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Faith In Your Recovery Podcast

Welcome to this interview/conversation-driven podcast, an outreach looking at all things recovery. We are raw, real, and faith-based in our effort to inform, educate and share the struggles facing those battling addiction/SUD.

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Ep57 Mat Pazzarelli part2

Faith In Your Recovery Podcast ·

2022/11/25

Welcome to part two of Mat's life of crime, addiction and forgiveness. In this episode, Mat shares pieces of his fifteen years in the Mafia. Then he tells of his fall into addiction, personal losses, homelessness and moments of recognition of God's intervention. His story goes from a life of lavish living to subway survival and eventually restoration. Mat's open, casual and real approach to his interviews will make you go back to the pervious episode. Next week, Mat wraps this up by telling us how

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Ep56 Mat Pazzarelli

Faith In Your Recovery Podcast ·

2022/11/18

John Franzese, Jr. was a former member of the New York City Columbo crime family and son of New York City's former mob boss, John "Sonny" Franzese, Sr. John's early life was filled with power, privilege, lavish wealth, hanging with notables and was followed by addiction, homelessness and struggle.When John's dad was in his 90's, he made the tough decision to become an FBI informant and his testimony in court sent his father to prison for eight plus years. Shortly after Sonny was released at the age

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Ep55 Donnie Foster

Faith In Your Recovery Podcast ·

2022/11/11

Donnie Foster gives us a unique approach to discussing addiction and recovery in today’s episode, and we thank him for sharing his story with us. Growing up in an abusive household which led him to burning his house down in an attempt to kill his step-father and step-brother, eventually landing him in a psychiatric facility receiving electric shock therapy. Later he would run away and live on the streets of LA, homeless, for the next four years before joining the military. When the military failed

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Ep54 John Humphries

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2022/11/04

John Humphries’ desire for his girls to have a better upbringing is what helped him steer toward the path of recovery. He tried many different “band-aids” to fight his emptiness which included an array of drugs and the unhealthy relationships that tend to come with them. During one of those attempts, he stood up to walk to his methadone dose but stopped with his arms stretched out to his sides he said,” Jesus Christ, if you’re real, I want to believe but I don’t. But I am hurting so bad right now,

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Ep53 Maurice "Kojak" Fuller

Faith In Your Recovery Podcast ·

2022/10/28

Maurice Kojak Fuller - Episode 53Maurice Kojak Fuller, Mr. Basketball, of Anderson, IN went from the top of his game as a basketball superstar, living off the addiction of attention from his talents, to prison for seven and a half years. People didn’t know what was going on off the court, that Fuller had his first child by freshman year, his second by sophomore year, and his third by his senior year. After selling drugs to support his children, which landed him in prison with a 30 years sentence, it

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Ep52 Michael Baer

Faith In Your Recovery Podcast ·

2022/10/21

Michael Baer - Episode 52Although Michael Baer doesn’t have a history of addiction himself, he chooses to be in the business of flipping turtles - the act of coming together with a group of people to help someone “get back on their feet”. After working in ministry and as a science teacher, he realized that he could help others because he could see the signs of addiction festering in these young people. He may not have lived experiences, but he chooses to listen to those who have so he can learn how

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Ep51 Kourtney Thompson

Faith In Your Recovery Podcast ·

2022/10/14

Kourtney Thompson - Episode 51At just nine years old Kourtney Thompson had her first taste of alcohol. By the time she was fourteen she was drinking from the moment woke up, until she couldn’t even stand up at night. After witnessing her mother’s abusive relationship, she found herself in one when she tried to make her escape from a neglectful home at just eighteen. She says that she was drinking to “speed up the process” because she didn’t want to be alive anymore, but everything turned around when

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Ep50 Kristen Smith

Faith In Your Recovery Podcast ·

2022/10/07

Kristen Smith - Episode 50Kristen Smith is the Director of House of Shiffra, a transitional house for women struggling with addiction and/or coming out of incarceration. Smith was living in active addiction since she was thirteen; starting out with marijuana and alcohol eventually led her to opiates and eventually methamphetamines. Her rock bottom was when she was living in abandoned houses and stealing cars to get by. She was arrested for auto theft, and what she says was by the grace of God, the

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Ep49 Sarah Thomas

Faith In Your Recovery Podcast ·

2022/09/30

Sarah Thomas - Episode 49Sarah Thomas visited us all the way from Auburn, IN to share her story, because she believes it to be an important thing to dismantle the stigma around addiction for those who battle it, and their loved ones. From starting her addiction journey at 14 years old, blacking out in Juarez, Mexico, to abusing methamphetamines, she finally found sobriety in her early forties. It took multiple attempts from her family, stays in various sober living homes, and a near death car crash,

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Ep48 Dean Jewell

Faith In Your Recovery Podcast ·

2022/09/23

Dean Jewell - Episode 48Dean Jewell of Indianapolis began his addiction journey when he was just 13 years old, after having a taste of spiked punch. This led to years of daily drinking, experimenting with marijuana, and eventually stealing pain pills from his mother during her battle with cancer. His addiction didn’t slow down when he went to college, and in fact, began his journey with dealing and multiple arrests. After losing 17 jobs and living in 8 different homes, he finally found himself

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Ep47 Jeff Williams

Faith In Your Recovery Podcast ·

2022/09/16

Jeff Williams of Anderson, IN is not only the pastor of Trinity Community Church, but is also the Director of Reclamation Staffing. RS is a Christian based temp agency that aims to connect people with God and those who have a history of incarceration with employers. This 600 hour program has a light at the end of the tunnel that offers those who complete it a full time position with benefits, continuing to help them in their post-release lives. Williams says that RS gives second, third, or as many

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Ep46 Kim Odom

Faith In Your Recovery Podcast ·

2022/09/09

Kim Odom woke up and beat her addiction when faced with 30 plus years from several drug related charges and the loss of a close friend to addiction. After participating in a RWI (recovery while incarcerated) program while incarcerated for two and a half years, she’s been able to turn her life around and live a life that she doesn’t want to escape from. Odom is now three years sober, certified as a peer recovery specialist, and sponsors three others in the Muncie chapter of Brianna’s Hope. She leaves

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Ep45 Jason Dillman

Faith In Your Recovery Podcast ·

2022/09/02

“How can you work with people like that?” Jason Dillman believes that people deserve second, third, even fourth chances to better their lives, and doesn’t agree that the stigma around them means they should be left behind. Working with the Madison County Problem Solving Courts (Drug Court, Reentry Court, and Mental Health Court), Dillman and many others push to help those who have suffered from addictions and hardships of all types to become functioning members of the community. Clients go through

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Ep44 Tony Owens

Faith In Your Recovery Podcast ·

2022/08/26

Tony Owens has found an inner peace after years of battling addiction with drugs and alcohol. Marijuana was how it began, when he couldn’t get high anymore, crack was his new vice, and in order to get off crack he started drinking. After losing his father to cancer and his mother to suicide, he stumbled in his recovery from marijuana use and found himself at literal “rock bottom” – drunk in a crawl space and needing to finally ask for help. Faith in Tony’s recovery means waking up everyday and

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Ep43a Kelsey Aaron-FDIC

Faith In Your Recovery Podcast ·

2022/08/19

Kelsey Aaron - Episode 43a:Kelsey Aaron of Indianapolis is the Area Director for the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention. After having three generations of suicide, she was finally able to connect with AFSP after hearing the phrase, “suicide prevention,” for the first time in her life at age twenty-five, thirteen years after her father’s suicide. Her mission is to provide the resources for those who may be suffering or have someone in their lives that is suffering.Helpful

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Ep43b Joel Lovell-FDIC

Faith In Your Recovery Podcast ·

2022/08/19

Joel Lovell - Episode 43b:Joel Lovell of the UK is a full time electrician and works with Pete Lewin Newfoundlands representing their good work with therapy dogs and swims in the US. Growing up without a father in his life, losing a friend in a drunk driving accident, bullying from coworkers that led to a near-death experience, and several suicide attempts, he knew he needed help and a change. After telling his mother what he was going through, he had his first therapy swim with the dogs, and has

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Ep42 Tamara Lundy-FDIC

Faith In Your Recovery Podcast ·

2022/08/12

Tammy Lundy - Episode 42aTammy Lundy of Indianapolis is a powerful voice in the suicide prevention community. Tammy’s daughter fell victim to the perfect storm of depression and losing her father to suicide the year prior, leading to her own suicide. This pushed Tammy to become a volunteer for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and speak up when she sees someone else struggling. Taking the initiative to check in on those around her is Tammy’s motto, “It doesn’t take much to ask someone

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Ep42 John Wilcock-FDIC

Faith In Your Recovery Podcast ·

2022/08/12

John Wilcock - Episode 42bJohn Wilcock of Newcastle, UK, shares his connection to the FDIC and other rescue organizations in this exciting and educational episode. After meeting Pete Louin, he began supplying water rescue equipment to the FDIC and Pete’s educational program. This program covers water safety and newfoundland dog therapy, helping to rescue people both physically and mentally.

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Ep41 Russ Reimer-FDIC

Faith In Your Recovery Podcast ·

2022/08/05

Could you imagine never relapsing once you decide to get sober? Well, Russ Reimer of Manatoba, Canada did just that after a nightly bender and hasn’t had a drop in 13 years since. Reimer is a volunteer assistant chief firefighter, career fire department paramedic, father, and believer. Today, he leads his chapter for Firefighters for Christ and proclaims that he would do anything for Jesus, even giving someone in need his very own kidney.

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Ep40 Larry Musselman

Faith In Your Recovery Podcast ·

2022/08/02

Larry Musselman’s recovery journey is one of many trials and triumphs. His addiction spawned from an experience of molestation as a child and manifested in adolescent marijuana and alcohol abuse, which eventually led to harder alcohol, pills, and methamphetamines. After a string of arrests for dealing narcotics and prescription pad exploitation, he was sentenced to fourteen years of incarceration. During his five and a half years in prison, he “died to himself” and gave his life over to Christ -

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