Recovery Stories Have Power – Details, episodes & analysis

Hello and welcome to Recovery Stories Have Power, my name is Oliver Books. On today's episode I had the chance to interview Lionel Oglesby, Equity Officer for the Legal Action Center. Lionel has been in the advocacy field for quite some time, and we dive into how his work has evolved throughout his time at the Legal Action Center. We get into how equity practices can influence better recovery outcomes, no matter where you are, and how intersectionality can bridge sociocultural divides. We had a great talk! Enjoy.

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Hello and welcome to Recovery Stories Have Power, my name is Oliver Books. On today’s episode, our host, Psalm Bigham interviews Tara Moreno-Wallen, executive director of Serenity House in Flint, Michigan. If you’ve attended one of our Recovery Leadership Summits you might recognize Tara from a leadership breakout, or from the opening session meditations. Tara and Psalm dive into the story of serenity house, creating safe space and resources for women in recovery spaces, and a boundaries approach to communication. For more information, and to donate to Serenity House, visit flintserenityhouse.org

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Hello and welcome to Recovery Stories Have Power, my name is Oliver Books. On today's episode our host, Psalm Bingham, chats with Lori Mellinger and Amanda Cassidy-Trejo. Lori and Amanda are staff here at Faves & Voices of Recovery, but they are also part of the Texas-Based Advocacy Initiative, Lioness: Justice Impacted Women's Alliance. Lioness is an organization led by currently and formerly incarcerated girls and women in Texas with the purpose of ending the incarceration and systematic devaluing experienced within the Texas criminal legal system.

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Hello and welcome to Recovery Stories Have Power, my name is Oliver Books. Today's episode features Bill Sweeney, founder of The Livability Initiative. Bill is a person in recovery, a T4 paraplegic, and a fierce advocate for accessibility. In our conversation, Bill and I chat about Bill's outlook on life and how that informs his work.

Visit The Livability initiative online at https://teamlivability.org

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Hello and welcome to Recovery Stories Have Power, my name is Oliver Books. On today’s episode, our host, Tyler Brandon chats with Yo' Sis. Yo' Sis is a prolific spoken word artist whose works have been heard around the country, and whose video reading of her poem, Gwendolyn (https://youtu.be/-f1w25sjHwU) was featured at our Recovery Month Luncheon last September in Washington DC.  In todays discussion, Tyler and Yo' Sis dive deep into creativity, community, and living in recovery.  Don't forget to follow Yo' Sis on all social platforms
https://www.instagram.com/yo_sis__
https://www.facebook.com/TheYoSisFamPage

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Hello and welcome to a special bonus episode recovery stories have power. On today's episode, our marking manager, Nicole Woodward speaks with the Co-Founder, Senior Peer, and Board and President Emeritus of the McShin Foundation, John Shinholser. John began the McShin Foundation with Carol McDaid in 2004, and entered into recovery in 1982. 

In today's conversation John shares his wealth of knowledge and experience won from spending so many years in the recovery field. 

New Episodes of Recovery Stories Have Power will continue airing on the second and final Thursday each month,  with the occasional surprise bonus episode for your entertainment. So make sure you’ve subscribed on your favorite podcasting platform

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Hello and welcome to Recovery Stories Have Power, my name is Oliver Books. On today’s episode, our host, Psalm Bingham converses with Mark Sanders. In addition to being a LCSW, and CADC, Mark Sanders is the founder of The Online Museum of African American Addictions, Treatment, and Recovery. The museum website (https://www.museumofafricanamericanaddictionsrecovery.org/) is host to dozens of articles and accolades that connect at the intersection of Black History and Recovery.

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Host(s): Oliver Books, Psalm Bingham, Tyler Brandon

Welcome to Season 2 of Recovery Stories Have Power, a Faces & Voices of Recovery podcast.
This season, we explore diverse stories in recovery, the role community plays, and shed light on positive recovery experiences. To set the table for the upcoming season 2 conversations, pod producer Oliver Books introduces Faces & Voices' two newest hosts: Psalm Bingham and Tyler Brandon.
In this intro episode, Psalm and Brandon share their history and perspective on recovery, their experiences working at Faces & Voices, and exploration of recovery at a broader national level.
Tune in twice a month for new episodes and inspiring stories, and don't forget to subscribe.

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On this bonus episode of Recovery Stories Have Power, we’re joined by Phil Rutherford, outgoing Chief Operating Officer at Faces & Voices of Recovery, and newly-appointed Strategy Lead for Substance Abuse at the National Council for Mental Wellbeing He reflects on his time with our organization and what lies ahead in both his career and the recovery space.

Season 2 premiers January 25, 2024, then new episodes will release February 15, 29th, and the second and fourth Thursday of each month following.

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Welcome to Recovery Stories Have Power, a Faces & Voices of Recovery Podcast. My name is Oliver Books. Throughout the rest of 2023, we’ll be releasing bonus episodes of our podcast. In today’s episode I had the opportunity to speak with Chris Tait, a rock musician with the band Electric Six, and Director of a musician-focused RCO in Detroit, MI called Passenger Recovery. Passenger Recovery aims to provide recovery connection and access to touring musicians who might otherwise have a difficult time finding recovery communities in new unfamiliar locations. Passenger also coordinates community building events because, in their words, “much like music, recovery can be a great connector, bringing people together to find common ground.”  

If the name sounds familiar, it might just be because the music during the intro and outro of each episode is courtesy of Chris. Without further ado, my conversation with Chris Tait.  

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