Odyssey House Journals

‘I WAS A FULL BLOWN ALCOHOLIC AT 19”   Luis started drinking at 13, became a dad at 15, and had the shakes without a drink at 19. 17 years later he’s working on recovery both for himself and to reestablish a relationship with his daughter. Click on the Odyssey House Journals podcast to find out why he’s saying he loves every second of sobriety. Watch or listen and hopefully subscribe (free) to the 30-minute podcast on the following platforms with the following links: https://youtu.be/lWNIPmA4pdo   You can also now watch or listen and subscribe on iTunes at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/odyssey-house-journals/id1462333385   or watch or listen on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/show/4Basx2YsjYcRmmrSufLX3z?si=Wni9usSiQbun-W0WsjNC-g   or audio only on iHeart podcasts  at https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-odyssey-house-journals-59417265/   Or listen on KKAT 860-AM in Salt Lake Saturday & Sunday mornings at 10am   #wearerecovery #sobriety #recovery #podcast #odysseyhouseut

“I PRAYED TO GOD THAT I WOULD GET CLEAN” And now she is. McKenzie had dabbled with meth, but became a full blown addict when her mom (her best friend) died and she lost custody of one daughter. “I spiraled.” In this edition of Odyssey House Journals she goes from using fake pee to now fully embracing recovery. Watch or listen and hopefully subscribe (free) to the 30 minute podcast on the following platforms with the following links: https://youtu.be/UfOpVUcgHIw   You can also now watch or listen and subscribe on iTunes at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/odyssey-house-journals/id1462333385   or watch or listen on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/show/4Basx2YsjYcRmmrSufLX3z?si=Wni9usSiQbun-W0WsjNC-g   or audio only on iHeart podcasts  at https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-odyssey-house-journals-59417265/   Or listen on KKAT 860-AM in Salt Lake Saturday & Sunday mornings at 10am   #wearerecovery #sobriety #recovery #podcast #odysseyhouseut

THIS PEOPLE PLEASER HAS FINALLY LEARNED HOW TO SAY NO   Jordan ended up homeless, addicted, living on the street after what she calls an abusive relationship. Fast forward to today where she’s in long term recovery and ready to reunify with her children. “I’m excited for what comes next.” Follow her transformation in this edition of Odyssey House Journals. Watch or listen and hopefully subscribe (free) to the 30 minute podcast on the following platforms with the following links: https://youtu.be/HccZ0IOgRo0   You can also now watch or listen and subscribe on iTunes at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/odyssey-house-journals/id1462333385   or watch or listen on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/show/4Basx2YsjYcRmmrSufLX3z?si=Wni9usSiQbun-W0WsjNC-g   or audio only on iHeart podcasts  at https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-odyssey-house-journals-59417265/   Or listen on KKAT 860-AM in Salt Lake Saturday & Sunday mornings at 10am   #wearerecovery #sobriety #recovery #podcast #odysseyhouseut

IV HEROIN ADDICT AT 16. NOW A SOBER, LOVING MOM   Rachel is an amazing woman with a wild story to share. She was basically a drug using rebel who started so young after childhood trauma. In this edition of Odyssey House Journals follow her journey which sounds like fiction, but is raw reality. Watch or listen and hopefully subscribe (free) to the 30 minute podcast on the following platforms with the following links: https://youtu.be/DkMka-gNo8U   You can also now watch or listen and subscribe on iTunes at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/odyssey-house-journals/id1462333385   or watch or listen on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/show/4Basx2YsjYcRmmrSufLX3z?si=Wni9usSiQbun-W0WsjNC-g   or audio only on iHeart podcasts  at https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-odyssey-house-journals-59417265/   Or listen on KKAT 860-AM in Salt Lake Saturday & Sunday mornings at 10am   #wearerecovery #sobriety #recovery #podcast #odysseyhouseut

MEET AN ADDICTED ENABLER. A DEDICATED FIXER.   Christine Carlisle spent 12 years enabling addicted loved ones, thinking enough love will solve everything. Now, as a therapist and clinician, she realizes how wrong she was. In this edition of Odyssey House Journals she emotionally shares “the hardest thing in my life.” Watch or listen and hopefully subscribe (free) to the 30 minute podcast on the following platforms with the following links: https://youtu.be/vONdhQOydMw   You can also now watch or listen and subscribe on iTunes at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/odyssey-house-journals/id1462333385   or watch or listen on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/show/4Basx2YsjYcRmmrSufLX3z?si=Wni9usSiQbun-W0WsjNC-g   or audio only on iHeart podcasts  at https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-odyssey-house-journals-59417265/   Or listen on KKAT 860-AM in Salt Lake Saturday & Sunday mornings at 10am   #wearerecovery #sobriety #recovery #podcast #odysseyhouseut

“THE MOST GENTLE PEOPLE I’VE EVER MET”   Sarah Hensley is talking about people she supervises in boarding homes. These are people with severe and persistent mental illness. She wants all of us to treat them with basic human decency, not fear. Why does she care so much? “Because I was one of them.” Her compelling story in this edition of Odyssey House Journals. Watch or listen and hopefully subscribe (free) to the 30-minute podcast.   Learn more at odysseyhouse.org

HE RELAPSED! “NOW I’M A WORK IN PROGRESS” Bryan was a shining star in the treatment program, but after 14 months of sobriety, he relapsed. Why? What goes through his mind? Will he make it this time around? In this edition of Odyssey House Journals he takes an honest, sobering look at recovery and why the journey is so difficult. Watch or listen and hopefully subscribe (free) to the 30 minute podcast on the following platforms with the following links: https://youtu.be/oQNSlbJyeQU You can also now watch or listen and subscribe on iTunes at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/odyssey-house-journals/id1462333385 or watch or listen on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/show/4Basx2YsjYcRmmrSufLX3z?si=Wni9usSiQbun-W0WsjNC-g or audio only on iHeart podcasts at https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-odyssey-house-journals-59417265/ Or listen on KKAT 860-AM in Salt Lake Saturday & Sunday mornings at 10am #wearerecovery #sobriety #recovery #podcast #odysseyhouseut

“FENTANYL TURNED ME INTO A MONSTER” Ramsey was addicted to drugs for 25 years, but after switching to fentanyl he was stabbed, shot at and overdosed 3 times. In this edition of Odyssey House Journals he talks about trying to turn his life around and making things right with his mom and 4 of his children. Watch or listen and hopefully subscribe (free) to the 30 minute podcast on the following platforms with the following links: https://youtu.be/LaLMWzxdTQs You can also now watch or listen and subscribe on iTunes at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/odyssey-house-journals/id1462333385 or watch or listen on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/show/4Basx2YsjYcRmmrSufLX3z?si=Wni9usSiQbun-W0WsjNC-g or audio only on iHeart podcasts at https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-odyssey-house-journals-59417265/ Or listen on KKAT 860-AM in Salt Lake Saturday & Sunday mornings at 10am #wearerecovery #sobriety #recovery #podcast #odysseyhouseut

HIS LIFELONG BATTLE WITH ADDICTION HAS A HAPPY ENDING What a rollercoaster ride for Ed Broyles. Alcohol, weed, cocaine, meth and heroin kept him in and out of jail, committing crimes, and trying treatment. Something finally clicked and he’s now in recovery and the happiest he’s ever been. Watch a CLIP at the bottom as Ed talks about what he does now to stay sober, or you can catch the FULL podcast as he honestly looks at his life by clicking on this link: https://youtu.be/W40ll_Yhf_8