Episode 68 - The Final Episode (For Now): Love, Forgiveness, and Two Years of Recovery
In the sixty-sixth episode of the podcast Kyle pulls back the curtain on his work-in-progress memoir—written for his son Grant and future children—to preserve every hard-won lesson from two years of sobriety. After hitting a major milestone in the editing process, Kyle reads the first half of “Hope,” the chapter that opens the book’s rehab section. You’ll hear the exact moment he surrendered his wallet and phone, the gut-punch goodbye with his wife Alyssa, and the two promises he made in detox: trust the program and learn to say “I love you” to the man in the mirror. From parental guilt and hospital flashbacks to an unexpected sense of relief, this reading lays bare the terror and tender optimism of Day 1 in rehab. The second half of the chapter drops exclusively on the Chapter 3 Stigma Substack; links are in the show notes. Whether you’re battling addiction or supporting someone who is, let this honest glimpse of hope remind you that recovery is possible—and worth every step.
Episode 67 - A Vision for You: Finding Freedom, Fellowship, and a Future Beyond Addiction
In the sixty-sixth episode of the podcast Kyle pulls back the curtain on his work-in-progress memoir—written for his son Grant and future children—to preserve every hard-won lesson from two years of sobriety. After hitting a major milestone in the editing process, Kyle reads the first half of “Hope,” the chapter that opens the book’s rehab section. You’ll hear the exact moment he surrendered his wallet and phone, the gut-punch goodbye with his wife Alyssa, and the two promises he made in detox: trust the program and learn to say “I love you” to the man in the mirror. From parental guilt and hospital flashbacks to an unexpected sense of relief, this reading lays bare the terror and tender optimism of Day 1 in rehab. The second half of the chapter drops exclusively on the Chapter 3 Stigma Substack; links are in the show notes. Whether you’re battling addiction or supporting someone who is, let this honest glimpse of hope remind you that recovery is possible—and worth every step.
Episode 66 - Book Sneak Peek: “Hope” — The Day I Walked Into Rehab
In the sixty-sixth episode of the podcast Kyle pulls back the curtain on his work-in-progress memoir—written for his son Grant and future children—to preserve every hard-won lesson from two years of sobriety. After hitting a major milestone in the editing process, Kyle reads the first half of “Hope,” the chapter that opens the book’s rehab section. You’ll hear the exact moment he surrendered his wallet and phone, the gut-punch goodbye with his wife Alyssa, and the two promises he made in detox: trust the program and learn to say “I love you” to the man in the mirror. From parental guilt and hospital flashbacks to an unexpected sense of relief, this reading lays bare the terror and tender optimism of Day 1 in rehab. The second half of the chapter drops exclusively on the Chapter 3 Stigma Substack; links are in the show notes. Whether you’re battling addiction or supporting someone who is, let this honest glimpse of hope remind you that recovery is possible—and worth every step.
Episode 65: Two Years of Recovery and Mother’s Day: A Marriage Transformed by Recovery
The sixty-fifth episode of the podcast and is an interview between Kyle and his wife Alyssa highlighting the lessons learned from two years in recovery.
Episode 64 - The 15-Year Resentment: What I Learned About Forgiveness in Recovery
The sixty-fourth episode of the podcast covering the imperative difference between forgiveness and trust in recovery.
Episode 63 - Mind The Gap: Who You Are and Who You Could Become
The sixty-third episode of the podcast explores the topic of Viktor Frankl’s important work ‘Man’s Search for Meaning’.
Episode 62 - Discovering Meaning in Suffering
The sixty-second episode of the podcast explores the topic of Viktor Frankl’s important work ‘Man’s Search for Meaning’.
Episode 61- Challenges, Goals & Loss of Faith
The sixty-first episode of the podcast explores the topic of Viktor Frankl’s important work ‘Man’s Search for Meaning’.
Episode 60 - Humor & Suffering: Unlikely Companions
The sixtieth episode of the podcast explores the topic of Viktor Frankl’s important work ‘Man’s Search for Meaning’.
Episode 59 - Love, Beauty in Nature & Spirituality
The fifty-eighth episode of the podcast explores the topic of Viktor Frankl’s important work ‘Man’s Search for Meaning’.
Episode 58 - The Journey to Purpose: Introducing Man’s Search for Meaning
The fifty-eighth episode of the podcast explores the topic of Viktor Frankl’s important work ‘Man’s Search for Meaning’.
Episode 57 - From Early Recovery to Long-Term Success
The fifty-seventh episode of the podcast explores the topic of long term recovery.
Episode 56 - Two Different Journeys - Establishing Long Term Recovery
The fifty-fifth episode of the podcast explores the aftercare experience with a close friend.
Episode 55 - The Stigma Within the Stigma - Hushabye Nursery
The fifty-fourth episode of the podcast explores the intensive inpatient rehab experience with a close friend.
Episode 54 - Recounting the Rehab Experience with Jeramie
The fifty-fourth episode of the podcast explores the intensive inpatient rehab experience with a close friend.
Episode 53 - Lessons from Experiences in Early Recovery
The fifty-third episode of the podcast explores lessons that the host has learned in the early stages of entering a life into recovery.
Episode 52 - Step 12 (Part 2) Being of Maximal Service
The fifty-second episode of the podcast explores the 12th step of recovery, working with other alcoholics.
Episode 51 - Step 12 Working with Others
The fifty-first episode of the podcast explores the 12th step of recovery, working with other alcoholics.
Episode 50 - Honoring Lucy: Reflections on Loss and Love One Year Later
The fiftieth episode of the podcast finds Alyssa and Kyle reflecting on their year focused on healing following the loss of their daughter.
Episode 49 - A Daily Reprieve: Steps 10 & 11
The forty-ninth podcast in the series is a reflection on the action required to work through Steps 10 and 11 of the Alcoholics Anonymous program.