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The Menninger Clinic's podcast series for anyone in recovery, featuring Daryl I. Shorter, MD, medical director for Menninger's Addictions & Recovery Medicine Center, and Ryan Leaf, a recovery advocate and college and professional football analyst. Each month they'll discuss relevant topics on the minds of individuals, family and friends, and treatment providers. They'll talk about what’s new in recovery today, sticking points that affect relationships, coping with adversity, and breakthroughs in treatment and policy matters.
Update frequency:
every 48 days
Average audio length:
15 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
14 episodes
since Sept. 18, 2023
episodic
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Pain demands attention, but recovery demands protection. We tackle the tightrope walk of treating acute and post-surgical pain without opening the door to relapse, drawing on real experiences from Ryan's orthopedic procedures, brain surgery, and the everyday realities of urgent care. We lay ou…
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Hunger quiets, cravings fade, and the conversation around recovery shifts when biology finally meets behavior. We unpack GLP-1 receptor agonists—how they signal fullness early, slow gastric emptying, and may unexpectedly lower alcohol intake and even smoking—through personal experience and fresh sc…
Ever wish the “runner’s high” came with instructions? Our hosts, addiction and recovery expert, Dr. Daryl Shorter, and former NFL quarterback, Ryan Leaf, break down a practical, science-backed plan to use movement, food choices, and micro-mindfulness to ease cravings, lower stress, and make sobr…
Follow The Menninger Clinic on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn to stay up to date on new Recovery Playbook episodes with Ryan Leaf and Daryl Shorter, M.D. To submit a topic for discussion, email podcast@menninger.edu. If you are a new or regular listener, please leave us a review on your…
Follow The Menninger Clinic on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn to stay up to date on new Recovery Playbook episodes with Ryan Leaf and Daryl Shorter, M.D. To submit a topic for discussion, email podcast@menninger.edu. If you are a new or regular listener, please leave us a review on your…
Follow The Menninger Clinic on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn to stay up to date on new Recovery Playbook episodes with Ryan Leaf and Daryl Shorter, M.D. To submit a topic for discussion, email podcast@menninger.edu. If you are a new or regular listener, please leave us a review on your…
Follow The Menninger Clinic on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn to stay up to date on new Recovery Playbook episodes with Ryan Leaf and Daryl Shorter, M.D. To submit a topic for discussion, email podcast@menninger.edu. If you are a new or regular listener, please leave us a review on your…
Follow The Menninger Clinic on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn to stay up to date on new Recovery Playbook episodes with Ryan Leaf and Daryl Shorter, M.D. To submit a topic for discussion, email podcast@menninger.edu. If you are a new or regular listener, please leave us a review on your…
In this episode of The Recovery Playbook, Daryl Shorter, MD, and Ryan Leaf, Menninger’s Ambassador in Recovery, address both the pros and cons of recovery treatment.
Dr. Shorter shares an experience of asking a patient what they thought about going into recovery, while Leaf admits that one big “con…
Despite progress in recent years, stigma surrounding substance use disorders and mental health issues continues to be the “dirty little secret” of addiction.
While many people are using social media channels like TikTok and Instagram to talk about their experiences in recovery, plenty of others con…
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