
Blunt recovery guidance for families in crisis.
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Busting Addiction and Its Myths speaks directly to families living inside addiction and alcoholism. Its episodes combine plainspoken recovery principles, AA-informed routines, and myth-busting arguments about enabling, treatment, fear, and the decision to seek help.
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About Busting Addiction and Its Myths
Busting Addiction and Its Myths is a recovery show with a clear center of gravity: the family. It speaks to the people watching addiction and alcoholism pull money, peace, and sanity out of a household. The register is urgent and unsentimental. Bruno Jay presents addiction as progressive, potentially fatal, and capable of hiding in plain sight until the signs become impossible to miss. That gives the show its edge. It is not built around detached interviews or broad wellness chat; it is built around intervention-minded thinking, recovery discipline, and the myths that keep families frozen. One recurring target is the idea that an addict or alcoholic must hit bottom before help is possible. The show treats that belief as dangerous because it can turn love into waiting and waiting into more damage. Episodes on enabling are especially family-focused, using personal stories to show how support can become permission without anyone intending it. Tony’s appearances add another perspective, especially on concealment, escalation, family concern, and the point at which outside effort still required his own decision to stop. The mini-series episodes narrow the lens to early recovery practice. They emphasize one day at a time, not as a slogan, but as a daily operating system. Prayer, AA literature, sponsor contact, meetings, fellowship, reading, and personal rituals are presented as stabilizing structures. Fear gets similar treatment. The show draws a hard line between feeling emotions and being ruled by them, contrasting fear and craving with principles such as honesty, courage, and kindness. Its worldview is traditional, AA-informed, and strongly pro-treatment. Safe House Rehab Thailand is part of the show’s framing, including repeated sponsor messages and references to recovery settings in Thailand. For PlayNext listeners, the appeal is specificity. This is not a general addiction explainer. It is a forceful, family-support recovery program for people who want direct language about enabling, treatment, opioid and fentanyl danger, and what daily sobriety can require.
Made for: Families and loved ones affected by addiction or alcoholism, especially those facing enabling, treatment decisions, fear, or household chaos. It best suits listeners who want direct, AA-informed recovery guidance rather than neutral wellness commentary.
What sets it apart: The show concentrates on the family’s role in addiction and recovery, pushing against myths that encourage passive waiting. Its mix of personal accounts, sponsor-centered routines, and intervention-minded advice gives it a sharper focus than broad addiction education shows.
In their own words
The purpose of our podcast is to help families learn the truth about addiction and alcoholism so that they can take the right action to help the addict they love and to help themselves at this critical time in their lives. Exposing the truth about addiction and alcoholism also requires that we bust the myths surrounding both addiction/alcoholism and the recovery process.
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Episodes
- 1
Mini Series 10 - Their Brains are Different Now
·5m - 2
Mini Series 13 - Don't Let Emotions Rule
·3m - 3
Mini Series 13 - A Daily Reprieve
·4m - 4
Mini Series 13 - Permanent Sobriety, Achieved One Day At A Time
·3m - 5
Mini Series 13 - Peer Pressure Can Kill
·3m - 6
Mini Series 13 - Get Back On The Horse
·3m - 7
Mini Series 13 - Afraid Of Feeling?
·4m - 8
Mini Series 13 - The Thinking Revolution
·4m - 9
Mini Series 13 - The Toolbox
·5m - 10
Mini Series 13 - Ways To Talk About Addiction
·3m - 11
Mini Series 13 - Resentment Is The Killer
·3m - 12
Mini Series 13 - Don't Make It A Mountain
·3m - 13
Mini Series 13 - The Four Pillars
·3m - 14
Mini Series 13 - The Phone Is Your Lifeline
·3m - 15
Special Request - What's Love Got to Do With It?
·20m - 16
Special Request - Addiction is a Family Disease
·19m - 17
Mini Series 12 - Addiction Q&A - 7
·3m - 18
Mini Series 12 - Addiction Q&A - 6
·3m - 19
Mini Series 12 - Addiction Q&A - 5
·2m - 20
Mini Series 12 - Addiction Q&A - 4
·2m - 21
Mini Series 12 - Addiction Q&A - 3
·2m - 22
Mini Series 12 - Addiction Q&A - 2
·2m - 23
Mini Series 12 - Addiction Q&A - 1
·2m - 24
Mini Series 11 - The Four Agreements
·5m - 25
Mini Series 11 - Toxic Shame
·6m - 26
Mini Series 11 - The Power of Now
·4m - 27
Mini Series 11 - The Ripple Effect of Addiction
·4m - 28
Mini Series 11 - Shame & Social Disapproval
·4m - 29
Mini Series 11 - A Quick Q&A on Addiction Myths
·4m - 30
Mini Series 11 - A Story About Tim
·7m - 31
Mini Series 11 - Incurable, Progressive, Fatal
·9m - 32
Mini Series 11 - Not Reacting The Same Old Way
·6m - 33
Mini Series 10 - Wherever You Go, There You Are
·7m - 34
Mini Series 10 - Don't Believe Everything You Think
·6m - 35
Mini Series 10 - The Hidden Ally
·5m - 36
Mini Series 10 - What We Do For Love
·5m - 37
Mini Series 7 - What freedoms are allowed in treatment?
·3m - 38
Mini Series 7 - Why is my loved one like this?
·3m - 39
Mini Series 7 - Does treatment take into account cultural and social differences?
·3m - 40
Mini Series 7 - Does treatment address cross-addictions?
·3m - 41
Mini Series 7 - What is the family's involvement in the treatment process?
·4m - 42
Mini Series 6 - Myth: Addiction is the addict's problem
·3m - 43
Mini Series 6 - Myth: The Twelve Steps are all about God
·3m - 44
Mini Series 6 - Myth: AA meetings are secret
·3m - 45
Mini Series 6 - Myth: Rehabs are all work and no play
·3m - 46
Mini Series 6 - Myth: You are to blame for their addiction
·3m - 47
Mini Series 6 - Myth: All an addict needs to do is just say no
·3m - 48
Mini Series 5 - Be honest, do rehabs genuinely offer an aftercare service?
·5m - 49
Mini Series 5 - Is commitment to recovery a make-or-break deal after leaving treatment?
·3m - 50
Mini Series 5 - How important are Anonymous meetings?
·4m - 51
Mini Series 5 - Will the treatment program prepare me for life after rehab?
·4m - 52
Mini Series 5 - Can you explain why a longer treatment program is recommended?
·4m - 53
Mini Series 5 - How long does a typical treatment program last?
·3m - 54
Mini Series 4 - Are treatment programs all about hard work?
·3m - 55
Mini Series 4 - Are all treatment programs 12-step based?
·3m - 56
Mini Series 4 - Why is structure so very important in treatment?
·4m - 57
Mini Series 4 - What are the benefits of group sessions?
·4m - 58
Mini Series 4 - Can you explain more about one-to-one counselling?
·4m - 59
Mini Series 2 - Is AA a Cult?
·8m - 60
Mini Series 4 - What's included in a treatment program?
·5m - 61
Mini Series 3 - Is travelling abroad for treatment a major issue?
·3m - 62
Mini Series 3 - Is detoxing abroad safe?
·3m - 63
Mini Series 3 - What are the differences between licensed and unlicensed facilities in Thailand?
·5m - 64
Mini Series 3 - Why choose treatment in Thailand?
·4m - 65
Mini Series 3 - Are there benefits to getting treatment abroad?
·3m - 66
Mini Series 3 - What are the benefits of getting treatment?
·7m - 67
Mini Series 2 - What is a sponsor and how do I get one?
·6m - 68
Mini Series 2 - Am I helping or am I making things worse?
·5m - 69
Mini Series 2 - Do I call an intervention, and how?
·9m - 70
Mini Series 2 - What free help is available?
·5m - 71
Mini Series 2 - When is the right time?
·6m - 72
Mini Series 1 - The next right thing?
·7m - 73
Mini Series 1 - Anxiety and Fear
·6m - 74
Mini Series 1 - Addiction…Disease or Weakness?
·6m - 75
Mini Series 1 - How is the family affected?
·5m - 76
Mini Series 1 - Does treatment work?
·5m - 77
Mini Series 1 - What are the odds of long-term success?
·5m - 78
Fentanyl: The Most Deadly Poison!
·11m - 79
Don’t Tell Me I’m A Sex Addict, Too!
·11m - 80
US Doctors Were Untrained to Diagnose Addiction – Until Now!
·6m - 81
What’s With the Serenity Prayer, Anyway?
·9m - 82
Compassion vs. Enabling: Where’s The Line?
·12m - 83
Special Request - Treatment Doesn't Work or Does It?
·40m - 84
Special Request - What We've Learned So Far
·21m - 85
Special Request - Enabling
This episode busts myths about addiction and explores enabling behaviors, sharing personal stories to help families support addicted loved ones.
·30m - 86
Special Request - Don't Quit Trying to Quit
Hidden gemBruno Jay, speaking on Busting Addiction and Its Myths, centers "Don't Quit Trying to Quit" on relapse, intervention, and family enabling.
·24m·1 clip - 87
Mini Series 10 - Learning to Love Yourself is a Big Deal
·5m - 88
Mini Series 9 - You Can Prevent Addiction
·5m - 89
Mini Series 9 - You, Too Could Be addicted and Not Know It
·6m - 90
Mini Series 9 - Pass me the Fentanyl, Please
·5m - 91
Mini Series 9 - Addiction Sucks Oxygen
·5m - 92
Mini Series 9 - The Wake Up Call
·4m - 93
Mini Series 9 - Hate the Disease, But Love Yourself
·4m - 94
Mini Series 8 - Signs of a sick relationship
·5m - 95
Mini Series 8 - You can't will this away
·4m - 96
Mini Series 8 - No one is immune
·3m - 97
Mini Series 8 - I'm only OK if you're OK
·4m - 98
Mini Series 8 - The illusion of control
·3m - 99
Mini Series 8 - Co-dependency - We've all got it
·5m - 100
Mini Series 7 - Do recovering people have to go to meetings their entire life?
·3m - 101
Mini Series 13 - Don't Let Emotions Rule
Jan 10, 2025·3m - 102
Mini Series 13 - A Daily Reprieve
Jan 3, 2025·4m - 103
Mini Series 13 - Permanent Sobriety, Achieved One Day At A Time
Dec 27, 2024·3m - 104
Mini Series 13 - Peer Pressure Can Kill
Dec 20, 2024·3m - 105
Mini Series 13 - Get Back On The Horse
Dec 13, 2024·3m - 106
Mini Series 13 - Afraid Of Feeling?
Dec 6, 2024·4m - 107
Mini Series 13 - The Thinking Revolution
Nov 29, 2024·4m - 108
Mini Series 13 - The Toolbox
Nov 22, 2024·5m - 109
Mini Series 13 - Ways To Talk About Addiction
Nov 15, 2024·3m - 110
Mini Series 13 - Resentment Is The Killer
Nov 8, 2024·3m - 111
Mini Series 13 - Don't Make It A Mountain
Nov 1, 2024·3m - 112
Mini Series 13 - The Four Pillars
Oct 25, 2024·3m - 113
Mini Series 13 - The Phone Is Your Lifeline
Oct 18, 2024·3m - 114
Special Request - Treatment Doesn't Work or Does It?
Hidden gemBruno Jay and Tony Guida use Lucky Episode 13, "Treatment Doesn't Work or Does It?," to argue that rehab only helps when the person wants change.
Oct 11, 2024·40m·2 clips - 115
Special Request - Enabling
Hidden gemBusting Addiction and the Myths That Surround It episode six, "Special Request - Enabling," features host Bruno Jay explaining how he paid his daughter's rent, car costs, insurance, and tuition while missing signs of her cocaine addiction.
Oct 4, 2024·30m·2 clips - 116
Special Request - What We've Learned So Far
Bruno Jay recaps twelve lessons about addiction, including the claim that 95% of people who reach long-term sobriety do so after several attempts.
Sep 27, 2024·21m·1 clip - 117
Special Request - What's Love Got to Do With It?
Bruno Jay explains why families confronting addiction should treat addictive disorder as the primary problem rather than assuming depression, anxiety, or trauma caused the drug use.
Sep 20, 2024·20m·1 clip - 118
Special Request - Addiction is a Family Disease
Sep 13, 2024·19m - 119
Special Request - Don't Quit Trying to Quit
A podcast aimed at helping families understand addiction and recovery by debunking common myths.
Sep 9, 2024·24m - 120
Mini Series 12 - Addiction Q&A - 7
Aug 30, 2024·3m - 121
Mini Series 12 - Addiction Q&A - 6
Aug 23, 2024·3m - 122
Mini Series 12 - Addiction Q&A - 5
Aug 16, 2024·2m - 123
Mini Series 12 - Addiction Q&A - 4
Aug 9, 2024·2m - 124
Mini Series 12 - Addiction Q&A - 3
Aug 2, 2024·2m - 125
Mini Series 12 - Addiction Q&A - 2
Jul 26, 2024·2m - 126
Mini Series 12 - Addiction Q&A - 1
Jul 19, 2024·2m - 127
Mini Series 11 - The Four Agreements
Jul 12, 2024·5m - 128
Mini Series 11 - Toxic Shame
Jul 5, 2024·6m - 129
Mini Series 11 - The Power of Now
Jun 28, 2024·4m - 130
Mini Series 11 - The Ripple Effect of Addiction
Jun 21, 2024·4m - 131
Mini Series 11 - Shame & Social Disapproval
Jun 14, 2024·4m - 132
Mini Series 11 - A Quick Q&A on Addiction Myths
Jun 7, 2024·4m - 133
Mini Series 11 - A Story About Tim
May 31, 2024·7m - 134
Mini Series 11 - Incurable, Progressive, Fatal
May 24, 2024·9m - 135
Mini Series 11 - Not Reacting The Same Old Way
May 17, 2024·6m - 136
Mini Series 10 - Wherever You Go, There You Are
May 10, 2024·7m - 137
Mini Series 10 - Don't Believe Everything You Think
May 3, 2024·6m - 138
Mini Series 10 - The Hidden Ally
Apr 26, 2024·5m - 139
Mini Series 10 - What We Do For Love
Apr 19, 2024·5m - 140
Mini Series 10 - Their Brains are Different Now
Apr 12, 2024·5m - 141
Mini Series 10 - Learning to Love Yourself is a Big Deal
Apr 5, 2024·5m - 142
Mini Series 9 - You Can Prevent Addiction
Mar 29, 2024·5m - 143
Mini Series 9 - You, Too Could Be addicted and Not Know It
Mar 22, 2024·6m - 144
Mini Series 9 - Pass me the Fentanyl, Please
Mar 15, 2024·5m - 145
Mini Series 9 - Addiction Sucks Oxygen
Mar 8, 2024·5m - 146
Mini Series 9 - The Wake Up Call
Mar 1, 2024·4m - 147
Mini Series 9 - Hate the Disease, But Love Yourself
Feb 23, 2024·4m - 148
Mini Series 8 - Signs of a sick relationship
Feb 16, 2024·5m - 149
Mini Series 8 - You can't will this away
Feb 9, 2024·4m - 150
Mini Series 8 - No one is immune
Feb 2, 2024·3m