Life Recovered

Its been four years since Tamara and Garrett first did Ayahuascha in Peru and Costa Rica. We discuss our latest opinions on the complex topic of Psychedelics in Recovery(specifically recovery from our drug of choice-alcohol), the legality of psychedelic use in the US, and where we are four years after this transformative experience in both our lives. Recomended reading: How to Change your Mind---Michael Pollan Netflix Series: How to change your mind We are on YouTube!! Check us out at this Link Here Drop us a line at liferecoveredpodcast@gmail.com

In a mostly lighthearted episode Tamara and Garrett catch up on what has been going on in their lives since we spoke to you last. We discuss our in person meet up, our Thanksgiving gratefulness with families and our health. We discuss what it means to be fully present, and riff on not being “lost in thought”. We want to extend a very warm Merry Christmas to all of our family and friends.

Garrett has over five years and Tamara has over three years of sobriety under their belts. But they are by no means sages or recovery gurus, they are just a couple of friends on opposite sides of the country Garrett and Tamara give updates on their lives and reflect on what has happened in the past year and a half, and how they are still remaining sober. Garrett shares an insight over why he drank that he was not previously aware of and goes over his experience with the 12 steps Tamara shares how she is able to be fully present with her daughters and talks about how she is doing all the things that she never thought she would do if you asked her 5-10 years ago They both agree that quiet peaceful domestic life is awesome. They round it out with a few tips and tricks (sobriety hacks?) Please subscribe, rate and review our podcast and as always thank you for listening!

The long awaited rebrand and relaunch is here with the Garrett Riley Podcast. And who better to kick it off with then Scott LeRette the author of the book "The Unbreakable Boy" And its Available now on Amazon Please reach out to me anytime with any feedback or to be a guest on the show at garrettriley@gmail.com The best way to support the podcast is always to subscribe, rate and review, you know the drill!

This Episode marks the end (for now) of Life Recovered, as we launch a new project on June 15th 2021. An old friend joins us to make the announcement. Be sure to stay subscribed to Life Recovered to learn where Tamara, Garrett and Lauren’s new, limited-series podcast when it drops. It's time for us to live in the light. We hope to see you there!

Tamara and Garrett celebrate a milestone. Please subscribe, rate, and review our podcast, it really helps us out! Comment on the podcast at liferecoveredpodcast@gmail.com PS. Garrett forgot to run the audio through his microphone again so what you are hearing is picked up through the computer audio

After the small talk and banter ebbs Tamara and Garrett really get serious. Well serious with some funny stuff thrown in too. Here is the ego stuff Julia Christina talks about The ego is there to protect us from shame and vulnerability but it actually prevents us from authenticity Four Ps to know if your acting out of ego Four Cs of authenticity Saturday night live skits Garrett Mentions: The Will Ferrell disfunctional family dinner Maine Justice w Jason Sudekis House showing YouTube channel Garrett likes Life Recovered no longer wants or accepts any donations! But we still really want you to subscribe, rate, and review us! or email us at liferecoveredpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode Tamara and Garrett are joined by Bree of the "The Self Healers Podcast" and the website www.fullyhumanhealing.com This is a standout episode and one you don't want to miss!! Email us at liferecoveredpodcast@gmail.com if you would like to support us go to www.PayPal.me/aftertheelevator

In this episode Tamara recounts the time she won a contest and got to go to the White House and meet George W Bush. We talk about other things too, and you just get to eavesdrop on a normal conversation ....also Garrett forgot to switch the mic input to USB mic so his sound isn't its normal richness. If you like what we do, consider throwing a couple bucks our way at PayPal.me/aftertheelevator Email us at liferecoveredpodcast@gmail.com

We talk about what we did for Christmas and Garrett's trip to Idaho and Scott recording him while skiing backwards can be found here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jtanhi6IyI Garrett forgets he already talked about the Waking Up App, and Tamara doesn’t remind him that he already talked about it in a previous podcast, so Garrett goes over it again. If you like what we do, consider throwing a couple bucks our way at PayPal.me/aftertheelevator this helps support our hosting costs. Email us at liferecoveredpodcast@gmail.com

We can't believe it's taken us this long to write an original Life Recovered song, but better late than never. After singing our first hit song and making your ears bleed (maybe not in a good way), we talk about gratitude! There's no shortage of reasons to be grateful this year. No 2020 joke here... we're actually being serious. We reflect on Christmas, talk about and talk a lot about Santa Claus and the Reindeer. We go into pop culture and have a great discussion on the Bachelorette. We talk about Dogs, Daughters, and coffee, you know, no big whoop (also talk about emotional intelligence) “On the 12th day of Life Recovered, my true love gave to me…” 12: 12 Steps of AA 11: Doses of Naltrexone 10: Sparkling Waters 9: Meditations 8: Trips to Starbucks 7: Bags of Candy 6: on the ACE Score 5: Cups of Ayahuasca 4: New Age Gurus 3-New Coping Tools 2-People Who Trigger Me And a Podcast Bell for Tamara and Me!! If you like the Podcast, throw a couple bucks our way at www.paypal.me/aftertheelevator (helps with our monthly hosting costs) Please subscribe, 5 star rate, and review! It helps the podcast email us at liferecoveredpodcast@gmail.com

We talk about the Dodgers winning the World Series, mountain cabins, gratitude counter being reset for 2020. Garrett talks about his trifecta of anxiety that he navigated thru and realized a good lesson on the other side of it. Garrett muses about the good ole days before covid with his job related travel. We talk about NXIVM again and point out how we will never stop talking about cults and maybe organizations that are on the "cult spectrum" Tamara goes into her new job, and finds a nice work life balance. We talk about shows we are watching in our pop culture segment: The Queen’s Gambit on NetflixThe Undoing on HBOSeduced on StarzThe BacheloretteA Teacher on HuluTehran-appleSchitts creek nflx On the rocks (movie on apple) The Mandolorian-Disney + (nerd alert!!!) send us an email at liferecoveredpodcast@gmail.com If you like the show why not throw a couple bucks our way at PayPal.me/aftertheelevator

We unleash our real thoughts on the covid-schmovid nonsense that bugs us, and we go off on social media and the tech industry at-large while they’re at it. The New York Times describes this episode as ‘recklessly indulgent’ and we’re honestly concerned you’re still listening to us at this point. Disclaimer: This is NOT a political podcast. We think it’s a little ridiculous that things we have opinions about want to talk about are so politicized that we can’t touch them without assumptions being made about a whole slew of other things. So we ask that our listeners suspend reality for a minute and pretend that statements like “our rights are being invaded” or “covid is dangerous” DON’T automatically put you on one far side of the political aisle. Email us at liferecoveredpodcast@gmail.com support: paypal.me/aftertheelevator

Garrett could not let this moment pass without documenting the fact that his partner Tamara now has one year of continuous sobriety!! email: liferecoveredpodcast@gmail.com support us: paypal.me/aftertheelevator

Tamara and Garrett talk about babies and most notably baby Joelles development, Garrett can totally relate to sleep deprivation as he is woken up nightly by a senile Labrador Retriver..we talk about diet, exercise, veganism, we throw in a couple "outlander" references, we go over hummingbird feeders, some sports talk, a little update on ayahuasca and psychedelics (again), and we round it all out with a discussion of the HBO show "The Vow" featuring the NXIVM cult and its leader Keith Rainiere AKA Vanguard. Email liferecoveredpodcast@gmail.com support us PayPal.me/aftertheelevator

Tamara breaks down her beautiful experience of bringing baby Joelle into the world, she dispels certain myths and backs up certain truths about motherhood. She talks about some cool baby things that she never knew existed. Garrett is fascinated by the fact that Tamara has four sponsees and Garrett asks Chris Farley show like questions about what its like to be an AA sponsor. Tamara loved our last episode, Garrett talks again about his fear of fish, and his love of coconut chocolate covered almonds. We talk about Garrett's irrational fear of being a sponsor, we somehow swerve into talking about Rocky and then Baby Joelle needed her Mom! Show recommendations Garrett: Unwell (nflx) Homecoming (amazon) Upload (amazon) For all Mankind (Apple) Hannah (Amazon) --past shows Dexter, Six Feet Under, True Blood Show recommendations Tamara: Big brother, Wheel of Fortune, Love on the Spectrum (NFLX)----past shows Breaking Bad, The Good Wife, Big Little Lies If you want to comment on the podcast please send us an email at liferecoveredpodcast@gmail.com and consider supporting the podcast by donating to paypal.me/aftertheelevator

Interview with Scott starts at the 21:54 mark For the first time in Life Recovered history we have someone on the podcast who is totally outside of the Recovery Elevator Universe! Garrett's friend and coworker Scott Stewart joins the show and we talk about everything from living in Idaho v living in SoCal to our weird similarities, and how our paths kept crossing in life. We recount what is what like working for a Pharma company as Pharma reps back in the mid 2000s , we talk about Scotts take on alcohol (he has never had a drop in his life and we figure out why) and he may or may not tell a story or two from when Garrett was drinking at sales meetings. Ladies and gentlemen we are so pleased to announce beautiful baby girl Joelle Young born to Tamara and Jordan on July 15th. Tamara is beyond excited and both baby and mother are totally healthy and happy! you can find Tam and pictures of Joelle at @tlphill on instagram. Tamara will be back next episode! Please subscribe, rate and review our podcast and send us an email at liferecoveredpodcast@gmail.com. and if you want to donate to the podcast to help with our hosting fees you can do so at paypal.me/aftertheelevator

Life Recovered takes a break from all things current events, and (for the most part) from all things serious. Instead, Gar and Tam interview each other, and listeners can come along with them as they get to know each other better - histories, bucket lists, hopes, dreams... Sometimes, you just need a healthy dose of fluffy, lighthearted, sunshine and rainbows! If you're looking for an in-depth discussion of the deeper matters that impact our the world we live in, this is not that episode! Re-join Garrett and Tamara next time for a return to life's more serious issues. Please send us an email. We LOVE your emails (and may read them on the podcast): liferecoveredpodcast@gmail.com. Please take a moment to subscribe, rate and review us on iTunes. We do this podcast for free. In fact, it costs us money each month.If you like what you hear, consider throwing a couple bucks in to support Life Recovered. We appreciate your generous support! paypal.me/aftertheelevator

Chris Csar joins Garrett and they discuss how Chris has been able to process an unthinkable tragedy in his life, through using his tools and also getting into boxing. We of course talk about Psychedelics and point out that Chris is directly responsible for introducing them to everybody and changing peoples lives. We discuss whether there is a message in the whole Coronavirus nightmare, and thoughts on how to navigate it and stay sane. I highly recommend Chris business http://saguaroscreenprinting.com Chris also highly recommends a book on psychedelics called Entheogenic liberation by Martin Ball, check it out on amazon here We discuss movies, then do some housekeeping and Garrett reveals the direction the podcast is taking. If you wish to be a guest on our podcast please email us at liferecoveredpodcast@gmail.com If you like what we are doing, consider throwing a couple bucks our way at paypal.me/aftertheelevator

Tam is a married woman! She talks about her nuptials and the story of her relationship journey leading up to marriage. Talk about an evolution of life in recovery... that's what this podcast is all about! Gar talks about his quite literal coming out... of his home in quarantine. He recounts his whirlwind trifecta of adventures - from San Diego, to a cattle drive, to the California Central Coast. Tam is looking forward to her baby shower and watching her Titans in the (hopefully) upcoming NFL season. Gar is happy about letting his suppressed, quarantined geek out when he uses his Apple Watch Tip App. It's the little things... From stories of gratitude, to hopes for the future - this episode is just good for the soul. Please send us an email. We LOVE your emails (and may read them on the podcast): liferecoveredpodcast@gmail.com. Please take a moment to subscribe, rate and review us on iTunes. We do this podcast for free. In fact, it costs us money each month.If you like what you hear, consider throwing a couple bucks in to support Life Recovered. We appreciate your generous support! paypal.me/aftertheelevator