Explore every episode of the podcast Zach’s Life: A Story of Love, Addiction, Loss, Grief & Recovery

Kylie and San, high school Sophomores from Dinuba share their desire to fight the Fentanyl crisis.

Prepare for a podcast episode that may well be the most profound and impactful from Voices InCourage.

Whether you’ve grappled with the loss of a child to addiction or are simply a concerned parent navigating your child’s substance use, this episode is for you.

Jim Horton‘s courageous vulnerability touches the core of every parent as he shares his insights on handling the holidays after losing his son, Zach, to addiction.

Jim shares that a grieving person needs to hear that they are exactly where they need to be right now. Jim also acknowledges the different paths that he and his wife have taken in coping with their loss, and how common that is in marriages that suffer the loss of a child.

Jim’s comfort and care are what grieving parents need who are seeking guidance for the upcoming holidays. This is a must-listen!

Quinton and Jared talk about their recovery journey. This is part 2 of their message of hope.

Jared and Quinton talk with Jim about their recovery journey, the challenges and successes. This is part 1 of their message of hope.

Kenny and John explore their friendship in the rooms of recovery and reflect on their journey.

Danielle and Roxanne speak candidly about their recovery journey. They share how their friendship has developed and the incredible support they get from the local recovery groups. Listen to these two joyful girls share their experiences, courage, and connection! (minimal explicit content)

Ray talks with Jim about his journey into addiction and recovery.

Erin Khar, author of "Strung Out", speaks about harm reduction and her recovery at the first Harm Reduction, Overdose Awareness Summit at CSUF 2023.

Mayor Jerry Dyer of Fresno has the opening remarks for the 2023 "Harm Reduction Overdose Awareness Summit"

Angelika bravely tells the story of her family. Growing up in a home where PTSD shaped the family dynamics and will forever cloud it's legacy.

KL's goal is to "transform the lives of families and loved ones of addicts and alcoholics from 'surviving to thriving'". Our discussion sheds a positive light for families dealing with Substance Use Disorder.

Gretchen's organization "...works to reduce the stigma associated with addictive illness through education and compassionate support and to advocate for therapeutic rather than punitive drug policies."

Mary Beth, retired Federal Judge, discusses her journey through Substance Use Disorder, Harm Reduction and other topics.

Tony Hoffman, BMX stand out, Olympic coach, Ted Talk presenter, Recovery Center owner and our guest.  Tony travels 250 days a year speaking to students and other groups "sharing his experiences with:  mental health, substance use, addiction & recovery." 

Kody tells his story into addiction and back to recovery in hopes that others might be spared from his journey.

Michael and Jim talk about Harm Reduction and the recovery community.

Michael and his Mom talk about growing up with the family disease of Addiction.

Meet Michael Edgar, the owner of the Mug Community Coffee Shop

Cherry talks about working in the recovery field and struggles with her own family

Nolen and Jim speak about Loss and Recovery

#Breakingthestigma

Trish Simonson speaks about surviving her son's suicide.

Jim and his guest Dustin discuss recovery and love.

Jim & Jerome Piper talk about recovery and loss.

Jim and guest Steve Witter discuss love through the addiction / recovery process.

Christina founded End It For Good out of her desire to invite others to listen to the voices directly impacted by our drug laws. Her hope is that more people will explore the root causes of drug-related harm and consider a different approach.

Lisa Smittcamp was elected as the Fresno County District Attorney in June 2014 with the overwhelming support of local law enforcement and from the prosecutors and investigators in her office.  She was sworn into office in January 2015, after being a respected fixture in the Central Valley’s legal community for over twenty years.

Jim & Michael Prichard Discuss Treatment Centers In Fresno County

Jim & Todd Harris talk about love and family dynamics in addiction.

Sean Church is the Client Advocate at My Time Recovery.

Pastor Jordan Diepersloot discusses love and his thoughts on Zach.

Jim and special guest Tyler discuss the the journey of Recovery.

My Time Recovery is family-owned, locally grown, and a passionate treatment center in Fresno, CA.

Austin Reed is a Fresno, CA base media personality and Roku Network owner.

Jim & his guest, Rene Sample, discuss parenting and love.

Jim and guest David McCarthy talk about addiction and recovery.

Guest Kathy Cromwell discusses her observations on grief, loss, and end-of-life care.

Jim & Issac talk about the process of grief.

Jim & guest Kelsie discuss the process of recovery.

Jim Focuses on the Recovery process.

Jim & Guest Issac discuss tragically losing someone close. 

Learn more about our guest Issac here: www.zacharyhortonfoundation.org/inspiring-resources

Jim and Lynn discuss the unconditional love they have for their son Zach, who died of an overdose at 19 years old, after losing his battle with addition.

The Zachary Horton Foundation has been established as a tribute to and is Zach’s legacy.

Our son and only child, Zachary John Horton passed away suddenly on January 7, 2020. Zach, 19, lost his battle with an opioid addiction and died of an accidental overdose. What can we say about our beautiful boy, Zach? Zach was so much more than his addiction.

The Zachary Horton Foundation has been established as a tribute to and is Zach’s legacy.