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soberwivfrUW Health's Hub and Spoke ProgramOn this episode of SOBER, Wisconsin Voices for Recovery Director Cindy Burzinski talks with team members from UW Health’s Hub and Spoke Program, which supports those diagnosed with an opioid use disorder. Guests include Kaitlyn Cole, the Hub and Spoke Program Manager; Megg Kohel, the Behavioral Health RN Care Coordinator; Joseph Galey, CCAR-trained Recovery Coach; Rebecca Foss, Peer Support Specialist with Safe Communities; and Tom Carroll, Program Director at UW Health’s Behavioral Health and Recovery Clinic. The discussion highlights the role of peers and structural support needed to ensure those with opioid use disorder and those in recovery can...
2022-09-2926 min
Recovery Matters! PodcastSurviving a Shotgun Blast: Michael's Unbelievable Path to Addiction RecoveryRecovery Matters Podcast Episode 52 | Michael shares his powerful and emotional story of recovery, detailing his traumatic experience of being shot while working at a gas station, his struggles with addiction and PTSD, and his journey towards healing and transformation. Michael also discusses his work with CCAR, including his role as a volunteer manager and his ambition to be a Master Recovery Coach. Through his faith, volunteering efforts, and the support of the recovery community at CCAR, Michael exemplifies resilience and the impact of recovery coaching. 00:00 Introduction to Recovery Matters Podcast00:26 Meet the Hosts: P...
2021-11-021h 10
Recovery Matters! PodcastRediscovering Our HappyThis episode features CCAR's Director of Recovery Support Services, Rebecca Allen. She shares about her seemingly innocent discovery of substances, in the form of cigarettes, and how addiction asserted itself into her life and the life of her family. A concise picture of how substance can slowly come to characterize our life, no matter where we come from, replacing the healthy passions and things that truly matter to us. Rebecca goes on to discuss how she overcame a severe heroin addiction, the high cost it exacted on her life, and how she came to be Director of Recovery Support Services...
2021-04-271h 08
Audacious with Chion WolfReports From Recovery: Life After HeroinAs part of our Reports From Recovery series, today we’re hearing from two women whose heroin addictions shook up their lives, and put them right up close to the edge of existence. If you’re struggling with addiction, you can find resources at SAMHSA, the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration. GUESTS: Jaime Wyatt is a Nashville-based singer/songwriter. She’s been sober for over 3 years Rebecca Allen is the Director of Recovery Support Services at the Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR), and a former heroin user. She’s been in recovery for over...
2021-02-2650 min