Recovery Rounds

Send Mark and Marcy a message! Sister Marge—a Roman Catholic Sister of St. Joseph and pioneering breast surgeon—shares her remarkable journey from religious life and medicine into opioid addiction and recovery. She reflects on returning to surgery, the ways recovery shaped her care of patients, and the fellowship, spirituality, and freedom she found along the way.

Send Mark and Marcy a message! In this episode of Recovery Rounds , Robert shares how alcohol and drug use that began as a way to cope and fit in led to repeated relapses and, ultimately, a tragic drunk-driving crash.  He reflects on his years in prison, finding recovery through AA and sponsorship, and the shift from self-punishment to service. Robert discusses rebuilding his life, working in addi...

Send Mark and Marcy a message! Rich opens up about his 30-year journey through alcoholism, drug diversion in the OR, and the moment his colleagues intervened. Now 16 years sober, he shares what recovery actually requires — and why hope isn't just a platitude.

Send Mark and Marcy a message! Ground-breaking addiction counselor Chuck Montante reflects on 50 years of treating healthcare professionals — why ER doctors are most at risk, why engineers are his toughest patients, and why human connection is the real key to lasting recovery 

Send Mark and Marcy a message! He spent years putting patients under — while secretly using the same drugs himself. Anesthesiologist Dr. Stu opens up about fentanyl addiction, diversion, and the daily dread of waiting for it all to fall apart.

Send Mark and Marcy a message! "I was the ICU nurse everyone depended on—but I was secretly going to different liquor stores and hiding bottles around my house." Nurse Marcy shares the recovery story she never imagined she'd have to tell.

Send Mark and Marcy a message! NP Dan: Frontline to Recovery Psychiatric nurse practitioner and Marine veteran Dan shares his remarkable journey from drinking at age 12, addiction, DWIs, and isolation to 19 years of sobriety and a career helping others recover. A powerful story of resilience, redemption, and the hope that's possible when we finally ask for help.

Psychiatric nurse practitioner and Marine veteran Dan shares his remarkable journey from drinking at age 12, addiction, DWIs, and isolation to 19 years of sobriety and a career helping others recover. A powerful story of resilience, redemption, and the hope that's possible when we finally ask for help. Write us at drmark@recoveryrounds.com with your thoughts, suggestions, and maybe even that...

Dr. Mark Winsberg shares how he inadvertently became addicted to Tramadol while coping with the pressures of a demanding emergency medicine career. After a seizure forced him to confront the problem, he faced the possibility of losing everything and began a recovery journey that changed his life. Write us at drmark@recoveryrounds.com with your thoughts, suggestions, and maybe even that you want to...

Dr. Charlie, an anesthesiologist and addiction medicine specialist with more than 44 years in recovery, shares his journey through opioid and alcohol addiction, drug diversion during residency, and a suicide attempt. He discusses how treatment, AA, sponsorship, and the 12 steps helped him rebuild his life and career—and why asking for help can be the first step toward hope, connection, and recover...

Amy is a registered nurse turned peer assistance advocate who spiraled from ‘normal life’ into IV drug use, hitting bottom with job loss and suicidal despair. She credits her recovery to 12-step immersion and the power of connection over isolation. Write us at drmark@recoveryrounds.com with your thoughts, suggestions, and maybe even that you want to share your story on Recovery Rounds!

He spent 27 years keeping other people alive, while nearly drinking himself to death. Paramedic Tony on trauma, addiction, and the moment everything changed. Write us at drmark@recoveryrounds.com with your thoughts, suggestions, and maybe even that you want to share your story on Recovery Rounds!

A physician’s hidden alcoholism, the moment he was confronted at work, and the recovery journey that helped him reconnect with medicine, his patients, and himself. Write us at drmark@recoveryrounds.com with your thoughts, suggestions, and maybe even that you want to share your story on Recovery Rounds!