In this week's episode, Casey Scott and Dr. Matt Woolley are joined by Tara Rees to tell her story of how she was taken advantage of by a babysitter at five years old, how that experience traumatized her for years after that, and how such a horrifying experience led to Tara developing an eating disorder.

Then she opens up about an unfortunate situation that ended in a miscarriage, the loss of her then-husband after he walked out during a fight, and why she turned to binge drinking alcohol to try and mask the pain.

Tara also talks about how she began to lose who she was after years of drinking and how it began to deteriorate her mental health.

Lastly, she talks about her experience with relapse and how she's taking her recovery one day at a time.

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In this week's episode, Casey Scott and Dr. Matt Woolley are joined by Sarah Brock to talk about how her childhood was impacted by her father who struggled with alcohol abuse, growing up in the rave scene as a thirteen-year-old, and how she went from being a seventeen-year-old single mother to a consultant for gangs.

Then Sarah talks about how substance abuse slowly began to take over, how drugs began to derail her life, and why being sent to prison was the best thing that ever happened to her.

Lastly, Sarah opens up about the events that led up her to find God, what her recovery looked like, and how she finally learned how to love herself which was quintessential for her recovery.

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In this week's episode, Casey Scott and Dr. Matt Woolley talk about how the pandemic has impacted us both mentally and physically, how it's played its part in addiction and recovery, and why we shouldn't be so discouraged after a crazy year.

We also talk about why you need to take over the narrative of your own life, why it's important to look into your behaviors to see if you're doing a disservice to yourself, and how a midlife crisis can turn into a midlife awakening.

Lastly, we talk about why we need to reframe our mindset about the chaos of 2020.

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In this week's episode, Casey Scott and Dr. Matt Woolley are joined by Roseann Nelson to talk about being bullied in school as a thirteen-year-old, how it introduced her to prescription medications, and forcefully being checked into an adolescent center at 17.

She also opens up about the trauma that she experienced as a teenager that led her to begin abusing substances, how her drug use evolved as she became an adult, her experience with being in and out of jail.

Then Roseann recalls how she was introduced to heroin, the moment a close friend saved her from committing suicide, and what her rock bottom looked like.

Lastly, Roseann talks about what her recovery has been like over the years, and her work in the field of neurofeedback. To learn more about the work she's doing now, you can visit the website here: https://www.nurenhancement.com/.

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In this week's episode, Casey Scott and Dr. Matt Woolley are joined by Tyson Dixon (CEO of Renaissance Ranch) to talk about him and his brother Preston started to experiment with substances as early as junior high, his decision to constantly be high during high school, and how he ended up in Salt Lake County Jail, addicted to heroin, nine months after graduating from high school.

Then Tyson opens up about how his brain slowly began to be consumed by the disease of addiction, burning bridges with all of his family and friends, and how theft caused him to be sent to maximum security.

Lastly, Tyson talks about the moment he decided that he could never go back to drinking and using ever again.

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In this week's episode, Casey Scott and Dr. Matt Woolley are joined by Heidi Lund (Program Director for LifeStart Village at Family Support Center) to talk about being addicted to meth at the age of 12 due to having a turbulent household growing up, dropping out of school before she started high school, and how her 8-month-old son overdosed on meth.

Heidi also opens up about her prescription abuse, her experience with running in and out of jail, being homeless, and what it took for her to realize that she needed to make a change in her life.

Then we talk about how House of Hope, a recovery center in Utah, was able to help her take control of her own recovery, and the work she's doing with LifeStart Village at Family Support Center.

To learn more about Family Support Center, you can visit their website here:

https://www.familysupportcenter.org/

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In this week's episode, Casey Scott and Dr. Matt Woolley open up about why gratitude is so important to help us stay connected with each other and overcome the struggles that we are facing today.

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In this week's episode, Casey Scott and Dr. Matt Woolley are joined by LT Weaver to talk about how a chaotic household growing up gave birth to his addictive behaviors, his introduction to serious drugs, and how his addiction to meth left him completely broken.

Then he opens up about his time in jail after getting arrested, finding sobriety while on probation, and why he began to rely on weed to just get by.

LT also talks about how a horrific vehicle accident caused one of his boys to almost lose his life and how it pushed LT into the darkest depths of his addiction.

We also dive into the work that LT has put into his sobriety to ensure that he lives a life of sobriety.

To learn more about LT and the work he is doing visit: https://recoveringaddict.org/

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In this week's episode, Casey Scott and Dr. Matt Woolley are joined by Rachael Pioltini to talk about growing up in a family of addiction, getting into addiction recovery at the young age of 15, and finding early success working in Hollywood. 

Then she opens up about leaving her family to chase her addiction, the struggles she faced while homeless, and what her rock bottom looked like.

Rachael then talks about the work she's put in place during her road to recovery, the general concept behind Beyond Addiction Mosaic, and why helping others is so important in addiction recovery.

To learn more about Beyond Addiction Mosaic, you can check out their Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2470520746552097/

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In this week's episode, Casey and Dr. Matt are joined by Cord Stimpson to talk about how he was on track to become a successful soccer player after winning the national championship in 2011, how his family beliefs shaped him as a young adult, and why he started to rebel against his parents.

Then Cord opens up about immediately loving his first experience with opioids after getting surgery for an ankle injury, his decision to start using heroin, and what it was like to tell his family about his addiction.

We also dive into how he became addicted to Alcohol, his work with the SOAR program, and what he's up to now.

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