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The SHAIR Recovery Podcast

Omar Pinto, the host of the SHAIR Podcast, is a world-renowned Life Coach, Recovery Coach and Speaker. He helps people break free from unhealthy habits and heal the areas of their lives that are preventing them from living a life of happiness, fulfilment, and joy. Each week Omar interviews individuals who SHAIR their incredible journey of recovery as well as coaching people one on one live on the call. If you are interested in exploring an Alcohol-Free Lifestyle, becoming the best version of yourself and discovering the Recovery Pathway that is right for you, then you are in the right place.
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Now displaying: October, 2016
Oct 25, 2016

Carly Benson joins us today on The SHAIR Podcast the founder of Miracles Are Brewing.  She is a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors and Coaches. She is a Certified Christian Life Coach through Light University and has also served on the Board of Directors for Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Her mission is to teach people to love their weirdness and to bring forth the most epic versions of themselves. To live epic lives that are purpose-driven, passion-fueled, faith-centered and serve others in a way that offers impactful change.

But life wasn’t always sunshine and rainbows for Carly. For a decade, her life was jam packed, fully loaded with a party scene on constant repeat as if she had an IV of adrenaline directly connected to a brain that didn’t think the word NO even existed. There was no place she wouldn’t go or thing she wouldn’t do to get her fix.

One morning after a night of drug-filled oblivion and reckless alcohol consumption, she made the decision to clean up her act. Not really sure how she made it out alive, the only viable explanation is that God and his angels were watching out for her.

Over the years, Carly has told her story to friends, family and even people she just met.  The first thing they always ask her is: “How did you do it?  How did you change your life?”

It all started with a prayer…

Oct 18, 2016

Alan Charles joins today us on The SHAIR Podcast. Alan is the author of Walking Out the Other Side and most recently Charles has been doing a lot of public speaking on the discussion of addiction and recovery in schools, businesses, and universities.  

"So many people share about seeing me go in and out of the program over the years, how heartbreaking it was, thinking I would die before I got well. They talk about how I am living proof no one is ever too far gone to get clean. The common theme is: if Alan can get sober, anyone can get sober."

Walking Out the Other Side is the story of a journey from childhood to adulthood, from addiction to sobriety, from fearing life to living joyfully. Join Alan S. Charles through the dramatic ups and downs of his life from an adventurous childhood to the tragic early death of his father and his traumatic home life with a mentally ill brother and depressed mother.

Watch Alan's attempts to overcome his past through professional sports--baseball and harness racing--and then a high profile career in sales. Plummet with him into a twenty-four-year cycle of cocaine addiction and recovery. Before it's over, his addiction will destroy his aspirations and relationships and almost kill him. Yet he will walk out the other side.

Anyone who has experienced addiction will relate to Alan's story. Anyone struggling with recovery will find hope in these pages. Anyone with addicted friends or family will get a clear picture of how the addict's mind works and how they can best cope with their loved one's behavior while practicing hard love to protect themselves.

Walking Out the Other Side is a cathartic read that will leave you laughing, crying, breathless, grateful, and maybe even believing in miracles.

Oct 11, 2016

Rebecca Ronning joins us on the SHAIR Podcast today. Rebecca is 21 years old and recently celebrates 1 year clean.  She began using heroin at age 17 and from that point on has been battling drug addiction. She came from a good family, got into college full time at age 16 and graduated with her associates of arts degree at 17 while graduating from high school at the same time. A star athlete in high school in diving and went to state 4 times.

After graduation Rebecca got into nursing school and with 2 semesters left for her RN degree she dropped out to go to rehab. She had everything going for her but heroin took her down hard. She went to her first inpatient at age19, was admitted to 5 inpatients, 3 sober houses, and fired from pretty much every job she had, using drugs the entire time.

It got so bad she began selling her body for drugs, was charged with a felony and overdosed 4 times. She lost all hope. Her family would tell her you HAD so much going for you how could you throw it away. Her parents are 25 years sober and they have helped her so much but nobody could save her from herself.

The consequences just go on and on but the BEST part is how her life is now and what she can mainly say is service work has saved her life. Today Rebecca volunteers speaking at detoxes and treatment centers.  What's most important to her is for other young people to know you can be sober and have fun!

Oct 4, 2016

Herby Bell joins us on The SHAIR Podcast. Herby is a recovery and wellness coach and you can find Herby at his website, www.recoveryhealthcare.me and he also has a podcast called Sober Conversations.

“First and foremost, a sober/wellness lifestyle is the only way to go. I know this because I am a man in long-term addiction recovery and I have experienced firsthand, the destructive forces of active addiction personally and in my family. But also, there’s a true, transformational gift in addiction recovery that seems to elude us–until we commit 100%. Commitment includes recruiting help, and I can help.

Addiction affects three out of four of our families and I am comforted in knowing I am joined by many others who are looking to heal themselves–and their families. If you are one of these people, thank you for looking into this work!”

-    Dr. Herby Bell

Omar:    Herby, let's dive right in. First, tell us a little bit about what your daily routine is like and how you incorporate recovery in the mix?

Herby:    It's my experience, I love to talk about the experiment of one. The scientific term is n equals one, and the test is me. My experiment of one taught me in recovery that I need to be eating well, I need to be moving well, I need to get exercise. I need to be thinking well, some kind of cognitive or psychological process. I need to work on my emotional intelligence and I need to be sleeping well. I like to call those the high five essential nutrients for my mind, body, spirit. Those things get wrapped into my day on a daily basis. Otherwise, I do get hungry, angry, lonely and tired.

Herby:    I think it's different for everybody that way, but those are the basics that generate the good brain chemicals that we need as recovering people to be stoked, and that's what we want.

Omar:    Absolutely. I agree a hundred percent. What about meetings? Do you participate in any twelve-step fellowship?

Herby:    I go to twelve-step meetings periodically. I've got my favorites. I go to a men's group regularly and I go to the Church of the Pacific with my surfing practice regularly and I seem to get those vitamins and nutrients I need that way as well.

Omar:    Beautiful, beautiful. How do you maintain your spiritual condition, that conscious contact with a higher power on a daily basis?

Herby:    I have a meditation practice and that surely helps if I'm spiritually discontent. Surfing is a huge spiritual practice for me, and to tell you the truth, the way that we do, it seems to me with twenty-first century brain science and addiction medicine, we know that people in long-term recovery actually rewrite the architecture of their brain. They rewrite the way the brain works. I don't really make too many distinctions about what is spiritual and what isn't. It all seems to be a spiritual experience to me, and I'm completely grateful for that.
Omar: Herby, so tell me, how much clean time do you have and when is your anniversary date?

Herby:    May 2nd, so twenty-two years this last, just a couple of weeks ago, I guess, or a month ago.

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