“I WAS SUFFERING FROM ‘COMING OUT’ PHOBIA”

For 28 years Braydon Robinson feared that if he admitted his sexuality, he would be told he was going to hell, so he used alcohol and drugs to hide his pain. Now, at 33, he’s in recovery, he’s a peer support specialist and he’s being authentic about who he is. In this edition of Odyssey House Journals he talks candidly about his struggles and his version of recovery. Watch or listen and hopefully subscribe (free) to the 30 minute podcast on the following platforms with the following links:
https://youtu.be/xJ36a2rwFFQ

You can also listen and subscribe to the audio version on iTunes at
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/odyssey-house-journals/id1462333385

or Spotify at
https://open.spotify.com/show/4Basx2YsjYcRmmrSufLX3z?si=Wni9usSiQbun-W0WsjNC-g

or iHeart podcasts  at
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-odyssey-house-journals-59417265/

Or listen on KKAT 860-AM in Salt Lake Saturday & Sunday mornings at 10am

#wearerecovery #sober #sobriety #recovery #treament #podcast #odyssey #odysseyhouseut #odysseyhouse #recoveryjourney #addictionrecovery #recoveryworks


210 Odyssey House Journals - Brayden Robinson

Music created telling the personal stories from the first section of stories, entitled "Pioneers of Alcoholics Anonymous" from the back of the Alcoholic's Anonymous Big Book 4th edition

Dr.  Bob's Nightmare

When it comes to any large government program targeting health, social, and cultural issues, there are always concerns that the money won’t be spent well. The opioid settlements are no exception.  

So when a program involves multiple community partners, a transparent and collaborative decision-making process, and is based on the local data, the rate of success tends to be high.  

This is what makes Sumner County’s approach so remarkable. After finding out that Highpoint Health hospital alone received over 50% of all overdoses brought in by EMS, they hired a Substance Use & Recovery Navigator to join the emergency department and help connect overdose survivors with local resources and treatment. The program also includes funding to get people help at Volunteer Behavioral Health - located right across the street from the hospital - and a “Box of Hope” containing naloxone, an up-to-date local recovery resource guide, and other tools provided by the Sumner County Prevention Coalition.  And this is just a part of the county’s overall overdose response plan that they are funding with opioid settlement dollars. 

My guests this month are Justin Werlick, Substance Use & Recovery Navigator, Dr. Geoffrey Lifferth, Chief Medical Officer for Highpoint Health with Ascension Saint Thomas, Haylee Mcphearson-Bush, VP of Operations of the Middle/West regions for Volunteer Behavioral Health, Meagan Griffith, Director of the Sumner County Prevention Coalition, Charlotte Hollis of the Sumner County Health Department, and Dr. Dustin Owens, Grant Accountant for the Sumner County Budget Committee.  

In this episode we talk about how all of these vital partners were brought together, how concerns were addressed - including the fear of duplication or supplantation of existing services - and why they are working to make naloxone more available to the community than ever before. We also discuss the larger barriers that people needing recovery face, including not only the lack of connection between existing resources, but the gaps in healthcare coverage that keep people from getting the help they need. 

Original music by Blind House. Hosted and produced with additional scoring by Jeremy Kourvelas.

Learn more:
Highpoint Health Announcement: https://www.highpointhealthsystem.com/news/coalition-receives-grant-to-support-opioid-overdose-crisis-interventions
Sumner County Opioid Abatement Committee: https://sumnercountytn.gov/opioid-abatement/ 
Volunteer Behavioral Health: https://volunteerbehavioralhealth.org/ 
Sumner County Prevention Coalition: https://sumnercoalition.org/ 
SMART: www.smart.tennessee.edu

LISTEN HERE: https://open.spotify.com/show/5qbzONIr0hlWxiQsPwkXHM

The Recovery Navigator: Connecting ER Patients to Hope in Sumner County

The hallway’s still too quiet
But I don’t start at the sound
The air still feels too heavy
But I’m standing now

My plants are still half-dying
But I watered them today
Didn’t mean to, didn’t plan to
Just… did it anyway

Is this what getting better feels like?
Feels too quiet to be real
But my hands aren’t shaking lately
At least part of me wants to heal

I don’t know if I believe it
But I want to stay alive
Just to see if I can mean it
When I say I’ll be alright

I don’t know what comes tomorrow
But I’m here, and that’s enough
Not a promise, not a triumph
Just a little bit of trust

I answered when my phone rang
Didn’t cheat and say “I’m fine”
Let the silence stretch between us
And stayed on the line

I opened all the windows
Let the morning hit my face
I didn’t shy from my reflection
Just looked, and let it stay

Is this what getting better feels like?
Feels too normal to be real
But my chest's not aching lately
At least part of me wants to heal

I don’t know if I believe it
But I want to stay alive
Just to see if I can mean it
When I say I’ll be alright

I don’t know what comes tomorrow
But I’m here, and that’s enough
Not a promise, not a triumph
Just a little bit of trust

You pull me close and I don’t pull away
Don’t lie to you or hide my face
This isn't the end,
Or the beginning
But maybe its the part
When I stop resisting

I don’t know if I believe it
But I’m learning how to try
And some days, that feels like enough
To keep saying I’ll survive

hope

Stories of recovery told of those living the experience. Produced by Jim Nayder.

66 -

67 - Unknown Woman

Dr. Reedy discuss the impact of family of orange roles and rules on our psyche. He talks about how we can repair wounds and trauma we experienced. He emphasized the need for overt and explicit communication rather than covert and implicit messaging. He explains how therapy, sitting with a different perspective, can shift the ideas we have sometimes unconsciously internalized.

Family of Origin: Rules, Roles, and Repair - Ep 685

“Explaining the Faith” is a powerful teaching series by Fr. Chris Alar, MIC, of the National Shrine of Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, MA. Each talk offers clear, passionate explanations of key Catholic topics—ranging from Marian apparitions and angels to doctrine, devotions, and Church history. Whether you’re deep in your faith or just beginning the journey, these lectures illuminate the timeless truths of Catholicism with clarity, depth, and pastoral heart.

⚔️ Explaining The Faith | God’s Mercy After Loss ⚔️

MY AMBIENT YOUTUBE CHANNEL
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgYoIByu3YDPosQ7mgBARTg?sub_confirmation=1

MY  SPOTIFY https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0O3hOpU4G1Yf0kjGZVh4wK?si=83d0bc697d8c4bd3  

MY  ITUNES 
https://music.apple.com/ua/artist/tymur-khakimov/1543599636   sub_confirmation=1

BUY LICENCE MEDITATION MUSIC HERE
audiojungle.net/collections/8601056-meditation

FREE DOWNLOAD VIA PATREON - 
https://www.patreon.com/user?u=42179393&fan_landing=true

NEED A PERSONAL EXCLUSIVE MEDITATION MUSIC TRACK LOOP? 
THEN CLICK HERE -https://www.fiverr.com/octahedronmusic/make-for-you-trap-music
I can create an exclusive track for your channel. The price of one track 5min = $ 70. With this track, you won't have any problems with the license and monetization

Deep Sleep Ambient Meditation – is a meditation track. Perfectly for slow down the heartbeat, stress relief, dreaming, space traveling, meditation, spa, background, sleep, space video, slow motion, time-lapse, relaxing videos, yoga practice projects.
I wish you harmony, my friends!

Thank you for your choice!

	back to sleep, binaural beats, binaural beats sleep music, brain wave music, brain waves, deep healing meditation music, deep healing music, deepest binaural beats, deepest healing, deepest meditation music, deepest sleep music, delta waves, fall sleep easy, heal sleep brainwaves, healing binaural, healing sleep frequency, insomnia, insomnia music, meditation music, peaceful music, rem sleep music, sleep, sleep hypnosis, sleep meditation, soothing sleep, theta

728 Angel Harmonics for Sleep - with vox \ Price 19$

728 Angel Harmonics for Sleep - with piano \ Price 19$

I strive to create music that makes your eardrums smile.

Introducing Inner Circle, our new premium Finding You podcast experience. Support the show and receive access to exclusive content, bonus AMA episodes, and more. Join at findingyou.supercast.com

Finding You Therapy Programs is an experientially based therapeutic program serving individuals, parents, couples, and families.  Email the host drbradreedy@gmail.com

Hard hitting raw look at everything recovery with TV news legend Randall Carlisle. Each episode features new interviews with everyone from addicts to treatment workers.

MY AMBIENT YOUTUBE CHANNEL -

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgYoIByu3YDPosQ7mgBARTg?sub_confirmation=1

SPOTIFY - https://open.spotify.com/artist/72VNqwaFoeXrD4MfpBzpUl?si=PZyKV0GqRFa1R2fnne2NNA


Bandcamp - https://tymurkhakimov.bandcamp.com/releases

Audiojungle - https://audiojungle.net/user/octahedronmusic/portfolio?ref=

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tymur_khakimov/

New tracks tagged #Recovery