E92: When Lisa Gray Lost Her Son Jordan to Overdose, She Turned Her Pain Into Purpose

Sober Friends

English - September 20, 2022 11:00 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MB - ★★★★ - 676 ratings
Mental Health Health & Fitness Religion & Spirituality Spirituality sober dry january sobriety sober curious alcohol free alcoholics anonymous recovery 12 steps addiction Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed

Previous Episode: Complacency

Next Episode: Coping with Stress in Sobriety

Send us a Text Message.

Chris from the UK sponsored this episode and bought us 3 coffees at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/soberfriendspod. By purchasing 3 coffees, Chris is ensuring the show will be available for the new guy and anyone needing to hear the message the recovery is possible.

Lisa Gray is the founder of A Promise to Jordan. Lisa lost her son Jordan Arakelian on June 30, 2018, at the age of 24. As Lisa held Jordan for the last time, she made a promise to him to fight against the disease of opioid addition. Less than two months later, the first meeting of A Promise to Jordan happened.

In this episode, Lisa tells us about her family and the void Jordan left. She discusses taking to people at Jordan's funeral about the organization she was planning and how the community of Simsbury, CT came to her aid. Lisa talks about the hardship that COVID brought in 2020 and how the organization overcame funding uncertainty to thrive.

Also on this episode:

Lisa discusses medical aids to sobrietyHer focus on getting Narcan in as many places as possibleCreating fun sober events in the community so there are safe places for people in recovery and those considering sobriety.

We know many of you listening live outside of Connecticut. We highly recommend supporting Lisa's cause by donating generously to A Promise to Jordan. If you are like us, you know too many lives that ended far too early from the opioid crisis.

Cantina Blues - Take the Lead by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100407

Do you find value in what the Sober Friends Podcast does? Consider buying us a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/soberfriendspod. Your donation helps us with hosting and website fees and allows up to maintain our equipment. You keep us on the air for the new guy or gal.

Support the Show.

🎙️ Enjoyed this episode? 📩 Stay in the loop by subscribing to our weekly newsletter! Get exclusive behind-the-scenes content, bonus insights from our guests, and exciting updates delivered straight to your inbox. Don't miss out – join our community today! 👉 Subscribe Now