Lows: Addiction and Its Affect on Family

Listen as Kristin speaks with Aubrey & Barry Toone, a father/daughter combo, who speak some of the hard truths of how his addiction issues have impacted her throughout the many phases of life.  Aubrey, who is the gifted singer/songwriter who wrote and performed this show's new introductory song, shares her memories and how she felt growing up in a family fighting addiction.  These two speak honestly about how Barry's addiction affected the family and their own relationship, in addition to their path out of that darkness. Mr. Toone is an entrepreneur, businessman, speaker, and attorney. He is co-founder, CEO, and, General Counsel of Stepstone Connect, a telebehavioral company headquartered in Woods Cross, Utah. Stepstone Connect has a network of trauma-trained clinicians throughout the United States providing a wide range of mental, emotional, and behavioral health services using secure, on-line, HIPAA-compliant technology. Stepstone Connect proudly works with America's First Responders and Veterans through its growing professional network and contractual relationships with police, fire, and other first-responder agencies across the U.S. at the federal, state, and local level. Mr. Toone co-hosts a weekly podcast (First Responder Mental Health Network) with Kristin Walker, CEO of the Mental Health News Radio.Prior to founding Stepstone, Mr. Toone was a trial lawyer and litigator. He was the Managing Partner of Bowman and Brooke in Phoenix, Arizona, the largest product liability defense firm in the U.S. He has represented many of the world's largest corporations, including Ford, Toyota, Honda, Yamaha, Mazda, GM, and Polaris. He has taken depositions in 46 of the 50 states and handled jury, bench, and appellate matters across the United States. Mr. Toone is licensed and in good standing with the State Bars of Utah, Arizona, Texas, and Missouri. Learn more at https://stepstoneconnect.com/To hear all of Aubrey's music she is available on all music platforms and please check out her website at https://www.aubreytoone.com/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mental-health-news-radio--3082057/support.