Strength In Recovery

Hello listeners, and welcome to Season 2 of the Strength in Recovery podcast: real people, real experiences, real hope. 2022 was an incredible year for the RCA Alumni Team – aside from launching this podcast, our team was able to host recovery meetings every day, host free events for our Alumni community, and save lives by helping people start their recovery journey in our treatment centers. We’re...

Hello listeners! Welcome back to the Strength in Recovery podcast. Season 2 is starting off strong- we have an interview with former RCA Alumni Coordinator and current Treatment Advocate Deb Riccelli. Deb & Jaye talk through Deb's sober journey alongside her husband, the importance of finding a solution in recovery, and also relive some of Jaye's favorite Deb stories. It's a great way to kick...

Happy December, Strength in Recovery community! We have a special episode today with Senior Alumni Coordinators Bob Whedbee & Vince Douglas, and Alumni Coordinator Jill Showers. We're talking the holidays in recovery: the good & bad. Jill, Vince, and Bob give some great tips and tricks to help YOU get through the holidays sober. We're thrilled to close out 2022 with this great episode. TUN...

November is Gratitude Month, and what better way to celebrate than a special episode of the Strength in Recovery podcast! Jaye sits down with Senior Alumni Coordinator Vince Douglas & Alumni Coordinator Ben DeCamp to talk about all things gratitude. Listen to Vince & Ben talk about how their definitions of gratitude & thankfulness have shifted in their recovery journey, what little thi...

Join Jaye & Tammy Marinaccio, Clinical Coordinator at RCA Capital Region, as they navigate Tammy's recovery journey. The two talk about how trauma plays a role in addiction, making amends, and finding the beauty in life after treatment.

Join Jaye and RCA Indianapolis Alumni Coordinator, Ben DeCamp, talking through recovery, the importance of accepting your situation, and finding serenity on your journey.

Join Jaye and 26 year old RCA St. Charles Alumni, Ryan Decker, as they celebrate Ryan's 6 month sobriety date, talk life after recovery, and the importance of being selfish on your journey.

Join Jaye and RCA Employee Alex Muller as they navigate Alex's recovery journey. Through feeling powerless to finding the other side of his addiction, Alex tells the beautiful story of how he became an integral member of the RCA team.

Join Jaye & RCA Devon Alumnus Mark Cronin as they talk about working the steps, making amends, and the importance of finding joy in our journey to recovery.

Join Jaye & RCA Devon Alumni Coordinator Julie Toy for our second Recovery Month Friday episode. Julie navigates us through her addiction, and shows us the beauty in her recovery on the other side. Julie is an incredible, passionate force who took many leaps of faith in her life. We are so grateful for her leadership.

This month, Strength in Recovery podcast will be releasing an episode every FRIDAY to help honor and celebrate Recovery Month. Today, we’re talking about sponsors. Alumni Sean talks a little bit about his journey finding a sponsor and provides advice on how to find someone that works for you. Senior Alumni Coordinator Marguerite Warner talks through some pointers on how to “fire” a sponsor if thin...

Today, August 31st, is International Overdose Awareness Day. To honor those we've lost due to addiction, we are releasing a special episode with RCA Bracebridge Senior Alumni Coordinator Vince Douglas. Vince has a gift in reaching those who need support and encouraging them to reach out and ask for help. We're honored Vince was able to sit with us for Overdose Awareness Day. If you or a loved one...

This week, RCA Devon Alumni Coordinator Bob Gibson joins Jaye to talk about his recovery journey, finding himself in the Big Book, and reminding us that those in recovery are sometimes more alike than not.

Join Jaye as she sits down with RCA Indianapolis alumni Joey Johnsen. Joey is 19 years old and just recently hit 1 year sober. Jaye & Joey talk about adjusting to big life changes, the struggles behind being a young adult in recovery, and finding sobriety before even graduating high school.

Jaye sits down with RCA Capital Region Alumni Jeremy Johnson to talk about the power of honesty. Jeremy is a force who strongly believes in service in one's recovery journey, and proves to us all that our past does not define who we are today.

Join Jaye and Senior Alumni Coordinator Marguerite Warner as they talk through surrendering yourself to addiction, believing in something bigger than yourself, and leaning on those who care.

Welcome to Strength In Recovery - brought to you by the Recovery Centers of America Alumni Association.

The first episode of Strength in Recovery kicks off with an interview entitled Facing Fear with Senior Alumni Coordinator Bob Whedbee. Tune in to listen to Bob talk about going from patient to RCA staff member, the fear of being vulnerable throughout the recovery process, and the beauty of using his own experiences to help current patients and alumni.