Yaya Por Vida: Healing, Honoring, Helping
Yamila Rollan Escalona is the founder of the nonprofit Yaya Por Vida, an organization that helps those struggling with substance use in southeast Florida. Yamila was motivated to start this effort aft...
30 Sep 202449min
National Recovery Month Overview With Keegan Wicks
Keegan Wicks brings both lived experience and professional expertise to his role as National Advocacy and Outreach Manager for Faces & Voices of Recovery (FAVOR) In his annual September visit to the p...
13 Sep 202435min
Getting Help for Financial Stress Caused by Problem Gambling
Alex De Marco is no stranger to financial distress. Childhood experiences and ill-advised business ventures convinced him that financial education, as boring as that might sound, was a key component f...
4 Sep 202435min
Many Directions Lead To Recovery
Maureen Greeley's journey to the head of the nationally recognized Evergreen Council on Problem Gambling (ECPG) included stops at the San Diego Zoo, a sanctuary for wolves, and communications work for...
14 Aug 202437min
Tools For Change
Christopher Toomey is a SMART Facilitator in Gulfport Mississippi. After years spent in active addiction, he realized he needed to make changes. As a Navy Veteran, he decided to go to inpatient treatm...
1 Aug 202428min
Problem Gambling--The Stakes Are Getting Higher
Jody Bechtold is the CEO of The Better Institute and an Internationally Certified Gambling Counselor. She is co-author of the Gambling Disorder Treatment Handbook: A Guide for Mental Health Professio...
24 Jun 202444min
Recovery Band Camp: A Moveable, Musical Feast
David Nooks is a Peer Recovery Support Specialist at the Foundation for Recovery in Las Vegas. He is also a musician who believes in the healing power of rock & roll. After many years spent misusing s...
12 Jun 202442min
Searching for Resilience and Grit
The term "wellness" is thrown around in the context of many different things, including in the world of recovey from substance and behavioral disorders. It's meaning can be fuzzy and border on cliche...
15 Mai 202436min
