Trudge Report

Shawn, Greg, Corey, Danny P
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Four friends, all in recovery and living in South Florida, come together to discuss a variety of topics aimed at enriching their lives and those of their listeners. With a focus on sports, recovery, trending cultural phenomena, and daily life tips, they hope to inspire their audience to live better lives. Drawing on their own experiences and camaraderie, they aim to be informative, inspiring, vulnerable, genuine, and humorous. They encourage listeners to join them in exploring new interests and perspectives, while also fostering stronger connections with their friends, families, and communities. Their shared journey through recovery bonds them together and forms the foundation of their friendship and the podcast's message of growth and improvement.

  1. 1d ago

    Ep. 142 - The Haunting of Helltown, Ohio & Halloween 2026.

    Welcome back to this week's episode of Trudge Report. Thank you for supporting the show. Halloween is almost here, and we are getting into the spirit in true Trudge Report fashion. Greg shows up dressed as Deadpool, Danny P is juggling Halloween decorations and yard work, Corey is already frustrated with Football, and Shawn is preparing for a family Halloween on the old McDonald farm.  Greg takes the lead with a Halloween special exploring Helltown, Ohio, one of Northeast Ohio's most notorious urban legends. Located around Boston Township and the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Helltown has a real history involving abandoned homes, government land acquisitions, and environmental contamination. But how did that history turn into stories about satanic churches, haunted school buses, mutant creatures, Cry Baby Bridge, and mysterious disappearances? The guys dig into the legends, separate documented history from paranormal rumors, and share their own experiences with creepy buildings, abandoned cemeteries, and local ghost stories. The conversation also brings some exciting news for the recovery community as Shawn and Corey announce the return of the Serenity on the Mountain men's spiritual retreat in South Carolina. "When the night grows quiet, we do not fear the unseen; we welcome the quiet wisdom of those who walked the path before us.” -Anonymous-  Don't forget to like, share, rate, and download the podcast on all of your listening platforms. Check out and subscribe to our YouTube channel, @trudgrereportpod, for other content surrounding sports and trending topics. Trudge on good people.  Contact the Guys: Instagram: @trudgereportpod Facebook: Trudge Report TikTok: trudgereportpod YouTube: @trudgereportpod

  2. Oct 22

    Ep. 141 - Parenting in Recovery: Sobriety, Trust & Letting Kids Grow Up.

    Welcome back to this week's episode of Trudge Report. Thank you for supporting the show. The whole crew is back together, and we're catching up on Greg's first Buc-ee's experience, Danny P's nonstop work schedule, Corey's frustration with Philadelphia sports, and Sean's adults-only Halloween party. In the recovery segment we tackle the challenges of parenting in recovery, especially when it comes to trusting other adults with our kids. How do we decide which homes are safe for sleepovers? What happens when other parents drink or party around children? And how do we protect our kids without becoming so overprotective that they never learn independence? We share personal experiences with babysitters, growing up around addiction, navigating gossip about other parents, and the fears that come with raising children in a world where danger isn't always obvious. We also discuss teaching kids responsibility, setting boundaries, building trust, and making sure they know they can come to us about anything without fear of getting in trouble. As fathers in recovery, we're learning that protecting our children isn't just about keeping them away from drugs and alcohol. It's about being present, paying attention, trusting our instincts. “The quietest, most profound prayer a father can offer is simply showing up today—clear-minded, soft-hearted, and entirely present.” -anonymous- Don't forget to like, share, rate, and download the podcast on all of your listening platforms. Check out and subscribe to our YouTube channel, @trudgrereportpod, for other content surrounding sports and trending topics. Trudge on good people.  Contact the Guys: Instagram: @trudgereportpod Facebook: Trudge Report TikTok: trudgereportpod YouTube: @trudgereportpod

  3. Oct 15

    Ep. 140 - Beyond Drugs and Alcohol: Janine Stella on Eating Disorders, Recovery & Finding Her Voice

    Welcome back to this week's episode of Trudge Report. Thank you for supporting the show. We've got a special guest joining Sean and Greg this week, and it's someone who's been part of Trudge Report since the beginning. StellaMix founder and podcast producer Janine Stella finally steps in front of the microphone! Before getting into the serious stuff, we catch up on Cleveland baseball, wedding planning, Disney trips, Halloween Horror Nights, and why Corey and Dan picked the wrong week to miss an episode. In the recovery segment, Janine opens up about her decades-long struggle with bulimia and eating disorders, sharing how losing her mother at a young age, bullying, family trauma, and the need for control shaped her relationship with food. We discuss the similarities and differences between eating disorders and drug and alcohol addiction, including secrecy, shame, relapse, and the misconceptions surrounding what someone with an eating disorder looks like. Janine also shares how therapy, Overeaters Anonymous, supportive relationships, and a renewed focus on strength rather than weight have helped her navigate recovery. The conversation turns to the importance of recognizing warning signs, supporting loved ones without judgment, and finding the right resources when you're struggling. We also talk about how podcasting gave Janine a voice, why sharing personal experiences can help others feel less alone, and what it really takes to build a successful podcast. It's a reminder that addiction doesn't always look the same, recovery isn't always a straight line, and sometimes telling your story is the first step toward helping someone else. Don't forget to like, share, rate, and download the podcast on all of your listening platforms. Check out and subscribe to our YouTube channel, @trudgrereportpod, for other content surrounding sports and trending topics. Trudge on good people.  Contact the Guys: Instagram: @trudgereportpod Facebook: Trudge Report TikTok: trudgereportpod YouTube: @trudgereportpod

  4. Oct 8

    Ep. 139 - FEAR: F*** Everything And Run Or Face Everything And Recover. 

    Welcome back for another episode of Trudge Report. Thank you for listening and supporting our show. Spooky season has officially arrived, and we get into Halloween traditions, haunted houses, scary movies, childhood memories, costumes, football, and why some people actually enjoy being scared.  In the recovery segment, we look at the fears that don’t disappear just because we get sober, and the ones that crop up as we stay sober. The difficult reality of what happens when kids, finances, relationships, and responsibilities are involved. The conversation turns to what recovery has taught us about actually facing those fears. We talk about putting them on paper, strengthening our spiritual lives, recognizing when fear is irrational, making amends, leaning on people we trust, and asking God for courage rather than to remove the fear. The goal isn’t to never be afraid again. It’s to stop allowing fear to run the show and begin to outgrow it. "Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes until you are free." — Jim Morrison Don't forget to like, share, rate, and download the podcast on all of your listening platforms. Check out and subscribe to our YouTube channel, @trudgrereportpod, for other content surrounding sports and trending topics. Trudge on good people.  Contact the Guys: Instagram: @trudgereportpod Facebook: Trudge Report TikTok: trudgereportpod YouTube: @trudgereportpod

  5. Oct 1

    Ep. 138 - A Prescription for Peace? Medications, Integrity & Accountability in Recovery.

    Welcome back for another episode of Trudge Report. Thank you for listening and supporting our show. Around the horn sees some football talk, MLB playoffs beginning, questionable Go Fund Me accounts, a brief synopsis breakdown of the ‘To Catch a Predator Movie,’ and the usual collection of tangents somehow all make their way into the conversation. Then we get into a complicated topic in recovery: medications in sobriety. Where do necessary medications fit into an abstinence-based recovery program? We share our own experiences with detox, Subutex and Suboxone, prescription medications, anxiety, dental procedures, pain management, and the fears that can come with taking certain medications after years of sobriety. We're clear we aren’t doctors and aren’t telling people to stop taking prescribed medication, but we do question when medication is medically necessary and when it may become something else and how slippery of a slope that can be.  Should a mentor know what medications someone is taking? What happens when a person’s approach to medication doesn’t align with the recovery experience their mentor can actually share? And when medication truly is necessary, what role can honesty, planning, doctors, trusted friends, family, and accountability play in protecting sobriety? The question will always be; are we being honest with ourselves? Trouble accepted, trouble squarely faced with calm courage, trouble lessened and often transcended.           -Bill Wilson- Don't forget to like, share, rate, and download the podcast on all of your listening platforms. Check out and subscribe to our YouTube channel, @trudgrereportpod, for other content surrounding sports and trending topics. Trudge on good people.  Contact the Guys: Instagram: @trudgereportpod Facebook: Trudge Report TikTok: trudgereportpod YouTube: @trudgereportpod

  6. Sep 24

    Ep. 137 - The Geographic Cure vs. The Healthy Move: Navigating Relocation in Sobriety.

    Welcome back to this week's episode of Trudge Report. Thank you for supporting the show. We kick things off going around the horn. We discuss the art of grocery shopping, expensive dental work, fixing cars, and family dinners. In the back half of the show we have some football and baseball talk.  In the recovery segment, we talk about what happens when sobriety takes you somewhere new. Dan and Greg share their experiences relocating after building strong recovery foundations in Florida, including the fear of leaving familiar people and meetings behind, walking into completely new recovery communities, and resisting the urge to compare everything to what they had before. We also discuss why establishing a solid foundation before making a major move matters, how helping others can create connections in a new place, and why a few bad meetings shouldn't convince us that recovery isn't available wherever we land. Sometimes staying connected means changing things up. Recovery continues to ask us to grow. The goal isn't to rebuild exactly what we had. It's to stay open enough to create something new. Shamata - Sanskrit word meaning; to stay peaceful and calm.  Don't forget to like, share, rate, and download the podcast on all of your listening platforms. Check out and subscribe to our YouTube channel, @trudgrereportpod, for other content surrounding sports and trending topics. Trudge on good people.  Contact the Guys: Instagram: @trudgereportpod Facebook: Trudge Report TikTok: trudgereportpod YouTube: @trudgereportpod

  7. Sep 17

    Ep. 136 - When the Fire Goes Out: Overcoming Apathy on the Sober Journey & Remembering 9/11.

    Welcome back to this week's episode of Trudge Report. Thank you for supporting the show. After we go around the horn we honor and remember September 11th, 2001. Each of us recap where we were on that fateful day and how it impacted each of us back then and now. What we teach our kids about it and how different it is now that we are the parents trying to explain the world to the next generation. We will never forget the lives lost but we will always remember those who sacrificed and the unity it brought to our country. On the back half of the show we have more NFL discussion about week one.  In the recovery segment, we tackle complacency and what can happen when a good life slowly becomes an excuse to stop doing the things that helped us build it. We talk about the stream of life; busy schedules, work, family, and travel. How easy it is to rest on years of sobriety and convince ourselves we're doing just fine. We also discuss recognizing the warning signs in how we treat other people, the importance of staying connected, working with others as our primary purpose, and why returning to the basics can matter even more as the years in recovery add up. Dan and Greg share a unique perspective on having to move to different states after multiple years of sobriety and how challenging but also exciting it can be to make a new foundation and build a new support network.  “Can we get to the place where there is no place to get to." -Michel Stone Don't forget to like, share, rate, and download the podcast on all of your listening platforms. Check out and subscribe to our YouTube channel, @trudgrereportpod, for other content surrounding sports and trending topics. Trudge on good people.  Contact the Guys: Instagram: @trudgereportpod Facebook: Trudge Report TikTok: trudgereportpod YouTube: @trudgereportpod

  8. Sep 10

    Ep. 135 - Waking Up To The Real World: Memorable Moments In Early Sobriety & NFL Season Preview.

    Welcome back to Trudge Report Podcast. Thank you for your support of the show.  This week we go around the horn. Dan is in Connecticut where some somber family news gives way to some cherished moments and teaching opportunities. Greg gets VIP treatment at the Cleveland Guardians (don't call them Indians) game. Corey gets down and dirty in the yard and discovers a Florida cheese steak that rivals Philly.  The recovery segment surrounds memorable experiences and events that each of us encountered in our early sobriety or first few years. We look back and recap those time situations and remember how vital to our early sobriety and long-term recovery they were. We go down memory lane. Not all of these occurrences were good or positive at first sight but we learned and conquered fears going through them. Looking back we realize they were just what we needed.  On the back half of the show we have NFL season preview. We are all passionate about the sport and our teams. We go around and each of us give our take on a big storyline for the upcoming season and then we each have a turn talking about why our respective favorite teams are going to be awesome or are going to stink. “Letting go isn't about having the courage to release the past, it's about having the wisdom to embrace the present.” -Steve Maraboli Don't forget to like, share, rate, and download the podcast on all of your listening platforms. Check out and subscribe to our YouTube channel, @trudgrereportpod, for other content surrounding sports and trending topics. Trudge on good people.  Contact the Guys: Instagram: @trudgereportpod Facebook: Trudge Report TikTok: trudgereportpod YouTube: @trudgereportpod

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Four friends, all in recovery and living in South Florida, come together to discuss a variety of topics aimed at enriching their lives and those of their listeners. With a focus on sports, recovery, trending cultural phenomena, and daily life tips, they hope to inspire their audience to live better lives. Drawing on their own experiences and camaraderie, they aim to be informative, inspiring, vulnerable, genuine, and humorous. They encourage listeners to join them in exploring new interests and perspectives, while also fostering stronger connections with their friends, families, and communities. Their shared journey through recovery bonds them together and forms the foundation of their friendship and the podcast's message of growth and improvement.

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  • Creator
    Shawn, Greg, Corey, Danny P
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    143
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Trudge Report
  • Show Website
    Trudge Report