Stories of Recovery | Alcoholism, Addiction & 12 Step Spirituality

A must-listen for anyone facing overwhelming challenges and searching for the strength to persevere. In this episode, we sit down with Bernie, a man whos been sober for over 17 years, as he prepares

MARRs New CEO Todd Stumbo has been in recovery since July 2004. In this episode, Todd opens up about the raw reality of his history of addiction, and the powerful experience of rebuilding his life. H

Occasionally on this show, we reconnect with previous guests to check in on their recovery progress since their first appearance. In this episode, Tad L. returns to share his recovery journey since we

Ep 93: I Learned It Was a Disease, Not a Bad Habit Mark R. was living in a flophouse and drinking himself to death. At this point in his life, his sister showed up and told him he was going to treatme

Ethan M. used to pride himself on how many times he went through treatment. Then, when he was living in the parking lot of a Wal-Mart and sneaking into rooms in Motel 6, he made a drunk phone call on

Ep. 91: How I Recovered from OxyContin, Adderall and Fentanyl Ladd H. wanted to be a good dad, a good husband, and a good employee. He couldnt explain why he kept blowing off his commitments and cont

Ep 90: The Dentist Who Couldnt Stop Using Drugs From the outside, it looked as if Brian had everything going for him. He had graduated from dental school. His career was off to a successful start. An

Ep. 89: As Family, We Were Invited to Participate Family members can be a vital part ofthe recovery process. The two women on todays episode are a prime example of that reality. Sallie and Rosemary

Ep 88: A Fast Tailspin Toward Death A daily cocaine and heroin user, Tara describes herself in her addiction as being in a fast tailspin toward death. Thanks to an unexpected intervention from her d

Ep 87: The Significance of Family Week in Treatment When Laurie M.s husband, Sam, checked into MARR (which you can hear about in episode 86), the relationships in their family were strained. Now, Lau

Ep. 86: The Ego Deflation of a Successful Investor Sam M. was a high-flying investor in capital markets for residential mortgages. He had a wife and two kids that always took a back seat to his career

Ep. 85: Going Through Divorce with an Attitude of Service | Michelle H. Sequel Michelle H. participated in Stories of Recovery about 4 years agoin episode 45. At the time she had just gotten her nurs

Many of our guests talk about God in their stories. Our guest in this episode isnt one of those people.

When Katie Z. enrolled at Kennesaw State University, her life was already in a downward spiral. She knew things had to change.

Ep. 82: Marcia Smith Strong. Caring. Comforting. Direct. These are just a handful of adjectives that clients have affectionately used to describe Marcia Smith, LPC, director of MARRs Right Side Up (R

Ep. 81: How to Get Sober and Save a Marriage Brian K.s marriage was on the rocks. He was drinking heavily and sleeping in his truck in the driveway. Desperate to keep his family intact, he checked in

Ep. 80: The Whole Family Can Recover Tune in and witness the profound turning point in Kirsty D.s life, when a tragic event at the age of 22 compelled her to seek help for her addiction. With the sup

Ep 78: How I Got My Piloting Career Back | Nick R., The Sequel Nick is a pilot, through and through. When he talks you can feel how much he loves flying planes. For a time, he lost all that because o

Ep 79: Remembering Darrell V. | How a Cat Can Lead to a Spiritual Experience In this special edition ofStories of Recovery, were paying tribute to Darrell V., a long-time MARR alumnus and friend to

Ep 78: How I Got My Piloting Career Back | Nick R., The Sequel Nick is a pilot, through and through. When he talks you can feel how much he loves flying planes. For a time, he lost all that because of

Why do people relapse? Particularly after having the experience of feeling happy, joyous, and free in recovery and being truly at peace for the first time in their lives? Shaun N. provides us with an

How did Jule go from freebasing cocaine and trying to sell a stolen car to an undercover cop to eventually becoming a judge and being licensed to practice law before the supreme court? What happened d

How does someone go from an ordinary, middle-class upbringing to having her door kicked in by the SWAT team? And then, how does that same person then go from facing serious jail time to being in recov

Dont walk, but RUN away from me! Thats what Josh K. said to his fiance when he saw he could not stop his own self-destruction. He even tried treatment at a few different places, but nothing seeme

When a person shows up to participate here at MARR, whether they are a client or not, they become part of a community that they can remain involved in for the rest of their life. This community is a n