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Life after addiction isn't just possible - it's the norm. Studies show 3 out of 4 people who experience addiction eventually recover. The Recovery Stories Have Power podcast aims to center that hopeful message through authentic conversations that bring together people from all pathways of recovery and recovery allies.Through these conversations, we’ll build awareness, challenge societal stigma, and celebrate the role that recovery plays in improving the lives of individuals, families, and co ...
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Episode 11 - Dr. Haner Hernández, Recovery Leadership Summit Live
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Hello and welcome to Recovery Stories have Power, my name is Oliver Books. We are so excited to bring you four very special podcast episodes throughout the months of June and July. The Recovery Leadership Summit hosted nearly 500 people from all across the recovery space. We had four amazing keynote speakers, and came together as a community to lea…
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Episode 10 - Sparkle Lindsay, Recovery Leadership Summit Live
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Hello and welcome to Recovery Stories Have Power, my name is Oliver Books We are so excited to bring you four very special podcast episodes throughout the months of June and July. The Recovery Leadership Summit hosted nearly 500 people from all across the recovery space. We had four amazing keynote speakers, and came together as a community to lear…
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Episode 9 - Thomas McCarry, Zero Overdose
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Hello and welcome to Recovery Stories Have Power, my name is Oliver Books. On today's episode I chat with Thomas McCarry, co-founder of Zero Overdose. Zero Overdose was founded by Tom McCarry, LMHC, and Virna Little, PsyD, LCSW, with a shared vision to reduce unintentional overdose deaths both locally and nationally through overdose safety planning…
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Episode 8 - Ruby Takushi, Program Director and Co-Founder, Recovery Cafe
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Hello and welcome to Recovery Stories Have Power, my name is Oliver Books. On today's episode, our host, Tyler Brandon chats with Ruby Takushi, Ph.D., the Director of Programs for Recovery Café and co-founded Recovery Café with Killian Noe. Recovery Café Network (RCN) is comprised of Recovery Cafés committed to serving people who have experienced t…
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Episode 7 - Jonathan Westfall, Executive Director, ROCovery Fitness
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Hello and welcome to Recovery Stories Have Power, my name is Oliver Books. On today's episode, our host, Tyler Brandon chats with Jonathan Westfall, the Executive Director of ROCovery Fitness. ROCovery Fitness in an RCO in Rochester, NY that provides free peer led fitness services for folks in recovery. Jonathan talks about the parallels of fitness…
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Episode 6 - Kevin Rumley, Program Director, Buncombe County Veteran's Treatment Court
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Hello and welcome to Recovery Stories Have Power, my name is Oliver Books. On today's episode I had the privilege of chatting with Kevin Rumley of the Buncombe County, MC Veteran's Treatment Court. Kevin is a person in recovery and a combat wounded veteran who now works in a veteran specific treatment court in Asheville, NC. His journey is harrowin…
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Episode 5: Lori Mellinger & Amanda Cassidy-Trejo, Lioness: Justice Impacted Women's Alliance
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Hello and welcome to Recovery Stories Have Power, my name is Oliver Books. On today's episode our host, Psalm Bingham, chats with Lori Mellinger and Amanda Cassidy-Trejo. Lori and Amanda are staff here at Faves & Voices of Recovery, but they are also part of the Texas-Based Advocacy Initiative, Lioness: Justice Impacted Women's Alliance. Lioness is…
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Episode 4 - Bill Sweeney, Livability Initiative
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Hello and welcome to Recovery Stories Have Power, my name is Oliver Books. Today's episode features Bill Sweeney, founder of The Livability Initiative. Bill is a person in recovery, a T4 paraplegic, and a fierce advocate for accessibility. In our conversation, Bill and I chat about Bill's outlook on life and how that informs his work. Visit The Liv…
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Hello and welcome to Recovery Stories Have Power, my name is Oliver Books. On today’s episode, our host, Tyler Brandon chats with Yo' Sis. Yo' Sis is a prolific spoken word artist whose works have been heard around the country, and whose video reading of her poem, Gwendolyn (https://youtu.be/-f1w25sjHwU) was featured at our Recovery Month Luncheon …
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Bonus Episode 3 - John Shinholser, Co-Founder, McShin Foundation
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Hello and welcome to a special bonus episode recovery stories have power. On today's episode, our marking manager, Nicole Woodward speaks with the Co-Founder, Senior Peer, and Board and President Emeritus of the McShin Foundation, John Shinholser. John began the McShin Foundation with Carol McDaid in 2004, and entered into recovery in 1982. In toda…
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Episode 2 - Mark Sanders, Online Museum of African American Addictions, Treatment and Recovery
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Hello and welcome to Recovery Stories Have Power, my name is Oliver Books. On today’s episode, our host, Psalm Bingham converses with Mark Sanders. In addition to being a LCSW, and CADC, Mark Sanders is the founder of The Online Museum of African American Addictions, Treatment, and Recovery. The museum website (https://www.museumofafricanamericanad…
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Episode 1 - Introduction to Season 2, Meet the Hosts
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Host(s): Oliver Books, Psalm Bingham, Tyler Brandon Welcome to Season 2 of Recovery Stories Have Power, a Faces & Voices of Recovery podcast. This season, we explore diverse stories in recovery, the role community plays, and shed light on positive recovery experiences. To set the table for the upcoming season 2 conversations, pod producer Oliver Bo…
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Bonus Episode 2: Philip Rutherford - Former COO of Faces & Voices of Recovery
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On this bonus episode of Recovery Stories Have Power, we’re joined by Phil Rutherford, outgoing Chief Operating Officer at Faces & Voices of Recovery, and newly-appointed Strategy Lead for Substance Abuse at the National Council for Mental Wellbeing He reflects on his time with our organization and what lies ahead in both his career and the recover…
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Bonus Episode 1: Christopher Tait - Passenger Recovery & Electric Six
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Welcome to Recovery Stories Have Power, a Faces & Voices of Recovery Podcast. My name is Oliver Books. Throughout the rest of 2023, we’ll be releasing bonus episodes of our podcast. In today’s episode I had the opportunity to speak with Chris Tait, a rock musician with the band Electric Six, and Director of a musician-focused RCO in Detroit, MI cal…
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Episode 6: Emanuel Sferios, Founder of DanceSafe
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Welcome to Recovery Stories Have Power, a Faces & Voices of Recovery podcast, my name is Chelsey Cusimano. In the final episode of season 1, Oliver is joined by Emanuel Sferios, Founder of DanceSafe. Founded on social justice principles, DanceSafe is a party servicing nonprofit that started the only publicly accessible drug checking laboratory in N…
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Guest: Sarah Laurel, Savage Sisters Welcome to Recovery Stories Have Power, a Faces & Voices of Recovery podcast, my name is Chelsey Cusimano. For episode 5, I had the pleasure of interviewing Sarah Laurel, founder and executive director of Savage Sisters Recovery. Based in Philadelphia, Savage Sisters provides housing and street-based outreach for…
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Episode 4: Amanda Muller & Laura Pegram, NASTAD (National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors)
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Host(s): Krissi Jacob Guest(s): Amanda Muller & Laura Pegram, NASTAD (National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors) Description: Welcome to Recovery Stories Have Power, a Faces & Voices of Recovery podcast, my name is Chelsey Cusimano. In episode 4, my friend & guest host Krissi Jacob had the opportunity to connect with Amanda Muller a…
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Episode 3: Colin Askey & Amy Evans, Love in the Time of Fentanyl
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Host(s): Oliver Books & Chelsey Cusimano Guest(s): Colin Askey & Amy Evans, Love in the Time of Fentanyl Description: Welcome to Recovery Stories Have Power, a Faces & Voices of Recovery podcast, my name is Chelsey Cusimano. Oliver and I had the great pleasure of talking with Colin Askey and Amy Evans this week. Colin directed Love in the Time of F…
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Episode 2: Maia Szalavitz, Author of Undoing Drugs
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Host(s): Chelsey Cusimano Guest(s): Maia Szalavitz, Author of Undoing Drugs Description: Welcome to Recovery Stories Have Power, a Faces & Voices of Recovery podcast, my name is Chelsey Cusimano. This season we’re focusing on Harm Reduction, and in episode 2 I had the chance to interview New York Times bestselling author Maia Szalavitz. Her book Un…
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Host(s): Oliver Books & Chelsey Cusimano Guest(s): Phil Rutherford Description: Welcome to Recovery Stories Have Power, a Faces & Voices of Recovery podcast, my name is Chelsey Cusimano. In season one, we’re exploring the topic of Harm Reduction. We’ve interviewed several guests and experts from key areas of the Harm Reduction community to discuss …
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Life after addiction isn't just possible - it's the norm. Studies show 3 out of 4 people who experience addiction eventually recover. The Recovery Stories Have Power podcast aims to center that hopeful message through authentic conversations that bring together people from all pathways of recovery and recovery allies. Join co-hosts Chelsey Cusimano…
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