One on One With Coach Blu: Real Empathy
On today's show, Coach Blu discusses all things empathy. The sensitive matters of recovery, the ability to understand, feel within, and serve out of your inconvenience. Listen as colors discuss following through with impressions, a father's social media post on recognizing and seeing each other through suffering, and also how to share and demonstrate a sense of empathy without becoming called and removed. A podcast not to be missed.
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The Illuminate Podcast: Coach Blu
Recently Coach Blu was interviewed by The Illuminate Podcast on all things team Addict II Athlete. Listen as he discusses some of his own story and how team Addict to Athlete started. He shares the highs, the lows, the sad times, and all of the good times that have occurred over the past 9 Years! If you're new to the team or, consider yourself a seasoned member, this podcast offers an inside view of Coach Blu's heart.
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The Minor League: Building Friendships
Today on the Minor-League Podcast Savannah discusses how to build strong friendships. Listen as her friend and guest host Kayla talk about friendships, improving relationships, and how these skills can be used in adults as well.
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One on One with Coach Blu: The Proxy Run
Today's podcast features One on One with Coach Blu specifically, talking about those who have lost the battle of addiction and who we choose to run a proxy for during September's Addiction Awareness or National Recovery Month.
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What Is Medicated Assisted Treatment (MAT)?
On today's podcast Coach Blu speaks to Dr. Mark Leeds and the work he is doing to assist the recovery community using Medication-Assisted Treatment. MAT is the use of medications in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies, which is effective in the treatment of opioid use disorders (OUD) and can help some people to sustain recovery. Listen and learn about what is available and how it is used. This is a great podcast if you've had any questions in the past about what medicated assisted treatment can do, and what we can do to lessen the stigma around medication that's helping save lives.
Take a look at some additional resources. Read Overcoming Opioid Addiction. Why not start addiction treatment right in the ER? You can listen to more of Dr. Leeds.
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The Minor League: Signs My Teen Is Stressed Out
Today on the minor-league podcast Savannah discusses signs of teenage stress. Although teens don’t have to worry about bills, a career, or holding down a household, they experience different sources of stress. They deal with issues like bullying, peer pressure, and academic issues which can be very stressful. This podcast also will help anyone who has a loved one who they believe might be under stress and anxiety.
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Is It Human Nature?
Today Coach Blu puts out a solo podcast addressing the turbulence of human nature. Listen as he describes how to divide what we're feeling in our nation, in our hearts, or maybe in our recovery that can hinder us if we do not understand why we act the way we do.
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One on One With Coach Blu: Episode 8
This weeks episode of one on one with Coach Blu features athletic director Marissa and Coach Blu discussing situational issues that sometimes are overlooked while in early recovery. They discuss historic recall when Coach Blu describes a situation he had picked up a couch in an old apartment complex, he lived in as a child, and the triggering memories it brought up. We also hear from athlete Armitage and athlete Ward as they both describe recovery, overcoming adversity, and humbly climbing those mountains to find sobriety. One on one with Coach Blu is a weekly call-in show every Wednesday at 7 PM Mountain standard time on Facebook live and Zoom. Find out more on our website AddictToAthlete.org
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The Minor League: Becoming a Teenage Warrior
Today Savannah and Coach Blu talk about how to become a Teenage Warrior. Listen as they talk about how teenagers can step out of the shadows and start strengthening the real self. The principles of seeing obstacles as challenges to overcome and keeping your head held high.
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One on One With Coach Blu: Episode 7
Today during the live show, Coach Blu discusses reuniting families, a sense of spirituality is developed throughout the callers as the topic of spiritual promptings is touched on. Coach Blu speaks on addressing the power within admitting that you're powerless over your addiction and that your life has become unmanageable and how we are not running away, but running toward a new life.
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How To Process Trauma
Trauma is a significant aspect and part of the addiction process. Chances are if you struggle with addiction, you've had to deal with some kind of trauma in your past as well. Listen as Coach Blu and Athletic Director Marissa discuss how traumatic memories do not have to limit your potential to heal from addiction and other issues. Using treatment modalities such as EMDR therapy goes hand-in-hand with what team Addict to Athlete is establishing to assist all of our athletes in that healing process.
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Minor League: Parent-Child Communication
Welcome to the Minor League with 14 yo Savannah Robinson and her dad, Coach Blu Robinson who is a mental health therapist and addiction counselor. Today we talk about parent and teen communication. Parent-child relationships are so important. If you have ever wondered how to get the conversation started with your parents or, parents if you have a hard time knowing how to talk to your kids, this podcast is for you!
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One on One With Coach Blu: Episode 6
On this week's live show, Coach Blu talks on maintaining friendships while in addiction, when it's time to end a friendship, and how to understand the complex feelings of trust vs. mistrust. He also touches on Medicated Assisted Treatment, Mental Health, and Dual Diagnosis.
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Understanding Anniversary Reactions
Today Coach Blu and Athletic Director Marissa process traumatic anniversaries. We have all have times in our lives when an experience leaves behind memories and feelings that are brought back every calendar year or, through every benchmark forecasted. The anniversary reaction is the annual reminder of trauma or loss, such as the death of a beloved, a nightmarish experience, or an accident. Yet, regardless of what happened, the anniversary reaction is a distinctively timed, emotionally tragic, hit to your overall well being. They discuss strategies to help cope with the anniversaries as well as work past them.
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Minor League: Ready For School?
Welcome to the Minor-League Podcast with teenager Savannah Robinson. Each week Savannah will host this podcast to discuss topics relating to the minor league, the 18 year and younger athletes on the team. She will discuss all kinds of situations, problems, and solutions to assist parents and families to build relationships. Today they discuss anxiety, social pressures, and finding yourself with school starting.
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Time To Decide
Coach Blu and Athletic Director Marissa discuss the difference between deciding and making a decision. Stepping out of the dark and seeing what the world has to offer. They also talk about the importance of recovering from addiction versus healing from it. Take a listen!
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One on One With Coach Blu: Episode 5
One on one with Coach Blu is a weekly online call-in show by which individuals in active recovery, present questions about addiction, mental health, and whatever else they believe Coach Blu can help with. Tune in every Wednesday Facebook live.
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Ultramarathon Man
Today Coach Blu gets the opportunity to interview ultrarunner, author, and speaker, Dean Karnazes. Dean has an extensive ultrarunning career having won the Badwater ultramarathon, participated in 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 days, and much more. Listen as Dean and Coach Blu discuss running, lifestyle, and more importantly, creating a sense of awareness through balance and emotional connectivity.
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Sudden Sam McDowell
Today Coach Blu speaks to Sam McDowell, a Major League Baseball starting pitcher from 1961 to 1975, most notably for the Cleveland Indians.
Following his "retirement", McDowell's drinking increased to the point where it cost him his marriage. His wife left him, taking their two children with her, leaving him desolate and broke. Eventually, McDowell checked himself into Rehab, and after repaying his debts, he enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh, where he earned associate degrees in sports psychology and addiction. McDowell also works as a consultant with the Baseball Assistance Team (BAT) and the Major League Players Alumni Association (MLBPAA). You don't want to miss this one.
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One on One With Coach Blu: Episode 4
One on One With Coach Blu. List to as Coach Blu speaks to the Athletes about life, recovery, and relationships. Bring your tissues, the end of this podcast is very emotional!
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