From the Podcast: Ashley Morgan – When Resources and Access Aren’t Enough, the Deep Desire for a Different Life Prevails
In Episode 38 of The Courage To Change: A Recovery Podcast, host Ashley Loeb Blassingame interviews Ashley Morgan, an interior designer in Los Angeles whose journey to recovery was tumultuous. Through 13 different treatment centers and hospitals, mending relationships with friends and family, and her…
From the Podcast: Kendra Allen Bares It All: The ‘Break Up Bestie’ Shares Her Alcoholism Journey That Led to Her Passion to Help People Through Break Ups
Kendra Allen is the woman behind the online course and blog Break Up Bestie. She went through a series of unhealthy relationships in her early twenties, including one of narcissism, emotional abuse and unavailability, and began gathering tools and working on herself to prevent that…
From the Podcast: Kimberly Russell: Surviving A Suicide Attempt and Learning to Trust the Process In Sobriety
In episode 33 of The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast, Kimberly Russell and host Ashley Loeb Blassingame talked about Kimberly’s incredible road to sobriety. We’ve edited and condensed Kimberly’s story for a fast read. You can listen to the entire interview here. Early Years…
From the Podcast: Emily McAllister – Overcoming Bulimia and Substance Abuse Recovery
In Episode seven of The Courage To Change: A Recovery Podcast, Emily shared her story with her close friend, and our podcast host Ashley Loeb Blassingame. We’ve edited and condensed it here for a fast read. You can listen to the entire interview here. Growing…
From the Podcast: Michele Murphy: Journey Into Recovery From Codependency
Michele Murphy recently celebrated 20 years of sobriety. She owns a virtual long-term post-discharge company that offers a comprehensive aftercare program called Modern Recovery. During Episode 34 of The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast, Michele talks with host Ashley Loeb Blassingame on her incredible…
From the Podcast: Jonathan Wells: Coming Out, Fighting Through Addiction And Trauma, And His Journey To Recovery
In episode 25 of The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast, Jonathan Wells shared his experience coming out, fighting through addiction and trauma, and his journey to recovery. We’ve edited and condensed Jonathan’s story for a fast read. You can listen to the entire interview…
From the Podcast: Bella Baskin: Finding Her Inner Voice
In Episode 14 of The Courage To Change: A Recovery Podcast, Bella 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. Bella Baskin is the 29-year-old founder…
From the Podcast: Dan Sanfellipo: The Harrowing Story of Trauma, Addiction and the Consequences of Over half His Life in Prison
Dan Sanfellipo started his incarceration journey when he was 13 years old. Dan is now 46 years old and has served just less than half of it — 22 ½ years — in prison. His story of struggling through addiction, trauma, prison, and eventually finding…
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…