Positive Sobriety Podcast

Episode 122 -- Testing Honesty in Disclosure with John Sternfels

Would the use of a polygraph help a couple reestablish trust after an intimate betrayal?  Nate and David talks with John Sternfels, LPC, NCC, CSAT, the founder of Northpoint Counseling and author of “A Partners Guide to Truth and Healing.” 

For more information check out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da6jyex_VYY

Contact: john@northpoint-counseling.com

Episode 121 -- Navigating Recovery with Jake LeClair

If recovery is a journey, doesn't it make sense to hire a guide?  In this week's episode, Nate and David talk with Jake LeClair, a recovery navigator and founder of the Emerge Center for Addiction Recovery.

Episode 120 -- Custom Recovery for Unique Situations

David talks with Eric Peyton and Carey Crist of In Vivo, a professional practice that provides everything from treatment planning and interventions to sober transport, aftercare sober companionship, and recovery coaching.

 

 

Episode 119 -- Proactive Recovery with Serge Prengel

David and Nate chat with Serge Prengel, the author of The Proactive Twelve Steps for Mindful Recovery.

Episode 118 -- Recovery, Money, and Self-Love with Dr. Martin Cowart

Issues around money are always about self-love, says Martin Cowart, a prosperity mindset coach for GBTQ men.  In this conversation with David Hampton, Martin describes his own recovery journey and explains the 12-step basis of his financial coaching practice.

For more information about Dr. Cowart and his practice, go to https://www.financialheartspace.com

Episode 117 -- The History of Addiction with Dr.Carl Erik Fisher

How have people living at other times or in other places understood compulsive behavior? How does our modern, western understanding of addiction shape our treatment or mistreatment of addicts.  Carl Erik Fisher, M.D., author of the groundbreaking new book The Urge: Our History of Addiction, addresses these and other questions a fascinating conversation with David and Nate.

Dr. Fisher is an addiction physician and bioethicist. He is an assistant professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University’s Division of Law, Ethics, and Psychiatry. He also maintains a private psychiatry practice focused on addiction.  His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Nautilus, Slate, and Scientific American MIND. He also is the host of the Flourishing After Addiction podcast, a deep-dive interview series exploring addiction and recovery. He lives between Brooklyn, New York, and Lisbon, Portugal, with his partner and son.

 

The best link is to my website: 

www.carlerikfisher.com/book

 

my own podcast is: https://www.carlerikfisher.com/flourishing

 

And here is an updated bio:

Carl Erik Fisher is an addiction physician and bioethicist. He is an assistant professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University’s Division of Law, Ethics, and Psychiatry. He also maintains a private psychiatry practice focused on addiction. He is the author of the nonfiction book The Urge: Our History of Addiction, published by Penguin Press in January 2022. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Nautilus, Slate, and Scientific American MIND. He also is the host of the Flourishing After Addiction podcast, a deep-dive interview series exploring addiction and recovery. He lives between Brooklyn, New York, and Lisbon, Portugal, with his partner and son.

 

https://www.carlerikfisher.com

Episode 116 -- Treating Addiction in the Military, with Dr. Carol Cherich

A conversation with Dr. Carol Cherich, PhD, a therapist specializing in the treatment of stress-related disorders in active military members, veterans, and their families.

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Episode 115 -- Staying Sober by Serving, with Shireen Janti

An inspiring conversation with Shireen Janti, Sr. Director of Health & Human Services for MusicCares, a benevolent arm of the Grammys.

Episode 114 - Why Can’t Church Be More Like an AA Meeting? with Stephen Haynes

In this episode, Stephen Haynes, Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Liberal Arts in Prison Program at Rhodes College in Memphis and Theologian-in-Residence at Idlewild Presbyterian Church, talks about the enrichment and challenges that recovery can bring to the Christian church.

Episode 113 – Don’t F*#king Kill Yourself, with Jeff Romig

Suicide ideation is no laughing matter, but you'll be glad you listened in on this conversation with survivor Jeff Romig, author of "Don't F*#king Kill Yourself."