Recovery Rounds
Join addiction medicine specialist Dr. Mark Winsberg and retired ICU nurse Marcy Owens as they sit down with fellow healthcare professionals to share honest stories of addiction, recovery, and hope.
With over 30 years of recovery between them, Mark and Marcy know first-hand that addiction is a disease of isolation. And recovery begins with connection. Whether you’re struggling, newly sober, or decades into recovery, Recovery Rounds is here to remind you: you are not alone.
Episodes
10 episodes
CRNA Rich: A Personal Battle Behind The Mask
Rich opens up about his 30-year journey through alcoholism, drug diversion in the OR, and the moment his colleagues intervened. Now 16 years sober, he shares what recovery actually requires — and why hope isn't just a platitude.
Counselor Chuck: Five Decades of Healing Healers
Ground-breaking addiction counselor Chuck Montante reflects on 50 years of treating healthcare professionals — why ER doctors are most at risk, why engineers are his toughest patients, and why human connection is the real key to lasting recover...
Anesthesiologist Stu: Living in a House of Cards
He spent years putting patients under — while secretly using the same drugs himself. Anesthesiologist Dr. Stu opens up about fentanyl addiction, diversion, and the daily dread of waiting for it all to fall apart.
ICU Nurse Marcy: Wrapped In Newspaper
"I was the ICU nurse everyone depended on—but I was secretly going to different liquor stores and hiding bottles around my house." Nurse Marcy shares the recovery story she never imagined she'd have to tell.
NP Dan: Frontline to Recovery
NP Dan: Frontline to RecoveryPsychiatric nurse practitioner and Marine veteran Dan shares his remarkable journey from drinking at age 12, addiction, DWIs, and isolation to 19 years of sobriety and a career helping others recover. ...
Dr Mark: Flipping the Switch
Dr. Mark Winsberg shares how he inadvertently became addicted to Tramadol while coping with the pressures of a demanding emergency medicine career. After a seizure forced him to confront the problem, he faced the possibility of losing everythin...
Dr Charlie: Farmer, Singer, Doctor, Addict
Dr. Charlie, an anesthesiologist and addiction medicine specialist with more than 44 years in recovery, shares his journey through opioid and alcohol addiction, drug diversion during residency, and a suicide attempt. He discusses how treatment,...
Nurse Amy: Looking for a Logical Solution to an Illogical Problem
Amy is a registered nurse turned peer assistance advocate who spiraled from ‘normal life’ into IV drug use, hitting bottom with job loss and suicidal despair. She credits her recovery to 12-step immersion and the power of connection over iso...
