The Dumb Stuff You'll Hear in Recovery
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04/04/22 • 55 min
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Matt & Sam talk about the dumb, and sometimes dangerous advice we hear people give others in recovery.
- What is the most difficult type of intervention they do?
- Why does Sam have better taste in music than Matt?
- Are "triggers" real?
- Is real recovery as much of a struggle as some say it is?
- What's the difference with today's marijuana and the stuff we used to smoke?
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyVSuI6JyOs&t=50s
To reach the hosts with questions for the podcast please contact them at [email protected]
To learn more about their individual intervention companies please visit:
Matt: FreedomInterventions.com
Sam: BroadHighwayRecovery.com
Join us Every Thursday Night at 8:00 EST/5:00PST for a FREE family support group. Register at the following link to get the zoom information sent to you: Family Support Meeting
About our sponsor(s):
Intervention on Call is on online platform that allows families and support systems to get immediate coaching and direction from a professional interventionist. While a professional intervention can be a powerful experience for change, not every family needs a professionally led intervention. For families who either don't need or can't afford a professional intervention, we can help. Hour sessions are $150.
Therapy is a very important way to take care of your mental health. This can happen from the comfort of your own home or office. If you need therapy and want to get a discount on your first month of services please try Better Help.
If you want to know more about the host's private practice please visit:
Matt Brown: Freedom Interventions
Follow the host on TikTok
Matt: @mattbrowninterventionist
If you have a question that we can answer on the show, please email us at [email protected]
We want to hear from you! Send us a question or comment.
Matt & Sam talk about the dumb, and sometimes dangerous advice we hear people give others in recovery.
- What is the most difficult type of intervention they do?
- Why does Sam have better taste in music than Matt?
- Are "triggers" real?
- Is real recovery as much of a struggle as some say it is?
- What's the difference with today's marijuana and the stuff we used to smoke?
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyVSuI6JyOs&t=50s
To reach the hosts with questions for the podcast please contact them at [email protected]
To learn more about their individual intervention companies please visit:
Matt: FreedomInterventions.com
Sam: BroadHighwayRecovery.com
Join us Every Thursday Night at 8:00 EST/5:00PST for a FREE family support group. Register at the following link to get the zoom information sent to you: Family Support Meeting
About our sponsor(s):
Intervention on Call is on online platform that allows families and support systems to get immediate coaching and direction from a professional interventionist. While a professional intervention can be a powerful experience for change, not every family needs a professionally led intervention. For families who either don't need or can't afford a professional intervention, we can help. Hour sessions are $150.
Therapy is a very important way to take care of your mental health. This can happen from the comfort of your own home or office. If you need therapy and want to get a discount on your first month of services please try Better Help.
If you want to know more about the host's private practice please visit:
Matt Brown: Freedom Interventions
Follow the host on TikTok
Matt: @mattbrowninterventionist
If you have a question that we can answer on the show, please email us at [email protected]
Previous Episode
Codependency: Ultimatums vs Boundaries
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Matt & Sam discuss the problem of codependency.
- March Madness and college gambling
- The difference between ultimatums and boundaries
- Alexa likes to interrupt
- Matt plunges to the depths of codependency to rescue Sam and then has a miraculous recovery
- We learn that Sam has a raccoon problem at his home.
To reach the hosts with questions for the show, please email them at [email protected].
To learn more about their individual intervention companies please visit:
Matt: FreedomInterventions.com
Sam: BroadHighwayRecovery.com
Join us Every Thursday Night at 8:00 EST/5:00PST for a FREE family support group. Register at the following link to get the zoom information sent to you: Family Support Meeting
About our sponsor(s):
Intervention on Call is on online platform that allows families and support systems to get immediate coaching and direction from a professional interventionist. While a professional intervention can be a powerful experience for change, not every family needs a professionally led intervention. For families who either don't need or can't afford a professional intervention, we can help. Hour sessions are $150.
Therapy is a very important way to take care of your mental health. This can happen from the comfort of your own home or office. If you need therapy and want to get a discount on your first month of services please try Better Help.
If you want to know more about the host's private practice please visit:
Matt Brown: Freedom Interventions
Follow the host on TikTok
Matt: @mattbrowninterventionist
If you have a question that we can answer on the show, please email us at [email protected]
Next Episode
Intervening in a Dysfunctional Family System
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Matt & Sam Discuss the most commonly encountered dysfunctional issues within family systems that can complicate the intervention process.
- How to spot an "all-star" treatment program and the people that work there.
- How do we deal with divorced families who have parents or step-parents who are angry at each other?
- How do we work with families where one or more person at the intervention has an addiction of their own?
- How do we deal with families where a parent or other family member has a history of abuse with the addicted individual?
- The "Leave it to Beaver" family has never really existed.
- How do they help families where other siblings harbor legitimate resentment and anger towards their addicted brother or sister?
- Are you willing to come on the podcast with us and discuss your family's issues and let us try to help you?
To reach the hosts with questions for the podcast please contact them at [email protected]
To learn more about their individual intervention companies please visit:
Matt: FreedomInterventions.com
Sam: BroadHighwayRecovery.com
Join us Every Thursday Night at 8:00 EST/5:00PST for a FREE family support group. Register at the following link to get the zoom information sent to you: Family Support Meeting
About our sponsor(s):
Intervention on Call is on online platform that allows families and support systems to get immediate coaching and direction from a professional interventionist. While a professional intervention can be a powerful experience for change, not every family needs a professionally led intervention. For families who either don't need or can't afford a professional intervention, we can help. Hour sessions are $150.
Therapy is a very important way to take care of your mental health. This can happen from the comfort of your own home or office. If you need therapy and want to get a discount on your first month of services please try Better Help.
If you want to know more about the host's private practice please visit:
Matt Brown: Freedom Interventions
Follow the host on TikTok
Matt: @mattbrowninterventionist
If you have a question that we can answer on the show, please email us at [email protected]
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