Episode 112: A conversation with Rosemary Keevil on grief and addiction

Favorite Jobs and Assignments:

  • News reporting for CFTO-CTV in Toronto, Canada
  • Host of The Rosemary Keevil Show (original, I know!), a live, drive-time, current affairs talk show, CFUN Radio (CHUM National Radio Network) in Vancouver, Canada
  • Guest relations for the Vancouver International Film Festival
  • Managing editor of Scarlett magazine (now defunct: not my fault!) for the professional woman, in Vancouver
  • Can-can dancer at Diamond Tooth Gerties Gambling Casino in Dawson City, Yukon
  • Destination representative for Sunflight Holidays in Tahiti, French Polynesia

Steve G – Returns – Exploring Sober Living & Introducing RCOSA

Through his own path to recovery, Stevie G stayed at a halfway house. While there, he found connections and moved forward in his own recovery, but he saw some things that were disturbing, as if the halfway house had lost the focus on helping recovering alcoholics. After leaving, Stevie was presented with the opportunity – a friend owned some 3 flats – and Stevie said “I think we can do better for people”. That was 30 years ago and he continues to work in the sober community with RCOSA sober living.

RCOSA is a privately funded non-profit organization providing sober living where individuals work on building a foundation for sobriety through love and support, and incredible counselors with lots of experience to help individuals cognitively and emotionally. Everyone gets their own room with different buildings for different demographics like age,and there are two groups a week with group and individual counseling. RCOSA has created a space where people feel like they are vested in their recovery, and have fun along the way. The facilities are top notch, costs are reasonable, and the location is very accessible. Individuals walk into an instant community.

Benefits and focuses of sober living:

  • Community
  • Accountability and structure
  • Direction and Guidance
  • Incredible Counselors: individual and group

Thousands of people have gone through RCOSA. The average length of stay is a little under a year. Why? Because 

the idea of 28 day treatment is unrealistic – individuals are not cured after 28 days. It takes 6 – 12 months to change those neural pathways and stay at RCOSA is a minimum of 3 months. That’s where the value of RCOSA is, and that is why esteemed alumni are seeing such a benefit. 

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Mentioned in this episode:

RCOSA website: https://www.rcosa.org/

Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous: https://www.amazon.com/Alcoholics-AAWS/dp/1893007162/

Page 86: https://anonpress.org/bb/Page_86.htm

For more about this podcast:

Visit Sober.Coffee website: https://www.sober.coffee

Sober.Coffee on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sober.coffeepodcast/

Recorded at Audiohive Podcasting: https://www.audiohivepodcasting.com

In collaboration with Care Addiction Center: https://www.careaddiction.com

Episode 111: A conversation with Jennifer Farmer on healing from grief

As a speaker and spiritual teacher, Jennifer is a recognized leader in personal development and spirituality, and has led signature workshops on intuition, meditation, connecting to the Spirit World, and other spiritual themes. She continues to study new teachings and regularly attends workshops as well, including the Arthur Findlay College in the UK. 

As an author, her healing meditations and new book, A Healing Journey, provide comfort and guidance, like a lighthouse in a storm for those seeking peace and renewal. Jennifer’s gifts of wisdom, insight, and intuition are unparalleled—whether she is teaching a workshop live or leading groups online. 

Bonus Drop – “What is Sober ??” – Dr. John Joins

Dr. John shares three ways to go: Drunk, Dry, or Sober. While dry is miserable, restless, irritable, and filled with discontent, and obsessive worry – sober should be the opposite, right? Wrong. Join Mike & Glenn and special guest Dr. John to discuss what it means to be sober.

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Mentioned in this episode:

The Wounded Healer: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385148038/ref=as_li_tl

H.O.W. in Recovery: https://www.careaddiction.com/edu/how-do-i-get-sober

For more about this podcast:

Visit Sober.Coffee website: https://www.sober.coffee

Recorded at Audiohive Podcasting: https://www.audiohivepodcasting.com

In collaboration with Care Addiction Center: https://www.careaddiction.com