This episode of Agents of Recovery centers on real questions from listeners who are navigating recovery, personal growth, and life after addiction. Coach Blu and Wendell offer direct, grounded answers drawn from lived experience, professional insight, and years of work in recovery spaces. The conversation is honest, practical, and focused on progress rather than perfection, giving listeners tools they can apply immediately.

Episode Overview

In this Q&A-style episode, Coach Blu and Wendell respond to questions submitted by the Agents of Recovery community. Topics range from maintaining sobriety under pressure to rebuilding trust, managing emotions, and redefining identity in recovery. Each answer blends compassion with accountability, reflecting the podcast's core philosophy.

What Listeners Will Hear

- Practical recovery strategies for everyday challenges

- Straightforward answers to complex, real-life questions

- Personal insights from Coach Blu and Wendell’s recovery journeys

- Actionable guidance for emotional regulation, boundaries, and growth

- Encouragement without sugarcoating, focused on sustainable change

This episode reinforces that recovery is not about having all the answers, but about staying willing, honest, and connected. By addressing listener questions directly, Coach Blu and Wendell remind the audience that no one recovers alone and that clarity often comes through shared experience.

In this episode of the Agents of Recovery Podcast, Coach Blu and Wendell explore a decisive shift in how to relate to emotional triggers in mental health and addiction recovery. Rather than treating triggers as threats to avoid, they frame them as trailheads—valuable starting points that lead to deeper self-understanding and lasting change.

Episode Overview

Coach Blu and Wendell unpack the idea that triggers are not the problem; they are signals. When something activates a strong emotional response, it often points to an unresolved experience, belief, or wound asking for attention. By slowing down and getting curious instead of reactive, recovery becomes less about control and more about discovery.

Throughout the conversation, they share grounded, real-world examples of how triggers show up in daily life and recovery spaces. From interpersonal conflict to internal self-talk, they demonstrate how asking why you feel the way you do can open the door to insight, self-compassion, and freedom.

Key Themes Explored

- Triggers as information, not danger, and how reframing them reduces shame and fear

- Curiosity as a recovery skill, replacing avoidance with awareness

- The difference between managing symptoms and understanding sources

- How emotional reactions often point to unmet needs or past experiences

- Practical ways to pause, reflect, and learn from triggering moments

This episode is a reminder that every trigger holds potential insight, and that a bit of curiosity can go a long way toward meaningful, sustainable recovery.

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In this relaunch episode, the Coach Blu and our new host Wendell Wood revisit the core mission of Agents of Recovery and reestablish the foundation of what recovery truly means through honest dialogue and lived experience.

- Introducing Wendell Wood as the new co-host and voice of the show

- Perseverance through addiction, highlighting resilience and long-term commitment

- Identifying key factors of pornography addiction and its impact on recovery

- Reestablishing recovery principles through real, genuine, and unfiltered conversation

This episode sets the tone for the future of the podcast—authentic, grounded, and focused on meaningful progress. Listeners are invited to join the conversation and reconnect with recovery through shared understanding and perseverance.

The relaunch reflects a renewed commitment to clarity, honesty, and hope, laying a strong foundation for the episodes ahead.