256: The Art of Resilience: A Woodworker's Journey with Randal Bowman
The Addicted Mind Podcast
Duane Osterlind, LMFT
4.8 • 621 Ratings
🗓️ 23 October 2023
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Have you ever wondered how a person can turn adversity into triumph, and then use their victory to uplift others? Today’s today, Randall Bowman, has an incredible story of resilience that you cannot miss. An Indigenous business owner, woodworker, and a living testament to the power of recovery, Randall takes us on a journey from his near-fatal car accident and addiction battles to his awe-inspiring recovery.
From a tender age, Randall grappled with substance abuse as a way to manage anxiety. He shares his struggles with drugs and alcohol and the traumatic experiences that led him to heroin and methamphetamine. His story takes a turn when he finds himself fighting for the custody of his son. The pain of failing to win his son back pushes him further into addiction. However, his resilience is apparent when he decides to seek help and turn his life around. His story could change your perspective about addiction and recovery.
In this episode, you will hear:
- Resilience and recovery
- Struggles with substance abuse and recovery
- Overcoming addiction and life-changing accidents
- Overcoming addiction and helping others: the importance of medication, therapy, and support
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| 0:00.0 | All right, everyone, welcome to the Addicted Mind podcast. |
| 0:09.0 | My name is Wayne Austerlund. We are on to another episode. |
| 0:12.0 | Today, our guest is Randall Bowman. He is a 36-year-old indigenous business owner and woodworker. |
| 0:19.0 | He is the survivor of a near fatal car accident. |
| 0:24.0 | And when you hear this story, it's just unbelievable to be able to survive that and deal with |
| 0:30.5 | his addiction and overcome multiple overdoses and really just put together recovery and come back from that. It is a story |
| 0:42.2 | of resilience. It is a story of grit and determination. And I think Randall is just really |
| 0:50.8 | inspiring and shows you that no matter what happens, you can change, you can get |
| 0:57.4 | better, you can get stronger, you can get help, you can get support, and you can change. |
| 1:02.2 | He has five wonderful, amazing children, and some amazing friends and a wonderful wife, and |
| 1:09.7 | it's just a great, great story. And I just really want to |
| 1:13.0 | thank Randall for coming on and having the courage to share it. And I hope that you get as much as I |
| 1:18.2 | did out of this story as well. And if you're getting a lot out of the Addicted Mind podcast, |
| 1:23.9 | please rate and review us in iTunes. I do read them. They mean a lot to me. I just read some new ones. |
| 1:28.1 | It kind of gives me energy to keep going |
| 1:29.8 | and knowing that this podcast |
| 1:31.3 | is having a positive impact. |
| 1:32.9 | I really appreciate it. |
| 1:34.1 | And it helps people find the podcast |
| 1:35.7 | so they can hear stories like Randles. |
| 1:38.7 | And you can follow us on Instagram |
| 1:40.2 | at Add Addicted Mind Podcast. |
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