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Destination Change
by Angie Sutton
Welcome to Destination Change, a podcast where we talk addiction recovery, treatment, and more.
Episodes
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Episode 44: Dr. Le Oondra Clark Harvey Talks Behavioral Health
In this episode, we talk to Dr. Le Ondra Clark Harvey about the behavioral health world in California. Visit our website at www.nbhap.org.
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Episode 43: Graham Sargent Talks DOT Compliance and Being an SAP
In this episode, we talk to Graham Sargent about working with return-to-duty processes, compliance, and recovery capital. Visit our website at www.nbhap.org.
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Episode 42: Patty McCarthy Discusses the Need for Faces and Voices in (and of) Recovery
In this episode, we talk to Patty McCarthy about her work with Faces & Voices of Recovery, including advocacy and community building. Visit our website at www.nbhap.org.
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Episode 41: Robb Layne Talks Lived Experience in SUD Policy Advocacy
In this episode, we talk to Robb Layne, the executive director of CADP, about advocacy, integrating behavioral health services, and the importance of community-based treatment. Visit our website at www.nbhap.org.
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Episode 40: The Importance of Diversity and Education with James B. Golden
In this episode, we talk to James B. Golden about diversity in the field, training, and leadership. Visit our website at www.nbhap.org.
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Episode 39: Leslie Gold Talks About the Importance of Exercise in Recovery
In this episode, Leslie Gold of Strides in Recovery runs to talk about the benefits of exercise in recovery. Visit our website at www.nbhap.org.
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Episode 38: Zach Rothenberg Talks Zoning and Marketing
In this episode, Zach Rothenberg talks about being an attorney in the behavioral health industry with regards to reimbursement, marketing, zoning, and more. Visit our website at www.nbhap.org.
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Episode 37: Designing SUD Programs and Working with the Community with Justin Phillips
In this episode, Justin Phillips discusses the military, leadership, and designing SUD programs. Visit our website at www.nbhap.org.
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Episode 36: Getting Political with Michael King
Michael King discusses politics and leadership in the behavioral health and addiction fields. Visit our website at www.nbhap.org.
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Episode 35: Change Management and Conflict Resolution with Martha Rackets
In this episode, Dr. Martha Rackets discusses change management, conflict resolution, leadership, and her own approach to working in the industry. Visit our website at www.nbhap.org.
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Episode 34: Judy Redman Works with the Incarcerated to Become Counselors
Judy is a deeply respected leader in the field of addiction treatment and education. She has dedicated her life to the betterment of treatment and the advancement of recovery services, working tirelessly to improve systems and support those on the path to healing. She has been a passionate…
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Episode 33: Alexandra Miles Talks Eating Disorders and Project Blackbird
Alexandra Miles is a Washington, D.C., based producer, actor, and non-profit founder with a focus on mental health impact. Alexandra earned degrees in Business and Fine Arts from Boston University and SCAD before producing the short film ‘Project Blackbird’. She then founded the related…
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Episode 32: Barbara Aday-Garcia, Management Consultant in Addiction Treatment
Barbara Aday-Garcia is an accomplished CEO with over 39 years of extensive experience in the field of alcohol and drug use recovery services. Her career is distinguished by her leadership in program development, implementation, and management, particularly within the alcohol and drug treatment...
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Episode 31: Christopher Wolfington and Pete Nielsen Talk Patient Financial Responsibility
In this episode, Chris Wolfington and Pete Nielsen have an off-the-cuff conversation about patient financial responsibility and how it affects the industry. Chris Wolfington is the founder and chief revenue & strategy officer of FinPay. He has more than 31 years of experience in technology,...
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Episode 30: Pattie Vargas and Being a Grief Educator
Pattie’s life is a testament to the profound strength of the human spirit and the ability to find purpose amid overwhelming pain. After facing the heart-wrenching challenges of having two of her three children struggle with substance use disorder, Pattie’s world was further shaken when her son,...
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Episode 29: From Junkie to Judge's Mary Beth O'Connor
Mary Beth O’Connor has been sober from her methamphetamine use disorder since 1994. She also is in recovery from abuse, trauma, and anxiety. She wrote about her story in her award-winning memoir From Junkie to Judge: One Woman’s Triumph Over Trauma and Addiction. Mary Beth is a director for She...
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Episode 28: Dr. David Best of the Centre for Addiction Recovery Research
Dr. Best is Professor and Director of the Centre for Addiction Recovery Research (CARR) at Leeds Trinity University, Honorary Professor of Regulation and Global Governance at The Australian National University, Adjunct Associate Professor of Addiction Science at Monash University (Melbourne) and...
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Episode 27: Gina Thorne with GTC Consulting
Gina Thorne brings three decades of expertise in behavioral health, specializing in business development and marketing. Her extensive background spans private and public sectors, working with in-patient treatment centers, psychiatric hospitals, and educational institutions across several states,...
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Episode 26: Marketing in the Industry with Nick Jaworski
Nick Jaworski is an internationally recognized executive in the field of behavioral health marketing and operational consulting with experience building organizations across four continents. As the owner of Circle Social Inc., he has helped healthcare organizations ranging in revenue from $10...
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Episode 25: Mark Attanasi with IC&RC
A native of New Jersey, who now lives in Oklahoma, Mark Attanasi has been in recovery for 25 years. He is currently the CEO of IC&RC which provides peer credentialing exams. He brings a wealth of knowledge, and formerly served as the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Drug & Alcohol Professional...
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Episode 24: Drew LaBoon of Pathways
Drew LaBoon serves as the Chief Operating Officer of Pathways Recovery Centers, where he combines leadership, operational excellence, and a passion for innovation to advance substance abuse treatment. In addition to his role at Pathways, Drew is the Co-Founder and President of the Board of…
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Episode 23: Tim Cesario with TJC Consulting, LLC
Tim Cesario has worked in the field of substance use counseling since 1990 as a counselor, clinical supervisor, team leader and program director. He currently serves as the Director of Recovery Services for Cumberland River Behavioral Health, Inc. During his time as director, Tim developed…
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Episode 22: Dr. Louise Stanger with All About Interventions
Dr. Louise Stanger LCSW, CDWF, CIP, CILC is a preeminent interventionist, family clinician /coach and thought leader in the behavioral health (mental health and addition) industry. She serves as Director of Family Services for YPM, a global initiative to help mitigate risk. She also serves as a...
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Episode 21: Julie Seitz with All Rise
Julie Seitz is a Project Director with the Impaired Driving Solutions (IDS), All Rise (formerly NADCP) division, providing training and technical assistance to the treatment court field. Julie joined IDS in 2018, bringing 20 years of experience working in the clinical sector and community program...
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Episode 20: Jordan Young
In 2010, Jordan’s personal recovery and desire to help others pushed him away from corporate B2B sales and towards behavioral healthcare. He began his career in an admissions role at the corporate headquarters of one of the industry’s most respected companies. In that role, he worked with over...
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Episode 19: B J Davis
Dr. B J Davis (he/him) is the Executive Director of Sacramento Recovery House residential treatment programs and the owner of Davis Consulting. Additionally, Dr. Davis is an Adjunct Professor in the Forensic and Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program at Alliant International University, is a...
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Episode 18: Jason Roop
Dr. Jason Roop is the founder and CEO of the Center for Trait-Based Transformation and serves as the Vice President of Research and Development for Hometown Health System. Having experienced 17 years of active addiction, which led to homelessness, Jason entered treatment in 2013 and has been in...
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Episode 17: Jeffrey Quamme
Jeffrey Quamme is the Chief Executive Officer of the Connecticut Certification Board, a workforce development agency focused on the SUD prevention, treatment, recovery and harm reduction industry. He is an internationally certified Master's level addiction counselor and clinical supervisor, and...
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Episode 16: Ryan Hampton
Ryan Hampton is a nationally recognized activist and organizer. He's a person in recovery from addiction and the author of Unsettled and American Fix. A prominent speaker, author, media commentator and panel participant, Ryan travels coast-to-coast to add solutions to our current addiction...
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Episode 15 - Lee Dalphonse
As an educator, organizational consultant, and psychotherapist, Lee Dalphonse has consistently been recognized as a tireless advocate for the underserved, with his advocacy targeting issues of access, quality, and effectiveness of mental health and addiction-related services. Recognized locally…
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Episode 14: Jen Carvalho
Jen Carvalho is a proven leader in the behavioral health industry -- adeptly leading in times of crisis and calm. As a facility and system CEO for much of her career, she has developed a leadership style that supports professional and system development, transparency, and global thinking. To that...
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Episode 13 - Andrew Kessler
Andrew Kessler, JD, is founder and principal of Slingshot Solutions LLC, a consulting firm that specializes in behavioral health policy. His clients, past and present, include IC&RC, CCAPP, and NBHAP. With 20 years of policy experience and over a decade in behavioral health, Andrew is a fixture…
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Episode 12: Nick Stavros
Nick Stavros is the CEO of Community Medical Services, where he has worked for the past 10 years. Previously, Nick was an intelligence analyst and Arabic linguist in the U.S. Army and finished his military career as an Airborne/Ranger-qualified Infantry Captain and Iraq War veteran. Upon…
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Episode 11: Tom Karl
Tom Karl is the founder and chief executive officer of R1 Learning. Through R1, Tom’s goal is to put impactful self-discovery tools into the hands of individuals in recovery and empower them to change their lives. Tom is a graduate of Duke University with a Bachelor of Science degree in…
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Episode 10: Yvonne Vollaire
Yvonne Vollaire has been active in the drug and alcohol treatment industry for over twenty + years with intensive involvement in civic, private, and non-profit organizations. Yvonne has been serving justice-involved individuals and specializing in gender-responsive services for incarcerated women...
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Episode 9: Mell McCracken
Mell McCracken is a trauma informed substance abuse counselor and Associate Sex Addiction therapist currently working at Breathe Life Healing Center as a Chemsex Program Manager. They are a seasoned chemsex counselor that utilizes an experiential based, sex positive, gay affirmative approach to...
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Episode 8: Dan Manson
Dan Manson has been working in the substance abuse treatment industry for over 27 years. His passion is helping addicts not only address their addictions, but dive deep into themselves and their own vision for the future. This includes really discovering who they are inside (often for the first...
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Episode 7: Patrick Lockwood
Dr. Patrick Lockwood grew up in a small southern Missouri town, enculturated with classical southern and Midwestern values like honesty, integrity, and the “neighborly” way of relating to people. He completed his B.A. in psychology at the University of Missouri, then moved to L.A. to earn his...
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Episode 6: Dr. Marlon Rollins
Marlon Rollins, PhD, LPCC, LMHC is a member of the California Hospital Association, and a licensed therapist with more than 15 years of experience in mental health, dual diagnosis, and addiction treatment management. He has served as CEO and COO at some of the largest psychiatric hospitals and...
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Episode 5: Harry Nelson
Harry Nelson is the founder and managing partner of Nelson Hardiman, LLP, as well as the founder of the National Behavioral Health Association of Providers. Beyond his legal expertise, Harry is known nationally as a consummate leader at the intersection of healthcare law and business, as…
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Episode 4: Zac Spowart
Zac Spowart is nomadic in nature, and presently resides in Bali, Indonesia, after living in a variety of states around the USA. He is open about his 16 years of recovery from alcohol and other drugs, with a sobriety date of 11/28/2006, and as such has adopted the name “Nomadic Addictt” to account...
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Episode 3: Dave Sheridan with NARR
Dave Sheridan is the Executive Director of the National Alliance for Recovery Residences. He is a national speaker and writer with a primary focus on the development and operation of statewide recovery housing systems. He is also an advocate and resource on fair housing issues. His professional...
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Episode 2: Pete NIelsen
Pete Nielsen is the President and Chief Executive Officer for the California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP), CCAPP Credentialing, CCAPP Education Institute and the National Behavioral Health Association of Providers (NBHAP), and the Publisher of Counselor Magazine.
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Episode 1: Kristina Padilla
Kristina Padilla, the Vice President of Education and Strategic Development for the California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP), Chief Academic Officer for CCAPP Education Institute, and Chief Academic Officer for the CCAPP Academy.
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