Recovery Demystified - Non-Religious Addiction Recovery and Harm Reduction for Queers, Neurodivergent People, and Their Allies

By Early Brunner

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Recovery Demystified is a non-religious, queer, and neurodivergent-friendly recovery podcast exploring addiction, sobriety, and harm reduction. Our guests tell their addiction recovery stories to upend stigma surrounding recovery, provide practical tools, and tell stories about navigating life in the process of healing from addiction and trauma. We leave shame, dogma, and purity politics at the door. Each episode is created for folks seeking addiction recovery support from a radical lens, whether you're early in sobriety, exploring alternatives to 12-step programs, or looking for harm-reduction strategies that work in your life. We feature inclusive perspectives from queer and neurodivergent communities, tackling topics like relapse prevention, coping with cravings, mental health, trauma, and identity in recovery. You can expect: -Empowerment, encouragement, and a healing environment -Personal recovery stories from queer, ND, and non-religious voices -Practical harm reduction tools and strategies -Honest discussions about sobriety challenges, relapse, and mental health -Guidance for secular and alternative recovery paths -A punk, stigma-free, and inclusive approach to healing Whether you're looking for a queer recovery podcast, neurodivergent sobriety support, or just want real talk about addiction and harm reduction, Recovery Demystified is here to provide clarity, compassion, and community. If you have ever felt left behind or pushed to the fringes of society, you are in the right place! Recovery for the rest of us! Connect with us: Instagram - @recoverydemystified Substack - @recoverydemystified Email - info@recoverydemystified.com Donate to our cause! Patreon - Link in episode descriptions! Venmo & Paypal - @recoverydemystified https://www.recoverydemystified.com/donations/

Episode Date
Story #43: Chris Conde - How Living as Authentically Queer Brought Him Back From the Brink
Jun 16, 2026
RR#34: You Asked For It! - Healing With Kink, Overcoming Shame, What to Do When You Feel Sad, and Helping Loved Ones With Addiction
Jun 09, 2026
Story #42: Annette - Weed Addiction, ADHD, Trauma, and Healing With Meditation & Acupuncture
Jun 02, 2026
RR#33: Learn How to Trust Yourself Again - Even in Muddy Waters of Trauma, Oppression, and Religious Indoctrination
May 26, 2026
Story #41: Adam - Transforming Deep Shame into Finding Purpose
May 19, 2026
RR#32: How to Stop Being So Hard on Yourself - Rewiring Your Brain to Dismantle The Inner Critic
May 12, 2026
Story #40: Pepe Bandit - From Latchkey Kid to Trafficking Weed on an Airplane
May 05, 2026
RR #31: Stop Fighting With Yourself - Train Your Brain to Stop Cravings
Apr 28, 2026
Story #39: Mary - ADHD, Rebellion, and Finding a Home in Secular AA
Apr 21, 2026
RR #30 - Why AA/12 Step Didn't Work for Me as a Queer, Neurodivergent, AFAB Heretic
Apr 14, 2026
Story #38: Sierra - Adopted and Raised in a Cult, BPD, and Losing a Someone to Addiction
Apr 07, 2026
RR #29: The #1 Skill You Need to Be Bulletproof in Recovery - How to Be Comfortable in Any Situation
Mar 31, 2026
A Special Message for New Listeners!
Mar 27, 2026
Story #37: Jacob - How Anxiety, AuDHD, and Chronic Pain Lead to Addiction, And How Music Brought Him Back
Mar 24, 2026
RR#28: Addiction Recovery Resources That Actually Help - Epigenetics & ACEs, Healing Relationships w/ Attachment Theory, Queer and Punk Community
Mar 17, 2026
Story #36: Katy - Growing Up in a Meth House, Becoming Enlightened & Un-Enlightened, and an Easy Way to Quit Nicotine!
Mar 10, 2026
Story #35: Joey Part 2 - The Part of Recovery Nobody Talks About, Accountability & Sobriety After Causing Harm
Mar 03, 2026
Story #34: Joey Part 1 - (New Intro) Punk Rock & Harm Repair, Alcohol Addiction and How We Can Do Better
Feb 24, 2026
Replay: Story #6: Jakob - Weed Addiction, Cannabinoid Hyperemesis in the ER, & Raw Dogging the Shit Out of Life
Feb 17, 2026
Replay: Story #2: Sara - From Meth in a Lightbulb at Age 15 to Spontaneous Sobriety
Feb 10, 2026
RR #27: When No One Else Could: How Pets Support Us in Addiction Recovery
Feb 03, 2026
Story #33: Cecil Part 2 - "Shame Is the Antagonist Here" — Escaping Addiction Through Emotional Processing
Jan 27, 2026
Story #32: Cecil Part 1 - How Childhood Trauma, Poverty, and Emotional Suppression Lead to Addiction
Jan 20, 2026
RR #26: Secular Dry January Resources: Indigenous Wisdom, Intersectional Feminism, and Neuroscience
Jan 13, 2026
Story #31: JT Part 2 - Coping With ADHD in Addiction Recovery, Managing Cravings and Emotional Regulation to Prevent Relapse
Jan 06, 2026
Story #30: Benji - Loving Someone in Recovery and the Grief of Losing Them to Fentanyl Overdose
Dec 30, 2025
RR #25: How to Find a Therapist If You're Poor and/or Neurodivergent and in Addiction Recovery
Dec 23, 2025
Story #29: Hana Part 3 - Rebuilding a Life From Scratch After Addiction: Managing Triggers, Avoiding Relapse, and Deciding to Cut Off Her Mother
Dec 16, 2025
RR #24: Sober for the Holidays: Practical Skills for Coping with Loneliness & Fostering Empowerment Through Self-Inquiry
Dec 09, 2025
Story #28: Hana Part 2 - From A Homeless, Drug Addicted Sex Worker to Finding Hope While Being Held at Gunpoint
Dec 02, 2025
Story #27: Hana, Part 1 - Dealing With a Chaotic Mother, Smoking Meth as a Troubled Teen, and Using Alcohol to Quit Suboxone
Nov 25, 2025
RR #23: You're "Helping" Your Loved Ones All Wrong: Addiction in Families with Amber Hollingsworth
Nov 18, 2025
RR #22: Recovery Resources: Decolonization, Internal Family Systems, The Holistic Psychologist, Somatics & Nutrition, and More!
Nov 11, 2025
Story #26: Danny - LSD at Age 11, IV Meth and Heroin Use, and Unlocking Healing With Ibogaine
Nov 04, 2025
RR #21: Three Plant Medicines That Helped Me Survive & Thrive After Addiction: Valerian Root, Kratom, and Ayahuasca
Oct 28, 2025
Story #25: Kelly - "It's Called Blow, Not Save" Cocaine Addiction From Party Girl to Drug Court
Oct 21, 2025
RR #20: Foundational Thoughts for Empowerment: What RD Secular Addiction Recovery Support Groups Look Like
Oct 14, 2025
Story #24: Brittany - Drinking Through Childhood Trauma, Never Ending Grief and Tragedy — and Deciding to Take Her Life Back
Oct 07, 2025
RR #19: Recovery Resources for Sober October! Nutrition & Alcohol, Accountability and Transformative Justice, Buddhism & Dark Emotions, and Another Gay Memoir!
Sep 30, 2025
Story #23: Emily - An Utterly Chaotic Childhood, Self-Medicating With Substances, and Beginning to Question It All
Sep 23, 2025
RR #18: The Two Mental Shifts That Make Addiction Recovery Possible
Sep 16, 2025
Story # 22 :Bill - From Waking Up in Jail to Getting Sober During Covid
Sep 09, 2025
RR #17: Recovery Resources Galore: Wingnuttery, a Gay Crackhead Memoir, Buddhism, and Three Queer Uplifting Podcasts
Sep 02, 2025
Story #21 :Jonny - Getting Sober in a Bar, Proof There's No One "Right Way" to Quit Drinking
Aug 26, 2025
RR #16: Things You've Never Tried to Survive A Craving
Aug 19, 2025
Story #20: Hope - From Being Orphaned by Addicted Parents to Finding Healing Through the Pain of Grief
Aug 12, 2025
RR #15: Addiction Recovery Resources: Attachment Theory, A Memoir About Being Black in Recovery, A Memoir About Pill Addiction
Aug 05, 2025
Story #19: Obsidian's Update - Using Drugs Again After a Period of Abstinence, Relapse or Research?
Jul 29, 2025
Story #18: Randy - From Ruining His Life With Crack, Heroin, and Meth to Running a Men's Sober Living Nonprofit
Jul 22, 2025
RR #14: Community & Alone Time in Recovery: Anti-Capitalism, Evolution, and the Alcohol Industrial Complex
Jul 15, 2025
Story #17: Elise - From an Abusive Relationship and an Eating Disorder to A Life She Doesn't Need to Escape From
Jul 08, 2025
RR # 13: Secular Addiction Recovery Resources: Gabor Mate, A Podcast for Wine Moms, Confronting Imposter Syndrome and More!
Jul 01, 2025
Story #16: Andie - From "A Junkie and a Fiend" to Hosting Harm Reduction/Recovery Groups
Jun 24, 2025
RR #12: Imposter Syndrome & Negative Self-Talk on "Sort of Sure" Podcast with Samar Kargbo
Jun 17, 2025
Story #15: Sophia - From Selling Meth and Being Pregnant in Prison to Walking Beside Others on Their Healing Journeys
Jun 10, 2025
RR #11: Secular Addiction Recovery Resources: Sober Sex Advice, Addressing Burnout and Neurodivergence, Addiction Recovery Stories and More!
Jun 03, 2025
Story #14: Misha - From Drinking Alone as a Kid to Finding What Was Lost Along the Way
May 28, 2025
Story #13: Clay - From Squatting, Multiple Rehabs, & Running from Fear to Feeling Hope & Genuine Love
May 20, 2025
RR #10: Secular Addiction Recovery Resources: Indigenous Storytelling, Neuroscience, Becoming Sober Curious, Sober Black Girls Club and More!
May 13, 2025
Story #12: Obsidian - The Antics of Crack and Quitting Before it Gets Bad
May 06, 2025
RR #9: Why I Started Recovery Demystified as a Non-Religious Alternative to AA
Apr 29, 2025
Story #11: Karrie - From Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy in Childhood & Reckoning With Suicide to a Life Worth Living
Apr 22, 2025
RR #8: Three Easy, Free Methods for Responding to Difficult Thoughts/Cravings
Apr 15, 2025
Story #10: Kailey - Addressing Gray Area Drinking & Anxiety
Apr 08, 2025
RR #7: Secular Addiction Recovery Support: AVRT, Nonviolent Communication, What Alcohol Does to the Brain and Body, Secular Buddhism, and more!
Apr 01, 2025
Story #9: Robert - From Being Arrested 34 Times to Finding Recovery Through Healthy Accountability and Taoism
Mar 25, 2025
Story #8: JT - From Broken Bones and Drug Math to Freedom Through Books & Podcasts
Mar 18, 2025
RR #6: Decolonizing Addiction Recovery: Resources for Indigenous Community, Trauma in the Body, and The Neuroscience of Being Sober
Mar 11, 2025
Story #7: Natalie - Growing Up With a Severely Addicted Parent
Mar 04, 2025
RR #5: The Secret Addiction: Can We Talk About Inhalant Addiction?
Feb 25, 2025
Story #6: Jakob - Weed Addiction, Cannabinoid Hyperemesis in the ER, & Raw Dogging the Shit Out of Life
Feb 18, 2025
Story #5: EK - From Self-Medicating Trauma to Sobriety is an Act of Radical Self-Love
Feb 11, 2025
RR #4: Secular Addiction Recovery Support: Laura Cathcart Robbins, DharmapunxNYC, Recovery Happy Hour, and Neuroscience of Addiction
Feb 06, 2025
Story #4: Alison - Sober Curious
Feb 04, 2025
Story #3: TK - From Drunkenly Signing Up for the Army to Finding Real Community in the DIY Punk Scene
Jan 28, 2025
RR #3: Two Free, Easy Tricks To Boost Contentment and Happiness in Sobriety
Jan 20, 2025
Story #2: Sara - From Meth in a Lightbulb at Age 15 to Spontaneous Sobriety
Jan 09, 2025
RR #2: Dry January Ultimate Non-Religious Resource List! Annie Grace, Holly Whitaker, Recovery Elevator, Dr. Nzinga Harrison
Jan 04, 2025
Story #1: Logan - From Waking Up in Human Shit to Discovering the Cure to Anxiety
Dec 31, 2024
RR #1: The Car in the Garage: A Metaphor for Addiction
Dec 22, 2024
Intro: Looking for Non-Religious Addiction Resources? You Are in the Right Place!!
Dec 22, 2024