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EP 3:4 Chemsex Alchemy: Turning Misery into Mission with Darren

I want to be honest with you about something. When Darren and I sat down to record this episode, I wasn't prepared for how much of myself I would hear reflected back to me. There were moments in his story — standing in an eviction with nothing, convinced the disaster couldn't possibly be rea...

Apr 16, 2026 addiction chemsex crystal meth gay man gay men lgbtq

Why You Plateau (and how to maximize it)

A Note Before We Begin One of the basic tenets I teach in my program is that Recovery = Life. There is no differentiation between recovery skills and life skills. Not sure when we learned to separate the two. A basic life experience is reaching a plateau. This could be in your fitness journey...

Apr 13, 2026 chemsex gay men lgbtq meth meth recovery methamphetamine msm recovery

Content Creation Post- Chemsex with Mason Cross — A Conversation with Mason Cross

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Apr 09, 2026 addiction chemsex crystal meth gay man gay men lgbtq

Shame: Don't Kill the Messenger

How Shame Keeps You Stuck Instead of Setting You Free There's a moment I recognize now when I'm sitting with a client. He'll pause, look down, and then say something like: "I self-sabotage." Or "I'm a cheater." Or "I think I have some kind of neurodiversity thing going on." Or "I'm just broken."...

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Coming Home to Your Body: Erotic Embodiment, Intimacy, and Sexual Healing After Chemsex

Apr 02, 2026 addiction chemsex crystal meth gay man gay men lgbtq

Why You're Lonely

There's a story we tell ourselves in recovery. That the loneliness will go away once we build a new social circle. Once we find a sober community. Once we get back into dating, or back into the world, or back into our own life. So we wait for the outside to change. And sometimes it does — and ...

Mar 30, 2026 addiction crystal meth crystal methamphetamine gay men lgbtq loneliness recovery

Rebuilding Life Post-Treatment with Martijn

A Note from Dallas There's a moment I hear about again and again — and honestly, I've lived it too. You finish treatment. You feel cleaner, clearer, maybe even hopeful. You've done the work, sat in the groups, faced some hard truths about yourself. And then... you go home. Home, where the apps...

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Chemsex Recovery: Your Way Phase

"You will find your way or lose your way through anchoring into the WHY you want to stop. Breakthroughs or breakdowns happen." Hey y'all, If you're reading this and you've made it to week ten, I need to stop and tell you something before we go any further: You're a warrior. I'm not being hype...

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Chemsex Recovery: Distraction Phase

"Exhaustion, distraction, and loss of interest sets in. The energy it's taking to NOT use becomes draining and veering from the path sets in." Hey y'all, I need to be honest with you before we start this one: Part 3 (Find Part 1 and Part 2) of this series is the one I wish someone had handed ...

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Chemsex Recovery: Epiphany Phase

"Eyes opening to new parts of yourself, realizing what has truly been driving you, seeing the world in a new way." Hey y'all, Welcome to Part 2 of the 12-Week Upward Spiral series. If you read Part 1, you know we started with the Honeymoon Phase—those first three weeks of electric resolve and...

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100th Episode and Season 2 Finale: 7 Guiding Practices for Chemsex Recovery

A Note from Dallas One hundred episodes. When I started this podcast, I genuinely thought we'd run out of things to say. I could not have been more wrong. What keeps me going — what has always kept me going — are the messages from men all over the world telling me they listened to the podcast ...

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Chemsex Recovery: Honeymoon Phase

"Hopeful to try something new, excited about possibilities, new resolve to quit." Hey y'all, This is the first in a series of newsletters where I'm going to walk you through what I call the 12-Week Upward Spiral of chemsex recovery—a map I created after years of working with gay men in chemse...

Mar 02, 2026 chemsex chemsex recovery crystal meth crystal methamphetamine gay gay men lgbtq

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