Chris Pondoff @cpondoff

Recovering Alcoholic, Podcast Host, Leader - Underground Recovery Community. pondoffsanonymous.com St Louis, MO Joined October 2016

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Chris Pondoff @cpondoff

2 weeks ago

@martinkilcoyne2 @Jackson_Burkett @TMASTL I’ll DD if we can make a pit stop at Tumble Inn.

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3 weeks ago

Italians coping with not being at the World Cup in their homeland of New Jersey

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3 weeks ago

@martinkilcoyne2 @TMASTL @Panger40 @RichGould11 @RThomas_27 @101espn Happy 7yr anniversary!!!

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Things the recovery industry will not tell you: 1. The drug worked. That is why people use it. Not weakness. Not moral failure. A neurological event so complete and persuasive that any honest account of addiction has to start there. The problem is not that the drug fails. The problem is that what it does is unrepeatable, and you will burn your entire life to the ground trying to get back to a place that no longer exists. 2. Shame is not guilt. Guilt says I did something bad. Shame says I am something bad. Guilt is appropriate. Shame is a cell with no windows. Most people use the words interchangeably. That mistake is lethal. 3. You cannot shame someone who has already named the thing you are holding over them. Say it first. Say it in plain light. The weapon drops. 4. Guilt can coexist with self-respect. Shame cannot. You can hold the damage and the dignity at the same time. I know because I live there. 5. Radical honesty does not give you back who you were. It hands you the clean slate of who you always wanted to be. The mask comes off. The cartoon other people drew of you stays on the page. 6. Nobody gets clean on a winning streak. 7. You have to be almost self-delusional in your forgiveness of yourself. (Go watch Chase Hughes) 8. The greatest sin was not the chaos. It was the absence. Being unavailable to the people who needed you. 9. Sustainable recovery starts with one thing: honesty with yourself. If you love an addict and want to help, that is the only door in. 10. I am only an expert on my recovery. Nobody is an expert on anyone else’s.

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4 weeks ago

Ned Jarrett is in the booth to call his son Dale’s 1993 Daytona 500 win

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Chris Pondoff @cpondoff

4 weeks ago

@BrainlessThe2nd @BallerMJ

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4 weeks ago

@Kenny_Wallace JET FIGHTERS IN A GYMNASIUM!!!!

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a month ago

@martinkilcoyne2 @TMASTL @101espn You coulda asked him about Iggy Uncut. Journalism in this country is dead.

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a month ago

God sure is building quite the championship contenders now with Kyle Busch on his race team and Claude Lemieux on his hockey team. Very similar styles. Very similar champions. Our hearts are broken down here, Lord. Slow the ffff down will ya’.

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a month ago

@JeffMarek Jeff. Come on a podcast with me and @CamJanssen25 - we talk about addiction and mental health / suicide ideation and attempts on the network often. We have to keep screaming from the top of the mountains, brother! It’ll keep Claude’s light shining bright.

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a month ago

Claude Lemieux died by suicide. There is no shame there. Only tragedy. Condolences to his family, friends, clients and the entire hockey world.

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a month ago

@andystrickland We gotta keep fighting, Andy! Let’s sync up!

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John Fanta @John_Fanta

a month ago

Illinois is a tier A national championship contender entering the 2026-27 season. Andrej Stojakovic, David Mirkovic, the Ivisic Bros, Jake Davis, an ELITE shotmaker in Stefan Vaaks, Quentin Coleman. Brad Underwood has a powerhouse of a team. Preseason Top 5.

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Chris Pondoff @cpondoff

a month ago

@TheSopranosClub Mikey. Coco curb stomp too.

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SharrellAnne @SharrellAnne2

a month ago

Last night, I made a simple request on X. I asked if anybody visiting Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day would stop by Alan’s grave and leave a photo for our family. What happened next honestly caught me off guard. By this afternoon, dozens of Americans from all walks of life had made the walk to Section 60 to visit SSG Alan W. Shaw. Veterans. Families. Complete strangers. People who had never met Alan, but chose to honor him anyway. For one day on social media, people put aside the constant noise and negativity and came together for something bigger than themselves. My notifications filled with photos, kind messages, prayers, and stories from people honoring not just Alan, but so many of our fallen heroes. I don’t think people fully understand what moments like this mean to Gold Star families. The fear is never just losing them. It’s losing them slowly over time as the world moves on and fewer people remember their name. But today showed me that Alan will never be forgotten. After years of watching social media reward some of the worst parts of humanity, today gave me a reminder that the good is still out there too. Thank you to every single person who stopped by to visit Alan today, said his name, shared his story, or took a moment to honor the fallen. This right here is the America Alan knew and loved enough to fight and die for. And today, y’all showed us all that it’s still here and it’s still worth fighting for. 🇺🇸