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The AfterMeth: Gay Men Recovering from Crystal Methamphetamine and Chemsex Addiction

The AfterMeth: Gay Men Recovering from Crystal Methamphetamine and Chemsex Addiction

Dallas Bragg 131 Episodes Jul 20, 2026

The AfterMeth is a podcast dedicated to helping gay men recover from crystal methamphetamine and chemsex addiction. Hosted by Dallas Bragg, it aims to raise awareness about the effects of these substances on the gay male community. The show shares stories of hope and provides tools for those struggling with addiction and their loved ones. Episodes are released every other week.

Episodes

EP 3:30 Chemsex Recovery: The Glitching Phase
EP 3:30 Chemsex Recovery: The Glitching Phase Jul 20, 2026 762 Send us Fan MailSupplemental Study Guide: https://www.recoveryalchemy.org/newsletters/blog/posts/glitchingIn this solo episode, Dallas Bragg explores what he calls "glitching" — the disorienting middle phase of chemsex recovery when old patterns have been stripped away but a new identity hasn't yet formed. He opens with a raw story from his own early recovery: riding the last light
EP 3:29 Regulating the Nervous System with Doug
EP 3:29 Regulating the Nervous System with Doug Jul 16, 2026 3792 Send us Fan MailSupplemental Study Guide: https://www.recoveryalchemy.org/newsletters/blog/posts/regulatingIn this episode of The AfterMeth Podcast, Dallas sits down with Doug Marshall, a trauma-informed life coach and somatic practitioner known online as "The World of Doug," for a deep dive into nervous system regulation and its central role in chemsex recovery. Doug, who facilitates re
EP 3:28 Chemsex Recovery: Stop Doing. Start Being.
EP 3:28 Chemsex Recovery: Stop Doing. Start Being. Jul 13, 2026 885 Send us Fan MailSupplemental Study Guide: https://www.recoveryalchemy.org/newsletters/blog/posts/beingIn this solo episode, Dallas Bragg shares a pivotal moment from his own early recovery — staying calm and unreactive during a near-collision in a gas station parking lot while his mother visited for Family Day at his treatment center — to introduce a framework he calls having, doing, being. Dallas
EP 3:27 Rewired for Connection: Life After Chemsex with David and Andrew
EP 3:27 Rewired for Connection: Life After Chemsex with David and Andrew Jul 9, 2026 2926 Send us Fan MailSupplemental Study Guide: https://www.recoveryalchemy.org/newsletters/blog/posts/rewiredIn this episode, Dallas is joined by two guests — Dr. David Fawcett, returning veteran of the podcast and author of Lust, Men, and Meth and Sex Under the Influence, and Andrew McDonnell, a clinical social worker and outpatient addiction therapist in Memphis, Tennessee who brings his own lived ex
EP 3:26 Chemsex Recovery: Acceptance Stage
EP 3:26 Chemsex Recovery: Acceptance Stage Jul 6, 2026 1371 Send us Fan MailSupplemental Study Guide: https://www.recoveryalchemy.org/newsletters/blog/posts/acceptancestageIn this solo episode of The AfterMeth Podcast, Dallas Bragg brings his five-part series comparing the stages of grief to chemsex recovery to a close with its most challenging and nuanced stage: acceptance. Dallas is careful from the outset to reframe what acceptance actually means — not
EP 3:25 Undetectable and Unashamed with Jose
EP 3:25 Undetectable and Unashamed with Jose Jul 2, 2026 3857 Send us Fan MailSupplemental Study Guide: https://www.recoveryalchemy.org/newsletters/blog/posts/unshamedIn this deeply personal episode of The AfterMeth Podcast, Dallas sits down with José Barrientos, a 33-year-old Latino gay man from Los Angeles now living in Queens, New York, whose story weaves together early childhood wounds, HIV diagnosis, crystal meth addiction, and a hard-won recovery. José
EP 3:24 Chemsex Recovery: Depression Stage
EP 3:24 Chemsex Recovery: Depression Stage Jun 29, 2026 1029 Send us Fan MailSupplemental Study Guide: https://www.recoveryalchemy.org/newsletters/blog/posts/depressionIn this solo episode of The AfterMeth Podcast, Dallas Bragg continues the series on the five stages of grief as a framework for chemsex recovery, moving into the fourth stage: depression. Dallas distinguishes this grief-based depression from clinical depression, while encouraging anyone exper
EP 3:23 Dating App Hygiene in Chemsex Recovery with Mike
EP 3:23 Dating App Hygiene in Chemsex Recovery with Mike Jun 25, 2026 2938 Send us Fan MailSupplemental Study Guide: https://www.recoveryalchemy.org/newsletters/blog/posts/hygieneIn this episode of The AfterMeth Podcast, Dallas sits down with Michael Power, an addiction counselor with over 15 years of experience specializing in chemsex, sexual compulsive behaviors, trauma, and LGBTQ mental health. Mike brings both professional expertise and lived experience to the conver
EP 3:22 Chemsex Recovery: Bargaining Stage
EP 3:22 Chemsex Recovery: Bargaining Stage Jun 22, 2026 1193 Send us Fan MailSupplemental Study Guide: https://www.recoveryalchemy.org/newsletters/blog/posts/bargainingIn this solo episode of The AfterMeth Podcast, Dallas Bragg continues his serialized series applying the five stages of grief to chemsex recovery, turning the lens on stage three: bargaining. Dallas frames bargaining as the most dangerous stage — not because it feels the worst, but because it
EP 3:21 Using Yoga in Chemsex Recovery with Malu
EP 3:21 Using Yoga in Chemsex Recovery with Malu Jun 18, 2026 3967 Send us Fan MailSupplementary Study Guide: https://www.recoveryalchemy.org/newsletters/blog/posts/integrationIn this episode of The AfterMeth Podcast, Dallas sits down with Malu, a yoga teacher with twenty years of experience who specializes in working with gay men in recovery. Based in Hawaii, Malu discovered yoga in college and spent years building a practice before recognizing how deeply it sup
EP 3:20 Chemsex Recovery: Anger Stage
EP 3:20 Chemsex Recovery: Anger Stage Jun 15, 2026 1027 Send us Fan MailSupplementary Study Guide: https://www.recoveryalchemy.org/newsletters/blog/posts/angerstageIn this solo episode, Dallas Bragg continues his series on the five stages of grief in chemsex recovery, picking up where last week's episode on denial left off. With honesty and hard-won perspective, Dallas introduces Stage Two: Anger — a stage he describes as hot, loud, and often misu
EP 3:19 The Chemstories Podcast with Patrice and Bradley
EP 3:19 The Chemstories Podcast with Patrice and Bradley Jun 11, 2026 3660 Send us Fan MailSupplementary Study Guide: https://www.recoveryalchemy.org/newsletters/blog/posts/chemstoriesIn this episode of The AfterMeth Podcast, Dallas Bragg welcomes Patrice St-Amour and Bradley Hampton-Wallis, the research coordinator and Toronto host respectively of Chemstories — a bilingual podcast series produced out of the University of Montreal's School of Public Health that give

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