Emergency Department Recovery Coach, Guy Brenan, joins our hosts on this episode. Guy has known our hosts for many years but we hear a story of divergent life paths. Guy documents the progressive nature of the disease of addiction and how it can come upon us incrementally, without us realizing quite where it is taking us. Love, maintaining, addiction, responsibility, incarceration, redemption. We're treated to a picture of community and familial interactions and how our personal lives can contrast with our public ones, even among people who have known us for many years. ----Across the Web----

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An amazing discussion featuring our host's daughter, Samantha, appearing virtually from Kenya while on a mission trip. We hear a story of faith and adventure, defined by finding ones purpose through service to others. An exploration of the benefits of being born to parents in Recovery, parental influence versus ones own natural becoming, faith versus religion, families growing together, and much more. ----Across the Web----

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In this episode, our hosts Phil and Sandy dig into the subject of codependency in their relationship and in general. A meditation on human interaction, what we expect from one another, and how we see ourselves versus how others see us. ----Across the Web----

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We're joined on this episode by Zachary Green, a person in recovery and staff member of the UConn Recovery Community. First prescribed ADHD medication and Xanax at the age of 13, Zach shares how a career as a chef in New Orleans carried him into a life defined by substance. From New Orleans kitchens, deep involvement in selling drugs, picking up opiates, and working in the Colorado cannabis industry, we hear the story a man finding his way out of the darkness into the light of a life in Recovery. ----Across the Web----

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Our guest for this show is New Haven Recovery Community Center Manager, Rita Natale. A story of becoming and how different events guide our life's trajectory. Rita gets real about some painful events early in life that led to a search for self and how that search led to substance use. Rita's story shows that when we try to fill a spiritual hole with substance, it leaves us needing something more. After finding Recovery on August 24, 1989, Rita explains what that "more" looks like to her and how it defined the rest of her life. ----Across the Web----

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Maggie Young, MSW, LADC joins us on this episode for a gut-punch of a discussion that takes us from the vicious racism of 1950's Alabama to Maggie's search for her self when her family moved to New England. We hear of the seemingly innocent descent into addiction that progressed to the street life and dealings with the criminal justice system. Ultimately, we are treated to a story of glorious redemption found in a life of recovery and of the long and beautiful career of Maggie Young. She has worked in addiction prevention, residential treatment, and outpatient treatment services for more than 25 years and is currently serving as Chief Recovery Officer of Liberation Programs Inc. Learn more about Maggie and Liberations here: https://www.liberationprograms.org/ ----Across the Web----

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Phil and Sandy's look back on Phil's thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail resumes in this episode, starting with a moment where the journey almost stalled. Discussion goes on to cover the connection to be found with others in nature, especially when galvanized by the shared challenges of a journey, and a family who supported their father by making parts of the trip their own. Part 2 brings us through the struggle toward the finish, where this life-changing experience was completed at the summit of Mt. Katahdin in Maine.----Across the Web----

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Phil and Sandy discuss Phil's spirit-led decision to hike the entire Appalachian Trail after overcoming a stage-four cancer diagnosis. The first in a two-part series, this episode covers the faith, family support, and preparation that led up to the journey and takes us into the first half of Phil's walk from Georgia to Maine. An inspiring discussion about family, perseverance, faith, miracles, and, of course, recovery! ----Across the Web----

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Our hosts Phil and Sandy Valentine look back on the challenging journey that ensued after Phil's stage-four tongue cancer diagnosis in 2010. Phil and Sandy get real about the day-to-day struggles and realizations they and their family experienced while navigating such uncertainty. We hear clear parallels between Addiction Recovery and recovery from any kind of disease and how Phil's personal recovery informed the way he faced this illness. A powerful discussion that delves into the individuals experience and a family's experience in dealing with a cancer diagnosis while also managing personal recovery under extremely stressful circumstances. ----Across the Web----

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Our hosts are joined in the episode by professional storyteller, storytelling teacher, and recovery coach, Meghann Perry. Meghann pursued her love for acting and drama in her younger years but found her way into addiction as well. Discussion covers the desire for expressing creativity in ones life, struggles with addiction, becoming a recovery coach, the importance of well-crafted and well-presented recovery stories, being able to pursue ones passion because of recovery, and much more. ----Across the Web----

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