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Recovery On-Air

Recovery On-Air is the official podcast of the Crossroads Addiction Rehabilitation organization. Crossroads is the largest substance abuse treatment organization in the Southwest, with 60 years of proven success. In this podcast, we talk candidly about addiction and recovery with the people who have lived it. In our segment “So What’s Your Story?” we interview addiction survivors and discuss their stories of struggle and triumph. We also interview experts in the field of recovery, as well as host

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Mike Gelbron: Volunteer to Leader

Recovery On-Air ·

2023/10/13

Mike Gelbron shares his experience with the supportive community and family atmosphere of Crossroads. Now the Chief Compliance Officer, Mike started with Crossroads as a volunteer in the kitchen doing community service. As he slowly realized being of service to other struggling addicts and alcoholics was his life’s mission, he began to work his way up in the company. Tune in to listen to Mike’s inspiring success story of how Crossroads completely changed his life.

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Amber Harvey: Growing in Recovery

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2023/09/29

* M/A for language *Amber is a Crossroads employee of 3 years who now helps run our brand new art and yoga studio. Initially, she didn’t think she could handle working at Crossroads but as she grew in recovery, she learned new positive traits that helped her to be successful in the company. Amber is a high energy individual and engages in recovery the same way. Listen to Amber share her story and recite some big book knowledge in the process!

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Brandon, Clay, Bex: Holistic Recovery

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2023/09/15

Brandon Lee from Art of Our Soul, Clay Boettcher, and Bex Cox talk with Greg about Crossroads’ awesome new art and yoga studio. They talk about what a holistic approach to treatment looks like. Not only remediation for substance abuse problems but starting to heal childhood trauma and mental health issues as well. To heal the whole person, there should be a mind, body, and soul connection established. That is the mission of these new Crossroads programs.

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Ted Gutierrez: Helping People From Cradle to Grave

Recovery On-Air ·

2023/09/01

Ted Gutierrez is an addict and alcoholic who found recovery in 12 step meetings and at Mountain Park Health Clinic. He went on to work for Mountain Park because he felt it was the right thing to do. They like to say they help people from “cradle to the grave” because of the extensive services they offer. Tune in to hear to all the good work Mountain Park Health, the Aris Foundation, Crossroads, and others are doing together.

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Aaron Sorenson: Success in Recovery

Recovery On-Air ·

2023/08/18

Aaron manages Crossroads integrated care unit. At Crossroads, we believe it’s vital that clients receive comprehensive care that includes physical, mental, and spiritual health. Aaron explains how he went from using heroin and meth to having a great job, a wife, and kids. Aaron also fancies himself a bit of a horror movie buff. Listen until to the end to hear Greg test that knowledge out.

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Alvin Jones: Ambassador of Recovery

Recovery On-Air ·

2023/08/04

Long time pals Greg and Alvin discuss how the beginning of the recovery process is vital for addicts to make decisions. During early recovery, addicts heads can be cloudy and they often need to be guided on what steps to take next. Sometimes they even help discerning a good decision from a bad one. This is where Alvin steps in to share his experience and hopefully positively affect a newly recovering addict

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Lionel Estrada: Rebuilding a Life

Recovery On-Air ·

2023/07/21

Lionel first got sober at 27 and relapsed after nine years in AA. He had a house, car, and good job but lost it all due to substance abuse. Greg and Lionel talk about his time at Crossroads East and how he is now a licenced substance abuse counselor. Listen to Lionel share his story of loss and triumph in and out of AA.

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Kym Cruz: Humor in Recovery

Recovery On-Air ·

2023/07/07

Kym is a group facilitator and peer at Crossroads Extension. She hit her bottom after living under a stairwell at her place of work; Now, she and her boyfriend are thinking about buying a house. Greg and Kym talk about the humor in addiction and recovery, albeit sometimes dark. Kym took comedy and acting classes and often performs stand up. She will be performing stand up at the HA convention on Saturday, July 15th.

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Christin Day: Healing Trauma Through Art

Recovery On-Air ·

2023/06/24

Christin is an old Crossroads employee with 5 years sober. She currently works at Art of Our Soul which is an art studio that focuses on healing trauma through painting and listening to music. Christin has experienced trauma herself, stemming from her childhood. Greg and Christin talk about how childhood trauma can carry over to the behaviors and chaos in our adult lives, including addiction.

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Chris Riley: Executive Director

Recovery On-Air ·

2023/06/09

Our new Executive Director Chris Riley and Greg talk about a brief history of Crossroads. Chris is a veteran who picked up a drinking habit in the military. He went to Crossroads in 2005 when it was a halfway house and has been sober since. Chris beat homelessness, drug addiction, and alcoholism all thanks to Crossroads.

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Lee Pioske Retirement

Recovery On-Air ·

2023/05/26

Crossroads executive director, Lee Pioske, retires on June 1st. This is a very special episode and Lee's last one as a Crossroads employee. Greg and Lee talk about his time at Crossroads, the upcoming changes, and the overall landscape of addiction and recovery. Thank you for the 25 years of service Lee!!

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Wes Tharp: Find Somebody That Has What You Want

Recovery On-Air ·

2023/05/12

Wes Tharp has been with Crossroads for 5 years and is the maintenance warehouse manager. He came from a family of addicts and was in and out of prison from 19-27. After getting shot and living at a homeless shelter, he found the recovery community. Greg and Wes discuss Crossroads’ peer driven treatment and the benefits of emulating the recovery of someone that has what you want. Wes found a home and a career at Crossroads.

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Daniel Banuelos: Full Circle

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2023/04/28

Daniel Banuelos is a Crossroads Community Outpatient navigator. He provides case management for clients, supplying them with resources, life skills, mental health support, and more. Daniel came full circle because it was an outpatient navigator from Crossroads that helped him get back on his feet. Daniel is an ex-gang member, who started with drugs and alcohol at a very early age. Listen to Daniel’s incredible story on how he turned his life around with the help from Crossroads.

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Bobby Elvira: Let Go and Let God

Recovery On-Air ·

2023/04/14

Bobby Elvira and Greg talk about how wonderful our kitchen training program can be for clients transitioning from aftercare. Bobby is a military veteran who was kicked out for partying. He then spent numerous months homeless and addicted to drugs and alcohol. When he finally hit his bottom, he decided to "let go and let God." He had a spiritual experience at Crossroads, which changed his outlook of life and recovery.

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Josh Snyder: Beauty of Desperation

Recovery On-Air ·

2023/03/31

Josh Snyder and Greg sit down to talk about the “beauty of desperation” and how service to others can get you out of your head. Josh has been in recovery 8 years and has had various clinical jobs around Crossroads, where he continues to be of service to others. They also talk about how the recovery community and rehabs are saturated with drug addicts, and how it was uncomfortable to navigate that world as an alcoholic. Making sure he doesn’t succumb to the better than or terminally unique

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Randy Dannheim: Rescued not Arrested

Recovery On-Air ·

2023/03/17

Randy Dannheim is an ex-Meth user who hit his bottom and decided to change his life after he was arrested over 26 years ago. Randy talks about, “taking the good stuff” of recovery wherever he can get it. Including Celebrate Recovery, which combines the ideas of Christianity and Recovery and shows parallels between the bible and the 12 steps. Randy has been working for Crossroads for over 20 years and spearheaded Crossroads’ “Right Track” program, which we still use today.

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Andrea Sierra: Animal Assisted Therapy

Recovery On-Air ·

2023/03/03

Andrea Sierra sits down with Greg to talk about some of her experiences that inspired her to help people in recovery. Starting at Crossroads West as an intern, being offered a job at Crossroads and continuing into her work with animal therapy at our Flower facility Andrea has become part of the Crossroads family. Now with a dog named Sammy sleeping under her desk, Andrea continues her education to help clients with trauma and the many ways to cope with it.

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Brandi Fjeld: Enthusiasm For Recovery

Recovery On-Air ·

2023/02/17

Brandi works for Crossroads as a Peer Mentor, facilitating groups. She is the prime example of how peer driven treatment really works, having gone through Crossroads herself. Brandi found her calling in this field as her enthusiasm and passion, for not only the program, but the Crossroads clients continues to grow. Listen to how this Meth addict and Alcoholic of 35 years, completely and utterly changed her life.

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Coach Arnie: Recovery From Pain

Recovery On-Air ·

2023/02/03

Greg and Coach Arnie talk about the similarities between physical recovery and substance abuse recovery. How the brain tricks us into denying help and staying in unhealthy patterns. Moreover, the person needing recovery "has to be ready" to accept help and oftentimes this means hitting some sort of bottom. Change is hard but "consistency is key."

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Katherine K: Aris Founder

Recovery On-Air ·

2023/01/20

Katherine is the founder of Aris, which provides essential goods and services to the homeless population. During the day, she works at General Dynamics as a defense contractor but really found her passion helping others. So much so that she has been dubbed “street mama” by some of her benefactors. Anyone looking to volunteer or practice their 12th step is welcome on Tuesday nights with Aris! “Recovery happens on Tuesday nights.”

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