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Two guys who have been to hell and back share the gritty, no holds back recovery war stories of those who have put themselves together after being in a seemingly hopeless state of mind, body and spirit.
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Saturday Feb 26, 2022
Saturday Feb 26, 2022
Let’s face it. Most of us have done things in our past that we are not proud of. Okay. ALL of us have done things in our past we’re not proud of. Especially when we were in the throes of our addiction. Today though, we’re not the same people we were when we did those things. We refuse to let our past define us.
How do we do that when some of us have some really bad shit in our past? Well…. Likely, not overnight. It’s indeed a process but making peace with our past is something that we ALL do in order to have a better today and brighter tomorrow.
This week we have a hell of a warstory from Christina who shares what it was like when she was out on the streets doing ANYTHING for her next fix. From prostitution to robery, her addiction literally had her resorting to some behaviors that in retrospect seem pretty crazy, as they often do when we look at it through a sober lens. Here what it took to finally get her to take a life in recovery seriously and how she works to stay sober and healthy today, one day at a time.
Thanks Christina for sharing your story!
Follow Christina on IG to see more of her journey @majorchristina89
Thanks Hellions!
RESOURCES
Excellent Drugs and Suicide resource from The Recovery Village www.therecoveryvillage.com/drug-addiction/drugs-and-suicide/
If you have questions about how your condition can lead to suicidal thoughts check this out from The Recovery Village www.therecoveryvillage.com/co-occurring-disorders/suicide-hotline/
Alcoholics Anonymous online meetings
Narcotics Anonymous online meetings
Find an Overeaters Anonymous meeting
https://oa.org/find-a-meeting/
Refuge Recovery website
Substance Abuse and Mental Health services
1-800-662-HELP
https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
Suicide prevention hotline
1-800-273-8255
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
Domestic Violence hotline
1-800-799-SAFE
National Human Trafficking hotline
1-888-373-7888
https://humantraffickinghotline.org/
More information about Human Trafficking within the trucking community can be found here:
https://www.lanierlawfirm.com/trucking-and-human-trafficking/
Al-Anon information (support for families)
Follow The Other Side of Hell on all the Socials!
IG: @othersideofhell_recoverypod
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theothersideofhell101
Twitter: @TOSOHellpodcast
Tik Tok: @theothersideofhell
Email us at theothersideofhell@gmail.com
For more information about the show, resources, or merch check out our website at theothersideofhellpodcast.com!
Contact us if you have ideas for a show, are interested in sharing your story, or are struggling in any way. Seriously.
Thanks to all who support the podcast! Remember you are the most important part of the show!
Friday Feb 18, 2022
Friday Feb 18, 2022
Anybody else out there suffer from low self worth? Hard to say where it comes from but this overwhelming feeling of low self worth seems fairly common amongst those who struggle with drugs and alcohol abuse. Why is that? What can we do about it? How do we overcome low self worth? It’s a good question. Let’s talk about it.
Our topic this week is inspired by an amazing warstory from Lauren! Lauren always had low self worth and struggled to like who she was. Having never really fit in, she found solace in a group of friends that liked her for what she could do rather than for who she was. She quickly got into drugs and turned to crime to feed her addiction. Eventually she would wind up homeless, raising a child on her own. When custody of her child was threatened she was finally able to surrender to a spiritual solution. Today she proves her worth to herself through her actions and works to help others who struggle in the same way she did.
Thank you Lauren for telling your incredible story!!
Follow Lauren @4queen_mentality on IG!!!
Thanks Hellions!
RESOURCES
Excellent Drugs and Suicide resource from The Recovery Village www.therecoveryvillage.com/drug-addiction/drugs-and-suicide/
If you have questions about how your condition can lead to suicidal thoughts check this out from The Recovery Village www.therecoveryvillage.com/co-occurring-disorders/suicide-hotline/
Alcoholics Anonymous online meetings
Narcotics Anonymous online meetings
Find an Overeaters Anonymous meeting
https://oa.org/find-a-meeting/
Refuge Recovery website
Substance Abuse and Mental Health services
1-800-662-HELP
https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
Suicide prevention hotline
1-800-273-8255
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
Domestic Violence hotline
1-800-799-SAFE
National Human Trafficking hotline
1-888-373-7888
https://humantraffickinghotline.org/
More information about Human Trafficking within the trucking community can be found here:
https://www.lanierlawfirm.com/trucking-and-human-trafficking/
Al-Anon information (support for families)
Follow The Other Side of Hell on all the Socials!
IG: @othersideofhell_recoverypod
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theothersideofhell101
Twitter: @TOSOHellpodcast
Tik Tok: @theothersideofhell
Email us at theothersideofhell@gmail.com
For more information about the show, resources, or merch check out our website at theothersideofhellpodcast.com!
Contact us if you have ideas for a show, are interested in sharing your story, or are struggling in any way. Seriously.
Thanks to all who support the podcast! Remember you are the most important part of the show!
Friday Feb 11, 2022
Friday Feb 11, 2022
When you hear the word “God” does it conjure up a certain image? Does it immediately bring with feelings of guilt and shame? Or is God something you’ve never given thought to?
Let’s face it, the “God” can be a complicated relationship for any alcoholic. While a higher power seems to be a concept mostly exclusive to a 12 step program, it's fair to say that anybody who is in recovery is utilizing their own version of a higher power. So how does that work? Can a higher power really keep us sober? Can we truly come up with our own concept of “god?”
This week we’re diving deep in to the idea of creating your own concept of a higher power, a topic inspired by this week’s warstory from Forrest. When you hear him speak, you’ll see that Forrest was raised on fire and brimstone. When he was first introduced to a 12 step program he was stuck confronting his old beliefs of what god was. Forgetting his engrained idea of God wasn’t the only notion he had to abandon before he could get sober. Hear how Forrest overcame the “god” thing to come up with his own concept of a higher power.
Thank you Forrest for telling your story!!
Follow Forrest on IG @sober_texas
Thanks Hellions!
RESOURCES
Excellent Drugs and Suicide resource from The Recovery Village www.therecoveryvillage.com/drug-addiction/drugs-and-suicide/
If you have questions about how your condition can lead to suicidal thoughts check this out from The Recovery Village www.therecoveryvillage.com/co-occurring-disorders/suicide-hotline/
Alcoholics Anonymous online meetings
Narcotics Anonymous online meetings
Find an Overeaters Anonymous meeting
https://oa.org/find-a-meeting/
Refuge Recovery website
Substance Abuse and Mental Health services
1-800-662-HELP
https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
Suicide prevention hotline
1-800-273-8255
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
Domestic Violence hotline
1-800-799-SAFE
National Human Trafficking hotline
1-888-373-7888
https://humantraffickinghotline.org/
More information about Human Trafficking within the trucking community can be found here:
https://www.lanierlawfirm.com/trucking-and-human-trafficking/
Al-Anon information (support for families)
Follow The Other Side of Hell on all the Socials!
IG: @othersideofhell_recoverypod
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theothersideofhell101
Twitter: @TOSOHellpodcast
Tik Tok: @theothersideofhell
Email us at theothersideofhell@gmail.com
For more information about the show, resources, or merch check out our website at theothersideofhellpodcast.com!
Contact us if you have ideas for a show, are interested in sharing your story, or are struggling in any way. Seriously.
Thanks to all who support the podcast! Remember you are the most important part of the show!
Friday Feb 04, 2022
Friday Feb 04, 2022
For many of us, getting sober is a process. Though we may know we have a problem and that we need to quit, that doesn’t mean it happens right away. Often, coming up with a formula to stay sober isn’t something we do alone. And when we find what works, why would we ever want to change it??
Well, as crazy as it may seem, we begin to question the work we do when it seems like it isn’t working like it used to. So what can we do in this instance? What does it mean if we begin to struggle even though we’re staying consistent? When can we let up and coast through our recovery? All good questions. Let’s talk about it.
This topic is inspired by the amazing warstory we got this week from Mike! Drugs and alcohol took Michael to some pretty dark places really early on. He bounced back and forth between parents as a kid, wearing his title of “the bad kid” with pride. Eventually he was introduced to a program of recovery. Still, he had to work up to the willingness to do what others suggested before he found a formula that worked. Now he’s hell bent on helping others and staying plugged in to the recovery scene.
Thank you for telling your story Mike!
Follow Mike on IG @michaeleemiller
Thanks Hellions!
RESOURCES
Excellent Drugs and Suicide resource from The Recovery Village www.therecoveryvillage.com/drug-addiction/drugs-and-suicide/
If you have questions about how your condition can lead to suicidal thoughts check this out from The Recovery Village www.therecoveryvillage.com/co-occurring-disorders/suicide-hotline/
Alcoholics Anonymous online meetings
Narcotics Anonymous online meetings
Find an Overeaters Anonymous meeting
https://oa.org/find-a-meeting/
Refuge Recovery website
Substance Abuse and Mental Health services
1-800-662-HELP
https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
Suicide prevention hotline
1-800-273-8255
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
Domestic Violence hotline
1-800-799-SAFE
National Human Trafficking hotline
1-888-373-7888
https://humantraffickinghotline.org/
More information about Human Trafficking within the trucking community can be found here:
https://www.lanierlawfirm.com/trucking-and-human-trafficking/
Al-Anon information (support for families)
Follow The Other Side of Hell on all the Socials!
IG: @othersideofhell_recoverypod
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theothersideofhell101
Twitter: @TOSOHellpodcast
Tik Tok: @theothersideofhell
Email us at theothersideofhell@gmail.com
For more information about the show, resources, or merch check out our website at theothersideofhellpodcast.com!
Contact us if you have ideas for a show, are interested in sharing your story, or are struggling in any way. Seriously.
Thanks to all who support the podcast! Remember you are the most important part of the show!
Friday Jan 28, 2022
Friday Jan 28, 2022
As we grow in our sobriety we can be faced with some difficult situations. Oftentimes we can find ourselves needing to separate from certain people, places, and/or things. Depending on what that may be, following through may be easier said than done. BUT on the other side of that often can be a new level of growth. That’s why in this week’s episode we’re asking, is it a breakup or a breakthrough?
This question is inspired by the warstory we have this week from Scott A.K.A. The Hope Dealer who reached out to share his story. Growing up in New York, Scott was always into something growing up. Booze, pills, gambling and partying, it didn’t matter much. Everything he did, he did in excess.
Today Scott spends his time sober, reaching out to others who are homeless, hopeless and addicted and gets them into a treatment center. He’s an amazing figure in the recovery community and we’re glad to know people like Scott are out there in the trenches striving to make a difference.
Thank you for telling your story Scott!
Follow Scott @sdblock69 on IG!
Thanks Hellions!
RESOURCES
Excellent Drugs and Suicide resource from The Recovery Village www.therecoveryvillage.com/drug-addiction/drugs-and-suicide/
If you have questions about how your condition can lead to suicidal thoughts check this out from The Recovery Village www.therecoveryvillage.com/co-occurring-disorders/suicide-hotline/
Alcoholics Anonymous online meetings
Narcotics Anonymous online meetings
Find an Overeaters Anonymous meeting
https://oa.org/find-a-meeting/
Refuge Recovery website
Substance Abuse and Mental Health services
1-800-662-HELP
https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
Suicide prevention hotline
1-800-273-8255
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
Domestic Violence hotline
1-800-799-SAFE
National Human Trafficking hotline
1-888-373-7888
https://humantraffickinghotline.org/
More information about Human Trafficking within the trucking community can be found here:
https://www.lanierlawfirm.com/trucking-and-human-trafficking/
Al-Anon information (support for families)
Follow The Other Side of Hell on all the Socials!
IG: @othersideofhell_recoverypod
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theothersideofhell101
Twitter: @TOSOHellpodcast
Tik Tok: @theothersideofhell
Email us at theothersideofhell@gmail.com
For more information about the show, resources, or merch check out our website at theothersideofhellpodcast.com!
Contact us if you have ideas for a show, are interested in sharing your story, or are struggling in any way. Seriously.
Thanks to all who support the podcast! Remember you are the most important part of the show!
Friday Jan 21, 2022
Friday Jan 21, 2022
Are you new to sobriety? Facing Rehab but unsure what to expect? Well then, we have the episode for you!
In this week’s episode we thought we’d go back a bit and talk about what the rehab experience was like. Why? Because it’s here that most of us are introduced to the world of recovery. Finding yourself in a rehab center can be a VERY lonely and sad feeling. But for a lot of us, this is where we truly were able to begin to believe we could get better. And hope is always a worthy subject.
This topic is brought to us by this week’s warstory from Courtney. Courtney’s relationship with her father had introduced her into the world of addiction long before she would venture there herself. Denial would keep her in many dangerous situations before a moment of clarity following a really bad black out finally had her seeking change. In rehab she was finally forced to face the demons she’d been running from her whole life. Her life today is born from the seed planted from the healing that took place there. She is a true testament of how real change can happen when we get honest with ourselves and do the work.
Thank you Courtney for sharing your story!
Follow Courtney on IG @thesobercourtney
Thanks Hellions!
RESOURCES
Excellent Drugs and Suicide resource from The Recovery Village www.therecoveryvillage.com/drug-addiction/drugs-and-suicide/
If you have questions about how your condition can lead to suicidal thoughts check this out from The Recovery Village www.therecoveryvillage.com/co-occurring-disorders/suicide-hotline/
Alcoholics Anonymous online meetings
Narcotics Anonymous online meetings
Find an Overeaters Anonymous meeting
https://oa.org/find-a-meeting/
Refuge Recovery website
Substance Abuse and Mental Health services
1-800-662-HELP
https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
Suicide prevention hotline
1-800-273-8255
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
Domestic Violence hotline
1-800-799-SAFE
National Human Trafficking hotline
1-888-373-7888
https://humantraffickinghotline.org/
More information about Human Trafficking within the trucking community can be found here:
https://www.lanierlawfirm.com/trucking-and-human-trafficking/
Al-Anon information (support for families)
Follow The Other Side of Hell on all the Socials!
IG: @othersideofhell_recoverypod
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theothersideofhell101
Twitter: @TOSOHellpodcast
Tik Tok: @theothersideofhell
Email us at theothersideofhell@gmail.com
For more information about the show, resources, or merch check out our website at theothersideofhellpodcast.com!
Contact us if you have ideas for a show, are interested in sharing your story, or are struggling in any way. Seriously.
Thanks to all who support the podcast! Remember you are the most important part of the show!
Friday Jan 14, 2022
Friday Jan 14, 2022
Recovery is recovery. It doesn’t matter your brand or your flavor, the result is the same; sobriety and a better quality of life. But why is Alcoholics Anonymous anonymous? And why do some people choose to recover out loud? And what are the pros and cons to both? Good questions. Let’s talk about it.
This week’s topic is inspired by the warstory we received from Mike. Mike is CEO of Inspire 2 Inspire, a non-profit looking to help those who suffer with addiction. With over 60 days clean and a 20 years as a professional addict, Mike chooses to recover out loud so others can see that they can walk through the struggle together. To hear where he has come from and how he chooses to live today is one of the many reasons we’re honored to share his story on our platform.
Keep at it Mike!
Follow mike on instagram @mikefiore118 and check @Inspire2inspire_ on TikTok.
Thanks Hellions!
RESOURCES
Excellent Drugs and Suicide resource from The Recovery Village www.therecoveryvillage.com/drug-addiction/drugs-and-suicide/
If you have questions about how your condition can lead to suicidal thoughts check this out from The Recovery Village www.therecoveryvillage.com/co-occurring-disorders/suicide-hotline/
Alcoholics Anonymous online meetings
Narcotics Anonymous online meetings
Find an Overeaters Anonymous meeting
https://oa.org/find-a-meeting/
Refuge Recovery website
Substance Abuse and Mental Health services
1-800-662-HELP
https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
Suicide prevention hotline
1-800-273-8255
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
Domestic Violence hotline
1-800-799-SAFE
National Human Trafficking hotline
1-888-373-7888
https://humantraffickinghotline.org/
More information about Human Trafficking within the trucking community can be found here:
https://www.lanierlawfirm.com/trucking-and-human-trafficking/
Al-Anon information (support for families)
Follow The Other Side of Hell on all the Socials!
IG: @othersideofhell_recoverypod
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theothersideofhell101
Twitter: @TOSOHellpodcast
Tik Tok: @theothersideofhell
Email us at theothersideofhell@gmail.com
For more information about the show, resources, or merch check out our website at theothersideofhellpodcast.com!
Contact us if you have ideas for a show, are interested in sharing your story, or are struggling in any way. Seriously.
Thanks to all who support the podcast! Remember you are the most important part of the show!
Friday Jan 07, 2022
Friday Jan 07, 2022
Am I truly an alcoholic? Like, for really real? How do I know? And what’s it mean to be a “real alcoholic?” Good questions.
If you drank like we drank you may find yourself with these same questions. Especially if it’s gotten to the point where you have some pretty “real” consequences. Our warstory this week comes from Leslie, who found herself in this exact position.
Always the rebel, Leslie found comfort and acceptance in the bottle. Having a child gave her the courage to leave an abusive relationship but it wasn't until a friend of Bill W's planted a seed that she would have the courage to leave the bottle and surrender to a solution. Hear how she lives her life today compared to what life was like in the bottom of a bottle.
Leslie inspired this week’s topic of “The Real Alcoholic.” The ground floor for many of us is accepting the notion that we are a “real alcoholic.” Come along with us while we talk about what that means.
Thanks Hellians!
RESOURCES
Excellent Drugs and Suicide resource from The Recovery Village www.therecoveryvillage.com/drug-addiction/drugs-and-suicide/
If you have questions about how your condition can lead to suicidal thoughts check this out from The Recovery Village www.therecoveryvillage.com/co-occurring-disorders/suicide-hotline/
Alcoholics Anonymous online meetings
Narcotics Anonymous online meetings
Find an Overeaters Anonymous meeting
https://oa.org/find-a-meeting/
Refuge Recovery website
Substance Abuse and Mental Health services
1-800-662-HELP
https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
Suicide prevention hotline
1-800-273-8255
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
Domestic Violence hotline
1-800-799-SAFE
National Human Trafficking hotline
1-888-373-7888
https://humantraffickinghotline.org/
Al-Anon information (support for families)
Follow The Other Side of Hell on all the Socials!
IG: @othersideofhell_recoverypod
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theothersideofhell101
Twitter: @TOSOHellpodcast
Tik Tok: @theothersideofhell
Email us at theothersideofhell@gmail.com
For more information about the show, resources, or merch check out our website at theothersideofhellpodcast.com!
Contact us if you have ideas for a show, are interested in sharing your story, or are struggling in any way. Seriously.
Thanks to all who support the podcast! Remember you are the most important part of the show!
Friday Dec 31, 2021
Friday Dec 31, 2021
This Holiday Season we're taking a small break to spend time with our families but we want to share one of the most special events we were able to attend this year with you. In August we went to LA to attend a sober skate fundraiser for Valor Rising, a non-profit dedicated to helping addicts get off the streets and into a program where they can begin healing. We made our way through the crowd and asked some very pointed questions. Needless to say, in true alcoholic form, we got answers of all types. Check it out at the link below and be sure to like and subscribe if you haven't already!
Have a safe and sober New Years!
Friday Dec 24, 2021
Friday Dec 24, 2021
Let go and let God. You heard this one? Yeah? So what does it mean? And how is it done? And why? What’s the benefit?
When most of us our beat into enough submission to finally be open to a sober lifestyle, we quickly find out that life run on our will just doesn’t work. In a 12 step program, we learn to depend on our own concept of a higher power and turn our will over. Let go and let God is a reminder that there is a god, and we’re not it. He/it will allow life to unfold according to a plan outside of our control. Today, we’re most grateful for that.
This topic comes from this week’s warstory from Dave. Dave grew up in NY and watched alcoholism first hand with his parents. Though he swore he’d never go that route, when he did, its fair to say the lifestyle got away from him. After enough consequences he found himself in the rooms of AA. It was there that he learned the concept of letting go and letting God. His life today is full of service and giving back in a way that he was never able before.
Follow Dave at @nydave564 on IG!
Thanks Hellians!
RESOURCES
Excellent Drugs and Suicide resource from The Recovery Village www.therecoveryvillage.com/drug-addiction/drugs-and-suicide/
If you have questions about how your condition can lead to suicidal thoughts check this out from The Recovery Village www.therecoveryvillage.com/co-occurring-disorders/suicide-hotline/
Alcoholics Anonymous online meetings
Narcotics Anonymous online meetings
Find an Overeaters Anonymous meeting
https://oa.org/find-a-meeting/
Refuge Recovery website
Substance Abuse and Mental Health services
1-800-662-HELP
https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
Suicide prevention hotline
1-800-273-8255
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
Domestic Violence hotline
1-800-799-SAFE
National Human Trafficking hotline
1-888-373-7888
https://humantraffickinghotline.org/
Al-Anon information (support for families)
Follow The Other Side of Hell on all the Socials!
IG: @othersideofhell_recoverypod
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theothersideofhell101
Twitter: @TOSOHellpodcast
Tik Tok: @theothersideofhell
Email us at theothersideofhell@gmail.com
For more information about the show, resources, or merch check out our website at theothersideofhellpodcast.com!
Contact us if you have ideas for a show, are interested in sharing your story, or are struggling in any way. Seriously.
Thanks to all who support the podcast! Remember you are the most important part of the show!