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Ep68 Addiction Treatment Specialized Addiction Counseling for Professionals (00:15:12)
Topics discussed in this episode🟣 How an education in forensic psychology led to a career working with families and in addiction counseling.🟣 Why Sabrina chose to specialize in supporting professionals with anger management and addiction🟣 Biggest challenge of working with professionals🟣 How TV, friends, and family negatively impact mental health and addiction stigma and how community events can positively reduce stigma🟣 Intersection of recovery and queer identity - writing for QueerPsych and work on the LGBTQ+ NAADAC committee🟣 How professional associations and coalitions help raise the bar for addiction professionals🟣 Why baby steps count.Addiction Podcast Guest:Sabrina Vonderhaar, Founder, Sabrina Vonderhaar Counseling🔗sabrinacounseling.comLinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabrinavonderhaarQueerPsych Article"It's not Just You: A Queer Person's Guide to Addiction and Mental Health" https://queerpsych.com/its-not-just-you-a-queer-persons-guide-to-addiction-and-mental-health/IAAP iowaaddictionprofessionals.comNAADAC the association for addiction professionals naadac.orgMental Health America https://mhanational.org/NAMI National Alliance on Mental Illness https://www.nami.org/Guest location: IowaAddiction Podcast Host:Chris Langley, Co-Founder | Addiction Recovery Place
Ep67 Addiction Treatment Risks of Influencer-led Kratom Use (00:24:55)
Topics discussed in this episode🟣Ryan's story from substance use to family man and recovery coach🟣Working virtually as a Recovery Coach🟣CCAR and career paths for people in recovery🟣Southern culture and alcohol🟣The good and bad of social media recovery influencers🟣Risks of kratom🟣Methadone Mile in Boston🟣How at-home treatment makes people feel more comfortable and reduces the impact of stigma🟣Detox, withdrawal management, and customized care from home🟣 Harm reduction and MATAddiction Podcast Guest: Ryan Foltz, Recovery Coach, Pathfinder Recovery 🔗https://www.pathfinder-recovery.com 🔗LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-foltz-94732356Guest location: Massachusetts Addiction Podcast Host:Chris Langley, Co-Founder | Addiction Recovery Place
Topics discussed in this episode🟣Michael and Hannah discuss the career paths that led them to Pathfinder Recovery.🟣How the virtual team treats individuals at home🟣Using biometrics as predictors of relapse and to help with early intervention.🟣How Dr. David Hendricks and Michael founded Pathfinder Recovery🟣Expanding service to Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and the goal of expanding nationally.🟣Becoming culturally competent when working in new states🟣At-home Detox and addiction home services🟣Early intervention. Relapse prevention🟣Mobile app and biometric rings🟣Making SUD care more accessible🟣Co-regulate with accountability and self-empowerment🟣 Importance of family, Stages of Change Model, and safety.🟣Why stigma stays around SUD🟣Recovery should be a celebrated journey into spiritual connection.Addiction Podcast Guest:Hannah Jurewicz, PsyD, Chief Clinical OfficerMichael Brunk, Co-Founder and CEOPathfinder Recovery🔗https://www.pathfinder-recovery.com/🔗Hannah's LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-jurewicz-psyd-82895872🔗Michael's LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-brunk-bab50346/Guest location: ConnecticutAddiction Podcast Host:Chris Langley, Co-Founder | Addiction Recovery PlaceSubscribe to get our podcast in your inbox https://addictionrecoveryplace.com/subscribe
Ep.65 Addiction Treatment Leading to a place of health (00:45:26)
Topics discussed in this episode🟣 How an unexpected conversation started Caitlin's path to recovery🟣 Being the only Recovery Coach for 100 miles and the desire to know more led to getting a PhD in Human Services Counseling 🟣 Networking through her role as President of the Idaho affiliate of NAADAC led to her moving to Alaska to work at True North Recovery🟣 Living room model with walk-in crisis support and mobile crisis team🟣 MAT, MAUD, MOUD, and autonomy of recovery paths🟣 Collaborating with police and emergency services to provide wraparound care🟣 Sober Living: providing a safe place for OP and transition to an independent life🟣 Fairbanks Reentry Service helping stabilize lives after prison 🟣 Prison Policy Initiative findings about Alaska's incarceration rate🟣 How limited resources help Alaskans collaborate 🟣 Department of Health distributing Overdose Rescue Kits through Project Hope🟣 NAADAC getting a seat at tables you didn't know existed🟣 Mentoring in the NAADAC and NBCCF Minority Fellowship Program 🟣 Stigma, systematic discrimination, and changing what it means to be somebody who uses substances and is in recovery🟣 Harm reduction as a social justice movement🟣 A message for those in active addiction, inspired by the Dalai Lama Caitlin Hegwood, PhD (She/Her)LPC, LPC-S, MAC, ACADC, CADC-II, CCTS-I, CYITherapist, Elevate WellnessChief Clinical Officer, True North Recovery🔗LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/caitlin-hegwood/🔗True North Recovery https://tnrak.org/🔗Elevate Wellness, LLC https://elevate-wellness-llc.com/🔗Prison Policy Initiative https://www.prisonpolicy.org/🔗Alaska Department of Health + Project Hope https://health.alaska.gov/en/services/project-hope-get-naloxone/🔗Light up the Couch Podcast https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmHOA07fwo7kW3_ytEhIzoedC8Jyks4yoGuest location: Alaska Addiction Podcast Host:Chris Langley, Co-Founder | Addiction Recovery Place
Ep.64 Addiction Treatment Autism and Intimacy Behaviors (00:26:06)
Topics discussed in this episode🟣 Life as a chemist before becoming a therapist🟣 Psychologists vs counselors: choosing a career path🟣 Career benefits of being exposed to different therapies🟣 Dr. Porges and the professional importance of a good network🟣 Developing professional resources for autism and intimacy behaviors🟣Private clientele, intimacy & compulsive disorders, and a trauma therapist for a men's recovery ranch🟣Returning to Work Initiative and the Jobs Corps🟣Treating dual diagnosis and other forms of addiction, including adrenaline, work, gambling, sex, drama, and money.🟣Attachment styles at the heart of many wounds🟣Enmeshment and attachment ruptures🟣Cruelty of stigma🟣Helping clients discover true internal peaceAddiction Podcast Guest:Megan MacKay CSAT, LCPC, LPC, CHMC, EMDR Trained Psychotherapist Founder of Interstate Healing and Recovery 📞602-345-1354 🔗 https://www.innerstatehealingandrecovery.com/🔗https://bloggingforrecovery.wordpress.com/🔗LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/meganmackayaz/ 🔗New Beginning Ranch https://www.newbeginningranch.com/ 🔗Jobs Corps https://trappercreek.jobcorps.gov/Guest location: MontanaAddiction Podcast Host:Chris Langley, Co-Founder | Addiction Recovery Place
Ep.63 Addiction Treatment Propel life forward with joy and surf therapy (00:37:19)
Topics discussed in this episode🟣 Changing careers from science educator to SUD professional🟣 Helping major life transitions with advocacy and connection to resources to navigate complex systems🟣 Holistic treatment for SUD, Dual diagnosis, or solely mental health issues🟣Primary therapist and multiple modalities from different therapists🟣 3 components of treatment with a unique approach to reconnecting people with joy🟣 Snorkeling, hiking, equine, mindfulness, art, music, and surf therapy🟣 Benefits of Surf Therapy🟣 Clinical team, alums who are also staff, and clients join together in activities by Adventure Leaders🟣 Aftercare planning starts week one🟣 Helping clients evaluate and select therapists for aftercare🟣Addressing life distractions🟣Stigma and the need for education about the chemical and physical experience of addiction🟣 Harm reduction, reduction, and treating comorbidityAddiction Podcast Guest:Kate O'DonnellClient Wellness Director, Maui Recovery📞(877) 522-4401🔗https://mauirecovery.com🔗LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/kateaodonnell/Guest location: HawaiiAddiction Podcast Host:Chris Langley, Co-Founder | Addiction Recovery Place
Topics discussed in this episode🟣 Celebrating long-term sustained recovery🟣 Helping active users navigate recovery resources🟣 CCAR Training and becoming a Peer Recovery Coach🟣 Using Supervision to not carry the burdens of clients🟣 OHH Opioid Home Health all women team with MAT, CADC, Nurse, and Peer Recovery Coach🟣 CACD Patient Navigator connecting resources for needs, including housing🟣 Maintaining boundaries 🟣 Maine's response to the Opioid crisis🟣 OPC Overdose Prevention Centers and clean needle exchanges🟣 Stigma and shame with dependence on prescribed medication🟣 Breaking stigma in treatment with harm reduction instead of kicking people out of programs Addiction Podcast Guest:Renee Lewis, MHRT/C Peer Recovery Coach, Assistance Plus🔗assistanceplus.com🔗LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/renee-lewis-mhrtc-377168255/Guest location: MaineAddiction Podcast Host:Chris Langley, Co-Founder | Addiction Recovery Place
Ep.61 Addiction Treatment Belief Change for Behavior Change (00:57:51)
Topics discussed in this episode🟣Navy Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program NADSAP🟣AOD/CTC Cycle: Wanberg and Milkman🟣Hopping on a plane to Maui & into substance abuse counselor job🟣Chief Drug Court judge encouraged Stan to write his book, "Drug Court Treatment: The Verdict (Criminal Justice and Addictions Treatment Book 1)"🟣Importance of belief-change work in SUD🟣How SUD work mirrors the business sales process 🟣Change work, not paperwork🟣Dwell on the importance of beliefs 🟣Adding the missing piece to continuing education🟣How NAADAC makes it easier to train coast to coast🟣Drug court treatment that gets results🟣Change cognitive stuff before behavior🟣 How client reports can create bias🟣The 13 presuppositions belief activity🟣2 most common belief problems🟣Hawaii, the crossroads of the Pacific 🟣Internal and external stigma🟣 Permission-granting core beliefs🟣Belief change as a method of harm reduction🟣Take people where they want to go.🟣7th stage of changeAddiction Podcast Guest:Stan Dokmanus CCJP, CSAC, CLE, ICCJP, B.A. PsychologyFounder and Trainer, Belief Eye Movement Therapy🔗https://standokmanus.com/blog/🔗LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/stan-dokmanus-07252936/🔗Drug Court Treatment: The Verdict (Criminal Justice and Addictions Treatment Book 1)https://www.amazon.com/Drug-Court-Treatment-Criminal-Addictions-ebook/dp/B0170RK22Q🔗Belief Eye Movement Therapyhttps://www.amazon.com/Belief-Eye-Movement-Therapy-Change-ebook/dp/B0BWPXXS2R🔗Stan has published 5 books all availabe on Amazonhttps://www.amazon.com/stores/Stan-Dokmanus/author/B017RR0D0KGuest location: HawaiiAddiction Podcast Host:Chris Langley, Co-Founder | Addiction Recovery Place
Ep.60 Addiction Treatment | Detox, leave shame at the door (00:35:22)
Topics discussed in this episode🟣Chris Seemer's journey to become a Certified Peer Support Specialist 🟣Sam Doyle's journey: how a love for helping people and learning led her to recovery work 🟣Peer support care that helps get people over the hump of their Detox 🟣 Detox and residential care: providing the most amount of comfort in step one of the recovery journey🟣 90% success rate of alumni program graduates 🟣50 employees for 24/7 service but maintaining family feel🟣Hiring compassionate drivers to bring people into treatment🟣Healthy mix of referral sources🟣Bringing in outside agencies to inform clients about different types of recovery (NA, AA, DAA, Faces and Voices of Recovery, Celebrate Recovery, SMART Recovery)🟣Art therapy🟣How the opioid epidemic in South Carolina is impacting all demographics🟣South Carolina needs to catch up to the recovery resources in North Carolina🟣SUD underrepresented in media🟣Stigma, changing demographics, and the need to educate addiction is a disease, not a choice🟣Underrepresented demographics as SUD professionals and individuals seeking treatment 🟣Detox, MAT, and Harm Reduction🟣Pain can have a purpose🟣Created a lighthearted work environment 🟣Transformative moments, compassionate care, recovery, and the light it bringsAddiction Podcast Guest:Chris Seemer, Certified Peer Support Specialist,Sam Doyle, SCAT Director of Operations & MarketingSouth Carolina Addiction Treatment🔗https://scaddictiontreatment.com/🔗Chris Seemer LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-seemer-cpss-527787277🔗Sam Doyle LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-doyle/Guest location: South CarolinaAddiction Podcast Host:Chris Langley, Co-Founder | Addiction Recovery Place
Ep.59 Sex Addiction | Treatment Sexual Recovery and Intimacy (00:55:43)
Topics discussed in this episode🟣 Sobriety and a second career in recovery after working as an educator for 20 years🟣 Feeling terrified starting private practice and trying different niches 🟣 Deciding to focus on intimacy and sex addiction and create the Center for Intimacy🟣 Internal family systems: Exile🟣 When sex becomes problematic 🟣 Power of co-regulation and dysregulating🟣 Secrets, betrayal, function, and different levels of desire🟣 40% of people with SUD have unhealthy relationship with sex🟣 Sexual recovery's role in SUD recovery🟣 Growing, training, and supporting a team🟣 Running 2 parallel staff to avoid dilution of intimacy🟣 Making a practice like a teaching hospital and the importance of supervision🟣 Creating community among therapists🟣 2-week intensive program for sexual addiction or trauma🟣 How codependency gets distorted and why it often comes up later in recovery🟣 Betrayal blindness and isolation of partners 🟣 PTSD, relational trauma, and maladaptive behaviors🟣 Stigma, shame, harm reduction, and sex addictionAddiction Podcast Guest:Gary Katz LCSW, CSAT-S Psychotherapist, Owner of Center for Intimacy Recovery,✉️ garykatz@intimacyrecovery.com🔗https://www.intimacyrecovery.com/🔗LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/garykatz-lcsw-csat/🔗Clinical Director, Nancy Tricamo https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-tricamo-7153892/Book mentioned: Betrayal Trauma: The Logic of Forgetting Childhood Abuse Reprint Edition Jennifer J. FreydGuest location: VermontAddiction Podcast Host:Chris Langley, Co-Founder | Addiction Recovery Place
Ep58 Addiction Treatment Many ways to get help (00:39:11)
Topics discussed in this episode🟣How inpatient treatment has changed 🟣Learning to appreciate policies and procedures 🟣Eating disorder and addiction trainin🟣Starting and growing a private practice 🟣Why curiosity matters🟣Insurance and access to care🟣Social media's good and bad roles in mental health 🟣Tenacity of students in recovery at the Sober College School for Addiction Studies🟣Community volunteering🟣Florida Association of Addiction Professionals🟣Need to collaborate and educate healthcare professionals about SUD🟣Individualized harm reduction🟣Many ways to get helpLena Sheffield, LMHC, CAP, MAC, CEDSLic. Psychotherapist, Master Addiction Counselor,President of Florida Association of Addiction Professionals🔗Lena's LinkedIn for SUD professionals https://www.linkedin.com/in/lenasheffield/🔗Lena's Psychology Today listing for potential clientshttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/lena-sheffield-south-miami-fl/164343🔗FLAAP Florida Association of Addiction Professionals https://flaap.org🔗FLAAP Facebook Page Guest location: FloridaAddiction Podcast Host:Chris Langley, Co-Founder | Addiction Recovery Place
Ep.57 Addiction Treatment Working with Heroes (01:18:08)
Topics discussed in this episode🟣Personal experience with complex trauma, migraines, and overcoming opioids🟣Becoming part of the solution to the treatment desert in West Virginia🟣Building a family system and accountability in recovery housing🟣Managing 6 sober living homes with 85 beds🟣Pre-2025 funding from the National Office of Drug Control Policy for Peer Recovery Support Specialist and Jon's first academic peer-reviewed paper🟣 Peer Support Specialists are helping to divert people from the criminal justice system🟣Opening a licensed behavioral health center🟣Executive Orders freezing funding, the fickleness of grants, and more sustainable funding sources like social enterprises 🟣 Joint working: Governor's Council of Substance Abuse and Preventative Subcommittee in West Virginia🟣Informed consent and choice🟣West Virginia's Opiate Abatement Board awarded $1.2 billion, with 72.5% set aside in a foundation separate from the government. 🟣Rural access to care🟣Focus on hope, opportunity, and prevention🟣1st wave of opioid crisis, coal minors' pain, pill mills, and the 5th vital sign🟣Leaving a legacy by teaching at West Virginia Wesleyan College🟣Benefits for professionals joining WVAAP and networking🟣West Virginia state licensure for addiction professionals🟣People in recovery: our country's untapped resource🟣Harm reduction: a non-judgemental atmosphereAddiction Podcast Guest:Jon Dower MS, LPC, NCC, CRC, ICAADC, CCS, SAPPresident, WVAAPExecutive Director, West Virginia Sober Living Solutions🎁Donate https://givebutter.com/WVSLSHousingFund🔗https://westvirginiasoberliving.com/🔗https://www.wvaapp.org/🔗LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-dower-8522a885/Guest location: West VirginiaAddiction Podcast Host:Chris Langley, Co-Founder | Addiction Recovery Place
Ep.56 SUD Treatment Budget Cuts & Recovery Advocacy (00:53:03)
Topics discussed in this episodeIn this episode, Don discusses a "boatload of issues" of interest to SUD professionals, including the impact of budget cuts. 🟣Don's "do-gooder" experience in long-term recovery, working for the government, anti-poverty, drug treatment, and homeless youth programs. 🟣 Recovery Friendly Workplace Program 🟣 Voices of Hope, providing wound care, peer support, safe sex services, needle exchange, counseling, and 12-Step meetings🟣 Benefits of community joint effort to tackle SUD 🟣 Progress in SUD understanding with the Surgeon General Vivek Murthy's report "Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health"🟣John Hopkins survey to show how many Marylanders know somebody with an SUD🟣Impact of losing funding for SAMHSA, Medicaid cuts, Department of Health and Human Services, CDC, breakfast and school lunch programs for kids and after-school programs, community coalitions, community-based non-profit organizations. 80,000 employees from the Veteran's Administration🟣Showing the impact if your program went away because of budget cuts🟣 No data without stories and no stories without data🟣 The "Drug Capital of America" 🟣 Why the "Just Say No" campaign didn't work🟣 Having a $300,000 SAMHSA grant for 3 years eliminated🟣How non-profits save the taxpayer money🟣2 ways to oppose budget cuts🟣Rural hospital closures likely with Medicaid cuts🟣 4 words to share: Treatment works. Recovery is possible. 🟣2000 physicians cut at John Hopkins University🟣Challenge legally, respectfully, but strongly🟣How Certified peer support specialists help rebuild lives 🟣 Turn tax drainers into taxpayers🟣 Hosting an addiction panel event on a local cable station Don's Wisdom"The days of rugged individualism are over, and it's not because there aren't rugged individualists. There are. The fact is, we're dependent upon each other.""We need to be good advocates and stand up for what we think is right and what's good for people."Addiction Podcast Guest:Don Mathis, Certified Peer Support Specialist, Voices of Hope Board Member, Susquehanna Workforce Network,✉️donmathis59@aim.comSusquehanna Workforce Network🔗https://www.swnetwork.org/Voices of Hope🔗https://www.voicesofhopemaryland.org📅Event MentionedApril 10, 2025Facing Addiction Hartford County: It's a Family Affairhttps://harfordtv.org/hcn_program/facing-addiction-in-harford-county-finding-facts-solutions-and-hope/📘Book MentionedChasing a Flawed Sun by Dan McGheehttps://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Flawed-Sun-Daniel-McGhee/dp/1733948503Guest location: MarylandAddiction Podcast Host:Chris Langley, Co-Founder | Addiction Recovery Place
Topics discussed in this episode🟣Personal recovery journey to Substance Use Disorder Professional🟣Backgroundof EMDR, bilateral stimulation, and Butterfly Hugs 🟣Joining a group of 12 therapists with specific niches🟣Why quieter EMDR therapy can be beneficial for treating trauma🟣Complex PTSD with EMDR and a multi-modal approach🟣NAADAC certifications🟣12-step, group and peer support, and seeing people being restored to wholeness🟣How joining WAADAC as a student led to being on the board of the premier organization for addiction professionals🟣Former NAADAC Executive Director, Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, Hon DrHL, BSW, NCAC II, CDC III, SAP joined the WAADAC board as Workforce Development Committee. Keeping strong relationships with the Single State Authority🟣 3rd annual Workforce Summit: Collaborating with Washington Health Care Authority 🟣WAADAC plans for 2025🟣City of Seattle's Community Crisis Responders🟣Earmarking money only for opioid treatment is a disservice to polysubstance use🟣Stigma and the need to advocate and mobilize for better laws🟣Personal hope for people being helped with harm reductionAddiction Podcast Guest:David Woldtvedt MSW, LICSW, SUDP EMDR and Addictions Therapist, WAADAC & Sadler Bridges Wellness Group🔗https://waadac.org/🔗https://www.sadlerbridgeswellnessgroup.com/🔗LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-woldtvedt-672b3423b/Guest location: WashingtonAddiction Podcast Host:Chris Langley, Co-Founder | Addiction Recovery Place
Ep.54 ddiction Professionals | Protect Your Soul (00:54:04)
Topics discussed in this episode🟣Creating more productive and proactive support that fills treatment gaps with coaching🟣Working with family members, disordered eating, and recovery fitness and nutrition🟣Coping and habit audits for high-functioning adults in turmoil🟣Current trend toward constant comparison and instant gratification🟣Moving from in-person to online and preparing pre-recorded lessons, workbooks, and all kinds of ways to engage.🟣Advanced life skills group 🟣30 days may not undo 30 years of conditioned way of being🟣Benefits of hiring practitioners with different specialisms🟣The Ultimate EQ Academy™ professional training to protect your soul🟣People don't make it, but we have to make it.🟣Adolescent Addiction and Motivation course for parents, professionals, and organizations, plus other accredited courses.🟣Acting President of California Association of Alcohol and Drug Educators🟣Challenge of building confidence as a professional🟣Knowing who to work with improves success rates🟣Burnout and career pivots🟣Advice for anyone entering the addiction professionAddiction Podcast Guest:Tricia Parido, Founder of Turning Leaves® Recovery, Life and Wellness Coaching 🔗https://www.turningleavesrecovery.com/🔗LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/triciaparido/Guest location: CaliforniaAddiction Podcast Host:Chris Langley, Co-Founder | Addiction Recovery Place
Ep.53 Addiction Prevention | Making People Feel They Belong (01:00:24)
Topics discussed in this episode🟣 Turning personal tragedy into triumph 🟣 Gaps in addiction treatment🟣 Peer support, trust, and community connections🟣 Self-funding and finding business sponsors🟣 Making inspirational bracelets to raise funds and give away for marketing🟣 Helping peers feel confident and shine brightly🟣 Building a digital peer directory with digital peer resources🟣 Politics is shallow 🟣 Challenge of overcoming criminal record and facing judgment 🟣 Creating a haven for peers to blossom🟣 Challenges of getting a Narcan vending machine🟣 Funding needed for harm reduction and prevention🟣 Problem with hotlines🟣 Challenge for peers when trauma comes up🟣 Importance of closenessAddiction Podcast Guest:Tara Ballinger, Owner/Founder, RRVA Youth Prevention Services🔗 www.recoveryresourcesva.com🔗LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/recoveryresources4u Guest location: VirginiaAddiction Podcast Host:Chris Langley, Co-Founder | Addiction Recovery Place
Topics discussed in this episode🟣Work as a middle school teacher led to working in substance use prevention🟣Transitioning to a new role as Executive Director🟣School based prevention and family support groups🟣Responding to adaptations of synthetics🟣Working with law enforcement, educators, churches, first responders, and public-facing businesses to distribute 350 emergency opioid overdose reversal kits ONEbox🟣Team of 11, including an epidemiologist and some additional retired teachers working as contractors providing prevention services across the state of Alabama🟣Alabama's transparency and effective use of the Opiod Resettlement Fund 🟣 Reaching out to counties and local municipalities to discuss plans for local opioid settlements🟣Delta-8, THC drinks, and greening out 🟣 Recovery-friendly workplaces🟣End Addiction Walk🟣The Shield Podcast 🟣Stigma - don't ask why go out and do🟣Room for prevention, harm reduction, and recovery treatment Addiction Podcast Guest:Nichole Dawsey, Executive Director, Addiction Prevention Coalition🔗https://www.apcbham.org✉️nichole@apcbham.org🎧The Shield Podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/2085228▶️https://www.youtube.com/@AddictionCoalition/podcasts👟End Addiction Birmingham Walk https://apcbham.org/who-we-are/how-we-help/end-addiction-bham-walk/🔗LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/nichole-dawsey-she-her-63a91b168/Guest location: AlabamaAddiction Podcast Host:Chris Langley, Co-Founder | Addiction Recovery Place
Topics discussed in this episode🟣Co-occurring disorders, schizophrenia, heroin, and "hillbilly meth"🟣6 Cincinnati locations and referral sources🟣Ohio top 5 states for human trafficking🟣Supporting people with trauma from human trafficking 🟣Avoiding burnout 🟣Addiction and genetics, gene mutation MTHFR, famine, and folic acid🟣Predisposition for ADHD and complex PTSD🟣Better mental health funding in Ohio🟣Supporting homeless in Southern Ohio🟣 Switzerland's therapeutic use of MDMA and psilocybin🟣Both options: Harm reduction with MAT and marijuana and abstinences🟣Generational differences, religion, stigma, and addiction🟣Criminal justice trainees shadowing caseworkers Addiction Podcast Guest:Shelby Taulbee, Addiction, Trauma, & Mental Health Therapist, Legacy Healing Center📞888-534-2295🔗http://www.legacyhealing.com🔗LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelby-taulbee-864327149/Guest location: OhioAddiction Podcast Host:Chris Langley, Co-Founder | Addiction Recovery Place
Ep.50 Addiction Professionals | Self-care for Vicarious Trauma (00:48:12)
Topics discussed in this episode
🟣Pat's story: motherhood, loss of family, becoming a student in her 40s, and experience as a LADC for 32 years
🟣Hospital consults for drug and alcohol-related admissions to offer admission to a Fresh Start program
🟣Loving part-time work with a few clients and LADC and CRSW supervision
🟣From spaghetti suppers with volunteers to 4 recovery centers in 4 towns in 7 years!
🟣Importance of support: CRSWs, transportation, housing, family
🟣Recovery Doorways in New Hampshire
🟣Reasons overdoses are down in New Hampshire
🟣Medical personal learning about xylazine
🟣 Educating and supporting people with multiple DWIs
🟣 Sober Living Homes
🟣Youth prevention work
🟣Changing perspectives on stigma and harm reduction
🟣Vicarious trauma and professionals' need for self-care
Addiction Podcast Guest:
Pat Tucker LADC, Recovery Work Supervisor,
📞Pat Tucker 603-286-9584
🔗New Hampshire Doorways https://www.thedoorway.nh.gov/🔗https://www.archwaysnh.org
Guest location: New Hampshire
Addiction Podcast Host:
Chris Langley, Co-Founder | Addiction Recovery Place
Ep.49 Addiction Treatment Magical Process of Group Work (00:29:36)
Topics discussed in this episode
🟣 Kylee's journey to finding her calling as a Licensed Addiction Counselor
🟣 Magical process of group work
🟣 Heartview Foundations' four facilities, the team, and the supportive culture
🟣Walk-in clinic accepting individuals wanting help or those with court orders, drug orders, CPS
🟣 Local free gym memberships for clients and other community collaborations.
🟣Disposable vapes with meth and fentanyl and unexpected drug test results
🟣 Navigating insurance to help as much as possible
🟣Availability of Narcan and improvement in opioid stats in North Dakota
🟣Helping clients to manage stigma by communicating their SUD as a medical condition
🟣 Harm reduction and accountability
Addiction Podcast Guest:
Kylee Cline Licensed Addiction Counselor, Heartview Foundation
🎁Donate to the Heartview Foundation
https://heartview.org/get-involved/donate.html
🔗https://heartview.org/
🔗LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylee-cline-852691334/
Guest location: North Dakota
Addiction Podcast Host:
Chris Langley, Co-Founder | Addiction Recovery Place
Topics discussed in this episode
🟣 Inspiration for choosing Addiction Studies at the University of South Dakota
🟣Returning to addiction career after 18-year career break for motherhood
🟣Falling in love with supporting justice-involved clients
🟣Success with MAT
🟣Criminal Justice Initiative Services to promote treatment over prison
🟣Moral Reconation Therapy—MRT®
🟣Working hand in hand with probation and parole and coordinating care with other agencies
🟣Resource challenges with transportation and supporting unhoused in winter in Sioux Falls
🟣Even with good self-care, the emotional struggle of clients passing away is challenging
🟣Good Samaritan Law for Overdose Safety, distribution of fentanyl testing strips, Opiod resettlement fund, and public education campaign in South Dakota
🟣 Being a "nerd" when it comes to addiction and recovery learning
🟣Why clients lie to professionals
🟣 Harm reduction and not judging when a client's goal isn't to be 100% clean and sober
Addiction Podcast Guest:
Angie Poile, Director of Outpatient Substance Use Services,
Guest location: South Dakota
Addiction Podcast Host:
Chris Langley, Co-Founder | Addiction Recovery Place
Ep.47 Addiction Treatment | Broken and Traumatized People Crisis (00:36:56)
Topics discussed in this episode
🟣 2024 Debbie's "Year of Humility" as she was awarded the NAADAC Professional of the Year and
🏆2024 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Idaho Counseling Association
🟣2025 The Walker Center celebrates 50 years in treatment 🎉
🟣Career training engineers and scientists inspired her to study addiction to help boost their productivity.
🟣Being asked to lead the board of directors of The Walker Center, a non-profit CARF-certified 47-bed treatment center
🟣Ropes challenge course, family program, and an addictionologist
🟣 Spanish-speaking counselors for adolescents and adults with culturally specific service
🟣Opening an innovative 8-bed staffed sober living house
🟣Walking Sober alumni support with online meetings and monthly activities like painting
🟣A continually learning team worth bragging about.
🟣Communual garden and teaching how to can vegetables
🟣Idaho will pay part of sober living costs
🟣Giving the sober living community a voice when an individual member relapses
🟣Extending care with a SAMHSA grant
🟣Supporting pregnant women and mothers with dependent children
🟣NAADAC Executive Regional Director of the Idaho Association of Addiction Professionals
🟣 Harm reduction initiatives supported and not allowed in Idaho
Debbie’s leadership has transformed countless lives. In addition to guiding The Walker Center, she has served on the Idaho Behavioral Health Advisory Committee and led numerous initiatives to improve mental health care, reduce stigma, and advocate for better systems of care in Idaho.
Addiction Podcast Guest:
Debbie Thomas, CEO, The Walker Center
🔗https://www.thewalkercenter.org
🔗LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/debbie-thomas-63520242/
📞800-277-4190
📍Guest location: Idaho
Addiction Podcast Host:
Chris Langley, Co-Founder | Addiction Recovery Place
Ep.46 Substance Use Disorder Treatment | Hitting a Recovery Home Run (00:31:46)
Topics discussed in this episode
🟣How a diabetes diagnosis inspired her to study Social Work
🟣Starting the first intensive outpatient and self-funded peer support specialist program in Arkansas
🟣Collaborating to start a detox residential IOP, PHP, and outpatient within an acute care hospital
🟣Taking the helm as CEO and first changes made that doubled admissions and reduced AMA rate by 23%
🟣Adding some fun with dwarf goats
🟣Sober living and following patients indefinitely in the clinic
🟣Developing a family program because not much is available for families in Arkansas
🟣Challenge with commercial insurance reimbursement rates in Arkansas
🟣 How the Arkansas Opioid Partnership is dispersing settlement money
🟣 3 tiered peer support model in Arkansas
🟣Nalaxone boxes in all colleges and most high schools in Arkansas
🟣Billboards to inform the public you won't be arrested for dropping someone with an overdose at a hospital
🟣Shift from 12-step anonymity to Recover Out Loud
🟣NAADAC Conference presentation on Integrating Peer Support Services in a clinical setting
🟣 Harm reduction gets patients in the right frame of mind to benefit from treatment
Addiction Podcast Guest:
Dori Haddock
CEO, Natural State Recovery
🔗https://www.naturalstaterecovery.com
🔗LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/dori-haddock-44071065/
Guest location: Arkansas
Addiction Podcast Host:
Chris Langley, Co-Founder | Addiction Recovery Place
Ep.45 Addiction Treatment | Implicit Bias Training and Treatment Courts Reducing Recidivism (00:35:58)
Topics discussed in this episode
🟣Larry found his niche in substance abuse counseling after trying different specializations.
🟣Creating implicit bias training for healthcare providers, focusing on racial disparities and disparities within the addiction community.
🟣Oakland Community Health Network: aligning mental health and substance use services for participants in the Adult Treatment Court.
🟣How the treatment court team operates like a family system.
🟣Relationship building with other agencies in the community to get positive work done.
🟣Jail diversion program and sentencing options like recovery weekends.
🟣Data from 2023 shows the program reduced recidivism rates for all crimes by 22% and for drug and alcohol offenses by 15%.
🟣The main drugs of choice in the court are alcohol and opioids, with an uptick in marijuana use.
🟣Michigan is implementing initiatives to address the opioid crisis, focusing on education and reducing stigma.
🟣Larry joined the Michigan Certification Board for Addiction Professionals to advocate for accessible credentialing for SUD providers.
🟣CADC credential ensures training for both mental health and SUD support.
🟣Safe and respectful communication helps break the stigma in courts by instilling value in the participants.
🟣 Importance of community in the recovery journey.
Addiction Podcast Guest:
Larry Davis LPC, CADC, Mental Health Court Liaison,
Oakland Community Health Network
Board Member, Michigan Certification Board for Addiction Professionals
🔗https://mcbap.com/
🔗LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/larry-davis-lpc-cadc-2302979b/
Guest location: Michigan
Addiction Podcast Host:
Chris Langley, Co-Founder | Addiction Recovery Place
Ep.44 Addiction Treatment | Career progression for employees in recovery (00:42:01)
Topics discussed in this episode
🟣Leaving a career in finance to overcome addiction and discover purpose working in addiction treatment
🟣Working his way from the bottom as a case manager at a state-funded detox to CEO at Granite Recovery Centers
🟣Driving better outcomes with a full continuum of care instead of "spin dry cycles"
🟣Getting better outcomes for the homeless and/or jobless
🟣Employee success stories from recovery to leadership
🟣Keeping clients in a bubble of safety
🟣Healthy way to reconnect families and define expectations
🟣Same day admissions with transportation if needed
🟣New Hampshire's first residential primary mental health program at Canterbury Behavioral Health
🟣Good community partners
🟣Medicaid work, less profit but the right thing to do
🟣Staffing challenges and telehealth reducing the number of clinician candidates
🟣Internships with local colleges for nurses
🟣How New Hampshire has handled the opiate and fentanyl crisis
🟣For Americans aged 18-45, the leading cause of death is fentanyl overdose
🟣How and why stigma has changed in 20 years
🟣More women in treatment than men
🟣Harm reduction: making lives functional with MAT
Addiction Podcast Guest:
Eric Ekberg
CEO Granite Recovery Centers
🔗https://www.graniterecoverycenters.com/
🔗LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericekberg/
Guest locations: New Hampshire + Maine
📍Green Mountain Treatment Center | Effingham, NH
(detox, residential, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient treatment)
📍Granite House | Derry, NH
(detox and residential 38 beds, mostly Medicaid)
📍Canterbury Behavioral Health | Canterbury, NH
(mental health disorders and co-occurring SUD with inpatient, outpatients, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient care)
📍New Freedom Academy | Salem, NH
(outpatients, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient)
📍Liberty Bay Recovery Center | Portland, ME
(detox, inpatient, intensive outpatient)
Addiction Podcast Host:
Chris Langley, Co-Founder | Addiction Recovery Place
