Anger, “It’s A Learned Behavior!”
The Agents Of Recovery take on the topic of anger in recovery!
Most of us know about Max Hall’s feelings for the University Of Utah. What you may know is the why behind it!
Max finally comes clean about his anger and the truth about beating Utah!
If you are a college football fan, you will love this podcast and enjoy listening to Max’s version of the “press conference!”
Then hear the Agents discuss key information to understanding anger.
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Balance, Bonding, & Being Present
The Agents of Recovery take a dive into their personal lives to discuss fears of raising teens, the impact of social media and connecting with our loved ones! There are many things to be aware of when in recovery. Today hosts Max Hall, Brock Bevell, and Blu Robinson discuss balance, bonding and being present with our lives and relationships. These are great keys to long term successful relationships and recovery.
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Trauma: The Instigator to Addiction
The Agents of Recovery discuss trauma and how it can lead to addiction.
Here's a breakdown of what is covered:
[00:00:00] - Welcome to the show.
[00:01:03] - Trauma and addiction.
[00:02:42] - What is PTSD?
[00:06:01] - Two incidents in the police department.
[00:30:57] - When did the drugs start to work for Chris?
[00:35:27] - Did the drug use increase the risks?
[00:41:28] - Brock and Max's debate.
[00:45:36] - Can PTSD heal?
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Do You Struggle with Intimacy After Getting Sober?
1. When you feel like you're not good enough for your partner. 2. When you feel like you're not living up to your partner's expectations. 3. When you feel like your partner is constantly pushing you away. If you've been feeling this, then this episode is for you! In this episode, you will learn how to navigate intimacy after sobriety.
Here's a breakdown of what is covered:
[00:00:00] - Brock Bevel pt 1.
[00:01:05] - Question of the week.
[00:02:58] - Getting back in the groove of recovery.
[00:04:23] - What we're talking about.
[00:14:27] - The problem with addiction.
[00:18:40] - Physical vs emotional intimacy.
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Listener Q&A: Are You Cross Addicting?
On this week's podcast, the Agents answer listener questions and share their insights into cross-addiction, offer advice on how to stay focused in your recovery, and set up a powerful topic for next week's show.
Cross addiction, also known as addiction transfer or Addiction Interaction Disorder. It is when a person has two or more addictive behaviors. The addictions can include alcohol or other drugs, but can also include addictions to food, gambling, sex, gaming or other compulsive behaviors.
Addiction is the continued use of a substance or engagement in a behavior despite the potential for personal problems, harm and negative consequences. For example, consider a gambling addiction. If you continue to gamble to the point that you can no longer pay your bills, you lose your car or damage relationships, you may have an addiction.
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Self-Confident Recovery
In this week's episode, the Agents touch on building a sense of confidence after addiction has tried to take it away. Self-confident people in recovery seem at ease with themselves and their work. They invite trust and inspire confidence in others. These are all attractive characteristics to have. Yet, we know it's not always easy to be confident in yourself, particularly if you're naturally self-critical or if other people put you down. Thankfully, there are steps you can take to increase and maintain your self-confidence. Listen to this episode to learn more.
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Developing Your Recovery Plays
In this week's episode, the Agents talk about the plays you need to make in order to maintain your forward recovery progress. When dealing with a substance abuse disorder, it may seem like there’s no easy escape. Most of these disorders are related to other mental health disorders like anxiety and depression, both of which are difficult to treat or even talk about. Even if you manage to become sober, triggering situations can drive you right back to substance abuse, which can make your odds of long-term recovery seem impossible. Learn how making a plan, calling plays, and learning from your past will help you in your own field of battle!
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Repairing Relationships After Addiction
In order to start rebuilding and repairing relationships after addiction, you have to rebuild yourself into a new person. Listen as the Agents talk about how they have established relationships and what tools they use to bridge the gaps. Remember it’s significant to take into consideration what your actions have done to others before repairing relationships with them. If you aren’t able to see how you’ve hurt the ones you love, how can you fix what was broken? Taking steps to repair every relationship is different, and often depends on how the relationship was impacted by addiction. Some friends and family members set hard boundaries during active addiction, while others encourage codependence. Listen to these great relationship tips and how to build relationships after addiction.
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My Brothers Keeper; Men and Mental Health
In this week's podcast, the Agents discuss men's mental health. Men are less likely than women to be diagnosed with any of the most common mental health disorders, and those who have received a diagnosis are less likely to seek treatment. Yet nearly four times as many men as women die by suicide. Listen and help deepen your understanding that help is available. Reach out, talk to someone, and seek treatment. Call 988 for help!
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How Do I Know If Recovery Really Working?
In this week's podcast the Agents of Recovery touch on the concept of knowing if and when you are in “recovery”. Are you making progress in your recovery and if so how are you tracking it? Listen as Brock poses a powerful question as Max and Blu assist in seeking answers for you to ponder. The Agents understand the principles of sobriety, when you need to ask for assistance, and how to take a step back and see how far you have come. Whether you are in rehab, outpatient treatment, or individual therapy these coaching tips the Agents cover will keep you on that path of recovery.
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What Is Sobriety?
In this week's episode, the Agents of Recovery talk about what sobriety is and if the word or definition should be changed as the many avenues of recovery are being developed. As it stands,
Sobriety (noun) – 1. The state or quality of being sober 2. Temperance or moderation, especially in the use of alcoholic beverages 3. Seriousness or solemnity.
Sober (adj) – 1. Not intoxicated or drunk, 2. Habitually temperate, especially in the use of alcohol.
It's an interesting take, and If you are a member of sober communities, chances are you joined because you recognize that there is or might be a problem with alcohol or substances in your life. If you are on the path to sobriety, the end goal will be total abstinence. Yet, they are so many variables to recovery and we would love to get your input as well.
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Connection Is The Cure
This weeks episode the Agents of Recovery discussed the Connection is the Cure movement. Coinciding with this Thursday's concert in Mesa, Arizona hosted by Victory recovery, Max Hall and Brock Bevell. Listen as the Agents discuss why connection is so important and how to get involved in your own community.
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What is a Pain Threshold?
In this week's episode, The Agents discuss the emotional pain threshold. While in active addiction we can pretend our painful feelings don’t exist. We do our best to ignore them. We can judge and resist them. And so many of us do because we think that this will soften the blow. This will help us bypass the discomfort of our hurt, sorrow, agony, anger, and anxiety. We assume the feelings will just go away (and they might, but only temporarily). Listen and discover why it is important to heal these feelings and increase your experience on the path of recovery.
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Medication Assisted Treatment: Solution or Substitution?
In this week's podcast, the Agents take a deep dive into the MAT (Medication Assisted Treatment) method of addiction recovery. Blu offers his thoughts as Max and Brock take another look. Despite the viewpoints, they offer the listener a better path to understanding this path to recovery. The term medication-assisted treatment refers to the use of medication as part of the treatment plan for those with substance use disorders. This form of treatment is intended to be used in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies. For those in treatment for opiate use, MATs either work as opioid agonists or antagonists. In other words, they either produce the effect of an opioid in some capacity or block the effect of the opioid completely.
Those against the use of medication-assisted treatment generally make two arguments. The first argument is that certain MATs have the potential to be abused because they do, after all, produce the effect of opioids in some cases. The second is that abstinence should always be advocated first following along with the idea that if someone really wants to abstain from drugs they will seek forms of treatment that do not include taking more drugs. In many cases, physicians apply the “fail first” criteria when considering medication-assisted treatment, meaning they try other therapies and keep MAT as a last resort option.
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Powerful Questions
This week we continue answering listeners' questions. Listen as the agents discuss their thoughts on the topics you the listener have had. Max, Brock, and Blu take deep dives so you can gain your own understanding of this new way of life in recovery.
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Have You Hit Rock Bottom & Self Harming Behaviors
In this week's episode, the agents of recovery take listener questions. Listen as they explore what truly is rock bottom and how is it established. A rock bottom is defined as the lowest point by which an individual can go in their addiction before they seek to change. The agents also discuss the sensitive topic of self-harm and take a deep dive into the reasons, significance, and processes by which healing can occur.
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WE ARE THE TROOPS
On this week's podcast the Agents of Recovery take a deep dive into the current circumstances we find ourselves in, from the overwhelming epidemic of overdose to the tragedy of gun violence. Listen as the agents discuss their thoughts on what needs to be done in order to sync the rhythm of life back into the hearts of you, the agents of recovery. We know that the troops are not coming, that we are the troops to be able to address the overdose crisis, and recovery needs and help others become and stay sober. Thus, we need your help to be the beacon of light, to be willing to use your talents, time, and resources to help those in need. It is a call to action, to create a more excellent way for us to lean upon one another through support, healing, and ultimately love.
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Say Something
This episode the agents discuss some sensitive issues pertaining to heartbreaking circumstances that Coach Blu has experienced and things that Brock has come to understand. Listen as they describe action-oriented interactions and how crucial they could be in assisting individuals in overcoming adversity, assisting in the healing heart, and ultimately seeking forgiveness.
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How to Talk to Your Teen About Drugs
The Agents discuss the best way to start a conversation with your teen about drugs and alcohol and why it is important. Substance misuse in adolescents happens quite often, yet how parents respond can be vital on if a child continues to use or not. We know teens need structure to stay safe. Listen as they discuss building relationships before rules. It is crucial to have clear rules about drugs and alcohol. You can’t guarantee that your rules won’t be broken. But research shows that kids who have clear rules, even if they’re broken, are less likely to get into serious trouble than kids who don’t. It can be hard to know what to say. Don’t surprise kids with a big talk. Instead, let your child know you want to have a conversation about drinking and drugs. Be clear about rules and specific about what will happen if kids break them. Kids do best when they know what to expect.
Why Do Addicts Lie?
On this week's podcast, The Agents of Recovery take a deep dive into the reasons addicts lie. As you know, addictions of any kind can change the person you love and once trusted into someone you don’t recognize. Lying becomes a defense mechanism and this behavior continues even in the face of negative consequences. It’s hard to understand how a loved one, who may have been honest before their addiction, has now become an accomplished liar. They often feel shocked and betrayed as their loved one is caught in lie after lie. This is an episode not to be missed. Education and understanding of the behavior can help you and your loved ones.