SH!T CREEK SURVIVORS
Welcome to Sh!t Creek Survivors, where we share raw stories of resilience and the tools that help you build your own. From near-death moments to faith-filled turnarounds, we dive into what it really takes to keep paddling when life tries to sink you.
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"I Thought I Could Do It Myself": Finally Getting Sober After 40 Years of Trying Alone with Paul Booth (opens the original)
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Welcome to Sh!t Creek Survivors where we believe one thing: we all have a sh!t creek story. In this episode, Cam sits down with Paul Booth—author of Ethos, Pathos and Alcohol , seasoned addiction counselor, and psychotherapist. For four decades, Paul battled active alcoholism under the deceptive belief that so many of us fall into: "I can handle this on my own." It wasn't until he recognized that our best thinking had only gotten him deeper into the storm that he finally opened the door to help,
How to Stop Internalizing Rejection & Reclaim Your Purpose | Rev. Dr. A'Shellarien Addison (opens the original)
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When life dumps you right into the middle of "Sh!t Creek," it's easy to start believing that the hardship defines who you are. In this episode, Cam sits down with Reverend Dr. A'Shellarien Addison—a spiritual clinical trauma-informed practitioner, military chaplain, and history-making leader—for a deeply moving conversation on surviving rejection, trauma, betrayal, and spiritual confusion. Rev. Dr. Addison shares her journey through childhood housing instability, navigating conflicting religious
He Drove Drunk the Wrong Way Down a Highway. Then He Found Recovery | Tom Adams (opens the original)
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Tom Adams was driving drunk, the wrong way down a four-lane highway—with his wife and kids in the car. That moment changed everything. Tom found recovery and has now been sober for more than 45 years. But his recovery journey went far beyond alcohol. It led him through compulsive eating, work addiction, shame, family struggles, emotional sobriety, spirituality, meditation, and learning what it really means to surrender. In this episode of Sh!t Creek Survivors, Tom shares how Alcoholics Anonymous
Her Daughter Had Cancer. Then Something Extraordinary Happened | Sarah Tolson (opens the original)
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Her Daughter Had Cancer. Then Something Extraordinary Happened | Sarah Tolson What happens when your child gets cancer—and the experience changes everything you thought you knew about life? Sarah Tolson's seven-year-old daughter, Ella, began having seizures. What followed was a terrifying medical journey involving repeated hospitalizations, autoimmune encephalitis, and eventually a diagnosis of Burkitt's lymphoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer. Sarah watched her daughter endure months of
Not All Alcoholics Live Under a Bridge — or Recover the Same Way | Tracy Liberatore (opens the original)
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Not all alcoholics live under a bridge. And not all alcoholics recover the same way. What does alcoholism look like when you don't fit the stereotype? What if traditional sobriety doesn't work for you? In this episode of Sh!t Creek Survivors, Cam sits down with Tracy Liberatore, Esq. to talk openly about alcoholism, sobriety, recovery, shame, identity, spirituality, trauma, and finding a recovery path that fits. Tracy built an accomplished career as a physician assistant, earned her law degree w
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