When The High Way Calls || An Interview with Nashville Recording Artist Shantell Ogden, A Country Music Rarity. She Sings Songs to Recover By, not to drink to.

As a woman on the other side of addiction, Shantell sheds her skin to Lori by sharing her personal journey to the creation of this record. Riddled with family chaos, drama, and death, Shantell looked to her faith to lead her in a safe direction. Shantell and Lori have a beautifully authentic conversation about all things recovery and the upcoming release of Shantell's new recovery album One Step Closer: Songs to Recover By. Oh, and Lori talks about the time she (alcohol) made the choice to sit and pout in ditch instead of watch Old Dominion's private residence concert (pre-bazillion albums sold, awards won and freaky fan girls like me.) If you are the family member of someone suffering in active addiction, mental illness, or other life unrest, please know that you are not alone. This story will have your head nodding with a consistent "yeah me too" as these two women share their vulnerable side to each other. In typical Recovery Hour fashion, there is lots of laughter, goofiness AND… you guessed it, singing! You do not want to miss this episode! PRESS RELEASE: Nashville-based artist/songwriter Shantell Ogden will soon release One Step Closer: Songs to Recover By an acoustic album with songs about the journey of addiction recovery. The nine-song album was fully fan-funded and will be released on February 19, 2021. Each song tells a relevant story about addiction; from the gritty rock bottom of "St. Augustine" and "High Way Calls" to the hopeful "One Step Closer" and "Hand Up." Most families have experienced drug and alcohol addiction including Shantell's. "Some of the most disturbing headlines during the pandemic have been about the increase in overdose and addiction due to stress, financial strain, depression, and isolation," said Shantell. "These songs shed a light on the struggles of addiction. There's a kind of catharsis and validation in hearing raw emotions expressed in a song - music is powerful." Hundreds of albums will be donated to those in recovery programs across the U.S. In addition, fan-funded concerts are also being planned to share the music live. "It is our hope that this music will touch hearts and inspire healing," added Shantell. ----------------------------------------------------------- CONTEST RULES: To be considered for a FREE autographed copy of Shantell's new album One Step Closer: Songs to Recover By, participants must: Follow/like the Recovery Hour Podcast on IG (@the.recovery.hour.podcast) Follow/like Shantell Ogden on IG (@shansmusic) Submit a review of the episode on iTunes or Spotify (must screen shot the review as it takes forever for reviews to post and well, whos got time for that?) COMMENT ON THE 'ONE STEP CLOSER' post on the pod's IG page, with the image of your review and type the word "done" You are in! Email [email protected] for any questions Contest ends 2/20/2021 ---------------------------------------------------------- SHANTELL'S DEETS: PREORDER ALBUM NOW! https://www.shantellogden.com/ IG: @shansmusic FB: @shantellogden Get the album here: https://smarturl.it/onestepcloser https://twitter.com/shansmusic https://www.youtube.com/user/shansmusic https://open.spotify.com/artist/4ukTvMSI8ghZF6wep5WUip ---------------------------------------------------------- OTHER RESOURCES MENTIONED: OLD DOMINION - https://www.weareolddominion.com/ Dr Richard Himmer - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/authentically-you-the-himmers/id1319126685 IN UTERO the film - https://www.inuterofilm.com/ Johnny Cash – The American Recordings https://www.johnnycash.com/music/american-recordings/ Sober Sisters - https://sobersisterscom.wordpress.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------- FOR ALL THINGS THE RECOVERY HOUR: www.therecoveryhour.com www.loriwindfeldt.com IG: @the.recovery.hour.podcast FB: @therecoveryhourpodcast