In this episode, YPR’s Director of Strategic Equity, Saraiha Sampson, interviews poet, entrepreneur, and activist, Joseph Green. Green, a longtime recovery advocate and artist, discusses the powerful connection between art and the modern recovery movement. Through spoken word and creative writing workshops, Green focuses on uplifting youth in recovery by empowering them to channel their experiences directly into innovation. In this episode, Green also speaks about his involvement in the recent documentary, Tipping the Pain Scale, and how dynamic and powerful storytelling holds the potential to influence massive, systemic change.