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Hard Knox Talks: Your Addiction Podcast Daniel Unmanageable

    • Health & Fitness
    • 4.9 • 48 Ratings

Inspiring sobriety stories and real talk about all things substance use. Stay up to date on upcoming streams, get on our email list, shop our store, and more at www.hardknoxtalks.com

    From Meth and Demons to Kundalini Awakening, Yoga Instructor, Alicia Iwanchuk shares her story.

    From Meth and Demons to Kundalini Awakening, Yoga Instructor, Alicia Iwanchuk shares her story.

    Send us a Text Message.Alicia Iwanchuk is a Yoga instructor in recovery from Crystal Meth and Alcohol here in Saskatoon, SK.After 4 years of using crystal meth, Alicia was confronted by her own inner dialogueIn time, this inner dialogue coupled with her becoming a mother gave her the strength to look deeper and seek healing though Kundalini Yoga, Somatic Experiencing, and the willingness to help others. Today she is the owner of Intentions Yoga and spends much of her free time working with ot...

    • 54 min
    Mike Bouvier talks about his alcoholism and crack addiction, suicide attempt, amends, and recovery.

    Mike Bouvier talks about his alcoholism and crack addiction, suicide attempt, amends, and recovery.

    Send us a Text Message.Mike grew up in Ile-à-La Crosse Saskatchewan. Growing up around disfunction and violence, he did his best to stay away from it but got lost in alcohol and crack addiction anyways. In this episode he talked to me about how he got into addiction, why he decided to try recovery, and how he maintains his recovery today. This episode is funded in part by the SK-NEIHR Network. Learn more herehttps://research-groups.usask.ca/sk-neihr/index.php✅ Check out EHN Canada https://www...

    • 39 min
    Advisor to the President of MN-S Brennan Merasty shares his story of overcoming crack addiction and childhood trauma.

    Advisor to the President of MN-S Brennan Merasty shares his story of overcoming crack addiction and childhood trauma.

    Send us a Text Message.Advisor to the President of Metis Nation Saskatchewan, Brennan Merasty Joined me on the podcast to tell us about his journey through trauma and addiction. Despite his crack addiction and alcoholism, Brennan managed to build a meaningful political career in Northern Saskatchewan. In the end, he found himself sitting alone in a garage, using to die, but it wasn’t working. After losing his job, his home, his family, He leaned on his support system, and found his way ...

    • 59 min
    Tj Sheehan talks to us about how he went from the oil patch, to gangster, to role model in recovery.

    Tj Sheehan talks to us about how he went from the oil patch, to gangster, to role model in recovery.

    Send us a Text Message.Tj got into the oil patch very young, the lifestyle was fast paced but when therecession of 08 hit he needed to find another way to make ends meet.He got in deep, Cocaine addiction, Alcoholism, and when he saw no other way out, he attempted to take his own like, but the universe had other plans. So, he ended up in an AA meeting.In this episode Donna and I talked to Tj about what it was like for him going into the oil patch at 16 years old, how Cocaine addiction, Alcohol...

    • 59 min
    Sapha Habibi talked to us about how LSD and Ayahuasca helped him step away from addiction and suicidal ideations.

    Sapha Habibi talked to us about how LSD and Ayahuasca helped him step away from addiction and suicidal ideations.

    Send us a Text Message.In this episode, Donna and I talked to Sapha about why his using got so out of control, how psychedelics like LSD and Ayahuasca, brought him healing, and how he has now dedicated his life to helping others by integrating Ayahuasca and Ceremony into their healing journey but before we get into it.Check out Sapha's websitehttps://sacredrebelsrecovery.com/✅Wellness News https://qrco.de/bbapw8✅ Check out EHN Canada https://www.edgewoodhealthnetwork.com/✅ Pine Lodge Recovery...

    • 1 hr 12 min
    Paul Noiles talked to me about the power of shame, secrets, and trauma. Very enlightening talk. Must listen.

    Paul Noiles talked to me about the power of shame, secrets, and trauma. Very enlightening talk. Must listen.

    Send us a Text Message.Paul has used his recovery to study many great teachings and today he uses hisexperiences and knowledge to help others.In this episode Paul talked to me about the power of perception. How shame is theMaster Emotion, the 4 degrees of secrets, the 7 impacts of trauma, AdverseChildhood experiences, amongst other things.Check out Paul on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/noiles.paul✅Wellness News https://qrco.de/bbapw8✅ Check out EHN Canada https://www.edgewoodhealthnetwork....

    • 1 hr 2 min

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4.9 out of 5
48 Ratings

48 Ratings

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This podcast speaks the real truths about addiction and recovery, and help foster the hard conversations that most people do not want to admit need to be had. Can’t say enough about it.

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