One on One With Coach Blu; Grit and SpiritualityOne on One With Coach Blu; Grit and Spirituality
Addict II Athlete Podcast
Coach Blu and Marisa answer live questions about grit, resilience and spirituality in recovery, blending research, personal experience and community stories. The conversation highlights practical tools, emotional honesty and the power of service and connection in staying sober.
44:07•18 Aug 2022
Grit, Guts and Spirituality with Coach Blu and Marisa
Episode Overview
- Resilience is built like a marathon, not a sprint: pursue what genuinely interests you and keep showing up even when progress feels slow.
- Effort matters more than raw talent; consistent practice strengthens new habits and makes positive behaviour more automatic.
- Finding a higher purpose—seeing how your actions benefit others—can make it easier to stay committed to recovery.
- Spirituality does not have to equal religion; it can mean any honest connection to something bigger than yourself, including service, nature or community.
- Emotional pain and conflict are signals, not enemies; learning to "feel it to heal it" reduces suffering and helps change stick.
“You have to feel to heal; the more you fight the pain, the longer and harder it hangs around.”
Curious about how others manage their sobriety journey? This live Q&A-style session with Coach Blu and Athletic Director Marisa brings a mix of humour, honesty, and hard-earned wisdom to some big themes: grit, resilience, and spirituality in recovery. The conversation kicks off with community updates that show just how active and heart-led the Addict II Athlete family is.
From a National Recovery Month 5k with colour-coded bibs to honour different stages of recovery, to a 13-mile team run for National Overdose Awareness Night, you’ll see how movement, remembrance and service all tie into healing.
When a question about resilience comes in, Marisa breaks down Angela Duckworth’s research on grit into five practical steps: pursue your interests, practise consistently (because, as they say, "practice makes permanent"), find a higher purpose, foster hope, and surround yourself with people you want to be more like. Coach Blu adds real-life examples from athletes facing garnished wages, legal fall-out and the temptation to give up, highlighting how sticking with responsibility can actually build integrity and self-respect.
Spirituality gets unpacked carefully, with a clear distinction from religion. Coach Blu challenges throwaway phrases like "my higher power is a doorknob" and instead invites people to ask what truly makes them feel connected, significant and creative. He frames everyone as a "creator"—of chaos, of love, of art, of service—and encourages slowing down, "just being", and getting honest with yourself before anything else.
Throughout, comments from the live audience add raw honesty: people owning their addiction to chaos, atheists redefining spirituality, and long-time community members talking about "finding silver linings" and learning to "feel it to heal it". If you’re looking for straight talk on staying resilient, making peace with spirituality in your own way, and finding strength in community, this one speaks directly to that journey. So, whose life are you quietly rebuilding today—and who’s standing beside you while you do it?
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