Hard Knox Talks: Your Addiction Podcast

Send us a Text Message. Trevor is a 60's Scoop survivor. His mother was in the residential school system and he grew up with the fall out all around him. We talked about what it was like growing up in a Christian foster home, being shunned when it was discovered he was gay, and the harms that resulted when he was paid out for the 60's scoop. ✅ Pine Lodge Recovery ✅ Nar-Anon ✅Bunny Hugs and Mental Health Support the Show. We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HERE Are you getting something from our content? Tap here and buy us a coffee to say thanks and help us keep this train on the tracks! Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks

Send us a Text Message. YouTuber Psychedelic James found healing in psychedelics and in the program of Alcoholics Anonymous. We talked about how the program helped him, and how psychedelics opened the door to a new way to think about his life. Check out James' YouTube Channel HERE ✅ Pine Lodge Recovery https://pinelodgerecovery.ca/ ✅ Nar-Anon https://www.nar-anon.org/?fbclid=IwAR1XOLL6HJjrzeYXitBaACQ1kHKihjThL2Dxv9m_Qxz0N1qsnRZD16z9KXc ✅Bunny Hugs and Mental Health https://linktr.ee/bunnyhugspodcast Support the Show. We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HERE Are you getting something from our content? Tap here and buy us a coffee to say thanks and help us keep this train on the tracks! Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks

Send us a Text Message. Euan is dedicated to providing an alternative look into what's happening in Canada around substance use and how our leaders are forming in implimenting policy to mitigate the harms resulting from our toxic drug supply Check out Euan's news letter, Drug Data Decoded. ✅ Tap here to buy us a coffee! ✅ Need HKT Merch? Tap Here! ✅ Pine Lodge Recovery ✅ Nar-Anon ✅Bunny Hugs and Mental Health Support the Show. We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HERE Are you getting something from our content? Tap here and buy us a coffee to say thanks and help us keep this train on the tracks! Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks

Send us a Text Message. Dan and Donna have had a wild ride, even in recovery. Standing across the courtroom from eachother, to co parenting, to reconconsiling, producing the podcast and far more, so many people wonder how they did it. How they found peace in all the terrible things that happened. In this episode they try to unpack that and provide some clairity. ✅ Pine Lodge Recovery ✅ Nar-Anon ✅Bunny Hugs and Mental Health Check this CBC article on our past together Here Here is Donna's full back story https://studio.youtube.com/video/2-cdQnWBO4E/edit Here is Daniel's story on the Sober Motivation Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/at-13-dan-got-his-hands-on-a-6-pack-of-beer-and/id1650658049?i=1000634744932 Support the Show. We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HERE Are you getting something from our content? Tap here and buy us a coffee to say thanks and help us keep this train on the tracks! Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks

Send us a Text Message. Peter lived a wild life in addiction. Drugs, money, violence. That was 10 years ago. Today he is a prominent member of the recovery community here is Saskatoon and in Calgary. Wild story, must listen. ✅ Pine Lodge Recovery ✅ Nar-Anon ✅Bunny Hugs and Mental Health Support the Show. We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HERE Are you getting something from our content? Tap here and buy us a coffee to say thanks and help us keep this train on the tracks! Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks

Send us a Text Message. Patrick Durka, aka, Boston Twopercent lived a life of a man hell bent on destruction. From satanic orgies, to phyciatric wards, Boston has seen it all and joined us to talk about it, and his book. Check out Fire and Ice: The Meth Bible on Amazon https://www.amazon.ca/Fire-Ice-Bible-Boston-Bornagain-ebook/dp/B0BKTHSWBC Pine Lodge Recovery Center https://pinelodgerecovery.ca/ Support the Show. We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HERE Are you getting something from our content? Tap here and buy us a coffee to say thanks and help us keep this train on the tracks! Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks

Send us a Text Message. Skyler Ray went from foster care, to homelessness, and now to a growing music career with 5 years in recovery. Must watch, great conversation. Check out Skyler's website. https://www.officialskylerray.com/ Check out the Bunny Hugs and Mental Health Podcast Support the Show. We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HERE Are you getting something from our content? Tap here and buy us a coffee to say thanks and help us keep this train on the tracks! Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks

Send us a Text Message. John Gordiano grew up surrounded by crime and violence in the Bronx. 39 years ago he got sober and has been working on helping people heal from Substance Use Disorder ever since. We talked about everything from peer support, to psychedelics, to his incredibly powerful story of recovery. If you get anything out of this episode drop us a comment and let us know! Check out John's website https://johnjgiordano.com/ Check out Bunny Hugs and Mental Health Support the Show. We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HERE Are you getting something from our content? Tap here and buy us a coffee to say thanks and help us keep this train on the tracks! Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks

Send us a Text Message. As a man now in long term recovery, Marc Effron came up in the world with a strong work ethic and it served him well. Vice president of an insurance company at 24 years old, cocaine fueled his fire, until it didn’t. Homeless on the street at 28. Now with many years of sobriety under his belt he joined me on the podcast to share his valuable insights and experiences on what happened, and how he maintains the recovery he has today. Check out Marc's Website https://www.marc-effron.com/ Support the Show. We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HERE Are you getting something from our content? Tap here and buy us a coffee to say thanks and help us keep this train on the tracks! Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks

Send us a Text Message. Ted X speaker and author Adam Vibe Gunton brought some great insights and tools for addiction recovery to the podcast. From some near death to successful businessman in the for-profit and non-profit sectors. Adam's story of recovery will leave you with a new perspective on the importance of your story, and how to use it to help others. Check out Adam's Recovered on Purpose website https://recoveredonpurpose.org/ Support the Show. We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HERE Are you getting something from our content? Tap here and buy us a coffee to say thanks and help us keep this train on the tracks! Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks

Send us a Text Message. With the concept of a "recovery oriented system of care" getting more and more traction, its seems the rift between harm reduction and abstinence based strategies is once again widening, or at least that's how the media narrative seems to be presenting itself. Dr. Rob Tanguay is at the heart of this conversation. He joined me on the podcast to share his opinions and expertise on the topic to help us gain a clearer understanding of what it is we are actually trying to achieve here in Canada for people who use drugs. Find Rob on LinkedIn Here Check out Bunny Hugs and Mental Health Support the Show. We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HERE Are you getting something from our content? Tap here and buy us a coffee to say thanks and help us keep this train on the tracks! Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks

Send us a Text Message. Kimberly had to walk away from the hospitality industry to save her own life. She did what she had to do to find a better life including yoga, breath work, meditation, and a pile of other stuff. Today she lives in a treehouse on the cost and is living a life she didn't think possible and it all stemmed from the choice to risk it all, for recovery. Check out kim on Instagram HERE FASD Network of Saskatchewan Check out Bunny Hugs and Mental Health Support the Show. We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HERE Are you getting something from our content? Tap here and buy us a coffee to say thanks and help us keep this train on the tracks! Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks

Send us a Text Message. Jayme Minor is the trumpet man for the Calgary Flames, he’s also a person in recovery with a bunch of great insights into how he got sober and how he stays sober and you’re going to love him. Check out Jayme on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jayme_minor_/ FASD Network of Saskatchewan Check out the Bunn y Hugs and Mental Health Podcast Support the Show. We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HERE Are you getting something from our content? Tap here and buy us a coffee to say thanks and help us keep this train on the tracks! Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks

Send us a Text Message. David has been at the top of tech companies and sailed the Mediterranean. He also became an alcoholic somewhere along the way and wants to share with us how he found his way out while maintaining his success in business, relationships, and life. Find David on Instagram Here Check out another great mental health podcaster https://linktr.ee/bunnyhugspodcast Support the Show. We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HERE Are you getting something from our content? Tap here and buy us a coffee to say thanks and help us keep this train on the tracks! Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks

Send us a Text Message. Dave Weibe is a talented musician and an addiction survivor. He brought a great energy to the studio and I really enjoyed this conversation about powerlessness, addiction, religion, and psychedelics. I hope you check it out! Check out Dave on Facebook Here Check out these other Canadian Mental Health creators! https://linktr.ee/bunnyhugspodcast Support the Show. We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HERE Are you getting something from our content? Tap here and buy us a coffee to say thanks and help us keep this train on the tracks! Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks

Send us a Text Message. Samantha is a woman in recovery, a felon, and has a passion for nutrition. She blew my mind with what she had to say about the effects our micro biomes have on the way we think and act. You don't want to miss this one! Check out Samantha on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/seefitliving/ Support the Show. We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HERE Are you getting something from our content? Tap here and buy us a coffee to say thanks and help us keep this train on the tracks! Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks

Send us a Text Message. Daniel has 18 years in recovery and he gives credit for the life he has today largely to the program of Narcotics Anonymous. I don't care if you're a new comer or an old timer, this conversation has something for everyone and it's definitely worth a listen. Find Daniel on Instagram Here Check out these other Canadian Mental Health creators! https://linktr.ee/bunnyhugspodcast Support the Show. We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HERE Are you getting something from our content? Tap here and buy us a coffee to say thanks and help us keep this train on the tracks! Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks

Send us a Text Message. David has been working exclusively in addiction medicine since 2019 but has been dealing with addiction in his practise for 20 years. Donna and I really enjoyed digging into his perspectives on harm reduction, recovery oriented systems of care, and the language we use around and in service of people who use drugs. This episode is brought to you thanks to funding provided by the Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine. To learn more about them, tap HERE Support the Show. We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HERE Are you getting something from our content? Tap here and buy us a coffee to say thanks and help us keep this train on the tracks! Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks

Send us a Text Message. We talked about everything sex and porn addiction to what a healthy sexual relationship looks like and how we can get there with Saskatoon Sexual Health Executive Director Caitlin Cottrell shares her personal experiences with sex addiction and valuable insights from her lived experiences in recovery from it. Patrick Eilers is a sex addiction professional and brough some valuable knowledge to the conversation. Find Patrick Eilers here Find Caitlin Cottrell here Support the Show. We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HERE Are you getting something from our content? Tap here and buy us a coffee to say thanks and help us keep this train on the tracks! Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks

Send us a Text Message. Sylvia works to reduce stress in workplaces. This gives her a unique perspective on how substance use becomes so problematic and she joined me at the 2024 Saskatchewan Safety Seminar to offer her insights on how we can do better for people who struggle with substance use, at work. ✅Find Sylvia linkedin.com/in/sylvia-marusyk-89a2931a ✅Sask Safety Council https://www.sasksafety.org/ Support the Show. We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HERE Are you getting something from our content? Tap here and buy us a coffee to say thanks and help us keep this train on the tracks! Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks