Recoverycast: Mental Health & Addiction Recovery Stories
Explore powerful, real-life mental health and addiction recovery stories in authentic, engaging conversations. Each episode spotlights relatable journeys shared by influential voices—from struggles and setbacks to moments of resilience, hope, and healing. This podcast is a safe, supportive space where vulnerability is celebrated, connections flourish, and listeners find reassurance that lasting recovery and mental wellness are truly possible. Tune in for inspiring narratives, practical guidance, and a compassionate sober community to accompany you on your personal path to healing.
Episodes
25 episodes
Lauren Welch | From Wine Addiction & Postpartum Anxiety to Therapy & the Sober Curious Society
In this addiction recovery story, salon owner & recovery advocate Lauren Welch opens up about her struggles with alcohol, postpartum anxiety, grief, and the pandemic’s impact on her drinking. She shares how an epic meltdown became the turni...
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Episode 24
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54:00
Kelly U | From Binge Eating, Narcissistic Abuse, & Depression to Healing Through Therapy
This mental health & addiction recovery story with Kelly U dives deep into childhood trauma, binge eating, depression, and her powerful decision to get sober from marijuana in 2020. From navigating a toxic relationship to healing through EM...
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Episode 23
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1:06:55
Kody Green | From Schizophrenia & Drug Addiction to Peer Support & 10 Years of Sobriety
In this powerful mental health & addiction recovery story, Kody Green shares how early symptoms of schizophrenia led to meth addiction, incarceration, and ultimately a life-changing diagnosis. Now sober for 10 years, Kody is a nationally re...
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Episode 22
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53:45
Kori Leigh | From Alcoholism, Anxiety & Childhood Trauma to 12-Step Sobriety & Faith
This powerful addiction recovery story features Kori Leigh, who opens up about childhood loss, alcohol addiction, abusive relationships, and self-harm. She shares how 12-step recovery, therapy, and spiritual growth led her to sobriety, purpose,...
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Episode 21
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57:30
Hilary Phelps | From Alcohol Addiction & Depression to Outpatient Care & Holistic Recovery
Hilary Phelps shares her addiction recovery story after a 15-year battle with alcohol, depression, and perfectionism. From high-achieving athlete to struggling with secret drinking and shame, she opens up about her long-term sobriety, healing t...
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Episode 20
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1:03:30
Zac Clark | From Heroin, Alcohol, & Crack Addiction to Residential Rehab, AA, & Rehab CEO
This is Zac Clark’s raw addiction recovery story—his journey from heroin, alcohol, and crack use to over a decade of sobriety. Zac opens up about childhood experiences, battling a brain tumor, opioid addiction, relapse, and the turning points t...
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Episode 19
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1:09:16
Parker Schley | From Alcoholism, Arrests, & Cocaine Use to Rehab & 12-Step Sobriety
In this powerful addiction recovery story, Parker Schley shares his journey from teenage binge drinking, cocaine use, and repeated arrests to finding hope in rehab. After a decade of alcoholism that began at 15, Parker entered treatment in 2025...
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Episode 18
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45:36
Fausto Castellanos | From Meth & Ecstasy Addiction & PTSD to Recovery Through AA & EMDR Therapy
In this mental health & addiction recovery story, Fausto Castellanos shares his harrowing battle with meth, ecstasy, alcohol, and the trauma behind his substance use. From psych ward holds to becoming “The Hope Dealer,” Fausto opens up abou...
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Episode 17
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1:04:35
Corey Warren | From Heroin & Alcohol Addiction to AA & Sober Living Founder
Corey Warren’s addiction recovery story begins with heroin use in high school and escalates into daily vodka consumption, an alcohol-induced seizure, and incarceration for armed robbery. After multiple stints in rehab, Corey not only found sobr...
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Episode 16
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57:57
Tony Hoffman | From Opioid & Meth Addiction to Spirituality, Prison Reform, & Olympic Coaching
This addiction recovery story follows Tony Hoffman’s journey from OxyContin, heroin, and meth use—along with incarceration and homelessness—to becoming an Olympic coach and national speaker. His honesty about mental health, trauma, and redempti...
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Episode 15
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1:05:49
Abby Fickley | From Alcohol & Xanax Addiction to Healing Through AA & Single Motherhood Recovery
This is Abby Fickley’s addiction recovery story—from early alcohol use in high school to postpartum depression, Xanax, and Percocet abuse that spiraled into IV heroin use and multiple rehab stays. Abby shares how relapse, jail threats, and a po...
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Episode 14
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1:20:28
Elizabeth Pearson | From Alcohol Addiction, Trauma, & OCD to Healing Through 12-Step Sobriety
Elizabeth Pearson shares her powerful addiction recovery story, detailing her struggles with alcohol, OCD, sexual trauma, and deep depression. From secretive drinking, an abusive relationship, and a near-suicide, she found healing through 12-st...
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Episode 13
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54:07
Kat Sorensen | From Alcohol & Prescription Pill Addiction to 12-Step Sobriety & Rehab CEO
Kat Sorensen shares her deeply moving addiction recovery story—battling alcohol, cocaine, Xanax, Molly, and Adderall—while climbing the corporate ladder and enduring emotional collapse. Now nearly a decade sober through AA, she’s the CEO of Lag...
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Episode 12
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1:06:23
Gabby Egan | From Cocaine, Marijuana, & Alcohol Addiction to Faith-Based Recovery & Bipolar Healing
Gabby Egan shares her raw and unfiltered addiction recovery story, from getting pregnant at 13 to battling severe alcohol and marijuana addiction, being diagnosed with bipolar 1 disorder, and finding sobriety after a viral Vegas arrest. This is...
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Episode 11
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52:59
Ben Fisher | From Alcohol, Opioid, & Suboxone Addiction to AA & Faith Reconnection
Ben Fisher’s addiction recovery story spans decades of secret painkiller abuse, alcoholism, and spiritual struggle—all while leading worship at a church. After a blackout while caring for his infant daughter, Ben’s journey from alcohol, opioid,...
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Episode 10
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58:50
Riley Whelan | From Alcohol & Marijuana Addiction to Sober Living, AA Recovery, & ADHD Healing
In this raw addiction recovery story, Riley Whalen shares her journey through ADHD, alcoholism, marijuana dependency, and academic failure. From a cross-country escape to multiple rehab stints, Riley opens up about how sober living, 12-step pro...
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Episode 9
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56:53
Montee Ball | From NFL Stardom & Alcoholism to Intensive Outpatient Treatment, Therapy, and Sobriety
Former NFL running back Montee Ball shares his powerful addiction recovery story—from alcoholism and depression at the height of his football career to sobriety, fatherhood, and mental health advocacy. This is a deeply vulnerable and inspiring ...
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Episode 8
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53:46
Kristina Padilla | From Cocaine & Meth Addiction to AA, Spiritual Recovery, & Indigenous Leader
Join Kristina Padilla, an indigenous queer leader who overcame cocaine and crank addiction, gang life, rape trauma, and overdose. This raw and honest addiction recovery story shares her path from despair to sobriety, AA fellowship, and spiritua...
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Episode 7
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53:57
Kate Garn | From Alcohol Addiction, ADHD, & Postpartum Depression to AA, Therapy, & Sobriety
This is Katie Garner’s raw and honest addiction recovery story. She opens up about using alcohol and marijuana to cope with postpartum depression, untreated ADHD, and emotional trauma. From crying out for help to finding connection in women’s A...
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Episode 6
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51:51
Chelsea Ocean | From Loving an Alcoholic & Grieving His Death to Healing & Spiritual Connection
This is Chelsea Ocean’s mental health & addiction recovery story—told through the lens of grief, love, and strength. After losing her husband, a decorated Marine, to alcoholism, Chelsea turned heartbreak into advocacy. She shares the unseen...
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Episode 5
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1:04:45
Andrew Barr | From Alcohol & Cocaine Addiction to Intervention, Rehab, & Sober Comedy
Andrew Barr’s addiction recovery story is a raw and honest journey through alcohol and cocaine dependency, the comedy club lifestyle, and a life-changing intervention. In this episode, Andrew opens up about his path to sobriety, navigating sham...
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Episode 4
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1:08:30
Michelle Smith | From Alcohol Addiction, Grief, & Stroke to AA & Faith-Based Recovery
Michelle Smith’s addiction recovery story begins in a picture-perfect life unraveling under the weight of grief, trauma, and alcoholism. From a high-functioning career to child protective services, she shares how sobriety, 12-step recovery, and...
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Episode 3
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51:24
Hunter Michael Shepherd | From Fentanyl & Meth Addiction & Psychosis to Rehab, AA, and Advocacy
This is the addiction recovery story of Hunter Michael Shepherd, who spiraled into IV fentanyl and meth addiction by his early 20s. After surviving a drug-induced psychosis caused by Flocka, multiple relapses, and near-death experiences, Hunter...
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Episode 2
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46:32
Tiffany Ima | From Exercise Bulimia & Body Dysmorphia to Faith, Self-Love, & Holistic Wellness
This mental health and eating disorder recovery story follows Tiffany Ima through a decade-long struggle with exercise bulimia, undiagnosed ADHD, and body image trauma. She shares her raw, powerful journey from isolation and depression to becom...
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Episode 2
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1:04:33
Recoverycast With Tom Farley Trailer
Recoverycast is a podcast that shares authentic stories from influential voices about mental health and addiction recovery. The hosts, Tom Farley and Brittany Baynard, discuss the importance of vulnerability, connection, and the power of storyt...
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Episode 1
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