Rise And Grind

Patti Dobrowolski is passionate about showing you how easy it is to set and achieve your goals more quickly using a simple picture. In her inspiring and catalytic style, she challenges her audiences to identify, then step into the changes they truly desire, while giving them the tools and confidence to ensure those changes stick. Listen to Patti share her story of recovery publically for the first time.This week’s episode was brought to you by the WOW-We Care Charity who will be helping us to spread addiction awareness nationwide. More About Patti:Patti received her MA in Psychology with an emphasis in Drama Therapy from the California Institute of Integral Studies. A member of the National Speaker’s Association, she is a TEDx featured speaker, multiple business award winner and past Broadway performer. This is her story:Patti also speaks to audiences from all sectors of business and non-profits including such clients as Nike, Microsoft, Starbucks, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USDA, New Zealand Fe

Amy Dresner is a former professional stand-up comic, having appeared at The Comedy Store, The Laugh Factory, and The Improv. Since 2012, she has been a contributing editor of the online addiction and recovery magazine TheFix.com. She’s also written for the Good Men Project, The Frisky, Refinery 29, and has been a regular contributor to Addiction.com and PsychologyToday.com, where she has her own addiction blog entitled “Coming Clean.” Listen to her story of her recovery and speak about her debut book “My Fair Junkie”. Episode SponsorThis week’s episode was brought to you by the WOW-We Care Charity who will be helping us to spread addiction awareness nationwide. For full episode notes and details please visit the podcast section @ www.weallrisetogether.orgOTHER MENTIONS•For more info check out www.AmyDresner.com •Make sure to read her book “My Fair Junkie”•Check out one of her recent blogs on the Fix “AA Old-Timers and the Stigma of Relapse”•Additional Resources @ www.weallrisetogether.org Rise & Grind epi

Kelley Kitley is a licensed Clinical Social Worker and has been inspiring clients for the past fifteen years. Kelley is a sought after international women's mental health expert and author who has appeared in over 100 publications, podcasts, live news, and radio including WGN, NBC, The Chicago Tribune, Huffington Post, Self, Shape, and as a columnist for Fitness Magazine, Recovery Connection, and Thrive Global. Kelley has shared her experience, strength, and hope on national media outlets such as Dr. Oz and as a TEDx speaker. Listen to why she has made it her life’s mission to give back and break the silence and stigma of mental health and addiction.

Episode Notes:The holidays are often a time of joy and spending time with loved ones, but often people experience a high amount of stress and other pressures. While families come together for gatherings and holiday parties and traveling tends to be at the highest. Unfortunately death rates spike during the holiday’s mostly due to heightened alcohol consumption which often leads to accidents and alcohol related crashes. Listen to Dr. John Mendelson & CEO of Ria Health, Tom Nix, offer helpful tips that can help you and your family stay a little safer.Episode Sponsor:This week’s episode was brought to you by the WOW-We Care Charity who will be helping us to spread addiction awareness nationwide. For full episode notes and details please visit the podcast section @ www.weallrisetogether.orgOTHER MENTIONS•Learn ways to reduce or stop drinking by visiting riahealth.com •Read Hazelden Betty Ford’s – 6 Tips for Getting through the Holidays with Your Sobriety Intact (HERE). •4 in 10 Highway Deaths Around the Holid

Episode Sponsor:This week’s episode was brought to you by the WOW-We Care Charity who will be helping us to spread addiction awareness statewide! We could not continue this life saving work if it wasn’t for their support! Who is Debbie Hersman?Deborah Hersman is president and chief executive officer of the National Safety Council. The National Safety Council saves lives by preventing injuries and deaths at work, in homes, communities, and on the roads through leadership, research, education and advocacy. Prior to joining the National Safety Council, Ms. Hersman served as chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board from 2009 - 2014. Ms. Hersman was first appointed as an NTSB board member by President Bush in 2004 and was reappointed to two additional five-year terms by President Obama in 2009 and 2013. Among her many initiatives as chairman, Ms. Hersman focused attention and actions on distracted driving, child passenger safety and helping victims and their families. Ms. Hersman responded on-scene to

Episode SponsorThis week’s episode was brought to you by the WOW-We Care Charity who will be helping us to spread addiction awareness statewide!  We could not continue this life saving work if it wasn’t for their support!Who is Claudia Christian?Claudia has been in the film and television business as a performer for more than 30 years. She has starred in over 50 films and thousands of hours of television. Sci-fi fans around the world know her from her work on the Hugo Award winning show Babylon 5. She is most recognized as an advocate for The Sinclair Method, a treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD) using naltrexone for proven long-term success in decreasing alcohol use.Check out Claudia’s full bio on IMBDEpisode Notes:Most of the year 29%, of highway deaths are related to alcohol. On Thanksgiving the number shoots up to 35%, and on Christmas it’s 41%.According to the NIAAA, 66M Americans suffer problem drinking costing the American economy $257B.From 2003-13 Alcohol Use Disorder has grown from 9% to more t

Episode Notes:Trump says he's going to declare the opioid crisis a national emergency. Here's what that means“There’s more to life than happiness” watch Tedx video (here).Watch the documentary called “Happy”Do you know somebody that may need help from addiction or mental illness?We want to help those who are suffering from addiction and mental health disorders by providing you some of the best know resources mentioned in weekly episodes and listed below.If this is an emergency or if you are worried that you or someone you know may be at risk for suicide, please call your local authorities (911). OTHER MENTIONSTake the health challenge at cravesbook.comFind Help at weallrisetogether.orgThis week we encourage you to get involved in your community or by supporting us online. In order to make long lasting change, people need to start dedicating their time and resources to the cause’s they most care about.Episode Call to Action:SHARE YOUR STORY with us and speak about the issues you most care about.Rise Together t

RISE TOGETHER CELEBRATES 4 YEARS IN SEPTEMBER!Episode Notes:Discussion on National Recovery Month#SpeakingOutLouder CampaignSuicide prevention weekInternational Overdose Awareness DayWork with the National Safety CouncilSpeaking at UW Whitewater for the Now Is The Time ConferenceSpeaking with Tim Ryan aka The Dope Man and A&E TV personalitySpeaking at the CAP Times Idea FestRise Together invited as SAMHSA Recovery Month Planning PartnerSpeaking at the WI Statewide Rally for Recovery by Wisconsin Voices for RecoveryDo you know somebody that may need help from addiction or mental illness?We want to help those who are suffering from addiction and mental health disorders by providing you some of the best know resources mentioned in this week’s episode and listed below.If this is an emergency or if you are worried that you or someone you know may be at risk for suicide, please call your local authorities (911).OTHER MENTIONSTake the health challenge at crave21.orgAlso, check out all the resources mentioned by

Episode Notes:Nikki talks about the challenges she had as a childDealing with divorce, abuse, and a dysfunctional familyAs a child, how Nikki dealt with fearLearning to deal with early depression and an eating disorder.Talks about how difficult it was being sexually abused as a childThe importance of speaking out & educating at a young ageDealing with alcoholismCoping with childhood traumaDealing with pain, anger, stress, anxiety, and hurtHow to reach out and get helpAdvice to young womenExamples of positive outletsAdvice & resources that can help a person in needHolistic approaches to recovery Nikki DuBose’s BioNikki DuBose is a model, author and advocate. She serves as a Director for the League of Women Voters of Los Angeles County and is an Ambassador for Shaw Mind Foundation. Her debut memoir, Washed Away: From Darkness to Light, was released September 30, 2016 in the U.S. and will be released in French in 2018 with Editions du Rocher. Tara Nicole DuBose was born in 1985 in Charleston, South Carol

Jesse Heffernan’s BioJesse is an experienced trainer, manager and a whiz at social media & networking. He recently co-founded the successful "Million Mohawks for Mental Health Challenge" campaign to raise awareness and address stigma of mental illness. Jesse will be managing the Faces & Voices Training Division and our public awareness campaigns.Jesse Heffernan is a Recovery Coach & consultant with 16 years in long term recovery from substance use and mental health. As a Servant Leader, Program Director and Community Net worker he works to create a meaningful and positive change through innovative solutions to complex community and individual needs.His early recovery service consisted of helping coordinate local activities, state wide conventions, bringing recovery meetings into jails and institutions and create / co-facilitate the first youth specific recovery support group in NE WI. He attended the Fox Valley technical school to pursue a career in graphic design and marketing which opened the do

Taryn Strong’s BioTaryn Strong is grateful to be in recovery from drug addiction, self harm, disordered eating and codependency. Taryn was raised by recovering parents (Dawn is her mom) so recovery has been a part of her everyday life for a long time. She completed her 300 hour yoga teaching training program in her home town of Victoria, British Columbia in 2007 after falling in love with yogic philosophies and the power of transformation through the mind/body/spirit connection. Taryn received her “Yoga of Recovery” certification at the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm and her “Yoga for Trauma” certification in 2014. She has since developed a unique “Yoga for Recovery” program which integrates yoga and meditation with spirituality and recovery principles from a wide variety of recovery pathways (including but not limited to the 12 step pathway). In addition to teaching yoga classes across Victoria and leading the Yoga for Recovery program for She Recovers Retreats, Taryn’s latest role is as the creator and artisan

Ana David’s BioAnna David is the Editor-in-Chief of In Recovery Magazine and the New York Times-bestselling author of the novels Party Girl (HarperCollins, 2007) and Bought (HarperCollins, 2009), the non-fiction books Reality Matters (HarperCollins, 2010), Falling for Me (HarperCollins, 2011), By Some Miracle I Made It Out of There (Simon & Schuster, 2013) and True Tales of Lust and Love and the Kindle Singles Animal Attraction (Amazon, 2012) and They Like Me, They Really Like Me (Amazon, 2013).She was the sex and relationship expert on G4’s Attack of the Show for over three years and has been a regular guest on The Today Show, Fox News’ Hannity and Red Eye, The CBS Morning Show, Dr. Drew, The Talk, Jane Velez-Mitchell, Inside Edition and various other programs on Fox News, NBC, MSNBC, CTV, MTV News, VH1 and E. Her Sirius radio show was the network’s number-one specialty show and she’s written for The New York Times, Time, The LA Times, Details, Playboy, People, Cosmo, Us Weekly, Redbook, Maxim, Movieline

Episode Snapshot:  In week 2, we get the opportunity to speak with Irina Bogomolova where she shares her love for the stage & describes how much sharing her story has helped to change her life forever; being whole through art.Check out Irina's Blog "Wandering the Crevices of My Mind" nowIntro song by Logic - 1-800-273-8255 ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid  Episode Notes:Anthony talks about his children graduating 6th & 8th gradeIrina talks about why she decided to record her (spoken word)Talked deeper about the “power of language”Shared what it can mean to share your storyTalked about how society can stifle creativityTalked about how the public school system isn’t always supportive of the artsHow expressing yourself in an artistic way can be so beneficial to supporting mental healthIrina gets personal & shares some poetry with us; amazing! Do you know somebody that may need help from addiction or mental illness?We want to help those who are suffering from addiction and mental health disorders by prov

Episode Snapshot:  This week we share the giant impact 1 voice can make in someone’s life & how important it is to share your story while America faces addiction & mental health crisis.“When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful” Malala YousafzaiTHIS SHOW WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY WOW-WE CARE CHARITY, INC; PART OF THE WOW LOGISTICS FAMILY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HELPING TO RAISE ADDICTION AWARENESS!Support our recovery radio show through Patreon!Episode Notes:Talked about the impact of the Rise Together school tour this yearTalked about receiving the Outagamie County Pre-Action Network’s Exemplary Service AwardTalked about the “power of language”Shared spoken word by Irina BogomolovaShared spoken word by Shane Ramer RESOURCES MENTIONEDChoice in RecoveryThat Soberguy RadioAlso, check out all the resources mentioned by visiting Rise Together’s “FIND HELP” section at www.weallrisetogether.orgThis week we encourage you to get involved in your community or by supporting us online. In order t

Episode Snapshot:  This week we share the youth research that we have collected over the past 3 years in an academic study called “Understanding the teenage drug epidemic within rural communities” which is a collaboration between Wisconsin Voices for recovery and us over at Rise Together.FULL REPORT AVAILABLE BELOWUnderstanding the teenage drug epidemic within rural communities; a collaboration between “Wisconsin Voices for recovery” and “Rise Together”Study Recap   Misuse and overuse of illicit and non-illicit drugs amongst Wisconsin adolescents has increased. While significant progress has been made to address this issue within population dense regions of the state, many rural communities struggle to establish effective recovery support services. The purpose of this brief review is to summarize some of the major differences that likely contribute to teenage substance misuse and disorders within urban and rural communities. In addition, we will review urban rehabilitative approaches and discuss how these may

Episode Snapshot:  Special episode featuring SAMHSA’s Road to Recovery 2017 Television and Radio Series: Collegiate Recovery – Beyond the Dorm where we take a look at the main issues affecting our colleges and universities when it comes to mental and/or substance use disorders.Show Description: At institutions of higher learning across the nation, many individuals are dedicated to generating a new wave of campus-driven recovery supports for students. They are part of a movement that has been growing since the late 1970s and continues to respond to the significant behavioral health conditions that can arise before or during the college years. For example, half of all lifetime mental disorders start by the mid-teen years. Only one third of young adults aged 18 to 25 with any mental illness received mental health services in 2014. Additionally, binge drinking on college campuses is common, with approximately 40 percent of students engaging in this behavior during the past month in 2013. Panelists will discuss co

Episode Snapshot: This week we sit down with Johnnie Calloway who shares his raw story of life-long abuse to long-term recovery. As an author, he has made it his life’s work to chronicle his metamorphosis from pain to forgiveness. He passionately shares his story with 1,000’s in hopes it encourages them to never give up!Support our recovery radio show through Patreon!THIS SHOW WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY WOW-WE CARE CHARITY, INC; PART OF THE WOW LOGISTICS FAMILY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HELPING TO RAISE ADDICTION AWARENESS!Support our recovery radio show through Patreon!Main Topics of Discussion:Can you tell our audience a little background of who you are & whether or not you are in recovery?How did you dedicate your time in the addiction recovery community? How does that relate to you becoming an author?Can you share some resources that you have discovered?Can you share with us some important lessons you have learned in your life that you think our audience may want to hear? (tips, pointers, practices, helpful ha

Episode Snapshot: This week we sit down with Dr. John Mendelson, founder of DxRx.  He is an addiction specialist who has been studying and treating addiction for over 30 years. The mission of his company is to provide treatment options for early problem drinkers and high functioning alcoholics. DxRx, an SF start-up, is working to provide simple, private, access to addiction treatment through an iPhone app. Listen to this episode to learn more about addiction, alcoholism, and DxRx!Main Topics of Discussion:Discussion on Crave21.org; the global health challenge that is raising awareness & support for youth addiction.Can you tell our audience a little background of who you are & whether or not you are in recovery?How did you dedicate your time in the addiction recovery community? How does that relate to you starting DxRXWhat type of problems is DxRx helping to solve? How is that helping your clients & changing the landscape?How are you working to overcome stigma?Can you share some resources that you

Episode Snapshot: This week we sit down with Shane Ramer, founder of That Sober Guy Radio. He gives us an opportunity to hear his amazing story of recovery and how asking for help led him to his purpose to speak out. Now he is helping to save people’s lives through a message of strong faith.Main Topics of Discussion:Rise Together announces their national advisory board!Can you tell our audience a little background of who you are & whether or not you are in recovery?How did you dedicate your time in the addiction recovery community? How does that relate to you starting your own sober podcast?Can you share some resources that you have discovered?Can you share with us some important lessons you have learned in your life that you think our audience may want to hear? (tips, pointers, practices, helpful habits, important aspects of your life today)Who is Shane Ramer?Shane Ramer is the creator & host of ThatSoberGuy.com and Sober Guy Radio. He also works as a corporate media producer with an extensive backgr

Episode Snapshot: This week we start our deep dive to answer the questions we most often hear. Questions like “Where do I go for help? How do I help someone in need? And what resources can I use?”  Over the next few weeks we are going to hit on these key topics in hopes we can help those that are struggling with addition or a mental illness; including the families that are being impacted as well.Main Topics of Discussion:Where do I go for help?How do I help others?How to navigate resources in your community?What role does family play?How does finding purpose play a huge role?Do you know somebody that may need help from addiction or mental illness?We want to help those who are suffering from addiction and mental health disorders by providing you some of the best know resources mentioned in this week’s episode and listed below.If this is an emergency or if you are worried that you or someone you know may be at risk for suicide, please call your local authorities (911).Episode Notes:How can I discover a healthie