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
55 episodes
Lacey Spence | Overcoming Opioid Addiction, Prison, & Restoring Her Family
Lacey Spence survived a childhood of foster care, an illegal "girls' home" in Mexico, and a harrowing journey through the prison system to build a life defined by radical resilience. After being abandoned by her mother and losing both her mothe...
Reno | From Rave Influencer to Sober Movement Advocate: Overcoming Trauma & Bipolar
From rave influencer to sober advocate, Reno (@CherryEmojiGirl) gets radically honest about the "cringe" and beauty of recovery. Reno shares her intense journey through polysubstance addiction, including alcohol, cocaine, ketamine, and whippets...
Riley Whelan Returns | Alcoholism, Relapse & the Path to Emotional Sobriety
Coming up on three years of sobriety, Riley Whelan returns to Recoverycast to share the profound shift from "not drinking" to achieving true emotional sobriety. After a public journey through addiction and a humbling relapse, Riley dis...
Samuel Harness | The Voice, Acid, & Fatherhood-Driven Sobriety
Singer-songwriter Samuel Harness, known for his breakout performance on Season 21 of The Voice, joins Recoverycast to share the raw reality of his journey through addiction recovery and childhood trauma...
David Manheim | Heroin Recovery, Grief, & Building the Dopey Nation
From interviewing Coldplay while high to losing his best friend and co-host to a fatal relapse, David Manheim reveals the raw, unfiltered truth about heroin addiction and the grit required for long-term recovery. As the creator of the legendary...
Gabe Pietrafesa | Alcoholism, Cocaine Recovery, & Choosing the Band Over the Bottle
Can you still be funny—or even be yourself—without the substance? Gabe Pietrafesa, longtime guitarist for Young Culture and host of the Trapped on the Internet podcast, joins Recoverycast to share his vulnerable journey through the hig...
Lucas Curtin | Grief & Loss, Alcohol Addiction, & The Power of Friendship
How do you keep going when the person you love most suddenly disappears? Lucas Curtin (known online as Fitzgerald Checksworth) opens up about the intersection of cyclical alcohol struggle, sudden grief, and the "snap" in the brain that changed ...
Ryan Hampton | OxyContin & Heroin Addiction to Mobilize Recovery Founder
From walking the halls of the White House to facing homelessness due to a severe OxyContin and heroin addiction, Ryan Hampton’s story is unforgettable.Ryan Hampton was a rising political organizer and White House staffer when a hiking i...
Patrick Custer | Alcoholism, Delirium Tremens & Facing a Brain Tumor
What do you do when the very thing you have feared since you were three years old actually happens—and you have to face it while five years sober? In this episode of RecoveryCast, Brittany Barnard talks with recovery advocate and media p...
Tiffany Jenkins | 20 Felony Charges, Pill Addiction, & Healing Through Humor
Tiffany Jenkins, the New York Times bestselling author and voice behind "Juggling the Jenkins," joins Recoverycast to share her raw journey from facing 20 felony charges to 13 years of sobriety. Tiffany opens up about her childhood struggles wi...
Jaimie Alexander | Bourbon Addiction, Near-Death Awakening, & Spiritual Recovery
From Marvel’s Lady Sif to a hospital bed fighting for her life, actress Jaimie Alexander shares the raw truth about her battle with bourbon and burnout. Jaimie, the celebrated lead of Blindspot, opens up about the "lone wolf" mentality that nea...
Sam Miller | From Tarp Living to Nationally Touring Recovery Comedian
"It was not about getting high, it was about not being sober." In this raw and deeply moving episode of Recoverycast, nationally touring comedian and recovery advocate Sam Miller joins Brittany Bernard to share his incredible journey from the s...
Devan Rajkumar | Cocaine, Alcohol, & Ego Deflation in the Culinary World
How does a celebrity chef dominate the culinary world while hiding a life-threatening cocaine and alcohol addiction? In this episode of Recoverycast, we are joined by Devan Rajkumar, popularly known as Chef Dev, who reveals the "u...
Grace Adams | High-Functioning Alcoholism, Ballet & NYC Sober Living
Grace Adams seemed to have it all: a prestigious advertising job, a New York City apartment, and a background as a classical ballet dancer. But behind the "perfect" Type-A exterior, Grace was trapped in a cycle of secret binge drinking and 48-h...
Carl Radke | Alcohol & Cocaine Addiction, Sibling Loss, & 12-Step Recovery
Carl Radke from Bravo’s Summer House shares his raw journey through high-functioning cocaine and alcohol addiction. In this vulnerable episode, Carl opens up about growing up in Pittsburgh where alcohol was the family fabric and how his brother...
Mistena & Shannon | Meth Recovery, Domestic Abuse & Generational Healing
Shannon Hughes and her daughter, Mistena Renteria-Elliott, share a raw and harrowing journey through the depths of methamphetamine addiction, domestic abuse, and the long road to generational healing. Shannon opens up about using substances to ...
Brandi Mac | IV Fentanyl, Ambiguous Grief & The "Do What You Can Live With" Path
Critical care nurse practitioner Brandi Mac shares the harrowing journey of her daughter’s IV Fentanyl addiction and the moment Brandi shaved her head to release years of trauma.In this vulnerable episode of Recoverycast, Brandi Mac dis...
Bobby Kazz | Stigma, Binge Eating Relapses & Journey to Men’s Eating Disorder Recovery
At six years old, Bobby Kazz was already asking his mom how to lose weight; by college he was trapped in a cycle of starvation, binge eating and guilt. This episode of Recoverycast shines a light on male eating disorders—a story we rarely hear....
Welcome to Dry January | 14 Answers to Your Alcohol & Sobriety Questions
Struggling with Dry January or thinking of cutting back on alcohol? In this bonus Recoverycast episode, guest host Riley Whelan fields the 14 most‑asked questions about Dry January and sober curiosity. She explains how a social media challenge ...
Gabbie Egan | Bipolar I, Alcohol & Weed – One‑Year Sobriety & Mental Health Healing
After hitting one year of sobriety, TikTok star Gabbie Egan joins us again and opens up about quitting alcohol and nightly weed use to reclaim her life and mental health. In this candid conversation she recounts the surprising truth that ...
Kevin Kreider | Alcohol & Weed Addiction, Trauma, & 12‑Step Recovery
Kevin Kreider’s raw story of adoption, alcoholism and healing challenges everything you think you know about recovery. A Korean adoptee raised by a German‑Irish Catholic family in Philadelphia, Kevin battled depression, anxiety, alopecia and a ...
Jason & Ashley Wahler | Love Through Alcohol Addiction, OCD & Postpartum Depression Healing
In this powerful Recoverycast episode, Jason & Ashley Wahler share their raw journey through alcohol addiction, relapse, OCD and postpartum depression. On their very first date, Jason told Ashley that his sobriety and faith came before ever...
Jason Wahler | Laguna Beach Fame, Teen Drinking & Journey to Recovery
Jason Wahler opens up about OCD, alcohol misuse and an Adderall‑fueled relapse, revealing how he found hope and became a recovery advocate. Growing up in a supportive family in Laguna Beach, Jason began compulsively washing his hands until they...
Dakota Mortensen | Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Star, My Journey from Pain Pills to Purpose
Imagine going from a college‑bound basketball star to stealing change jars just to stay high. That’s the raw path Dakota Mortensen opens up about in this candid conversation. Growing up on a bird farm with a tight‑knit Mormon family and a deep ...
Brittany Jade | From Alcoholism & Cocaine to Sobriety & Family Healing
After postpartum depression triggered a relapse, Brittany Jade lost custody of her three children and spiraled from alcohol back into cocaine, Suboxone and even heroin and meth. Raised by an alcoholic father and introduced to drinking at 13, sh...