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Episode 13: Siobhan Morse
Siobhan openly shares her personal story to help end the stigma associated with mental health and substance use disorders. Her history includes 20+ years of active addiction, ending in homelessness, incarceration and...
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Episode 12: Tom Karl
Tom Karl – Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Tom Karl founded R1 as the result of his own personal experiences in addiction and recovery. The idea for the R1 Learning System and the Discovery Cards came to Tom...
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Episode 11: Naetha & Calliese
Naetha & Calliese are a mother and daughter; they are part of 4 generations that live under one roof; it is an imperfectly perfect family in recovery! Their combination of credible lived experience and...
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Episode 10: John F. Dombrowski, MD
At The Washington Pain Center, John F. Dombrowski, MD specializes in advanced minimally invasive diagnostics and treatment modalities for a variety of chronic spine and pain conditions. Most procedures are performed...
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Episode 9: Christopher Powell
Christopher Powell is the Recovery Coach Manager and a Peer Recovery Specialist for the DC Recovery Community Alliance.
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Chris can be reached for services through his email...
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Episode 8: Wally Paton + Britt Schanks
Wally Paton is the originator of the Back-to-Basics Beginners’ Meetings, which have grown to more than 2,200 groups and produced more than 500,000 recoveries since its reintroduction into the 12-Step community in...
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Episode 7: Sara Varga
Sara K. Varga, LCSW-C, Head of School. Sara is an Alumna of Syracuse University where she completed her undergraduate education and after working in a domestic violence shelter in Fairfax County, Virginia she obtained...
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Episode 6: Byron Fogan
I am Byron Fogan, a grateful recovering alcoholic and compulsive gambler. I took my last drink in August of 2013. I spend my time today working on my own recovery and sharing my experience with others who seek to find...
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Episode 5: Christina Gunner
Christina Gunner, LCSW-C
"Addiction, depression, anxiety, and trauma can be lonely, but recovery from them doesn’t have to be. In my therapeutic approach I put emphasis on developing and practicing empathy for self...
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Episode 4: Tee Scott
Tee M. Scott, CPRS, RPS is a native of Baltimore, has over 30 years in public service to include emergency medical service, corrections, court, and public health. Tee's professional and personal lived experience...
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Episode 3: Stacy Charpentier
Stacy Charpentier, RCA, CPRS, joined CCAR in January 2013. She brings with her a long history of successful project management and a deep commitment to serving her community, having worked in a non-profit setting for...
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Episode 2: Bobby Coffey
Bobby Coffey’s personal recovery journey began over 30 years ago and he has been involved in advocacy for people in or seeking recovery for almost 22 years. His testimony before the DC City Council was instrumental in...
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