Better Life in Recovery

David discusses a dramatic spike in overdoses locally in Springfield, MO over the past few days and his frustration of the attitudes and responses to the recent media coverage of the spike in overdoses. David also gives his harm reduction tips and discusses why harm reduction is compassionate and humane!

Ryan Hampton is a nationally recognized activist, author of American Fix, founder of the Voices Project, & person in recovery from opioid addiction. In this episode, David asks him the ten questions he poses to all those in long-term recovery about their early substance use and path to recovery.

Ryan Hampton is a nationally recognized activist, author of American Fix, founder of the Voices Project, & person in recovery from opioid addiction. In this episode we talk about the current crisis and his thoughts on combating the problem.

Michael King, Director of the Communities Project, Works with communities across the country to align their voices and combat addiction through community organizing. Michael is a leader in the national recovery movement. In this episode we talk about the history and future of recovery in our country.

We continue our series of ten questions with people in long-term recovery with this week’s installment with Carla Perry. Carla was nominated as a Missouri Mental Health Champion this year. She works selflessly to help those in our community that struggle with mental illness and substance use.

A simple, easy to use outline of supports and tools to help people sustain their personal recovery while giving them a framework they can use with their peers enabling them to build a solid foundation for their recovery. This episode will help those stuck in a rut shift from survivor to thriver in their daily life by providing a way for them to build on the successes they already have while rejoining the communities they live in by becoming vital and necessary.

What does it take to be a great community organizer? After attending 2 community leadership trainings Michael King facilitates, I share what I learned. Just know all the brilliant ideas are his, and the bad ideas are 100% mine.

In today’s podcast we will explore an often overlooked but vitally important piece of a recovery program, pro-social activities. SAMHSA says purpose and health are two of the 4 dimensions of recovery, and both are gained through pro-social activities.

Al is celebrating 5 years in long-term recovery now but lost everything all at once due to her substance use. Today we ask her about her journey from before use, use and now her life today in recovery. We touch on multiple paths to recovery, the ways that we enter use and the gifts of recovery.

This episode was attempting to give some guidance to a friend who is married to someone with an active substance use disorder and also dips into the importance of self-care.