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Addict II Athlete Podcast
Coach Blu hosts a live Q&A where callers share about radical acceptance, art-based healing, therapy breakthroughs and life in a tense, divided world. The conversation ties recovery, stress, belief systems and community support together, encouraging people to use the tools they have and listen more deeply to others.
53:56•9 Jul 2020
Radical Acceptance, Real Talk and Recovery with Coach Blu
Episode Overview
- Radical acceptance means learning to respond differently to stress and teaching the body calmer patterns through tools like meditation and gratitude.
- Creative outlets such as painting, art groups and movement can channel stress and triggers into healthier expression.
- Therapy can be highly effective, but only if you’re willing to do the work and look at uncomfortable parts of yourself.
- Belief systems aren’t automatically right or wrong; being willing to listen and let views evolve can reduce conflict in recovery and society.
- Recovery is a team effort: community resources, certified sober coaches and ongoing support can help turn addiction "messes" into messages of hope.
“I don’t go to try and make you feel better. I want you to become better.”
Curious about how others navigate their sobriety journey? This live "One on One With Coach Blu" session gives you a front-row seat to real-time conversations about recovery, stress and the chaos of modern life. Coach Blu Robinson, a substance use disorder counsellor and licensed mental health therapist, opens up the virtual floor to questions from the Addict II Athlete community.
Marissa, the "brains of the organisation" and certified recreational therapist, fields questions behind the scenes while Blu offers straight-talking support, a bit of humour, and plenty of challenge. You’ll hear from Donnell, art director of Addict to Artist in Elko, Nevada, who shares a group project on radical acceptance. She explains how teaching the body to respond differently to stress – through meditation, gratitude lists and creative projects – can ease anxiety and help tame cortisol overload.
Their art session, complete with strict painting rules like "only one paintbrush", becomes a hands-on lesson in accepting limits and finding calm. Another caller, Selena, talks honestly about therapy and how working with Blu has helped her reach "the biggest breakthrough" she’s had. She stresses that "you have to do the work" and that therapy means looking at parts of yourself that are hard to face, not just getting a feel-good pep talk.
The conversation widens into masks, COVID anxiety, Black Lives Matter, social division, belief systems and the importance of listening rather than shouting. Blu repeatedly comes back to personal responsibility in recovery and society: "The troops aren’t coming, we are the troops." He also outlines Addict II Athlete’s Patreon support tiers and their certified sober coach training for those who want to help their own communities.
If you’re juggling sobriety, stress and a noisy world, this Q&A-style episode might nudge you to ask: are you a peacemaker in your own life, and what are you doing with the tools you already have?
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