One on One With Coach Blu: Technical Difficulties

One on One With Coach Blu: Technical Difficulties

Curious about how others manage their sobriety while juggling relationships, family and faith? This candid call-in session with Coach Blu and Athletic Director Marissa gives a front-row seat to what recovery really looks like in everyday life. Technical chaos kicks things off with a laugh, as they admit, “We are seriously not technologically inclined,” setting a relaxed, human tone that makes tough topics feel a bit less scary.

From there, callers bring deeply personal questions that many people in recovery will recognise. Janice, clean for a year and five months, asks about planning marriage to a partner currently in prison and also in recovery. Coach Blu talks honestly about fantasy versus reality, reminding her that “your substance use was just a symptom to a deeper problem” and stressing the need for brutal honesty, clear expectations and time.

Marissa adds that couples who used together face high risk, and that emotional work has to be done on both sides before big commitments. They also tackle differences in religion, pointing out how Baptist, Latter-day Saint and Muslim beliefs can share similar principles, and suggesting couples focus on shared values rather than labels.

Another caller, Selena, shares an “epiphany” from counselling: shifting her focus from estranged children to “all the people that love me.” She describes how a simple self-soothing exercise — a butterfly-style self-hug combined with repeating “focus on those who love me” — has brought a new sense of calm. Coach Blu explains this as a form of EMDR-style self-processing and gently highlights that the act itself is a kind of self-love.

Throughout, the conversation stays warm, funny and honest, aimed at anyone in recovery who’s wrestling with relationships, trauma and self-worth. If you’re wondering how to build healthier connections while staying sober, this one might spark some helpful questions for your own life.