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Derek Brown is a world-renowned mixologist who's now leading the charge in the booming market of non-alcoholic cocktails. He graciously shares the story of the hellish addiction he was living in, how he got clean, and - just in time for holiday
Joey Jonas is the kit-pummelling drummer in the Milwaukee punk band Bad Year. A former heroin addict, he also does overdose outreach and provides peer support for Community Medical Services, an opioid treatment program that provides medication-
Burnout and self-love comes up a lot in the podcast. I'm practicing what I preach by dialing back the frequency and putting out an episode every other week. But wait until you hear about the super human who's coming on next week ...--- Send
J.J. Celli is a detective who was shot by her ex-girlfriend and then victimized by her own department, which swept the incident under the rug. She completely rebuilt herself, training herself to fire her weapon with her left arm and overcoming
When deciding whether to take on a project, do something challenging, or try something new altogether, Katie Mack chooses the adventure. Nearly 3 years sober and someone who has been in and out of the rooms for a long time, Mack is a storytelle
Chelsea England, founder of MKE Overdose Prevention and a social worker assisting Milwaukee’s homeless population, isn’t sober. But she hasn’t used opioids in many years. In August 2021, she founded MKE OP, which provides resources and educatio
Dan Zwart is the owner of The Daily Bird, a coffee shop in the Riverwest neighborhood of Milwaukee known for its great coffee, delicious Scratch ice cream, and the countless positive messages in its bright-yellow setting. Dan has spent most of
Dr. Charlotte Markey is a psychologist and the author of two brilliant books geared toward children (but they also taught me a lot): "The Body Image Book for Girls" and "Being You: The Body Image Book for Boys". She hopped on the pod to talk ab
Byron Thompson is the director of the Milwaukee chapter of The Phoenix, a national organization focused on physical fitness in recovery. He's also the owner of Rebound Recovery House, and as of the date this episode drops, the owner of 22 years
My wife and I are going through a divorce. We all just moved from Illinois to Wisconsin. Our beloved black lab, Dexter, is going to die soon. It’s a lot. And it’s important to me that I get you an update, and share some lessons I’m learning.*
Greg Studzinski is backpacking 123 miles from Lambeau Field to his alma mater, Cudahy High School in the south Milwaukee suburbs. It’s a far cry from the 8 years he spent in the throes of fentanyl addiction. He failed to stay clean after his fi
Mindfulness and meditation coach Josephine Atluri has seven children, including three sets of twins. She has experienced all the highs, the lows, and tangled messes of complicated emotions that come with having children. Because of fertility is
Ondrew is a brilliant composer, who also records under the names Sangfroids and Joculatrix. They are a data scientist. They are a self-described change-maker fighting socioeconomic and environmental injustice. They are also a wide-open book abo
Dr. Robb Kelly has lived many lives. He was a bassist at Abbey Road studio who played - and partied - with the likes of Queen, Bowie, and Sir Elton John. He fled England for Spain after stabbing his wife for trying to take away his vodka. He we
As a magnetic, talented 13-year-old member of the MWAH troupe, Landon Ballard danced, acted and sang songs about the importance of staying away from drugs and asking for help. Yet he was already headed down the spiral of drug addiction - a plum
As a child growing up in Hungary, Agota Gabor was destined for Swan Lake - until she caught polio and was partially paralyzed. While she mostly recovered through relentless hard work, the virus did enough damage that she’d never be able to danc
Joe Barksdale is a former NFL player who won a National Championship with the LSU Tigers in 2008. But he'd rather talk about his second career as a musician - and his third as a comedian. Joe dropped five albums in 2021 alone, and he has anothe
Danielle Lewis, at the time this episode was recorded, was 40th in the Ironman World Rankings. Ironman is the ultimate test of mental toughness, so it was inspiring to learn that Danielle, like the rest of us mortals, has dealt with severe depr
Triathlete Steph Williams has taken the leap into the deep end - figuratively and literally. She recently got sober and resumed sharing her mental health journey as a Still I Run ambassador, years after a nastygram from a friend led her to go s
Ashley Perkins is a mental health advocate and founder of We Matter Too with a background as a pharmacist and educator. She's also a TEDx speaker, and in one of her talks, she bangs one of my favorite drums: Mental health professionals can empo
Sylvie Mae Baldwin performed her one-woman show, Skinny Crazy Small six days a week, first in Seattle and then in New York City. Then she sporadically performed for healthcare professionals. Each time, she had to go back to sixth grade, when he
It took former heroin addict Morgan Godvin going to prison for her to realize her purpose. She did 5 years for selling the drugs that killed her close friend. Now she’s shaking up the criminal justice system and leading substance abuse treatmen
Clint Malarchuk nearly bled out on national television when an opponent's skate came up and slit his jugular. Years later, he pointed a rifle to his chin and pulled the trigger. If the skate or the bullet had traveled another centimeter, he wou
Elaine "The Real English Elaine" Sephton is an author, a fierce mental health advocate and educator, and a two-time suicide survivor.Elaine spent 30-plus years in corporate America before she bet on herself and dived into a career in advocacy.
Megan Hammis is a registered dietitian and a runner who recently finished her 100th race. She's also an advocate for recovering addicts. After all, she's been sober since Oct. 10, 2020. And her mother would have celebrated 24 years of sobriety
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