Episode 5: Joseph Green, Narrative Disruptor

Joseph Green and Dr. Nzinga Harrison have a powerfully intimate conversation about what it means to be poetically minded, and how Joseph's mission to teach young people how to find the tools they can lean on during hard times began. In this episode, Joseph reframes sobriety and recovery as only pieces to the larger picture of life, describing the kind of world Joseph would like to see and how he's helping his children build it. Joseph Green is a professional storyteller, award-winning spoken word artist, educator, narrative disruptor, and person in sustained recovery. He advocates for and inspires those overcoming the disease of substance use disorder through his keynote speeches and workshops. In his 20-year career, he has facilitated over 5,000 workshops for people ranging from school-aged children to working adults on various topics, including substance abuse, recovery, and mental health. Joseph has traveled the country to work with youth and adults and has spoken for organizations such as the American Society of Addiction Medicine, Google, and Harvard Kennedy School's Recovery Advocacy Project Organizing Institute. He is currently featured in the documentary Tipping the Pain Scale, a film focused on the systemic failures and possible solutions for those struggling with addiction and our country's epidemic of pain. Find Joseph on IG: @josephlmsvoice and https://josephgreenspeaks.com/ ____ If you or a loved one are experiencing addiction, have questions about recovery, or need treatment tailored to you, visit eleanorhealth.com. Pre-Order "Un-Addiction: Six Mind-Changing Conversations That Could Save a Life": https://www.nzingaharrisonmd.com/ Find Nzinga on Threads and X (Twitter): @nzingamd / LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nzingaharrisonmd/ Follow us on IG: @unaddictionpod If you'd like to watch our interviews, you can catch us on YouTube @unaddictionpod.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.