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…
From the Podcast: Nicole Ory: Surviving the Death of a Child and Staying Sober No Matter What
In episode seventeen of The Courage To Change: A Recovery Podcast, Nicole Ory shared her 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. Nicole’s story is gut wrenching,…
From the Podcast: Nancy Spitzer: A Therapist’s Story of Loss and Hope
Nancy is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT), specializing in trauma, addiction, co-occurring disorders, and much more. She was inspired to shift her career to therapy after losing her brother David to a drug overdose. In Episode 28 of The Courage to Change: A…
From the Podcast: Dr. Ken Starr: Alternative medicine for Addiction and Wellness
Dr. Starr is an authority in the field of addiction medicine and wellness. After his brother overdosed 10 years ago , he opened his clinic in 2002, and has been committed to helping patients achieve lasting sobriety and improve the quality of their lives. In…
From the Podcast: Melinda Dixon: Finding Healing and Recovery Through ACA
Melinda Dixon is a practicing member of Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families. Melinda has worked in recovery programs for nine years, and recently completed her certification as an addictions’ counselor. Growing up in a home with an alcoholic mother, she has been able…
From the Podcast: Melissa Bresnahan: A Mother Tragically Losing A Child to an Overdose
In episode nineteen of The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast, Melissa Bresnahan shared her story of losing her child to an overdose with podcast host Ashley Loeb Blassingame. We’ve edited and condensed it here for a fast read. You can listen to the entire…
From the Podcast: Pat D’Enbeau: A Journey from Substance Abuse to Mountaineering
In Episode three of The Courage To Change: A Recovery Podcast, Pat shared her 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. Pat grew up in the suburbs…
From the Podcast: Tank Sinatra: Instagram Celebrity & Meme Creator Shares His Road to Sobriety and the Power of Good News
In Episode 18 of The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast, Tank Sinatra, author of “Happy is the New Rich” and Instagram Tank’s Good News and host Ashley Loeb Blassingame discussed Tank’s road to sobriety and how he fights today’s growing cultural negativity through good…
From the Podcast: Sarah Scheper: You Can Love Yourself
Favorite Quote: Maya Angelou: “People will forget what you say and what you do, but they’ll never forget the way you make them feel.” You may know Sarah Scheper as one of the stars of VH1’s ‘Love & Listings’ reality TV series showing the behind…
From the Podcast: Flor Edwards: Writing Her Way Out of Trauma
Flor Edwards is Ashley Loeb Blassingame’s guest on Episode 13 of The Courage To Change: A Recovery Podcast. Flor is the author of the acclaimed Apocalypse Child: A Life In End Times, her memoir Publisher’s Weekly calls “a wrenching testimony about a complicated childhood reclaimed.”…