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#56: Today we welcome Joie (she/her) to the show. Joie is a queer, sober, activist and advocate that works to normalize folks in the world that are often times "othered." She uses her own lived experiences to help give voice to those that sometimes don't know how, or aren't given the chance to speak up and speak out against the inequalities that permeate our culture today.
When describing her recovery journey, she said it is just that: a journey, an exploration, an adventure, and a roller coaster. Every time she discovers something new about herself, she uncovers a new way that it applies to her recovery and a new way to live authentically. Tune into the episode to hear more of our discussion on:
- The importance of not just speaking, but actively listening, and how we can cultivate a space where that person feels comfortable and heard
- The turning point in her recovery when she started allowing herself to live authentically and confront years of internalized transphobia
- Realizing there is no one specific identity that defines her
- How Joie's transition with her gender identity unlocked something in her recovery that she had been missing the whole time
- The significance in being able to see yourself in recovery spaces and see people in the community who look like you and who share similar lived experiences. By just being present in the space, Joie helps to welcome other folks in.
- How can we in practice create a safe space? An how do we create an inclusive space for folks who aren't even in the room yet?
- Replacing shame and stigma with love: that is when the real magic and change happens
- Non-linear recovery, and why Joie doesn't often share her sobriety date, because we have to take it one day at a time
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If you or a loved one is experiencing a mental health or substance use related crisis, the following resources can provide immediate help.*

If you are experiencing a medical or mental health emergency, please dial 911.

• Dial 988 for the SAMSHA Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Available 24/7
• Text “HOME” to 741-741 for the NAMI Crisis Text Line. Available 24/7.
• Dial 1-800-622-2255 to connect with a nearby treatment center & community resources through the NCADD Hope Line. Available 24/7.
• Call or text 1-844-326-5400 for The GSCA CARES Warm Line. Answered by Certified Addiction Recovery Empowerment Specialists with lived experience of Substance Use Recovery. Available any day of the year, 8:30am-11pm EST

*Note: The resources listed are provided for informational purposes only. This list is not comprehensive and does not constitute an endorsement by The Phoenix or the Rise Recover Live Podcast.
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#94: Angie Chaplin (she/her) is a speaker, consultant, and the Founder of Mindful Leadership, an organizational culture and leadership development business. For Angie, the journey to freedom from alcohol has empowered her to be exactly who she is and do the things that bring her joy. Hear from Angie as she discusses leadership, discovering core values, and more including:

• Her recovery journey thus far, and how she employs her own practice of self-leadership, reflection, and mindfulness.
• Why leaders are made, not born.
• The disconnect when we don't know our core values, and how we can discover them.
• How she takes care of herself and protects her energy so she can be social and connect with other folks.

Learn more about Angie by visiting her website https://www.angiechaplin.com. You can also find her on LinkedIn and Instagram @angie_chaplin and @_mindful_leadership_.

Check out Brave Leadership at braveleadership.org and cfneia.org/giving/find-a-fund/874. Learn more on Instagram @_brave_leadership_ and Facebook.
Online resources mentioned in the show:
https://brenebrown.com/resources/dare-to-lead-list-of-values/

https://brenebrown.com/resources/living-into-our-values/

https://jamesclear.com/core-values

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If you or a loved one is experiencing a mental health or substance use related crisis, the following resources can provide immediate help.*
If you are experiencing a medical/mental health emergency, dial 911.

• Dial 988 for the SAMSHA Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Available 24/7
• Text “HOME” to 741-741 for the NAMI Crisis Text Line. Available 24/7
• Dial 1-800-622-2255 to connect with a nearby treatment center & community resources through NCADD Hope Line. Available 24/7
• Call/text 1-844-326-5400 for The GSCA CARES Warm Line. Answered by Certified Addiction Recovery Empowerment Specialists with lived experience of SUD. Available any day of the year, 8:30am-11pm EST

*Note: The resources listed are provided for informational purposes only. This list is not comprehensive and does not constitute an endorsement by The Phoenix or the Rise Recover Live Podcast.

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Learn more about The Phoenix, sign up for classes, or become a volunteer at https://thephoenix.org/ .
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#75: We are back this week with a very special episode... our first LIVE recording! For this episode, we recorded in real time in front of an audience on Zoom. Liz and Bryce had the incredible opportunity to let the conversation be guided by our amazing Phoenix virtual community. Out of this came a beautiful discussion surrounding mental health, recovery stories, and a conversation about the seasons of life. Thank you so much to all that joined live, and thank you to all of you that are tuning into the recording. Check out this episode to hear more of the conversation, including:
- Liz's experience with anxiety, and how now as she's gotten further into recovery she feels safe to feel these emotions and employ the tools she's cultivated over the years.
- Tips from our audience on how they deal with anxiety.
- Hardware versus software: continuing to allow for humility and learning in recovery.
- Reflecting on the growth of the podcast, and allowing for change, like different types of podcast episodes, and live recordings at music festivals.
- The gift of hindsight, and how when we don't have hindsight yet, we can look to the folks in our community for examples and see what they've learned.
- Allowing for ourselves to bloom, because "you wouldn't take a sledgehammer to a rose."
- Liz and Bryce's answers to the question they ask guests at the end of every episode.
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If you or a loved one is experiencing a mental health or substance use related crisis, the following resources can provide immediate help.*
If you are experiencing a medical/mental health emergency, dial 911.

• Dial 988 for the SAMSHA Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Available 24/7
• Text “HOME” to 741-741 for the NAMI Crisis Text Line. Available 24/7
• Dial 1-800-622-2255 to connect with a nearby treatment center & community resources through NCADD Hope Line. Available 24/7
• Call/text 1-844-326-5400 for The GSCA CARES Warm Line. Answered by Certified Addiction Recovery Empowerment Specialists with lived experience of SUD. Available any day of the year, 8:30am-11pm EST

*Note: The resources listed are provided for informational purposes only. This list is not comprehensive and does not constitute an endorsement by The Phoenix or the Rise Recover Live Podcast.
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Learn more about The Phoenix, sign up for classes, or become a volunteer at https://thephoenix.org/ .
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#74: When we asked Shane Berber to define recovery he responded: “It’s this, it’s Phoenix, family, new friends, a community, being part of something bigger... and having something bigger.” As the Community Engagement Coordinator for The Phoenix in Austin, Texas, recovery for Shane is his professional and personal life, and it’s a blessing everyday. After falling in love with gambling as a kid, Shane recounts his experience living with a compulsive gambling addiction and the scary course it led him down. Now, Shane alongside his mother leads a meeting for parents of compulsive gamblers. Tune into the episode to learn more about Shane and his recovery journey, including:

• What happens "when the drug is money," and how gambling was the substance that catalyzed his addiction.
• The events of June 10th, 2020, and the fateful conversation with his dad and his wife that led Shane to choose going to a treatment center over prison.
• How in a gambling-specific treatment center Shane fell in love with recovery, as it was the first time he could relate to every single person in the room.
• How after treatment, he started to love life again and enjoy the things he used to enjoy.
• The moment when someone looked him in the eyes, and Shane realized he didn’t feel judged anymore, and he felt proud of who he was for the first time in a long time.
• How slivers of hope are oxygen, especially because the journey is never pretty or linear.
• Regaining his family’s trust, and how it was actions, not intentions, that really mattered to his family.
• How The Phoenix in Austin was created, and his family’s role in making it happen.
• His message to folks: try to love without enabling. There is hope.

Check out gamblersinrecovery.com.
If you would like to reach out to Shane, send him an email at [email protected] .
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If you or a loved one is experiencing a mental health or substance use related crisis, the following resources can provide immediate help.*
If you are experiencing a medical/mental health emergency, dial 911.

• Dial 988 for the SAMSHA Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Available 24/7
• Text “HOME” to 741-741 for the NAMI Crisis Text Line. Available 24/7
• Dial 1-800-622-2255 to connect with a nearby treatment center & community resources through NCADD Hope Line. Available 24/7
• Call/text 1-844-326-5400 for The GSCA CARES Warm Line. Answered by Certified Addiction Recovery Empowerment Specialists with lived experience of SUD. Available any day of the year, 8:30am-11pm EST

*Note: The resources listed are provided for informational purposes only. This list is not comprehensive and does not constitute an endorsement by The Phoenix or the Rise Recover Live Podcast.
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Join the Phoenix community & sign up for classes with a single click by downloading The NewForm app! In the app, you can connect with Liz, Bryce and other listeners in The Rise Recover Live Podcast Group. Let us know what you thought about today's episode, and what you'd like to hear in future shows! We can't wait to chat with you there.

Learn more about The Phoenix, sign up for classes, or become a volunteer at https://thephoenix.org/ .
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#32: This week on Rise, Recover, Live, Liz and Bryce The Third welcome back Scott Strode, Founder and Executive Director of The Phoenix, for a long-awaited conversation.

Since his last appearance on the show, a lot has changed—most notably, Scott has written and published his first book. In Rise. Recover. Thrive. he opens up about the cathartic, sometimes scary, and emotional process of translating his personal journey into recovery onto paper, while spotlighting the work of The Phoenix movement.

Through the writing process, Scott reflects on what makes The Movement so powerful: the belief that those seen as "the problem" in society are actually the solution. By focusing on the strength in people and treating folks with dignity, we can all thrive and even reach back a hand to help those behind us.

Now, nearly two decades since founding The Phoenix, Scott seeks to memorialize the ethos of this work. Even if The Phoenix isn't the one to ultimately transform how our society approaches addiction, the ideas can inform those who come after, aiding them in carrying the movement even further.

Tune in to hear Scott's wisdom as we discuss what first inspired him to start this work, how that motivation has changed, and why thriving—no matter how distant it may seem—remains the goal, and much more.

Learn more about Scott at www.scottstrode.com, and find his book at www.scottstrode.com/book or wherever books are sold.

Visit www.newform.org to discover the app that connects you with community, wellbeing and recovery organizations, and thousands of recovery events. And be sure to check out thephoenix.org to learn more about the movement and its ethos.

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If you or a loved one is experiencing a mental health or substance use related crisis, the following resources can provide immediate help.*
If you are experiencing a medical or mental health emergency, please dial 911.
- Dial 988 for the SAMSHA Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Available 24/7
- Text “HOME” to 741-741 for the NAMI Crisis Text Line. Available 24/7.
- Dial 1-800-622-2255 to connect with a nearby treatment center & community resources through the NCADD Hope Line. Available 24/7.
- Call or text 1-844-326-5400 for The GSCA CARES Warm Line. Answered by Certified Addiction Recovery Empowerment Specialists with lived experience of Substance Use Recovery. Available any day of the year, 8:30am-11pm EST

*Note: The resources listed are provided for informational purposes only. This list is not comprehensive and does not constitute an endorsement from The Phoenix

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Join the Phoenix community & sign up for classes with a single click by downloading The NewForm app! In the app, you can connect with Liz, Bryce and other listeners in The Rise Recover Live Podcast Group. Let us know what you thought about today's episode, and what you'd like to hear in future shows! We can't wait to chat with you there.

Learn more about The Phoenix, sign up for classes, or become a volunteer at https://thephoenix.org/ .
Find us on Instagram at @riserecoverlive