Summary:

Today there are so many people, humans like you and me, struggling because of varying hurts, habits or hang-ups, and they may be at the end of their rope. Today we have a conversation with Mark as he shares his story on substances and addiction and how connection helped him get to his space of recovery.   Trigger Warning: Today’s episode deals with topics including addiction and suicide ideation. We encourage you to be aware of yourself while listening to this episode and please take time to pause if needed and reach out for support if any of today’s topic affects you.

Chapters:

0:00 - Start                            

0:48 - Introduction                     

1:03 - Today's Topic                    

1:07 - Introduce Today's Guest Mark Gill

1:42 - Set Up Today's Topic             

1:58 - Mark's Testimony                 

5:53 - The Denial                       

6:37 - Peer Pressure                    

8:18 - The Next Level                   

8:38 - The Big Moment                   

10:56 - The Wake Up                      

11:50 - The Aftermath                    

12:31 - Becoming Something Else          

14:15 - The Next Phase                   

15:31 - Coming Home                      

16:27 - One More Option                  

21:01 - Three Questions                  

24:08 - An Impactful Story               

25:33 - What Breaks Your Heart?          

28:45 - Understanding the Story          

30:31 - Being a Better Community         

33:49 - Advice for Parents               

36:07 - It's Too Easy                    

37:22 - The Takeaway                     

41:32 - Closing                          

44:01 - Outro

 

Links:

https://drugabusestatistics.org/teen-drug-use/

https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/bulletins_youthsud.pdf

https://www.celebraterecovery.com/

https://alcoholicsanonymous.com/

https://na.org/

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