Today I will talk about the process and path of a person moving from being a "normie" to using drugs and alcohol and becoming an addict.
In this episode, I talk with Brad Jensen, the founder of Key Nutrition, and is in recovery. He comes to us today to talk about how fitness and health have positively impacted his sobriety. Brad also talks about his struggles with sobriety. He'll talk about his experience, his awareness of the three pillars to life, and how he can assist clients with his coaching to be more successful on the path of sobriety.
Struggling with anxiety and ADD from age 12, he tried alcohol as a release and found drinking worked to relieve his stress. Additionally, he was overweight and was picked on by friends. By age 14, Brad jumped into reading books on health and fitness and was hooked on his health class at school. He remembers wanting to look like a bodybuilder on the cover of a magazine, then realizing that alcohol would not let him achieve his goal and quit drinking. At the end of his sophomore year, he was fit, but still had anxiety and was presented with opiates at a party.
Even with a stable family situation and a good life, Brad fell into drugs and alcohol. "This wasn't supposed to happen to a guy like me," he says, recalling his stable family life. Brad continued bodybuilding, along with his heroin addiction, until he finally ended up in prison for an extended period.
Listen in to find out how Brad denied his addiction for years, how he recovered from his long-term addiction in November of 2012, and the best thing his parents did for him during recovery. Brad also talks about how the loss of his grandfather affected his recovery from addiction.
Show Notes:
Links and Resources:
308 - What is the job of a sponsor and what is NOT THE JOB of a sponsor...
307 - Amy was on Suboxone for 20 years...UNTIL NOW
306 - PARENTS AND LOVED ONES! This one is for you...
305 - He is lucky to be alive: Tristan tells his story of getting clean and sober at 19 years old
304 - Rod shares this story of getting sober and what it took for him to finally surrender
303 - How the 12 steps can be incorporated in business
302 - What is an Adult child of an alcoholic? Alex shares her experience with working ACOA steps and how it has given her freedom
301 - What holds people back from getting sober? What does the triangle symbolize in AA?
300 - Jordan Meyers: His struggle with mental health; Touring with Warp Tour and his involvement in the music scene
299 - 39 years of continuous sobriety! Reverend Glenn shares his story
298 - Self-Sabotaging our sobriety: Why people do it
297 - Chris relapsed after 8 years: What happened and where he is at now
296 - Addiction and Adolescents: How to treat and what to look for with Chris Martinez and Resilience Recovery
295 - Generation Z are not much drinkers!
294 - Step 12 of Alcoholics Anonymous
293 - When we hear this statement it drives us NUTS!
292 - WHAT IS the ACTUAL job of a sponsor?
291 - BEN IS BACK! How to travel and stay sober at the same time!
290 - My sobriety SUCKS! How to stay motivated...
289 - How to approach someone who is newly sober
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