America Recovers

Brad and Mack answer questions from the America Recovers listeners. Our dedicated listeners reached out with personal questions related to addiction and mental health and we selected some of the most interesting ones to address on the podcast.

Following Oprah's visit to America Recover, Mack, Brad and their in-house trauma therapist, Anisha Cooper do a deeper dive into Mack's revelation to Oprah on her show and the aftermath of discussing it now.

While Carla is near her delivery date with their fourth child, her husband Omar goes missing for days at a time driven out of control by addiction and lawlessness. Will he accept help?

Brad and Mack talk to Henry about his addiction to online gaming and his nine years in recovery. This is a must for parents of kids who game.

Danny Strong - creator, showrunner, and executive producer of ‘Dopesick’ - joins Brad and Mack to discuss his critically acclaimed series. ‘Dopesick’ takes a deep look into America’s opioid epidemic, following the rise of Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family, while also shedding light on the communities whose members have tragically be forced to deal with opioid addiction.

Cheryl Burke turned to alcohol to cope with anxiety and uncertainty until she ultimately realized she was a functioning alcoholic. She shares her triumphant recovery story with Brad and Mack, describing how dance has been key to her sobriety and opens up about therapeutic honesty, addiction in the family, her life in the spotlight, and the new project she hopes will help people struggling with addiction.

Stephen shares his recovery story with Brad and Mack and explains how he incorporates his faith into his daily life. We also explore how spirituality plays a role in recovery.

Jason shares his spiral downward from a successful commercial airline pilot to unemployed, divorced, living with his mom, and addicted to methadone, all starting with his abuse of Ambien.

 A teenage runaway, Rayanne was groomed into sex work by people she considered to be her friends. She was trafficked by multiple people for over a year and today she is a sex trafficking survivor.