Faith In Your Recovery Podcast

Tammy Lundy - Episode 42a Tammy Lundy of Indianapolis is a powerful voice in the suicide prevention community. Tammy’s daughter fell victim to the perfect storm of depression and losing her father to suicide the year prior, leading to her own suicide. This pushed Tammy to become a volunteer for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and speak up when she sees someone else struggling. Takin...

Could you imagine never relapsing once you decide to get sober? Well, Russ Reimer of Manatoba, Canada did just that after a nightly bender and hasn’t had a drop in 13 years since. Reimer is a volunteer assistant chief firefighter, career fire department paramedic, father, and believer. Today, he leads his chapter for Firefighters for Christ and proclaims that he would do anything for Jesus, even g...

Larry Musselman’s recovery journey is one of many trials and triumphs. His addiction spawned from an experience of molestation as a child and manifested in adolescent marijuana and alcohol abuse, which eventually led to harder alcohol, pills, and methamphetamines. After a string of arrests for dealing narcotics and prescription pad exploitation, he was sentenced to fourteen years of incarceration....

Tyler was a self-avowed weekend warrior that digressed into a daily user. He didn’t know a better way to deal with his self-worth and feelings of abandonment. After a 10–15-day total blackout, he committed to a 72-hour hospital stay. After a long period of "white knuckling”, he recently celebrated one year clean from all substance use. He wants other strugglers to know that they are worth it and t...

After 29 years in the industry, and 24 years at his current department in Illinois, Chris Kozak shares his battle with not only fires, but also his mental health. After attempting suicide in 2020, he entered rehabilitation at The Center for Excellence and was able to use the tools given to him there, and the help of his wife, to venture on his road to recovery. He was met with overwhelming support...

Michael Murphy of Ravenna, OH has battled fires, the dark web, his mental health, and the demons of addiction for himself and his loved ones. He had to retire from the career that had become his identity after suffering an injury, causing him to lose a part of himself and eventually break. After attending the IAFF Center of Excellence, he began his recovery journey from the traumas he had been sta...

A pastor, firefighter and medical first responder - Joshua Putnam is a man of his word, family, and community. Growing up as a missionary kid, he found himself traveling across the US with his parents to serve various communities and churches. However, most of these small churches didn’t have youth groups that could help him connect, which spurred his desire to reach as many people in his communit...

How do you cope when your dad is an alcoholic and you never know “who” he will be when he arrives home from work? How do you cope with being bullied and seeing your mom horribly mistreated? Austin turned to alcohol, weed, pills, meth, heroin, and self-inflicted pain. Can you imagine asking someone to slam the trunk on your hand? Now, Austin turns to God and his recovery family.

Shane has spent a great deal of his life searching for connection and acceptance. Though he drank alcohol and used pot, his struggle escalated when he witnessed a friend take his own life. For much of his life, Shane was in and out of jail and prison. When he was 34, he was facing 45 years of incarceration. He credits drug court/problem solving court with saving his life. On May 1, 2022, Shane wil...

From being rejected by a church, planning his suicide, being saved by a diner breakfast, to nearly dying in a fire, Jason Sautel finally accepted Christ as his savior in this rollercoaster of a podcast. Author of The Rescuer: One Firefighter’s Story of Courage, Darkness, and the Relentless Love That Saved Him, Sautel, shares with us a glimpse into his abusive childhood, traumas from firefighting,...

After 2 suicide attempts, years of drinking in secrecy, and spending days at a time with no sleep Anthony File finally acknowledged his addiction and need for recovery. He spent 47 days in a rehab facility before returning to his fire department as a new man – even saying, “They took a part of me and wiped it clean.” File isn’t ashamed of his addiction, but he is glad to be beyond it and 20 months...

“My life has been one miracle after another,” states Yendy Gonzalez of Miami, FL. This rafter turned firefighter shares his tumultuous journey across the ocean from Cuba to the U.S. when he was just 5 years old, his time in a refugee camp in Guantanamo Bay, and ultimately, how it all led to his discovery and acceptance of Christ in this first installment of the FDIC series. Although his story of r...

From “hopeless desperation” to true inspiration, Scott has been there, done that and has the scars to prove it. After 19 years of addiction to alcohol of all types, weed, benzos and various opioids, Scott is now managing a house for men and producing his own podcast, “You’re Not Alone.”

The passing of his father sent Timothy down a path that required a dirty furnace filter to get him turned around. After 20 years of marijuana and multiple other drugs, Timothy found himself homeless and living under a bridge. There, he met his help and hope. That was followed with someone that loved him when he didn’t love himself. From there, he was able to move forward to the person in recovery...

Tara’s early life was filled with chaos including sexual abuse, a mom on opiates, and confusion about who her biological father was. Then, there was a pregnancy at a young age and later the loss of a child. To deal with it all, she turned to opiates, meth and more. After her arrest for dealing, she found only a Bible in her cell and came to realize that was all she needed. By her story, you will w...

Early on, Brandon dealt with emotional issues, a lack of self-confidence, abandonment, and physical challenges. What began with alcohol and marijuana turned into hallucinogens, cocaine, heroin, and meth. Two and a half years in prison got Brandon’s attention, as there he connected with Jesus and started to find hope and a future. Now, Brandon is a happily married man with two daughters and is thri...

Rachelle’s story is a prime example of the damage that can be done due to trauma and adverse childhood experiences. The death of her 4-year-old brother completely changed the dynamics of her childhood. Whether it was marijuana, pills, heroin, bath salts or meth, Rachelle battled it. During one of her many times of incarceration, she first started talking to God during a 68 day stay in isolation. H...

For years, Angela fought her own battle with drugs and alcohol. Now, she and her husband, Brandon, are raising their two grandchildren due to their parents’ addiction issues. After failed marriages, marijuana, pills, alcohol, and speed Angela took off for Florida with a plan to end her brokenness. Yet, God intervened and didn’t let it happen. After a song on Joy FM radio out of Union City, IN/OH,...

From everyone else’s fault to ownership. From separation and isolation to community. Sean shares with us his battle with alcohol and substances but also, he shares his transformation. In his words, he was a drunk tweaker stealing yard gnomes and now he is 9 years clean and sober. Tiktok @ clean and sober_dad Connect with Sean on Instagram @ g1ll1m Snapchat gillim1988 www.facebook.com/sirgizzim

Davvin, a self-proclaimed “Daddy’s Girl,” first started using in 2012 and did so for the next seven years. What began with pills quickly escalated to meth and led to jail and prison. She had experienced physical and mental abuse and often turned to her drugs for the numbing effect. Davvin is a strong advocate of Drug Court and A Better Life-Brianna’s Hope. In this interview, she tells the story of...

Joe shares with us wonderful and pertinent information concerning medically assisted treatment or MAT. His explanation gives us a far better understanding of what it is about. He explains that harm reduction model and its strengths. Joe is employed by “Groups-Recover Together,” a national organization with several Indiana offices. He is an advocate for the regulated usage of suboxone and tells us...

How many times can tragedy strike? Ever had a loved one stolen from you by a murder or suicide? Ever lost a son to addiction? When Kevin was 5 years old, his mother was murdered by his stepfather. He then lost a brother to a car accident. His 17-year-old son was shot and killed over a $20 bag of marijuana. Within the same year, another son died of a fentanyl laced overdose. Kevin shares his hurt,...

Jackie weaves this story of sexual abuse, rape, family mental health issues, drugs, and tragic death of her brother into a final moment of peace and hope that will speak to your heart. Drugs affected Jackie from birth. Her mom struggled with addiction and mental health issues; Jackie had her own challenges with about every drug. And she lost a brother to overdose. A brother that was father, a lovi...

Lindsey Rogers-bio Lindsey is the mother of two. She first connected with her husband to be, Daniel, while in third grade. Years later, they were married, became the parents of Lilly, and eventually divorced. Daniel was a self-proclaimed weekend warrior and lost his battle with drugs to an overdose. Following the divorce, Lindsey connected with Justin and together they gave birth to Jamison Watson...

When is the last time, if ever, you heard a sixteen-year-old share their story of heartache, heartbreak, and confusion created by a father in addiction? Hear the pain brought by her parent’s divorce and the overdose death of her dad. Then, while single, her mom met a man that Lilly wasn’t excited about, but later accepted with open arms. Together, he and Lilly’s mom had a son. Unfortunately, her s...