Your Best You Ep. 6 - National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week w/ MHA's Addiction Services Team

On this week's episode, we address National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week, Sobriety Awareness Month, and Black Balloon Day with the Addiction Services Team here at MHA. We speak with Brittney Ettinger from the Bolger House, Curtis Potter from the Dowling House, and Jody Carradero from Florence Manor. Each leader talks about their position with each house they manage, and what inspired them to join the mental health and recovery field.MHA's Addiction Services:https://mhadutchess.org/service/addiction-recovery-services/Hosted by Conor Walsh Produced by CMJW Entertainment Inc https://www.cmjwentertainment.com/Brought to you by Mental Health America of Dutchess County https://mhadutchess.org/Brought to you in part by the Northern & Souther Dutchess Community Coalitions https://capedc.org/ndcc/https://capedc.org/sdcc/ Chapters (00:00:01) - Your Best You: Substance Use and Recovery(00:01:11) - An Interview With the Director of Vulture House(00:03:15) - Dallin House, Akansak(00:05:08) - Helping women get out of addiction(00:07:22) - What's the Mentorship Program?(00:08:57) - Curtis on Co-Ed Facility(00:10:35) - The Bolger House's approach to substance abuse(00:15:23) - How to help someone get back on their feet(00:17:32) - What are some of the things that you're finding that people have(00:19:50) - Proud Parent Moment(00:20:31) - Reasons for Dysregulation in Recovery(00:23:01) - Curtis and Jody on Substance Abuse(00:25:39) - Curtis' story of overcoming substance abuse(00:28:40) - Brittany on Connecting With Family(00:30:53) - Re reconnection in the Recovery Community(00:33:24) - What is it that you would like to communicate to somebody who has(00:36:39) - Khan on Random Acts Of Kindness(00:39:03) - A Client's Story About His Addiction(00:42:30) - Jody on The Death of A Client(00:47:38) - How to Ask Questions on MHA