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Above Ground Podcast


be well, be safe, be ABOVE

Jun 24, 2020

Being on both sides of a counselor's desk provides a perspective of services rendered like no other. It's a glimpse behind the Wizard's curtain. It's a trip wire waiting to set off an explosion of relapse. A slow burn, complete annihilation, or, a rising!

Todd Hopwood has risen, fallen and risen again. As a former Generalist Practice Social Worker and former credentialed Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor, as an addict, as a  human being. 

He gives credit to his core group of 12 Step Program friends. His therapists. his teachers. He credits the book, Finding the Still Point

So in the words of Todd's sponsor, keep your small mind on, your smaller self. Grab something to drink, turn on some yacht rock and reach out. Just ask 

"How Are You, Really?"

That's what Jerry would do