Kat cross joins us from The Guest House Ocala. She is helping people find relief from the struggles they are facing in their lives and the pain they are experiencing in their hearts. She is passionate about supporting the mental health industry and pushing all to provide better treatment in an ethical and compassionate manner. Enjoy. The Illuminate Recovery Podcast is about #MentalHealth, #MentalIllness, and #AddictionRecovery. Shining light on ways to cope, manage, and inspi

“Thank God for the court order.” Kevin Davis joins us to talk about growing up in the East Bay California, and being transplanted as an unsupervised teenager to Kentucky. He filled the void where sports were with drinking and friends before his addiction proceeded to pills and other substances. He talks about being in treatment for the wrong reasons, losing friends to addiction, and finding recovery for the right reasons. Enjoy. The Illuminate Recovery Podcast is about #Menta

“Healing is about looking forward.” Julia (Veach) Deitchman joins us from Boardprep Recovery to share her recovery story. She talks about coming from a refugee family, the lingering realities that many still face from the holocaust, and the complexities of religion. She explains the process of defining your higher power and coming to peace with and connecting to her roots. Enjoy. The Illuminate Recovery Podcast is about #MentalHealth, #MentalIllness, and #AddictionRecovery. S

“As I got further into my career, I began to truly realize how much baggage people carry.” Jared Ferguson joins us to talk about First Step House, the variety and complexity of public health services, challenges of needs assessments, evidence based treatment, and the challenging concept of welcoming people back to treatment. Enjoy. The Illuminate Recovery Podcast is about #MentalHealth, #MentalIllness, and #AddictionRecovery. Shining light on ways to cope, manage, and inspire

“On paper, there is no reason why I should be an addict.” Tate Sams joins us from Blue Ridge Mountain Recovery to talk about not feeling good enough, not belonging, addiction, the loss of friends to the disease, taking stock in relationships and finding balance. He shares his journey through multiple geographic relocations and finding meaning in helping people. Enjoy. The Illuminate Recovery Podcast is about #MentalHealth, #MentalIllness, and #AddictionRecovery. Shining light

“There’s a difference between being a human being and a human doing.” Zachary Ragan joins us from Tulip Hill Recovery to talk about his non-traditional recovery story and working in the substance abuse treatment industry. While he agrees that those that work in the industry need to work on their recovery in their own time, he says if you aren’t connecting while at work you are doing it wrong. Enjoy. The Illuminate Recovery Podcast is about #MentalHealth, #MentalIllness, and #

Bethany Osgood is a retired fire fighter and EMT. She joins us today to talk about rural health care access and improving out communities through acts of good work and perseverance. Enjoy. The Illuminate Recovery Podcast is about #MentalHealth, #MentalIllness, and #AddictionRecovery. Shining light on ways to cope, manage, and inspire. Beyond the self care we discuss, you may need the help of a licensed professional. Curt Neider and Shelley Mangum are a part of Illuminate Bill

“The lack of gratitude is the biggest blessing blocker there is.” Rachel Ausbern and Jenifer Oxford join us to tell their stories of addiction, comradery in recovery and the lessons they have learned. They share their experience, strength and hope. Enjoy. The Illuminate Recovery Podcast is about #MentalHealth, #MentalIllness, and #AddictionRecovery. Shining light on ways to cope, manage, and inspire. Beyond the self care we discuss, you may need the help of a licensed profess

“What is your picture of a good life?” Care providers asked Edward Bailey this question in treatment and he has been pursuing that vision with massive amounts of effort ever since. He joins us to talk about vision and hope, going from a trap house to recovery, to running and growing the No Longer Bound treatment center in Atlanta, GA. He is scouring the country for quality treatment centers where they serve “People over profit” while doing interventions with Faryn Recovery. H

“Most doctors just don’t understand what they are dealing with.” Dr. Michael Sprintz joins us to share his journey from addiction to med school to opening the Sprintz Center for Pain and Recovery. He is triple board certified in Pain Medicine, Addiction Medicine, and Anesthesiology and talks about the gray area between treating chronic pain and/or addiction. He is a Distinguished Fellow with the American Society of Addiction Medicine, which is a big deal, for his contribution

Joe Difabio joins us to talk about hitting rock bottom. He talks about the myriad of reasons why we start down the road of addiction, the decisions that many end up making in order to feed it, and getting to the point where he voluntarily turned himself in to jail. He talks about the emotional and communication skills learned in treatment and how they have translated into marriage and parenting. At Atlanta Detox, (Amatus Recovery Centers) they help individuals find the treatm

“My life is beautiful. The way I feel inside is beautiful.” We connected with Megan Cohen today to talk about her work in hope and healing with the Grace Project in the homeless community of Philadelphia. In her own story of addiction, she was a runner, and managed to get through the doors at 71 different treatment centers across the country. She could get through detox, but couldn’t handle digging into emotional issues. She now says, “It wasn’t hard. It was just uncomfortabl

Cody Davis joins us to talk about the power of service and devoting your life to others. He talks about trafficking, incarceration, parenting, and about how we all have varying paths through addiction as well through recovery. He sheds light on the amazing things they are doing at The Extension, Four Winds Recovery, and Atlanta Recovery Place. Enjoy. The Illuminate Recovery Podcast is about #MentalHealth, #MentalIllness, and #AddictionRecovery. Shining light on ways to cope,

“You aren’t healthy one day and sick the next. Your lifestyle leads to sickness.” Dr. Evelyn Higgins joins us for a fun discussion about mental health. She says 75% of diseases are lifestyle diseases. She learned this while trying to “manage” her way through two strokes. She touches on the spiritual element that is missing in a BioPsychoSocial, genetic snips, methylation, and goes deep on her trek along the Camino de Santiago in Spain. She also talks about how we all play the

“I’m gonna heal all my trauma before I turn 40.” Amy Guerrero joins us to talk about healing and living a sober conscious life. She talks about somatic experiencing, attachment theory, and the trauma informed modalities she uses at Thrive in Recovery. She intentionally meets people “where they are at” after feeling like she was asked as a patient to abandon deep belief systems. Enjoy. The Illuminate Recovery Podcast is about #MentalHealth, #MentalIllness, and #AddictionRecove

Sierra Lund and her team at Grit Wellness are committed to helping their clients use exercise and nutrition to create a healthy and sustainable lifestyle as they start their recovery or in corporate organizations. While training to be a pilot, she experienced an engine failure and used her survival to focus on what was most important to her and a life worth living. Enjoy. The Illuminate Recovery Podcast is about Mental Health, Mental Illness, and Addiction Recovery. Shining l

Danielle Owen joins us from Harmony Hills to talk about addressing addiction as a family, maintaining personal boundaries and self care, managing her personal inclination to be a saver, loving from a distance and the current impacts of Fentanyl. Enjoy. The Illuminate Recovery Podcast is about Mental Health, Mental Illness, and Addiction Recovery. Shining light on ways to cope, manage, and inspire. Beyond the self care we discuss, you may need the help of a licensed profession

“It wasn’t my plan to stay sober.” Rosemary O’Connor joins us to share her story and a LOT of material about recovery. We talk about “A Sober Mom’s Guide,” working with Glass House, and her journey to sobriety. We touch on PIVOT curriculum, attachment theory, circle boundaries, codependency, and reacting with our inner child, versus our inner teen, or as an emotionally aware adult. “Do you want me to just listen or do you want some feedback?” The Illuminate Recovery Podcast i

Jimmy Younis joins us from Attainable Dreams to talk about being an educator in recovery. He works with groups all over the country and uses his high energy direct authenticity to talk about planning on and creating a “lifetime of recovery.” He teaches principles like unmanageability, relationships, and cognition of choices, beliefs, and behaviors. Enjoy. The Illuminate Recovery Podcast is about Mental Health, Mental Illness, and Addiction Recovery. Shining light on ways to c

“I think we’re doing ok but I think we should talk to someone to make sure.” Scott Kelley joins us from Regard Recovery to talk about a lifetime of work in the recovery industry. His first experience with therapy was after the loss of his father at the age of 18, where he caught the bug and went on to get a degree in Psychology. He talks about motivational interviewing, “coopetition” in treatment, and using evidence-based practices to manage a recovery center. Enjoy. The Illu