Odyssey House Journals
Hard hitting raw look at everything recovery with TV news legend Randall Carlisle. Each episode features new interviews with everyone from addicts to treatment workers.
Episodes
October 10, 2025 • 29 mins
“I WAS LYING, CHEATING, STEALING, DUMPSTER DIVING AND HOMELESS”
And Mike says it all made sense because he was high on meth. He’s a plumber. He’s in recovery.and has had a roller coaster life. In this edition of Odyssey House Journals he offers a highly intelligent description of the addict brain. Watch or listen and hopefully subscribe (free) to the 30 minute podcast on the following platforms with the following links:
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October 3, 2025 • 29 mins
YOU WILL FALL IN LOVE WITH THIS RECOVERY SUPER STAR
Jessica Pavlica grew up with both parents in a rock band. She was using alcohol and cocaine at 13 and that later turned into a meth, booze and heroin addiction. BUT NOW she’s sober and she loves it. In this edition of Odyssey House Journals hear the amazing story of how she did it and how wonderful life is now. Watch or listen and hopefully subscribe (free) to the 30 minute podca...
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September 26, 2025 • 29 mins
“I CRIED OUT TO GOD” AND SHE FOUND RECOVERY!!!
Jessica Pettit battled addiction for more than 20 years. She was using heroin at 15. She says she had no morals or values, her life was a mess, until that one day. In this edition of Odyssey House Journals hear the incredible story of how she went through the Odyssey program as a teen and now she’s back working there. Watch or listen and hopefully subscribe (free) to the 30 minute pod...
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September 19, 2025 • 29 mins
“TRAUMA HISTORY OF TEENS IS STAGGERING”
It can be sexual, violence or emotional trauma, and when left untreated, teens often turn to substances or self harm to numb the pain. Today on Odyssey House Journals we talk to a very wise man, Daniel Peterson, who is program director of an adolescent residential treatment facility. His calm, kind, consistent approach to teen problems will help all of us understand what’s happening with you...
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September 5, 2025 • 28 mins
“I WAS SUFFERING FROM ‘COMING OUT’ PHOBIA”
For 28 years Braydon Robinson feared that if he admitted his sexuality, he would be told he was going to hell, so he used alcohol and drugs to hide his pain. Now, at 33, he’s in recovery, he’s a peer support specialist and he’s being authentic about who he is. In this edition of Odyssey House Journals he talks candidly about his struggles and his version of recovery. Watch or listen and h...
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August 29, 2025 • 29 mins
“I FOUND OUT HOW DEEP THE RABBIT HOLE GOES”
This is one of the most honest and gut wrenching stories we have seen. Jennifer Kligmann didn’t start using meth until she was 35 and she lost absolutely everything. Her children. Her dignity. Her soul. 10 years of hell. In this edition of Odyssey House Journals she proves that recovery is possible no matter how far down you’ve gone. Watch or listen and hopefully subscribe (free) to the ...
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August 29, 2025 • 29 mins
HE NUMBED HIMSELF WITH DRUGS AFTER HIS DAD ABANDONED HIM
“I had feelings of loss and depression, but when I tried meth at the age of 11, I felt happy.”
Jareth Williams spent years after that dealing with addiction and criminal charges. His life reads like a movie as he went from being a bad guy to a good guy. In this edition of Odyssey House Journals he talks about now helping people find recovery. People who were just like him. W...
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August 22, 2025 • 28 mins
A BIBLE TOSSED INTO HIS JAIL CELL TURNED HIS LIFE AROUND
Preston says he spent years on the dark side. Using IV drugs. Dealing and stealing. Lots of jail time. “I was mad at God.” He was under suicide watch in jail when someone gave him a bible. In this edition of Odyssey House Journals he talks about how his life was transformed and how he’s now helping others. Watch or listen and hopefully subscribe (free) to the 30 minute podca...
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August 15, 2025 • 28 mins
A MESSAGE OF HOPE OUT OF BOOZE AND DRUGS DESPAIR
Robin Patfield spiraled out of control when she added pain pills to her alcoholism. She doesn’t even remember her DUI arrest, but she’s now 8 years in recovery after a lot of hard work on herself. In this edition of Odyssey House Journals learn how that hard work paid off with a prestigious job and, most importantly, she finally has a great relationship with her daughter. Watch or l...
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August 8, 2025 • 30 mins
MEET AN ANGEL OF MERCY FOR PEOPLE IN RECOVERY
Noella Sudbury has done it all! It started with her working to get people into recovery and now she’s created a high tech way for people in recovery to clear their criminal records. In this edition of Odyssey House Journals this incredible person talks passionately about how great it feels to help people in recovery find real freedom. Watch or listen and hopefully subscribe (free) to t...
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August 2, 2025 • 29 mins
HE STARTED USING AND SELLING METH IN 7TH GRADE
Tony grew up thinking that cooking and selling meth was ‘normal’ because that’s what his dad was doing. After 31 years in addiction he realizes how wrong that was and he's now in recovery. In this edition of Odyssey House Journals he talks about wanting to work with young people so they don’t go down the same path he did. Watch or listen and hopefully subscribe (free) to the 30 minute...
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July 25, 2025 • 29 mins
‘I GREW UP QUICKLY IN FEDERAL PRISON”
Stormie was on her own at 16, the result of what she calls a bad family life. Crimes committed during addiction landed her behind bars at an early age. She’s now 4 months sober and says what she went through has made her a very strong person. In this edition of Odyssey House Journals she prays that her young daughter won’t follow in her footsteps. Watch or listen and hopefully subscribe (free)...
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July 18, 2025 • 29 mins
A MEDICAL CLINIC THAT TREATS EVERYONE WITH LOVE
No judgement health care. The Martindale Clinic in Salt Lake has a goal of treating everyone with dignity, whether it’s a routine exam for primary care, or you’re dealing with addiction, or even if you’re high. Meet clinic director Tessa Baysinger in this edition of Odyssey House Journals and hear how her struggles with alcohol make her the perfect person for the job. Watch or listen...
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July 11, 2025 • 29 mins
USING INTERVENTION TO GET HELP FOR YOUR ADDICTED LOVED ONE
Do you picture a loved one kicking and screaming as they are forcibly taken to a treatment center? It doesn’t have to be like that! In this edition of Odyssey House Journals you will meet professional interventionist Dave Atherton who describes how it works and how much it costs and how he overdosed on a plane and ended up in a coma. Watch or listen and hopefully subscribe...
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July 4, 2025 • 29 mins
“DEEP INSIDE I’M A GOOD PERSON”
Bryan is learning to forgive himself for all the damage he caused his loved ones and himself after years of alcohol and drug abuse. He wants his oldest daughter to see him after 5 months of sobriety. In this edition of Odyssey House Journals he talks about seeing his mom for the first time in 10 years. Watch or listen and hopefully subscribe (free) to the 30 minute podcast on the following platforms...
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June 27, 2025 • 29 mins
13 YEARS IN RECOVERY, THEN A RELAPSE
Years ago Tiffani spent 15 months in treatment for crack cocaine addiction and later became a therapist, but now she’s back in treatment for opioid addiction. She says it’s been a humbling experience and she’s vowing to turn her life around again. In this edition of Odyssey House Journals she comes clean about what happened and looks to the future. Watch or listen and hopefully subscribe (free)...
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June 20, 2025 • 29 mins
“FOR 24 YEARS I THOUGHT GOD DIDN’T LOVE ME”
That’s how long Toki was addicted to meth. He was excommunicated from his church and fell into a deep, dark hole, totally avoiding his huge Polynesian family. In this edition of Odyssey House Journals he talks about how his 19 grandchildren inspired him to turn his life around. Watch or listen and hopefully subscribe (free) to the 30 minute podcast on the following platforms with the fol...
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June 13, 2025 • 29 mins
SHE’S FINALLY DEALT WITH HER CHILDHOOD TRAUMA
Rosa says she was molested by her mother’s boyfriend and her struggle to deal with that turned into years of drug abuse and lots of time behind bars, but look at her now. She’s finally learned to deal with that through determination and hard work. In this edition of Odyssey House Journals she talks about being a good mom and the miraculous work she’s doing to help others who are strugg...
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June 6, 2025 • 29 mins
“I FINALLY SMELL ROSES AND HEAR BIRDS CHIRP”
And Kevin Bassett gets hugs from his grandkids now that he’s sober. His latest battle was from fentanyl addiction and he was in his mid 60’s when he found recovery. His advice? “Don’t be my age to start over.” In this edition of Odyssey House Journals he talks about why he finally decided to quit. Watch or listen and hopefully subscribe (free) to the 30 minute podcast on the following p...
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May 30, 2025 • 29 mins
“THEY SAID ALL ADDICTS LIVES ARE WORTHLESS”
Jared Jensen says that’s what attorneys for Duchesne County claimed after his 21 year old daughter died in jail. A federal jury felt otherwise as they awarded him $15 million dollars in a landmark case affecting all inmates who die from jail negligence. In this edition of Odyssey House Journals the heartbroken father says he just wanted his daughter treated like a human being. Watch or l...
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