Vision & Purpose Podcast

In this powerful episode of Vision & Purpose Podcast, Sara Wilder—licensed clinical social worker, addiction specialist, and founder of the Fresh Perspective program—shares her unwavering mission to break the stigma around mental health and substance use.

Drawing from over a decade of frontline experience in correctional facilities, psychiatric hospitals, residential recovery programs, and private practice, Sara brings a raw, compassionate look at what true recovery demands—from both providers and patients. Sara opens up about her own remarkable journey of releasing 150 pounds through healing her relationship with food and sugar, reminding us that recovery isn’t just clinical—it’s cultural, relational, and deeply personal.

We explore how her Fresh Perspective framework empowers clients to reshape their inner stories, nourish themselves intentionally, and create sustainable, holistic change.

Tune in as Sara challenges us to see recovery as a belief system—one that must start with us. Because as she reminds us: Provider health is patient health.