Recovery On-Air

In this powerful episode, we sit down with Ron Allesi from Desert Recovery Centers as he shares his journey through addiction and the experience, strength, and hope that has shaped his recovery. Ron’s story is one of resilience, transformation, and the lessons learned along the way. Tune in for an honest and heartfelt conversation about overcoming addiction and finding a new way forward.

Joel Sutton from New Freedom and Christin discuss Joel’s powerful story. He describes how he had a rocky childhood, surrounded by prostitution and drug abuse. Although, through the power of equine therapy, service commitments, and connection with other recovering addicts, Joel turned his life around after prison. He continues to help and advocate for inmates getting out of the prison system and sh...

Jeremy, from Sanctuary Recovery and the “Outlaws Podcast”, talks with Christin about “self-imposed destruction.” He also talks about how getting into trouble as a kid was a way to cope with his surroundings, with his first stay at a behavioral health institution at 7 years old. After a tumultuous childhood and young adulthood, Jeremy learned to love himself and others in prison, of all places. Now...

Erik Miller is a co-host of the Formally Intoxicated podcast and fitness enthusiast. Erik and Christin talk about how not everyone recovers the same. Erik initially found recovery through crossfit and advocates programs such as “Barbell Saves” and “The Phoenix.” He currently brings a fitness class into the jails and has set a goal to bring the same classes into Arizona prisons. Tune in to hear abo...

Tracy works at Let’s Go Recovery, which is an organization dedicated to helping men and women on their continued sobriety journey, by providing a plethora of resources to those in the relentless pursuit of recovery. He started drinking at a young age and despite appearances, his life was falling apart. He encourages discovering what truly fulfills you in life and embracing the present moment with...

Alicia is a Crossroads employee and case manager at Crossroads West. Christin and Alicia discuss how not everyone recovers the same. Alicia used MAT services (Medically Assisted Treatment), such as Suboxone, to get her back on the straight and arrow. However, she is a strong advocate of a well-rounded treatment, using such modalities as therapy, 12 step programs, Reiki, MATs, Etc. Alicia is now wa...

Ryan Thornell, Director of the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Reentry (ADCRR), is a respected and innovative leader with two decades of correctional leadership experience. Christin and Ryan sit down to talk about the positive changes and reimagining of Arizona’s correctional and reentry programs. This includes bringing in volunteers for peer support, medically assisted trea...

100 episodes and we reflect back on the growth of Crossroads and all the changes!

Tune in to hear Christin and Susan talk about their turbulent upbrings and why true addicts oftentimes can’t successfully practice “controlled drinking.” Susan became pregnant for the first time at 14 years old and started drinking around the same time. After years of alcohol and drug abuse she started going to church and forming connections with other Christians. Now, Susan is the successful CEO...

Ileana sits on Crossroads’ board of directors and is a huge advocate of many different types of recovery. Christin and Ileana talk about how recovery is a journey. She struggled with her mental health long after she did the 12 steps but through therapy, energy centering, and other self-improvement techniques, she was able to blossom into the positive individual she is today. No matter how an indiv...

Blake and Christin talk about how he had a career in entertainment/music and that scene introduced him to drugs and partying at a young age. This started the spiritual warfare within himself. Blake talks about how when he is “selective” about his recovery, he stayed unwell and discontent. Finally, when he made God central to his program he started to successfully recover. Now Blake has gotten back...

George and Christin talk about how George struggled to reintegrate into civilian life after his time in the Marine Corp. This eventually led to heavy alcohol and drug use and a prison sentence. At first, he hated his situation and had some of his darkest days. However, eventually George looked within for change and began helping others as well. Now George’s true passion is helping others reintegra...

Dan has been serving in ministry since 1988 and was ordained in 1995. He joined the staff of Pure Heart in 2000 and has been the Senior Pastor since 2005. Dan is the co-founder of School Connect which serves over 1000 public schools in 7 cities in 6 different states. He is the co-founder of Resilient Church Conference, equipping the local church to be trauma informed. He also is the chairman of Be...

Tune in to hear how as the Regional Clinical Director at M.I.K.I.D- Mentally Ill Kids in Distress, Suma oversees the quality of clinical services for children and families affected by mental illness and trauma. M.I.K.I.D. does great work in the community for vulnerable minors and adults, ensuring they have the tools needed for a healthy, successful, and happy life.

Listen in to hear Dominica Rose and Christin talk about how drug addiction and alcoholism is a progressive illness. What first started off being fun and experimental for Dominica, quickly turned into an unstoppable addiction for her. Dominica eventually found the 12 steps and talks about the “HOW” of the program. Meaning, being Honest, Open-Minded, and Willing is one of the pillars to getting and...

Tune in to hear Tony Johnson’s redemption story and complete change of thinking. Growing up, he always thought as a man, he could not show any emotion. After starting AA/NA programming in prison, he realized that recovery means becoming vulnerable and owning up to our past. Tony is now the director of admissions at Apex Recovery Center and according to him, in a “unique position to get people into...

Tune in to hear the director of Desert Recovery Centers, Jason Inserra, share his turbulent story. After trying to balance being a collegiate soccer athlete while in active addiction, he started a downward spiral. Eventually, someone taught Jason how to write prescriptions and he was charged with 280 counts of forgery. Listen to how Jason hit rock bottom before he completely turned his life around...

Listen in on how Eric Parra shares his story of getting kicked out of the Navy for alcohol and drug related charges off-duty. After that, he started to spiral, trying to relocate to escape his addiction, even telling himself he’s not an addict and that he just “parties too hard.” After receiving help Eric totally turned his life around, now working at Plugged-In sober homes and hosting his own pod...

Tune in to hear Megan get emotional about her story of overcoming addiction. Megan got caught in 2018 smuggling drugs over the border. She was discharged to Crossroads as a pre-trial client, did 4 months of treatment, and carried out her prison sentence successfully. She talks about overcoming her addiction and getting her kids back in her life. Megan’s message of motivation, hope, and healing res...

Tune in to hear Marcus Weisbly share his story of addiction, trauma, and eventual triumph. Marcus came all the way from having suicidal ideations and almost giving up, to having multiple years in sobriety and a family. They talk about how sometimes the 12 steps isn’t enough to feel good in sobriety, just a good starting point. To deal with past traumas, sometimes therapy or other healing modalitie...

First opened in Seattle, WA. Recovery Café aims to provide free treatment and a supportive environment to those with substance abuse issues. They provide free classes, including: health and wellness, family dysfunction, budgeting, 12 step meetings, plus more. Recovery Café is meant to fill the gap after individuals leave treatment. Typically, people still need help after 30 or 45 days of inpatient...

Listen to these two amazing people talk about how they have been through it all together and in spite of one another. From enabling to supporting one another Kayla and Travis talk about family life before and after. These two have broken the cycle to become good and supportive parents continuing self-care so that they can give the proper care to their child.

Miranda, Danielle, and Greg discuss how good it feels to see the positive transformation in clients when they finish treatment. They come in broken and spiritually drained but leave with a light in their eyes and a restored sense of hope. They also talk about working at Extension’s clinic, personal addiction issues, and a mutually love for watching wrestling.

Tune in to hear Barbara Brown talk about her tour from Chi-town, through New York, and then across the country to Phoenix where she found the 12 step program through her family and friends. She has now created her own legacy of helping others through a program of sobriety that includes hugging babies at Hushabye nursery and supporting Arizona Women’s Recovery Center through her golf tournament, de...

Listen to how Kristen Johnson went from big troubles in small town Arizona to Crossroads to prison and back to Crossroads to share her amazing story of resilience, perseverance, and hope. From hopeless to hopeful to living the dream. Recently released from prison to continue her journey of spreading the word, publishing a newsletter containing stories of success in sobriety and traveling the state...