Our Recovery In Color
by RecoveryInColor.com
Our Recovery In Color Podcast is the place where you can find inspirational stories by people of color who are recovering from addictions of all kinds. Each week a new guest describes how their addiction started, their road to sobriety, and the transformative power of their own recovery. Whether you are curious about getting clean or an “old timer” who enjoys listening to stories on the road, this is the podcast you’ve been looking for. You matter. We matter. Recovery matters. Welcome to Our Recovery In Color.
Episodes
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Episode 14: Learning to love again in Recovery featuring Bilal Ameen
Bilal Ameen shares his story of growing up in Washington DC, experiencing deep trauma and finding recovery in North Carolina, where he has continued to grow and became a leader for treatment and recovery. Having celebrated over 33 years of continuous sobriety, his story is a testament to the…
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Episode 13: Creating recovery with culture for my community.
Peter Hayden, founder of the first treatment program for African Americans in Minnesota shares his story and celebrates 53 years in recovery. From drinking to play high school sports, to founding Turning Point Inc. and becoming a national leader in substance use treatment, he has been a powerful...
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Episode 12: Leap of Faith Revisited
Featured in the new book Our Recovery in Color: The Twelve Steps for All People of Color! Jill shares her story of growing up in Detroit and Los Angeles, building a successful career, and finding recovery after landing in the hospital drunk “one more time”. It took a leap of faith in childhood…
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Episode 11: Author & Therapist Sam Louie
Sam Louie shares his experience of recovery from sex addiction, healing as an Asian American immigrant, and helping others through writing and therapy.
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Episode 10: Jory K. - Authentic recovery is an inside job
Jory shares about his journey from a “Black Huckleberry Finn” childhood in Baltimore to prison, freedom and becoming a leader in the Muslim recovery movement as the current Chairman of Millati Islami.
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Episode 9: Jo - Living the Life God Wanted For Me
Jo shares her recovery journey from partying with high school friends to surviving an abusive relationship and healing her relationships with the love of her higher power.
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Episode 8: Don C. - Vision of the White Bison
Don C. shares his story of recovery and how he was led to start The Wellbriety Movement by bringing a scared hoop to Native American communities and nations. His elders created this hoop to "bring the red, yellow, black and white together" and to heal through the power to forgive the…
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Episode 7: Growing Inside My Hoop of Control
Al U. shares his story of addiction in the midst of the AIDS epidemic, finding recovery and learning to accept what he can and cannot control.
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Episode 6: Sharing The Light
Farhia grew up in Somalia before coming to the States, where she discovered alcohol and then recovery. When a beam of light brought her closer to Allah, she found the strength to regain her sobriety and then share her message with many others struggling in her community.
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Episode 5: Taking Our Own Spiritual Path
Long shares his experience with addiction and finding recovery before that third strike. In sobriety, a trip to his family's homeland helped him understand his father's past and affirm his decision to take a different road with a higher power of his own understanding.
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Episode 4: Healing Generational Trauma in Recovery
Laura shares about growing up surrounded by trauma and addiction, then learning how to heal herself, her family, and her community through her recovery journey.
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Episode 3: Full Circle Recovery
Louis shares his experience of growing up with an alcoholic father, then following him into addiction and later recovery. Over three decades of sobriety, he has carried the message to many others and discovered that the care and community he received in early recovery has come full circle. Find…
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Episode 2: Leap of Faith
Jill shares her story of growing up in Detroit and Los Angeles, building a successful career, and finding recovery after landing in the hospital drunk “one more time”. It took a leap of faith in childhood and another as an adult alcoholic to set her free. Please find us at: RecoveryInColor.com
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Episode 1: Sobriety in Community
In this inaugural episode, Morgan shares his story of growing up in a small town surrounded by addiction, getting clean and building a sober life with his family. It was a lonely journey at first. Then, by encouraging others and embracing his culture, an entire community has transformed. Please...
About this show
Our Recovery In Color Podcast is the place where you can find inspirational stories by people of color who are recovering from addictions of all kinds. Each week a new guest describes how their addiction started, their road to sobriety, and the transformative power of their own recovery. Whether you are curious about getting clean or an “old timer” who enjoys listening to stories on the road, this is the podcast you’ve been looking for. You matter. We matter. Recovery matters. Welcome to Our Recovery In Color.
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