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Natalie and Krissy return for part 2 of the series. This episode centers on aligning the podcast’s recovery-focused content pipeline, partnerships, and community outreach. The discussion surfaces lived-experience narratives, accessible treatment pathways (including scholarships), and audience-resonant themes such as readiness, compassionate care, faith, grief, and music as healing.

Hosts Kristi and Katrina invite guests Natalie and Krissy for part 1 of the series. Natalie is a recovery advocate who lost her brother to an overdose around his 30th birthday, and was also an addict herself and is 5 years clean. She treatment at 19, and attended treatment 8–10 times with multiple relapses before achieving stability. Krissy is in recovery for alcoholism and is the founder of the "Love is Free Foundation" (loveisfreefoundation.com), which was co-conceived by Krissy and her son Dom as a homeless outreach service rooted in recovery-related service. Krissy lost her son Dom to a fentanyl overdose.

In this episode Kristi and Katrina talk about coping mechanisms and parental approaches to supporting children struggling with addiction, particularly in the context of the fentanyl crisis. They reflect on experiences with “tough love” versus compassionate, boundary-based support, the unpredictable nature of addiction and recovery, systemic gaps during the opioid epidemic, and the ongoing personal recovery and advocacy after the loss of their sons.

Hosts Katrina and Kristi discuss navigating grief while pursuing healing and advocacy, with a focus on court proceedings, accurate drug information, and community support.

This episode is centered on systemic failures in addiction treatment and recovery support, personal experiences with rehab access, insurance limitations, body brokering, and the need to convert anger into advocacy to protect future generations and reduce stigma. Emphasis is placed on inviting community participation via the DK805 podcast to share effective strategies and build collective support.

The discussion centers on personal and community resilience in the context of addiction, grief, and advocacy. Hosts Katrina and Kristi reflect on experiences with loss (sons Devin and Dylan), court proceedings related to addiction-related death, and efforts to support others through a podcast platform and community engagement.

Podcast hosts Katrina and Kristi discuss status updates on their grief journeys, seasonal triggers (birthdays, death anniversaries, holidays), coping practices, community resources, and plans to support listeners during Suicide Prevention Month and the upcoming holiday season.

This episode focuses on lived experiences with addiction, grief, community connection, and awareness of fentanyl poisoning. The discussion emphasized the theme that connection is the opposite of addiction, the complexity of grief, and building a supportive community through shared stories and resources.

This episode highlights community-driven efforts to address fentanyl prevention and support in Ventura County, informed by lived experience from these two mothers who lost their sons to fentanyl poisoning. Discussion covers resource availability, trends and risk factors, school and family roles in prevention, stigma reduction, legal accountability for dealers, and concrete community actions around National Fentanyl Prevention Awareness Day.

Our hosts discuss personal and shared experiences navigating grief, addiction, and a pending court case, focusing on coping strategies, community education, and systemic gaps affecting families dealing with substance use disorders. Experiences with rehab quality; risks of body brokering and unsafe sober living homes.

This episode focuses on two bereaved mothers, Kristi and Katrina, aligning on community-driven support and awareness initiatives around addiction, overdose risks (including fentanyl and carfentanyl), and compassionate approaches to grief and recovery advocacy. They reflect on personal experiences with their sons, highlighted systemic gaps (e.g., insurance denials), and discussed strategies to transform grief and anger into constructive community action centered on kindness, awareness, and practical harm-reduction.