We Do Recover With Jared Miller

Daniel Fosmark, a lifelong friend of host Jared Miller, comes on the podcast to talk about overcoming hardships in recovery. This episode starts off with an emotional message from Jared about watching his wife Mandy go through the extremely hard emotional pain of losing their baby girl at ten weeks pregnant. Jared shares the perspective shift he had during a recent sleepless night, "this must be h...

Music artist Chas Smith aka COLICCHIE joins Dr. Terry Sellers & counselor Jared Miller to share his story of recovery. Chas starts off by sharing what his life looks like today. A little over a year ago, he started the Pittsburgh Recovery Center. In September, he got engaged to his fiancé Hannah & explains how the bond he feels with his daughter fills the void he previously felt. Chas answered a q...

Guest Scott Henderson from Reno, Nevada joins counselor Jared Miller to share his journey of recovery. Scott shares memories of popping open beers for his father & sipping the foam off the top before taking it to him as early as age six. His own substance abuse dependency began with alcohol in middle school & turned into "whatever mind-altering substance I could get my hands on". During his adoles...

Cy Hirsche joins Dr. Terry Sellers & counselor Jared Miller to share his experiences. Cy shows great personal awareness as he explains the events in his life that lead to his substance abuse. He reflects back to his adolescence when he began to "rebel" against his parents' wishes. Cy shares that his substance abuse took off when he started to attend college at Utah State University. He shares that...

Author Malory Ruesch joins Doctor Terry Sellers & Counselor Jared Miller to discuss New Year's resolutions, the importance of finding what works for you in recovery, & her book “Inspired to Recover”.  At the start of the episode, Jared leads off with the question, "Is new year, new me realistic?". Malory shares how she feels consistency is the most important thing to focus on. Jared shares about t...

Lots of great treatment, recovery, & family advice in this mashup Q & A episode. Topics include accountability during active addiction, different types of treatment, Suboxone for pain management, Ketamine treatment (are you still concerned clean), & hosts' favorite memory together outside of the podcast. Also a baby announcement by counselor/host Jared Miller.

Host Jared Miller is joined by two dudes from his local community to talk about recovery. Chris & Layton both grew up in Saint George, Utah. They briefly reflect on the nightmare of active addiction, but mostly share about their four & a half years in recovery. Jared asked both guests to share a message of hope to individuals in early recovery who might be struggling or thinking "is life ever goin...

Guest Crystal Randall joins hosts, Dr. Terry Sellers & Counselor Jared Miller, to share the story she self-entitled "what a mess". Crystal shares about her childhood & what lead to her addiction. For many individuals, including Crystal, substances are introduced by older family members. She shares that part of her story is generational trauma. Crystal does a great job sharing about more than just...

In episode 102, the hosts Dr. Terry Sellers & Jared Miller start off by checking in on what is new & good. Jared's wife, Mandy, joins the hosts to explain the stage of IVF they are currently in. Hosts then jump to the topic of reflecting on the original purpose of the podcast & if they hit the mark of "showing what successful recovery can look like". They discuss the staple of the podcast as havin...

Guest Brayden Dobson shares how his recreational substance use turned into physical dependency due to painful tumors in his legs. He was relieved to find out the tumors were not caused by Cancer but little did he know at the time his illness from substance abuse was just getting started. Brayden started to cross-addict during his college years at Dixie State University, he was prescribed Adderall...

Doctor Eric Evans joins the hosts to discuss how medication-assisted ketamine treatment can help with depression, anxiety, PTSD, and substance abuse. The hosts acknowledge that this is a progressive conversation about nontraditional forms of mental health treatment. Dr. Evans does a great job explaining the history of the use of ketamine, first being used in the military for anesthesia. Listen to...

A friend and fellow Advanced Substance Use Disorder Counselor (ASUDC) Darrin Judd joins host Jared Miller (ASUDC) to discuss motivation and discipline in recovery. Darrin Judd (ASUDC) shares that he has been in recovery from alcohol since 2014, that he is a husband, father, and a productive member of his community today. Both Darrin & Jared address that motivation is great, but without combining i...

Aaron Garcia (Pastor Garcia), shares how he struggled with wanting to be popular & accepted in his adolescence. This led to recreational drug use & drinking in high school. In his early adult life full addiction set in with the use of methamphetamines, which led to some dark experiences! Aaron shares how he reached out in prayer during his rock bottom, and days later God stepped in & started chang...

Hosts Dr. Terry Sellers & Jared Miller (CASUDC), discuss a news article published on tabletmag.com on August 30th, 2022 titled "How Weed Became the New Oxycotin". This article addresses the similarities between the fairly new movement of "Medical marijuana" to the past booms of big tobacco & big pharma. Similarly to how big tobacco was marketed to teens & young adults, as well as how Purdue Pharma...

Shan Blake joins Dr. Sellers & Jared Miller (CASUDC), to share her comeback story from alcohol, marijuana, methamphetamine, & opiates (polysubstance abuse). Shan starts by sharing that today she is a mother of seven children, a wife to a supportive husband, a sponsored athlete, & a small business owner (Blakes Cakes). Shan gets vulnerable & shares how a sexual assault was the activating event that...

Portia Wilcox Louder shares her AMAZING story of recovery from alcohol, opiates, meth, & unhealthy men. She found true freedom in federal prison when she began taking accountability for her mistakes. She has been out of federal prison for over three years now & speaks across the United States about her journey. She also authored & self-published the book Living Louder “A Compassionate Journey Thro...

We Do Recover with Jared Miller - EP 094 - Adolescence and Addiction Hollie Henderson, Josh Brazier

Jenann & Al Richards come on the podcast to share how alcohol almost ruined their marriage. Jenann shares how she grew up socially drinking from an early age, after she & Al were married they both fell on hard times which resulted in Jenann becoming an everyday drinker. Al shares how difficult it was to watch the woman he fell in love with struggle daily, he describes trying everything he could th...

Hosts Jared Miller & Dr. Terry Sellers discuss topics in the news related to addiction in part one. Melody Sellers shares how her husband Terry Sellers addiction impacted their lives as they reflect back on being married for the past forty years in part two. Happy 40th anniversary Mr. & Mrs. Sellers! 

Host Jared Miller invites a co-worker & a friend who work in the treatment field to discuss how the treatment process works. They also discuss helpful information for family members regarding having their loved ones in treatment. This is a very fun & educational episode, especially for someone who is considering seeking out treatment for their addiction. 

Melissa & Aaron Vaught celebrate 14 years of being married. This adorable couple shares how they met in the rooms of recovery & how Melissa’s sisters in recovery put Aaron through the stress test. This is an amazing story that shows finding love again & recovery are both very possible.

Aaron Wallis grew up fending for himself. He shared that he felt like his parents were good people, but not good at parenting. He started using substances at the age of 13, which led to a downward spiral resulting in polyaddiction & being arrested between 40-50 times. For years Aaron wanted to quit, he shared that when he would get arrested he would be relieved because he could not stop using on h...

Dr. Terry Sellers interviews Jared Miller after hitting 8 years clean and sober. Jared reviews his personal story, explaining what led to his addiction and what his addiction cost him. In part 2, Jared shares how he got and stayed clean, and what he has gained in recovery. 

EP 087 - Conflict Resolution with Becky Sampson

Michael Keenan went through treatment several times before looking inward & making long-term changes. He has been clean for 14 years and is the owner/executive director of the Access Foundation & High Desert Counseling. He shares how that journey started for him & his views/opinions of why some people relapse after treatment. He shares how he did a lot of research into what was missing in the reco...