ROACHE on RECOVERY: Recent Episodes
ROACHE on RECOVERY
Discussions about all things RECOVERY, all things SUBSTANCE ABUSE ADDICTION, all things SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, all things OCG, and all things DAYTOP
AS A PART OF OUR CONTINUING EFFORTS TO PRESERVE THE HISTORY OF DAYTOP, TODAY WE ARE INTERVIEWING JIMMY CURTIN THE FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DAYTOP-NEW JERSEY
SHOW SEGMENTS: NEWS / UPDATES / SPORTS / TOPICSHOW TOPIC: WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE IN TREATMENT DURING THE HOLI
SHOW TOPIC: We are 8 months in to the 30 day Residential experience. What are the preliminary results? The expectations versus reality. The unintended consequences. What must change.SHOW SEGMENTS: Updates / News / Sports / Show Topic
SHOW TOPIC: WE HAVE BEEN TASKED WITH FIGURING OUT HOW TO ADAPT THE THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY MODEL, WHICH HAS BEEN THE FOUNDATION OF DAYTOP/OCG PROGRAMMING SINCE 1963, INTO A 30 DAY PROGRAM DYNAMIC. WE'LL ALSO DISCUSS WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING PROGRAMMATICALLY DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC TO BE ABLE TO STILL PROVIDE CONGREGATE CARE AND TREATMENT
SHOW TOPIC: The OCG programs have experienced and recovered from their own COVID related experiences since January 2021. We'll discuss the outbreak, what we did to mitigate it, some good luck that we had, and where we are today.
SHOW SEGMENTS: NEWS / SPORTS / UPDATES / SHOW TOPIC
SHOW TOPIC: Not everyone has a positive and life transforming experience when going through substance abuse treatment. Such is the case for today’s guest, who entered DAYTOP’s adolescent treatment program in Texas. He describes his experience in DAYTOP as negative and destructive which then caused him significant distress in his post treatment adult life. We’re going to give him an opportunity to speak to his experience and to learn how he has ultimately dealt with that experience.
SHOW SEGMENTS: News / Sports / Updates / Show Topic / Wrap-up
SHOW TOPIC: Today we interview the first 13 year old client for Daytop California to find out how her life went soon after Daytop and as she progressed through adulthood to present day.
SHOW SEGMENTS: NEWS, SPORTS, SHOW TOPIC
SHOW TOPIC: In the last 2 months we’ve had to adapt our residential and outpatient treatment to the realities of COVID-19. We were incorporating video conferencing over the last 2 years in our staff meetings and trainings, so it wasn’t a large leap for us to move our groups and and other services to ZOOM based services. We’ll discuss how we did it and how it’s working!
SHOW SEGMENTS: NEWS, SPORTS, UPDATES, SHOW TOPIC
SHOW TOPIC: January 2021 will see a new era of treatment in California. Most notably we will residential treatment reduce from its current 90 days to 30 days! What will this mean in the big picture of treatment and the recovery process. Let’s discuss how we’re preparing for this significant change in treatment.
SHOW SEGMENTS: RECAP, NEWS, Sports, SHOW TOPIC.
Pregnancy / Birth update from Mr. Producer!!
Show Topic: The general society makes New Year Resolutions. In the recovery world we make Recovery Resolutions. What are some Recovery Resolutions we want for our clients, and or that we’d like to see our clients commit to. What about us as staff in the field, or as a Program? Let’s discuss
Show Segments: News / Sports / Updates / Show Topi
Show Topic: 1. Where have we been and what have we been doing? CARF!
- It is tradition in the Therapeutic Community that we take time this week to think about and discuss what we are thankful for.
Show Segments: News / Sports / Recap / Show Topic
Show Topic: Inquiring Minds want to know: Is the opioid “crisis” the be all and end all? Has the basic makeup of the addict changed over the last 10 years? Is there any place for the recovering addict to live in the Bay Area
Show Segments: News/Sports, Show Topic
SHOW TOPIC:
If you have a personal story, directly or indirectly related to recovery, the human desire and instinct is to want to share it. However, as a professional in the field, regardless of your role, when is it appropriate to share your own story (in full or in part)? When is it inappropriate? What subject matter is or isn’t appropriate? Let’s discuss.
SHOW SEGMENTS:
News, Sports, Updates, Show Topic
SHOW TOOIC: OCG as well as probably many treatment providers who’ve been around a long term, haven’t made a concerted effort to incorporate technology into the provision of treatment. We are now starting that effort. We’ll discuss what we’re doing and what other stakeholders should be doing
SHOW SEGMENTS: News / Sports, Show Topic
Show Topic: The recent video of the NFL player smoking weed and speaking to his choice to "use" marijuana as his means to deal with pain and other associated issues connected to life as a NFL player, sparked a conversation we'd like to continue here. Are the professional sports leagues drug policies out of step with reality? Are their drug policies about treatment & recovery, enforcement, or a combination thereof? What about those who are "using" a substance for medicinal purposes? Lastly, are they a bunch of hyprocites?
Show Segments: News / Sports / Show Topic
Show Topic: It is not feasible to practice for every conceivable situation that may confront the former addict. It is feasible to practice for a few common situations that many if not most will face as they reintegrate themselves with their family, friends, and significant others. We call this the role plays.
Show Segments: Recap / News / Sports / Topic
Technical difficulties have become an unfortunate norm for OCG radio. Let us hope that we have not run into yet another technical difficulty.
Show Topic: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, or so they thought. Depending on which stage of the recovery spectrum you were or are at when the Holiday season comes upon you, will often determine which one of those phrases best applies. Neither are the be all and end all, as we must deal with both constructively.
Show Segments: News-Sports-Recap, Show Topic
Show Topic: We’ve been gone for 2 months. A number of things have transpired with OCG during that time that we want to talk about. We also have some gripes that we need to resolve.
Show Segments: News / Sports / Updates / Show Topic
SHOW TOPIC: We interview Friend of OCG, Author (and much more) Kenya Aissa about her, and her book, Sacred Girl. The book was inspired by the girls on her Caseload while a Counselor at Daytop California. Sacred Girl is geared towards adolescents, teens, and young women. Howvever, after review, we believe this book is for EVERYONE! There are many collateral subject matters, but the primary subject is Spirituality, and looking to speak to those young girls who are spiritually disconnected.
SHOW SEGMENTS: RECAP / NEWS / SPORTS, SHOW TOPIC, RECOVERY SUPPORT TIME
Show Topic: Who are the Johnny’s? We are referring to those clients who for many reasons do not receive the peer support and intervention needed during the treatment experience. Often times there may be a chorus developing for the Johnny’s to be discharged from treatment. What’s our responsibility and how should that responsibility manifest itself.
Show Segments: Recap, Show Topic, Recovery Suppoort Time
Show Topic: Inquiring minds want to know the following: Can a sense of Entitlement be compatible with succeeding in Recovery? Can a sense of Entitlement co-exist with Gratitude? The prevailing attitudes, behaviors, and culture of the day now bring rise to these questions and the impact on ones Recovery process and the facilitation of treatment.
Show Segments: Recap / News / Sports / Show Topic / Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: When in recovery, cravings are like your antagonist. Picking at you, bothering you, infiltratiing your dreams, and even traumatizing some to the brink of relapse. Cravings however are a part of the recovery process, that almost everyone has or will experience at some point to varying degrees. How they are dealth with is key to not being overwhelmed by them, and ultimately feeding into them. We'll discuss some perspectives and methods for dealing with cravings.
Show Segments: Recap / News / Sports / Show Topic / Recovery Support Time
SHOW TOPIC: In honor of this years NFL draft coming up Friday we’re holding our own draft. Your humble hosts will each take turns drafting their favorite Unwritten Philosophies that they each deem integral to asuccessful recovery experience.
SHOW SEGMENTS: Recap/News/Sports, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: After we settle in and adjust to the physical demands of treatment we are left with dealing with the man and woman in the mirror. Often times this requires examining traumatic experiences that have negatively impacted our lives. We’ll discuss some of the essential steps that one must take in order to successfully heal from the negative experiences
Show Segments: Recap / News / Sports, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: How essential is it to have positive Role Models throughout the Treatment and Recovery process? It is extremely essential! It is just as essential and like a Recovery “twin” to surrounding yourself with positive peers. We choose our Role Models versus them being assigned to us. Who we choose and why we choose them says a lot about us. Let’s discuss ......
Show Segments: Recap, News, Sports, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: Why do so many addicts experience chronic relapse? Is it just the nature of the beast? Or, is it just their fault for not wanting recovery enough? Or, have we done a disservice to the Chronic Relapser? With the help of a great article by Andrew J. Moynihan, PhD, we’ll try to answer those questions.
Show Segments: Recap, News, Sports, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
- HOLIDAY SPECIAL *
Show Topic: The little ole pull-up. The most utilized, effective, but under appreciated tool in the Therapeutic Community, ones recovery process, AND life in general. We’ll discuss the sciencebehind it and the importance of the pull-up. In addition we’ll point out an amazing factoid about the Pull-up.
Show Segments: Recap, News/Sports, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: On a few occassions one may be privy to the inside story of how a person in the early trimesters of recovery, experiences the decision to relapse while in treatment, is able to continue the recovery process, but ultimately decide to suspend their recovery experience by leaving treatment. We'll discuss one (or two) such story. We'll also touch on that age old question: Is there any intervention possible when one's mind is made up?
Show Segments: News-Sports-Recap, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
SHOW TOPIC(s): We’ll review and discuss: 1. Our recent Graduation ceremony and what these ceremonies mean and who they’re really for, other than the Graduates of course. 2. OCG’s 10th anniversary and independence from DAYTOP. 3. Comments about the opioid crisis
SHOW SEGMENTS: Recap, News/Sports, Show Topics, Recovery Support
Show Topic: Over the last few years we have spent many shows discussing many concepts and theories regarding substance abuse, addiction, substance abuse treatment, and recovery. With the help of the National Institute of Health (NIH) we'll review what the prevailing science is on Drug Use and Addiction. We will offer our commentary on where we agree and disagree (respectfully of course) with what the "science" says.
Show Segments: Recap/News/Sports, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: Early recovery (1st Trimester) is a time for adapting to life without drugs and or alcohol. Maintaining recovery requires both small, medium and large changes in all areas of ones life. These changes can seem and sometimes are in fact, overwhelming. This leads the early recovering addict to be in a state of vulnerability. We'll discuss the top ten struggles (or issues) that a recovering addict may face in that early period.
Show Segments: News/Recap/Sports, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
WELCOME BACK MR. PRODUCER!!
SHOW TOPIC: In the immortal words of Vince Lombardi, we ask the eternal question of " What the heck is going on here?' Recent events indicate a troubling trend of what we used to call "stinkin thinkin", bad decisions, and out an out intentional subversion of the theraputic recovery enviornment by those who have not yet decided if this recovery thing is for them. We gotta call it out ........
SHOW SEGMENTS: RECAP/NEWS/SPORTS, SHOW TOPIC, RECOVERY SUPPORT TIME
Show Topic: Two Dreams, an Illinois based substance abuse program came up with an extensive list of emotional, mental, and physical exercises for addictics to engage in during the recovery process. We will go over a number of those items on their list that we believe are essential exercises or tools for a successful recovery process. We thank Two Dreams for coming up with the list
Show Segments: Recap/News/Sports, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: The concepts of the Therapeutic Community model of treatment, when broken down to itheir core, have a commonality. Practice. The methods or actions of the concept must be practiced daily by the recovering addict in order that those philosophies take hold. We'll discuss why Practice is essential to the method of what sometimes look likes madness.
Show Segments: Recap/News/Sports, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: Relationships. The number one cause of relapse for those in Recovery (NSE). Why is that? We'll discuss. There is old school industry dogma on when those in Recovery should pursue romantic relationships. We'll discuss that. Why do romantic relationships birthed within the recovery environment fail? We'll discuss that.
Show Segments: Recap/Sports/News, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: The experience of recovery at its various stages, for many, can be one of fear, and anxiety. This often leads to the recovering addict to concsiously and subconsiously sabotage their recovery process leading to pre-relapse behavior and eventually a full blown relapse. We'll discuss what (and sometimes who) leads to the sabotage of the recovery process and how it can be avoided or faced if the addict is in the midst of the sabotaging experience.
Show Segments: Recap/News, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Topic: We are officially two months into the new world of substance abuse treatment in California. How's it going? What's new? What's working? What isn't? Is the vision as articulated being realized and actualized or is the vision and the reality worlds apart? How are staff adapting? Lots of questions, hopefully some answers
Show Segments: Recap, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: In Celebration of Womens's History Month we present: Women in Treatment. We'll interview three women who volunteered to teach, talk, and reminisce about their treatment experiences many moons ago. We'll touch on their experiences prior to, during, and post treatment, and where they are at today with life in a recovery context.
Show Segments: Recap, News/Sports, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: Emotional health is one of the most important tenets of a successful recovery. We spend 90% of our treatment experience focusing on identifying, exploring, analyzing, examining, issues that we then need to learn to emotionally cope with, live with, accept, and if possible resolve in a manner where moving forward, the issues no longer impact our daily lives, decision making, or behavior. Let's go over ten steps to emotional fitness.
Show Segments: Recap / News / Sports, Show Topic, Recovery Support Tim
On January 23rd 2017 Charlie Devlin, The former Chief Executive Officer of Daytop Village, Inc. passed away after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. We lost another warrior in the battle against Substance Abuse. Today we’re going to play an edited replay of a show from November 25TH, 2014, The 2Nd of a three part series covering the birth and evolution of Daytop. In this show we interviewed Charlie to get his perspective of his Daytop experience both as a client and as an employee. We do this in his honor and memory. We hope you enjoy it.
Show Topic: It's our first live broadcast for 2017. Time for some Recovery Resolutions. What are some resolutions that those in all stages of recovery should strive for, focus on, and or initiate. Some of these resolutions will become importan "fodder" for topics of discussions as we move through the New Year. We'll discuss...........
Show Segments: Recap, News and Sports, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Special Topic: Larry Thomas and his retirement from OCG/Daytop after 29 years of helping recovering addicts.
Show Topic: In line with the end of year Holiday season, we want to spend some talking about Gratitude in recovery. What is there to be grateful for? How is that Gratitude actualized and demonstrated? We will discuss.
Show Segments: Recap, News/Sports, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: Triggers. Not only reserved for the holidays but are probably more experienced and pronounced during the holiday season. This applies to those that are in the treatment environnment and those that are in their post treatment recovery experience. We'll define what is a trigger. Identify some of the most common triggers. Discuss some coping mechanisms to survive the experience
Show Segments: Recap, News/Sports, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: You could've heard the collective GASP, when Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) was introduced into the main stream treatment culture about 15 years ago. The backlash was predictable and not entirely without merit. We'll discuss this transition and the culture change that has ensued...albeit begrudgingly. We'll also talk about what these Medications are that are being used, the best practices that make their use effective, AND the realities of MAT within the residential treatment environment.
Show Segments: Recap, Sports/News, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: We are not Doctors. So, we are not going to get deep into the clinical aspects of Depressions itself. What we will discuss are the various types of depression we see in the treatment environment, the most common, and some therapeutic interventions that are engaged. We will also touch on the historical aspect of Mental Health treatment "injecting" itself into the subsance abuse treatment environment and how that has changed treatment moving forward. We will also recount some of the struggles DAYTOP had incorporating Mental Health treatment into its environment.
Show Segments: Recap, News/Sports, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: During our off week this month will be the 2nd anniversary of the passing of Daytop's founder Monsignor William B. O'Brien. We'll share some reflections on his legacy, his philosophy, and approach to successfully treating the addict. Are they still relevant today? What are we doing and what are we missing? Where does the field of substance abuse treatment stand today?
Show Segments: Recap, News/Sports, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: We briefly touched in our last show on those in recovery either placing responsibility or the labeling of others with their issues, their short comings, or their character flaws. We call this "Projection". It is certainly not limited to those in recovery, but that is where we will focus our discussion on this topic.
Show Segments: Recap, News/Sports, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: We have discussed the five basic feelings from which all others emanate. We've discussed how Anger, a secondary feeling, more often than not, occupies a primary slot, thereby blocking, delaying, or distorting the ultimate resolution of issues for which Anger is on the menu of feelings one may have and continue to experience. Lets gain an understanding, which can then lead to corrective action.
Show Segments: Recap, News/Sports, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: OCG....The True Hollywood Story. On the 9th anniversary of OCG we'll discuss how OCG came into being as an offspring of DAYTOP. Mr. Producer will conduct an in depth interview of the Humble Host to flush out all of the details and untold stories.
Show Segments: Recap, News, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: TRUST! Essential to one's success during the recovery process, relationships, and life in general. However it is probably the most often used "excuse" by those in the first trimester of recovery, for why they don't engage in the treatment process. "I don't trust" is a familiar retort when a client is questioned about their lack of involvement or sharing in the group process, and or one to one with their peers. We'll confront the excuse, and look at some workarounds to get over the trust hump.......
Show Segments: Recap, Shpw Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: We the people, in the residential environment, means We The "FAMILY". A blasphemous two part question was proposed by a client in defense of a relapse experience. It was so preposterous it could not slide, without discussion:
1. Why doesn't staff take a more active role in the Therapeutic Community?
2. Why are other addicts telling me what to do?
Show Segments: Recap, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: The world doesn't stop just because we've put a hold on our lives in order to grab a hold OF our lives to engage this recovery process. Many times while enduring treatment thngs are happening in the world that warrant facilitated discussions that can then guide peer to peer discussions. How do these "things" that are going on in the world impact not only the recovery environment, but one's individual recovery process? We'll discuss.
Show Segments: Recap, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: Independence Day, July 4th, we celebrate our nations independence, the signing of the declaration of independence, the revolutionary war, the formation of a new nation. What about the addicts declaration of independence or sobriety, the addicts formation of a new life? We present the Addicts Declaration of Independence, a take off of our nations own........
Show Segments: News, Recap, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: California was the first State to be issued a Federal waiver to develop a pilot Managed Care System for substance abuse treatment using Medicaid dollars. Our County (San Mateo), is the first County in the State to have its pilot plan approved by the Feds and the State. The County plan is called the ODS (Organized Delivery System). In this two part series we'll discuss how the ODS will change substance abuse treatment as we know it. Part 2 will address, the outpatient component, and other modalities of care that are being introduced.
Show Segments: Recap (Juan Carlos update), Show Topics, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: In this episode we're going to have a fireside chat and tell the true story, a story that is still being written, of a real life episode of the struggle of one man to stay mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually, in recovery while succeeding, during suffering overwhelmiing setbacks, and during the recovery from the setbacks. This taken from a chance encounter, that turned into a mini intervention, The story is real, the name has been changed to protect the innocent.
Show Segments: Recap, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time.
Show Topic: California was the first State to be issued a Federal waiver to develop a pilot Managed Care System for substance abuse treatment using Medicaid dollars. Our County (San Mateo), is the first County in the State to have its pilot plan approved by the Feds and the State. The County plan is called the ODS (Organized Delivery System). In this two part series we'll discuss how the ODS will change substance abuse treatment as we know it. Part 1 will address, the Residential component, the highest level of care.
Show Segments: Recap, Show Topics, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: Daytop's Staff Training Program was outstanding. It was intellectually rigorous. Your "mastery" of the concept had to be proven literally and figuratively. But that is NOT what made it outstanding. It was the emotional and mental paces you were put through to access what they believed was a more important determination. We'll leave that hanging for discussion. Today, professional and para-professional counselors operate under organizational and licensing board imposed code of ethics in order to protect clients, but those boundaries are sometimes crossed directly and indirectly, ultimately causing unnecessary harm, to the one we've commited to helping. The Client.
Show Segments: Recap, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Moment of Silence for Mark Tintrup
Show Topic: Special Guest, Daytop Graduate, Original Director of the Daytop California Adult Program, Swan Lake Alumni, Neil Croskey joins the show to discuss a variety of topics. Only the lord knows where this may take us!!
Show Segments: Remembrances of Mark Tintrup, Recap, NFL Draft Team Picks (round 1 and Round 2) Show Topic, Recovery Support Time.
Show Topic: In wrapping up our series of the Elite 8 Unwritten Philosophies of Recovery, we end with one that spreads it's tentacles far and wide across all aspects of your recovery experience. "To Be Aware is to Be Alive". This is meant both literally and figuratively. It speaks to: Emotional awareness. Mental awareness. Physical awareness. Envirnomental awareness. Spiritual awareness. We will discuss and touch on all of those, in no partcular order.
Show Segments: Recap, Show Topic, Recovery Support
Show Topic: Guilt!! It means different things to different people. It is often viewed through a religious, and cultural lense. In the Therapeutic Community, when we say: DROP YOUR GUILT!!, what do we mean? When we say GUILT KILLS!! What do we mean? Why do we say, not ridding one's self of GUILT, is a surefire way to step on the road to relapse? We'll discuss and drill down on it......
Show segments: Recap, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: 1. We're going to dig into the heroin epidemic that is gripping the New England states. These aren't your "regular" dopefiends being affected. 2. Drug treatment in the U.S. is undergoing a significant reform. We'll try and stay out of the weeds, but NOT everyone is cooperating. What's changing? How will it affect those seeking treatment? Is what's new, old, and what's old, new? Re-inventing the drug treatment wheel.....
Show Segments: Recap, Show Topics, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: You have gone through the treatment process. You are, from your perspective, and the external view, succeeding in your recovery experience. Then out of nowhere, life hits you hard, you experience a relapse. You're unable to arrest the relapse. A treatment intervention seems to be the only alternative. What transpires in the mind of the person at this moment? If there is a treatment intervention, what is that experience like? We'll discuss what happens if at First You Don't Succeed...........
Show Segments: Month in review, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
The Ten Commandments of Recovery continues with the final part 3 of 3, counting down the final three commandments that contribute to a successful recovery experience:
3: Thou shall not take Negative Reservations into the independent stage of the recovery process;
2: Thou shall not Relapse;
1. Thou shall commit fully to thy Recovery;
We will review the previous seven commandments, and discuss the importance of the final three commandments.
Show Topics: Recap, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topics: The Ten Commandments of Recovery Part 2 of 3. Today we continue our countdown of our Recovery based take off of the Ten Commandments:
7: Thou shall not exchange one addiction for another
6: Thou shall not kill the messenger
5: Honor thy supporters and POSITIVE peers
4: Remember where thy came from
Show Segments: Special Tribute, Recap, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: The Ten Commandments of Recovery will be a 3-part series counting down our opinion of the top Ten Commandments for sustaining a successful recovery from addiction. This is an obvious take off of the religious based Ten Commandments, but the meanings behind our commandments will have no religious bearing.
Number 10: Thou Shall not Covet the Life, the Material things, and the Friends, of Others
Number 9: Thou Shall be Honest with Thy Self
Number 8: Thou Shall Not Cheat Thy Recovery
Show Segments: Recap, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: No Free Lunch. For almost every aspect of a mature person's life, said in numerous ways, applied to numerous situations, this unwritten philosophy of life is a MUST in order for one to fulfill what they may need, what they may want, and or what others may deem they need to move forward in their life. Sustained recovery does not exist without it. We'll explain.
Show Segments: Recap, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: We'll take a look back at the year that is coming to a close. The highs and lows. What's the word with OCG? What's the word with DAYTOP? What's the word with OCGRadio? What were some Recovery accomplishments? What changes occurred in the field of treating addicts? Whats comng down the pike for 2016........?
Show Segments: Recap, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
We previously discussed this topic in July but due to numerous network failures the show was going on an off air on multiple occassions. We believe the importance of this subject requires a re-do.
Show Topic: One of the forgotten unwritten philosophies of life. Forgiveness. No subject touches a nerve more in the treatment setting than the topic of Forgiveness. Whether you are the one doing the Forgiving or whether you are the one seeking Forgiveness, it often seems out of arms reach. We're going to discuss what's required in order to "experience" Forgiveness and why some find it so diffcult. Here's a clue: There's No Free Lunch.........
Show Segments: Recap, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Topic: Co-Host status. The Transition anniversary of the late great Joe Wiliams. Maybe a story or two..who knows!!
Topic: Is it Death, Destruction, Despair...or it Death..the Divine Dichotomy? And what does this have to do with Treatment and or Recovery?!? We'll delve into the shallows of a subject often avoided, but certainy often experienced..
Topic: Thanksgiving. What is there to be thankful for in the Recovery realm?
Segments: Recap, Show Topics, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: This particular Unwritten Philosophy (UP) "You Can't Keep it, Unless You Give it Away" is a mandate for those in the treatment process with some experience under their belt, to bring the "Recovery Infants" along. It's a mandate for those who are providers with a Recovery background, to share the knowledge, with those who need teaching and role modeling. But there is a twist!! This (UP) could just as easily be" Don't keep it, You Must Give it Away". We'll explain.
Show Segments: Recap, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Special Guest: Odell Johnson - Teacher, Trainer, Facilitator on incorporating Mindfulness into institutional and personal recovery formats. Odell is also certified in what can be viewed currently as "non-traditional" practices geared towards one's personal growth and well being. We'll talk to Odell about his journey, how Mindfulness works in theory and in practice, and it's application in Recovery. We'll also touch base on the other stratgeies he utilizes to help others achieve optimal growth
Show segments: Recap, Special Guest Interview, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: Gaudenzia is the story of a horse. What happened to this horse? Why did this horse become a symbol in the Recovery community at large, the Daytop community specifically. Gaudenzia at one time was celebrated in place of Halloween in the Daytop residential treatment facilities. We'll discuss Gaudenzia and how it relates and connects to those striving to achieve recovery from substance abuse
Show Segments: Recap, Letters from the President, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
It's been a year since we went "live" with this idea to do a live podcast, talking about substance abuse treatment, recovery, Daytop, OCG, and all things in between as it relates to recovery.....or not! Our 1st show (10/24/14) hastily came together to honor Daytop's founder, the Monsignor William B. O'Brien, who passed away on 10/19/2014. Although we didn't officially start our recovery themed podcast until November 18th, 2014, in reflection, it was fitting that our first show was honoring a man who made recovery possible for so many. We will do a little year in review.
Show Topic: The Under Graduate ceremony is over. What now? Now we enter the Graduate or Post Graduate period of recovery. These analogies speak to the continuing work that must go on even as one puts more and more time and distance between where they once were and where they are. We'll discuss.
News: An update on the recent connection issues during some of our recent shows. We believe the problem to be solved, but it was an interesting and frustrating, but then ultimately triumphant experience.
Show Segments: Recap, Show Topic, Recovery Supportt Time
Show Topic: It is usually after a 18-24 month treatment and recovery process that an addict who enters treatment, successfully completes treatment and all the necessary phases, is ready to present themselves for Graduation. The potential Under Graduate must submit what can only be called a summarized life story thesis focusing on where they were, where they are, and where they're going. We'll discuss what constitutes an Under Graduate. Though essentially they're all different, they all have had to accomplish similar goals to achieve UnderGraduate status.
Show Segments: Recap, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: The House Meeting. Every now and then an attitude creeps into the recovery environment. This attitude is not conducive to recovery, but aims to ridicule it. Make light of it. Make demands of it. That old sense of entitlement begins to rear its head. The physical environment starts to suffer. Before you know it, instead of having a "Hope" house, it looks and behaves like a dope house. Only that old reliable tool of the TC can correct this: The House Meeting.
Show Topic: Recap, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: The DAYTOP (OCG) Philosophy is a manifesto for the individual seeking to reclaim their lives from the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual grip of addiction. Although written by a client (name unknown) in the mid 1960's and adopted as the Philosophy, it is universal, for all addicts, no matter where they may be seeking to engage the recovery process. We will go between the lines and read between each line to draw out, its true meaning.
Show Segments: Happy Recap, News, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time.
Show Topic: The path to Treatment and Recovery is guided by what we call "The Unwritten Philosophies". There are approxiametly 14-17 (depending on who you ask) unwritten philosophies. There is no debate however on which one's are what we call the 'Core Four". Incorporation of the Core Four is essessential for laying the proper foundation of treatment and establishing a path to recovery. The Core Four: Honesty; Trust in your Environment; Act as If; Responsible Love and Concern.
Show Segments: Recap, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: The argument against co-ed facilities is buffered by the frequency in which clients in residential treatment facilities are engaging in romantic relationships. The rate of success of these relationships are so low it doesn't even register statisically. These Recovery Romances also initiate in 12 Step support groups, and other recovery formats. What does register are the recovery processes derailed. Why do these Recovery Romances get started? Why are the particpants resistant to outside influence against the relationships? Is true individual recovery possible when you are involved in a Recovery Romance? Lets dig down into this dilema.........
Show Segments: Recap, Show Topics, Recovery Support Time
OCGRadio WILL NOT BE ON LIVE TODAY AS OUR BROADCAST HOST IS STILL WORKING TO RESOLVE OUR BROADCAST ISSUES THAT WE EXPERIENCED DURING THE LAST SHOW. WE PLAN TO BE BACK LIVE NEXT TUESDAY. PLEASE ENJOY OUR REPLAY OF OUR "FORGIVENESS" SHOW.
This show seemed to be quite popular despite the technical issues that interrupted the show. We're playing an edited podcast after removing the interrupt point so the show is only about 90 minutes long.
Show Topic: You're progressing through treatment. You've turned the corner. You see the end of the treatment road on the horizon. The end of the safety of the cocoon is near. Your tool kit is stocked. It's now about repetition, practice, and exercising your new or readjusted attitutude and behaviors. Then BOOM (or BAM), you blow it up. You "engineer" a relapse. You SABOTAGE yourself, and the process. Why do we do this to ourselves?!?
Show Segments: Recap, Shpw Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: In the TC model, but not limited to this model, are five integrated core competencies that must be addressed while going through the treatment experience. Today we're going to to discuss three aspects within the Emotional / Psychological competency that must be identified, examined/validated, addressed, and resolved, PRIOR to leaving the treatment setting. We're talking about ones Fears, Insecurities, and Inadequacies. We'll disucss why this particular competency is integral to overall success in Recovery, and some tools for initiating the process.
Show Segments: Happy Recap, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: One of the forgotten unwritten philosophies of life. Forgiveness. No subject touches a nerve more in the treatment setting than the topic of Forgiveness. Whether you are the one doing the Forgiving or whether you are the one seeking Forgiveness, it often seems out of arms reach. We're going to discuss what's required in order to "experience" Forgiveness and why some find it so diffcult. Here's a clue: There's No Free Lunch.........
Show Segments: Recap, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: The culture of addiction and recovery is rife with experiences of grief and loss for the person struggling with addiction or striving for recovery. The nature of these experiences combined with the stigma, shame and general lack of understanding of addiction can make grief and loss associated with addiction lonely and difficult to heal from. The treatment setting can provide an effective healing environment for dealing with past or current loss and grief. We must also learn to deal with this experience outside of the cocoon of the treatment setting. We'll review the various stages of loss and grief, recount some personal experiences, and how as providers we can better help clients through this experience.
Show Segments: Recap, Show Topics, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: How many times do you see someone who is visibly upset and they're asked to speak to being "upset," and they state that they're angry? 70% of the time? 80% of the time? 90% of the time? Rarely does the person speak to any other feelings. How often, in the treatment setting, do you hear it stated: I have an anger problem? Anger just seems to dominate the landscape. Lets discuss this Anger thing and how we can move past it...
Show Segments: Happy Recap, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: We have covered numerous subjects on the recovery experience for the addict. Today we'll initiate our Counselor 101 Series which will cover The Counselor for the recovering addict. What is our role? What are the do's and dont's? What are some of the most common issues faced by treatment organizations, with The Counselor?
Show Segments: Happy Recap/News Update, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: Traditionally, the recovery community has frowned upon the telling of War Stories, and with good reason. We're not fond of clients glorifying past negative behaviors and prefer that they focus on the present, and also their future. However, in honor and memoriam, of former OCG employee, and in celebration of what would've been his 52nd birthday today, we on behalf of the late Great Joe Williams, will suspend that tradition and tell a few select War Stories, that all have a Moral of the Story, in line with our recovery values
Show Segments: Happy Recap, Show Topics, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: In no other area of our lives do we experience the full range of feelings than in our intra and inter-personal relationships with others. From extreme joy to extreme sadness. Inability to manage, cope, and deal with these feelings, as persons in various stages of recovery, can have a negative result, which can include a relapse episode. Is there any way to preempt this? Is there anyway to intervene?
Show Segments: Happy Recap, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time.
Show Topic: We told the story of DAYTOP from its founding through it's eventual closure and merger with Samaritan Village, to become Samaritan DAYTOP. (See our podcasts DAYTOP Parts 1, 2, & 3) There still appears to be however some unconfronted, and unvented feelings, thoughts, and opinions, as to the cause of the demise of DAYTOP as an insititution and a standard bearer in the substance abuse treatment field. We'll see if we can separate some fact from fiction.
Show Segments: Happy Recap, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: Last week we discussed the core concepts of the TC and the methods used to apply, implement, and experience those concepts. This would be described as the "macro" aspects of the TC. What we will delve into this week are the "micro" aspects of the TC, the daily mental and physical "exercises" built into the structure all aimed at developing, and or improving the two behavioral necessities required to utlimately have a successful recovery experience.
Show Segments: Unhappy/Happy Recap, Sharing is Caring Updates, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: The everyday goals of the TC are compassion, achievement, discipline, and accountability / responsibility achieved through community life based on a social learning model, and created in formal and informal settings. The beliefs that are essential to the TC are that a person can change, and that a group can foster this change. The individual must at some point take responsibility, but going through the motions is ok as a stopgap measure until the beliefs are integrated. We'll discuss the five core concepts of the TC and the many tools used to facilitate them.
Show Segments: Happy Recap, Show Topics, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: The encounter group is one of, if not, the, back bone group of the therapeutic community milieu. For participants it is important to understand and know the purpose of the group and your role in it. For staff it is important to be well trained in the facilitation of the group and to understand your role in it. it is without a doubt the most challenging group to participate in, and facilitate. We will discuss the group, it's dynamics, and how it translates to the outside world, post treatment.
Show segments: Happy Recap, Show Topic, Recovery Support Tim
Show Topic: This topic is pulled from our X-files (write-ins) as a common question that has both simple and complex answers. We'll delve into the various circumstances that sometimes guide the answer for individuals as well as touch on "industry dogma". Historically there has been strong opinion across the board. We have our own.........
Show Segments: Happy Recap, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Holiday History: Cinco de Mayo, by Co-host, Chris Morales
Show Topic: With long term addiction, comes learned behaviors that become instinctual. One of treament's many goals is to replace those negative (destructive) instinctual behaviors (or reactions) with positive and constructive ones. Is this possible? Yes. This of course, is not, an overnight process, so we will have some MAYDAY calls due to some severe C.A.T. experiences (what is that you say? We'll explain).
Show Segments: Happy Recap, Hoilday History, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
OCG Radio's ROACHE on RECOVERY will be airing a partial replay of part 2 of 3 of its DAYTOP: The Birth & Evolution series.
We continue to explore the path of DAYTOP as an industry leader, from the perspective of Charles (Charlie) Devlin, affiliated with DAYTOP over 40 years, the first Graduate of DAYTOP, and his journey to ultimately becoming the CEO, and serving during a time when the organization probably served its greatest number of clients.
There is an abbreviated recovery support time segment
ROACHE on RECOVERY wil be back live Tuesday, May 5th for a special Cinco de Mayo and NFL draft show.
Personal Story Segment: The success story that is Ken Lubin
Show Topic: Self-Confidence and Self-Esteem. How do we get it? How do we keep it? Everything, including, but not limited to, what we are, how we are, and what we do, in some way shape or form speaks to how we feel about ourselves. Often, the lack of self-confidence and self-esteen, answers the why...question. We'll discuss......
Show Segments: Personal Story Segment, Show topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: As a jet aircraft aficionado your humble host is not short of using flying analogies to make a Recovery point. With that in mind, as we approach and settle into the cruise altitude of the post treatment recovery phase, we'll continue on the theme of what should go right, or what could go wrong. This week we'll discuss a common cause of post treatment recovery turbulence: The Pursuit of Perfection.......in Recovery
Show Segments: Happy Recap, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: We have moved passed the immediate period of our post treatment experience (The Postpartum). We are now fully integrated back into our society, our lives. We are now fully exposed to the "dual elements" of life. Those elements can be the re-entering of us into old experiences, or having new experiences. They all create or cause feelings. Triggers have come............and gone?!? What happens if there's a relapse? How do we respond?
Show Segments: Happy Recap, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: The 3rd trimester has been completed. You've been "re-born" into the RECOVERY lifestyle. How does it feel? How do you feel? Those questions sound similar, but they're vastly different. What are the keys to succeeding Postpartum? What are the pit falls? What are your triggers? Any negative reservations? What's the proper care and feeding (metaphorically speaking of course) for those new in recovery? Lets talk.....
Show Segments: Happy Re-cap, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: The 3rd Trimester. You've put in the work. Or at least we sincerely hope you've put in the work. It's now time to put that work to real world, real life testing. "Mama" (who's Mama in this metaphor?) is getting tired of carrying you, she'ready for you to step out on your own. Put the tools to work. Test them out. See if there is any fine tuning needed. Here you go.......
Show Segments: Happy Recap, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time.
Personal Story Segment: The success story that is Horace Barnes.
Show Topic: You've made it through the 1st trimester. (Looking Good Billy Ray; Feeling Good Lewis!). Don't pull a rib cage muscle patting yourself on the back! Now comes the WORK! The 2nd trimester is where the bulk of treatment work takes place. What work? What am I working on? Your attention must be undivided. Your focus must be laser. What? Why? The Michigan Proving Grounds (We'll explain that).
Show Segments: Personal Story Segment, Happy Recap, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: What kind of treatment services and or modality do i need? What are some of the universal goals and objectives i should be focusd on, in the first three months? What are some of experiences that occur during the first three months of treatment and recovery? How can i ensure that i successfully make it to the three month mark?
Show Segments: Happy Recap, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Personal Story Segment: Guest Interview, Ray Mills, Executive Director of Voices of Recovery
Show Topic: Many in the past, currently, and in the future, have, are, and will deal with chronic, severe, or terminal illnesses simultaneous to their recovery experience. What can we learn from how they deal with both sickness and "health"? How can we best support them in their recovery?
Show Segments: Happy Recap, Personal Story, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: Don't let the show title fool you. You have to read between the lines. Who are the infants? Who are the intellectuals?.......and why do they both have difficulty with treatment and the recovery process? What needs to happen for either group to succeed? We'll discuss who they are, how they manifest themselves within the treatment setting, and how we can modify them to improve their chances for a successful recovery process.
Show Segments: Happy Recap, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Special Guest Interview: Dr. LaNae Jaimez, Professor of Psychology, Solano Community College
Long gone are the days when a substance abuse treatment program ONLY treats substance use disorders. In todays landscape most if not all programs are Dual Diagnosed or Co-occuring capable. Join us as we discuss the role mental health treatment has played in the successful recovery from substance abuse for many individuals. It wasn't always so. The integration of mental health into mainstream substance abuse treatment was not a smooth one. There were (still are) difficulties with traditional treatment program staff accepting, and understanding mental health treatment. The stigma attached to having a mental health disorder contributes to client reluctance to fully engage in the assessment process. Our guest breaks down the rise of mental health treatment as an integral part of substance abuse treatment and recovery.
Show Segments: Happy Recap, Guest Interview, Recovery Support Time
Every now and then we have to interrupt our normal programming and our daily lives for a good old fashion House Meeting. I've been simmering and brooding for a while with some issues that need to be addressed, and since the issues are not directed towards a particular person or persons, we call a House Meeting instead of the TC General Meeting. I cannot tell you in advance what we will be addressing as that is for the House Meeting. But all are being called.
Show Segments: Happy Recap, House Meeting, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: When parents are in the throes of their addiction it is no secret that their children suffer. Children of all age groups experience the effects of their parent's addiction, probably the older they are the worse the experience, with elementary and high school age probably being the worst group. Resuming that parent - child relationship is not as easy as getting off drugs and jumping back into their lives. Its a process and some parents in recovery forget..............that its not all about YOU! We'll discuss this process and ways to make that re-entry smoother.
Show Segments: Happy Recap, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Guest Interview: Dr. Jennifer Bruha, author of The Relapse Prevention Planner. We will discuss relapse and relapse prevention.
(TIME PERMITTING) Listener Topic Request: Parents in Recovery: I'm Back!........Really? We will discuss parents who are in recovery and have the difficult task of re-entering their children's lives after absences of varying length. The manner in which this re-entry takes place will determine if the reunification is smooth and successful or an avoidable disaster.
Show Line-up: Happy Recap, Guest Interview, Listener Topic Request, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: There are those at various points of their recovery who think, or even fantasize about certain negative things they can continue to engage in while they are trying to take part in the recovery process. The thinking that facilitates these ideas range from simple ignorance to outright idiocy. Lets explore some of these ideas, and what's really behind someone's desire to "hold on to a corner of the bag"!
Show Segments: Happy Recap, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: We, as treatment providers, preach over and over, that you must talk, talk, talk, share, share, share, purge, purge, purge. Simple enough. So simple, its hard. Its not enough to just talk, share, and purge. We must speak to our feelings. Identify them. Articulate them. Attach them to people, places, things, and experiences. The eternal question in treatment, and even post treatment: How does that make you feel? Must be answered, and answered properly. Today, we try and get in touch (not touchy feely), with our feelings, so that, that question can be answered.
Show Segments: Happy Recap, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: Throughout the substance abuse treatment and recovery field the issue of relationships, relationships while in the midst of treatment, relationships after treatment, and when is the right time, continue to be a subject of considerable debate. Is there a general understanding and agreement that providers abide by or does it depend on the whims of the provider, the modality, or the milieu? We'll discuss, debate, and hopefully provide some perspective on this issue.
Show Segments: Happy Recap, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: The New Year presents an opportunity for A Fresh Start, A New Attitude, New Thoughts, Change, Moving Forward. All positive concepts. Easier to conceive, harder to implement. A number of official and unofficial unwritten philosophies come into play, such as: Honesty, Trust, There's nothing constant but change, No Free Lunch, It is Better to Understand, Than to be Understood, and Blind Faith. We've purposely left one out, which is the genesis of our New Years Show Edition: FORGIVENESS. Forgiveness of one's self and or others for misdeeds or offenses, is extremely critical for progress in treatment and recovery, yet, it is often one of the most difficult to implement. Lets see if we can get the ball rolling on this one to start the New Year.
Show Segments: Happy Recap, Show Topic, THS(?), Recovery Support Time
SHOW TOPIC: The holidays are historically a time when triggers are in abundance. They are certainly not limited to those in recovery, but for those in recovery whether you're young in recovery or grizzled veterans triggers certainly know no bounds. We'll talk about some of the more common triggers that come up during the holidays and ways to minimize their impact.
SHOW SEGMENTS: Happy Recap, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time
Show Topic: Ok, I admit it, I'm an Addict! Now What? Treatment, thats what! We'll discuss the various treatment options, and modalities available depending on the level of abuse. We'll also discuss why some options are better fits than others based on personal circumstances, and issues presented. What are some of the barriers to accessing treatment?
Show Segments: Happy Recap, 4th and Morales, Show Topic, Recovery Support Time.
SHOW TOPIC: What is the definition of a Drug and Alcohol Addict? We discuss how the definition and or the interpretation thereof impacts whether or not a person seeks treatment, or is advised to seek treatment by family and friends. We will also discuss the treatment community dogma of "Once an Addict, Always an Addict". Is this true? Is there a time when this is no longer applicable?
SHOW SEGMENTS: Recap, Story Time, Inside the News, Topic of the Week, Recovery Support Time
1st Half
Recap of Part 1 and 2, that featured interviews with Dr. David Deitch, and Charlie Devlin
Special Guest: Basil Francis, 15 year former employee of Daytop Village. We conclude our special series on the history of DAYTOP with a discussion and interview covering the last 15 years of DAYTOP-NY, the changes the organization encountered in the mid to late 90's moving forward, how those changes impacted the treatment concept, general operations, and ultimately the well being of the organization. Where DAYTOP is today, and what does the future hold......
2nd Half
Recovery Support Time: Open for callers looking for support (questions, comments, concerns ) with recovery related topics.
Special Guest: Charles J. Devlin, Former CEO of Daytop Village, Inc. We continue to explore the path of DAYTOP as an industry leader, from the perspective of Charles (Charlie)Devlin, affiliated with DAYTOP over 40 years, the first Graduate of DAYTOP, and his journey to ultimately becoming the CEO, and serving during a time when the organization probably served its greatest number of clients.
Special Guest: Dr. David Deitch, Co-Founder of Daytop Village, Professor Emeritus, University of California at San Diego, Department of Psychiatry, discusses the birth and infancy period of Daytop Village, and the evolution of the Therapeutic Community (TC) as an approach for treating substance use disorders. In addition to the above, Dr. Deitch has written extensively on the subject of addiction and treatment, and is the founding Director of the Center for Criminality & Addiction, Research, Training, & Application (CCARTA). Dr. Deitch has over 45 years experience in the development of drug abuse treatment systems for adolescents and adults, nationally, and internationally. This is part 1 of a 3 part series.
The Monsignor William B. O'Brien is the Co-Founder of Daytop Village, Inc., a substance abuse treatment program that started in New York on Staten Island in 1963. The Monsignor passed away October 19, 2014 at the age of 90 leaving behind a legacy of thousands who have gone through not only DAYTOP programs, but many other programs started by DAYTOP alumni, and many other programs modeled after the DAYTOP model, the Therapeutic Community. Many have climbed up out of their addictions to lead positive, constructive and successful lives. The Therapeutic Community. Self-help. Peers helping Peers. We dedicate this special inaugural show of the OCG Radio show Roache on Recovery to the Monsignor and to all that he has meant to thousands of those in recovery.