One Moment Podcast

Reflection on systemic challenges leads to action in building accessible recovery. Jarmichael Harris discusses the war on drugs' lasting effects and the growth of collegiate recovery efforts that support students holistically. Evergreen insights on social determinants, prevention, and sustained support beyond treatment make this a valuable listen for anyone in or supporting recovery. Timestamps: 0...

Reflection turns action when we follow the inner thread without attachment to outcomes. J Clay and Kevo reflect on spiritual rap's role in uniting conflicts, the educational path of repeated lessons, and embracing perfection as creations. From vibration experiments to St. Francis prayer, the talk emphasizes one-moment helpfulness, seed planting, and walking in spirit's sunlight. Evergreen insights...

In a system quick to prescribe but slow on full disclosure, what does true informed consent look like? Ellen Lubensky and Kev unpack benzo withdrawal, trust erosion, and paths forward in this evergreen One Moment Podcast discussion. Covering parity needs, label impacts, self-advocacy tools, and the human element often lost in 15-minute visits, this episode offers reflection and actionable evergree...

Evergreen listen on evolving recovery: Marie’s update from previous appearance—navigating new layers of trauma, borderline, physical health, and inpatient growth. Focus on feeling emotions fully, schemas, moral injury processing, and advocacy. Includes poetry and forward sparks for lasting healing. This reflection-to-action episode supports consistent listening across feeds. Timestamps: 00:00 - In...

Evergreen look at one officer’s PTSD, alcohol use for coping, relational strain, and sustained recovery. Doug shares service impacts, drinking patterns, family near-loss, protective factors like a nurse and letters, and lessons on seeking help amid stigma. Includes timelines of struggle and sobriety, generational context, grief distinctions, daily practices, and the power of safe conversations wit...

Liisa Kovala's decision to document her father's Stutthof experiences at 84 became a catalyst for understanding deeper family wounds. This episode examines healing from historical trauma through storytelling and family legacy, highlighting Finnish resilience and women's vital roles. Liisa walks through her research process, camp visit, and how fiction allowed her to process real events like Alzhei...

In this honest back-and-forth, Kevin recounts his recovery origins—high-school curiosity about psychology amid substance use, the frustration of pills and misdiagnoses that never touched the internal ache, and the mentor whose shared story finally created identification where nothing else did. He gets vulnerable about the cultural immersion that ended 26 years of fear toward Muslims, the universal...

Patrick Sangimino knew his dream job by age 10—sports writing like Oscar Madison. Decades later, after covering pro football and facing layoffs, a health pause let him finish "Dogs Chase Cars," a novel about a columnist forced to choose between career glory and the relationship that completes him. Evergreen lessons emerge on tough-love mentoring, the slow death of family dinner tables, fake news f...

Glenda Benevides returns to One Moment Podcast with a clear message: soul on fire, authenticity, self-reflection, and mental health recovery all start when you stop living on autopilot. She shares how she took her many artistic gifts and turned them into a one-of-a-kind hybrid experience that uses music, stories, visuals, and journaling to create real community and lasting change. This episode lea...

“I accepted you with your quirks — why can’t you do the same?” Holly B.’s rescue Sully delivered the line that launched her writing journey and debut novel. On One Moment Podcast she opens up about turning real dogs into fictional voices, weaving personal mental health experiences, mom-caregiving role reversal, and creative fulfillment after serial-starting phases. From Northern Canada life to cor...

Welcome back Christine—SASSI herself—for this milestone update on One Moment Podcast. After seven years of hell ending in a gunshot to the head, she turned pain into purpose: IRS-approved nonprofit, state clearances in TN and FL, and a 250-acre historic site primed for the first SASSI Village. Sustainable farming, daycare, education on healthy relationships, and space for 10+ residents who keep fa...

From nine-year-old dance class shame to full-body love on a pageant stage, Kimberly Spencer traces her path through bulimia, vegan anemia, Pilates as medicine, and multiple postpartum challenges. She shares losing her dad abroad during COVID, fentanyl loss in the family circle, and the compassion that arose from feeling grief without numbing. Kevin and Kimberly unpack societal programming, ego swi...

The guilt of surviving when Nathan—kind, generous, life of the party—didn’t nearly ended Ashley’s life. After 2016 strangulation, sexual assault, and being forced to clean up the homicide, she faced complex PTSD and a deliberate suicide attempt. Quick intervention from hospital teams, victim services, detectives, nurse practitioner, and counselor provided the foundation. Daily gym work became her...

Tamika Wade Brewington shares why accurate demographics and cultural context matter in care, especially as policies shift and funding faces pressure. Joined by K.O., this episode explores rising aggression from intolerance, trickle-down effects on small practices, insurance, food benefits, and client stability—creating mental health jeopardy for many. They question two-tier systems, advocate for l...

Recovery isn't one book or one moment—it's layers, community, and redirection. Author Tricia Copeland joins One Moment Podcast to detail her anorexia battle: the temporary relief that spiraled, near-death scare, treatment realities including short inpatient and day programs, and committing to "never skip a meal" like sobriety. She discusses impacts on loved ones, male experiences in a female-domin...

What happens when we stop equating the brain with the mind and start honoring the deeper signal? Dr. Andy Farah—expert in integrative depression care, neuroprotective strategies, and neurological insights into figures like Hemingway—brings grounded wisdom to this One Moment dialogue with Kevin and Trevor. Trevor vulnerably details his 2024 traumatic brain injury, the minimal care phase, and the sp...

Author and mental health worker Seth Voorhees discusses how years in adolescent residential settings shaped his writing—from processing burnout and trauma into horror-infused stories to exploring dystopian societies that echo real emotional and ethical struggles. Titles like Immune , Midglow , Question 17 , The Interim , and the in-progress The Cottonwood Prestige incorporate personal elements of...

How do you move from feeling powerless in addiction or mental health struggles to steady, purposeful action? Benny of Via Stoica joins from Granada, Spain, fresh off settling into a new apartment, to discuss Stoic philosophy as a practical framework for recovery and daily living. Host Kevin links Stoic concepts—radical acceptance, examining beliefs, the four virtues, and focusing on what’s up to u...

Relearning life outside an outdated suit—literally and metaphorically—after decades in stasis. Leo's astronaut tale captures technology shock, irrelevance pain, yet possibility in reinvention. Rooted in real grief (both parents gone), art became urgent expression and legacy honor. Filmmaking club from loneliness: open-door, low-barrier creation bonded strangers into family. Comedy: bombing builds...

The year grief wouldn't stop: miscarriage heartbreak, 11 funerals, nightmares, isolation, gun to head (empty). Kiwi traces unprocessed pain to breakthrough—crying it out, value affirmation, coaching tools like three businesses and star strengths. Host reflects on own attempt. Core: Suffering forges diamonds—pressure builds, heat forges, cuts shape unique brilliance. Bring your story to light; it i...

What if every home could enforce respect as a non-negotiable standard, backed by real tools to stop abuse before it escalates? Sabrina Osso, survivor of childhood home violence, TEDx speaker, and Osso Safe founder, opens up about turning her trauma into prevention. From shocking U.S. stats—15 million kids witnessing violence yearly, 1 in 7 men abused, kids suffering most—to her Osso Safe model: a...

Why does vulnerability feel dangerous—and what freedom comes from embracing it? Jeanne Foot's journey—from childhood pain to sober innovator—reveals gaps in care and paths forward. Kevin joins the fire: challenging re-traumatization, advocating nervous system tools, emotional honesty, and recovery as human flourishing. Honest, depth-filled talk on attachment, purpose post-adversity, and compassion...

Discover inspiration in Tara Hodgson's talk on teen mental health: social media's role in anxiety, disconnection, bullying, self-harm. Phone bans restore connection; trusted adults & prevention inspire change. #TeenMentalHealth #SocialMediaImpact #YouthInspiration #RecoveryJourney #DigitalDetox Phones create constant negativity. Bans boost socialization. Trusted adults are key. What’s one way...

Discover inspiration in Alisa Gracheva's talk on self-compassion, forgiveness, and authentic connection amid chaos. Slow down, reframe pain, choose kindness—inner work builds peace. #SelfCompassion #TraumaDiscovery #EmotionalHealing #ResilientRecovery #KindnessMatters Reframe situations for responsibility. Slow down to find presence. Choose love over resentment. What’s one way you cultivate kindne...

Discover inspiration in Randi-lee Bowslaugh's Canada vs US mental health comparison—waitlists, handcuffing calls, naloxone limits, inaction. Honest talk breaks stigma and dehumanization. #SuicidePrevention #HarmReduction #TraumaDiscovery #BreakStigma #RecoveryJourney Reframe for responsibility. Honest talk reduces stigma. Advocate crisis improvements. What’s one stigma-breaking step? Share below....