The TPAS Drop: Alumni Insights On the Go
The TPAS Drop: Alumni Insights On the Go
Podcast Description
Welcome to The TPAS Drop, the podcast for treatment professionals dedicated to building meaningful, effective alumni programs.
Each episode is designed to fit into your day and fuel your work, featuring real-world case studies, conversations with alumni professionals, and highlights from TPAS’s monthly training workshops, on the go.
You’ll hear what’s working (and what’s not) from the field, with practical takeaways to strengthen your alumni engagement, enhance outcomes, and stay inspired in the work.
Tune in, drop in, and keep growing with us.
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Content Themes
The podcast covers key themes related to effective alumni programs, focusing on real-life examples and actionable insights. Specific topics include ethical sober living, with episodes like 'What Alumni Pros Should Know About Ethical Sober Living,' where guests share industry best practices, navigating challenges in sober living, and strategies for engaging alumni.
Welcome to The TPAS Drop, the podcast for treatment professionals dedicated to building meaningful, effective alumni programs.
Each episode is designed to fit into your day and fuel your work, featuring real-world case studies, conversations with alumni professionals, and highlights from TPAS’s monthly training workshops, on the go.
You’ll hear what’s working (and what’s not) from the field, with practical takeaways to strengthen your alumni engagement, enhance outcomes, and stay inspired in the work.
Tune in, drop in, and keep growing with us.
”What do I do now?”
That's the question Abigail Bernard kept hearing from patients leaving treatment — and couldn't find a good answer for. So she wrote one.
In this episode, Abigail shares the framework behind her workbook 12 Steps to Sober Leisure, which reframes the 12 steps through the lens of leisure and recreation. For alumni professionals, it's a powerful reminder that the events and programming you're creating aren't just nice extras — they're essential tools for building recovery capital.
The conversation covers:
- Why unstructured free time is one of the biggest challenges people face when they leave treatment
- The use of time worksheet — a powerful visual exercise that helps people see what addiction actually took from them
- How sober leisure addresses the fears people carry into early recovery — FOMO, boredom, not fitting in
- Why the opposite of addiction isn't just sobriety — it's connection — and how leisure makes connection possible
- How alumni events can be intentionally designed to help people discover meaningful interests, not just give them somewhere to be
- The question that should shape every alumni event you plan
Resources:
- 12 Steps to Sober Leisure by Abigail Bernard
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