Addiction, recovery, and community
- Season: Season 2
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- Featuring: Sean Collins, Bernadette "Bernie" Fried, Joe Newberry, and Andrey MacCracken
An episode we planned to be about addiction and holiday stress turned into an episode about connection, community, and compassion. Listen for great strategies for us all as 2022 dawns
We could have produced this episode in any month of the year: problematic substance use can be triggered by any number of things and at any time. But in December, as one year is poised to give way to another, the stressors seem to mount: finances, holiday expectations, extended family dynamics, and what seems to be a never-ending pandemic.
We reached out to three people — all with personal experiences with recovery — to talk about strategies for making it safely to 2022 with your wellbeing intact.
Andrey MacCracken, CRM
Clackamas County Peer Support Specialist
Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon
Portland, Ore.
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Berni Fried, LMFT
Clinical Director
Los Angeles, Calif.
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Joe Newberry
Banjo, Guitar, Fiddle and Song
Raleigh, N.C.