Giving Voice To Addiction
Giving Voice To Addiction
Podcast Description
Giving Voice to Addiction shares the powerful and often unheard stories of real people navigating addiction, hosted by Terry McGuire and expert co-host Caroline Beidler. Listen each week for raw accounts of struggle, resilience, and hope in recovery, offering connection, understanding, and inspiration for anyone seeking to learn or feel less alone.
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The podcast centers on themes of addiction, recovery, and personal transformation, covering specific topics such as the struggles of alcoholism, anxiety, and depression through personal narratives like Robert's journey to sobriety, marked by profound moments of clarity and the role of support systems.
Giving Voice to Addiction shares the powerful and often unheard stories of real people navigating addiction, hosted by Terry McGuire and expert co-host Caroline Beidler. Listen each week for raw accounts of struggle, resilience, and hope in recovery, offering connection, understanding, and inspiration for anyone seeking to learn or feel less alone.
This addiction recovery story follows Deonte's transformation from heroin addiction, incarceration, and gang involvement to becoming a peer recovery coach. After multiple stints in prison and a near rock bottom moment involving substance use and lifestyle exhaustion, Deonte shares how MAT (Suboxone), faith, and fatherhood helped him reclaim his life.
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Key talking points:
1. Deonte struggled with heroin and opioid addiction, deeply tied to a street-based lifestyle.
2. His substance use escalated in prison after the tragic death of his brother.
3. He used drugs to numb grief and trauma, losing accountability and community.
4. Despite financial success in hustling, his life spiraled into emotional and spiritual emptiness.
5. His addiction worsened, leading to heroin use and eventual rock bottom.
6. A pivotal turning point came when he was arrested in a stolen car he didn’t know was stolen.
7. He began recovery through MAT (Suboxone), faith, and self-reflection.
8. Fatherhood and his mother’s tough love motivated him to change his path.
9. Today, he works as a peer provider, helping incarcerated individuals find recovery.
10.Deonte now lives a purpose-driven life, advocating for authenticity, healing, and hope.
00:00 Introduction to the Podcast
00:35 Deonte's Message of Hope
01:03 Lifestyle and Addiction
02:23 The Turning Point: Loss and Escalation
04:46 Rock Bottom and Recovery
11:06 Rebuilding and Finding Purpose
16:23 The Power of Community and Authenticity
28:01 Final Thoughts and Encouragement
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