Recovery Fest 2026 in Holland Michigan was a great time once again. We grabbed random people and vendors participating in the festival to have a chat with us and share their stories.

Our friend Richard who we have known for many years shares his story about how giving back helps him out. Life as a house manager in a recovery home. 

We had a little trouble with the audio to start off this podcast but it clears up pretty fast

Willie has a very powerful story of abuse, prison and recovery.  We will need him on for a part two as we did not have the time to go through all the great things he is doing to help others today.

Keep an eye out for his book, 278151 Free, But Not Finished that will be on Amazon Very soon!

Our Friend Bonfire shares his story of addiction, incarceration and his plans for success after he completes the treatment center. Powerful story from a person who was introduced to drugs and alcohol at a very young age.

Our fearless host Clay brings his son Greyson onto the show to talk about what it was like being raised in a home with addiction. A very powerful and vulnerable conversation about the experience as a young man and what things are like now as the family recovers. 

Marybeth is a community asset who helps so many people in recovery and re-entry efforts. It took a lot from her past to get this kind of strength and compassion, and she shares some of that with all of us today in this podcast.

Clay and Stephen who were rehab over 10 years ago both end up working in the recovery field with partnering agencies and found each other back on this podcast.  Stephen is really gifted at sharing his recovery in a way that is easy to understand.

The grand finally season 4 of the Not the Normies Podcast. 

Keith and Clay alone this episode due to gust cancelations and family emergencies. We talked over finances and how they affect recovery and addiction along with other side-tracked conversations.

Jessica, a normie ally has a real passion for helping people in recovery and has been doing a great job in our community with sigma reduction and education.   She has some compassionate views about joining people in recovery with recovery allies. 

A wonderful guest who has been training recovery coaches for many years shares a bit about her past, the trainings and the differences between a coach and sponsor.