Dopenly Honest

If you or someone you love is struggling, don’t wait. Reach out. You are not alone. Not ever. SAMHSA National Helpline:  1-800-662-4357 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call/Text 988 Find Local Resources:  FindTreatment.gov At Dopenly Honest, we believe recovery is possible, one story at a time. Tune in, subscribe, and drop your thoughts in the comments below!  Do you want to support...

If you or someone you love is struggling, don’t wait. Reach out. You are not alone. Not ever. SAMHSA National Helpline:  1-800-662-4357 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call/Text 988 Find Local Resources:  FindTreatment.gov At Dopenly Honest, we believe recovery is possible, one story at a time. Tune in, subscribe, and drop your thoughts in the comments below!  Do you want to support...

Connect with Joe:  Tic Tok  @countrywayj FB:   @JoeClark IG:   @laughforjoe YT:   @countrywayj If you or someone you love is struggling, don’t wait. Reach out. You are not alone. Not ever. SAMHSA National Helpline: 1-800-662-4357 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call/Text 988 Find Local Resources: FindTreatment.gov At Dopenly Honest, we believe recovery is pos...

At Dopenly Honest, we believe recovery is possible, one story at a time.  Do you want to support our work? Leave a rating and review on  Apple  or Spotify  to help us bring you more inspiring guests and conversations. Screenshot this episode and share it on your socials! Tag  @dopenlyhonest  +  #DopenlyHonest Connect on Socials: Instagram —  @dopenlyhon...

At Dopenly Honest, we believe recovery is possible, one story at a time. Do you want to support our work? Leave a rating and review on Apple or Spotify to help us bring you more inspiring guests and conversations. Screenshot this episode and share it on your socials! Tag @dopenlyhonest + #DopenlyHonest Connect on Socials: Instagram — @dopenlyhonest Facebook — Dopenly Honest The Dopenly Honest Team...

At Dopenly Honest, we believe recovery is possible, one story at a time. Do you want to support our work? Leave a rating and review on Apple or Spotify to help us bring you more inspiring guests and conversations. Screenshot this episode and share it on your socials! Tag @dopenlyhonest + #DopenlyHonest Connect on Socials: Instagram — @dopenlyhonest Facebook — Dopenly Honest The Dopenly Honest Team...

In this powerful solo episode of the Dopenly Honest, host Zavian Dre shares his deeply personal journey through a decade-long battle with addiction. Celebrating a sobriety date of June 26, 2023, Zavian reflects on the illusion of control, the dangerous trap of complacency, and what it truly takes to look in the mirror and change. Diving into principles from recovery literature, he breaks down the...

In this episode of Dopenly Honest, host Zavian Dre welcomes a longtime friend from the recovery community, Harley. Hailing from Waddy in Shelby County, Harley opens up about her clean date of September 24th, 2024, and shares a raw look into a family history marked by addiction. For Harley, true recovery has meant a total commitment to life free from any mind-altering substances, including alcohol....

In this special audio-story style episode of Dopenly Honest, host Zavian Dre sits down with his good friend Kody for a deeply personal look into the grim reality of active addiction. Kody pulls zero punches as he shares the harrowing details of his "last big hurrah"—from mixing heroin and meth on a traumatic birthday weekend to waking up handcuffed to an EMT gurney after his fifth overdose. From t...

On today’s episode, we are switching gears; instead of interviewing someone in recovery, we are sitting down with a medical expert who is also deeply woven into Zavian's personal journey. Angie Chisholm is a nurse-midwife from Shelbyville, KY, with years of experience working on the frontlines of treatment with pregnant and postpartum women in Oregon and Kentucky. In this deeply necessary conversa...

In this episode of Dopenly Honest, Zavian sits down with Micah, a man whose journey into recovery began at an age most wouldn't believe: fifteen years old. Born to a mother struggling with addiction and given a week to live by doctors, Micah’s life began with adversity. From the complexities of adoption and the revolving door of the foster care system Micah shares how he used violence and eventual...

In this powerful episode of Dopenly Honest, host Zavian Dre sits down with Matt Walters, who has nearly 2 decades of sobriety. Matt opens up about his journey from a childhood shaped by his father's binge drinking to his own deep struggle with alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, and Quaaludes. This battle led to multiple arrests and strained his most important relationships, including his marriage. Matt...

In this soul-baring episode of Dopenly Honest, we sit down with Micah and Kyla Fitzgerald to discuss the raw reality of addiction, the role trauma plays in substance abuse, and the "God-incidences" that led them to a life of sobriety. This isn't just a conversation about putting down the bottle or the pipe; it’s a deep dive into the spiritual architecture of addiction. What We Discuss: The Roots o...

In this episode of Dopenly Honest, host Zavian Banta sits down with his long-time friend and brother-in-recovery, ToJo Brooks, for a conversation that is as raw as it is refined. ToJo doesn’t just share a "sobriety story"—he deconstructs the psychological architecture of addiction and offers a Masterclass in Acceptance.  From the railroad tracks of Kentucky to the high-stakes world of Florida’s dr...

In this solo episode of Dopenly Honest: Breaking the Chains of Addiction, Zavian gets into something every addict in recovery must face: learning how to cope with life when difficulties show up. The old ways of handling fear and trauma can seem "normal", but approaching worry and fear while rooted in faith, fellowship, and recovery is what it takes to go next level. Drawing from the “Who Is an Add...

In this powerful episode of Dopenly Honest, Zavian sits down with Brooke Johnson who has been in recovery for nine years and is living proof that it is never too late to start over. Brooke’s story doesn’t hold back. Born into addiction, raised between chaos and her grandparents’ stability, Brooke started using at just 13 years old, sometimes with her own family.

In this powerful episode of Dopenly Honest, Zavian sits down with Andre Quincy, a man whose life and recovery have impacted countless people in our community. With a clean date of February 17, 1998, Andre shares his journey from a young man just trying to fit in, to the depths of addiction, and finally to a life rebuilt through honesty, surrender, and service. Andre speaks openly about how addicti...

As we move into the New Year, Zavian takes time to look back on how far this podcast & his recovery journey have come. What started as a thought became a platform, and now, six episodes in, we’re going strong, but also just getting started. Zavian reflects on the victories of 2025, the lives touched along the way, and the power of having a voice when life once felt meaningless. He lays out his vis...

In this deeply personal milestone episode of Dopenly Honest, host Zavian Dre steps out from behind the mic to share the unfiltered story of how he achieved two years of sobriety. From the early days when even 30 minutes without using felt impossible, to receiving his Black Key Tag at his home group, Zavian brings listeners into the heart of what “no matter what” recovery really looks like. Growing...

In the 3rd episode of Dopenly Honest, host Zavian Dre sits down with fellow Kentuckian Matthew 'Fig' Nelson for a moving conversation about what it takes to find recovery. Fig opens up about the early moments that pulled him into addiction at just nine years old, the progression from alcohol to cocaine to meth, and the years he spent homeless, hustling, and losing everything, including his family’...

Welcome to Dopenly Honest, a bold new podcast from Kentucky that’s breaking the silence around addiction and recovery. Hosted by Zavian Dre, this podcast shares real stories of resilience and healing from people who made it out and found their way back to life.