Get In The Herd Podcast at the McShin Foundation Addiction Recovery Resource Center

Thank you for joining us for Get In The Herd AFTER HOURS with Alex Bond from 9/8/2020 as we welcomed Tina Fratus and Laurie MacDougall from REST.

REST is their nonprofit which stands for Resources, Education, Support Together. They use CRAFT methodology, Community Reinforcement, and Family Training. To learn more about REST visit www.resthelps.org

Laurie and Tina are both Recovery Advocacy Project state leads for RAP Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Thank you for joining us for our podcast from Friday, September 4th, 2020 as we welcomed special guest Nathan Mitchell to Recap his trip across America for Addiction Across America.

Thank you for listening to Our Get In The Herd AFTER HOURS from 9/4/2020  with Alex Bond as we welcome special guest, Jeff Breedlove & Tina Clements, as the McShin Foundation helps to highlight events across the nation for National Recovery Month.

Jeff Breedlove is Chief of Communications & Policy at the Georgia Council on Substance Abuse. The Georgia Council on Substance Abuse educates, advocates, and creates safe and empowering environments that support the dignity and value of what’s right and what’s working with individuals, communities, and systems in Georgia

Jeff serves as Chief of Communications and Policy for the Georgia Council on Substance Abuse. Jeff is an Assistant Scout Master for the Boy Scouts of America, Vice-President of the Maynard Jackson High School PTA.

Tina Clements is the founder of RISEUP an Addiction Recovery Support Center (ARSC), CARES, and a CPS, RISE UP stands for Recovery in Supportive Environment Utilizing Peers. They are a community-based program based in Dublin, GA.

For National Recovery Month RISEUP Recovery is hosting a Tri-County Recovery Car Rally in Georgia.

RISEUP will ride through downtown Dublin on September 12th and they will travel through Swainsboro, GA to join Freedom Through Recovery by noon to bring awareness to Statesboro, GA, finally both RISEUP and Freedom Through Recovery will travel to Jesup, GA to join forces with Face To Face Recovery. all three ARSC / RCO's will end the day at the Jesup Drive-In theater to celebrate Recovery with a dinner and a movie.

They are hoping for a great turn out to support the efforts of awareness for Recovery.

Thank you for joining us for our episode of Get In The Herd AFTER HOURS from 9/1/2020 with Alex Bond, Michael King, Melissa McCarthy, and Tom Herb as we talked about a wide variety of important topics in the Recovery Space.

Some of the things we discussed with our panel are, In the current climate of many movements going on how is the community voice of recovery being affected by so many voices speaking out about whatever their interest are?

How are we being heard or can we be heard in the current social paradigms going on?

How can we make sure we continue to make our voices be heard especially going into National Recovery Month where is the public arena of many voices crying out that we continue to make space in a shared room that we still matter.

Also, we talked about Tom Herb's business benefitting Recovery: Hoffa Beans. In 2019 they lost their beloved Jimmy to an overdose. As a family, they have made it their mission to contribute to the fight against addiction in memory of Jimmy. Therefore, all proceeds from the sale of Hoffa Beans coffee will go to fight addiction through the Hoffa Foundation.

Thank you for joining us for our episode from Tuesday 9-1-2020 as we kicked on National Recovery Month with Get In The Herd with John Shinholser & Guest Dixie Nicole Lewis & her Father James Sprecher.

We talked with them about a variety of topics including the ups and downs of Recovery and the effects addiction has on people in Recovery as well as their families.

Join us for our episode from Monday 8-31-2020 on International Overdose Awareness Day of Get In The Herd with John Shinholser & Guest Cheryl, Mitchell, and Randy Canter and Dane's Daughter Lane.

On August 12, 2020, the Canters lost their Beloved family member Dane Canter. As we rally around the canter family they have expressed their want to help by talking to families battling addiction and substance use by talking to us about Dane; a gentle, beautiful soul who had a kind word for everyone.

If you or a loved one is struggling with substance use disorder, please contact us today by calling (804)-249-1845 or by visiting www.mcshin.org

Thank you for listening to our latest episode of Get In the Herd AFTER HOURS from 8/30/2020 with Alex Bond as we welcome guest Mike Todd, Debbie Fling, and Beth Schmidt. We will be talking about Family Support and Experiences as well as the Importance of International Overdose Awareness Day on Monday 8/31/2020

Mike Todd is the Founder and Executive Director of the Freedom Recovery Center of Greenville & Recovery Advocacy Project -S.C / State Lead. Mike helped found the South Carolina Alliance for Recovery Residences in 2017, a state organization bringing standards, ethics, and accountability to recovery residences in South Carolina. He also is a state leader with the National Organization Recovery Advocacy Project bringing a much-needed voice to those suffering from substance use disorder and in recovery at a state and national level.

Debbie Fling is a mother of two sons who are both addicts and have both been incarcerated. She decided years ago that She needed to educate herself on their disease, rather than continuously being a mother just praying that they live. She started reading and attending everything she could and joined Project Act Now in Washington County, MD through the Health Dept and started a support group there for family members of loved ones who are addicted. She's also a board member and active with a non-profit called Justice and Recovery Advocates who help family members of those addicted loved ones who are incarcerated as well as helping with re-entry services.

Beth Schmidt went from a stay at home/team mom to addiction prevention advocate overnight when her son, Sean, lost his battle with heroin addiction in 2013, just 2 days after his 23 rd birthday. Since that time, Beth has been instrumental in bringing the heroin epidemic to the forefront by joining forces with numerous organizations and schools, speaking out about the need for stronger preventative measures, and for support of families battling with the addictions of loved ones. Beth has been the recipient of many awards and accolades and plans to continue her passionate fight to bring much-needed changes to the opioid crisis.

Thank you for joining us for our episode of Get In The Herd After Hours from 8/26/2020 with Alex Bond as we spoke with Johnny Fab and JoAnna Vance about community organizing, and how through the utilization of Multiple Pathways to Recovery we make an impact in our towns as well as the importance of Advocacy work in the Recovery Community.

If you or a Loved One are struggling please connect with us by calling 804-249-1845 or by visiting www.mcshin.org

Thank you for joining us for our Get In The Herd from 8/26/2020 with Alex Bond as Alex spoke with McShin Foundation New Persons To Recovery James and Brian about their recovery journey here since coming to the McShin Foundation and Authenticity while in Recovery.

Our Podcast from 8/25/2020 of Get In The Herd Podcast Series from the McShin Foundation with John Shinholser & Carol Egan as they discussed the USA Flip and how we can best utilize this model in helping the Recovery Community.

If you or a Loved One are struggling please connect with us by calling 804-249-1845 or by visiting www.mcshin.org