The Recovery Mile
By Twelve Oaks Recovery
The Recovery MileApr 25, 2022
My Mile: Sherrie's Story
Sherrie joins the podcast to share her story of insight, healing and recovery. *Note: Our original recording got pushed back, and I am so thankful it did. The moments of growth and healing that took place mere days before this recording would not have made it with the original date. I hope you enjoy Sherrie's powerful story as much as I did while recording this!
My Mile: Reid's Story
Reid Blake joins the podcast to share his recovery story and how important giving back is to the recovery journey.
Mile 12: Ten things to help with Mental Health
Kim Warren joins us again, this time to discuss 10 things we can do for our mental heath.
My Mile: Penelope's Story
Penelope joins us to share her recovery story and why making people laugh is one of the true joys she experiences now as a counselor.
My Mile - David's Story
David C. joins the podcast to share his recovery story. From homelessness to helping others, David has had an amazing journey!
My Mile: Krista's Story
My Mile: Tommy's Story
Kim Warren rejoins us in the studio, but this time she's running the show, as she interviews our host, Tommy Morris, about his recovery story.
Mile 11: AA and the 12 Steps with Krista H.
Krista H. joins us to discuss the 12 Steps and how AA helped save her life.
My Mile: Kim's Story
Kim Warren joins the podcast to discuss life with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), her cat-like reflexes and how not to become No-Med-Mom!
https://dictionary.apa.org/generalized-anxiety-disorder
Mile 10: Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) with Dr. Timothy Gooden
Dr. Gooden is back with us to discuss Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT). We talk about the empirical research that has been done, the benefits that have been shown, as well as what options are out there and who they can help.
https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(19)30393-3/fulltext
https://www.cdc.gov/opioids/Medication-Assisted-Treatment-Opioid-Use-Disorder-Study.html
Mile 9: Family Matters
Tommy and Dixie discuss how substance use and mental health impact the family, and how family members have their own journey of healing as well.
Mile 8: Crisis, Stress & Coping Strategies
As Dixie is having a stressful morning, she and Tommy decide to talk about crisis and stress; how to identify the signs, and how to develop coping strategies to work through them.
https://www.twelveoaksrecovery.com/about/podcast/
https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/about/copingwith-stresstips.html
Mile 7: Rec Therapy with Certified Fitness Trainer, Robin King
Certified Fitness Trainer, Robin King, joins the podcast to talk about his role as the Director of Recreational Therapy at Twelve Oaks Recovery; as well as the benefits of exercise, nutrition and team-building activities for those struggling with mental health and substance use.
https://www.twelveoaksrecovery.com/about/staff/robin-king/
https://www.healthline.com/health/recreational-therapy#benefits
My Mile: Dan's Story
Dan (aka DJ Dan) joins us to share his story of healing and recovery after losing someone he loved to addiction. Dan takes us through the past decade, and how it led him on his own recovery journey through grief and depression; and how this journey has led him to pursue a path to become a Licensed Mental Health Counselor.
Mile 6: Trauma
Tommy and Dixie discuss an overview of Trauma, to include; different causes, misconceptions, assessments and treatments.
https://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/assessment/documents/PCL5_Standard_form.PDF
https://www.twelveoaksrecovery.com/mental-health/ptsd/
Mile 5: Military, 1st Responders, Resilience and Recovery w/ Joe Collins
Tommy is joined by special guest, Joe Collins, to discuss Military & First Responders and how he and his team help them find resilience and recovery.
https://www.acadiahealthcare.com/programming-treatment/first-responders/
https://www.twelveoaksrecovery.com/
https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Why-Cafe-Audiobook/B07MC972FG
Mile 4: Anxiety
On this leg of the journey, Tommy & Dixie discuss the signs, the impacts and the ways to cope with and overcome anxiety.
https://adaa.org/understanding-anxiety
Mile 3: Depression
More than the Blues...Tommy and Dixie discuss depression, what it can look like and what treatments are available.
https://adaa.org/living-with-anxiety/ask-and-learn/screenings/screening-depression
Mile 2: The Opioid Crisis - History Repeats Itself, w/ Dr. Timothy Gooden
Dr. Gooden joins us to discuss the Opioid Crisis of the early 1900's, and how greed and manipulation allowed history to repeat itself.
My Mile: Crawford's Story
From surfing, to substance use, to sobriety; special guest, Crawford, joins us to share his recovery story and why his life focus is to give back.
https://na.org/
https://www.twelveoaksrecovery.com/
Mile 1: Defining Terms, Addressing Stigmas
www.psychiatry.org/patients-families
www.twelveoaksrecovery.com