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Odyssey House Journals

Odyssey House Journals

Hard hitting raw look at everything recovery with TV news legend Randall Carlisle. Each episode features new interviews with everyone from addicts to treatment workers.

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122 Odyssey House Journals - Ryan Rostenburg

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2023/12/15

“I NEVER ACCOMPLISHED ANYTHING BEFORE THE AGE OF 30” And that’s because the main focus of his life was drugs. Now Ryan Rostenburg owns his own insurance agency and has a happy family life and he is super active in 12 step programs which he says saved his life. In this edition of Odyssey House Journals he says nothing, not a wife or kids or a job, led him to recovery. It was just a lot of hard work. Watch or listen and hopefully subscribe (free) to the 30 minute podcast on the following

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121 Odyssey House Journals - Amy Daeschel

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2023/12/08

6 YEARS AGO SHE WAS BEGGING GOD TO TAKE HER LIFE Now this amazing woman is helping to change lives every day. Amy Daeschel has a house, a car, an amazing job and she went from feeling worthless to loving herself and loving life. All in 6 short years. It took guts and sheer determination which are attributes embedded in her soul. In this edition of Odyssey House Journals hear the inspirational story of her life in recovery. Watch or listen and hopefully subscribe (free) to the 30 minute podcast on

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120 Odyssey House Journals - Jeff Herzog

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2023/12/01

A SIMPLE SHOT PUT HIM ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY Jeff Herzog struggled for years with addiction. In and out of treatment centers, in and out of jail and he finally agreed to a monthly injection of Sublocade. He says it helped with cravings and his criminal mindset began to dissipate. In this edition of Odyssey House Journals he talks about why others battling addiction should try it and how he’s got more than 2 years of sobriety. Watch or listen and hopefully subscribe (free) to the 30 minute podcast

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00:27:02

119 Odyssey House Journals - Tryana Scaramella

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2023/11/25

“I DIDN’T KNOW HOW TO BE LOVED” Tryana Scaramella was taken away from her biological parents as a young girl because her mom and dad both had substance use and mental health issues, so for years she went looking for love in all the wrong places. She even faced criminal charges after a shooting death at her house. Now she’s learned how to love herself. She’s sober and helping others at USARA. In this edition of Odyssey House Journals she talks about a turning point where she was given the ultimatum

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00:27:14

118 Odyssey House Journals - January Riggin

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2023/11/17

PIMPS AND SEX TRAFFICKERS PROBABLY FEAR THIS WOMAN That’s because January Riggin has a growing nonprofit that helps sex workers find a new life. She founded Soap2Hope, an organization that takes a ‘boots on the ground’ approach to helping sex workers dealing with addiction as well as mental and physical health issues. Why does she do it? In this edition of Odyssey House Journals January says it’s because she has vivid memories of what it was like selling her body at an early age. Watch or listen

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00:26:29

117 Odyssey House Journals - Ashley & Tyson

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2023/11/10

THIS HAPPY COUPLE FIRST MET DURING A DRUG DEAL Years later Ashley and Tyson fell in love after dealing with their addiction and are actively involved with the recovery community. A big question they deal with is ‘what if one of them relapses?’ In this edition of Odyssey House Journals they already have a plan if that happens. Watch or listen and hopefully subscribe (free) to the 30 minute podcast on the following platforms: https://youtu.be/shfsWuKS3yk You can also listen and subscribe to the

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00:26:35

116 Odyssey House Journals - Destiny & Charlotte

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2023/10/27

1 IN 4 UTAHNS HAS A CRIMINAL RECORD For those who do it can be nearly impossible to find a job or even rent an apartment. So what can you do? Meet 2 angels of mercy. Destiny and Charlotte are out to change the world one person at a time. When people accomplish the difficult journey from addiction to recovery, they may still have to deal with their criminal history. The 2 women work for Clean Slate Utah. In this edition of Odyssey House Journals, they describe how easy it can be and how, in some

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115 Odyssey House Journals - Michael Hodges

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2023/10/20

HIS RECOVERY IS NOTHING SHORT OF A MIRACLE When Michael Hodges was 8 years old his mom said she was taking him to Disneyland. Instead she dropped him off at a Hell’s Angels cub where his dad was and he started using meth and alcohol at that tender, young age. Now in his 50’s Michael has finally found recovery. In this edition of Odyssey House Journals he talks about his long, winding and almost unbelievable journey. Watch or listen and hopefully subscribe (free) to the 30 minute podcast on the

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114 Odyssey House Journals - Jeffery Landis

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2023/10/13

HE MISSED TALKING TO HIS DYING WIFE BY 1 HOUR Why? Because he was out on the street using, and someone had stolen his phone. Jeffery Landis shares an emotional story of trauma and addiction that began when he was 17 with the death of his alcoholic mother. He is making an amazing recovery now at age 50. In this edition of Odyssey House Journals he says his biggest goal right now is sobriety and reconnecting with his family. Watch or listen and hopefully subscribe (free) to the 30 minute podcast on

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113 Odyssey House Journals - Emily Tillett

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2023/10/06

WHY ARE RECOVERING ADDICTS WORKING AT TREATMENT CENTERS? It sounds like hiring a fox to guard the henhouse, but there’s a gold standard, evidence based reason why it’s so important. Today on Odyssey House Journals we talk to the person who’s in charge of hiring more than 450 employees at Odyssey House, Emily Tillett, Chief People Officer. She talks about the safeguards in place to make sure it's a healing process for everyone. Watch or listen and hopefully subscribe (free) to the 30 minute podcast

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00:26:42

112 Odyssey House Journals - Steve Slater

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2023/09/29

ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY HELPING ADDICTS TO RECOVER It’s not magic, but Recovery Dharma seems to be working as an alternative path for people seeking recovery from their addiction. Steve Slater facilitates 3 Recovery Dharma meetings each week at USARA in Salt Lake. It helped him to find recovery from his alcohol addiction. The amazing thing is that it is so simple. In this edition of Odyssey House Journals he describes what happens at each meeting and how it works. Watch or listen and hopefully

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111 Odyssey House Journals - Hollie Hancock

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2023/09/15

WILL OLD FASHIONED VALUES HELP TODAY’S YOUTH? Skyrocketing suicide rates. Serious mental health issues. Why are so many young people struggling today and how can they be helped? Hollie Hancock has some strong ideas on this and she’s an expert. She’s Clinical Director of Odyssey’s Adolescent Residential Program. In today’s edition of Odyssey House Journals she has some simple, down to earth thoughts on what’s causing today's problems. Watch or listen and hopefully subscribe (free) to the 30 minute

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110 Odyssey House Journals - Trevor Petersen

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2023/09/08

I HATED ODYSSEY HOUSE WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE But he stuck it out and now he’s sober, happy and running his own trucking company. Trevor Petersen spent time in prison after his addiction to meth and heroin and he’s now loved by the recovery community because he’s a good man. He has tattoos over most of his body including his head. In this edition of Odyssey House Journals we asked him if that creates a stigma about who he really is. Watch or listen and hopefully subscribe (free) to the 30 minute

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109 Odyssey House Journals - Frankie Chavez

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2023/09/01

“P&P”- PARTY (METH) AND PLAY (SEX) IN THE GAY COMMUNITY “It’s an epidemic that no one wants to talk about because of guilt and shame.” says Frankie Chavez who is going through Odyssey House for the 5th time. He grew up with gender issues which he says was difficult because of his Catholic and Hispanic culture. He got caught up in the “P&P” lifestyle and says he was actually addicted the first time he used meth. In this edition of Odyssey House Journals find out why he says this time he is going to

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108 Odyssey House Journals - Orem Police

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2023/08/25

WHAT DO POLICE REALLY THINK ABOUT DRUG ADDICTS? “We care and we know that people aren’t the drugs that control them. We try to see beyond that and get them help.” Two men in the Orem Police Department, Dave Hallam & Glenn Giles, are working hard to erase that “us versus them” mentality on the streets, and it’s working! In this edition of Odyssey House Journals find out what they’re doing and thinking, and why. Watch or listen and hopefully subscribe (free) to the 30 minute podcast on the following

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107 Odyssey House Journals - Steve Urquhart

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2023/08/18

MEET THE MAN WHO STARTED UTAH’S MAGIC MUSHROOM CHURCH He grew up LDS and was a conservative Republican state legislator for 16 years. Steve Urquhart is perhaps the most unlikely person to start The Divine Assembly Church which uses psychedelic mushrooms as a sacrament. He claims he found inner peace and the mushrooms helped him deal with past trauma. In this edition of Odyssey House Journals we asked him if magic mushrooms could be used to treat addiction. Watch or listen and hopefully subscribe

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106 Odyssey House Journals - Sommer Ogzewalla

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2023/08/11

PAIN PILLS TO HEROIN AND IN 3 MONTHS SHE LOST EVERYTHING “I had nothing left,” says Sommer Ogzewalla who lost her job, her house, and most importantly her 3 kids. She even spent 72 days in jail because no one would post her $100 bail. Now, like a phoenix rising from the ashes, she has a home, her children, and one of the most trusted jobs at Odyssey House. In this edition of Odyssey House Journals hear the amazing story of how, with hard work, she turned things around. Watch or listen and hopefully

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105 Odyssey House Journals - Jason Miller

Odyssey House Journals ·

2023/08/03

11 DUI’s, 18 MONTHS IN PRISON. YOU WON’T BELIEVE WHERE HE IS NOW “Alcohol took over who I was and who I wanted to be,” says Jason Miller who is now a licensed therapist. He battled alcoholism for 18 years and finally sought treatment when he was facing 9 more years in prison. On this week’s Odyssey House Journals hear his incredible story of how hard he had to fight to get where he is. Watch or listen and hopefully subscribe (free) to the 30 minute podcast on the following

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104 Odyssey House Journals - Anna Bigney

Odyssey House Journals ·

2023/07/28

“I LOVE PROVO” SAYS A TRANSGENDER WOMAN LIVING THERE Anna Bigney says Mormons treated her well and accepted her for who she was when she went to the ward house. This is part 2 of our interview with Anna who was drinking up to a half gallon of alcohol a day to numb her internal pain over gender dysphoria. Her story of how she was accepted and found recovery in treatment is nothing short of a miracle. In this episode of Odyssey House Journals she talks about dark days when her father threatened to

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103 Odyssey House Journals - Anna Bigney

Odyssey House Journals ·

2023/07/21

SHE WAS BORN IN A MALE BODY. DRUGS EASED THE CONFUSION. Anna Bigney graciously shares intimate details of her life to help all of us understand gender dysphoria. She grew up in a strict LDS family and even served a church mission as a male, all the while feeling like she was a female. She found relief from her disconnect when she turned to alcohol and drugs. In this episode of Odyssey House Journals she talks about finally coming out to her family. Watch or listen and hopefully subscribe (free) to

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