Richard Taite on Experiencing Transcendence
By Kayla Austin
November 3, 2025
Richard Taite is an Encino native who overcame homelessness and addiction. He is now one of the nation's leading recovery experts. His new book is "Experiencing Transcendence: The Freedom of Recovering from Addiction and Trauma" which introduces a concept called Transcendence, a sixth and final stage of recovery that moves beyond simply managing a condition to a state of complete healing and freedom.