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:
228 - How to overcome obstacles in early sobriety
227 - Are you an alcoholic?
226 - Mom named Cheri: Discusses her experience with her son getting sober and what the process was like for her
225 - How can you help, getting your loved one sober
224 - What are you willing to neglect?
223 - Listener's E-mail: I'm newly sober, can I take Kratom?
222 - Eric B: His mental health struggles and how he is sober 4 years!
221 - Do you need to believe in God to get sober?
220 - Service Work: Is it necessary to stay sober?
219 - Are 12 Step meetings right for me? Here is what to expect when going to a support program
218 - Taking Suboxone for 8 years! Brennan gives us his experience
217 - You can't please everybody! Be selfish when getting sober!
216 - Three Tips to ANTI-UP your sobriety!
215 - Time to make new friends!
214 - Zach shares how sobriety has changed his life in just 2 months!
213 - Take some INITIATIVE for your yourself and your recovery!
212 - Building rapport: Why its so important for us and our clients, with Destiny
211 - Nicole Bifano LCSW: Are you making progress while in treatment for your addiction
210 - Why we need to learn to trust people when getting sober
209 - Do you have a VISION for your sobriety?
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