The No Matter What Club welcomes Kathleen Murphy and Brian Stark to the podcast to take a deeper dive into the topic of trauma, how we embrace “the now,” and how families can support their loved ones on the road to recovery.

Hosts:

Paulo Arranaga-Grayson

Co-Founder, No Matter What Recovery

Mell McCracken

Executive Director, No Matter What Recovery

Special Guest:

Kathleen Murphy

LMFT

Brian Stark 

Executive Director, Mental Health Professional

This week, Paulo and Anthony welcome Jazzmun Crayton and Joie Gyondla to the Club to chat about the freedom in recovery, taking risks, and our individual evolution.

Hosts:

Paulo Arranaga-Grayson

Co-Founder, No Matter What Recovery

Anthony Arranaga-Grayson

Co-Founder, No Matter What Recovery

Special Guest:

Jazzmun Crayton

Recovery Community Member

Joie Gyondla 

Volunteer Coordinator, The Phoenix

Paulo, Mell, and Jack welcome Dr Wesley Detwiler to the Club to discuss returning from a relapse, the magic of sober living, embracing the idea of a dating app holiday in early sobriety, and building self esteem.

Hosts:

Paulo Arranaga-Grayson

Co-Founder, No Matter What Recovery

Mell McCracken, Co-Host

Executive Director, No Matter What Recovery

Jack Moll, Co-Host

Program Director, No Matter What Recovery

Special Guest:

Wes Detwiler, PhD

Clinical Psychologist

The No Matter What Club co-hosts Paulo, Mell, and Jack welcome Mike Cativo to the set to chat about harm reduction and medication assisted treatment, the fentanyl epidemic, and Taylor Swift as a higher power.

Hosts:

Paulo Arranaga-Grayson

Co-Founder, No Matter What Recovery

Mell McCracken, Co-Host

Executive Director, No Matter What Recovery

Jack Moll, Co-Host

Program Director, No Matter What Recovery

Special Guest:

Mike Cativo

Harm Reduction Specialist, LA CADA

Emmy-winning makeup artist and drag performer 6 joins No Matter What Club hosts Paulo, Mell and Jack to chat about finding hope in sobriety in the rooms of recovery; discovering your voice; and, the panel weighs in on the different perspectives of personal achievements in sobriety.

Paulo Arranaga-Grayson, Host

Co-Founder, No Matter What Recovery

Mell McCracken, Co-Host

Executive Director, No Matter What Recovery

6

Emmy-award winning Makeup Artist

Jack Moll, Co-Host

Program Director, No Matter What Recovery

Paulo and Mell welcome twin sisters Vivian and Victoria Rubio to the club! In this latest episode, Victoria shares what it was like to come out as trans during her teens on national television; Vivian fights back on erasing a community; Mell talks about sexualized drug use within the trans population; and, both the sisters send a heartfelt message to trans kids.

Guests:

Paulo Arranaga-Grayson, Host Co-Founder, No Matter What Recovery

Mell McCracken, Co-HostExecutive Director, No Matter What Recovery

Vivian Rubio, Program Manager, Friendly House

Victoria Rubio, SUD Counselor, Friendly House

Paulo Arranaga-Grayson and Mell McCracken welcome Sheku Fofana, the psychiatric nurse practitioner at No Matter What Recovery Detox. The three behavioral health professionals discuss and define Chemsex and its impact on the Queer community. Furthering the discussion, they talk about the complexities of detoxing off of stimulants, the chemical composition of crystal meth, how it affects the mind, body, and spirit, and navigating sober sex in early sobriety. Lastly, they discuss the impact of apps on a Queer person of color, internalized racism, and other timely conversation about community and self acceptance. 

Welcome to the premiere episode of the No Matter What Club! Podcast host Paulo Arranaga-Grayson introduces his regular drop-in co-hosts: Mell teases the chemsexies; a moment of discovery for Jack; and, what turned Anthony’s life around. 

Guests: Paulo Arranaga-Grayson, Anthony Arranaga-Grayson, Mell McCracken, Jack Moll