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Welcome! Neff Inspiration is the new name for Steps To Sobriety. I am an Anaesthetist, Bestselling Author, Speaker, Show Host and an Alcoholic in recovery. I interview guests that have gone through hell and kept going. I talk to people who have had extraordinary experiences and learn from their lessons. I talk to ordinary people whose perseverance made them superheroes. This show demystifies mental health problems with the help of transparency, authenticity, humility and self-love. My guests and I explore ways how to deal with the daily challenges that life throws at us. Let’s find answers on how to live a life that is so beautiful that yesterday becomes jealous of today!
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Saturday Jun 12, 2021
Saturday Jun 12, 2021
Bruce Sanchez is a big believer in human potential, second chances in life and come-back stories… He also believes we all deserve more and better in life, we all can reinvent ourselves, ANYTIME, regardless of the past & limitations.
And his bio shows that he knows what he is talking about:
1. Ex drug addict, Cocaine (Spain)
2. K9 security guard & Bodyguard (Spain)
3. Worldwide Krav Maga instructor, Black Belt 3rd DAN
4. Correctional Officer and member of the S.O.G. (Special Operations Group) (Melbourne, Australia)
5. Neurotransformational coach, NLP Master practitioner and, Certified High-Performance Coach (HPI Brendon Burchard)
His 3 top tips for my audience:
1. Listen to your guts
2. “There’s light along the tunnel”
3. No one can guarantee you success in life but yourself
https://www.facebook.com/coachbrucesanchez/
linkedin.com/in/chpcbrucesanchez
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Saturday Jun 12, 2021
Saturday Jun 12, 2021
I have the pleasure of talking to Janet Gourand, the founder of Tribe Sober. In Janet's words:
Tribe Sober’s mission is to inspire an alcohol-free life.
Over the last 5 years, we have built a community of people who are changing their relationship
with alcohol. We have sober people, people who are struggling, people who are well on their way and
of course newbies. The beautiful thing is we are all helping each other to get (or stay) on track.
We provide workshops, coaching and challenges – but most of all we offer community.
Connection is the opposite of addiction and that’s why having a tribe works so well.
Our community is based on a membership program that offers a Chatroom, a Zoom Cafe, Sober Buddies, a Library, a Yoga Studio, Nutritional and Medical advice – and much more...
https://www.tribesober.com/about/
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Tuesday Jun 08, 2021
Tuesday Jun 08, 2021
The Addicted Child is a parent’s guide to adolescent substance abuse. It guides parents through the maze of teen addiction and gives them a roadmap to help their child through the diagnosis, treatment and recovery process.
In Rick's words:
I have worked with adults and adolescents diagnosed with psychiatric and substance abuse disorders. I recently retired from Menninger Clinic in Houston Texas which is one of the nation’s top ten psychiatric hospitals. While at Menninger I worked with adults and adolescents diagnosed with psychiatric and substance use disorders.
Rick's 3 top tips
1. Mental health issues and substance abuse often accompany each other. It is important that both be treated. A treatment plan that addresses only the substance abuse but ignores the mental health issues is a treatment plan that is likely to fail
2. When a child is abusing alcohol or drugs it's important that parents obtain a comprehensive assessment that focuses not just on the substance use but also any accompanying mental health issues. The assessment must be comprehensive and address medical, psychological and addictions issues
3. Parents should carefully monitor their child and be aware of any changes they see. It’s important that parents stay tuned to changes in their child’s behaviours, attitudes, school performance and peers. Changes in these can sometimes signal a child who may be using substances.
For more information on Rick, go to his website
https://helptheaddictedchild.com/
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Saturday Jun 05, 2021
Saturday Jun 05, 2021
Jennifer Garman is on a mission: to inspire others to practice gratitude to improve mental wellness, elevate happiness, and build resilience. Her entire life revolves around this concept. Formerly a software engineer for Hewlett-Packard and later a marketing advisor in the medical sector, Garman found the practice of gratitude so transformative when studying for her life coaching certification she decided to make it her life’s purpose. Garman is the founder and CEO of GratitudeMission.org, where families can purchase the Growing Gratitude Tree—a product that teaches children how to cultivate gratitude and build resilience. This award-winning product has been featured in multiple magazines and on live TV via HSN. Garman lives outside Washington, D.C. with her husband and their three children.
Jennifer's 3 top tips:
1. Gratitude can be transformative no matter where you are right now
2. The science why gratitude works so well
3. Simple ways to add gratitude into your life
Join her email list and get a weekly gratitude journal, gratitude reminders, tips, and much more free!
GratitudeMission.org
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Saturday May 29, 2021
Saturday May 29, 2021
Kristen Laursen is a proud stay-at-home mom of 2 beautiful kids, dental hygienist, poet, songwriter, violinist, snowboarder, aspiring photographer, and lover of the great outdoors. She is very passionate about helping those who face mental health battles and people experiencing grief, because she has faced a variety of mental health challenges herself and lost her little sister Kimber to suicide in 2015. She firmly believes that there are tools available for ALL people to utilize to improve their mental state, and no matter how difficult a mental illness might be, there is always hope!
She is the host of Lighting the Shadows, a podcast all about mental health. Her hope and vision for her podcast are to lift, inspire, and enlighten as many people as possible by “Lighting the Shadows” of a variety of mental health challenges.
3 top tips
1. No matter what challenge you are experiencing, there is always hope and there are tools available for improvement and healing
2. If you are battling with mental illness or mental challenges, they do not define you.
3. Depression is a liar. You might feel like the only person on earth who has felt so awful and low, but that is not true. You are not alone. Many have experienced similar thoughts and feelings. If you focus on one light at a time, one step at a time, you will find your way out of the darkness!
Visit her website:
www.lightingtheshadows.org
Find her on Instagram:
www.instagram.com/lighting.the.shadows
Find her on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/Lighting-the-Shadows-108090473994750
Listen to her podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lighting-the-shadows/id1530428492
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Tuesday May 25, 2021
Tuesday May 25, 2021
Spiking is a hugely under-reported problem that affects people the world over. Whether done by a friend as a ‘prank’, or with the intention of committing a far more serious offence, it’s wrong: we all have a right to know exactly what we’re putting into our bodies.
That’s why Dawn established StopTopps, a UK-based nonprofit on a mission to stamp out drink spiking. She’s passionate about keeping vulnerable drinkers safe from opportunists and wants everyone to understand the dangers of drink spiking.
Dawn Dines is the founder of Safe Original Style UK (SOS UK), the non-profit community interest company behind StopTopps.
Dawn is passionate about empowering young people to keep themselves safe, by running educational workshops on alcohol & drug awareness, knife crime & anti-social behaviour cyberbullying and internet safety.
She has also worked with local authorities, supporting children in care and in secure units.
Dawn first pitched the idea of anti-drink-spiking lids on the BBC series Dragon’s Den and took the advice of Peter Jones that it would be more effective as a social enterprise, hence the creation of SOS UK..
DETAILS
Safe Original Style UK Community Interest Company
Company Number 12048033
Matfield Flat, Matfield, Exeter EX2 8XR, Devon
info@sosuk.org.uk
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Saturday May 22, 2021
Saturday May 22, 2021
Brittany is the founder of Brittany Young Intuitive Consulting. As The International Breakthrough Bullshit Queen, Brittany has been trusting her intuition from the age of 9 when she was called by Spirit and God to do so.
When she started her business, she allowed her Guides and her gut to literally lead her into the work she is producing today on this planet.
She is a Soul Activator helping conscious women leave their bullshit stories at their front door, step out of slavery mentality and step into sovereignty by levelling up their Spiritual Game & Mindset.
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Sunday May 16, 2021
Sunday May 16, 2021
Quite frankly, Angela is no one important. If you were to ask what she does or how she identifies, she would most likely say mom. In the last few years, she has noticed divisiveness amongst groups and wants to show the world how similar we all are in our suffering and our joy. She does that with her podcast Relatively Damaged. In addition to the podcast she hopes to effect real policy changes for those who are disabled in the United States where, when one becomes so disabled they need in-home-care, they become a hostage to their home.
Angela Talent is the mother of two. At the age of 35 she was diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) which would rob her of the use of her hands and limit her ability to walk. At the beginning of 2021 she realized she could use her ability to listen and have meaningful conversations to show the world how uniquely beautiful the human experience is.
3 top tips for my audience:
1. Notice the beauty around you
2. Remember to breathe
3. Find time to laugh
Facebook: @damagedparents
Instagram: @damagedparents
TikTok: @damagedparents
Twitter: @damagedparents
Website: www.damagedparents.com
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Sunday May 16, 2021
Sunday May 16, 2021
In 2014, Maureen realized that her beautiful, talented, brilliant daughter, Katie, was addicted to heroin. Despite the fact that she was an educator and had experienced addiction in her own family growing up, she didn’t recognize the signs and as Katie spiralled deeper into the dark world of substance use disorder Maureen could find no help for herself. She decided she would become the person she needed most and now provides and advocates for family support and education.
Maureen Cavanagh is the President of Magnolia New Beginnings, a national nonprofit and peers support group with over 25,000 members, and Magnolia Recovery and Consulting Services, both founded in 2012. She holds a Master’s degree in Education and a Master’s degree in Public Administration.
Maureen is a national public speaker on the parent perspective of addiction and the author of “If You Love Me: A Mother’s Journey Through Her Daughter’s Addiction and Recovery” published by Henry Holt/Macmillan in 2018. Maureen is the creator of the NAADAC approved Family-Focused Addiction Support Training (FAST) Program and consults on the creation and improvement of family wellness programs for those supporting a person with a substance use disorder.
Maureen's 3 top tips:
1. Families can recover along with their loved ones
2. Communities can educate families which will have a positive impact on substance use disorder fatalities and recurrence of symptoms in their community.
3. There are resources for families and they do not need to do this alone.
Maureen@MagnoliaCS.com
MaureenCavanagh.net
MagnoliaNewBeginnings.org
MagnoliaRecoveryResources.com
In Maureen's words:
I am always happy to speak with families and introduce them to family coaching as well as pass on as many free resources to support them as possible including family meetings, online support groups and information. I also encourage treatment centers and community organizations to offer the 2-4 day training I offer.
Wait, there is more!!! Have a look at
www.mystepstosobriety.com
to see which other books and projects I am involved in!
And follow me on Instagram, Podcast, Facebook and Linkedin!
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Sunday May 16, 2021
Sunday May 16, 2021
In 2014, Maureen realized that her beautiful, talented, brilliant daughter, Katie, was addicted to heroin. Despite the fact that she was an educator and had experienced addiction in her own family growing up, she didn’t recognize the signs and as Katie spiralled deeper into the dark world of substance use disorder Maureen could find no help for herself. She decided she would become the person she needed most and now provides and advocates for family support and education.
Maureen Cavanagh is the President of Magnolia New Beginnings, a national nonprofit and peers support group with over 25,000 members, and Magnolia Recovery and Consulting Services, both founded in 2012. She holds a Master’s degree in Education and a Master’s degree in Public Administration.
Maureen is a national public speaker on the parent perspective of addiction and the author of “If You Love Me: A Mother’s Journey Through Her Daughter’s Addiction and Recovery” published by Henry Holt/Macmillan in 2018. Maureen is the creator of the NAADAC approved Family-Focused Addiction Support Training (FAST) Program and consults on the creation and improvement of family wellness programs for those supporting a person with a substance use disorder.
Maureen's 3 top tips:
1. Families can recover along with their loved ones
2. Communities can educate families which will have a positive impact on substance use disorder fatalities and recurrence of symptoms in their community.
3. There are resources for families and they do not need to do this alone.
Maureen@MagnoliaCS.com
MaureenCavanagh.net
MagnoliaNewBeginnings.org
MagnoliaRecoveryResources.com
In Maureen's words:
I am always happy to speak with families and introduce them to family coaching as well as pass on as many free resources to support them as possible including family meetings, online support groups and information. I also encourage treatment centers and community organizations to offer the 2-4 day training I offer.
Wait, there is more!!! Have a look at
www.mystepstosobriety.com
to see which other books and projects I am involved in!
And follow me on Instagram, Podcast, Facebook and Linkedin!
https://www.instagram.com/adifferentlifestory
https://stephanneff.podbean.com/
https://www.facebook.com/adifferentlifestory
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephan-neff-author/