The first of three parts! Kiara is joined by her friend, the first guest on KC, to discuss the impacts of social media, particularly on ones mental health. There are certainly some drawbacks and negatives, but there are also a lot of positives and uplifting content being posted that can really help in your life.

Kiara’s Corner is a real and relatable new series that will touch on various topics as it relates to mental health, wellness, and healing. Get deep with host, Kiara Grace, and embark on a journey to healing through the experiences life brings all of us. 

(00:01:36-00:16:13) Talks about his dad, our founder, Dr. George H. Orvin. His recollections of how New Hope began and the stories of the early chapters of the company. What made New Hope unique and a true trailblazer in our space when it first launched.

(00:16:14-00:22:36) How Dr. Orvin influenced Jay as a leader.

(00:24:33-00:33:29) How the vision that Dr. Orvin had when he started this organization match up with where it is today. How it matches with the vision that Jay had when he succeeded him. Over the years, some of the accomplishments, milestones, successes, memories that stand out the most.

(00:33:31-00:44:42) As we continue to expand into different states, add new locations, new services and grow the company well beyond 600 employees, other opportunities that we have yet to tap into that Jay would like to see us explore. Where he wants to see the company in 5 years. What has being an owner of New Hope meant to he and his family.

(00:46:08) The Stuff that Matters.

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Kiara’s Corner is a real and relatable new series that will touch on various topics as it relates to mental health, wellness, and healing. Get deep with host, Kiara Grace, and embark on a journey to healing through the experiences life brings all of us. 

We were live at this past weekends annual NAMIWalks event at Cherry Park in Rock Hill. Our very own Mike O’Connor was on hand, as he spoke with various leaders and staff of New Hope, NAMI Piedmont Tri-County, in addition to other members of the community as well as friends and family who were there to walk and simply show their support. Everyone had the same goal in mind, to join together for mental health awareness. As a wise man once said, and may have even said that same morning, why walk alone when you can walk together. Together we walk and together we stand up for mental health.

Kiara’s Corner is a real and relatable new series that will touch on various topics as it relates to mental health, wellness, and healing. Get deep with host, Kiara Grace, and embark on a journey to healing through the experiences life brings all of us. 

Charles Bradley, a Child welfare leader and Annie E. Casey Foundation Children and Families Fellow with more than 20 years of collaborative management and keen business acumen in large, public child welfare organizations. He started his own consulting firm in August of 2023. He has demonstrated ability to manage complex tasks, competing priorities, develop collaborative working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to achieve measurable results, creative solutions, and successful projects. Effective team builder, ensuring a diverse, energizing, and supportive work culture dedicated to developing future leaders. Committed to racial equity and inclusion strategies to achieve equitable outcomes for children and families.

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Daryl Rodgers is a Family Recovery Coach, Speaker, and Author. But his life was completely different 10 years ago. Darryl was a pilot, a loving father of two sons and a husband. His oldest son, Chase, was having some issues and exhibiting early signs of what became a rather long and difficult battle with addiction and substance abuse. It began in college, where Chase started getting into drugs, not only affecting his grades but his life in general. He dropped out in the second semester and returned home where the issues persisted. Darryl and his wife tried several treatment options, military school, constantly teetering on the line between pushing Chase away with too much tough love or enabling the behavior by not doing enough. It was impossible for Darryl to know what the right decisions were. Chase has started to make improvements and was in the process of moving to Florida when he was tragically killed in the passenger seat of a car crash in 2014. Darryl details Chase’s journey, what he and his family were faced with and decisions they had to make. After his son’s passing, He wrote his book, A Life is Worth It, detailing the events the led to events in 2014. Darryl found different peer support groups and decided to dedicate his life to helping others in the shoes he was once in. He now coaches parents who have a child with a substance use disorder (drug or alcohol addiction). He delivers inspiring drug-prevention speeches and impaired driving prevention speeches with real-world application.

00:02:39 – The story of his son, what he was going through and the issues that Darryl and his family faced.

00:47:55 – The work he is doing now, the book he wrote, A Life is Worth It, what did he learn from his experience with his son’s addiction journey and advice he has for parents in a similar situation…the process of addiction treatment...different resources for those struggling with an addiction as well as the loved ones of those that know someone suffering from addiction, peer support groups.

01:11:35 – How the impacts of Chase’s tragedy shaped who Darryl is as a father and the connection he has with his second son, Justin.

01:16:42 – The stuff that matters.

00:02:04-00:16:24 – Her story, dealing with her suicide

00:18:19-00:31:42 – Her nonprofit.

00:31:44-00:36:13 - Her treatment and therapy, what worked, what continues to work.

00:36:16-00:40:03 – Any advice she’d give to a parent,

00:41:28-00:48:20 – hHer speaking engagements, appearances, Tedtalk, how much it has helped her healing as much as it has helped those she shares her story with.

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WEBSITE: https://www.newhopetreatment.com/

Richard Sandoval is the Senior Director of Community Programs at Hope Incorporated. That doesn’t even come close to describing who he is and what he’s about. Richard grew up in a large family in Arizona and was subjected to a drug dealing father as a child. Upon graduating high school, he enlisted in the marine core and served to deployments which began shortly after the events of 9/11. When he left the military in 2006, the traumas that he was faced with carried into his personal life went undiagnosed and untreated for several years. Richard fell into substance abuse, felony charges, drug addiction, two failed suicide attempts and prison time. He found Hope Incorporated in 2012 after his fifth time in rehab, which helped him stay clean and get his life on track. Most people hit rock bottom and often aren’t able to get back up. Richard was. Unlike a lot of people, Richard endured a second rock-bottom three years ago and relapsed after nearly 10 years of staying clean and sober. But the folks at Hope Incorporated stayed committed to Richard and were there for him every step of the way through the power of peer support. Richard continues to work on himself, is a father of two, is working towards his MBA and shares his story as much as he can. His passion, empathy, self-awareness and gratitude is impeccable.

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