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Jessica Buch: An International Model in Recovery Comes Out as Intersex to Support Others Who Live in Secrecy
The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast
06/23/20 • 63 min
Jessica Buch is a model, student, volunteer and advocate, and she is also in recovery. She has been the face of Pantene, Covergirl and more. Jessica is currently an undergrad student studying pre-med at Santa Monica College, and she is planning on transferring to UCLA in 2021.
She recently came out publicly as Intersex, and she is now an Intersex advocate. Diagnosed with CAIS (Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome) at a young age, Jessica’s life and upbringing relative to her body looked very different from the other kids around her, and she was taught to hide her condition for most of her life.
Jessica spends her time studying, hanging out with her dogs, boyfriend, and friends, as well as volunteering with Bless It Bag, and staying active through hiking, pilates, and yoga.
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Resources Mentioned:
- What is Intersex?
- CAIS (Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome)
- Contact Jessica Buch on Instagram here
- InterACT - Advocates for Intersex Youth
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06/23/20 • 63 min
"The Story of the Struggle" - A Behind-the-Scenes Look At Haven Dance Company's Powerful Video on Addiction
The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast
06/18/20 • 44 min
Many of you may know that our very own Producer, Christiana Kimmich, is the Founder and Director of Haven Dance Company based in Orange County, CA. She and the company have been working to produce and release a dance concept video telling the story of the deep pain and struggle felt by someone stuck in the grips of addiction, and they've finally released that video this week.
Join Ashley as she interviews Christiana on the background, conceptualization and behind-the-scenes of this powerful and emotional video. Click on the links below to follow Haven Dance Company and to view the video!!
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Resources Mentioned:
- Watch "The Story of the Struggle" on YouTube
- NOTICE: Trigger warnings in video - artistic, non-literal depictions of drug use and references to substances by name. Content is suggested for mature audiences only.
- Haven Dance Company's website
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06/18/20 • 44 min
*Special Episode* Recovering from Addiction and a Segregated Childhood: Andre Roberts Beautifully Conveys Being a Black Man in Today's America
The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast
06/16/20 • 115 min
Note: the man on the left side of the episode artwork photo is Andre's Great Great Grandfather, Everett. Andre asked us to place their photos side-by-side for his episode, as learning about Everett was a very special milestone for him in knowing his family history. Andre not only has this picture of Everett, but also has a bill of sale for Everett from when he was a slave.
Andre Roberts is a Personal Trainer and Tennis Instructor who currently resides in Beverly Hills, CA. He was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and was raised in a single parent household with his two siblings.
He experienced ongoing trauma as a child, including sexual assault, verbal and physical abuse, and intense prejudice and racism. Andre’s experiences later served as fuel to his alcoholism and drug use as he entered high school, and later, adulthood. We are so thankful that Andre agreed to come on this podcast and not only share his story of recovery from drugs and alcohol, but also his life experiences as a black man in today's America, and how that has shaped him. As you'll hear in his story, Andre believes in the power of connecting with one person to set in motion a change for good.
Andre is about to celebrate having 8 years of sobriety, and is engaged to a beautiful woman, Patty, who inspires him every day. We were SO inspired by our conversation with Andre, and we know you will be too! He is such an incredible human being, and we believe you'll walk away from this interview with more knowledge, along with feeling inspired to "find your lane" and go "all gas, no brakes" as Andre says into creating change within yourself and around you! :)
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06/16/20 • 115 min
Regarding Our 2-Week Pause - a message from Ashley Loeb Blassingame
The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast
06/14/20 • 2 min
For the past 2 weeks, we have paused The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast to show support and give respect to the #BlackLivesMatter Movement. We also wanted to take some time to reevaluate who our next guests would be, and we are happy to announce that our remaining guests interviews for June will be aligned with either the BLM or LGBTQ communities.
We look forward to using our platform to help educate ourselves and others, and to spread awareness on these very important topics, along with showing how they align with recovery. Stay tuned for our first episode back this Tuesday with an INCREDIBLE guest - Andre Roberts!
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06/14/20 • 2 min
52: After the Episode - (follow up to Alyssa & Ben's stories) - with Ashley & Christiana
The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast
05/28/20 • 81 min
It's another After the Episode coming at you every other Thursday! Don't have time to listen to every guest episode on Tuesdays? Enjoy learning more about specific topics? Do you also like to laugh? Then these episodes are for you too!
This week, Ashley and Christiana review and cover topics from Episode #50 (Alyssa Rocco), and Episode #51 (Ben Moroski). Tune in to hear their usual antics (including some quarantine cabin fever) along with a deep dive into some important themes and aspects covered in each of these episodes!
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Resources Mentioned:
- "The Californians" from Saturday Night Live
- Marina Loeb's post on Instagram on "Grief" from her series "What is Life"
- Marina's website to her amazing art
- Ben's Facebook Live reading of his play, This Vicious Minute
- Recommended readings on the topic of self-injury from Ben:
- Recovery Paperie on Etsy
- MocktailClub.com
- Bahan McDermott's AWESOME episodes!!
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05/28/20 • 81 min
51: Ben Moroski: An Intimate Look Into Self-Injury and Unraveling the Stigma Behind It
The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast
05/26/20 • 98 min
Ben Moroski is an L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award-nominated writer and actor. His plays have garnered numerous Los Angeles theatre awards and nominations. His first L.A.-produced play, This Vicious Minute, recounted his years-long battle with self-injury after being raised in a cult. Upcoming acting roles include the forthcoming short films Admitted and Discharge (which he also wrote and produced), both of which shed light on the current state of the American mental health care system and the vulnerable people it affects.
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Resources Mentioned:
- Ben's Facebook Live reading of his play, This Vicious Minute
- Recommended readings on the topic of self-injury from Ben:
- Connect with Ben
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05/26/20 • 98 min
50: Alyssa Rocco: The Undertaker's Daughter Whose Journey Taught Her How to Live
The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast
05/19/20 • 77 min
Alyssa Rocco is on a mission to create positive change in the world. Along with living her recovery from alcoholism and an eating disorder, she is currently a Senior Life Coach at Handel Group, which she discovered seven years ago after finding a deep desire to change her career. After one session with a coach at Handel Group, she quickly discovered what was missing - she wasn't living true to her own dreams; she wasn’t happy, and she didn’t know how to become happy.
This realization inspired a journey: Alyssa changed careers and became a coach. She learned how to date honestly, transformed the dynamic in her family, navigated addiction, and confronted how to create and maintain great relationships in her life. Her analytical mindset and process-oriented nature led to her work in the Media Division, and most recently, to build, test, and launch Inner.U, Handel Group’s first digital course.
Alyssa grew up in Boston and she received her Bachelor’s degree in communication, film and technical writing from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and her Master’s degree in Organizational Psychology from the Massachusetts School of Psychology. She is certified in process improvement techniques and six sigma practices. She is also a dancer and practices 5 Rhythms dance.
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Resources Mentioned:
- Get Started with your COURAGETOCHANGE75 coupon here at InnerU.Coach
- Talk to a human and see if Handel Group coaching options are right for you
- Handel Group Social Media
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- Lionrock Facebook | Lionrock Instagram
- Questions, comments or feedback? Email us at [email protected]
05/19/20 • 77 min
49: After the Episode - (follow up to Amy & Jay's stories) - with Ashley & Christiana
The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast
05/14/20 • 64 min
It's another After the Episode coming at you every other Thursday! Don't have time to listen to every guest episode on Tuesdays? Enjoy learning more about specific topics? Do you also like to laugh? Then these episodes are for you too!
This week, Ashley and Christiana review and cover topics from Episode #47 (Amy Dresner), and Episode #48 (Jay Shifman). Tune in to hear their usual antics (including some quarantine cabin fever) along with a deep dive into some important themes and aspects covered in each of these episodes!
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Resources Mentioned:
- Free Online COVID-19 Anxiety Support Meetings
- NOTE: To access other Free Online AA & Support Group meetings, scroll down the page in the COVID-19 link above
- Sex Addiction Resources:
- What is sex addiction? This article on Healthline.com is where Ashley read the definition and symptoms in the podcast
- Comedians
- “Take Your Pills” Netflix Special - the effects that pills are having on kids in school
- Sir Ken Robinson - Creative Schools
- Article - “The Drugging of the American Boy”
- "The Pharmacist" Netflix Documentary
- The Courage to Change COVID Hopecast!
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05/14/20 • 64 min
48: Jay Shifman: ADHD, Prescription Pills and the Willful Drugging of a Generation
The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast
05/12/20 • 122 min
Jay Shifman is passionate about issues of Addiction and Mental Health. A Speaker, Writer, Consultant, Coach and Advocate, Jay lives intentionally around seeing the realization of his dream; to end the stigma around issues of Addiction and Mental Health. Jay works with individuals and organizations to make real change in how they approach, act on and talk about Mental health and Addiction. A graduate of Northern Kentucky University, Jay is ten years in recovery and lives with his wife, Lauren, and their dog, Nell, on Daniel Island, South Carolina. You can learn more at his website, www.JayShifman.com.
Jay is currently writing a book, Profiles in Change, that focuses on the untold stories of people doing new, unique and interesting work aimed at the issues of the Addiction and Mental Health epidemic we currently find ourselves in that grew out of his tri-weekly posts on LinkedIn and my website.
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Resources Mentioned:
- The article Ashley mentions - "The Drugging of the American Boy"
- The book Ashley mentions - Creative Schools
- National Suicide Prevention Hotline - (800) 273-8255
- Jay's podcast - "Choose Your Struggle"
- Contact Jay:
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05/12/20 • 122 min
53: The Co-Founders of Lionrock Discuss Life, Entrepreneurship and Their Impressive and Chaotic Journey to Bring Lionrock to Existence
The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast
06/30/20 • 77 min
Today’s episode is very special, as Ashley gets to interview the other two Co-Founders of Lionrock Recovery - Iain Crabb and Peter Loeb.
You may remember Peter from Season 1, Episode 8 where he and Ashley shared their journey together as father and daughter through Ashley's struggles in addiction. When discussing other special episodes to produce, we thought it would be fun to do an episode that talks about another story of trials to triumph - the story of Lionrock Recovery!
Tune in as Ashley, Iain and Peter laugh (and almost cry) about the difficulties of being entrepreneurs, starting and building a company that is years ahead of its time, and reminisce about some of the greatest moments we’ve had together through this journey.
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- Questions, comments or feedback? Email us at [email protected]
06/30/20 • 77 min
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How many episodes does The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast have?
The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast currently has 292 episodes available.
What topics does The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast cover?
The podcast is about Health & Fitness, Alcohol, Ptsd, Mental Health, Sobriety, Podcasts, Inspiration, Self-Improvement, Education, Trauma, Recovery, Alcoholism and Drugs.
What is the most popular episode on The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast?
The episode title 'Jessica Buch: An International Model in Recovery Comes Out as Intersex to Support Others Who Live in Secrecy' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast?
The average episode length on The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast is 64 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast released?
Episodes of The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast are typically released every 5 days.
When was the first episode of The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast?
The first episode of The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast was released on Feb 28, 2019.
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