Episodes 16
Avg. Duration 38m
Activity Highly Active
Since Feb 2026
Latest Episode Apr 2026

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Real Lives Touched by Addiction is a raw, honest podcast exploring the human side of addiction and recovery. Through real stories, lived experience, and solution-focused conversations, we break stigma, challenge silence, and bring families, professionals, and communities together. We believe families are the heart of healing and the root system of recovery. This podcast creates space for truth, compassion, responsibility, and hope — because recovery is not meant to happen in isolation. We heal, rise, and recover better together.

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S1E16 #16 Guest Rhonda Sawchuk - Bridging the Gap: Mental Health and Addiction in Justice Integrated Populations

Apr 30, 2026 57m Transcript

The prominent point of this podcast episode with our special guest, Rhonda Sawchuk, is the pressing necessity to address the systemic failures surrounding addiction and rehabilitation, particularly…

S1E15 #15 Facing Consequences: Luke's Story and Its Impact

Apr 27, 2026 31m Transcript

This episode is shared with heartfelt concern, as we hold space for our dear brother Luke, who is facing sentencing, and we acknowledge the emotional weight borne by families navigating similar…

S1E14 #14 Breaking Barriers: The Movement for Addiction Awareness

Apr 23, 2026 35m Transcript

In this episode, we lean into the conversations that are usually whispered, the emotional toll, the isolation, the shame and we bring them into the light. We reflect on insights from our recent live…

S1E13 #13 Guest Spotlight - Owning Your Choices with Marsha Vanwynsberghe

Apr 20, 2026 1h 14m Transcript

This episode dives into addiction, trauma, and recovery through a powerful round-table with author and speaker Marsha Vanwynsberghe. Each host brings a personal question, creating a raw and honest…

S1E12 #12 Families as the Root System of Recovery: A Deep Dive

Apr 16, 2026 21m Transcript

In this solo episode, Jen breaks down the myth that addiction is just an individual issue. It’s not. Addiction touches families, communities, and generations.Healing doesn’t happen in isolation — it…

S1E11 #11 Part 6/6 The Catalyst Series - Purpose | Finding Your "Why" After the Crisis

Apr 13, 2026 32m

"Purpose is the ultimate catalyst for sustained recovery and family healing."We’ve reached the final chapter of The Catalyst Series. After deconstructing the disease model, setting boundaries,…

S1E10 #10 Part 5/6 The Catalyst Series - Why Me? | Shifting from Victim to Visionary

Apr 06, 2026 35m

"The question isn't 'Why did this happen to me?' but 'What am I going to do now that it has?'"In Part 5 of The Catalyst Series, we look at the heavy emotional weight of the "Why me?" stage. It is…

S1E9 #9 Part 4/6 The Catalyst Series - Family Patterns | Decoding the Systemic Roots

Apr 02, 2026 37m

"We don't recover in a vacuum. We recover within a system."In Part 4 of The Catalyst Series, we look at the invisible threads that tie a family together during a crisis. Why do we keep playing the…

S1E8 #8 Part 3/6 The Catalyst Series - Enabling | Honest Perspectives on Breaking the Cycle

Mar 30, 2026 43m

"When does 'helping' start to stand in the way of someone's recovery?"In Part 3 of The Catalyst Series, we have a raw conversation about the most painful trap a family can fall into: Enabling. It…

S1E7 #7 Part 2/6 The Catalyst Series - Boundaries | Honest Perspectives on the Line of Defense

Mar 26, 2026 33m

"A boundary is not a wall; it’s the truth of where you begin and the chaos ends."In Part 2 of The Catalyst Series, we move past the clinical definitions of boundaries and get into the raw reality.Why…

S1E6 #6 Part 1/6 The Catalyst Series - Is Addiction a Disease? | Four Perspectives|

Mar 23, 2026 55m

WELCOME TO THE CATALYST SERIES: A 6-Part Deep Dive into Ending Denial and Restoring Responsibility. In Part 1, we tackle the biggest question in the room: Is addiction a disease? You won’t find…

S1E5 #5 The Cost of Caring: Navigating Burnout & Boundaries

Mar 19, 2026 36m Transcript

In this episode, the panel gets incredibly real about a topic often ignored in the recovery space: Burnout. Whether you are a professional advocate, a parent in the thick of the crisis, or a…

S1E4 #4 The Window of Help: How to Act When Change is Possible

Mar 16, 2026 45m

What do you do when the "Window of Help" opens?In Episode 4, our panel explores those critical moments of clarity when an individual or family is finally ready for change. These windows don't stay…

S1E3 Life Keeps Lifing: Strategies for Staying Committed to Change

Mar 13, 2026 44m Transcript

In this episode, our panel, Jennifer, Lainne, Luke, and Sandra, engages in a candid conversation about the challenges of maintaining commitment to personal change amidst life’s…

S1E2 #2 From Crisis to Connection: Our Unfiltered Journeys

Mar 13, 2026 33m

In this episode wedive deeper into our individual stories. We've walked through the fire and were here to share it all with you. This episode explores the pivotal moments that transformed our…

S1E1 #1 The Truth About Why We're Here: Unfiltered Stories

Feb 25, 2026 1h 18m

Ending Denial. Restoring Responsibility. Reclaiming Hope.In this premiere episode of Real Lives: Touched by Addiction, we pull back the curtain on the addiction crisis. We move past the surface to…

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