Hard Knox Talks: Your Addiction Podcast
314 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★ - 6 ratingsInspiring sobriety stories and real talk about all things substance use. Stay up to date on upcoming streams, get on our email list, shop our store, and more at www.hardknoxtalks.com
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Troubled Waters: A Talk About Healing w/ Ben Fisher.
February 13, 2023 13:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MBSend us a Text Message. "I took my 1 year old little girl down to the pond. I was blacked right out." Ben is the creator of a popular healing based community on Facebook. He is also a person healing himself from a toxic relationship with substances. "My daughter was my world, I couldn't believe I put her in such danger, she could have died. I couldn't live with my behaviour and my addiction getting any worse." Today Ben is a loving father, partner, business owner and respected content cr...
Decriminalization: A Hot Topic w/ Dr. Barbara Fornssler and Kayla Demong.
February 08, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBSend us a Text Message. "You aren't decriminalizing substances you're decriminalizing human beings so they dont have to rot in a jail cell for displaying symptoms of thier disorder." Dr. Fornnsler is the Knowledge Translation Manager for the Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse. 'When people say they benifited from their time in jail, what they benifited from waws stablization. And we can do that without jail." You wont want to miss this one friends as Prairie Harm Reduction ...
My ADHD and Addiction Recovery Story w/guest, Todd Rennebohm
February 06, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBSend us a Text Message. “I tried to stab my brother, then I went for the cop's gun. I was just done with it all.” Todd is a podcaster, author, and person in recovery from Indian Head, SK. He spent years lost in addiction, he had endless plans to end it all. Down the path of suicidal ideation it got darker and darker, but it wasn't until it nearly went pitch black that Todd found what he needed, "It was the thought of having to rely on my family that drove my decision to find a safer way...
Guns, Gangs, and Drug Economy w/guest Sergeant Matt Ingrouille
February 01, 2023 14:00 - 51 minutes - 35.1 MBSend us a Text Message. From undercover drug enforcement to the guns and gangs unit, to Detective Sergeant specializing in complex investigations with the Saskatoon City Police Service, there isn't much Matt hasn't seen. As a husband and a father of 4 Matt knows the fears that people face when thinking of the terrible things that happen on these mean streets. He's seen more than you want to know about. Believe that. From organized crime to our ministries' failings, Matt wonders how anyo...
Suicide Survivor and Motivational Speaker, Cody Demerais.
January 30, 2023 20:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBSend us a Text Message. Cody is a motivational speaker, his purpose comes from pain. "I was committed and I jumped, but I woke up on the floor. The belt broke." Cody survived a horrific car crash. And while the crash didn't kill him, the trauma nearly did. "The 2 most defining moments of my life were the day I jumped, and the day I found my purpose." Tune in this week and listen to this conversation with Cody around the realities of PTSD. He'll talk about what it was like, and how he o...
Shots Fired: A Conversation w/Quinn Stone.
January 25, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 46.1 MBSend us a Text Message. "They gave me 6 months to live, that wasn't enough to shake me." Quinn has been in it. Drug dealing, gun violence, robbery. He's walked a dark road. "I was contemplating a triple homicide. But in that moment I had a moment of clarity that changed my life." Join us this week for this conversation about Quinn's life and how he went from dying in a hospital to brand designer and recovery influencer right here on Facebook. "Today my life is good because I have been r...
Testing Testing: Recovery Podcaster, Jason LaChance.
January 23, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 45.9 MBSend us a Text Message. From the Knockin' Doorz Down Podcast, Jason LaChance has a story to tell. "After going through a divorce, and becoming a single father I started my journey of confronting that I was an alcoholic. As I began to embrace my addiction and speak with others openly about it, I realized I needed a change to have a more purposeful life helping others." We aren't standing politely at the door of a better life, we're knocking it down so don't miss out on this live and inter...
Transparent: A Conversation with C Dreams.
January 22, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBSend us a Text Message. C is a writer and advocate interested in prison/criminal justice reform, LGBTQ rights, harm reduction and government/cultural criticism. She has studied history/theology with the Third Order of Carmelites and completed degrees in Systematic Theology. She is currently studying law. C has also had walked a jaded path to where she is today. From foster care, to sex work and substance use to incarceration. C has seen darkness but from that darkness, came purpose. I was ...
The Skid Row CEO: A Talk With Joe Roberts.
January 19, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MBSend us a Text Message. In 1989 Joe Roberts was living on the streets of Vancouver as a homeless skid row addict. Through perseverance, determination and his resilient human spirit, Joe pulled himself out of darkness and despair, to become a highly respected business and community leader. Today, Joe travels the world carrying his message of hope in an honest, relatable, raw, and unforgettable way. You won't want to miss this one friends as we go from pitch black, to blinding light this we...
Under the Influence: Recovery Influencer, Megan Wilcox.
January 17, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBSend us a Text Message. Megan is an X-Ray Tech, she works in an ER. She is also a woman in recovery from substance use disorder. "Seeing the realities of addiction at work every day really helped me look in the mirror and see my own challenges." Now that she has found a safer way to live, she has turned to service and the community noticed. So join us this week live and interactive, as we #takeofftheblinders around recovery in scrubs and listen to the fall, and the rise of the original S...
Boots on the Ground: Front Line Harm Reduction Nurse, Jennifer Eyford.
January 14, 2023 12:00 - 51 minutes - 35.1 MBSend us a Text Message. "Harm reduction is kindness, this world is cruel enough." Jennifer is a front line Nurse for Alberta Health Services, she has had many powerful experiences working along peer support workers in harm reduction environments. I was fortunate enough to sit in on her TED X style talk at the Canadian Society of Addictions Medicine Conference in Saskatoon, SK this past November and was deeply moved by her message regarding the power of peer support. I had to bring that m...
Over The Edge: A Conversation About Healing W/Dwayne Cameron.
January 10, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 42.8 MBSend us a Text Message. Dwayne was our very first guest on Hard Knox Talks almost 2 years ago. As a person in long term recovery and a seasoned addictions services provider he brings some very meaningful insight to the table. From going over the weir in Calgary and losing his friend, to being the healer and advocate his is today Dwayne's words will surely bring healing and wisdom to this conversation so don't miss us live and interactive this week right here, On Hard Knox Talks. Buckle ...
Overdose: A Conversation W/Author, Benjamin Perrin
January 04, 2023 12:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MBSend us a Text Message. Ben is a law professor at the University of British Columbia Peter A. Allard School of Law. He is also the author of the book "Overdose: Heartbreak and Hope in Canada’s Opioid Crisis" “Overdose is a necessary and searching investigation into a devastating epidemic that should never have happened. Benjamin Perrin painstakingly shows that it need not continue if we, as a society, heed the evidence.” —Gabor Maté M.D. Join us for this live release of our recorded con...
Dancing With The Devil: A Conversation W/ Dan Karaty.
January 02, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBSend us a Text Message. "Hi, I’m Dan Karaty and I’m an alcoh-… Well, if I’m being honest, it’s more complicated than that." Dan’s career started as a dancer on Broadway and on award show stages with Britney Spears. After transitioning to a choreographer, he worked with Britney Spears, NSYNC, Jessica Simpson, Kylie Minogue, Justin Timberlake and Usher. Although he quickly became known for his work dancing and choreographing for pop music superstars, Karaty broadened his reach with powerful...
Shake the Cage: Real Talk With Mark Hammer.
December 29, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 48.8 MBSend us a Text Message. "In June of 1996 I woke up in a hospital bed, stripped to the waist with an IV in my arm. I had no idea how I got there." Mark is a person in long term recovery. 26 years. Today Mark uses his lived experience and his education to help others. "I graduated in June with a degree in sociology (honours) and a certificate in criminology and addictions." What is he doing now? You'll have to tune in and find out. "We're going to have to make sure we say a disclaimer be...
Recipe for A Better Life: A Conversation with Chef in Recovery, Colin Nelson.
December 27, 2022 17:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBSend us a Text Message. "My mom called me, my dealer had reached out to her, at work. I owed him money." Colin is a Chef, been at it over 10 years. 5 of those years he was lost in addiction. "A couple of my friends overdosed and died, I didn't want to go out like that." Today, he wants top carry his message of hope and healing on this cold Christmas night. "I learned that it takes a village to heal, and my life got better the day I realized that there was resilience in my soul" We thou...
"I Pulled The Trigger 3 Times": Real Talk With The Grateful Dad.
December 22, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 42 MBSend us a Text Message. "My clean date is December 5th 2001 that is also the anniversary of my suicide attempt." G. Dad is an artist and a festival vendor. "I made my first tie-dyes in a hotel bathtub in late 1985, fall tour with a guy named “veggie” and his buddy “chicken.” We ruined that bathtub before we checked out and then we went and ruined a laundromat around the corner and boom that’s how it began." After a wild and dark ride through addiction, today G. Dad work to bring light ba...
Hopeless to CEO: A Conversation with Jill Fikowski
December 20, 2022 15:00 - 58 minutes - 40 MBSend us a Text Message. "I didn't know I was in Trouble until I was in the hospital. But even knowing didn't stop me." Jill is the founder and CEO of a substance use research company in British Columbia, BC. "I was dying, I'll never forget my Father crying as he begged me to go to treatment." Today Jill has achieved long term abstinence from the substances that just about ended her. “I am grateful for the opportunities that come my way. Today, I truly have a life I no longer need to esc...
Drug Class: A Conversation With Rand Teed.
December 15, 2022 17:00 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MBSend us a Text Message. Rand has been working in the addictions field in Saskatchewan for 40+ years. His focuses typically on youth and while he does agree that harm reduction saves lives, he believes unfettered access to a regulated supply would bring more harm than good. So what's the answer then? How do we accommodate those who are lost in active addiction with no desire to change? These are questions that many of us with loved ones who use drugs are desperately seeking answers for. ...
Vice Crimes to Vice President: A Conversation w/ Jason Lennox.
December 14, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 42.5 MBSend us a Text Message. "I woke up in a jail cell, I just kept wishing it was a bad dream." Jason is a person in recovery. He is also the Vice President of revenue operations for a health care tech company, and a published author. "It took months for me to realize there was another way to live." With his lived experience, Jason also gets real loud about his journey in hopes that his experiences will help steer others in a different direction. "I didn't know how to live, so I owe it all ...
Influencing Substance Use w/guest, Nathaniel Day.
December 12, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 45 MBSend us a Text Message. Nathaniel Day is the Medical Director of the Virtual Opioid Dependency Program in Alberta. He's passionate about helping people who struggle with substance because he's seen the system fail people first hand. Join us this week for an engaging and interactive conversation about why led him to develop this program, how it works, and perhaps some ways we can advocate to bring this service to Saskatchewan. Did you know someone can get on suboxone the same day they ask...
Men's Mental Health: A Talk With Allan Kehler.
December 11, 2022 17:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBAllan is a successful keynote speaker and Men's mental health advocate in Saskatoon, SK. He is also a published best selling author and person in long term recovery from substance use disorder. In Fact, we're going to be hearing him read a little from one of his books, MENtal Health: It's Time To Talk. So join us for this engaging conversation about hardships and healing as a man this week right here, on this special, in studio session, of Hard Knox Talks. Buckle up! Want to pick Allan's...
Men's Mental Health: A Talk With Allan Kehler.
December 11, 2022 17:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBSend us a Text Message. Allan is a successful keynote speaker and Men's mental health advocate in Saskatoon, SK. He is also a published best selling author and person in long term recovery from substance use disorder. In Fact, we're going to be hearing him read a little from one of his books, MENtal Health: It's Time To Talk. So join us for this engaging conversation about hardships and healing as a man this week right here, on this special, in studio session, of Hard Knox Talks. Buckle ...
National AIDS Awareness Week w/ Starla Pelletier and Dr. Larissa Kiesman.
December 08, 2022 17:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBSend us a Text Message. Starla Pelletier is a person living with HIV here in Saskatoon, SK. She is joining us to share her journey. "I've never talked publicly about this, but I am who I am and there is no reason to hide. AIDS is not a death sentence." Dr. Larissa Kiesman is a leading expert on this topic, also in Saskatoon, and she works diligently to face the associated challenge with HIV/AIDS in our community out of the West Side Clinic. Dr. Kiesman will also be joining us live to she...
Influencing Substance Use w/guest, Tracy Struckman.
December 06, 2022 16:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBSend us a Text Message. "I was living in a cellar because I was on the run, I couldn't go home." Tracy is a person in long term recovery. "I promised my unborn baby that he would never grow up with addiction in his house hold, I've kept that promise for 8 years, and counting." Join us this week as we have a conversation about her life both in addiction, and in finding a safer way to live for herself, and now others. "If you create a life that you wake up grateful af for, that is how you...
Influencing Substance Use w/guest, Erin Beckwell.
December 01, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour - 46 MBSend us a Text Message. Social worker, consultant, educator at the University of Regina, and Fierce harm reduction advocate Erin Beckwell is joining us this week to get real about what is happening in this province. We're going to talk about as much as we can and we're going to put her in the hot seat to find out how she really feels about drug policy in Saskatchewan, and how we can move closer to how she would like to see things done. Should it be a free for all? Should illicit substanc...
Influencing Substance Use w/guest, Boyce and Jenny King.
November 28, 2022 21:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBBoyce is a person in recovery from substance use disorder. Jenny is his wife that stood by him as best she could all along the way. Tune in this week and listen to their story and how peer support groups helped them both find the meaningful and productive lives they have today. You won't want to miss this one friends as we address this family affliction, with family solutions this week right here, on Hard Knox Talks. Buckle up! -------------------------- This episode of Hard Knox Talks ...
Influencing Substance Use w/guests, Boyce and Jenny King.
November 28, 2022 21:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBSend us a Text Message. Boyce is a person in recovery from substance use disorder. Jenny is his wife that stood by him as best she could all along the way. Tune in this week and listen to their story and how peer support groups helped them both find the meaningful and productive lives they have today. You won't want to miss this one friends as we address this family affliction, with family solutions this week right here, on Hard Knox Talks. Buckle up! -------------------------- This ep...
Influencing Substance Use w/guest, Melanie Brown.
November 24, 2022 17:00 - 47 minutes - 33 MBSend us a Text Message. Melanie's Family runs Prairie Sky Recovery Centre in Leipzig, SK. She is also a person in recovery from both a substance use disorder and an eating disorder. Join us this week to hear about what it was like for her growing up around AA but still falling into the grips of addiction. "The solution was always right there, I just never realized it." You won't want to miss this one friends, as we get real about the realities of addiction right here in Saskatchewan thi...
Influencing Substance Use w/guest, Ex-gang Member Rodney Nataucappo
November 21, 2022 15:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBSend us a Text Message. Rodney is a person in recovery from Yellow Quill First Nation on Treaty #4 Territory and the traditional territory of the Cree and Saulteaux, Assiniboine, and Métis. He lived the gang life back in the day but decided to make a change. Today he spends his time in service to community through supporting other former gang members in transitioning to a healthier, safer way to live. His latest venture is outreach in the Prince Albert Saskatchewan Penitentiary. But this...
Influencing Substance Use w/guest, Maryellen Gibson. Phoenix Fire Ep. 33
November 16, 2022 12:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBSend us a Text Message. "I've seen the harms that substance use causes in the communities around me and always felt like I could make a change." Maryellen is a substance use researcher out of the department of sociology at the University of Saskatchewan. "My education in public health and sociology has given me an edge when it comes to seeking solutions for people who use drugs." Join us this week and listen to Maryellen talk about the challenges that so often go unnoticed in our society...
Influencing Substance Use w/guest, Danny Shannon.
November 15, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 41.4 MBSend us a Text Message. "It's like I had no spirit, my joy was just getting on, I was just an empty shell. I died many times throughout my addiction." Danny believes he spent millions on his crime-funded habit. he also spent 6 years in and out of jail. But after being revived 15 times and more than 50 attempts at rehab, something finally clicked. "%99 of people I know who have died have been from a heroin overdose," Join us this week and listen to Danny #takeofftheblinders around substan...
The OPTIMA Trial: Searching For a Safer Way, w/ Didier Jutras-Aswad M.D.
November 12, 2022 14:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBSend us a Text Message. The OPTIMA trial took place at 7 locations in 4 provinces across Canada and evaluated two opioid agonist treatment models of care: Methadone and Buprenorphine/Naloxone (Suboxone). When the idea for OPTIMA began, Methadone was the standard of care for people who used opioids. Suboxone was also available but not as frequently prescribed. Physicians wanted to be able to provide Suboxone based on the needs of the client and wanted to be able to do this without having...
Influencing Substance Use w/guest, Leslie McBain. Phoenix Fire Ep. 31
November 10, 2022 15:00 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MBSend us a Text Message. Leslie McBain lost her only child, Jordan Miller, to a drug overdose in 2014. He was just 25 years old. Jordan became addicted to the pain medication Oxycodone when it was prescribed by his family doctor after a back injury on a job site. Jordan was just starting his life, and had his own business, friends, and community. His death shook their family and friends to the core. Soon after Jordan's death, Leslie became an advocate for more compassionate, evidenced-based...
Influencing Substance Use w/guest, Tim Lodgen
November 08, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 44.7 MBSend us a Text Message. After 27 years of hard using and drinking, Tim found himself in a wrecked truck, alone, drinking to inebriation. His phone rang, it was his childhood friend Brandon Novak, "What the f**k are you doing Lodgen?" That question set wheels in motion that led him to the life he has today. Loving father, husband, motivational speaker and friend. You won't want to miss this one friends as we clear out the wreckage of the past, for a safer way to live this week right here...
Influencing Substance Use w/guest, Onyx Knight. Phoenix Fire Ep. 31
November 05, 2022 11:00 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MBSend us a Text Message. "The addiction was more cunning than the spirit." Onyx is a Psilocybin sacred journey facilitator in Saskatoon, SK. She is also a person in long-term recovery from a toxic relationship with drugs. "At the end of the day, you have to accept that your life is so much more than your addiction." Her journey with substances began at 12 and by 17, she was one of the biggest MDMA dealers in Western Canada. Tune in this week and listen to Onyx share with us what brought ...
Influencing Substance Use w/guest, Kaleigh Zimmerman
November 01, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 47.1 MBSend us a Text Message. "I woke up in the hospital I worked at, on suicide watch." Kaleigh is a Registered Nurse in Philadelphia, USA. "I was afraid of myself. I knew I was about to lose my job, my kids, and my life." Tune in this week for an honest conversation about the realities of addiction and health care providers. We'll talk about her experiences, how she found a safer way, and what she is doing now to bring awareness to the realities of substance use and health care providers a...
Influencing Substance Use w/guest, Wendy Sabo. Phoenix Fire Ep. 30
October 28, 2022 11:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBSend us a Text Message. Our host Donna has been in recovery for nearly 5 years. Wendy was the Social Worker that caught her when she came skidding off the street, pregnant and desperate for a safer way. Join us this week as we take an intimate look at how these two met. We will hear some of what brought Wendy into recovery, and how she used her lived experience to help Donna out of the darkness, and put her on the path that led her to the role she has today. A trusted mother, partner, and f...
Influencing Substance Use w/guest, Chris Cull.
October 25, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MBSend us a Text Message. "I had to steal to eat, I was written off by my family, and friends." Chris spent 8 years on opioids. Today, he is Board Member on the Board of Directors for the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction. "I knew if I didn't change I was going to die." He is also a 2 time cross Canada Cyclist, a Film maker, a Motivational Speaker, and Founder of Inspire by Example. The list goes on but we'll let him tell you all about it. Join us this week and listen to Chri...
Influencing Substance Use w/guest, Keith Bowering.
October 22, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 42.7 MBSend us a Text Message. Keith Bowering is a person living well with substance use disorder in Saskatoon, SK. "I practiced a 12-step program for many years before I realized the harm reduction approach was the way for me." Keith also works for The Lighthouse, a supported living facility in downtown Saskatoon. "Not all the beds are closing like the media narrative suggests." We're definitely going to talk politics. From drug testing, at music festivals to his daily life serving this city...
Influencing Substance Use w/guests, Matthew Bonn, and Amy Wiebe.
October 18, 2022 13:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBSend us a Text Message. With the Methadone/Methadose transition now upon us here in Saskatchewan, Pharmacist, Amy Wiebe has been tasked with bringing awareness to the potential implications this transition could have on ill-informed participants of the Saskatchewan MAT program. This is happening, and it's happening in our own backyard. So she turned to us, The voices of lived/living experience. With what we already know about the devastation the transition brought to BC from our last ta...
Influencing Substance Use w/guest, Daina Kary. Phoenix Fire Ep. 29
October 16, 2022 15:00 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MBSend us a Text Message. Daina is a woman in long-term recovery living in Saskatoon, SK. From early parenthood to sexual abuse, to debilitating alcoholism, Daina has an inspiring testimony to the power of lived experience. Today she is an Indigenous Social Worker right here on Treaty #6 Territory and she fought like hell to get here. We're honored to share the screen with Daina once again and you'll soon find out why this week right here on Phoenix Fire. Support the Show. We've got fr...
Influencing Substance Use w/guest, Ahbra Schiff.
October 11, 2022 18:00 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MBSend us a Text Message. Ahbra Schiff is a graceful, sober woman of Alcoholics Anonymous who holds her head high and also occasionally trips and falls on her face. She is also the Production Manager of the REEL Recovery Film Festival, and Director of Operations and Outreach for the Experience, Strength, and Hope Awards. Join us this week and listen to Ahbra #takeofftheblinders around what she was like, what happened, and what she is doing today in her role for the upcoming 2022 REEL Recove...
Influencing Substance Use w/guest, Wendy Gor-Hickman. Phoenix Fire Ep. 28
October 07, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MBSend us a Text Message. Wendy is a retired anesthesiologist. She is also a person in long-term recovery from alcoholism. Join us this week and listen to Wendy talk about how she found her way to sobriety, and what she's doing to help others find their way, in their own way, this week right here, On Phoenix Fire. ---------------------- Stay up to date on upcoming live streams, get on our email list, check out our shop, listen to our audios, and more. click the link to start exploring. h...
Influencing Substance Use w/guest, Guy Felicella.
October 05, 2022 11:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBSend us a Text Message. Guy was brought back from overdose at Vancouver's safe consumption site, Insite. He accessed that service over 4000 times in his 30 years of gangs, addiction, treatment, and jail. Today he is a person in long-term recovery and is world-renowned as a speaker, and harm reduction and recovery advocate. "Recovery is harm reduction and harm reduction is recovery. Gone are the days where it's either harm reduction or recovery. It's both." You won't want to miss this one...
Influencing Substance Use w/guest, Holly Woroniuk Phoenix Fire ep. 27
October 01, 2022 12:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MBSend us a Text Message. Holly grew up around substance use, and poverty. Today she is the Managing Director at Stewart Properties here is Saskatoon, SK. In her role and with her lived experience she has learned how to best navigate our fragmented system. And with those skills she spends her days advocating, housing the unhoused, and helping our more vulnerable demographic find stability as they seek a safer way to live. We're honored to give platform to Holly, hear her story, and learn ...
Influencins Substance Use w/guest, Holly Woroniuk
October 01, 2022 12:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MBHolly grew up around substance use, and poverty. Today she is the Managing Director at Stewart Properties here is Saskatoon, SK. In her role and with her lived experience she has learned how to best navigate our fragmented system. And with those skills she spends her days advocating, housing the unhoused, and helping our more vulnerable demographic find stability as they seek a safer way to live. We're honored to give platform to Holly, hear her story, and learn about the good work she d...
Influencing Substance Use w/guest, Austin Greene
September 29, 2022 12:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBSend us a Text Message. Austin is a Recovery Influencer on TikTok. If you're into the social media recovery scene, you've definitely seen his content. Macdaddyg28 After overhearing a conversation at 11 years old, memories of molestation came flooding back to Austin. Oblivion was his escape. Join us this week and listen to Austin #takeofftheblinders around running from the pain. We'll talk about what he was like, what happened, and how he became the productive father and role model he ...
Influencing Substance Use w/guest, Chauncie Beaston. Phoenix Fire Ep. 26
September 22, 2022 14:00 - 57 minutes - 39.3 MBSend us a Text Message. Join us each week for inspiring testimonies and real talk about all things substance use. This week's guest, harm reduction TikTok Influencer, Chauncie Beaston. Chauncie is a person in recovery. She found a safer way through the anonymous fellowships but became very aware of the closed-minded thinking displayed by some of her fellow members. Live.Laugh.Naloxone was born. Check her out on TikTok and join us live and interactive this week right here, on Phoenix Fire...
Influencing Substance Use w/guest, Carissa McNaught. Phoenix Fire ep. 25
September 15, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 45.7 MBSend us a Text Message. Join us on the Hard Knox Talks platform twice a week for inspiring stories and real talk about all things substance use. This week's guest, Carissa McNaught. Carissa was a street kid at 15 years old. Today she lives a fulfilling as a loving mother of 4 and as a Kambo practitioner right here is Saskatoon, SK. She has had an incredible journey to get to where she is today and we are going to hear about it this week right here, on Phoenix Fire. --------------------...