I Love Being Sober

Hannah Keller lost three siblings, battled addiction, and hit rock bottom before finding recovery at Camelback Recovery in Phoenix, Arizona. In this episode of I Love Being Sober, host Tim Westbrook sits down with Hannah to talk about what it really takes to rebuild your life from the ground up. Hannah was a patient at Camelback Recovery. Today, she's an employee helping others find healing. This conversation covers grief and loss in recovery, how motherhood became her turning point, the role of faith and spirituality in staying sober, what people misunderstand about addiction recovery, mental health and dual diagnosis treatment, and what it means to find your identity and purpose after addiction.
If you or someone you love is struggling with addiction or mental health, this episode is proof that recovery is possible and that your story isn't over.
Camelback Recovery is a Joint Commission accredited dual diagnosis and addiction treatment center in Phoenix, AZ offering inpatient, outpatient, sober living, TMS therapy, EMDR, medication-assisted treatment, and holistic therapies.
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Terry Murphy has been sober since May 23, 1991—nearly 35 years of continuous recovery. In this live episode of I Love Being Sober, recorded with the Camelback Recovery outpatient community in Phoenix, Arizona, Terry joins host Tim Westbrook to share the addiction that nearly killed him, the morning everything changed, and the life he has built since.
Terry is a husband of 47 years, father of two, and grandfather of three. In long-term recovery, he has spent more than three decades serving in substance-use programs with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office and the Arizona Department of Corrections. He was appointed by Governor Janet Napolitano to Arizona's substance abuse credentialing committee and founded Helping Hands for the Navajo Nation during the COVID-19 pandemic, delivering millions of pounds of aid to tribal communities. In 2024, he became the primary author of the Twelve Step Companion Guide of Cocaine Anonymous—the first major addict-authored recovery text since 1982. He also ran his first marathon at 50 and has now completed five ultramarathons.
In this episode, Terry discusses:
The night in active addiction when he believed his family would be better off without him—and what stopped him

Why he calls addiction "a grave I dug" and recovery a miracle he didn't earn

Losing his job after entering rehab, and the opportunity nine months sober that changed everything

The difficult amends he has made over three decades in recovery

Working the 12 Steps repeatedly—and how each pass brings something new

Running marathons and ultramarathons, and what endurance teaches about sobriety

Co-authoring a new recovery guide and why it was long overdue

What 35 years of sobriety has looked like in its most recent chapter

A direct message to those in treatment—and anyone questioning whether recovery is worth it

Whether you are new to sobriety, long into recovery, working the Steps, or supporting someone in addiction, Terry Murphy's story is a reminder of what long-term recovery can make possible.

What if addiction is not a failure, but a signal? What if the cravings, anxiety, and emotional spirals you've been fighting are actually your body trying to tell you something? Tim Westbrook sits down with faith-led wellness guide, registered dental hygienist, and author Melissa-Sue Methven for a conversation on addiction recovery, emotional suppression, nervous system regulation, and the hidden language of the body.
After losing her husband to suicide following a long struggle with mental health and addiction, Melissa-Sue began asking the deeper question — why. That single word led her into the work she now shares around the world: helping people reconnect to their bodies, regulate their nervous systems, and move out of shame and into awareness.
In this episode, you'll learn:
Why addiction is best understood as a signal from the nervous system, not a moral failure

How emotional suppression silently drives cravings, anxiety, and chronic illness

Practical nervous system regulation tools you can use the moment a craving or panic wave hits

How to create real internal safety — the precondition for any lasting recovery

A live breathwork practice you can return to anytime

How faith, surrender, and self-trust support healing without dogma

What families of loved ones lost to addiction or suicide most need to hear

Whether you're in early recovery, long-term sobriety, supporting someone you love, or simply curious about the mind-body connection in healing, this conversation offers a compassionate reframe and tools you can use today.

What if everything you've been told about addiction treatment is wrong?
In this powerful episode of I Love Being Sober, recorded live at Camelback Recovery, host Tim Westbrook sits down with Jimmie Applegate — transformational consultant, treatment center owner, U.S. Air Force veteran, and author of Addicted to Failure: Why the Rehab System Doesn't Work and What Must Change — for a conversation that challenges everything the addiction treatment industry doesn't want you to hear.
Jimmie pulls back the curtain on a $16 billion industry with a 60–90% failure rate, exposing why so many people relapse after completing rehab — even when they do everything right — and why the system keeps blaming the patient instead of fixing the model. Drawing on neuroscience, personal lived experience, and years of frontline treatment work, Jimmie makes the case that the 30-day treatment model is not just ineffective — it's incompatible with how the brain actually heals from addiction.
In this episode, you'll hear:
Why rehab keeps failing people — and who's really responsible

The biggest myths about addiction still being taught in treatment today

What neuroscience actually says about how long recovery takes

What genuinely personalized, individualized care looks like

How to reframe repeated relapse as a system failure — not a personal one

The 10forAddiction movement making treatment accessible for everyone

Whether you're in recovery, supporting a loved one, or working in behavioral health, this episode will challenge your assumptions, validate your experience, and leave you with a completely new lens on what healing really requires.
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In this powerful episode of I Love Being Sober, we dive into the reality of mental health, pressure, and personal transformation in today's fast-paced, social media-driven world - and how one mental reset can help deal with it all.
Recorded live at Camelback Recovery, this conversation explores what happens when success on the outside doesn't match how you feel on the inside. We talk about the breaking point that forces change, the courage it takes to step away and focus on mental health, and what it really looks like to rebuild your life from the ground up.
You'll hear insights on managing stress, navigating identity in the age of social media, and redefining what "mental strength" actually means. This episode also breaks down common misconceptions about treatment and highlights practical tools that can be used every day to create balance, clarity, and long-term growth.
If you've ever felt overwhelmed, stuck, or like you're constantly pushing through without slowing down—this conversation is for you.
What You'll Learn:
The hidden mental health challenges behind success and social media

How to recognize when it's time to step back and reset

Tools for managing stress, pressure, and daily life

The truth about treatment and personal growth

How to build a more balanced, intentional life