Ask for More,' but beyond the music, he's got a deeply personal story that embodies recovery, resilience, and transformation.  For those of you who’ve been listening to The Way Out from the start, you’ll recognize this as the original format of the show, where I would deliv...2025-05-041h 37The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastDebunking Myths in Recovery with Charlie & Jason | Episode 436Don’t forget to check out “The Way Out Playlist” availableonly on Spotify. Curated by all our wonderful guests on the podcast! https://open.spotify.com?episode/07lvzwUq1L6VQGnZuH6OLz?si=3eyd3PxVRWCKz4pTurLcmA (c) 2015 - 2025 The Way Out Podcast | All Rights ReservedTheme Music: “all clear” (https://ketsa.uk/browse-music/) byKetsa(https://ketsa.uk) licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd)2025-02-091h 17The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastHow Recovery Gave Mishkin Fitzgerald A New Voice | Episode 430Learn more about Mishkin Fitzgerald and her projects: Lead Singer of CRIMSON VEIL on the major label Reigning Phoenix Bass Player in Hana Piranha https://www.notsaints.co.uk/ https://reigningphoenixmusic.com/news/crimson-veil-release-debut-album-hex-tomorrow-launch-title-track-music-video   Recovery literature (quit-lit) recommendations: Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol by Holly Whitaker - https://a.co/d/bFoLFcl The Sober Diaries: How one woman stopped drinking and started living by Clare Pooley - https://a.co/d/1AwB4q...2024-12-301h 48The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastJerome Miller on the Philosophy of Twelve Step Recovery | The Way Out Podcast Episode 424Learn more about the book!   Sobering Wisdom: Philosophical Explorations of Twelve Step Spirituality by Jerome A. Miller (Editor), Nicholas Plants (Editor) - https://a.co/d/ahaGYcP   Literature recommendations:   The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky - https://a.co/d/gZ5JNov   The Spirituality of Imperfection: Storytelling and the Search for Mean by by Ernest Kurtz (Author), Katherine Ketcham (Author) - https://a.co/d/cIvNpQu   Emily Dickenson Poems - https://www.amblesideonline.org/poet-dickinson   Best p...2024-11-181h 16The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastEmbracing the Imperfection of Recovery with Sonia Kahlon | The Way Out Podcast Episode 422Charlie had a wildly entertaining Recovery rap session that was quite insightful indeed with Sonia Kahlon, Creator and Co-Host of the popular Sisters in Sobriety Podcast. Sonia shares her journey to and through Recovery to this point and what Recovery looks like for her today including her podcast work. We even talk about our respective experiences with dating in sobriety so do be sure you #ListenUp. Learn more about Sonia Kahlon and Sisters in Sobriety:   https://sistersinsobriety.substack.com/   Robert Bray Tapping Video:   h...2024-11-041h 34The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastWhen YOU Stop Fighting with Daryl Dittmer | The Way Out Podcast Episode 421Daryl Dittmer first appeared on The Way Out back in March 2024. Listen Here: https://buff.ly/40lO3dK. Daryl is back and he and Charlie had a powerhouse of a Recovery discussion chalked full of Recovery tools and wisdom. They also chat about his upcoming book, When You Stop Fighting: The Road You're On Is Your Own Asphalt a sequel to his debut When I Stop Fighting: The Unexpected Joy of Getting My Head Out of My Ass. So do be sure to #ListenUp Learn more about Daryl Dittmer and his work: https://www...2024-10-281h 39The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastRobert Bray on Thought Field Therapy & Recovery | The Way Out Podcast Episode 411Robert L Bray is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and holds a PHD in Clinical Psychology and is an expert practitioner and teacher of Thought Field Therapy. Robert shares his own experience with addiction and what EMDR Therapy and Thought Field Therapy have in common and what separates these two forms of therapy. Robert actually performs Thought Field Therapy on Charlie in the interview and the results were completely unexpected so be sure to #ListenUp Contact Robert L Bray Licensed Clinical Social Worker PHD Clinical Psychology and learn more about his work:  2024-08-191h 17The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastPatricia A. Roos on Surviving Her Son Alex & Recovery Advocacy | The Way Out Podcast Episode 404Author & Professor Emerita Patricia A. Roos shares on the loss of her Son Alex to Opioid Use Disorder and the advocacy work she's doing with organizations like Mobilize Recovery. Her new book, Surviving Alex: A Mother's Story of Love, Loss, and Addiction is part social examination of the factors that contribute to and exacerbate substance use disorder and part memoir of a Mother's loss of her son. All of this makes for an enlightening and touching discussion so #ListenUp. Contact Patricia A. Roos and learn more about her book Surviving Alex: A Mother’s Story of Love, Loss, and Addiction...2024-07-021h 45The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Cost of Living High with Greg Greene | The Way Out Podcast Episode 378In this rendition of The Way out Co-host Jason sits down with person in long term Recovery, Greg Greene. An additional word of caution, this episode contains subject matter that may be disturbing, including graphic discussion of drug use and suicide. If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call or text 988 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Greg shares his story with us from a very open and vulnerable place. A former IV meth user, stints in jails and prisons, and a suicide attempt survivor, he pulls no punches in his sharing, and he even got...2024-01-011h 26The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastPurpose Driven Sobriety with Kristine Koehn | The Way Out Podcast Episode 376In this edition of The Way Out, Cohost extraordinaire Jason has a tremendous interview with an amazing new podcaster, and all around great human being, Kristine Koehn from the Purpose Driven Sobriety Podcast. Kristine is hilarious and charming in her heartfelt delivery sharing her story with us. This episode oozes with recovery wisdom and spiritual truths, and the connection and chemistry Jason and Kristine share is a recipe for an enjoyable and enlightening listening experience, we know you will surely appreciate just as much as we appreciate your ears. So do be sure you listen up.   2023-12-181h 36The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastShadow Work in Recovery | The Way Out Podcast Episode 367In this edition of The Way Out returning contributor NickWarnke, myself and cohost Jason bring you an illuminating and instructive discussion on Shadow Work in Recovery. A quick note about the subject matter and content of this episode. Specifically, some specific memories about childhood sexual trauma were discussed. I edited out some of the most graphic content, for everyone’s protection as one of the specific memories evoked was mine and Jason shared a memory of his own. The memory I shared has been on my heart and mind of late, which is coming up in a season of si...2023-10-171h 09The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastRelationships and Recovery | The Way Out Podcast Episode 362In this rendition of The Way Out co-host Jason and I, along with person in long term recovery and past guest of The Way Out Nick Warnke tackle a whopper of a Recovery Power Topic, Relationships and Recovery. As we mention in the discussion to follow, we did an episode on relationships in recovery, episode 114, back in December of 2018. Now five years later we’re taking a fresh look at this subject in a very different light from three people in long term recovery in unique current situations regarding our relationship statuses. Jason is in a romantic relationship and ha...2023-09-121h 41The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastHow to Begin Again with Gary Menkes | The Way Out Podcast Episode 357In this edition of The Way Out I’m absolutely delighted to bring you my interview with fellow Recovery Podcaster and person in long term Recovery, Gary Menkes. Gary Recovers Out Loud with us and shares his journey to and through recovery with the remarkable insight and candor that only comes from a person that has experienced the depths of despair that alcoholism and addiction can bring, followed by an enlightening and inspiring recovery. A recovery that was not linear, and indeed imperfect, which makes it all the more inspirational. Equally as inspiring, is Gary’s decision to help othe...2023-08-081h 42The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastBe the Light with Sandra Lee | The Way Out Podcast Episode 356In this installment of The Way Out, our tremendous Recovery Podcast Co-host Jason has an outstanding interview with author and humanitarian Sandra Lee, who shares her journey to and through recovery to this point with us. Sandra is the author of the book Rockstar Resilience and also started a speaking team called Rockstar Testimonies which travels around the country speaking to schools about addiction and recovery. In addition, Sandra is the founder of the #LightItUpProject which is an awareness campaign that aims to reduce the stigma around mental health, and she’s is doing so much more, soon to co...2023-07-311h 43Living the CALL with Deacon CharlieLiving the CALL with Deacon CharlieJason Deutermann | Catholic Design ThinkingThis week on Living the Call Deacon Charlie talks with Jason Deutermann. Jason is a husband and father and works as the Director of Innovation Design at the OSV Institute. His work focuses on helping parishes and dioceses innovate their processes and programs of ministry.In this episode, Deacon Charlie and Jason discuss fitness, diet,  holistic living and how the body and spirituality interact in faith. They explore how married couples can express the one flesh element of their marriage in daily life and how to grow in and spread joy by this mystery. Jason also discusses “Cat...2023-05-181h 10The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastLori Windfelt Has a Heart for Service | The Way Out Podcast Episode 339In this edition of The Way Out our intrepid co-host Jason talks with person in long term recovery Lori Windfeldt, who likes to call herself the perpetual volunteer. Lori is also a recovery coach, best-selling author, speaker, podcast host and runs the nonprofit organization Dry Society Social Club that throws a fancy recovery gala every year. Her shining personality and heart for service will have you truly smitten. You won’t be listening long before you realize how great a time both Jason and Lori had sharing space together and I couldn’t be more excited to turn it over...2023-04-032h 11The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastYour Bottom is When You Stop Digging with Jeff Rogers | The Way Out Podcast Episode 335In this rendition of The Way Out co-host extraordinaire Jason returns and shares a marvelous interview where he reconnects with a very old friend who just celebrated 1 year of sobriety! Jason and Jeff Rogers hadn't seen each other in 25 years until Jason recognized him at a recovery event. Jeff is doing some amazing service work here in Minnesota, where he lives with his beautiful family, and together are building a beautiful life today. His journey to and through recovery to this point is instructive in large part because it shows that we don't have to lose it all in...2023-03-061h 52The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastBecome with Joe Booth | The Way Out Podcast Episode 330In this rendition of The Way Out, recovery cohost extraordinaire Jason has a tremendous interview with person in long term recovery and author, Joe Booth. Joe is absolutely phenomenal in what turned out to be an extraordinary conversation between he and Jason. We find out about Joe's life, addiction and of course, his Recovery. Joe goes deep with us on the recovery program he created with the help of some college professors and some good old-fashioned research. Formerly called Class V Mind, and now newly rebranded as Become by Oberit, this program is available online and through the Oberit...2023-01-301h 31The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastSpirits at Rest with Jeremy Gerres | The Way Out Podcast Episode 326A long overdue and spectacular interview Jason and Charlie had with person in long term recovery, Faith, Recovery & Music Podcast cohost and founder and CEO of Spirits at Rest, Jeremy Gerres. Jeremy shares his amazing journey to & through #Recovery to this point with both Charlie & Jason in our first in studio interview in over 2 years! Jeremy is a true powerhouse in his local Recovery community Contact Jeremy: https://spiritsatrest.com/contact-us  Spirits at Rest: https://spiritsatrest.com/  Faith, Recovery & Music Podcast: https://www.faithrecoverymusic.com/  Recovery Literature (Quit-Lit) Recommendations:  A.A...2023-01-022h 18The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastRevealing Our Top Ten Recovery Truths We've Learned Thus Far | The Way Out Podcast Episode 300I’m Charlie in this 300th rendition of the They Way Out we’re counting down our top ten recovery truths we’ve collectively learned up to this point from each of our individual recovery journeys as well as through the work we’ve done on this very podcast. Each and every person we’ve had the distinct honor of having on the show has taught us and reinforced universal recovery truths that have had a profound impact on our individual recoveries, and therefore our lives and we’ve been able to increasingly incorporate this collective truth into each episode for...2022-07-041h 51The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastScattered Pink with Honesty Liller | The Way Out Podcast Episode 295In this rendition of The Way Out, our extraordinary co-host Jason speaks with woman in long term recovery Honesty Liller. Honesty is the Author of the new memoir "Scattered Pink: A Diary of a Woman in Recovery" and she is the CEO of The McShin Foundation, a nationally recognized nonprofit Recovery Community Organization based in Richmond, Virginia. Truly living up to her name in her discussion with Jason, Honesty doesn't hold back the truth of how messy, difficult, and beautiful recovery can be as she shares her extremely relatable journey to and through recovery to this point. Out of...2022-05-301h 15The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastDecades of Recovery & Advocacy with Tom Jackson | The Way Out Podcast Episode 294In this edition of The Way Out, our prodigious co-host with the most has an outstanding discussion with person in long term recovery, peer recovery specialist, mental health professional and recovery advocate Tom Jackson. Tom is a longtime and self-proclaimed "policy nerd" who has been doing recovery advocacy work on the national legislative level since the days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic of the 1980's. Tom shares his decades long journey to and through recovery to this point with us along with his hard earned wisdom and experience, all of which is yours to relish in the interview that’s...2022-05-231h 33The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastK.I.S.S. Recovery 101 with Bridge May Sky | The Way Out Podcast Episode 292In this edition of The Way Out, our spectacular recovery co-host Jason brings us a must listen interview with a tireless, passionate, and humble servant in the Minnesota Recovery community, Bridge May Sky! Bridge has had a long hard road, especially with her recovery. Service turned out to be the magic ingredient that she needed to achieve meaningful and enduring recovery. Bridge shares her journey to and through recovery to this point and how being of service has completely changed the game for her. A single mother of 5, Bridge is an absolute superstar - a true champion for the...2022-05-091h 56The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastJaclyn Brown is the Harm Reduction Big Sister | The Way Out Podcast Episode 276In this edition of The Way Out, our intrepid recovery co-host Jason has an outstanding interview with Recovery advocate and ally Jaclyn Brown who is also a survivor of a loss of a family member due to addiction. Jaclyn is also the creator and host of the Dark and Enlightened Podcast, a podcast in which Jason was a recent guest so be sure to check that episode out post haste! Jaclyn shares about her life and the loss of her brother Mark to an overdose in 2018, an experience that made her aware that she needed to dig deep and...2022-01-172h 33The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastLet Go and Let God with Pedro Zuniga | The Way Out Podcast Episode 270In this installment of The Way Out, spectacular recovery podcast co-host Jason has a downright authentic and relatable interview with person in long term recovery, Pedro Zuniga. Jason and Pedro talk about life, love, family, and discuss some common hurdles that many of us face while repairing our relationships in recovery. Jason and Pedro’s conversation reveal some key recovery truths such as how the ongoing process of learning a new way to live leads us to a more intimate knowledge of ourselves. Indeed, every situation we go through clean and sober brings about just a wee bit more wi...2021-12-071h 27The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastGod is on the Move with Kyle Brewer | The Way Out Podcast Episode 268In this edition of The Way Out our beloved recovery podcaster and Cohost Jason has an outstanding interview with person in long term recovery and Peer Recovery Support Specialist Supervisor, Kyle Brewer. Jason gets an opportunity to really connect with Kyle and his journey to and through recovery to this point which is chalked full of universal Recovery and Spiritual wisdom and truths. Kyle's a gifted individual who has found his purpose managing the Arkansas Peer Specialist Program Grant, and working for NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals. More specifically, Kyle supervises the Peer Support Services in the E...2021-11-221h 43The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastShane Ramer is That Sober Guy | The Way Out Podcast Episode 258In this edition of The Way Out we have recovery podcaster, and person in long term recovery Shane Ramer of That Sober Guy Podcast. I recently had the honor and privilege to share my story on Shane’s podcast and I couldn’t be more grateful to have had the opportunity to welcome Shane to The Way Out Podcast family to share his remarkable story and the spiritual and recovery truth embodied in it, with us. I’m more convinced than ever that people we don’t yet know aren’t strangers but friends we haven’t met yet, especially i...2021-09-141h 13The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Power of Accountability with Eric Schulz | The Way Out Podcast Episode 255In this rendition of The Way Out our recovery co-host with the most Jason has a fantastic interview with Eric Schulz, and in this episode, Jason and Eric had quite the happy accident! After Jason and Eric rescheduled once, they got to celebrate Eric’s one year milestone on his actual clean date! If that isn’t a Higher Power Moment, I don’t know what is. Eric shares his journey with us and all the while Jason and Eric cover so many profoundly helpful topics and share a lot of practical tools that can help anyone find a way ou...2021-08-232h 03The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastFrom Tragedy to Triumph with Aaron Laine | The Way Out Podcast Episode 251This week our intrepid co-host Jason has an incredibly entertaining and indeed inspiring interview with Cincinnati radio DJ, host and creator of the wildly popular Tragedy to Triumph podcast, and person in long term recovery, Aaron Laine. Aaron shares openly about his struggle with alcoholism and addiction, subsequent recovery, and what life is like now flourishing in recovery as he uses his God given gifts to help spread the message that rewarding and enduring recovery is possible. To that end, to say that Aaron is active in the Recovery community would be a drastic understatement, from Radio to TV...2021-07-271h 36The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastJason A Comes Back with a Transplant & Recovery Story | The Way Out Podcast Episode 250In this rendition of The Way Out we’ve got a Way Out Podcast first with Jason A, who appeared on our very first episode way back in March of 2016 and is the only person we’ve interviewed more than once, and as you’ll learn for very good reason. Much has happened in the span of that 5 plus years and 250 episodes later in the evolution of this podcast as you’ll discover if you dare to venture back to our opening episode featuring Jason and compare it to our most recent offerings. His story is truly inspiring and also a w...2021-07-191h 14The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThat's What Junkies Do with Tommy Figs | The Way Out Podcast Episode 245I’m delighted to reassure The Way Out faithful that our beloved co-host Jason is back with a killer interview. It’s been a minute since we’ve heard from Jason, but rest assured Jason is still rocking his recovery. Fact is, Jason was on out on assignment, getting us some more powerful recovery stories such as this one with Author and person in long term recovery, Tommy Figlioli, otherwise known as Tommy Figs. Tommy shares his journey to and through recovery to this point including his life growing up in Brooklyn NY, and the "bumpy road" to recovery as he...2021-06-141h 33The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastFrom Jail to Joy with Amy Liz Harrison | The Way Out Podcast Episode 240In this edition of The Way Out Jason’s got an interview that’s sure to be an instant classic here at The Way Out Podcast with person in long term recovery and author of the new memoir Eternally Expecting: A Mom of Eight Gets Sober and Gives Birth to a New Life...Her Own, Amy Liz Harrison. Jason and Amy talk about the pressures that came from trying to keep up appearances, both inside and outside the home, which was tantamount to Amy leading a Jekyll and Hyde double life. From the all too familiar childhood sense of feel...2021-05-111h 23The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastYou Can't Hurry Healing with Jennifer Leone | The Way Out Podcast Episode 238In this rendition of The Way Out our tremendous co-host Jason interviews woman in long term recovery, Jennifer Leone. Jennifer is truly an open book as she shares how she came back from the ashes of addiction and childhood trauma to find herself, rebuild her relationships, develop a stellar career, and found a powerful voice that she uses to help others recover! Jason and Jennifer talk about trauma, parenting, and purpose. Her story is proof positive that we can indeed recover from addiction, trauma, and live a rewarding life of purpose in sobriety. The recovery and spiritual truths that...2021-04-261h 09The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastChange Your Mindset, Change Your Life with "Positive Energy Phil" Garrie | The Way Out Podcast Episode 219In this rendition of the The Way Out our ever-reliable co-host Jason has a wonderfully enlightening interview with Mindset Coach Phil Garrie.  Phil shares with us his own experience battling mental illness and suicidal ideation and how he has learned to transcend his own struggles with mental illness, as well as how he became inspired to start helping others do the same so listen up Phil's Facebook group- Positive Energy Phil (facebook.com) On Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/positiveenergyphil/ Phil's YouTube channel- https://www.youtube.com/c...2020-12-161h 19The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastI Believe in You with Judge Dyanna Street | The Way Out Podcast Episode 217In this edition of The Way Out our intrepid and talented co-host Jason has a profoundly personal and powerful interview with Judge Dyanna Street. Judge Street is the person that chose to give Jason another chance at life by awarding him a downward departure in his felony case in lieu of 98 months in prison. You'll get to know her as a person and get a rare opportunity step inside the mind of a judge. We learn what challenges and rewards come from doing this type of work, as well as hearing lots of powerful personal stories from her career...2020-12-011h 26The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastWake Up Recovery for Codependents with Sherry Gaba | The Way Out Podcast Episode 215This week the best recovery podcast co-host in the business, Jason has an outstanding interview with veritable Recovery Powerhouse Sherry Gaba. Sherry Gaba is a licensed clinical social worker, Psychotherapist, Life Coach, and Certified Recovery Coach specializing in individual, couples, family, and group psychotherapy as well as the editor of Recovery Today Magazine. Sherry was the go-to expert for Dr. Drew Pinsky’s Celebrity Rehab show on VH1 and later on the spin-off, VH1’s Sober House as well as Celebrity Rehab’s Sex Addiction. As you’ll soon discover, Sherry frames addiction and codependency as two sides from the same...2020-11-171h 01The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastShoulder Taps from God with Duane Fletcher | The Way Out Podcast Episode 213This week our intrepid recovery podcast co-host Jason has a tremendous interview with Duane Fletcher – a person in long term recovery with nearly 8 years of continuous sobriety and co-host and co-creator of the Our Recovery Life Video Series on YouTube, which like this here podcast, features incredible recovery stories and recovery topics to inspire and enhance recovery. Duane’s story is an extremely powerful and all too familiar one of childhood instability, abuse, trauma, with a through line of chaos and wicked battle with addiction that even in sobriety proved to be a formidable adversary. Duane shares his story in p...2020-10-261h 43The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastJunk Knowledge with Marques Marchand | The Way Out Podcast Episode 203In this installment of The Way Out Jason’s got a spectacular interview with Author, and person in long term recovery and dual diagnosee, Marques Marchand. Growing up in the 80’s, Marques endured his share of family dysfunction and adversity and like so many of us found drugs and alcohol to be quite the suitable escape from not only the strife within the family, but also his bi-polar II disorder which he wouldn’t discover until well into sobriety. Sober at 22, Marques’ story is a welcome reminder that we don’t have to drink and use for decades to fully qual...2020-08-171h 00The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastJesus and the 12 Steps with Katy Patton | The Way Out Podcast Episode 200In this installment of The Way Out cohost Jason has an outstanding interview with Katy Patton. Now, I stopped believing in coincidences somewhere inside of my first six months of Recovery, and I ain’t about to start now. The fact that we had a last minute cancellation, creating a gap in our weekly episode rhythm, combined with the fact that Jason was quite literally on a trip with Katy who’d already agreed to be on the show, and the house of their mutual friend they were staying in had a professional voice over studio? Well, color me conv...2020-07-2644 minThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastDual Diagnosis Recovery with David O'Meara | The Way Out Podcast Episode 196This week our favorite recovery pod co-host Jason’s got an enlightening and relatable interview with David O’Meara, who’s authored 2 books which share is personal accounts of his struggles with and recovery from addiction and alcoholism, as well as schizophrenia and depression. David’s shares his story of what it was like to wrestle with both addiction and mental illness openly, honestly, and unapologetically in print and here for us for one simple but powerful purpose – to help those who are still suffering like he once did – and that is a shared mission here at The Way Out Podcast...2020-06-261h 09The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastShedding Shame | The Way Out Podcast Episode 195The Way Out Podcast is on right now. Along with our beloved cohost Jason, I’m Charlie and this edition of The Way Out we’re talking exactly how we can shed the shame that often accompanies alcoholism and addiction and shed it for keeps. Shame and guilt are frequently used interchangeably but they are two distinctly different feelings. I feel guilty if I take something that’s not mine without permission. I feel ashamed because I can’t stop stealing even though I know it’s wrong. Shame is a feeling of unworthiness. It’s a feeling of plain not be...2020-06-231h 18The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastWhen It's Hard to Do the Next Right Thing | The Way Out Podcast Episode 194The Way Out Podcast is on right now. Along with the cohost with the mostess, Jason I’m Charlie and we’ve got a stellar rendition of The Way Out on a topic not oft discussed in and out of recovery. Many of us are quite familiar with the Recovery mantra “Do the next right thing” when faced with uncertainty in how to act in a given moment or situation, and for good reason – this saying embodies the idea that we need to act our way into right thinking, rather than think our way into right living. We have new spirit...2020-06-141h 02The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastGot Problems? Heidi Davis Found Her Answer in Jesus | The Way Out Podcast Episode 191This week co-host extraordinaire Jason’s got a killer interview with Heidi Davis, a woman in long term recovery from alcoholism and addiction and very passionate about what brought her to and keeps her in long term recovery. I happened to read one of her social media posts that read like an intro to a recovery memoir and immediately said to your favorite recovery co-host “get her on the show”. I can’t tell you exactly why I was immediately compelled to get Heidi on to share her story, but I’ve learned after a few 24 hours in recovery to trust m...2020-05-221h 39The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery Podcast12 Steps of Healthy Love with Rachel Levy | The Way Out Podcast Episode 187This week Jason’s got an absolutely terrific interview with transformational and Imago Relationship Therapist, Love Coach, and Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Rachel Levy. Rachel shares with us about her journey, her practice, and her creation; the 12 steps of Healthy Love. We learn about the 4 pillars of her recovery program that is designed to be accessible to all. Rachel shares her truth with us as well as an abundance of spiritual, emotional, and transformational wisdom, which is all centered in love. Get ready way out casters – Rachel is a total powerhouse - a modern-day sage who’s got insight and sp...2020-04-261h 53The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThis one's for the ladies (and gents) with Ashlee Herget | The Way Out Podcast Episode 184This week Jason’s got an interview that all you ladies out there will especially relate to with Ashlee Herget. Don’t tune out just yet though gents; I related to Ashlee’s story in a way I didn’t expect and though I know I shouldn’t be surprised by now; the universal struggles that unite our collective experience as people in, or contemplating recovery show up early and often in Ashlee’s story. Just shy of 3 years clean and sober, Ashlee brings her story to us in a disarmingly frank and vulnerable retelling of her journey to recovery rif...2020-04-041h 25The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastPRIDE in Recovery | The Way Out Podcast Episode 181This week Jason brings us the straight up compelling story of Kristin Massman. Kristin’s recovery story will grab you by throat and not let go until right up to the end. Kristin, an unabashed bi-sexual woman, now over 3 years sober, shares her at times heart wrenching and other times super relatable history in a truly authentic and vulnerable way. You will be captivated by the way her journey has led her from the proverbial gutter to self-discovery, self-acceptance, and her powerful ability to advocate for the development of a more inclusive culture in recovery and the community at la...2020-03-151h 48The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastAll You Need is Less - Peter S | The Way Out Podcast Episode 180This week we’ll hear co-host extraordinaire Jason interview our good friend Peter S, who candidly shares his Recovery story. Peter’s called in to the show a time or three and brings unbridled honesty and spiritual truth every time. Ultimately his is a story of love, loss and redemption, Peter’s remarkably poignant story is rife with pain and anguish as a once promising career in the Wine industry complete with six figures, a beautiful fiancé and all the trappings was ultimately swallowed up by alcoholism and addiction, leaving him literally jobless, penniless, homeless, and alone. We all know be...2020-03-092h 05The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastBoston Mike | The Way Out Podcast Episode 178This week Jason’s got an incredibly relatable, entertaining and enlightening interview with our good friend, Boston Mike. Mike’s been sober since 2012 and is a tremendous advocate 12 Step Recovery – and for good reason – it’s given him more than he could have imagined. Mike spent some time here in the Twin Cities Recovery community; and we became fast friends as kindred spirits are apt to do. We had him in studio over a year ago and due to an unfortunate technical snafu that interview never left the 4 walls of the Way Out Podcast studios. Mike shares his recovery journey wi...2020-02-231h 53The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastParenting in Recovery | The Way Out Podcast Episode 172This week we’re addressing an aspect of recovery, while incredibly important and impactful to many of us in or contemplating recovery, is often overlooked. There’s oodles of information about parenting in general, and some of that is quite applicable, but very little in the way of the unique challenges those of us in Recovery face. We’ll identify the key issues parents in recovery face, how we can overcome them successfully, and how we can use the tools of recovery to become more present, understanding and consistent with our children. Both Jason and I are Parents in Recove...2020-01-141h 15The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastJackie LeClair - Healing Through Prayer | The Way Out Podcast Episode 170This week Jason’s got a killer interview for us with Jackie LeClair. Jackie’s journey to long term recovery is rife with adversity including sexual abuse and growing up in the projects on the north side of Minneapolis in an often unstable and largely unsafe home environment, which then led into prostitution and ultimately prison . Jackie’s story, at it’s core is one of victory through hardship and true redemption in it’s purest form. Jackie’s journey to now over 11 years clean and sober is at once heart wrenching and inspiring, one of both tragedy and triumph and...2019-12-312h 03The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastDon M - Feelings are NOT Reality | The Way Out Podcast Episode 168This week I’m sharing an AA Speaker Tape with you, which kind of reminds me of sharing mixed tapes back in the day. How’s that for a frontal display of my old age? I’m not sharing just any ‘ol speaker tape, no I’m sharing one of my most beloved 12 Step talks of all time. One of the most important and impactful truths I learned and have implemented in my recovery is that I don’t have to act the way I feel, or as the co-host Jason puts it, feelings aren’t facts. Don M from Kentucky...2019-12-161h 20The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastJeff Powell | $200 and a Dream - The Way Out Podcast Episode 159This week Jason brings us a powerful & insightful interview with Jeff Powell. Jeff’s story will bring you to the depths of addiction, and the stark reality of what it’s like to battle addiction in the unfriendly environs of the streets of Chicago, to the deceptively unforgiving suburbs of Minneapolis & St. Paul. Jeff’s unadulterated honesty and candor reveal that one can indeed go through the proverbial wringer, and then come out the other side to live a rewarding life of Recovery.  You’ll find spiritual truth and Recovery wisdom all throughout this amazing story of Recovery, so buckle up get re...2019-10-142h 17The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastWhat Recovery Sounds Like | MN Walk for Recovery 2019 - The Way Out Podcast Episode 156Along with Jason and count ‘em 31 special guests, I’m Charlie and this week we have an incredibly special episode in store for you. Jason and I were humbled to be a part of an extraordinary event a short time ago, the 9th annual Walk for Recovery which is organized by Minnesota Recovery Connection – a non-profit organization committed to building recovery capital in individuals, families, and communities in the greater Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. Jason and I took to the streets of the capitol grounds in Saint Paul, MN to ask folks whom attended this Recovery Extravaganza some questions about why th...2019-09-231h 34The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastJacob Jones is Recovered - The Way Out Podcast Episode 152This week we’ve got a very special interview with Jacob Jones, the Author of Recovered and a person in long term recovery from addiction. Jacob shared his story, which is the inspiration behind his book, with my fellow co-host Jason and you’ll be immediately drawn to Jacob’s disarming candor and unabashed authenticity as he shares his battle with opiate addiction and subsequent recovery and what motivated him to put pen to paper to share his journey to recovery – that he may help someone else who is struggling with or cares about some who is struggling with the addictio...2019-08-271h 32The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastCelebrating 150 Shows! - The Way Out Podcast Episode 150This week we’re taking a moment to celebrate our 150th episode of The Way Out Podcast. We reflect on why this amazing project got started, what continues to drive and inspire us, and what we we’re seeking to accomplish when we bring you powerful recovery stories and recovery power topics in a weekly downloadable format. The simple truth is we’re simply a couple of folks in long term recovery who love to talk recovery and help others to find and enhance their own recovery in the process. We do this because we genuinely like it, and we super...2019-08-1459 minThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastCasey Ryan | Taking Risks in Recovery - The Way Out Podcast Episode 146This week we have two firsts in the History of The Way Out Podcast. Co-host Jason did his first ever solo interview with first time guest Casey Ryan. Casey relates her journey to long term recovery with an easy transparency and brings forth an near endless supply of spiritual truth & recovery wisdom along the way. Casey grew up torn between two worlds, leaving her doubting her own self-worth before finding herself in the throws of alcoholism and addiction. Her story will have you alternately relating, laughing, and ultimately leaving you inspired to take more meaningfully positive risks in your...2019-07-141h 50The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastVulnerability in Recovery - The Way Out Podcast Episode 138This week we’re examining a rarely explored and often overlooked aspect of a whole and complete recovery. Vulnerability, and our ability to embrace this in our own lives, is at the foundation of our ability to be willing to do the necessary work, take the necessary steps, in order to truly recover from our disease of addiction and/or alcoholism. To the extent we can recognize, acknowledge, and indeed embrace the most broken parts of ourselves and then show them to the world so that we may tap into a until then untapped resources of community and spirituality, is...2019-05-211h 06The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Problem & The Solution by Fred Holmquist - The Way Out Podcast Episode 124I’m Charlie and this week I’m bringing you a special presentation of perhaps one of the if not the most influential talks in modern 12-Step recovery. We’re bringing you this in lieu of our regularly scheduled podcast on relapse in Recovery. We had a bit of a technical snafu causing us to push our weekly recording to Wednesday. Parenthetically that caused me to work through some character defects like perfectionism, pride, and ego which I’ll talk more about in the Recover Revealed segment later in the podcast. Nevertheless, stay tuned for Wednesday’s episode on Relapse in...2019-02-191h 14The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastService in Recovery - The Way Out Podcast Episode 107We’re breaking down perhaps one of the most, if not the most important elements in sustaining meaningful recovery.  The Way Out Podcast is on right now.  Along with my cohosts Jordan and Jason, I’m Charlie and this week we’re breaking down perhaps one of the most, if not the most important elements in sustaining meaningful recovery – the act of Service in Recovery.  The practice of altruistic service has been a part of civilization since the dawn of man; and the benefits of this selfless form of service are well supported by every major wisdom tradition including 12-Step organ...2018-11-0500 minThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Gift of Desperation - The Way Out Podcast Episode 105We answer crazy important questions like what in the actual EF is this Gift of Desperation? .  I’m Charlie and this week Jason, Alex and I discuss a phenomenon in recovery often referred to as the Gift of Desperation.  We give you a good working definition of what it is and we answer crazy important questions like what in the actual EF is this Gift of Desperation? Why is it even called a gift?  Is it a prerequisite to recovery?  Why do some people receive this so called gift and some people don’t?  Plus, we take calls from The Way O...2018-10-2900 minThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastSurrender to Win - The Way Out Podcast Episode 103We discuss the spiritual axiom of surrendering to win.  I’m Charlie, and this week my co-host Jason and I are bringing you an incredibly useful and enlightening discussion on Surrender.  More specifically we discuss the spiritual axiom of surrendering to win and how that principle is uniquely applicable to Recovery as well as other aspects of life such as in relationships, work, and even sport!  Surrender often has a very negative connotation, but we’re flipping the script on Surrender and giving you the ability to apply the surrender to win principle in your own life and recovery!  Plus, we...2018-10-2200 minThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastTerminal Uniqueness - The Way Out Podcast Episode 101Super Sobriety Topic Terminal Uniqueness. Along with Jason and Alex, I’m Charlie and we’ll be your hosts for this week’s discussion on the Super Sobriety Topic Terminal Uniqueness.  We’ll give you an indispensably valuable definition of what Terminal Uniqueness is, and how it can and does act as a block to meaningful and lasting recovery.  Join Alex, Jason and myself as we share our own experiences with Terminal Uniqueness and how we and many others in the Recovery Community overcame this seemingly impassable obstacle to Recovery.  Plus, we take calls from The Way Out Podcast audience on...2018-10-0800 minThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastSpirituality in Recovery - The Way Out Podcast Episode 100Along with Jason and Alex, I’m Charlie and we’ll be your hosts as we discuss the Recovery Power Topic, Spirituality in Recovery.  So much of 12-Step recovery and faith based recovery programs involve the concept and actual practice of spirituality as it relates to the individual in Recovery.  We give you a really useful, practical, and working definition of spirituality as well as deliver to you practical applications of spirituality in Recovery, as well as what spiritual bankruptcy looked like in our active addictions.  Best of all, this week we take calls from The Way Out Podcast listene...2018-10-0100 minThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastHope & Recovery - The Way Out Podcast Episode 99The Way Out Podcast is on right now.  I’m Charlie, and this week, along side my co-hosts Jason and Alex we bring you an enlightening conversation on one of the single greatest four letter words in Recovery: hope.  No doubt the vast majority of us whom have battled drug and alcohol addiction can readily identify with the reverse of this Recovery Power Topic, the absence of hope  - hopelessness.  Addiction and alcoholism systematically and progressively remove hope from our hearts, leaving in a seemingly, and I do stress seemingly hopeless state of mind and body.  But alas there is hope...2018-09-2400 minThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastFear & Recovery - The Way Out Podcast Episode 98I’m Charlie and today I’m joined by my two new co-hosts Jason and Alex as we have an insightful and practical discussion on fear and recovery. We answer the question burning in every recovering person’s mind – exactly how many times does the word fear appear in the Book Alcoholics Anonymous and furthermore which chapter in the aforementioned text mentions the word fear most often? How did fear manifest itself amongst us in our own active addiction and more importantly how did we shed it in recovery? Perhaps most instructive, what do we do in practical application when fea...2018-09-1700 minThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out Podcast Episode 96 - AnnieThe Way Out Podcast is on right now.  I’m Charlie, and I’ll be your host for Episode 96 with Annie.  Annie talks candidly and openly about the three addictions she is in recovery from, over-eating, nicotine, and alcohol.  We broach a subject not often spoken of in Recovery circles – Nicotine addiction is real and rather rampant in and around the rooms of recovery.  Annie shares her unique perspective on how she recovered from her own three headed monster of addiction – Listen Up.2018-08-1800 minThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out Podcast Episode 95 - Phillip AndrewI’m Charlie and I’ll be your host for what turned out to be an outstanding interview with this week’s guest, Philip Andrew.  Philip’s story is riddled with hard knock lessons and ripe with a struggle and triumph over tragedy I and many of you know all too well.  Phillip shares his story in an authentic, humorous, and humble manner all the while dropping some serious spiritual truth – you don’t want to miss a minute y’all!  So make sure you Listen Up!2018-07-2200 minThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastRecovery Bash Podcast - The Way Out Podcast Episode 94I’m Charlie, and I’ll be your host this week as I bring you a powerful set of interviews from all stripes of Recovery who were having an absolute blast at a sober recovery bash.  Listen Up.2018-07-0400 minThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastKeith Campbell is Sober & Serious - The Way Out Podcast Episode 93I’m Charlie, and I’ll be your host this week as I bring you a powerful interview with Keith Campbell – a person in long term recovery and the founder of the world’s fastest growing online recovering community – Sober & Serious.  Keith shares some serious sober experience, strength, and hope with us, and his message of community and service truly resonates with those of us whom are struggling with alcoholism and addiction or are in recovery.  Listen Up.2018-05-0800 minThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastAmy LaBossiere is Finding Still Waters - The Way Out Podcast Episode 91I’m Charlie and I’ll be your host this week for an amazing interview with Amy LaBossiere.  Amy is an Artist, Wife, Author and a woman in long term Recovery.   Amy and her husband own Still Waters Retreat in Connecticut.  Amy’s story is jam packed with spiritual truth, and her journey to through alcoholism and to recovery through her art is one I deeply connected with.  Amy’s story is ultra-relatable and shines as a remarkable example of what alcoholism and recovery looks like.  Listen Up.2018-04-2200 minThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out Podcast Episode 90 - Raven Part TwoI’m Charlie, and I’ll be your host this week for the second part of our two-part series with my dear friend Raven.  Raven shares how her addiction and alcoholism spiral into what turn out to be untenable extents, witnessing her then partner overdose in front of her six-year-old son and what it finally took for Raven, now seven years sober, to find fulfilling and enduring Recovery.  Listen Up.2018-04-1600 minThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out Podcast Episode 89 - Raven Part OneI’m Charlie and I’ll be your host this week as I bring you part one with my dear friend Raven, who shares her story of addiction, alcoholism and recovery in only the way she can.  Raven’s matter of fact, tell it like it is style makes listening to her share on her story ultra listenable as she starts her story as a girl coming of age in Southern California.  A child of divorce, Raven experienced the yin and yang of the wealth on one side and the meager one the other.  Raven struggles with self-image, self-esteem, self-harm...2018-04-0800 minThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out Podcast Episode 88 - John Mabry Part TwoI’m Charlie and I’ll be your host this week as we bring you part 2 of my discussion with John C Mabry.  We pick up right where we left off last week as John describes how he rose to success in film and TV as his disease was taking him to unimaginable lows.  John suffers another unimaginable and traumatic tragedy which takes him from the fame of Hollywood to near penniless living in a trailer before finding meaningful and lasting Recovery.2018-04-0300 minThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out Podcast Episode 87 - John Mabry Part OneI’m Charlie and I’ll be your host for this week’s episode, which is packed with spiritual truth from beginning to end.  John Mabry’s journey to living in recovery and living in his self-described “truth” is a powerful lesson on the toll addiction and alcoholism takes on us; especially when denial and lack of acceptance of the true nature of our condition reign supreme.  His insight on early childhood trauma is a welcome addition to those of us who have suffered similarly.  Listen Up.2018-03-2700 minThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastAmy Dresner is My Fair Junkie - The Way Out Podcast Episode 86 (Part Two)I’m Charlie and I’ll be your host for Part Two of my conversation with Amy Dresner, Author of the compelling addiction memior “My Fair Junkie”.  Amy and I pick up right where we left off last week as we dive her life now as a recovering addict & alcoholic, author, and frequent columnist and contributor to “The Fix”.  Listen Up.2018-03-2000 minThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastAmy Dresner is My Fair Junkie - The Way Out Podcast Episode 85 (Part One)I’m Charlie and I’ll be your host for part one of a two part series with former stand-up comedian and current author and contributor to The Fix – Amy Dresner.  Amy has an absolute whale of a tale to share with us, which inspired her new book “My Fair Junkie” – a memoir on Amy’s turbulent and sometimes faltering path to meaningful and substantial recovery.  Listen Up.2018-03-1500 minThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out Podcast Episode 84 -Eric Part TwoI’m Charlie and I’ll be your host for part two of my interview with Eric, a loyal listener of The Way Out Podcast whom bravely shares his story with us.  In part two, Eric shares how his alcoholism comes to a breaking point and his realization that he can’t stop drinking comes crashing down upon him; he knows of Alcoholics Anonymous by now and is finally willing to do whatever it takes to recover.  Listen Up.2018-03-0600 minThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out Podcast Episode 83 -Eric Part OneThe Way Out Podcast is on right now.  I’m Charlie, and I’m thrilled to bring part one of Eric’s story, a story you’ll only find here, on The Way Out Podcast.  Eric has an amazing story to share, and I found myself identifying with so many of the feelings, thought patterns, and behaviors Eric relates as he recounts his journey to Recovery and I know you will too.  Listen Up.2018-02-2500 minThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastSmile Now & Cry Later with Freddy Negrete - The Way Out Podcast Episode 82 (Part Two)I’m Charlie and I’m thrilled as always to be your host for this week’s episode and the conclusion of my amazing discussion with legendary tattoo artist Freddy Negrete.  Freddy’s heart condition resulting from his addictions begins to rear it’s ugly head and threatens to cut his life abruptly short.  Listen as Freddy shares how frighteningly close he was to death and what it took to finally surrender to the God of his understanding providing the fertile ground from which his amazing Recovery began to grow.  Listen Up.2018-02-2000 minThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastSmile Now & Cry Later with Freddy Negrete - The Way Out Podcast Episode 81 (Part One)I’m Charlie and I’ll be your host for the first episode of a two part series with legendary tattoo artist Freddy Negrete.  Freddy’s first years were marked by abandonment and abuse as he grew up in East L.A. in the heart of the Cholo Gang Sub-Culture.  Freddy left his toxic foster home for good at 12 years old to join the Cholo gang of East L.A. full time.  Art had always been Freddy’s calling from his early graffiti laden days giving rise to quickly becoming the most sought after black & grey realist in the world.  Add...2018-02-1000 minThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out Podcast Episode 80 - Leeanne Part TwoI’m Charlie and I’ll be your host for this week’s episode where we bring you part two of my amazing chat with Leeanne.  Leeann’s story is so instructive in a great many ways; as she shares he first 13 years of recovery in a state of physical sobriety and emotional inebriety.  Leeanne’s path was hard won, with lessons learned and spiritual and self-truths acquired while wondering in the often dark and foreign wilderness of sobriety.  Listen Up.2018-02-0500 minThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out Podcast Episode 77 - Brandon Novak Part OneThe Way Out Podcast is on, right now.  I’m Charlie and I’ll be your host for a truly special episode with none other than Brandon Novak.  Brandon’s early life was stamped indelibly through early family turmoil juxtaposed against his incredible and clearly God given skateboarding talents.  Brandon’s rare and exceptional life fueled his self-described superiority complex; which turned out to be quite the perilous mix for this budding addict and alcoholic.  Part one of our two part series is coming right at you.  Listen Up.2018-01-1400 minThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastHIStory Part Two - The Way Out Podcast Episode 76I’m Charlie and I’ll be your host for the second half of our two-part series we started last week.   We pick up right where we left off; with our guest smack dab in the middle of a bit of a crises.  His foster parents are worried he’s attending “too many” recovery meetings and is using them as an escape; that if he wishes to stay at their home he’s to be on a strict meeting allowance of two per week.  These meetings are our man’s lifeline to sobriety and recovery; yet he isn’t particularly keen, a...2018-01-0800 minThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastHIStory Part One - The Way Out Podcast Episode 75I’m Charlie, and I’ll be your host for this week’s episode as we partake in the first of a two part series with a very special guest; one I’m proud to call a friend and mentor in my own recovery.  You’ll notice a number of elements typically included in the podcast conspicuously absent from this week’s and next week’s episodes.  Most evident perhaps, is you will never hear our guest’s name uttered even once – a condition I only learned of moments before the interview began.  Second; the length of sobriety accumulated by our guest never co...2017-12-3000 minThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out Podcast Episode 74 - Christopher Lee Falck Part 2 of 2I’m Charlie, and I’ll be your host this week for part two of my discussion with Christopher Lee Falk.  Christopher’s life is about to take a big U-Turn after his chance encounter with the “seen it all before in triplicate” detox nurse who dared to look Christopher straight in the eyes and asked him to promise he would show up for treatment; and show up Christopher did that very next day – which turned out to be the first day of the rest of his life.  Listen Up.2017-12-2600 minThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out Podcast Episode 73 - Christopher Lee Falck Part OneI’m Charlie and I’ll be your host for this week’s incredible episode, where we’ll hear part one of a two part series with Christopher Lee Falck.  Christopher’s life was nearly over before it really even began as he suffered a traumatic accident while riding on the back of a Harley with his alcoholic father, whom would nearly end up killing his mother in another drunken accident a few short months later.  Listen Up.2017-12-1600 minCharlie Hockin on Sedgemoor FMCharlie Hockin on Sedgemoor FMCH on SFM 20 - Brucie Tribute plus a Broken Charlie and JasonCharlie and Jason have had two weeks off, you can tell. They also pay tribute to Bruce Forsyth, and start a new round of (...everybody join in...) HOCKIN ALL OVER THE WORLD!!!!!! This is a podcast from Sedgemoor FM, a community radio station broadcasting in Bridgwater, Somerset. We broadcast on 104.2FM in the Sedgemoor area, and online at www.sedgemoorfm.co.uk!2017-08-2815 minThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery PodcastThe Way Out Podcast Episode 46 - Sober & Serious Speakers Jason R & Big JimSpecial Episode! 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Given that we often teach what we most need to learn, we also discuss what his work has revealed for him and the surprising tensions that have come up for him on his thought leadership journey. Ready? Let’s do this! Key Takeaways:[00:48] Charlie introduces Jason, summarizing his vast experience teaching and studying the psychology and strategies used by successful internet influencers.[02:1...2016-09-3058 min