Your Road to Personal Addiction Recovery

Ep. 136 Recovery from an executives perspective


Ramsen Kasha is the CEO of Calvary Recovery Center in Phoenix, AZ. After years of successful experience, Ramsen offers his insights as a former therapist and now Chief Executive of one of the oldest and most respected Recovery centers in Phoenix. This is a great podcast for parents and patients looking for information on how to chose a recovery center, what to expect in recovery, and how to maximize your stay for a more successful long term recovery.

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10/01/2024

Ep. 182 Audrey Hope - Certified Addiction & Trauma Counselor

07/04/2024

Ep. 181 Jeff Lott

04/02/2024

Ep. 180 Tom Welch

12/07/2023

Ep. 179 Lauryn Thayer

11/08/2023

Ep. 178 The Sober Shaman Randal Lyons

10/04/2023

Ep. 177 Nico Morales: Transforming Lives Through Resilience and Purpose

09/06/2023

Ep. 176 Kay and Murray Sumner

07/11/2023

Ep. 175 Jared Callahan

06/06/2023

Ep. 174 What is Dialetical Behavior Therapy (DBT)?

04/04/2023

Ep. 173 Edwige Gilbert, Transformation Guide and Founder of New Life Directions

02/07/2023

Ep. 172 Dr. Robb Kelly

01/03/2023

Ep. 171 Austin Pollard

12/06/2022

Ep. 170 Milton Cohen

11/01/2022

Ep. 169 Only The Strong Survive

10/06/2022

Ep. 168 Confessions of a Cannabis Addict

08/02/2022

Ep. 167 8-2-22

07/05/2022

Ep. 166 Deerhaven Gardens part 2

06/07/2022

Ep. 165 Drink your way sober with The Sinclair Method (TSM) -part One. Recorded at Deerhaven Gardens, 5/26/22 in Asheville, NC.

05/03/2022

Ep. 164 How to transform your life from fear to love

02/03/2022

Ep. 163 Nathanael Garrett Novosel

01/04/2022

Ep. 162 Are you struggling with your recovery but still a spiritual skeptic?

12/15/2021

Ep. 161 How does a smart, successful, seemingly healthy person find herself struggling for her life due to alcohol abuse?

08/03/2021

Ep. 160 Secret to permanent recovery: HOW... Honesty, Open mind and Willingness

07/06/2021

Ep. 159 From Chains to Saved: One Man's Journey through the Spiritual Realm of Recovery

06/01/2021

Ep. 158 Richard Capriola

05/04/2021

Ep. 157 Todd Davis of CBD Unlimited

04/06/2021

Ep. 156 Drink yourself sober: An urban myth is now a reality with The Sinclair Method (TSM)

02/16/2021

Ep. 155 Arlina Allen

02/09/2021

Ep. 154 Kevin Kramer, CEO of US Cryotherapy

01/19/2021

Ep. 153 The Addicted Child: A Parent's Guide to Substance Abuse

01/12/2021

Ep. 152 Kurt's story

01/05/2021

Ep. 151 Grace Melrose, Registered Dietitian and Nutrition Director of Rosewood Centers for Eating Disorders

12/15/2020

Ep. 150 What is Sondermind? Understanding the underlying causes of addiction and how did Andre Aggasi's tennis pursuits lead to his addiction.

12/08/2020

Ep. 149 Corona fatigue

11/17/2020

Ep. 148 Chronic pain doesn't require opiate pain meds or surgery

10/27/2020

Ep. 147 Did I live? Did I love? Did I matter?

10/13/2020

Ep. 146 Stevie's journey

10/06/2020

Ep. 145 Shama Persson

09/15/2020

Ep. 144 Danielle Thorpe

09/08/2020

Ep. 143 How to be a realistic and effective parent

09/01/2020

Ep. 142 Greg Johnson - The Sober Success Specialist

08/25/2020

Ep. 141 Michael's story

08/18/2020

Ep. 140 Just because you're done with drugs, doesn't mean drugs are done with you

08/04/2020

Ep. 139 Dr Nelson and Robin have a candid conversation

07/21/2020

Ep. 138 Can repeating a simple Sanskrit mantra or singing a Kirtan Chant really resolve anxiety, addictions, and the false sense of being isolated?

07/14/2020

Ep. 137 Insights from an Addiction specialist

07/07/2020

Ep. 136 Recovery from an executives perspective

06/16/2020

Ep. 135 What is Cryotherapy and how it can improve your long term recovery and overall health

06/09/2020

Ep. 134 90% of people with addiction disorders never seek help

05/26/2020

Ep. 133 Owen Fielding of NET Recovery Corp,

05/19/2020

Ep. 132 The ones we love never really leave us

05/12/2020

Ep. 131 The rollercoaster ride from addiction to recovery

05/06/2020

Ep. 130 One More Light. Chester Bennington spoke directly to me, fortunately, I listened

04/28/2020

Ep. 129 Healing the heart of addiction

04/21/2020

Ep. 128 Pop tarts aren't brain food

04/14/2020

Ep. 127 The importance of backbone in recovery

03/31/2020

Ep. 126 What is BEMER?

03/24/2020

Ep. 125 Andrew Assini, MA

03/17/2020

Ep. 124 Ways to boost your immune system

03/10/2020

Ep. 123 The uncertainty and fear of the Coronavirus

03/03/2020

Ep. 122 Tim Bell of Arcosanti

02/25/2020

Ep. 121 Addiction is an obsession of the mind and an allergy of the body

02/11/2020

Ep. 120 Non-sexual touch for healing and addiction recovery

02/04/2020

Ep. 119 Why is it so hard to change our behavior and/or recover from addictions?

01/28/2020

Ep. 118 Even the best conventional medical addiction programs have abysmal long term success rates

01/21/2020

Ep. 117 Dr. Mark Pirner of US World Meds joins us to talk about Lucemyra

01/14/2020

Ep. 116 Ownership is essential for a healthy life

01/07/2020

Ep. 115 How and why to apply yoga therapy for the management/healing of PTSD and trauma related issues

12/31/2019

Ep. 114 Heading into the New Year

12/10/2019

Ep. 113 Bbbbbb..bad to the bone?

12/03/2019

Ep. 112 The Addiction Nobody Will Talk About: How I Let My Pornography Addiction Hurt People and Destroy Relationships

11/26/2019

Ep. 111 Russell Phillips

11/19/2019

Ep. 110 Jason Shiers

11/12/2019

Ep. 109 Leslie Cole

11/05/2019

Ep. 108 Food can be a recovering addict's Best Medicine or their new Drug of Choice

10/29/2019

Ep. 107 Instantaneous Healing of Dr. Nelson's lifelong anger, resentment, live on the podcast

10/22/2019

Ep. 106 I Want My Diploma (dot com)

10/15/2019

Ep. 105 Craigslist and other online illicit drug markets are criminally negligent and indirectly responsible for many heroin overdose deaths.

10/08/2019

Ep. 104 Can you be addicted to adrenaline?

10/01/2019

Ep. 103 Magic mushrooms or entheogenic psychedelics may be the missing piece of your failed recovery program. Too bad they're illegal.

09/24/2019

Ep. 102 Is Sugar the Original Gateway Drug?

09/17/2019

Ep. 101 Conversations with Skyler

09/10/2019

Ep. 100 Our 100th podcast

09/03/2019

Ep. 99 Kratom: A natural treatment for opiate use disorder.

08/20/2019

Ep. 98 A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

08/13/2019

Ep. 97 The addiction to being right

08/06/2019

Ep. 96 Is social media perpetuating and making or culture addicted to violence?

07/30/2019

Ep. 95 Custom Made Recovery

07/23/2019

Ep. 94 Why we are the "Addiction Nation"

07/16/2019

Ep. 93 Celebrating my daughter's 5 year sobriety from heroin addiction

07/09/2019

Ep. 92 How to be Miller Strong

07/02/2019

Ep. 91 Lucemyra for opiate withdrawals and why everybody should have a TDP lamp.

06/25/2019

Ep. 90 6-25-19

06/11/2019

Ep. 89 6-11-19

06/04/2019

Ep. 88 My recovery is all about controlling the addict living inside of me

05/07/2019

Ep. 87 Prolotherapy: Non-surgical joint repair for acute injury and chronic pain

04/30/2019

Ep. 86 Hormone balancing for addiction recovery

04/23/2019

Ep. 85 Connection: the key to recovery.

04/16/2019

Ep. 84 Healing with horses

04/09/2019

Ep. 83 Cannabis: A gateway to non-addictive pain relief, better sleep, and protection against Alzheimer’

03/20/2019

Ep. 82 Why did Dorothy fall asleep and other classical literary drug references

03/13/2019

Ep. 81 IV nutrition for addiction recovery support with Rebekah Vasey

03/06/2019

Ep. 80 23 years old and 7 years sober

02/27/2019

Ep. 79 Opiate crisis: Who's to blame? Answer: We all are.

02/20/2019

Ep. 78 The haters are making me famous

02/13/2019

Ep. 77 Are hallucinogens medicine?

02/06/2019

Ep. 76 What is Third Eye Integration and how it may be the key element missing from your recovery

01/23/2019

Ep. 75 Dr. Nelson, what should we do?

01/16/2019

Ep. 74 Throwing plastic is a "healthy" addiction

01/09/2019

Ep. 73 Why is addiction recovery so difficult?

01/02/2019

Ep. 72 The New Year offers an opportunity for change

12/19/2018

Ep. 71 Lesson's from our children

12/12/2018

Ep. 70 Answers to Frequently Asked Questions when dealing with your adult children's addiction.

12/05/2018

Ep. 69 Is addiction recovery a rite of passage?

11/28/2018

Ep. 68 Dr. Nelson and Robin discuss the book, "The Four Seasons of Recovery, for Parents of Alcoholics and Addicts". by Mike Speakman, L.I.S.A.C.

11/21/2018

Ep. 67 Finding gratitude even in the toughest of times

11/02/2018

Ep. 66 Human Sexuality with Dr. Duffy McMahon

10/24/2018

Ep. 65 Please Don't Try to Fix Me

10/17/2018

Ep. 64 It's not just stopping the drug/alcohol abuse

09/26/2018

Ep. 63 Prevention is the Best Cure

09/19/2018

Ep. 62 EMDR therapy explained

09/12/2018

Ep. 61 What is mindfulness and why is it important in recovery?

09/05/2018

Ep. 60 Father Leo Feeds

08/29/2018

Ep. 59 International Overdose Awareness Day. Friday 8/31/18

08/22/2018

Ep. 58 Naltrexone, Facebook, and a willingness to change

08/15/2018

Ep. 57 Substance "abuse" versus "dependence."

08/09/2018

Ep. 56 Suboxone, Subutex and large insects

08/01/2018

Ep. 55 Methadone: a new perspective on the pro's and con's

07/25/2018

Ep. 54 Demi Lovato's OD, CBD for addiction recovery and other current topics with Robin Coté and Dr. Nelson

07/18/2018

Ep. 53 8 ways to help your addicted loved one

07/11/2018

Ep. 52 Dr. Nelson's Addiction story

06/13/2018

Ep. 51 What is drug harm reduction?

06/06/2018

Ep. 50 28 years of sobriety

05/30/2018

Ep. 49 Married to a drug dealer, biting the rehab nurse, gun violence, detox then relapse

05/23/2018

Ep. 48 All diseases and conditions will respond to nutritional therapies

05/18/2018

Ep. 47 “The story of the Emperor Moth.” How helping an addict sometimes hurts

05/09/2018

Ep. 46 Sinclair Method changes lives

05/07/2018

Ep. 45 History and politics of opium and heroin

04/25/2018

Ep. 44 Another successful recovery from alcoholism using The Sinclair Method.

04/18/2018

Ep. 43 High dose Vitamin C for heroin detox at home

04/11/2018

Ep. 42 Tom Ingoglia, Business Director of the NAD Treatment Center

04/04/2018

Ep. 41 Attitude is everything.

03/15/2018

Ep. 40 First hand experience with Naltrexone pellet. Interview with Adam K.

03/07/2018

Ep. 39 “My Fair Junky... a memoir of getting dirty and staying clean.”

02/21/2018

Ep. 38 HELP WANTED

02/14/2018

Ep. 37 How to restore your health after becoming sober

02/07/2018

Ep. 36 Throwing Up Rainbows

01/24/2018

Ep. 35 An Invitation to recovery

01/17/2018

Ep. 34 Erin Part 2

01/10/2018

Ep. 33 Smile Now Cry Later

01/03/2018

Ep. 32 The Cure for Alcoholism in One Little Pill

12/13/2017

Ep. 31 “Erin part I”. Listen to Erin’s tragic story of addiction.

12/06/2017

Ep. 30 Making a Difference one dollar at a time

11/29/2017

Ep. 29 The Bridge Device

11/22/2017

Ep. 28 Conversation with James

11/15/2017

Ep. 27 Geffen Liberman

11/09/2017

Ep. 26 FAQS re: Naltrexone pellet treatment for alcohol addiction recovery

11/01/2017

Ep. 25 FAQs re: Naltrexone pellet treatment for prescription pain drugs and heroin addiction recovery

10/25/2017

Ep. 24 Harm reduction for people with heroin and opiate addiction

10/18/2017

Ep. 23 Jacobs Ladder

10/11/2017

Ep. 22 How to recover from Affluenza

10/04/2017

Ep. 21 Acupuncture for addiction with George Graf

09/27/2017

Ep. 20 Journey of a mother and counselor dealing with daughter's addiction

09/21/2017

Ep. 19 Wisdom and healing from the islands

09/07/2017

Ep. 18 The challenging job

08/30/2017

Ep. 17 A mother's Love can heal

08/23/2017

Ep. 16 Valuable insights from Garrett

08/16/2017

Ep. 15 Another Successful Recovery

08/09/2017

Ep. 14 Changing the conversation about addiction

08/02/2017

Ep. 13 90% success in addiction recovery- This is the REAL DEAL

07/26/2017

Ep. 12 Jacob's Hope AZ - Much needed care facility for drug exposed infants

07/19/2017

Ep. 11 Recovery is Possible, Here's Living Proof

07/12/2017

Ep. 10 Blue Print for 100% Success

06/28/2017

Ep. 9 A successful addiction recovery - Light at the end of the tunnel

06/21/2017

Ep. 8 The Ripple Effect - Invisible Impact of Suicide

06/14/2017

Ep. 7 Cycling, Commitment, and Change - A father's addiction recovery story

06/07/2017

Ep. 6 A Sister's Love can heal

05/31/2017

Ep. 5 40 years of experience and wisdom with Jeff Gazley

05/24/2017

Ep. 4 Dr. Nelson discusses Heroin addiction with his guest Lauren

05/17/2017

Ep. 3 Earth To Moon with guest Jack B Moon

05/10/2017

Ep. 2 How to Break the Circle of Addiction to Opiates

05/03/2017

Ep. 1 Dr Nelson's Goal- 50% Reduction in Heroin and Opiate Deaths in 5 Years