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Not the Normies
The Podcast for Everyone Else. People in recovery or supporting recovery from addiction.
Episodes
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Art is Building A New Life
With an extensive gang involvement and intense past lifestyle, he shares his life transitioning into a life of recovery and sobriety.
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Fresh in Rehab for Another Shot
Fresh back in a treatment center for another shot, Day 2. Doing it for himself this time and doing it different. We talk about how he learned a lot from his…
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Our Friend Kyle
A great story of learning a perseverance in recovery. For a younger fella, its a great story we can all learn from
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Recovery Fest 2026
Recovery Fest 2026 in Holland Michigan was a great time once again. We grabbed random people and vendors participating in the festival to have a chat with us…
Not the NormiesOur Friend Richard Gives Back
Our friend Richard who we have known for many years shares his story about how giving back helps him out. Life as a house manager in a recovery home. We had a…
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Willie Does Not Hide Recovery
Willie has a very powerful story of abuse, prison and recovery. We will need him on for a part two as we did not have the time to go through all the great…
Not the NormiesMr. Bonfire is on Fire for Recovery
Our Friend Bonfire shares his story of addiction, incarceration and his plans for success after he completes the treatment center. Powerful story from a person…
Not the NormiesA Family United in Recovery
Our fearless host Clay brings his son Greyson onto the show to talk about what it was like being raised in a home with addiction. A very powerful and…
Not the NormiesMarybeth Shouts Service
Marybeth is a community asset who helps so many people in recovery and re-entry efforts. It took a lot from her past to get this kind of strength and…
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Rehab Reunion
Clay and Stephen who were rehab over 10 years ago both end up working in the recovery field with partnering agencies and found each other back on this podcast…
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Two Talk on finance
Keith and Clay alone this episode due to gust cancelations and family emergencies. We talked over finances and how they affect recovery and addiction along…
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Our Allies can be Normies
Jessica, a normie ally has a real passion for helping people in recovery and has been doing a great job in our community with sigma reduction and education…
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A Recover Coach Trainers Perspective
A wonderful guest who has been training recovery coaches for many years shares a bit about her past, the trainings and the differences between a coach and…
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The Better Half's Perspective
Keiths wonderful wife shares her perspective on what it is like to live with someone with addiction and how she found help and support with Al-Anon and…
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Freestyle
One just came back from vacation and two about to go on vacation, no guests, just freestyle recovery chat. Piret Chris makes an appearance! We had fun with…
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Back to Back
We revisit with a guest 1 years after his release from Rehab and his first visit at Not the Normies. Lots of things have changed in 1 year! Check out his first…
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Our Friend Amy Talks About Freedom From The Past
Our Friend Amy has a very powerful story of surviving sex trafficking as a child, self-medicating, her addiction that followed, and her decision to go into…
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Our Friend Bert with a fresh start
Family drug use, military experiences, loss of friends and an addiction that spiraled life out of control. He is back with a fresh new start spreading the…
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Our Friend Carrie running a Recovery Community Center
Carrie does a great job explaining what a Recovery Community Center does for those in recovery.
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Our Friend Kenneth
Ken has a great story of how his addictions began through prescriptions by his doctor for pain relief. Collage athlete with a job in a winery. Check it out!
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Our Friend Willie
Willie has one awesome story of Recovery. Growing up in cotton fields, abuse, prison and then recovery. Willie is a story of hope and is today, an extremely…
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A pep talk from our friend Pepper in Chicago
Pepper is a legend in Holland Mi. Though he has returned home to Illinois we catch up with him with our first show using a call in method. Pepper has a way to…
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Our Friend Derek
Dereks story of recovery and hope. He shares how he has overcome hardships in recovery and how his experiences even in hardships helps others.
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We are back with John talking Treatment centers and Stigma
Another chat with our friend John who works for a local treatment center. We talk about fear of going into treatment, sigma's associated with it and general…
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We Review Stigma In the Recovery Community
Does stigma exist in the recovery community amongst groups in recovery? How can we reduce the stigma to the ones not in recovery. Recovery Out Loud! rather…
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Our Friend Ian
Comorbidity is the topic today, multiple issues along with addiction. the barriers he faced finding recovery. Denial about the issues and coming to term with…
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Clays Story
Guess what, we felt its time our great host Clay shares his story! Please enjoy a wild tale of addiction and recovery.
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Our Friend Kelly
Giving back by providing re-entry programs and sharing her experience, strength and hope. Kelly has a powerful story of addiction and redemption.
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How We Struggle with Resources
This episode we talk over how to access resources, barriers we face in the beginning of our recovery and general recovery talk.
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Our Friend Jeff
Our friend Jeff gives his testimony about his challenges with his addition. The drive to continue even facing death and the angel who stepped in to help him…
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Our Friend Hurricane Dan
Our friend Dans story through the troubles of addiction and what he is doing today in recovery.
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Lakeshore Recovery Festival Holland Michigan
In this episode we had the pleasure of going live at the Holland Michigan Lakeshore Recovery Festival. Join us as we interview many of the attendees from local…
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Our Friend Katelyn (Uncensored)
Our Friend Katelyn shares her story of being a single mother and recovery. Her story really lets the explicates fly so keep this in mind if your sensitive to…
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Thinking about being free
Freedom in recovery! Talking over this evolution in recovery.
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Side Affects May Very
On this episode of Not the Normies we look at the drug Xylazine or Tranq as its called on some streets. Talked through putting your recovery first!
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Round Table Time
We had a great talk, even with Emily sick. Talked about some new fun facts, overthinking and lots of laughs
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Burnout, Stress, and Karl the Guest
We talk about being burned out, in a rut. Stress in life and fun!
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The Stories we tell
Talk of acceptance, sharing our stories and not the normal talk of all kinds
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A Mother Recovers
This episode is a very honest conversation about being a mother with addictions, and all the challenges that she went through and her recovery story with the…
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Trip over the Subconscious
How are subconscious can influence our stability in recovery and thoughts on keeping that in check. Along with a lot of random thoughts.
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The Miracle Twinkie
Talk about a last-minute choice of a guest, Clays daughter stopped in and we threw her behind the microphone and just hit record. Pretty cool stuff happened…
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Your Identity in Recovery
Who are you in recovery. Early on we struggle with the new us. This wonderful guest today CJ help us talk about this subject. Not an easy one to talk about...
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NTN Talks to Someone in Early Recovery
Join us as we talk to someone in early recovery. Hear about the challenges he is facing and the victory over them
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Not the Normal Positivity
Positive self-talk and what a positive outlook may look like even when you feel low.
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Not the Normal Service Commitments
We talk about different levels of selfishness, service work and honesty.
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Not the Normal Holidaze
We just talk over what our Holidays look like in recovery. Discussed our favorite holiday tunes.
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People are the Gateway Drug
People, Places and Things. We talk about of acquittance and how they influence us both good and bad.
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Questions from Normies
Questions from Normies gathered by interns from the local university.
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Not the Normies has fun!
We talk about having fun in recovery, and we have way too much fun with this show.
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End The Stigma
Talk about Sigma and how we both gave it and received it. What can we do about it.
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Motivational Mindsets
Motivation, Complacency, Goals and all the other ramblings of our minds
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It's Not Your Normal Catastrophe
We like to blow up little issues into big ones, we share this in an organic conversation. No scrips, no plans, just push record... Enjoy.