Bob Forrest's Don't Die Podcast

Gratitude, whatever works, changing a diaper at Disneyland, dealers, drones, broken old cars, Hollywood and some good drug stories.

The fires, drug testing, Bob’s FB posts, Bruce Springsteen, FB is for old folks, the Vegas shootings, defensive concert going, rape culture in America and staying silent, not accepting things that are wrong, acceptance as a concept, flight from 12 step, change has to happen.

Bob, Chuk and Mike in this one, Bob tells the story about Alo House recovery and the beginning, yoga pants, botox, politics, the Left, the Right, hatred, division, taxes, money, Hobby Lobby, bombs, the Rocketman and let's heal America!

Bob on being a positive pessimist, sober by example, wearing our sobriety like a loose, comfortable garment, pooping, Google takes a moral stand on rehab advertising, the reality and perils of not using a professional interventionist, love of heroin, love and relationships, 

Bob and Mike talk dying junkies, news reporting, fossil fuel lobby, liberal disillusion, mindset change, spiritual malady, bullish*t information, punk rock history, The Vandals, Tex and the Horseheads, Thelonious Monster, shooting guns in the house, put your hands in the air but don't die.

Bob, Chuk and Mike talk about being ex-addict punk rock parents, bikers, sponsors, fucked up parents with fucked up kids, learning how to communicate and being a better citizen.

Continued Talk about coming trends in rehab policy, in network changes for the better of the whole industry. creating a new mentality, raising kids

Bob talks about the changes coming for the Rehab business, talks about God “there’s too much God stuff in the world, if you're that happy about ,keep it to yourself”,  clinically charged tough talk and honest appraisal's, wine and whiners.

More of Bob's story, punk rock history, Bob's family history, drug history, doing dope in New York.

Bob goes to Paris and observes millennials, parents and differences in parenting. Acts like an American asshole and gets a painful phone call about a friend. Talks about existence, existentialism, beliefs and ends with good hearted laughter about kids learning how to do everyday things in rehab.

Bob copes dope and shoots up for the first time with Top Jimmy. Wild in the streets lyrics and Bob’s 64 Valiant, program, monotheism, is the 12 step program outdated? Is anonymity really just a reflection of shame? Get into the right treatment

AMA, big pharma, purdue is the evil empire. Talk needs to get back to junkie to junkie. Music talk about heavy metal, getting stoned on pot, bob catches his hair on fire smoking bunk. LSD at Disneyland. Bob talks his atheist views

Find the answer’s here to some very important questions. Does treatment work? Fixing the broken things. PaintBall in rehab? Really? The journey begins with “I’m not sure I want to stop using” Bob's eskimo, Brendan Mullen tribute.

Bob Forrest and Mike Martt talk about Thelonious Monster, music scenes, opioid epidemic, scoring from doctors and recovery while Chuk Davis is away doing the good work.

Counselor talk about licensing, almost failing, the test, being a honest, intuitive, counselor even if you  were not a great student. For the parents, asking the right questions when choosing a rehab and what to expect. As always, advising addicts if your not ready to quit just “Don’t Die” because we do care.

Bob and Chuk talk benzos, rehabs and old school 12 step with phone in guest, author and front man for punk band TSOL, Jack Grisham, Bob's love of Budweiser beer, taking sober prospects out to the desert and heroin. 

The Don't Die theme song "Look at that house up there". Smuggling needles into Japan. Fun, sad human stuff. Punk rock nonconformity Steven Adler, Gibby, the OD story, Robin Crosby, Chris Goss, The Cathouse, Tex and the Horseheads, Bob the booker and other Hollywood drug stories including suppositories. This Episode goes to Eleven.

Connecting with parents of millennial's, the promises and washing dishes at Millie's. You don't have to fit the mold, just don't use. The front row and the back row of meetings. Songwriting, Songwriters and some advice.

The hippy therapist lady and the psycho babble used in rehabs. The list, The baby bird story. parenting and self love. Bob's dad, co dependant parents and american society. 

Doctors, Being passionate and compassionate about recovery, Free speech is in jeopardy, Bobs DUI story, In jail with Ike Turner, Getting beat up in Wayside penitentiary, Harm reduction mentality