Life After Flunking Out Of College, Multiple Inpatient Psych Stays, And The Murder of My Best Friend
In 2013, after a family ultimatum she went to AA for the first time and stayed sober for a month. She relapsed and repeated that pattern for several years, bouncing between AA and psychiatric hospitals, searching for something that would stick.
In the spring of 2014, she entered a psychiatric facility, stayed on her meds, and held onto sobriety for three months, but relapsed again. Along with alcoholism, she dealt with chronic pain, multiple spinal surgeries, and disordered eating.
When her best friend was murdered in 2018, something shifted. Staying sober, Andy began working in addiction recovery, and started leading a family support group.
Today, Andy has 11 years of continuous sobriety. She works in recovery education, helping families and supporting others while continuing to manage her own health challenges.
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Andy Hartman
As Community Development Executive at Great Oaks Recovery Center in Houston, Andy is dedicated to serving others. In long-term recovery herself, her personal experience has enhanced her compassion for individuals suffering with substance use disorders.
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Matt Handy is the founder of Harmony Grove Behavioral Health in Houston, Texas, where their mission is to provide compassionate, evidence-based care for anyone facing addiction, mental health challenges, and co-occurring disorders.
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If you’re feeling overwhelmed or struggling, you don’t have to face it alone. Reaching out for support is a sign of strength, and help is always available. If you or anyone you know needs help, give us a call 24 hours a day at 844-430-3060.
My Last Relapse explores what everyone is thinking but no one is saying about addiction and recovery through conversations with those whose lives have changed.
For anyone disillusioned with traditional recovery and feeling left out, misunderstood, or weighed down by unrealistic expectations, this podcast looks ahead—rejecting the lies and dogma that keep people from imagining life without using.
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Find us on YouTube @MyLastRelapse and follow Matt on Instagram @matthew.handy.17
Host: Matthew Handy
Producer: Eva Sheie
Assistant Producers: Mary Ellen Clarkson & Hannah Burkhart
Engineering: Voltage FM, Spencer Clarkson
Theme music: Survive The Tide, Machina Aeon
Cover Art: DMARK
My Last Relapse is a production of Kind Creative: kindcreative.com
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