Recovery Rounds

Recovery Rounds

By Mark Winsberg, MD, Addiction Medicine SpecialistSociety & CultureHealth & FitnessMental HealthPersonal Journals
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Recovery Rounds episodes

  • Dr Marge: Threads of Faith and Medicine

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    Sister Marge—a Roman Catholic Sister of St. Joseph and pioneering breast surgeon—shares her remarkable journey from religious life and medicine into opioid addiction and recovery. She reflects on returning to surgery, the ways recovery shaped her care of patients, and the fellowship, spirituality, and freedom she found along the way.

    3 min
  • Addiction Therapist Robert: What Would I Want Him To Do?

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    In this episode of Recovery Rounds, Robert shares how alcohol and drug use that began as a way to cope and fit in led to repeated relapses and, ultimately, a tragic drunk-driving crash.  He reflects on his years in prison, finding recovery through AA and sponsorship, and the shift from self-punishment to service. Robert discusses rebuilding his life, working in addiction treatment, and creating a recovery coaching practice focused on connection, hope, and giving back.

    47 min
  • Addiction Therapist Robert: The Road Less Taken

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    In this episode of Recovery Rounds, Robert shares how alcohol and drug use that began as a way to cope and fit in led to repeated relapses and, ultimately, a tragic drunk-driving crash.  He reflects on his years in prison, finding recovery through AA and sponsorship, and the shift from self-punishment to service. Robert discusses rebuilding his life, working in addiction treatment, and creating a recovery coaching practice focused on connection, hope, and giving back.

    3 min
  • CRNA Rich: A Personal Battle Behind The Mask

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    Rich opens up about his 30-year journey through alcoholism, drug diversion in the OR, and the moment his colleagues intervened. Now 16 years sober, he shares what recovery actually requires — and why hope isn't just a platitude.

    48 min
  • Coming Next: CRNA Rich

    Behind The Mask: A CRNA’s Personal Battle

    Rich opens up about his 30-year journey through alcoholism, drug diversion in the OR, and the moment his colleagues intervened. Now 16 years sober, he shares what recovery actually requires — and why hope isn't just a platitude.

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    2 min
  • Counselor Chuck: Five Decades of Healing Healers

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    Ground-breaking addiction counselor Chuck Montante reflects on 50 years of treating healthcare professionals — why ER doctors are most at risk, why engineers are his toughest patients, and why human connection is the real key to lasting recovery 

    57 min
  • Anesthesiologist Stu: Living in a House of Cards

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    He spent years putting patients under — while secretly using the same drugs himself. Anesthesiologist Dr. Stu opens up about fentanyl addiction, diversion, and the daily dread of waiting for it all to fall apart.

    36 min
  • Anesthesiologist Stu: Living in a House of Cards

    He spent years putting patients under — while secretly using the same drugs himself. Anesthesiologist Dr. Stu opens up about fentanyl addiction, diversion, and the daily dread of waiting for it all to fall apart.

    Write us at [email protected] with your thoughts, suggestions, and maybe even that you want to share your story on Recovery Rounds!

    2 min
  • ICU Nurse Marcy: Wrapped In Newspaper

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    "I was the ICU nurse everyone depended on—but I was secretly going to different liquor stores and hiding bottles around my house." Nurse Marcy shares the recovery story she never imagined she'd have to tell.

    43 min

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Join addiction medicine specialist Dr. Mark Winsberg and retired ICU nurse Marcy Owens as they sit down with fellow healthcare professionals to share honest stories of addiction, recovery, and…