Real Recovery Talk

11/12/2025

You’ve spent years trying to fix them.
Begging, pleading, hoping that this time it’ll be different.

But it hasn’t been.

2025 has been heavy — anxiety, stress, sleepless nights, and a heart that feels like it’s breaking over and over again. You’ve lost friends, maybe even a job, and you’ve lost yourself somewhere in the process.

It’s time for that to change.

2026 is going to be your year.

A year to rebuild your relationships.
To rediscover your peace.
To find your joy again — without waiting for them to get better first.

In this week’s episode, we’re talking about what it really looks like to shift the focus back to you… and how doing so might be the very thing that changes everything.

🎧 Watch the full episode on YouTube or listen on your favorite podcast platform.

11/05/2025

A lot of people think if they haven’t gotten sober by 40, it’s too late.

That the damage is done.
That the best years are behind them.
The truth? It’s not too late — but it is different.

In today’s episode of Real Recovery Talk, we’re breaking down what it really takes to get sober after 40.

From rebuilding your health and repairing relationships…
to rediscovering purpose and finding peace in who you are —
this conversation is raw, honest, and full of hope.

We talk about how to stop comparing your journey to everyone else’s,
how to get your body and mind back after years of neglect,
and how faith and community make all the difference in long-term recovery.

If you’ve ever wondered whether it’s too late to change — this episode will remind you:

You can rebuild.
You can recover.
And your best years can still be ahead of you.

🎧 Watch the full episode on YouTube

11/04/2025

You think getting sober in your 40’s means the best years are behind you?

Think again.

This is where it actually gets good.

When you hit that point in life — tired of the chaos, the health scares, the broken trust — and finally decide to stop drinking… something shifts.

You’re not just quitting alcohol.
You’re rebuilding everything.

We’ve seen it happen again and again — men in their 40’s dropping 40 pounds, getting off blood pressure meds, rebuilding their businesses, repairing marriages, becoming better fathers and better men.

Sobriety isn’t the end of the party.

It’s the start of your comeback story.

Full episode out TOMORROW on How To Get Sober In Your 40’s (It’s Not What You Think!) on Real Recovery Talk now.

11/03/2025

Families — this one’s for you.

If you have someone in your life who struggles with addiction or alcoholism, you already know how heavy that can feel.

The frustration. The sadness. The constant worry.

You’re doing your best…
But it feels like nothing changes.

That’s exactly why we created this free live webinar: “5 Mistakes Families Make With Addiction (and How to Fix Them)”

🗓 Tomorrow evening
📍 LIVE on Zoom
💰 Completely free to attend

Join me as I breaks down what most families unintentionally do wrong and how to finally find peace, clarity, and direction when someone you love is struggling.

By the end, you’ll understand:

✅ What to stop doing immediately (and why)
✅ What actually helps your loved one — and what doesn’t
✅ How to create a plan that brings healing instead of chaos

You don’t have to keep walking on eggshells or feeling powerless.

There is a better way forward and it starts here.

Go to https://www.realrecoverytalk.com/webinar to register.

10/30/2025

This week’s episode was full of powerful takeaways—here’s one I can’t stop thinking about.

So often, we try to control every detail of life. Especially when addiction and recovery are involved, it’s easy to feel like we have to fix everything, manage everyone, and make it all make sense.

But this week’s episode reminded us of something deeper:
God’s plan is always greater than ours.

Even when the path feels messy, uncertain, or unfair—He’s working in ways we can’t see yet. The hardest seasons are often the ones that shape us the most.

If you’ve been struggling to understand the “why” behind what you or your loved one is walking through, this episode is a must-listen. It’s a reminder that surrender isn’t giving up—it’s letting God do what only He can do.

Tune in now on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.

10/29/2025

When chaos becomes normal…

Growing up, the drinking, the yelling, the fear — it all just became life.

You learned how to stay quiet. How to read the room. How to keep the peace.

But deep down, you knew something was off.

This week’s episode of Real Recovery Talk Omar shares how his childhood was shaped by his father’s drinking — until faith stepped in and rewrote everything.

If addiction has ever taken over your home, you’ll feel this one in your bones.

It’s raw, it’s real, and it’s a reminder that even the most chaotic stories can end in redemption.

🎧 Watch or listen now on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts.

10/22/2025

“I thought I was the coolest person in the room. But really, I was just someone who desperately needed help.”

Rachel used to juggle two phones, acting like she had something going on that nobody else understood. Truth was — she didn’t.

What shereally had was chaos.
A lifestyle that felt exciting… until it didn’t.

She thought she was terminally unique, that this was just the hand she was dealt — and she’d ride it until the wheels fell off.

She’d drive 100 miles an hour with her eyes closed, not because she wanted to die, but because she didn’t care if she lived.

That’s what addiction does — it convinces you that peace isn’t possible.
That you’re too far gone.

But it’s a lie.

This week on Real Recovery Talk, Rachel shares the brutal truth about what it’s like to live in that chaos and what it took to finally believe peace was possible.

Watch the full episode now on YouTube.

10/20/2025

“Weed isn’t a gateway drug.”
That’s what they say… until it becomes one.

For Rachel, it started out innocent…just a little curiosity, a little escape.

But before she knew it, she was running drugs up and down the East Coast at sixteen, chasing a feeling she could never hold onto.

From the outside, her life looked “normal.”

On the inside?

Total chaos.

After 26 years of destruction, Rachel didn’t just hit a physical bottom…she hit a spiritual one.

And that’s when everything changed.

In this week’s episode of Real Recovery Talk, Rachel shares how she came home to herself after decades of addiction, what finally woke her up, and the moment she realized she was meant for so much more.

Watch on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts — this is one you don’t want to miss.

10/15/2025

You’re not crazy. You’re being manipulated.

Addiction has a way of twisting love into guilt.

You think you’re helping, but you’re really being played.

I know, because I used to be the one doing it.

When I was in active addiction, I used every manipulation tactic in the book — the victim card, the blame game, priming, and the fix-it trap.

In this week’s episode of Real Recovery Talk, I’m breaking down exactly how addicts manipulate the people who love them the most, and more importantly, how you can stop falling for it today.

You’ll learn:

🔹 The four biggest manipulation plays
🔹 How to spot them in real time
🔹 The exact words to use when they say things like “You made me do this” or “I just need $20”

These tools are evidence-backed, battle-tested, and they work.

Because I’ve lived both sides of it…the addict and the family member trying to help.

Watch the full episode on YouTube.

10/08/2025

“How do you break the cycle when relapse seems inevitable?”

In today’s episode of Real Recovery Talk, Jeff sits down with us to unpack the hard truths we don’t always admit out loud, why we chase drugs & alcohol even when they destroy us, what emotional pain we’re trying to numb, and how a simple, repeatable framework can help us stay sober long term.

You’ll learn:

    •    What questions to ask yourself when cravings hit
    •    How to face the feelings you’ve been running from
    •    The step-by-step “playbook” Jeff has used himself and with thousands of others
    •    How to break the guilt & shame loop
    •    What it actually takes to go beyond 48 hours of sobriety

👉 Head over to YouTube to listen now.

Tag a friend who needs to hear this. Let’s push through together.

10/07/2025

10/02/2025

Most families think they’re helping their loved one with addiction. The hard truth? They’re often making it worse.

It’s not because you don’t care. It’s because no one ever taught you how to handle it the right way.

This Tuesday at 4:30 PM, join me for a FREE Masterclass: 5 Mistakes Families Make With Addiction (and How to Fix Them).

You’ll walk away knowing:

✔ The 5 mistakes almost every family makes
✔ What to do instead so you’re not enabling
✔ How to bring peace and clarity to your home again

This is your chance to stop guessing and finally understand how to help your loved one the right way.

👉 Head to the link in our bio to save your seat.