Faith In Your Recovery Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Join us for our second inmate interview from Jay County Security Center in Indiana. William will share his experience with addiction and recovery.

Join us for our first inmate interview from Jay County Security Center in Indiana. Kyle will share his experience with addiction and recovery.

This episode highlights the personal stories of RJ and Shane, who overcame addiction through faith and community support. They share their journey, including their involvement in the "We Do Recover" event, which aims to connect and support individuals in recovery.

Join us as we revisit Sean Gillim's story.

2022 Christmas Special- The Sheepherder’s Moment

This special Holiday episode is one way we want to thank you for listening and supporting our “Faith In Your Recovery Podcast” where we share all things recovery. Our Christmas message comes from Luke 2:6-20 and is about the experience of the shepherds on that first Christmas morning. We think you will be surprised at the multiple parallels between these culturally lowlife shepherds of Jesus’ day and those that battle addiction today. You will see how both groups have had to deal with stigma, bias, prejudice, worthlessness and more. However, it has many times been flawed individuals that God has used to reach a flawed world. Listen and you will hear how “The Word became flesh and moved into the neighborhood.” In closing, remember, “It’s a Boy!”

We understand the holiday season can prove to be hard for many. Please visit https://www.ablbh.org/locations-1 if you are in need of a meeting and/or support at anytime, even during the holidays.

Kristen Smith - Episode 50

Kristen Smith is the Director of House of Shiffra, a transitional house for women struggling with addiction and/or coming out of incarceration. Smith was living in active addiction since she was thirteen; starting out with marijuana and alcohol eventually led her to opiates and eventually methamphetamines. Her rock bottom was when she was living in abandoned houses and stealing cars to get by. She was arrested for auto theft, and what she says was by the grace of God, the owner did not press charges. The date of her arrest became her sober date and she will celebrate six years of sobriety this upcoming March.

Sarah Thomas - Episode 49

Sarah Thomas visited us all the way from Auburn, IN to share her story, because she believes it to be an important thing to dismantle the stigma around addiction for those who battle it, and their loved ones. From starting her addiction journey at 14 years old, blacking out in Juarez, Mexico, to abusing methamphetamines, she finally found sobriety in her early forties. It took multiple attempts from her family, stays in various sober living homes, and a near death car crash, but she celebrates over six years of sobriety now! She is now a leading member of Team Hope, a group affiliated with Brianna’s Hope.

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Dean Jewell - Episode 48

Dean Jewell of Indianapolis began his addiction journey when he was just 13 years old, after having a taste of spiked punch. This led to years of daily drinking, experimenting with marijuana, and eventually stealing pain pills from his mother during her battle with cancer. His addiction didn’t slow down when he went to college, and in fact, began his journey with dealing and multiple arrests. After losing 17 jobs and living in 8 different homes, he finally found himself living with a sober, Christian man that helped him turn it all around - but it took a near death experience to start that journey. Today, Jewell is 40 years sober, married, and working in a substance abuse organization, helping those who struggle just as he had.

Jeff Williams of Anderson, IN is not only the pastor of Trinity Community Church, but is also the Director of Reclamation Staffing. RS is a Christian based temp agency that aims to connect people with God and those who have a history of incarceration with employers. This 600 hour program has a light at the end of the tunnel that offers those who complete it a full time position with benefits, continuing to help them in their post-release lives. Williams says that RS gives second, third, or as many chances to succeed in the program as the individual needs.

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 765-374-4701

1103 Broadway St.

Anderson, IN 46012

Kim Odom woke up and beat her addiction when faced with 30 plus years from several drug related charges and the loss of a close friend to addiction. After participating in a RWI (recovery while incarcerated) program while incarcerated for two and a half years, she’s been able to turn her life around and live a life that she doesn’t want to escape from. Odom is now three years sober, certified as a peer recovery specialist, and sponsors three others in the Muncie chapter of Brianna’s Hope. She leaves you with this, “Your trauma does not define you, it’s what happened to you.”

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