Recover Outloud Podcast

Sit with me as we hear from Melissa DeJesus. Melissa shares her experience, strength, and hope with us in her recovery. Melissa shares losing her son at a young age and turning to alcohol as a coping mechanism. She talks about using harder drugs and going into 12 step meetings. She shares her strength by working on herself as she is in early recovery. Melissa shares her hope for the future and giv...

Sit with me as we hear from traveling nurse and therapeutic movement coach Angie Berrett. Angie is a survivor of many traumas to include childhood trauma and relationship trauma. Angie speaks of her trauma as a child and how those effects dissipated and were repressed memories until she became an adult and faced another, pretty severe trauma. Angie shares her struggles with being a nurse as well a...

Sit with me as we hear from Marcel Roston from Las Vegas, Nevada and Guy Murry from San Diego, California. In this episode Marcel shares trauma that he faced losing his daughter to suicide. Marcel shares behaviors he observed leading up to the passing of his daughter. We speak about social effects of mental health disorders and how society perceives mental health disorders. We speak stigmas, and h...

Sit with me as we hear from Brian Belcher. Brian is a person in long term recovery who is also a part of the LGBT Community. Brian speaks about experience with mental health disorders and addiction. Brian speaks about what it was like in his active addiction, what led him into recovery, and how he is maintaining his program. Brian hits on how the vicious cycle of addiction ruled his life for years...

Sit with me as we hear from Zach Rueber of Jasper, Indiana. Zach is a Tiktoker who is also Straight Edge. In the episode, he explains what straight edge is, how he decided to become straight edge, and what it actually means to be straight edge. Zach talks about his child hood and being the son of an addict. He talks about what he does for his community. Zach and I compare experiences of what its l...

Sit with me as we hear from good friend and fellow Peer in recovery, Lance Hanes. Lance is a person in long term recovery with over 9 years clean and sober. In this episode, Lance and I decided to do an in person episode. Lance and I discuss a recent event that happened and how podcasting and facilitating groups helps with public speaking. Lance shares how his addiction started, what it looked lik...

Sit with me as we hear from my first guest from outside of the continental United States, Brendan Gower of Brisbane, Australia. Brendan is a good friend of mine that I met through Tiktok and he shares his struggles with undiagnosed mental health disorders. Brendan speaks about being raised in a household with a father who was suffering from alcoholism and was highly abusive to his family. Brendan...

Sit with me as we hear from George Brooks of Dallas, Texas. George works for METTA Association in Dallas where he advocates for the black community for mental health services, reducing recidivism, and fatherhood. In this episode we talk about what it was like in George's own addiction, what led him into recovery, and what he is doing now to stay clean. George and I speak about different cultural d...

"I WANT TO LIVE"  Sit with me as we hear from Brandon Logan of Fairbanks, Alaska. Brandon is a person in long term recovery. Brandon bravely shares his experience, strength, and hope with us. Brandon shares what it was like in active addiction. He shares a moment early in his active addiction that I can relate to. Brandon shares what led him to recovery this last time, and how Wellness Court...

Sit with me as we hear from Tina Bell of Anchorage, Alaska. Tina is an Alaska resident who has suffered most of her life from Mental Health disorders. Tina shares the first time she realized that something was not right, and what it was like in her mental health crisis. Tina shares her struggles with depression and suicidal ideations. Tina talks about how inpatient treatment, outpatient treatment...

Sit with me as we hear from Abby Frutchey of Northfield Maine. Abby is 17 years clean and sober, and is an Alumni of the Therapeutic Courts in Maine. Abby also sits on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP) and is the Vice-Chair for the National Therapeutic Court Alumni Association (NTCAA). In this episode Abby shares her story of active addiction a...

Sit with me as we hear from Sam Garcia of Anchorage, Alaska. Sam is a Peer Support Specialist in the state and shares his story of recovery. Sam shares about grief and loss. Sam talks about being introduced to alcohol and drugs at a young age and how it effected his social life as well as his mentality. Sam shares about being incarcerated multiple times for crimes committed while either under the...

---Trigger Warning---  *This episode may contain some information that might not be suitable for children. Viewer Discretion is Advised.  *This episode contains content that may trigger some with childhood trauma.   Sit with me as we hear from Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle. Dr. Doyle is a Psychologist in Chicago who specializes in recovery from trauma and addiction. Dr. Doyle shares his o...

Sit with me as we hear from a good friend of mine from my Active Duty days in the US Army, "Doc" Sean Davis. Doc talks about he felt that his addiction started in the Army while stationed in Vicenza, Italy. Doc shares some intimate stories of when he was in the Army and how that culture really shaped his addiction. He speaks about getting out of the Army and trying to adjust to his civilian life w...

Sit with me as we hear from Samuel Thomas of Los Angeles California. Sam is a person in long term recovery with 22 years sober. Sam is also a friend of my family and was referred to me by my father. Sam shares his past with addiction and where it started. Sam shares how he lived a double life when he was in active addiction. Same shares how deep his active addiction put him and just upright moving...

Sit with me as we hear from Ralph Sara. Ralph is the host of The Anonymous Eskimo Recovery Podcast, he is also a person in long term recovery. Ralph shares his journey of recovery and what it used to be like, what happened that lead him into recovery, and what he is doing now to stay sober.   Ralph speaks about generational trauma in his family as well as withing the indigenous community...

Sit with me as we hear from Richard Young, My Dad and as he says "But wait, there's more." In this episode we hear about some of the mental anguish he went through when he was younger. Having to fight on the streets of Prince Georges County Maryland set up a life filled with anger, rage and violence. He speaks about some of the things that he went through in his home when he was younger and his re...

Sit with me as we hear from Carlos Gonzales. Carlos is a person in long term recovery. He is an Alumni from the New Mexico Drug Court. Carlos bravely shares what it was like in his active addiction, what led him into recovery, and what he is doing to stay sober today. Carlos talks about hoe his active addiction effected not only himself but his children and the lengths he had to go in drug court t...

Sit with me as we hear from Daniel Jackson, a Spirit Medium who has a very interesting story to tell. Daniel speaks about how he communicates with spirits/higher beings. Daniel speaks about how spirits guide him and how he helps spirits move on. Daniel speaks about some information that he received about future events. Daniel is an Extraordinary human being.  You can find Daniel at:   Fa...

Sit with me as we hear from Rachel Fletcher. Rachel is a Community Liaison at Moving Mountains Recovery Center. Rachel shares her story of addiction, speaks about the trauma she faced as a child, into her teenage years, and what she suffered from while in active addiction. Rachel shares the strength of getting into recovery and how relapse was a part of her recovery. She speaks about what life is...

Sit with me as we hear from Heather Painter. Heather is Alaskan Native and speaks about addiction in her community as well as generational trauma. Heather shares her story of addiction and how it gripped her at a young age. She speaks about how traumatized she was from her addiction and what happened to traumatize her. She speaks about getting to that point that she realized she needed help and th...

Sit with me as we hear from Lourdes. Lourdes is a very positive TikTok content creator who creates positive and uplifting content. We speak about how she worked hard to find her niche on Tiktok, how she got into knitting and crocheting, what led her into being a vegan, her love for the outdoors, healthy options for life, and what she sees in her future. it was an absolute honor having Lourdes on t...

Sit with me as we hear from Richard Young (AKA Dickie Arlin JR.). Richard is my dad. We hear from my dad about what his active addiction was like, how it was to be on the road as a roadie, being a truck driver, and a father. He speaks about How fast he got addicted to his substance of choice and how bad his addiction got. He speaks about what led him into the 12 step program and his experience in...

Sit with me as we hear from Psychic Megan Moira. Megan is a highly known Psychic in Arizona and has many rave reviews about her abilities. In this episode, Megan talks about how she found out that she had these abilities, how she uses them to help others and about how she entered into my life. Megan's passion for helping people who struggle with grief and loss is astounding and I am pleased to hav...

Sit with me as we hear from Carlos Diaz, a person in long term recovery. in this episode Carlos and I talk about what it was like in his active addiction and the feeling of loneliness he felt and the damage he had done to not only his self but to those around him. Carlos shares a story about the first time he said he needed help. Carlos talks about what led him into recovery and the program that h...