Don’t Hide The Scars. Presented By PAIN: Parents & Addicts In Need

PAIN: Parents & Addicts in Need’s Founder Flindt Andersen and Jason LaChance sat down with Julian Carvajal. A young man in recovery who struggled with various substances including fentanyl. Flindt, Jason and Julian discuss various topics that include his perspective on short-term vs long-term harm reduction. We question is we're past the fentanyl awareness aspect of advocacy and it's t...

PAIN: Parents & Addicts in Need’s Founder Flindt Andersen and Jason LaChance sat down to discuss the controversial topic of long-term Vs short-term harm reduction. Flindt and Jason dive into the the benefits of medication assisted treatment, but present the side effects of long term harm reduction medication use. As well they question why those who achieved their sobriety through abstinence ba...

PAIN: Parents & Addicts in Need Founder Flindt Andersen and Jason LaChance sat down with two gentlemen Danny and Howie who are at various points in their recovery. They are house mates in in the same sober living as well as attending group meetings together. Flindt and Jason ask Danny and Howie the fallowing questions and more. How vital has sober living been for your recovery? What were your...

PAIN: Parents & Addicts in Need’s ⁠⁠@painnonprofit ⁠⁠ Founder Flindt Andersen and Jason LaChance sat down to review the 2023 Don't Hide The Scars episodes. They talk about segments from episodes that received the most feedback, questions and listens for the year. Segment 1: Dan Karaty on establishing a support system to address addiction the aftercare process. Full Episode Part 1 https://y...

PAIN: Parents & Addicts in Need’s ⁠@painnonprofit ⁠ Founder Flindt Andersen and Jason LaChance sat down for a one on one conversation to discuss the recent autopsy report on Matthew Perry's unfortunate passing and in light of what the toxicology revealed we wanted to converse about the findings as well as clarify what Ketamine is. A Massachusetts doctor  Scott Hadland , who is an addiction...

PAIN: Parents & Addicts in Need’s @painnonprofit  Founder Flindt Andersen and Jason LaChance sat down with Arlina Allen, a Recovery coach and host of the One Day At A Time Podcast. We discuss various topics that include why more people may not be trying 12 Step programs in their recovery, how people mistake programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous for a religion and meeting people where they'...

PAIN: Parents & Addicts in Need’s Founder Flindt Andersen and Jason LaChance sat down with Gary Menkes, a Recovery advocate and host of the Begin Again Podcast. We discuss various topics that include breaking generational addiction, confront trauma, embracing emotions such as anger and processing it properly along with how we can set an example and mentor youth. Plus lots of laughs and insight...

PAIN: Parents & Addicts in Need’s Founder Flindt Andersen and Jason LaChance sat down with Tom Wolf, a Recovery advocate, in recovery, Formerly homeless and the Director of West Coast Initiatives for the Foundation For Drug Policy Solutions. We discuss some of the conversations around and fallacies around harm reduction, and how fentanyl has changed the landscape of addiction. We also discuss...

PAIN: Parents & Addicts in Need’s Founder Flindt Andersen and Jason LaChance sat down to discuss some of the conversations around fentanyl test strips, facts about how they work, who is going to use them, and the complications of using them. Flindt and Jason also discuss various organizations that distribute fentanyl test strips along with other harm reduction paraphernalia, however, they neve...

PAIN: Parents & Addicts in Need’s Founder Flindt Andersen and Jason LaChance sat down with ABC 30 Action News Reporter Nic Garcia, based in Fresno, California. Throughout his journalist career Nic Garcia has first hand accounts of of how the addiction crisis continues to impact society., We converse with Nic about how he's seen the drug evolution from methamphetamine to the current opioid...

PAIN: Parents & Addicts in Need’s Founder Flindt Andersen and Jason LaChance sat down to discuss some of the conversations around Matthew Perry's passing. We also talk about facts when it comes to prescription opioids and the reframing of "boundaries" and thinking about them as accessibility to one's self. We converse about the various facts that have come out concerning Matt...

PAIN: Parents & Addicts in Need’s Founder Flindt Andersen and Jason LaChance sat down with Mike Diamond, a renowned interventionalist, author, motivational speaker and TV personality. Originally from Perth, Western Australia, Mike battled severe undiagnosed dyslexia, which led to poor grades, as well as alcohol and drug abuse starting at the age of 12. Mike has battled cocaine and alcohol addi...

PAIN: Parents & Addicts in Need’s Founder Flindt Andersen and Jason LaChance sat down with musical artist, producer, lyricist and music video director, Joshua Datant Villarreal and recovery advocate working with artists in Austin, San Antonio, Nashville, and The Bay Area, and with addicts all over the world. Josh is dedicated to drug recovery through the use of conventional therapy and music....

PAIN: Parents & Addicts in Need’s Founder Flindt Andersen and Jason LaChance sat down with legendary dance choreographer, Podcast Host & Author Dan Karaty. Dan’s career started as a dancer on Broadway and on award show stages with Britney Spears. After transitioning to a choreographer, he worked with Britney Spears, NSYNC, Jessica Simpson, Kylie Minogue, Justin Timberlake, and Usher. In 20...

PAIN: Parents & Addicts in Need’s Founder Flindt Andersen and Jason LaChance sat down with legendary dance choreographer, Podcast Host & Author Dan Karaty. Dan’s career started as a dancer on Broadway and on award show stages with Britney Spears. After transitioning to a choreographer, he worked with Britney Spears, NSYNC, Jessica Simpson, Kylie Minogue, Justin Timberlake, and Usher. In 20...

Parents & Addicts in Need’s Founder Flindt Andersen and Jason LaChance sat down with Tom Wolf who is a formerly homeless recovering heroin addict from San Francisco. In 2018, Tom spent 6 months homeless on the streets of the Tenderloin neighborhood struggling with heroin and fentanyl addiction. He was arrested 6 times for holding drugs for street-level drug dealers and other offenses and event...

Parents & Addicts in Need’s Founder Flindt Andersen and Jason LaChance sat down with Marsha Stone, the CEO and founder of Foundation Stone, a network of boutique, focused programs for individuals and their families struggling with mental health, substance use disorder and co-occurring disorders across the U.S. We converse about the importance of aftercare in the addiction recovery process and...

Parents & Addicts in Need’s Founder Flindt Andersen and Jason LaChance sat down For a one on one conversation to discuss exactly why aftercare is so important and to discuss our thoughts on misguided advocacy. 'Aftercare' is defined as services that help recovering drug-dependent persons to adapt to everyday community life, after completing earlier phases of treatment and rehabilitatio...

Parents & Addicts in Need’s Founder Flindt Andersen and Jason LaChance sat down with special guest Ted Perkins of Recovery Movie Meet-Ups. Ted is a former Hollywood studio executive, screenwriter and peer support group leader. Ted would entertain people with lavish trips in which alcohol was often a part of getting studio deals done. We talk about how this led more and more to his personal exc...

Parents & Addicts in Need’s Founder Flindt Andersen and Jason LaChance sat down with special guest Lang Martinez who is a former homeless person and gang member, and now an advocate in the Los Angeles area. Lang not only shares with us what he saw on the street and how the homeless got trapped in the current system suffering from addiction and mental illness. But he also touches on sexual trau...

Parents & Addicts in Need’s Founder Flindt Andersen and Jason LaChance sat down with special guest Allie Severino who is an addiction treatment expect and recovery advocate. We discuss the dire need for addiction recovery treatment reform especially when it comes to insurance policies, and governments' lack of understanding and action when it comes to what it takes to aid in an addict'...

Parents & Addicts in Need’s Founder Flindt Andersen and Jason LaChance sat down with special guests Dr. Robb Kelly and Adam Jablin. We discuss how methods of addiction recovery and neuroscience coming together can change one's life. As well we reframe FEAR, trauma, and pain as components of the hero's journey in life. And also discuss how money is at the root of why true addiction reco...

Parents & Addicts in Need’s Founder Flindt Andersen and Jason LaChance sat down with Brock Bevell. Brock and former Arizona Cardinal Max Hall have the podcast, Agents of Recovery and then they opened Victory Recovery, a counseling center for recovering addicts. We discuss the challenges of helping people get treatment when the illicit fentanyl supply is being mixed into the entire drug supply....

PAIN Founder Flindt Andersen and Jason LaChance sat-down with special guest William “Bill” Bodner, a 31 year veteran of the Drug Enforcement Administration. In this insightful and engaging conversation Agent Bodner shares insight into border policies, fentanyl trends, the war on drugs, Chinas role in producing the precursor chemicals that create fentanyl, his perspective on how there isn't one...

For more on Parents & Addicts In Need, to follow on social media, the Don't Hide The Scars Podcast, to get involved, or to donate https://linktr.ee/painnonprofit PAIN Founder Flindt Andersen and Jason LaChance sat-down with special guest Ben Tuff, the subject of the Swim Tuff documentary. On April 21, 2012, Ben Tuff chose a life of sobriety to transform his own existence and to help inspir...