grief – Shoutout From The Pit

2025-12-122025-12-11

Episode 0047 Ladies Round Table with Cherie & Mandy

In this Ladies Round Table, Cherie and Mandy gather an incredible circle of women to dive into the messy, beautiful realities of Attitude, Acceptance, and Action three deceptively simple words that turn into raw, life altering conversations. From childhood anxiety to lifelong people pleasing, from loss that shatters faith to grief that rewires identity, the group shares honest tools, morning rituals, spiritual practices, and the hard won wisdom that keeps them sober, centered, and moving forward. What unfolds is a vulnerable, uplifting look at how women endure, rebuild, and show up for life on life’s terms together, unfiltered, and anchored in hope.

Attitude.

What do you do first thing to get your attitude right to face the day?
When your attitude stinks and you are just trying to get to the end of the day what things have you tried and have worked to turn your bad attitude (frown upside down)?
What about dealing with others attitudes?
What is the most helpful tool you are using today?

Acceptance

What do you find the hardest to accept? How did you get to the place you are today with it?
Acceptance towards yourself- how do you feel about your shortcoming? How do you find yourself acceptable?
In the moment when you find yourself not able to accept the situation what are things you have done to save your butt? Or if you didn’t have anything things you can share for others to avoid?
What about long term acceptance, when things you thought you have accepted come back into play?

Action

What is something you took action on and it came out totally not like you thought it would. Good or bad?
What does taking action look like for you?
How do you know the action you are taking is the correct one?
When you realize it might have been the correct one what do you do?
What are some small action you took that lead to a big learning lesson for you?

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2025-11-28

Episode 0045 Samantha

Samantha first had to struggle with the ism in alcoholism, a monumental battle on its own. Then came facing the ugliness behind the mask, beginning a long journey of self realization and recovery. No one could have told her that the tools she gained in sobriety would become the only anchor strong enough to prepare her for the most devastating challenge still ahead.

Bob sits down with Samantha as she traces her path from chaotic childhood dynamics and an alcohol soaked early adulthood into a grinding fight for sobriety and purpose. She walks through the masks she wore, the relationships she jumped into for validation, the escalating drinking that finally ended with her being hauled to rehab, and the unexpected spiritual crack that opened the door to true recovery. But the real gut punch comes when she recounts her daughter Brittany’s decade long battle with addiction, her fleeting stretch of hope, and the overdose that forced Samantha to make the unthinkable decision no parent should face. What follows is a brutally honest look at grief, faith, survival, and the fragile, daily work of staying sober when the one thing you thought would destroy you actually happens yet somehow, you keep going.

HopeMovementCoalition.com

Supporting Grieving Families & Fighting the Opioid Epidemic

Hope Movement Coalition was born out of the devastating loss of loved ones to fentanyl poisoning and opioid-related deaths. Our mission is to provide unwavering support to those navigating the complicated grieving process, help them find strength in their darkest moments, and be a voice for the voiceless in communities across the nation.

AR HHS Act 811 Opioid Overdose Reversal Kits Naloxone ACT 811: Arkansas’s 2023 law requiring opioid overdose reversal kits in public high schools and state-supported universities.

While We’re Waiting (WWW) on FB

WWW is a nonprofit ministry which offers free faith-based retreats and support for bereaved parents

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2025-09-052025-10-30

Episode 0033 Joy vs Grief

This episode centers on the tension and interplay between joy and grief as essential human emotions. Bob the Old Rucker explores how grief is a natural response to loss, while joy is a deeper, lasting state that often gets overlooked or dismissed, especially in tough or military-hardened mindsets. Distinguish healthy grief from destructive self-pity, contrast authentic joy with false substitutes like temporary pleasure, and gratitude as a bridge between them.

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