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Let's Talk Addiction & Recovery

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★★★★★
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153 episodes
Language
English
Date created
2018/06/08
Latest episode
2023/10/16
Average duration
22 min.
Release period
12 days

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Hear what leading addiction and recovery experts are talking about—addiction trends, topics and challenges as well as research, practices and advances that point the most promising way forward. Author and recovery advocate William C. Moyers serves as host of this thought-provoking interview series, brought to you by the renowned Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation. Listen in on Moyers' conversations with his colleagues who work at the forefront of addiction treatment, recovery and prevention, including noted clinicians, researchers, academics and other thought leaders. With equal parts information and inspiration, Let's Talk Addiction and Recovery opens the door to help, healing and hope.

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Hope Takes Center Stage
2023/10/16
Writer Maggie Moe and composer Joshua Vranas are telling a new story about addiction and recovery that does away with shame and stigma. Instead of normalizing old stereotypes and outdated archetypes, Moe and Vranas wrote and scored a musical, My Pet Dragon, that tells a different story–one that’s centered in hope, trust and courage and, when taking things a day at a time, just how powerful a person can get. 
A Fountain of Hope for At-Risk Students
2023/10/16
Susie Brooks, PhD, founder of Veritas Academy, felt powerless when students came into the classroom with substance use issues, or knew someone struggling. She recognized addiction as a disease—one that injures every community—but she didn't know how to help. So she attended the Graduate School of Addiction Studies to gain the tools and skills she needed to walk alongside her students and make an even greater impact. Tune in to learn more.
Bullying Prevention and Community Solutions
2023/10/10
Bullying causes long-term damage on students' mental health, often resulting in anxiety, depression or PTSD during a critical developmental stage. But evidence-based approaches provide healthy solutions to complex situations—involving parents, teachers, administrators and other community members at every stage of the process. Jan Urbanski, Ed.D., Director of Safe and Humane Schools at Clemson University, explains how.
All-Star Willie Burton – In a League of His Own
2023/09/15
When Willie Burton was taken ninth in the 1990 NBA draft, he lost his defenses against addiction—a sensational talent through high school and college, his teammates and coaches looked out for him. But then the coping mechanisms he learned as a child in Detroit came back to haunt him when he hit the League. Tune in to hear his story, his message to people who are struggling, and how he intends to help student and professional athletes in their journey to recover.
Native Dads: Recovery through Reconnection Part 2
2023/09/06
Intergenerational trauma. Unresolved grief. Stigma and isolation. Such complex and compound stressors can make recovery from substance use and other mental health conditions all the more challenging. But there are successful paths forward. Listen in to learn about the life-changing work of the Native Dads Network. The nonprofit organization helps indigenous fathers and families reconnect with culturally centered healing ways and sacred wisdom—nurturing wellness, belonging and renewed purpose.
Story of Hope
2023/09/06
On set, Dedee Pfeiffer hears from other actors, crewmates and directors who are inspired by her forwardness—fearless in her pursuit of love and light and publicly accepting her disease of addiction. Tune in as she shares everything she’s learned about loving recovery, why she’s so vocal about her story, what keeps her heart open and full, and how she plans to help more people fall in love with their recovery.
Flipping the Script on Addiction
2023/09/05
Addiction is often surrounded by shame and stigma—and both have dominated the different arenas of public discourse for much of human history. No more. Join experts Jeremiah Gardner, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, and Emily Piper, Chief Legal, Advocacy and Compliance Officer, as they debunk popular myths about addiction and recovery and shed light on reality—on hope, on healing, on truth.
The Next Workplace Revolution
2023/08/03
The next workplace revolution will likely hinge on employers' efforts to empower recovery. Post-covid, 20 percent of employees reported drinking during work. Last year, more people died from alcohol than ever before while the opioid epidemic waged on. What are top employers doing? How do they create a business culture where it's safe to seek lifesaving help? Leading expert Bob Poznanovich chimes in.
Walking the Red Road of Wellness
2023/07/07
Honesty. Compassion. Respect. Humility. Many of the guiding values of the Red Road way of life—a Native American path of wellness, balance and spirituality—parallel Twelve Step recovery principles and practices. “The Red Road is a path of human wellness, and everyone is invited,” says clinical innovator and addiction counselor Albert Titman, Sr. Listen in as he discusses culturally integrated addiction treatment and recovery approaches that incorporate medicine wheel lessons and holistic care.
A Life Spent Helping and Healing
2023/06/15
Serving as Chair of the American Indian Advisory Council and spending the past twenty years as an addiction counselor for his Native brothers and sisters, Donald Richard Wright, Elder of the Leech Lake band of Ojibwe, is still finding ways to lift people up and bring them home. Now he joins host Andrew Williams to talk about his journey and how we can better serve the Native community moving forward.
Radical Love and a Place to Belong
2023/06/15
Philip Robert won't stay silent about the exploitation of his Native brothers and sisters: in Arizona, unregulated sober houses are taking advantage of vulnerable people. But Blue Sage Healing, where Philip works, is providing a safer home for recovery, a place of belonging, with a rich cultural connectedness that reunites Native folks with themselves, their ancestry and their people.
Signs of Teen Fentanyl Use
2023/06/14
Parents are rightly terrified of fentanyl. But what behaviors should set off alarm bells? And how can parents keep the conversation pointed in the right direction when panic and big emotions start arriving? Clinician Sarah Polley, MD, joins host William C. Moyers to explain what teenagers are thinking about fentanyl, the signs they're using, and how you can intervene and make a difference. 

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4.5 out of 5
99 reviews
★★★★★
<3 dhc 2022/07/21
Great podcast
This is an informative and helpful podcast series for all. It’s great for the addict and perhaps most especially for family and friends of the addict ...
★★★★★
matt mcde 2021/04/01
Great interviews
Love the podcast. Totally counts as a meeting for me
★★★★★
lmahadevan 2020/11/04
Wonderful
This is a fact based podcast is helpful to the addicted as week as non-addicted.
★★★★★
jaycrown_ 2020/10/03
Wow so grateful
“Black Out” girl. Wow. Such an inspirational story! Thank you for sharing. You are so brave. I can relate as I was an alcoholic for 10 years and traum...
★★★★★
McMillan12345 2020/04/08
Yes!!!!!!
So helpful I found you today! With all the drama and isolation I keep thinking about cocktails even though I have over 6 years. Thank you so much...
★★★★★
jlee8685 2020/02/17
Loved the women’s episode
Addiction is different for women and as a women, I really appreciate this episode. Thank you for doing what you do.
★★★★★
mpazdr1 2020/02/06
Pharmacist interested in addiction medicine
I find this podcast very inspirational and informative for a clinician who is interested in delving into the field of addiction medicine.
★★★★★
Nje1953 2019/12/20
Useful information
I enjoy these episodes but would like to know more about marijuana and its long term effects.
★★★★★
Penny 4 2019/08/07
Educational and Newsworthy
Each podcast I learn something new and gain hope and understanding regarding addiction.
★☆☆☆☆
not a shamer 2019/02/22
Don’t make sense
I think they found the way for repeat customers!
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