Addict II Athlete Podcast
The Addict II Athlete podcast is hosted by Coach Blu Robinson a licensed clinical mental health counselor and substance abuse counselor who has worked in the field since 2001. Blu is a fantastic public speaker, coach, and therapist who works with many individuals, youth, couples, and families addressing issues like addiction, trauma, communication, parenting, and more.
Blu hopes to provide listeners with the skills and game plans for anyone to turn their mess into their message of hope and a bright future. He is seasoned and has been hosting podcasts since 2016 and produced over 500 episodes.
The AIIA podcast is here to inspire anyone. We share recovery stories, education, life tips, address teen and parenting issues, and more. Our topics address all walks of life but also addiction recovery with tips and fundamentals for those seeking recovery as well as the family and friends of someone who is. Addict II Athlete removes the negative stigma of addiction and mental health and creates a foundation of potential and support.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 52 minutes
- Episodes
- 468
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Climbing The Mountains Of Recovery with Ryan Burke
On this week's podcast Coach Blu speaks with Ryan Burke a therapist, and adventure athlete about his approach to recovery, sobriety, and healing. Listen as they speak about the principles of moving f…
One on One With Coach Blu: Sober Holiday Traditions
Welcome to our weekly live show, One on One with Coach Blu. Coach Blu is a licensed mental health therapist and certified substance use, disorder counselor. Today's cohost Addict II Athlete's own Ath…
A Spartan in Life and Recovery
On this week's podcast, we hear from Addict II Athlete's very own Ambere Holmes. Listen as she discusses her own journey through life and recovery. The ups and the downs that she experienced along wi…
One on One With Coach Blu: Self Discovery and Family Secrets
Welcome to our weekly live show, One on One with Coach Blu. Coach Blu is a licensed mental health therapist and certified substance use, disorder counselor. Today's cohost Addict II Athlete's own Ath…
The Reality Of Grieving
On this week's podcast Coach Blu discusses his feelings on dealing with the grief concerning the loss of a loved one. Grief is expressed in many ways. It can affect every part of your life; your emot…
Managing Anger
On this week's podcast Coach Blu and Athletic Director, Marissa discuss anger management, the concepts, the principles, and methods you can use to avoid the pitfalls that typically anger places you i…
It's About Perspective
This week Coach Blu talks about why perspective is such a powerful mindset and how to challenge it if you want a more rich experience. If you look at life’s problems in this same way, by visualizing …
1 Every 5 Minutes
On this week's podcast Coach Blu addresses the absolutely horrific numbers released by the CDC identifying 100,306 people who died last year due to overdose. Listen as Coach Blu talks about why this …
Becoming a Believer
On this week's podcast coach Blu talks with Heath McDougal-Deans, team captain, ultra runner, minster, therapist, and most of all, a father. Listen as he talks about his life. The struggles that he o…
Drug Trafficking to Middleweight Champion with Ian Heinisch
In this week's episode Coach Blu speaks to Ian "The Hurricane" Heinisch. Listen to this powerful story as the Hurricane nickname not only embodies his fighting style but also symbolizes the whirlwind…
Is It Trauma?
When bad things happen it can take time to overcome the pain and feel safe again, on this week's podcast Coach Blu takes a deep dive on overcoming trauma to understand what it is, how it affects us, …
For A Clean Cause with Wes Hurt
This week Coach Blu talks with Wes Hurt, the founder of CLEAN Cause and a recovering addict and alcoholic. Miraculously for Hurt, after six rehabs over 20 years and the realization that something nee…
Why Is Porn Addicting
Due to the sensitive material that is discussed in today's podcast, listener discretion is advised. On this weeks podcast coach blue takes another deep dive into what makes pornography so addicting. …
Dopesick: The Sackler Family Lie
On this week's podcast Coach Blu and Athletic Director, Marissa dive deep into the book turned two mini-series Dopesick. “Dopesick” examines how one company triggered the worst drug epidemic in Ame…
The Pornography Pandemic
*Due to the sensitive material discussed in today's podcast, listener discretion is advised*
On this episode of the Addict II Athlete podcast, Coach Blu, a mental health therapist, takes a deep dive …
Understanding Autism and Addiction
This week's podcast has been a long time in the making. We have wanted to address this today's topic for several years and struggled to find an individual we felt could inform and teach the complex a…
One on One with Coach Blu: Sober Living
On this week's podcast Coach Blu discusses his thoughts and the unfortunate situation is that typically plague sober living houses. Listen as they take a deep dive into the mechanisms of sober living…
From Prison To Rio Olympics with Tony Hoffman
This week Coach Blu speaks to Tony Hoffman a top-ranked BMX amateur with multiple endorsements to a man in trouble when in 2004 Tony committed a home invasion armed robbery and was ultimately sent to…
One on One With Coach Blu: Coping with Grief
Weekly live show, One on One with Coach Blu. Coach Blu is a licensed mental health therapist and certified substance use, disorder counselor. Today's cohost Addict II Athlete's own Athletic Director …
At The Core of Addiction
Have you ever wondered what's at the core of addiction? What is the causality of addiction? Have you ever wondered what it is that created your addiction in the first place? Do you know the differenc…