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Recovery Corner
by Young People In Recovery
The official Young People In Recovery (YPR) podcast, Recovery Corner. The biweekly podcast will be used to inform, collaborate, and inspire the community through personal stories, provide organizational insight, and host an open dialogue pertaining to recovery spaces. Make sure to tune in every other Wednesday!
Episodes
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Alcohol Use Disorder & Young People
This week on Recovery Corner, Meg is joined by guests Liz Cairns of Partnership to End Addiction and Laura Crossett of Soberlink to discuss alcohol use and the effects it can have on young people. Join us to learn about what AUD is, what risk factors can increase the likelihood of developing AUD,...
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An Uncomfortable History Lesson: Systemic Racism, Recovery, & the Future
This week on Recovery Corner, Saraiha is walking us through how systemic racism has impacted the recovery infrastructure in the United States. In addition to giving examples for how the history of racism in the US has impacted the current system, she also provides suggestions for how these issues...
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The Intersectionality of SUD & Foster Care
*** CONTENT WARNING *** This episode contains mentions of child abuse/neglect, sexual assault, and murder. Listener discretion is advised. This week on Recovery Corner, Saraiha is walking us through how the American foster care system connects to substance use disorder, how it routinely lets down...
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What Does It Mean to Be a Recovery Ally?
This week on the Recovery Corner podcast, Meg talks to Alison Jones Webb about the role of allies in the recovery community. Alison - who is the author of "Recovery Allies: How to Support Addiction Recovery and Build Recovery-Friendly Communties" - expertly explains what allies are, what they do,...
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Finding Purpose in Recovery: Brandon's Recovery Story
This week on Recovery Corner, Karly is talking to YPR's former California Program Manager Brandon Hilger about his own recovery journey. Tune in to hear about his recovery, his experiences running a treatment center, and why peer support services like YPR fill an important void in the recovery...
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How Family Members Can Support Loved Ones in Recovery
This week on Recovery Corner, Karly is talking to Master Addiction Counselor Amber Hollingsworth about her experience working in the recovery field. Amber works with clients who are trying to achieve or maintain recovery, but she also spends a lot of time working with affected family members to...
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Supporting College Students in Recovery
This week on Recovery Corner, we are celebrating millions of students' return to campus with a special back-to-school episode. Our host, Meg, is joined by a panel from the University of Denver - home of one of the United States' 151 collegiate recovery programs - to discuss the grip that drinking...
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The Role of Radical Honesty in Recovery
This week, YPR's Northern California Chapter Coordinator and Program Manager, Kevin Reed, comes on the show to talk about his recovery story and the crucial role that radical honesty has played in his journey. As we celebrate National Recovery Month, Kevin's story perfectly encapsulates YPR's…
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"Las cosas que me sirven": la historia de recuperación de Mauro
Esta semana en Recovery Corner, Lex habla con Mauro Martinez Morales sobre su historia de adicción y, lo que es más importante, sobre su recuperación. A pesar de crecer con un padre en recuperación, Mauro empezó a consumir alcohol muy joven. Ahora, después de encontrar la recuperación por sí…
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Re-establishing Trust in Recovery
This week, Karly talks to Amber Hollingsworth - Master Addiction Counselor and voice behind the Put the Shovel Down YouTube channel - about the Soberlink device and how it can aid people in their recovery journey. Throughout the episode, Amber speaks about her love of the device and the many ways...
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Strategies to Maintain Recovery During Festival Season
This week, for the first time ever, the YPR team is taking to the streets to ask people about their favorite strategies for maintaining their recovery during the summer festival season. Listen as Lex and Meg discuss the culture of heavy drinking and substance use that surrounds many festival...
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La importancia de la educación sobre las sustancias y la recuperación
Esta semana en Recovery Corner, Lex habla con Angel Lagares, el fundador y director de Latino Recovery Advocacy (LARA), sobre la adicción y la recuperación en la comunidad latina. Hablan del fuerte estigma que rodea a los trastornos por uso de sustancias en la comunidad latina y de cómo esto…
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The Major Difference Peer Recovery Supports Can Make
*** CONTENT WARNING *** This episode contains discussions of specific substances and suicide. This week on Recovery Corner, Kenzii tells her story of addiction and how she came to find recovery after years of struggling with excessive drinking. Although she found recovery through a traditional...
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The Recovery Corner: What Recovery Is, the War on Drugs, ADHD, & Treatment in Prison
In this month's edition of our monthly news special The Recovery Corner, Saraiha, Aaron, Lex, and Meg go over a variety of topics ranging from the very definition of recovery to the effects ADHD medications have (and don't have) on substance use. Tune in to hear each host's unique take on these...
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Using the Power of Social Media to Make a Positive Impact
This week on Recovery Corner, Saraiha speaks with TikTok influencer Lauren Kucharski (@Laurenfortheocean). After gaining over 20k followers in the days after posting a viral video, Lauren decided to use her new platform for good. Now, she uses her TikTok page to talk about mental health and her...
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Apoyando la salud mental a través de la música & el arte en los jóvenes latinos
En nuestro primer episodio en español, Lex y Stephen celebran el Mes de la Concienciación sobre la Salud Mental de los BIPOC. Ellos hablan sobre la salud mental y los trastornos por uso de sustancias en la comunidad latina y abordan el estigma que puede impedir que las personas busquen y reciban...
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Ryan Hampton, Accidental Advocate
*** CONTENT WARNING *** This episode contains discussions of specific substances and overdose. On this week's episode, Ryan Hamton shares his personal story of finding recovery after battling addiction and homelessness. Although Ryan was lucky enough to get into treatment and achieve long-term...
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The Recovery Corner: Recovery Month, Mental Health, RESTORE Act, & Buprenorphine
In our second ever episode of our monthly news special The Recovery Corner, Saraiha, Aaron, Lex, and Meg go over a variety of topics ranging from the RESTORE Act to medication-assisted treatment. Tune in to hear each host's unique take on these news stories while also getting a healthy dose of...
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Using Technology to Support Recovery
This week, Young People in Recovery is partnering with Soberlink to discuss how people can use technology to support their recovery, foster independence, and rebuild trust with loved ones during the early stages of their recovery journey. Tune in to listen as Saraiha and Laura explore what the...
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"Reclaiming My Power": Myles Sexton's Recovery Journey
This week, Myles Sexton shares their inspiring story of embracing their queer identity, finding recovery, and thriving in the intersection between the two. Over the course of the episode, Myles walks us through their journey from start to finish, from their adolescence to their decision to enter...
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The Merits of Peer Recovery Support Services with Dr. William Scarbrough
Dr. William Scarbrough recently co-published a paper called "Peer Recovery Support Services: A Promising Approach to Combat Substance Use Disorders," in which he details what peer recovery support services are and how they have changed the game when it comes to substance use disorder treatment.…
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The Recovery Corner: Narcan, Sacklers, Loneliness, & Alcohol
In our pilot episode of our monthly news special The Recovery Corner, Saraiha, Aaron, Lex, and Meg go over a variety of topics ranging from Narcan vending machines to fighting loneliness. Tune in to hear each host's unique take on these news stories while also getting a glimpse into their…
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Building Meaningful Relationships in Recovery
Most of us have probably heard that the opposite of addiction in connection. That is true for many people, but there isn't an instruction manual for how to connect with others. In this week's episode, Brian digs into this topic and provides a few tips about how to build positive relationships…
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Mental Health in Black Communities
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, this week's episode explores what mental health looks like in Black communities in America. Kelechi Ubozoh, mental health advocate and co-author/editor of "We've Been Too Patient: Voices From Radical Mental Health", explains the various barriers that may...
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Advocacy 101: How You Can Make a Difference
This week on Recovery Corner, our hosts Brian and Karly talk to YPR's Public Policy Director, Ben Durgan, about all things advocacy. The trio discusses topics such as what advocacy is, how to get in touch with elected officials, and how to craft a compelling narrative to tell your story and…
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How Can RCI Measure Recovery?
This week on Recovery Corner, our host Jessica has a conversation with David Whitesock, the creator of the Recovery Capital Index (RCI). Together, the two dig into David's personal story of recovery, what RCI is, how the tool can be used, and more! Tune in now to learn about how RCI can help...
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Systemic Racism and Recovery
In this week's episode, Saraiha dives into the long, uncomfortable truth about systemic racism in the United States and the profound effects it can have on financial wellbeing, mental health, and more. These symptoms of systemic racism also have a strong effect on substance use and recovery in...
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ARM Profile: Billy
In this week's episode, our host Brian has a conversation with Young People in Recovery's Kentucky Program Manager, Billy, about the purpose and impact of all-recovery meetings. In addition to discussing the impact that YPR can have at the local level, they talk about the incredible connections...
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What Does Wellness in Recovery Look Like?
In this episode, hosts Karly and Kelvin dive into one of the most critical aspects of the recovery journey: wellness. They discuss the three primary pillars of wellness and how these can look different for individuals with different needs, lifestyles, and goals. They emphasize that wellness is...
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Women's History Month Special: The Coreen Braden Award
In our special Women's History Month episode, YPR would like to celebrate the Chapter Lead of our Arapahoe County, CO chapter, Coreen Braden. In honor of Coreen's outstanding dedication to her work in harm reduction advocacy, YPR recently awarded her the first ever Coreen Braden Distinguished...
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A Life Recovered
In this episode, hosts Brian and Karly speak with Matt Ward about his powerful recovery story. Matt gives listeners an intimate look into his substance use, his difficult journey to recovery, the joys of his life in recovery. He discusses the things that helped motivate him to move forward in his...
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The Healing Power of Art
In this episode, Young People in Recovery's Director of Strategic Equity and Inclusion, Saraiha Sampson, interviews Evelyn Neal, the artist behind the beautiful drawing featured on YPR's special edition Black History Month t-shirt. As a person in recovery, Evelyn has used her art to process…
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Recovery Corner Special featuring Joseph Green
In this episode, YPR’s Director of Strategic Equity, Saraiha Sampson, interviews poet, entrepreneur, and activist, Joseph Green. Green, a longtime recovery advocate and artist, discusses the powerful connection between art and the modern recovery movement. Through spoken word and creative writing...
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Mike Largent
In episode 24, Mike Largent shares his story of finding recovery by accident. While on a path towards self-improvement and bringing more optimism into his life, Mike discovered a TedTalk titled, "The Happy Secret to Better Work" which encouraged making subtle shifts in one's life based on…
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Recovery Corner
The LatinX community is at high risk for substance use disorder (SUD) due to the lack of mental health resources available. In the United States, LatinX folks will use substances to numb some of the trauma associated with the process of immigration, family separation, their legal status, and the...
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Rainbow Recovery
Episode 25 brings us to the season finale of Recovery Corner and the transition of our host, Candice Rose, towards another growth opportunity. We wish Candice the best on her new journey and go on summer break to reinvent the Recovery Corner experience moving forward. We close out Season 2, with...
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The Edge of Identity
Guest: Alex Vick, Creative Director; The Hive Collective Show Notes: Navigating adolescence and early adulthood is a difficult time. We are trying to learn who we are and how we want to show up in the world while being influenced by our peers as well as the adults in our life. We are learning…
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Free-Spirited
Guest: Chris Marshall, Founder; Sans Bar Show Notes: We live in a social culture that has historically been dominated by and saturated in alcohol. Recently, more people are challenging the status quo and evaluating their relationships with alcohol. Whether curiosity is spiked as a result of…
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Staying Alive
Guest: Maggie Seldeen. High Rockies Harm Reduction; Executive Director People can not recover if they can not survive. So why is there such a debate about life saving harm reduction services? It is critical for our communities to recognize abstinence is not realistic for everyone and nobody…
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Words In Action
Guest: Tonya Wheeler, Executive Director; Advocates For Recovery Colorado The words we use matter. How we speak about substance use disorder has the power to shape the perceptions our communities have about people experiencing addiction. Tonya has been working as an advocate of recovery in…
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Racial Disparities: The Color Spectrum of Recovery
Guests Dnechelle Pascol & Christopher Raeford It’s an unfortunate truth that BIPOC communities are at a disadvantage when it comes to substance use disorder and the recovery from it. People of color are disproportionately affected by drug policies and drug laws. Not only have strict drug laws…
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A Song of Strength
Guest: Julia Pratt Finding recovery is challenging at any age. It can be especially difficult for young people. At a time in life where many of our peers are experimenting with substances, how does one recognize that it’s time to make a change? Julia Pratt is a young singer/songwriter who made…
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Recovery is Real
Everything changes the moment we decide to embrace a life of recovery. We finally have the ability to explore our authentic selves and decide how we want to shape our futures. For Thomas Guerra, his recovery helped him tap into a passion to help others get acquainted with themselves and build...
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Fighting for Change
Featuring - Tara Moseley Hyde, Reneisha Rudder, Danielle Durkin Show Notes How do we make our communities recovery ready? We advocate for the necessary resources individuals need in order to enter into sustainable paths of recovery. American University Graduates Tara, Renisha and Danielle joined…
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Fitting In
Featuring - Jesse Haner Show Notes Jesse opens up about having many attempts at recovery which always seemed to inevitably circle back to substance use and downfall. Always trying to fit in and searching for a place to belong, while living fast with drugs and criminal behavior it always seemed to...
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Different Strokes
Guest: Garett Dickinson Show Notes Recovery: A process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential. Recovery is not defined by any particular pathway. It is not up to anyone but the individual themself…
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Reach For The Streets
Guest: Nathan Smiddy AKA Narcan Nate Show Notes Meet them where they are, not where you want them to be. Former opioid user turned full throttle harm reduction activist Nathan Smiddy shares how he has become Narcan Nate and is now a household name in the recovery community of North County San...
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Enabler of Life
Guest: Donald Davis Show Notes “I got into harm reduction to enable people who use drugs. I enable them to protect themselves and their communities, to feel like they have someone to talk to. I enable them to ask for help and help others in turn. I enable them to find treatment options, reconnect...
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Hustler of Hope
Guest: Julie Salter Show Notes: At the age of 23, Julie had racked up a string of felony charges and was facing 7 years in prison. After being presented with a restorative justice opportunity, she found strength in her hope to choose a different life for herself. Sometimes hope is all we have to...
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25 To Life
Our mindsets are so important to directing us on our paths of recovery. As long as we can keep a positive mindset, we are destined for a comeback. Richard Mireles shares some details of his 21 year setback and how by developing a healthy mindset during his incarceration led him to become an...
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The official Young People In Recovery (YPR) podcast, Recovery Corner. The biweekly podcast will be used to inform, collaborate, and inspire the community through personal stories, provide organizational insight, and host an open dialogue pertaining to recovery spaces. Make sure to tune in every other Wednesday!
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