Addiction Recovery Place Podcast

Topics discussed in this episode 🟣 How an education in forensic psychology led to a career working with families and in addiction counseling.🟣 Why Sabrina chose to specialize in supporting professionals with anger management and addiction 🟣 Biggest challenge of working with professionals 🟣 How TV, friends, and family negatively impact mental health and addiction stigma and how community events...

Topics discussed in this episode 🟣Ryan's story from substance use to family man and recovery coach 🟣Working virtually as a Recovery Coach 🟣CCAR and career paths for people in recovery 🟣Southern culture and alcohol 🟣The good and bad of social media recovery influencers 🟣Risks of kratom 🟣Methadone Mile in Boston 🟣How at-home treatment makes people feel more comfortable and reduces the im...

Topics discussed in this episode 🟣Michael and Hannah discuss the career paths that led them to Pathfinder Recovery. 🟣How the virtual team treats individuals at home 🟣Using biometrics as predictors of relapse and to help with early intervention. 🟣How Dr. David Hendricks and Michael founded Pathfinder Recovery 🟣Expanding service to Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and the goa...

Topics discussed in this episode 🟣 How an unexpected conversation started Caitlin's path to recovery 🟣 Being the only Recovery Coach for 100 miles and the desire to know more led to getting a PhD in Human Services Counseling  🟣 Networking through her role as President of the Idaho affiliate of NAADAC led to her moving to Alaska to work at True North Recovery 🟣 Living room model with walk-i...

Topics discussed in this episode 🟣 Life as a chemist before becoming a therapist 🟣 Psychologists vs counselors: choosing a career path 🟣 Career benefits of being exposed to different therapies 🟣 Dr. Porges and the professional importance of a good network 🟣 Developing professional resources for autism and intimacy behaviors 🟣Private clientele, intimacy & compulsive disorders, and a traum...

Topics discussed in this episode 🟣 Changing careers from science educator to SUD professional 🟣 Helping major life transitions with advocacy and connection to resources to navigate complex systems 🟣 Holistic treatment for SUD, Dual diagnosis, or solely mental health issues 🟣Primary therapist and multiple modalities from different therapists 🟣 3 components of treatment with a unique approach t...

Topics discussed in this episode 🟣 Celebrating long-term sustained recovery 🟣 Helping active users navigate recovery resources 🟣 CCAR Training and becoming a Peer Recovery Coach 🟣 Using Supervision to not carry the burdens of clients 🟣 OHH Opioid Home Health all women team with MAT, CADC, Nurse, and Peer Recovery Coach 🟣 CACD Patient Navigator connecting resources for needs, including housin...

Topics discussed in this episode 🟣Navy Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program NADSAP🟣AOD/CTC Cycle: Wanberg and Milkman🟣Hopping on a plane to Maui & into substance abuse counselor job🟣Chief Drug Court judge encouraged Stan to write his book, "Drug Court Treatment: The Verdict (Criminal Justice and Addictions Treatment Book 1)"🟣Importance of belief-change work in SUD🟣How SUD work mirror...

Topics discussed in this episode 🟣Chris Seemer's journey to become a Certified Peer Support Specialist 🟣Sam Doyle's journey: how a love for helping people and learning led her to recovery work 🟣Peer support care that helps get people over the hump of their Detox 🟣 Detox and residential care: providing the most amount of comfort in step one of the recovery journey 🟣 90% success rate of...

Topics discussed in this episode🟣 Sobriety and a second career in recovery after working as an educator for 20 years🟣 Feeling terrified starting private practice and trying different niches 🟣 Deciding to focus on intimacy and sex addiction and create the Center for Intimacy🟣 Internal family systems: Exile🟣 When sex becomes problematic 🟣 Power of co-regulation and dysregulating🟣 Secrets, bet...

Topics discussed in this episode 🟣How inpatient treatment has changed  🟣Learning to appreciate policies and procedures  🟣Eating disorder and addiction trainin 🟣Starting and growing a private practice  🟣Why curiosity matters 🟣Insurance and access to care 🟣Social media's good and bad roles in mental health  🟣Tenacity of students in recovery at the Sober College School for Addiction Studi...

Topics discussed in this episode 🟣Personal experience with complex trauma, migraines, and overcoming opioids🟣Becoming part of the solution to the treatment desert in West Virginia🟣Building a family system and accountability in recovery housing🟣Managing 6 sober living homes with 85 beds🟣Pre-2025 funding from the National Office of Drug Control Policy for Peer Recovery Support Specialist and Jo...

Topics discussed in this episodeIn this episode, Don discusses a "boatload of issues" of interest to SUD professionals, including the impact of budget cuts. 🟣Don's "do-gooder" experience in long-term recovery, working for the government, anti-poverty, drug treatment, and homeless youth programs. 🟣 Recovery Friendly Workplace Program 🟣 Voices of Hope, providing wound care...

Topics discussed in this episode 🟣Personal recovery journey to Substance Use Disorder Professional 🟣Backgroundof EMDR, bilateral stimulation, and Butterfly Hugs  🟣Joining a group of 12 therapists with specific niches 🟣Why quieter EMDR therapy can be beneficial for treating trauma 🟣Complex PTSD with EMDR and a multi-modal approach 🟣NAADAC certifications 🟣12-step, group and peer support, and...

Topics discussed in this episode 🟣Creating more productive and proactive support that fills treatment gaps with coaching 🟣Working with family members, disordered eating, and recovery fitness and nutrition 🟣Coping and habit audits for high-functioning adults in turmoil 🟣Current trend toward constant comparison and instant gratification 🟣Moving from in-person to online and preparing pre-recorde...

Topics discussed in this episode 🟣 Turning personal tragedy into triumph 🟣 Gaps in addiction treatment🟣 Peer support, trust, and community connections🟣 Self-funding and finding business sponsors🟣 Making inspirational bracelets to raise funds and give away for marketing🟣 Helping peers feel confident and shine brightly🟣 Building a digital peer directory with digital peer resources🟣 Politics...

Topics discussed in this episode🟣Work as a middle school teacher led to working in substance use prevention🟣Transitioning to a new role as Executive Director🟣School based prevention and family support groups🟣Responding to adaptations of synthetics🟣Working with law enforcement, educators, churches, first responders, and public-facing businesses to distribute 350 emergency opioid overdose rever...

Topics discussed in this episode 🟣Co-occurring disorders, schizophrenia, heroin, and "hillbilly meth"🟣6 Cincinnati locations and referral sources🟣Ohio top 5 states for human trafficking🟣Supporting people with trauma from human trafficking 🟣Avoiding burnout 🟣Addiction and genetics, gene mutation MTHFR, famine, and folic acid🟣Predisposition for ADHD and complex PTSD🟣Better mental h...

Topics discussed in this episode 🟣Pat's story: motherhood, loss of family, becoming a student in her 40s, and experience as a LADC for 32 years 🟣Hospital consults for drug and alcohol-related admissions to offer admission to a Fresh Start program 🟣Loving part-time work with a few clients and LADC and CRSW supervision 🟣From spaghetti suppers with volunteers to 4 recovery centers in 4 towns...

Topics discussed in this episode 🟣 Kylee's journey to finding her calling as a Licensed Addiction Counselor 🟣 Magical process of group work 🟣 Heartview Foundations' four facilities, the team, and the supportive culture 🟣Walk-in clinic accepting individuals wanting help or those with court orders, drug orders, CPS 🟣 Local free gym memberships for clients and other community collaborati...

Topics discussed in this episode 🟣 Inspiration for choosing Addiction Studies at the University of South Dakota 🟣Returning to addiction career after 18-year career break for motherhood 🟣Falling in love with supporting justice-involved clients 🟣Success with MAT 🟣Criminal Justice Initiative Services to promote treatment over prison 🟣Moral Reconation Therapy—MRT® 🟣Working hand in hand with pro...

Topics discussed in this episode 🟣 2024 Debbie's "Year of Humility" as she was awarded the NAADAC Professional of the Year and 🏆2024 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Idaho Counseling Association 🟣2025 The Walker Center celebrates 50 years in treatment 🎉 🟣Career training engineers and scientists inspired her to study addiction to help boost their productivity. 🟣Being asked to...

Topics discussed in this episode 🟣How a diabetes diagnosis inspired her to study Social Work 🟣Starting the first intensive outpatient and self-funded peer support specialist program in Arkansas 🟣Collaborating to start a detox residential IOP, PHP, and outpatient within an acute care hospital 🟣Taking the helm as CEO and first changes made that doubled admissions and reduced AMA rate by 23% 🟣Ad...

Topics discussed in this episode 🟣Larry found his niche in substance abuse counseling after trying different specializations. 🟣Creating implicit bias training for healthcare providers, focusing on racial disparities and disparities within the addiction community. 🟣Oakland Community Health Network: aligning mental health and substance use services for participants in the Adult Treatment Court....

Topics discussed in this episode 🟣Leaving a career in finance to overcome addiction and discover purpose working in addiction treatment 🟣Working his way from the bottom as a case manager at a state-funded detox to CEO at Granite Recovery Centers 🟣Driving better outcomes with a full continuum of care instead of "spin dry cycles" 🟣Getting better outcomes for the homeless and/or jobless 🟣Employe...