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Shoutout From The Pit

www.ShoutoutFromThePit.com

A recovery podcast for you and for us. This introduction is to tell you about who we are and who we are not. We’re you. We’re just people, working people for the most part dealing with our “stuff.” We’re recovering from what we’ve learned are character defects. Defects that shaped who we became. Recovery has lots of labels: substance abuse, alcoholism, anger, anxiety, gambling, pornography, sex (too much or not enough), grief, over-eating, yadayadayada. Some of us are labeled addicts, alcoholics,

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Episode 0051 JC Crumpton Therapeutic Writing in Recovery

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2026/01/09

In this episode the Old Rucker continues the Therapeutic Writing in Recovery series with guest and author JC Crumpton, a Navy veteran who shares how creative writing became a critical tool in his recovery after surviving a devastating automobile accident that resulted in a traumatic brain injury (TBI). JC reflects on growing up as a military brat, navigating family alcoholism, adapting to life after brain injury, and learning long term coping strategies for memory, emotional regulation, and identity

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Episode 0050 Team Cheremy: The Alcoholic Family

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2026/01/02

This episode Team Cheremy opens the new year with a raw, deeply personal conversation about the family disease of alcoholism, focusing on how addiction and recovery ripple across generations. They explore lived experience rather than theory, as Linda and her niece Lauren both sober members of Alcoholics Anonymous share candid stories of growing up around alcoholism, navigating abandonment, secrecy, relapse, and ultimately finding recovery, boundaries, and spiritual grounding. Through honest

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Episode 0049 Edye and Paul: Couples in Recovery

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2025/12/26

In this episode of the Old Rucker sits down with Edye and Paul and joined by Mandy, Sherry, Jeremy, Dwight, Joel & Linda for a blunt, experience driven conversation about what it actually means to be a couple in recovery. Drawing from deeply personal histories of addiction, grief, loss, and long term sobriety, Edye and Paul break down how independent recovery programs, clear boundaries, service work, and honest communication make a healthy relationship possible not easy, but real. This episode

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Episode 0048 Lynn Combs

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2025/12/19

Bob sits down with Lynn Combs an award winning author, speaker, designer, whose journey as a Navy brat, single mother, and late blooming writer embodies the show’s core belief that everyone has a story worth telling and that the telling itself can be transformative. Lynn shares how writing became both a lifeline and a compass through abuse, trauma, self doubt, and years of believing she “couldn’t write” after being told so. Lynn walks through her path from private journaling and poetry to joining

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Episode 0047 Ladies Round Table with Cherie & Mandy

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2025/12/12

In this Ladies Round Table, Cherie and Mandy gather an incredible circle of women to dive into the messy, beautiful realities of Attitude, Acceptance, and Action three deceptively simple words that turn into raw, life altering conversations. From childhood anxiety to lifelong people pleasing, from loss that shatters faith to grief that rewires identity, the group shares honest tools, morning rituals, spiritual practices, and the hard won wisdom that keeps them sober, centered, and moving forward

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Episode 0046 Jeremy Hosts Modalities

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2025/12/05

In this round table Jeremy hosts as the tribe digs into therapeutic modalities everything from CBT, CPT, DBT, EMDR, ECT, exercise, yoga, meditation, breathwork, grief practices, and the unconventional “whatever actually works” approaches that helped them survive trauma, depression, anxiety, loss, and sobriety. The tribe shares firsthand experiences ranging from military PTSD and prolonged exposure … Continue reading "Episode 0046 Jeremy Hosts Modalities"

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Episode 0045 Samantha

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2025/11/28

Samantha first had to struggle with the ism in alcoholism, a monumental battle on its own. Then came facing the ugliness behind the mask, beginning a long journey of self realization and recovery. No one could have told her that the tools she gained in sobriety would become the only anchor strong enough to prepare … Continue reading "Episode 0045 Samantha"

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Episode 0044 Holiday Message

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2025/11/21

In this holiday season episode, Team Cheremy leads a raw conversation with Bob, Kimberly, Joe, Sam, and joining later RedBeard about the challenges of staying sober, dealing with the stress of the holidays, family tension, loneliness, and social pressure peak. The group shares personal stories, relapse statistics, practical tools for navigating triggering gatherings, strategies for … Continue reading "Episode 0044 Holiday Message"

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Episode 0043 Rhona

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2025/11/15

Bob the Old Rucker and Mandy sit down with Rhona, whose hard won journey from a painful childhood, addiction, loss, and nine heart attacks to seven years of recovery is nothing short of a gut punching miracle. Rhona shares how early family dysfunction left her searching for belonging in all the wrong places, how addiction … Continue reading "Episode 0043 Rhona"

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Episode 0042 Sloan ESH

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2025/11/07

Bob “the Old Rucker” sits down with longtime friend Sloan and Dwight to explore Sloan’s powerful story of recovery from alcoholism and meth addiction. From a chaotic childhood marked by family alcoholism to years lost in a cycle of drug use, self destruction, and near death experiences, Sloan shares how he found hope after hitting … Continue reading "Episode 0042 Sloan ESH"

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Episode 0041 Be You

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2025/10/31

This short centers around personal authenticity and recovery, using the “Three A’s” Awareness, Acceptance, and Action as a roadmap for self-improvement. Bob shares personal reflections on identity, fear of rejection, and the masks people wear to fit in. The episode mixes humor, spiritual insight, and practical steps for letting go of old habits and embracing … Continue reading "Episode 0041 Be You"

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Episode 0040 Team Cheremy – Couples in Recovery

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2025/10/24

Old Rucker sits down with Jeremy and Cherie, a married couple who survived alcoholism, military service, and near destruction to become examples of resilience and partnership in sobriety. They recount meeting as teens, marrying young, and enduring years of alcohol abuse that led to emotional distance, isolation, and even violent incidents including one involving their … Continue reading "Episode 0040 Team Cheremy – Couples in Recovery"

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Episode 0039 Cheri’s Journey (fixed)

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2025/10/17

Re-release of this episode to fix audio issues On this episode the Old Rucker sits down with guest Cheri, who shares her story of recovery, resilience, and rediscovering love and purpose after alcoholism. The episode dives into Cheri’s life her path from a turbulent childhood and early motherhood to military life, codependency, and eventual addiction. … Continue reading "Episode 0039 Cheri’s Journey (fixed)"

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Episode 0039 Cheri’s Journey

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2025/10/17

On this episode the Old Rucker sits down with guest Cheri, who shares her story of recovery, resilience, and rediscovering love and purpose after alcoholism. The episode dives into Cheri’s life her path from a turbulent childhood and early motherhood to military life, codependency, and eventual addiction. Through reflection and laughter, she describes how recovery … Continue reading "Episode 0039 Cheri’s Journey"

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Episode 0038 Grimes Part 2 – Post Traumatic Stress vs...

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2025/10/10

In this episode welcome back guest Ben Grimes, joined by tribe members Josh, Tony, Pat, and Jeremy, to put the program “The Breach” into action. The Breach is an eight-week workshop blending Shakespeare and military values to help veterans, first responders, and service-minded individuals process trauma and build resilience. Ben’s first episode

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Episode 0037 Stay In Your Lane

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2025/10/03

The Old Rucker dives into the theme of “staying in your lane” reflecting on lessons from the military, scripture, and personal experience about avoiding gossip, meddling, and unsolicited advice. Through stories of misjudgments, humility, and encounters with both busybodies and bad drivers, he emphasizes the value of minding one’s own business, practicing forgiveness, and leading … Continue reading "Episode 0037 Stay In Your Lane"

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Episode 0036 Ted SLIP Sobriety Lost It’s Priority

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2025/09/26

This episode of Shout Out From the Pit spotlights Ted—a veteran, businessman, and long-time member of the recovery community—whose journey from functional alcoholism to lasting sobriety is as candid as it is inspiring. With humor, humility, and raw honesty, Ted shares stories of his upbringing, struggles with alcohol and drugs, brushes with failure, and the … Continue reading "Episode 0036 Ted SLIP Sobriety Lost It’s Priority"

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Episode 0035 Mark Transverse Myelitis

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2025/09/20

Mark shares a decades-long arc from early drinking through retail career moves, relapse after ~14 years dry, and eventual recovery that finally stuck once he embraced sponsorship, fellowship, and daily phone accountability. A big middle chapter covers his rare neurological condition, transverse myelitis—rapid onset paralysis, long rehab, and an eventual partial recovery—used to illustrate grit, … Continue reading "Episode 0035 Mark Transverse Myelitis"

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Episode 0034 9/11 Tribute – Don Ellis

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2025/09/11

Interview with Don Ellis, a Pentagon staffer awarded the Medal of Valor, discusses the devastation witnessed at Ground Zero, honor the sacrifices of victims, survivors, and heroes. Where were you on September 11, 2001?

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Episode 0033 Joy vs Grief

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2025/09/05

This episode centers on the tension and interplay between joy and grief as essential human emotions. Bob the Old Rucker explores how grief is a natural response to loss, while joy is a deeper, lasting state that often gets overlooked or dismissed, especially in tough or military-hardened mindsets. Distinguish healthy grief from destructive self-pity, contrast … Continue reading "Episode 0033 Joy vs Grief"

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