From the Podcast: Peter Loeb: From Watching a Daughter Struggle With Addiction To Starting Lionrock With Her
On a very special episode of The Courage To Change: A Recovery Podcast, Peter Loeb talked to his daughter, our podcast host, Ashley Loeb Blassingame. We’ve edited and condensed it here for a faster read. You can listen to the entire interview here. Peter is…
From The Podcast: Sean Nichols: Battling Multiple Addictions, Childhood Trauma and A Failed Suicide Attempt: An Incredible Story of the Journey to Recovery
In Episode 31 of The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast, host Ashley Loeb Blassingame interviews Sean Nichols who battled multiple addictions throughout his childhood and into adulthood. Sean is the COO and Co-Founder of Dragonfly Energy, in Reno, Nevada, which is creating a new…
From the Podcast: Zeinah Estrada: Finding Balance and Learning to Recalibrate
In episode 22 of The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast, Zeinah Estrada and host Ashley Loeb Blassingame talked about Zeinah’s road to recovery and how she’s helped thousands of people who suffer from addiction. We’ve edited and condensed Zeinah’s story for a fast read….
From the Podcast: Get to Know Your Host, Ashley Loeb Blassingame
In this very special episode, the host of The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast, Ashley Loeb Blassingame, shares her harrowing recovery story. Ashley graduated from UCLA in sobriety, is the Director of Healthtech Women OC, and the Co-Founder of Lionrock Recovery. Ashley is happily…
From the Podcast: Pat W: Living with and Overcoming Tourette Syndrome, Having a Near Death Experience and Finding True Purpose in Recovery
Pat W was born and raised in Pasadena, CA. He describes himself as a passionate cyclist, runner, photographer, and book nerd. Pat has Tourette syndrome (Tourette’s), which created many challenges for him as a teen and into adulthood, and is what largely contributed to his…
From the Podcast: Dac Blassingame: Building a Marriage on a Shared Language of Recovery
In Episode 15 of The Courage To Change: A Recovery Podcast, host Ashley Loeb Blassingame interviews her husband Dac Blassingame, who is also in recovery. The conversation is wide ranging, from talking about the differences between each other’s addictions, what it’s like to be married…
From the Podcast: Jen Elizabeth: Overcoming Addiction and Intergenerational Trauma
Jen Elizabeth shares her harrowing story from childhood trauma to deep addiction on the 24th Episode of The Courage To Change: A Recovery Podcast. She grew up in a home with a mentally ill mother, who had bipolar Munchausen and Munchausen by proxy. Her family…
From the Podcast: Brittney Carbone: Becoming Sober and Inspiring Others
Brittney Carbone has been sober for over a decade and is a person in long term recovery. Brittney is Ashley Loeb Blassingame’s guest on Episode 4 of The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast. A Santa Monica-based fitness professional, Brittany founded Lean Lifestyle Method, a…
From the Podcast: Leo Martinez: Choosing Recovery Above All
In Episode 16 of The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast, Leo shared his story with podcast host Ashley Loeb Blassingame. We’ve edited and condensed it here for a fast read. You can listen to the entire interview here. Leo Martinez, 43, is a Substance…
From the Podcast: Charise Thompson: Overcoming Unimaginable Trauma and Finding Recovery Through Advocacy and Forgiveness
Charise Thompson shares her incredible story of strength and determination after enduring sexual assault, illness, 13 years in a wheelchair, and other trauma with host Ashley Loeb Blassingame on Episode 10 of The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast. She is a Victim Advocate and…