by James | Feb 22, 2026 | Addiction Science
We all have had something upsetting or disappointing happen, and sometimes we get frustrated at ourselves or others. We wish things could be different. Our interpretation of events plays a large role in how we experience them. For example, someone at work or home left...
by James | Dec 22, 2025 | Addiction Science
I recently read an article about Kentucky’s legislative changes to peer support specialist certification, where a peer support specialist was quoted as saying, “I’m afraid I’m going to lose my own sobriety over it,” in reference to the potential job impacts. I...
by James | May 4, 2025 | Motivational Speaker Journey
@jamessweasy Everything you want is on the other side of fear. #DoSomething ♬ original sound – Sweasy When I stepped onto the stage for my first event as a motivational speaker, I was a mess. I looked out at the crowd and said, “I’m a nervous wreck.” Public...
by James | Apr 27, 2025 | Life Is Amazing
@jamessweasy#NFL what a day for Jordan Watkins 🏈 #Football #OleMiss #Louisville #49ers #NFLDraft #NFLDraft2025♬ original sound – Sweasy I was asked, and honored, to host a watch party for Jordan Watkins as he anticipated a call from an NFL team inviting him to...
by James | Apr 22, 2025 | Motivational Speaker Journey, Uncategorized
@jamessweasyI don’t talk about recovery 24/7 like I used to, here’s why 👇🏻 #AddictionRecovery #fyp #MindsetMatters #recoverytok #motivation♬ original sound – Sweasy Somebody commented on a post, saying, “Don’t forget about the recovery people.”...
by James | Apr 21, 2025 | Addiction Science
@jamessweasyTired, anxious, headaches, can’t sleep and feel like you can’t get ahead? #Health #Wellness #Fitness #AddictionRecovery #AddictionTreatment #BehavioralHealth #Anxiety #MigraineRelief #MigraineHeadaches #energyboost #energyvampires♬ original sound –...
by James | Apr 19, 2025 | Motivational Speaker Journey
### Step One: Admitting Powerlessness and Unmanageability The first step of recovery is admitting we are powerless over alcohol and drugs, and that our lives have become unmanageable. This step has two parts: acknowledging powerlessness over substances and...
by James | Apr 18, 2025 | Motivational Speaker Journey
When I was staying at the homeless shelter, I had a pickup truck that had been sitting in storage. Once I checked out, I retrieved it and began driving around, still tied to the shelter while I moved my belongings out. That truck became a magnet for attention, and not...
by James | Apr 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
In 2013, I hit the floor—hard. I dragged myself into a homeless shelter, my life a wreck of empty bottles and broken promises. Alcohol had stolen my job, my people, my pulse. The shelter’s stale air and flickering lights held me like a trap, and I was nobody. If you’d...
by James | Feb 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
Fear Blogging Much like the first video I ever posted “Arguing with myself” I have no clue what I am doing and the fear instantly began to set in. I didn’t want to create and post my first video and this blog is no different. So, I made a decision...
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