Ep 49: Part 1 | I Didn’t Want to Live Anymore
Matt R. was ready to end his life, or so he thought. What he learned in treatment and the relationships he built there allowed him to take another path. He…
Ep 47: I Was Terrified of Treatment
Sometimes we are fortunate enough to see things come full circle. Grey was the first admission to MARR who told the assessment team in his initial call that he had…
Ep 44: Will Going to Treatment End My Career?
Even though Philip was making $250 an hour as a medical professional, his addiction was making it impossible for him to pay his bills. But he ended up having a…
Ep 43: How to Stay Sober After Treatment
Sometimes you meet somebody who is so deeply committed to the program and fellowship of recovery that they are able to stay sober no matter what tragedies happen in their…
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Ep 38: The Chief of Staff Arrested for Crack
Jeff B. was a chief of staff for a county commissioner. Then he made the evening news after being arrested in a hotel room for possession of crack cocaine. After…
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Ep 37: Recovery Saves Professional Careers
Lane H. is a practicing dentist who came to MARR after facing dramatic consequences in his career related to his addiction. He describes the circumstances of how he arrived at…
Ep 35: You Can’t Enjoy Crack in Moderation
Darrell knows desperation firsthand. He describes his first drink at age 15 as a spiritual experience—something he needed without realizing he needed it. Alcohol worked for him for about a…
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Ep 32: My Drink of Choice Was Listerine
Corky says that recovery was like climbing out of a dark cave he didn't even know he was in. A self-described “wreck” with a blood pressure of 220/140, he came…
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Ep 29: Spitting in the Soup
Dave Devitt checked into MARR in January 1987. Eventually he made his way back to school to study psychology in order to understand the disease he suffered from and learn…
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Ep 28: Miracles Happen
One of them was crawling under his house disconnecting the phones to protect himself. Another had the DEA show up at his place of business with guns and badges. The…
Is lifelong recovery possible with short term addiction treatment?
Ep 27: Failure
When Matt checked into the hospital at the age of 28, he had a 0.42 blood alcohol level and the doctors thought he might die. Fast forward nearly 21 years,…
Ep 25: Alcohol, Cocaine, and Sex Addiction
Art is a MARR alum from 1996, who relapsed after that, and came back through in 1998. He identifies himself as an alcoholic whose drug of choice is “whatever’s next.”…