Jae Cho, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), joins Casey Scott and Dr. Matt Woolley to discuss his decision to pursue a career in social work, how he uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to treat patients suffering from ADD and ADHD, and his work helping patients overcome trauma.

Related Links

Recovery Works: https://healthcare.utah.edu/hmhi/treatments/addiction-recovery/intensive-outpatient-program

Gabe Schiavonie joins Casey Scott to talk about growing up in the heart of Los Angeles, the moment he knew he wanted to be a professional musician, and how his introduction to alcohol at the age of 13 led him to live the rockstar lifestyle.

Gabe also opens up about his life as a touring musician, becoming dependent on alcohol, and the loneliness he began to feel as his world came crumbling down to addiction.

Then Gabe discusses his descent into being a drug dealer addicted to heroin, his struggles with trying to get sober, and the night he died after overdosing on heroin that contained fentanyl.

Lastly, we dive into Gabe’s success at finding recovery after spending time at Wasatch Recovery.

Related Links

Wasatch Recovery: https://wasatchrecovery.com/

Casey Scott and Dr. Matt Woolley dive into some listener comments, dopamine’s impact on obesity, as well as how cannabis use led to more severe psychotic outcomes in teenagers than any other group.

Katie Roghaar , LCSW (Huntsman Mental Health Institute), joins Casey Scott and Dr. Matt Woolley to talk about Katie’s decision to pursue social work, the importance of all-female recovery facilities, and the power of leveling with patients through Feminist Multicultural therapy.

Then, we talk about how the shame associated with addiction is evolving in society, the Bridge Program for opioid addiction through the University of Utah, and how the recovery community will continue to expand in Utah.

Richie Wilson (Operations Manager at Fit To Recover) joins Casey Scott and Dr. Matt Woolley to talk about growing up having a great childhood but struggling to express the anxiety he was experiencing during high school and how an injury at 16 years old introduced him to opioids that he says immediately took his anxiety away and led him down a road of abusing substances daily.

Then Richie opens up about going on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, how a car accident during his mission led him to abuse pain pills, and his descent into hard drugs immediately after coming home from his mission.

Richie also talks about trying to find success in recovery after spending multiple bouts in recovery centers, his introduction to Fit To Recover, and FTR’s upcoming 5K for recovery on June 15th, 2024, at 8 am.

Related Links

Fit To Recover 4th Annual 5K for Recovery: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fit-to-recover-5k-for-recovery-registration-859678269847?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

Fit To Recover: https://fit2recover.org/

Dr. Matt Woolley is solo this week to talk about ways parents can help prevent teenagers from drunk driving during the summer months following graduation, lock-in parties were created to help reduce drunk driving on graduation night, and some tips on how to approach the conversation of drunk driving with our children.

We also dive into some statistics as to how the stigma of addiction has evolved based on the words and labels that can be used to inaccurately describe various disorders.

Manny Lopez and Portia Louder join Casey Scott and Dr. Matt Woolley to talk about their rock bottoms, what they have been up to since their time respective times on the show, and Portia’s new book, Born to Be Brave, which includes Manny’s inspirational life story, and what they’re doing to help reinforce their recovery.

Related Links

Born to Be Brave by Portia Louder: https://portialouder.com/

Manny's original episode: https://omny.fm/shows/project-recovery/manny-lopez-talks-about-quitting-drugs-and-the-gan

Portia's original episode: https://omny.fm/shows/project-recovery/portia-louder-opens-up-about-overcoming-addicting

This week we replay Cade Cooper’s story of how growing up a perfectionist engrained an "all or nothing" attitude, the impact that this mindset had on his youth when he started abusing substances, and how being introduced to pornography pushed him toward a dark place.

We also talk about Cade's experience with going on an LDS mission to Hawaii once he graduated, how the loss of his father sent him into a downward spiral of depression, and the struggles he dealt with trying to get sober.

Lastly, Cade shares how his children taught him about God and helped him find sobriety after years of trauma.

You can learn more about Cade and his journey by checking out his YouTube channel Gettin Your Life Back with Cade Cooper

Related Links

Getting Your Life Back with Cade Cooper: https://www.youtube.com/@gettinyourlifebackwithcadecoop