Sharing Our Stories

Our guest is Josie Burton. Originally from Chicago, she came to Colorado when she was 17 with her little baby. She was on the run for telling on people during cases and being addicted to drugs. When she was 19 she got community corrections for 7 years. The Harris family took her in and was a god sent family that taught her a lot. She was given 24 hours to make a decision and the Harris's told her...

Our guest is Denae Garcia from Thornton,CO.T-TOWN!!. She is a very emotional person and keeps alot of emotions to herself. Her friends called her "Deebo" because she was in and out of Jail, always fighting, always getting in to some kind of trouble. She was a single mom so the state got involved and she was on the verge of losing her kids. Her sister was able to introduce her to church where it re...

Our guest is Aubrey Lavizzo from Denver,CO. Aubrey Lavizzo is 20+ years in his recovery. Going to school in Louisiana where his grandparents lived Aubrey thought he was going to be a famous musician. His band broke up so he moved back to Colorado and started teaching where he found himself in more trouble so he headed out to Atlanta to try and get clean. He bought himself a house and a car and was...

Our guest is Bre Mahana from "The Yo," Youngstown, Ohio. Bre and her husband are the owners of Authentic Recovery Homes. Their mission is to provide a safe, sustainable and supportive home for men in all stages of sobriety, in a peer-led and structured home with ongoing guidance and community. Reach out to Bre at AuthenticRecoveryHomes.com or Bre@AuthenticRecoveryHomes.com. Bre shares her story of...

Our guest is Roberto Valdez from Ft. Lupton, Colorado. Roberto is a father, husband, brother and Stout Street Recovery Graduate. Beginning at 5 years old, Roberto always wanted to be like his partying family members. His influences took him down many dark roads and through his determination, his wanting to change and his faith, he found his recovery. There are many pathways to recovery, and Robert...

Our guest is Nohnie Al-Jalil from Colorado Springs. Nohnie's journey to recovery took 24 years, but came to fruition May of 2018 when she "knew it was over." Now, her motto's are "keep doing what worked yesterday, to keep going today," and "my power is my pain, and my courage is my crown." Share in Nohnie's celebration of her recovery here on Sharing Our Stories. See Privacy Policy at https://art1...

Our guest is Erika Staggs from Denver. Erika shares her story of dealing with alcohol addiction, from her first drink at 16, to 3 DUI's in one month, blackouts, attempted suicide and the struggles of a functional alcoholic. While it can sometimes be easy for us to hide our drinking, eventually it always catches up to us. From addiction to recovery, Erika shares her life, and her journey to the suc...

Our guest speaker is Chelsea Secord, Certified Peer Navigator, Crossfit and Personal Trainer Certified, and Instructor of FIT RECOVERY at the Hazelbrook Community Center. Hazelbrook Community Center is part of Hazelbrook Sober Living & Recovery an award-winning sober living recovery program in the Denver Metro area & Colorado Springs. With great homes and great people, they pride themselve...

Our guest this week is Lorez from Caring 4 Denver. "Caring 4 Denver" is a Denver-based organization that focuses on improving mental health, reducing substance abuse, and providing support for individuals experiencing homelessness in the community. Established in 2018 as a result of a voter-approved ballot initiative, the organization distributes funding to nonprofit organizations and service prov...

This week our guest is Julia Valdez Albertson. Julia shares her journey from addiction to recovery. Celebrating four years in her recovery, Julia is currently the Director of Judicial Services with Tribe Recovery Homes and is known as The Queen of Downtown Denver for her work in the recovery community. Her story, like so many, is one of heartbreak. Julia has expierenced a lot of it to realize she...

This week our guest is Denver Mayoral Candidate, Leslie Herod, State Representative District 8. We discuss her platform for the upcoming election April 4th. Herod is a strong advocate for criminal justice reform, mental health and addiction treatment, affordable housing, and LGBTQ+ rights. She has sponsored, or co-sponsored several pieces of legislation related to these issues, including a bill to...

Our guest Uriah Jiron is a Bilingual and Bicultural Peer Support Specalist at The Recovery Cafe. Uriah shares his life with us, his journey through incarceration, addiction and the path to his recovery. From a traumatic brain injury, overdose and near death experience, Uriah has overcome so much, and is now on a mission to help others and guide them to succeed in finiding a way out of addiction an...

Our guest for Episode 10 is Prescillia Wells from Denver. Prescillia is a Peer Recovery Coach with Hard Beauty. Hard Beauty empowers people to create the lives they want for themselves, regardless of their circumstances. They envision a fully recovered world and fund recovery projects that focus on resources, housing, education, advocacy, personal development, purposeful opportunitues for connecti...

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This week our guest is Mariana from Loveland. Mariana discusses her recovery from herion addiction and how the poeple around you can affect your addiction and pathway to recovery. We discuss forgiveness, those lies we tell ourselves and finding value in ourselves. If you've had parents or grandparents who have dealt with addicition, we share the fact, that generational addiction can be broken. See...

This week's guest is Chris Galleogs. Chris shares his story of 14 years of addiction to drugs and alcohol, and how his commitment to recovery has paved his way to success in his original clothing line business, "From Hell With Love." Chris opens up about being so broken and hurt from his addiction, and how he stays on path by staying out of his own way. As he approaches his 3rd year of recovery th...

This week we welcome Taj Ashaheed, the CDOC Programs Development Manager at the Second Chance Center. Taj comes into share his work at the Second Chance Center and speak about his life journey and growth. Share his experiences with incarceration, and his mission to help with re-entry for those incarcerated. The mission, to teach those the pathway to "never going back." Rach Taj Ashaheed directly a...

This week, host Thomas Hernandez, President and CEO of Tribe Recovery Homes shares his story. Having been incarcerated 4 times, his addition of choice was YES. Yes to everything. Drugs and alcohol, he was open to using them all. Today he shares his struggles, his experience, his strength and his hope for change. Currently a champion for the recovery of hundreds of people throughout Colorado, hear...

Sharing Our Stories is a weekly program hosted by SLiM from Max Media of Denver’s Jammin101.5 and Thomas Hernandez of Tribe Recovery Homes, a nonprofit organization that provides support for individuals in recovery from substance misuse & mental health related issues. There are numerous pathways to recovery, and each week we welcome powerful leaders and role models, who have struggled in drug...

Our latest guest is Ginger Aber, Ginger celebrated her 5th year in recovery on may 27th 2023. She has a powerful story to tell, of addiction, incarceration, experience, strength and hope, leading to her recovery, and work in helping those getting out of the DOC and finding their own pathway to a better life. Join us in hearing her story and celebrating her recovery. See Privacy Policy at https://a...

Sharing Our Stories is a weekly program hosted by SLiM from Max Media of Denver’s Jammin101.5 and Thomas Hernandez of Tribe Recovery Homes, a nonprofit organization that provides support for individuals in recovery from substance misuse & mental health related issues. There are numerous pathways to recovery, and each week we welcome powerful leaders and role models, who have struggled in drug...

Sharing Our Stories is a weekly program hosted by SLiM from Max Media of Denver’s Jammin101.5 and Thomas Hernandez of Tribe Recovery Homes, a nonprofit organization that provides support for individuals in recovery from substance misuse & mental health related issues. There are numerous pathways to recovery, and each week we welcome powerful leaders and role models, who have struggled in drug...