Recovery On-Air

In this episode of Recovery On-Air, host Christin Day sits down with therapist and trail runner Karina Chandler for a powerful, honest conversation about childhood trauma, addiction, eating disorders, and what long-term recovery can really look like. Karina shares growing up in a tiny farm town in Oregon, surviving severe childhood sexual abuse, navigating complex PTSD and dissociation, and buildi...

In this episode of Recovery on Air, we sit down with Estil Wallace for a powerful conversation about trauma, faith, and what long term sobriety really looks like. From foster care and generational alcoholism to 22 years clean and sober, Estil shares how God, therapy, and 12 step recovery worked together to change everything. He talks openly about surviving early childhood abuse, growing up in chao...

Fentanyl, meth, and ‘gas station heroin’ are changing the drug landscape in Phoenix and across Maricopa County—and too many families are getting blindsided. In this episode, Detective Matt Shay from the Maricopa County Drug Suppression Task Force joins us to expose what’s really on our streets, how cartels are adapting, and why products like kratom and 7-OH being sold in gas stations and smoke sho...

Terry Murphy’s story is a powerful reminder that recovery is possible—no matter how far someone has fallen. From early childhood trauma and addiction at age 12 to overdose, prison, and rebuilding his life, Terry shares how faith, family, and a strong recovery program transformed everything. He opens up about fatherhood, healing, and a life now dedicated to helping others across the world find free...

Wade grew up an upper middle class baseball kid in Minnesota, but after a family divorce and discovering opiates in high school, his life spiraled into heroin addiction. He lost his fiancée, cycled through treatment, detoxes, and homelessness in Arizona, and hit rock bottom both on the streets and later alone in a hotel room with money, a nice job, and everything he thought would make him happy—ye...

Recovery on Air presents a Phoenix native who went from crack cocaine at 13, prison at 23, and IV meth addiction to 16+ years of sobriety through faith in God. After losing his baby brother to SIDS and growing up surrounded by addiction, Michael’s life spiraled until a 2009 arrest became his wake-up call. Through Crossroads treatment center, a sponsor who kicked him out but still worked the steps...

In this powerful episode, Shannon Lee Hayes gets brutally honest about her journey through alcoholism and drug addiction, from shoplifting on graduation day and getting a DUI to losing custody of her kids, cycling through abusive relationships, and ending up in a trap house before drug court and treatment gave her another chance at life. She shares how sending each child to different caregivers br...

Lee Begay was a loving mom and successful dental professional whose life slowly unraveled as alcohol and drugs took over. What began as “just having fun” turned into DUIs, domestic violence, meth and heroin, trap houses, and the heartbreaking decision to let others raise her children so they could be safe. Through drug court, treatment, deep honesty with her sponsor, and a growing relationship wit...

In this powerful episode, we sit down with Lee Yaiva, a proud Hopi leader from the Village of Soongopavi, who shares his journey from homelessness and substance abuse to becoming a nationally recognized CEO and advocate. Grounded in his identity and driven by purpose, Lee speaks openly about overcoming struggle, breaking cycles, and creating pathways to healing for Native communities. Now leading...

In Episode 148 of Recovery On-Air, Jared Blaine shares how he rebuilt his life by turning pain into purpose through music and the freedom of the open road. What began as a struggle with sobriety became a powerful journey of healing, where writing music and riding motorcycles gave him a new way to cope, connect, and stay grounded. Now involved in Celebrate Recovery and riding with the AZ Misfits mo...

In this episode of Recovery On-Air, host Christin Day sits down with Barbara Brown, publisher of Together AZ, a monthly newspaper dedicated to connecting people with recovery resources across Arizona. Since its launch in 1991, when addiction and mental health were rarely talked about openly, Together AZ has worked to break stigma and provide hope to those struggling in silence. With 33 years in re...

In this episode of Recovery On-Air, host Christin Day sits down with Marci Cagen, whose journey is a powerful story of redemption and spiritual transformation. After escaping addiction and an abusive relationship in her early twenties, Marci made the courageous choice to seek help — a decision that changed her life forever. Through recovery, faith, and spiritual practices, she turned her pain into...

Our very own Kimberly Hardin, Community Liaison for Crossroads, sits down with host Christin Day from Recovery On Air for a powerful and heartfelt conversation. Kim opens up about the deep pain of losing her ex-husband, the father of her three children, to cirrhosis of the liver and the strength it took to mentally prepare herself to get her kids back after battling addiction. Her story is raw, re...

This episode is one you don’t want to miss. Host Christin Day had the honor of sitting down with Cheyenne Martinez, a powerful woman from the Hopi Tribe, whose story is the definition of resilience, redemption, and hope. Cheyenne shares her journey from being addicted to meth to becoming a therapist helping others find healing. In May 2025, she graduated with her Master’s in Social Work, proving t...

In this episode of Recovery On-Air, host Christin Day sits down with Kenneth McKinley of Childhelp, a national nonprofit dedicated to preventing and treating child abuse. Founded in 1959 and headquartered in Arizona, Childhelp has spent decades providing advocacy, prevention programs, treatment services, and resources for children and families affected by abuse. Kenneth shares the mission behind C...

Today on Recovery On-Air, host Christin Day sits down with Tom Fay, founder of Gambit Recovery and a national advocate for ethical sober living. After years lost in addiction and surviving a life-altering suicide attempt, Tom got sober in 2010  and never looked back. What started as personal survival turned into a mission to raise the standards of recovery housing across the country. With over 14...

This week on Recovery On-Air, we sit down with Carrie Masters, CEO of St. Joseph the Worker, whose life story is a powerful testament to resilience and forward momentum. Raised in a home impacted by addiction and hardship, Carrie faced overwhelming challenges early in life including being left to care for herself and her siblings as a teenager and becoming a single mother at 20. Rather than becomi...

In this powerful episode of Recovery On-Air, host Christin Day sits down with Gordon James, a seasoned PR professional and the founder of his own PR company. A company that Crossroads now works with. Gordon shares his inspiring story of struggling with alcohol during a time when heavy drinking was the norm, even in high-powered circles. Gordon opens up about his time spent as a drinking buddy with...

Brian McKew has been sober since April 10, 1994, a milestone that reflects more than three decades of commitment to recovery, growth, and service. On Recovery on Air, Brian shares his personal journey to offer hope and insight, emphasizing the lasting role of fellowship, recovery literature, self-help, and therapy in maintaining both physical and emotional sobriety. His message is rooted in lived...

In this deeply inspiring episode of Recovery On-Air, host Christin Day sits down with Jason Schechterle, a retired Phoenix police officer whose life was forever changed in an unimaginable way. On March 26, 2001, Jason’s patrol car was struck at high speed and burst into flames, leaving him with severe burns over more than 40% of his body and a long, grueling road to recovery. Despite facing countl...

In this uplifting episode of Recovery On-Air, host Christin Day sits down with online personality Jaron Lyle to talk about his journey through addiction and into sobriety. Jaron shares how getting sober didn’t mean losing his personality. In fact, it helped him find it. Through TikTok, Instagram, and other social media platforms, Jaron has built a large following by being unapologetically himself:...

Host Christin Day sits down with Angelo Lopez, who found himself caught up in the legal system at a very young age, turning 18 in a juvenile detention center. While locked up, Angelo found an escape through books and education, learning all he could about psychology, philosophy, and more. He found recovery through education and lived experience and now works to carry a positive message to others s...

In this inspiring episode of Recovery On-Air, host Christin sits down with Jesse Messer, who shares his incredible journey from incarceration to recovery. With the help of the Second Chance Program, Jesse found sobriety while behind bars and has since turned his life around in remarkable ways. Today, Jesse is the co-host of the Outlaws to Advocates podcast and works at Horizon Recovery, where he h...

In this heartfelt episode of Recovery On-Air, host Christin sits down with her husband, Ian Day, to dive deep into his journey from small-town dreams to the challenges of addiction. Ian shares how his athletic aspirations were derailed by drugs and alcohol, and how he eventually found a new path in the world of tattooing. Through candid conversation, Ian opens up about the struggles he faced, the...

In this powerful episode of Recovery On-Air, host Christin Day sits down with Erin Dolby, a former Ms. Arizona whose life took a devastating turn when addiction pulled her far from the world of pageants and into survival mode. Erin opens up about the painful realities of her addiction, including the dangerous situations she found herself in and the lengths she had to go to just to get by.