The Recovery Toolkit Podcast

The Recovery Toolkit Podcast - Episode Sixteen: The Obsession

On this week's podcast Richie is joined by Ross who talks about how he was obsessed with football from a young age. Ross had an incredible football career, captaining his country for the under 20 squad, but explains how that obsession moved from football to gambling.
 
For Ross, this led to multiple suicide attempts until he found support from Sporting Chance Clinic. His addiction then manifested in abusing drink and drugs. Ross joins us today multiple years into his recovery and shares his story in the hope that it can help someone else.

The Recovery Toolkit Podcast - Episode Fifteen: Redefine Success

This week our host is Stacey Goodwin who flips the roles to have Richie Paxton in the hot seat. Richie talks about his journey and how he now gets to redefine what success looks like for him.
Richie discusses the never ending journey of self awareness and self improvement that is a pillar of his recovery.
Living a life that aligns with his values is of utmost importance to Richie although he of course has times when life isn't always plain sailing.

The Recovery Toolkit Podcast - Episode Fourteen: Building My Confidence

Today Richie talks to Jo Mustafa. Jo has had an incredible journey through recovery and is now a Recovery Coach at EPIC Restart Foundation.
Jo is a wonderful example of what is possible if you ask for help, do the work, and focus on yourself. Here, the discussion covers how Jo built her confidence, showed courage, and overcame her challenges. 
Jo has been involved in national campaigns on stigma, has spoken on numerous other podcasts, and is thriving in her recovery. 

The Recovery Toolkit Podcast - Episode Thirteen: Having The Courage

Richie is joined by Iceguy’s founder Chris Nicholas.
Chris talks about the struggles he had in his 20’s due to acne that affected his confidence and self-esteem. Those struggles lead to a keen interest in men's mental health.
Chris has had a few sliding doors moments in his life that has led him to where he is today. He talks about how buying a road bike was a big catalyst to unlocking a new passion in Triathlon, changing his career and getting into coaching. Find out more about Iceguys by following their social channels @iceguyscic
 
 

The Recovery Toolkit Podcast - Episode Twelve: Mark - Taking Responsibility for Myself

In this episode Mark talks about the challenges he faced when he started to take responsibility for his actions. He also talks about how his life changed for the better when he engaged with and took responsibility for his own recovery.
Mark's recovery journey has been far from straightforward but in this episode you will hear how he has faced adversity and still been able to use his experiences to help other people

The Recovery Toolkit Podcast - Episode Eleven: Hope and Opportunity

Dot Smith is the CEO of Recovery Connections, a lived experience organisation based in the North East of England.This organisation - and Dot herself - has had a massive impact on the North East recovery scene and has helped thousands of people across the region.
Here, Dot explains that she has been able to create a culture of recovery that is threaded through the whole organisation; one which gives hope and opportunity to all those that are involved. Dot is also candid about her recovery journey and how that sits alongside the growth of the organisation.

The Recovery Toolkit Podcast - Episode Ten: A life without drink and drugs

Dan found recovery through an organisation called Recovery Connections. This lead him to 12 step recovery, where he was able to be surrounded by others on a similar journey. Running and exercise became a big part of Dans recovery and to celebrate 5 years sobriety this year he is completing 5 big challenges. Please have a listen to find out what they are. Dan set up a football team for those in recovery and allowed him to regain his passion for football without the influence of drink or drugs.
 
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The Recovery Toolkit Podcast - Episode Nine: Importance of Self Awareness

This week we welcome Aaron Parker to the podcast. Aaron talks about habits, self awareness, meditation and of course we have a conversation about his journey to get to where he is now. Aaron now runs an organisation called The Conscious Self, who run nature retreats to help people connect to their inner self while immersed in nature. It has been far from plain sailing for Aaron but he is extremely grateful for what his life looks like now.

The Recovery Toolkit Podcast - Episode Eight: Paul Mort

In this episode Richie is Joined by Paul Mort an accomplished life coach who has twice won UK master coach of the year.
Paul has a no nonsense approach to coaching and is an inspiring figure for many men and women.
Throughout this conversation we learn about Paul’s beliefs regarding building a new life that excites you and adds value to the world. Paul gave up drinking a while ago and is sure that it has allowed him to build his business and impact more people.
Paul is a big believer in journaling and meditation, and talks about how note taking and ideas play a huge part in his life. 
This episode is filled with amazing takeaways that really can help people in their recovery.

The Recovery Toolkit Podcast - Episode Seven: Abstinence isn't Recovery

In this episode Richie talks to Ria, who is 4 years in recovery from alcoholism. In recovery, Ria moved from a victim mentality and self pity to take responsibility for herself and to get back to the things in life that she enjoys.
Physical activity is a big part of her recovery and she has completed several marathons. She has also got a stable job and is present in her daughter's life.
Ria talks about how the one big thing she is aware of now is the ability to admit when she is wrong - but she is also surrounded by people who can call her out when needed. She also has some great coping strategies that help her manage.
Ria is inspiring in so many ways and this conversation sums up what is possible for anyone who wants it.