Kezia Calvert: Belonging In Recovery & Tap Into Your Creative Side

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Dr. Hallerman is an attorney and member of the New York State Bar Association. She found success in the entertainment industry as partner and head of the talent department at United Talent Agency, later becoming the top talent agent and partner at William Morris Endeavor - representing the best of Hollywood's elite. Dr. Hallermen launched Recovery Management Agency (RMA) in 2011, and it is the first-ever recovery management program of its kind. RMA is a consulting company providing clients with a team of managers to help them navigate their journey toward healing and recovery.

Having been sober for years, Dr. Hallerman realized her lifestyle was making her sick - though she had freed her addiction to substances, she had not freed her soul. After years of trauma and substance abuse, she had only covered up the wounds, rather than truly healing them from within.

So, in her 40s, Elisa went back to school, taking classes in drug and alcohol counseling at the University of California, Los Angeles, in 2010. She now holds a master’s and doctorate from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Depth Psychology and Somatic Studies, focusing on neuroscience and trauma. Dr. Hallerman is also a drug and alcohol counselor, and certified in yogic science for addictive behavior. In addition, she is a member of the Institute for Functional Medicine.

Dr. Elisa Hallerman's first novel SOULBRIETY: Heal Your Trauma, Overcome Addiction, and Reconnect with Your Soul, is a prescriptive memoir on overcoming drug and alcohol addiction, PTSD and chronic trauma. SOULBRIETY explores how to recognize adverse childhood experiences and trauma, which if unhealed - are often at the core of most adult addiction and alcoholism - and touches on timely topics such as the traumatic events facing us every day: from a pandemic, mass shootings, political injustices, war, and terrorism.

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Jarrett J. Krosoczka, known since boyhood as "JJK," is the New York Times bestselling author/illustrator behind more than forty books for young readers, including his wildly popular Lunch Lady graphic novels, select volumes of the Star Wars™: Jedi Academy series, and Hey, Kiddo, which was a National Book Award Finalist. Krosoczka creates books with humor, heart, and deep respect for his young readers—qualities that have made his titles perennial favorites on the bookshelves of homes, libraries, and bookstores over the past twenty years. 

In addition to his work in print, Krosoczka produced, directed, and performed in the full-cast audiobook adaptations of his graphic novels. The Hey, Kidoo audiobook garnered both Audie and Odyssey Awards for excellence in audiobook production. The Lunch Lady audiobook cast is led by Kate Flannery (The Office) and is rounded out by famed audiobook narrators and real kid actors! Krosoczka has been a guest on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross, has been profiled in The New York Times, was featured on Good Morning America, and has delivered three TED Talks, which have accrued millions of views online. Krosoczka has garnered millions of more views online via the tutorials he has produced for YouTube and TikTok. As well as working on his books' film and television adaptions, Krosoczka has also written for The Snoopy Show (Apple TV+) and served as a consultant for Creative Galaxy (Prime Video), and appeared in live segments for the show.

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As 2022 comes to a close, it appears a new breed of health-conscious sub-species has reared its head for all to see.

Egotism and vanity have been attributed to the practice of fitness and physical health, but it has been retorted as unnecessary bias from a crowd, who may not have all its ducks together in the first place.

And the Us vs. Them-thought process was any different maybe?

Here’s something to chew on why fitness is more advantageous than perilous unless you’re a completely reprehensible glutton:

Fitness saves lives

Fitness saves mental health 

Fitness renews marriages

The list could go on, however, to solidify these points and to provide more, we called in Kiola Raines to the show this week.

Kiola has an extensive portfolio from certified nutrition coach to being a Peer Support Specialist.

She has worked in many facets of the fitness industry and has used this knowledge to inject some positive physical education into the recovery community.

She joins us on DIS Live to tell her story and to shed some much-needed light and details on how physical activity above physicality is how the ‘twain is to be met.

Happy New Year 2023! We hope you enjoyed this episode full of great knowledge and we thank you for listening!

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Reinvention: Identity, Sobriety and The Wheel with Kevin Kreider @kevin.kreider

Broadcast journalist and pioneer of BBC’s HardTalk Chris Sackur once made the astute observation that artistic types are confined to a single label, as it is more convenient to survey the skill of an artist to the public, but . . . Art doesn’t have limits, only small minds do as is paraphrased by Stanislavski.

On this show and many subject programs, pay attention long enough and you’ll notice that seekers and advocates of Recovery have a strong creative streak that spans mediums by the dozen and as such have ventured to create their own content to purvey their skills.
. . . . . This show is a primo example.

Commerce, meanwhile, at the same time has been a tricky shadow subject and to this day has kept advocates on their toes where Recovery is concerned - “How in the world could you charge something you can get for free?” comes the one statement, whilst “Recovery is NEVER FREE!” also has been heard for a foolish retort. 

Art and commerce are uncommon bedfellows as are Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny, but the heart is what separates the boys from the men. Taking a stand when the deck is stacked high and breaking the mold.

Kevin Kreider is the second coming to reinvent this wheel.

Kevin has an extensive portfolio spanning the arts, business, and motivational speaking to name but a few. He has been featured extensively on multimedia with his endeavors to break cultural stereotypes (much like his predecessor, the legendary James Hong) in Television and Film and is featured on the popular unscripted series on Netflix “Bling Empire”.

As a further testament to his versatility, Kevin used his experience and created a new opportunity with his new ready-to-drink zero-proof cocktail, Sans. 
He joins DIS Live to chat about his journey and the path he molded for himself to highlight cultural and career diversity.
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Rhyme to Rhyme, Beat to Beat of Recovery with Rami Matan

Words of metered rhyme has been a pastime to get outage of inner - conflict or reflect

Like with beat poetry, words have the propensity to make the audiences cry, think, become enraged and hopefully not kill anyone . . . There’s no such thing as justifiable homicide.

Words also have the ability to give hope. The best thing about sobriety is words are made concrete with action . . . . . Or beats as the case May be.

This is why Rami Matan puts words to paper and makes them into beats. His heartbeat is moving on. His words are . . . There is hope and a future.

He’s here to talk about his story, his love of rap and combining humor with his beats to create another outlet for people to find courage . . . Without Dutch courage.

Rami is on instagram @koshadillz

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Every given moment involves change. It’s an uncomfortable phase, but the meddle of every given human being is forged in fire - integration or evolution. What works for you and what doesn’t? In a dysfunctional society and sobriety, a clear blueprint is never provided, which is why mentorship is almost a compulsory given. On the opposite end of the coin, continuous independent study is a faithfully enriching tool. The best part is it is going from failure to failure with unfinished enthusiasm, to quote late Prime Minister Winston Churchill, while also embracing change. This is the independent study that Jarrod Collier embraces fully.

Jarrod has enjoyed recent success as founder of the initiative Strength In Time and his podcast, entitled Redeem Yourself. During his visit to DIS Live, he chats on his path to recovery, some lessons he purveyed, and how exactly to go about to Step Out The Box.

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How to know what Love is, a Love Story by Reverend Rex If you have been following this show for any measure of time, you’ll come to learn that child neglect and abuse may often have led to the breeding of drug addiction. Tiresome as it may seem to some in society, the curtain is pulled back and the faults of individuals are laid at their very feet. In contrast, judgment is reserved purely by the court judge and the judgment of the Deity. What is overlooked by society, is how we, the sober and the daring, consistently raise issues without the help of normies, but rather through one another; we become more informed, more inspired, and less judgmental. However what we thrive in . . . Is telling the uncomfortable truth. And the truth is . . . YOU can’t hurt us anymore. Reverend Rex is a disciple in this premise. A former heroin addict and certified coach among many titles in his oeuvre, he has spent his time teaching many former addicts about self-love through many practices. He has expanded on his skill through means of a podcast, entitled Know Love and he is currently spearheading preparation for a coast-to-coast biking event, due to kick off in the month of June, of the coming year, In June of 2023, Rex will embark on a coast-coast bike ride, from Seattle to Miami to raise money for Outreach, Awareness & Prevention

Check out his social links https://gofund.me/79de0834 (This is the GoFUndME page for our campaign) https://www.facebook.com/ReverendRexS... https://www.instagram.com/knowlovefou... https://www.tiktok.com/@rexshadeseagle https://twitter.com/Ride4Lifeusa https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfUF... You’re invited to join us.

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For both constituents of “normality” and early Recovery . . . Be honest it’s an unpopular war.

In the Big Book, a passage is even dedicated to how simpler times have been, when the sanity of the first drink was the order of the day.  Now with all barriers stripped and deeds laid bare (don’t get any ideas), now an uncertain future looms on the horizon . . . Although that notion should be replaced with the beauty of the Savannah to indicate what potential is to be found.

However, like building muscle, or building a business or a brand, to quote the once legendary Australian rugby union coach and omnipresent commentator Alan Jones: “The Keys to success are the three P’s - Pressure, Pressure, Pressure.”

Luc Zoratto, a rising Canadian hobby athlete understands this well. Not only in athletics but as well as in life.

Having achieved sobriety since 2016, Luc today is a doting family man and a devotee to his well-being. He chats to us about his history with AUD and how his devotion to running has aided his recovery.

He’s coming to DIS Live . . . And we want to hear his story.

You’re invited to join us.

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The opposite of loneliness in addiction is a community in Recovery.
No person is an island and so rubbing shoulders with people who have an adequate amount of clean time can become a post for learning.

A noble quote from our previous guest Alex Talbot states that RecoverWE is CommUNITY.

In the second to third year of the program, students and adherents are motivated to try their hand at starting their own meetings or even influencing of community.

True to form, we stretch our wings and extend our footprint to one of the four institutional seats of Europe and welcome Jessica Faulconnier-Weis to our program.

Jessica is both culture-rich and articulate and has worked tirelessly to institute a recovery community, dragging constituents into the 21st century.

She chats with him about her journey to sobriety and what stirred her spirit to begin planning the first sober gathering, in the very heart of Luxembourg.

She’s coming to DIS Live . . . And you want to hear her story.
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We have Dareen Reed! A very informative episode if you are new or struggling in recovery or out of recovery!

Recovery saved my life. I was broken. I was spiritually bankrupt. I had lost nearly everything. I had hit rock bottom several times but just kept digger deeper. I was at a crossroads, I had a choice, if I continued to use drugs and alcohol I would destroy myself and everyone around me as they watch me die. Or I could completely surrender to the disease of addiction and recovery. Recovery is a process of change in which people improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential.... For me, this means recovery isn’t just being 𝐬𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 or going to meetings. It is 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐌𝐘 𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄. I have spent many years as a motivational speaker on mental health and substance use disorders to try to help others reach their full potential… I am a regular speaker at Hazelden and treatment centers across the State of Minnesota giving back that which was so freely given to me. Follow me on IG/TikTok: wedorecover.me Or my blog: wedorecover.me

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