DISCOVERING MY SISTER LESLEY HAD A DAUGHTER AND I HAD A NIECE AND MY NIECE HAD GREATS

WAS A SHOCK DO NOT KNOW WHY AS WAS SO FOCUSED ON LOCATING LESLEY NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT HER HAVING CHILDREN ...

SO FUNNY NOW ...I AM A BIT SLOW AT TIMES

WHAT A SURPRISE GINA HER HUSBAND WILL AND THIER CHILDREN MY GREAT NEPHEWS KOLTON AND JAX AND GREAT NIECE ADDI

OF COURSE BEING AN AUNTIE WAS AWESOME AND US LIVING IN SAME PROVINCE SO NICE TOO

AS LESLEY RESIDES IN MEXICO WITH HER HUSBAND BRUCE

BEING GREAT AUNTIES RIGHT AWAY AWESOME THE KIDS ARE FUN TO WATCH AND THE FIRSTS HAVE BEEN A BLAST

ALL HAVE SUCH INDIVIDUAL PERSONALITIES

SO THIS IS A SERIES OF QUESTIONS AUNT AND NIECE OF THIS LAST YEARS JOURNEY .. ENJOY SUBSCRIBE LISTEN PASS ALONG AND LEAVE A COMMENT ...

THIS ENTIRE EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN BEYOND MY WILDEST DREAMS I THANK LESLEY AND GINA FOR SHARING THEIR EXPERIENCES AS WELL IN THIS REUNION ..

THE LAST UPDATE WILL BE DONE

IF LESLEY AND I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AGAIN IN PERSON

THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR INTEREST AND FOR YOUR SUPPORT THIS LAST YEAR

SISTERS LOST AND FOUND AFTER 41 YEARS

SHARE HOW THE FIRST YEAR BEING REUNITED HAS BEEN

THE LESSONS AND THE CHALLENGES

HOW FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE RESPONDED

AND HOW THEY HAVE BUILT THEIR NEW RELATIOSHIP NOW AS OLDER SISTERS

SHARING THEIR HISTORY AND HERITAGE AND LIFE EXPERIENCES

THEIR LIFE EXPERIENCES VERY DIFFERENT AND AT THE SAME TIME PARALLEL

ITS NOT AS EASY AS YOU WOULD THINK

BUT BOTH AGREE THE RISK WAS WORTH IT

AND THEY WILL HAVE A LIFETIME TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER AS SIBLINGS NOW

SOMETHING THAT WAS ON PURPOSE TAKEN AWAY FROM THEM BOTH BY THEIR SHARED PARENT

THEY TOGETHER NOW THEY WIN NEVER SAY NEVER

NEVER GIVE UP

GREAT CHAT AS ALWAYS WITH PODCASTER AND CHEF ANTHONY CAPOZZOLI

HE LIVES IN FLORIDA WITH HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG SONS

HE IS IN RECOVERY NOW 6.5 YRS

AND HAS MADE MANY LIFESTYLE CHANGES

AGE 53

HE NOW HE GETS UP DAILY AT 430 TO DO HIS CROSSFIT EXERCISE

HE KEEPS A DAILY ROUTINE

HE THEN DOES ALL HIS COOKING

FRESH FREE OF FILLERS AND ADDITIVES AND PRESERVATIVES

HE IS A BIG BELIEVER IN CLEAN EATING

HE MAKES EVERYTHING FROM SCRATCH

HE DONATES A LASAGNA A WEEK TO A FOOD PROGRAM

HE DELIVERS ANONYMOUSLY A LASAGNA AND FRESH LOAF OF BREAD TO A FAMILY IN NEED

HIS WAY TO GIVE BACK TO HIS COMMUNITY

HE SHARES HOW FOOD CHANGES AND CLEAN EATING HAS IMPROVED HIS SONS BEHAVIOURS AND SLEEP

SO MUCH WAS DISCUSSED IN THIS SHORT WELLNESS EPISODE DO NOT WANT TO MISS IT

SUBSCRIBE LISTEN AND LEAVE A COMMENT AND SHARE

WORLD KNOWN ARTIST

A PHILANTHROPIST

AN ORDER OF BC RECIPIENT

AS WELL AS THIS YEAR RECIPIENT OF

THE ORDER OF CANADA 2024

JOE WAS BORN OCT 10-1957 AS

BROCK DAVID TEBBUTT

IN VICTORIA BC

HE IS ALWAYS WELL DRESSED

COMPLETE WITH FLUEVOG SHOES

FROM HIS COLLECTION COMPLETE WITH HIS PEARLS

ALWAYS GREETS YOU WITH A SMILE AND A HUG

TO JOE YOU ARE NEVER A STRANGER

ONLY FRIENDS HE HAS NOT YET MET

HE IS A TEACHER AND EDUCATES ALL ON HIV AND AIDS

HE PARTICIPATES IN A HUMAN LIBRARY

WHERE ALL CAN ASK ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT HIV AND AIDS ANFD HIS 40 YEAR JOURNEY AS A SURVIVOR

HE SUPPORTS LOVING SPOONFUL CHARITY

AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS

HE DONATES HIS ART TO RAISE MONEY FOR CHARITIES HE IS ALWAYS

GIVING BACK

A REAL CITIZEN OF THE WORLD

THANK YOU JOE

FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO US ALL

IN THE LGBTQ2S + COMMUNITY

AND FOR SHARING YOUR WELLNESS JOURNEY WITH US TODAY

IT WAS AN HONOUR TO HAVE YOU ON MY PODCAST

CHECK OUT JOES ART WORK ON HIS WEBSITE

JOE AVERAGE.COM

FOLLOW HIM ON FACE BOOK UNDER

BROCK JOE TEBBUTT

AND HE IS ALSO ON INSTAGRAM

I

JOE AVERAGE NOT AT ALL AVERAGE

AN AMAZING HUMAN WHO HAS CHANGED MANY LIVES INCLUDING MINE AND CHARLEYS

THANK YOU JOE

TODAY MATT GREEN JOINED ME FROM PENZANCE UK

WHEN MATT WAS EXPERIENCING INCREASED DRINKING

HE DECIDED HE WOULD TRY RUNNING

AND DURING THOSE TIMES STAYED SOBER

AFTER REALIZING THERE WAS A BIGGER PROBLEM WITH THE ALCOHOL

HE DECIDED TO GET SOBER

AND HAS NOW BEEN IN RECOVERY 5 YRS

HE HAS RETURNED TO RUNNING AND COMPLETED HIS FIRST 1/2 MARATHON

TODAY HE WORKS FULL TIME

HE IS AN ACTIVE FATHER OF TWO AND RUNS MOST DAYS

HIS DIET HAS CHANGED

AND HE IS A STRONG BELIEVER IN BALANCE USES APPS FOR CALORIE COUNTING

MY NET DIARY AND FROM COUCH TO 5K

AND THAT MONITORS HIS ACTIVITY

BUT NOT IN EXCESS HE CONCENTRATES ON BALANCE

WE DISCUSS SOME OF THE BARRIERS

AGE AND OUR MINDS THAT SOMETIMES MAKE GETTING ACTIVE HARD

AND ARE THEY IMAGINED OR UNIMAGINED

THE SENSE WE ARE NOT ENOUGH OR COMPARING

AND IMPORTANCE TO SHARE OUR EXPERIENCES WITH OTHERS BE PROUD OF THE DAY WE ARE IN AND WHAT WE DO START OVER THE NEXT DAY

ENJOY MATTS JOURNEY

IT IS NEVER TOO LATE ... AND TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY FOR US ALL A CLEAN SLATE

Darren joined me today to chat about lifestyle changes and his weight loss journey the last 5 years

Darren is from Kent in the UK

He began his journey around the time we met in 2020

He talks about his therapy dog Trevor

He talks about how he got off his couch and started getting active slowly and tips for motivation

He shares apps and diet info

importance of choosing the right foods for you

and educating ourselves

He talks about how hard it is to see changes in ourselves but the importance of showing up and results come

very informative and you do not want to miss the first interview in this series

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RECOVERY HAS MADE ME WHO I AM TODAY

MADE ME THE BEST VERSION OF MYSELF

ALLOWS ME TO BE THE BEST LIFE PARTNER I CAN BE AND WIFE THAT CHARLEY DESERVES

THE BEST FRIEND AND SUPPORTERS TO THOSE IN NEED

IT ALLOWS ME TO BE VULNERABLE AND OPEN NOT CLOSED OFF AS I WAS FOR SO LONG

IT ALLOWS ME TO LEAVE THE PAST IN THE PAST

IT ALLOWS ME TO BE THE BEST SISTER AND AUNT NOW

IT ALLOWS ME TO GIVE SOME HOPE TO THOSE WHO ARE FEELING HOPELESS

AND REMIND US ALL

A LIFE BEYOND OUR WILDEST DREAMS IS HERE FOR US ALL ..

@Jlove3336 is a favourite of us all and regular supporter of recovery posse on twitter

I met J on twitter 3 years ago

and it has been amazing to see her growth her helping others and being of service to us all

She is a mother of two grown sons and lives in Jersey

J talks about going from not wanting to live and almost dying

to wanting to embrace all life has to offer now

..living beyond her wildest dreams everyday

she talks about the things she as earned in her recovery

accountability

freedom

self love

and self care

and loving and caring for others

J is on fire with her recovery

and her life

and cant wait to see how she continues to live beyond her wildest dreams

Such an honour to meet her face to face

and hear her contagious laughter

and true spirit

you will want to experience some of that

she is exactly in person who she is on twitter that

authentic honest raw

so give her a listen

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