SOBER: Stories of Recovery and Hope
Series produced by Side Effects Public Media
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Personal experiences of people in recovery shared at a live storytelling event in Indianapolis.
Addiction devastates millions of Americans. And shaking off its grip is extremely hard. Earlier this year, Side Effects Public Media asked people in recovery to share their stories at a live event in Indianapolis. We’ll share them in a series called a Sober — Voices of Recovery and Hope.
5 Pieces
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First responders like firefighter Brandon Dreiman face barriers when it comes to getting treatment for mental health and addiction. He coped with t...
- Added: Dec 17, 2018
- Length: 03:31
Kelsey Phillips, who has been in recovery since 2013, now works with women who are just entering recovery. Women who, like her, had children born a...
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- Added: Dec 17, 2018
- Length: 04:01
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James, who asked to only be identified by his middle name, tried Oxycontin for the first time when he was in college. Now in recovery, he works as ...
- Added: Dec 17, 2018
- Length: 03:59
Dwight Fortune acknowledges that his story isn't the typical one of someone who ends up in prison after years struggling with addiction. Now, he us...
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- Added: Dec 17, 2018
- Length: 04:03
- Purchases: 1
People in addiction recovery will sometimes talk about a "moment of clarity" that lead to their sobriety. For 48-year-old Nathan Boyer, that moment...
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- Added: Dec 17, 2018
- Length: 03:57
- Purchases: 1
