Eric Dias is a mental health advocate, and he sits down to discuss the difference between mental health and mental illness. As a person who's been diagnosed with a mental illness, Eric has found a way to live life and rejoin the workforce. He uses creative outlets such as reading, writing, and stand-up comedy to
Sarah has been a co-host on The Most High Show many times, but this time, it was different. In this episode, she sits in the honorable seat of service to share her story of self-harm, addiction, and self-discovery. Sarah is a person who struggled to find her identity and used drugs and alcohol to combat
Christian and Sarah embark on an incredible journey into the mind of Reed Smith, founder of Centered Recovery. Christian and Sarah seize the opportunity to talk with Reed and develop a better understanding of fear and self-centeredness. They discuss some fundamental human interactions with fear and then take it a step further to embrace the thought that
Relapse doesn't have to be a part of your recovery, but relapse prevention is a necessity! As the seasons change, Sarah, Clayton, and Katie discuss their experience with relapse and the tools they use for relapse prevention. Katie stays plugged into her sober network and her recovery community to prevent relapse. She also writes poetry
There are many different frameworks for spiritual development. And let’s face it: recovery is spiritual development. Especially when what we mean by spiritual is that thing you can’t quite fully describe or understand about yourself. A depth, an inner knowing. It incorporates all the parts of the self. That’s what I mean when I say
Jack met his wife in the recovery world and started a family. So, a few years later, Peyton was born into an utterly sober atmosphere. However, she later strayed away into her path of addiction that stemmed from unresolved teenage trauma. After several institutions and heartache, Peyton reached out to her parents, who quickly lent
David C. and Gerald T. share their lifelong journey from addiction to incarceration and finally becoming addiction counselors. David shares the story of how the idea of becoming an addiction counselor idea originated in jail. David and Junior (Gerald) met in jail many years ago and ran in the same circles in Pennsylvania. Fast forward
The Most High crew does another episode of Ink Therapy, where the guests get meaningful tattoos and share their experiences with substance abuse. Chad's initials were passed down from his father, who passed away, and have since been passed to his boys. The tattoo consists of the letter C.D.S. inside of a broken banner to
The crew gathers every Friday night to connect, eat, and help each other by sharing strength and hope.
A "normie" is a term used by some people in recovery to describe someone who is not an addict or alcoholic. The term is derived from the words "normal" and "-ie" and describes someone with mainstream tastes, habits, lifestyle, and attitude. Our resident “Normie” Leslie, asks some hard-hitting questions about addiction and recovery. In the
