Hope Ahead

Hope Ahead

By The Virtue CenterHealth & FitnessMental Health
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Hope Ahead episodes

  • The Unplanned Journey

    In this episode Caleb and Amy sit down with one of The Virtue Center's therapists and discuss how meditation can help addiction and mental health. She also shares a bit on how she ended up in the mental health field.

    37 min
  • The Unhoused Stigma

    Homeless advocate Rob Watkins shares on his personal experience of homelessness and how navigating the system can be a challenge. Rob's personal experience has shaped his passion for helping people find resources in times of need.

    42 min
  • A Family Disease

    Caleb and Amy sit down with Emily and talk with her about the many different ways alcoholism has affected her her and her family from an alcoholic husband, to losing a child. Emily has a great story about self discovery and recovery.

    1 hr 8 min
  • Hopeless to Oxford

    In this episode Caleb and Amy sit down with Ashley Manges from Oxford House of Oklahoma and talk about her journey to recovery and what she is now doing within Oklahoma communities to support recovery.

    43 min
  • The Alcoholic Solution

    In this episode Caleb and Amy sit down with Kris and talk about his Journey to Recovery and how Alcohol was his solution for many years before finding long term recovery. 

    48 min
  • Shredding the Stigma of Addiction

    In this episode Caleb and Amy sit down with founder of Shred the Stigma, Drew Cooper and discuss his personal recovery and how that has driven him to start his own nonprofit. Drew shares insight about harm reduction and discusses some of the controversy surrounding needle exchange programs, and how those programs can benefit someone in active addiction and possibly lead them to recovery.

    32 min
  • The Trauma that Started a Passion

    In this episode Caleb and new co-host Amy sit down with Charla Collins and talk about her daughters trauma that led to addiction and mental health struggles, as well as how that played into her passion helping others.

    43 min
  • A Mission with Meaning

    In this episode Caleb sits down with Charla who does outreach for the unhoused in the OKC Metro. She shares about what she is doing within the community.

    24 min
  • Trauma

    In this episode Caleb sits down with Maddie to talk with her about her abusive past relationship and other trauma that she worked through. She also shines light on the passion she has working with with indigenous people. 

    56 min

About Hope Ahead

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Stories of addiction and mental health challenges brought to you by The Virtue Center, Oklahoma's oldest outpatient treatment center for substance use disorders, problem gambling and related mental…