Addiction2Recovery Heather Bell, Josh Solem

The golf world was shaken when recent PGA tour winner, Greyson Murray, ended his own life on May 24, 2024. To honor him and his family and their amazing words honoring the love Greyson had, in this episode we will discuss how to love a loved one in the midst of their disease of addiction or who is struggling with severe mental illness. Pam Lanhart, a mother of a son who lost his life to an unintentional overdose and the Executive Director of Thrive!, joins us for this conversation. How do we ...

"The Parable of an Alcoholic Who Was Stuck in a Hole and Could Not Find His Way Out" is the inspiration for this episode. We will first discuss the 'whys' of Alcoholics Anonymous in relationship to this parable and then we will give an overview of each of the 12 steps. These steps, and this program, have stood the test of time and have helped countless people with substance use disorders find and maintain recovery. We will also argue that these steps are not just for those with the disease of...

Our final installment on Alcohol 101- the chronic effects of alcohol use. We will discuss the most frequent negative impacts that alcohol has on the body's organ systems from the most thought about, liver, to the less understood, cancers. Alcohol can negatively impact every system in the body impacting not only the length of life but also the quality of life. Quitting drinking, or even cutting back, can have significant positive improvements, especially before many of these progress in severi...

Alcohol Awareness Month Part 3! A significant number of adolescents use alcohol (15.1% in the last month in a survey of 12-20 year olds), 3 times the number who used tobacco products (5%) and 1.3X the number who used cannabis (11.8%). Youth tend to partake in binge drinking at higher rates, leading to significant acute health complications, accidents, and risky behavior. 20% of all high school students who consumed alcohol in the last month either drove after drinking or rode in a car driven ...

Part 2 of Alcohol during Alcohol Awareness Month! In this episode we will further discuss the 'how much' concept. When is drinking considered 'at risk' vs 'acceptable'? (Disclaimer- no amount of any kind of alcohol is considered 'safe'). We will also discuss what is actually considered one drink. Finally, we will dive deeper into the effects of alcohol and tolerance. ** If you, or someone you know, is questioning how much alcohol you/they are consuming or are concerned you may have a pr...

April is alcohol awareness month! This episode will begin our multi-episode series of Alcohol 101, with what defines 'drinking too much'. We will discuss the data in terms of how many people are affected by alcohol use disorder and how much it financially impacts all of our country. Finally, we will talk about how one would know if they are at risk of developing an alcohol use disorder. For questions, comments, episode recommendations or requests or to learn more, email us at: Addi...