Real Recovery Podcast
Real Recovery Podcast Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (EIN: 99-1347297) that empowers, enlightens, and inspires those on their recovery journey by sharing authentic stories, practical advice, and community insights. We create a safe and engaging platform for individuals to find solace, strength, and solidarity. Our podcast demystifies the recovery process, celebrates progress, and fosters belonging among listeners. By amplifying diverse voices within the recovery community, Real Recovery aims to be a beacon of hope.
Episodes
Title: RRP Episode 83 – From Chaos to Clarity: Joe’s Path to RedemptionPresenters: Julie and PeterLength: 1 hour, 3 minutes
Summary:In this heartfelt episode, Joe shares his deeply personal journey from addiction and loss to recovery and renewal. His story reveals the painful realities of relapse, the emotional toll of broken relationships, and the healing power of self-honesty and faith. Through reflection, Joe explains how addicti...
Title: RRP Episode 82 – Oregon Recovers: Walk for Recovery
Presenters: Julie and Peter
Length: 38 minutes (approx., based on transcript timing)
Summary:In this special live episode, Julie and Peter take you to the Oregon Recovers Walk at Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland. As sponsors and participants, they captured the energy of the day, visiting with recovery leaders, community members, and organizations who are making a diff...
Title: RRP Episode 81 – “Live” at GTD 5K Run & Walk for Recovery
Presenters: Julie and Peter
Length: 1 hour, 9 minutes
Summary:In this episode, Julie and Peter take listeners directly to the GTD Go the Distance 5K Run & Walk for Recovery. You’ll hear live voices from the heart of the event—runners, walkers, volunteers, and leaders who gathered to celebrate recovery through community and fitness. From Izzy Alvarado, the founder...
Title: RRP Episode 80 – Lance Orton: A Journey of Faith, Recovery, and Service at City Team
Presenters: Julie and Peter
Length: 1 hour, 8 minutes
Summary:In this episode, Lance Orton shares his powerful story of resilience, from addiction and time on the streets to finding redemption through faith and recovery. Today, as a leader with City Team, Lance dedicates his life to serving others who are struggling. He reflects on the mentors ...
Title: RRP Episode 79 – Amber & Bo Part Two: Building a Foundation Through Struggle and Hope
Presenters: Julie and Peter
Length: 55 minutes
Listening Link: https://mdcr1.com/79
Blog Link: https://mdcr1.com/79b
Summary:In part two of her story, Amber returns with her husband Bo to share how their love and survival through chaos became a foundation for recovery. From meeting in the depths of addiction to navigating separation while Bo...
Title: RRP Episode 78 – Amber’s Journey Part One: The Roots of Chaos and the Fight for Hope
Presenters: Julie and Peter
Length: 1 hour, 12 minutes
Listening Link: https://mdcr1.com/78Blog Link: https://mdcr1.com/78b
Summary:In part one of her powerful two-part episode, Amber Brison brings listeners into the heart of her story. From a childhood marked by chaos and abuse to the choices that pulled her deeper into addiction, Amber speaks ...
RRP Episode 77 – Emily F.: Breaking Cycles, Building Hope
Presenters: Julie and PeterLength: 1:07:43
Summary:In this powerful episode of the Real Recovery Podcast, Emily F. opens up about growing up in a family marked by addiction and the impact it had on her life. She courageously shares her own struggles with substances, the turning point that led her into recovery, and the role of community and peer support in her healing. Emily’s...
Title: RRP Episode 76 – Chris G.: From the Streets to Sobriety – A Journey of Resilience
Presenters: Julie and Peter
Length: 1:06:47
Quote:“One of the most beautiful things that I've experienced in recovery… is being able to use obstacles and turn them into opportunities. I often say that one of the huge benefits of recovery is learning how to alchemize obstacles into opportunities.” – Chris G.
RRP Episode 75: Navigating Online and Real-World Recovery — Alex G’s Journey to Authentic Connection
RRP Episode 75: Navigating Online and Real-World Recovery — Alex G’s Journey to Authentic Connection
Presenters:
Julie and Peter
Length:
1 hour, 3 minutes
Key Points with Timestamps:
- [00:00:18] Julie introduces Alex G. and shares how their paths crossed at the Lunch Bunch and Extended Family AA Online community.
- [00:04:10] Alex opens up about his early struggles with identity, substance use, and the challenges of navigating recovery w...
Title: RRP 74 Andrea L.: Keep Coming Back – Recovery, Relapse, and the Power of CommunityPresenters: Julie L and Peter BGuest: Andrea LLength: ~1:14:30Date: August 8, 2025
Summary:Julie and Peter welcome Andrea L., a social worker and longtime member of Extended Family AA. Andrea shares her honest recovery journey through functional alcoholism, denial, relapse, and reconnection. Her story underscores the power of persistence, peer s...
Title: RRP Episode 73 - Back from the Fight: How Recovery Tools Carried Us Through Cancer and Crisis
Presenters: Peter and Julie
Length: 54:45
Summary:After a four-month hiatus, Julie and Peter return to share their profound journeys through life-altering challenges. Peter opens up about his cancer diagnosis and treatment, revealing how recovery tools became his lifeline through 36 radiation treatments and chemotherapy . Julie updates...
RRP 72 – Tony Z’s Story: Founding Voices Series, Episode 6
Presenters: Peter and Julie
Length: 1 hour, 4 minutes
Summary
Episode seventy-two of the Real Recovery Podcast features Tony Z sharing his journey from an idyllic childhood in Oregon through addiction, hitting bottom, and finding recovery through the 12 steps. Tony discusses his strug...
Presenters: Peter and Julie
Length: 1 hour, 49 minutes
Episode seventy-one of the Real Recovery Podcast features Don M, a cherished friend, mentor, and father figure in the recovery community. With over 45 years of sobriety, Don’s journey spans a turbulent childhood, coming out in a challenging era, a career as a flight attendant, and decades of service in addiction trea...
Presenters: Peter and Julie
Length: 1 hour, 34 minutes
Episode seventy of the Real Recovery Podcast features Ben M, the fourth voice in our Founding Voices series. Ben’s journey from chaotic adolescence in Texas to long-term recovery in Portland is a story of resilience, self-discovery, and unwavering honesty. As one of our most listened-to guests, Ben continues to inspi...
RRP 69 – Izzy’s Journey: From Addiction to Advocacy – Founding Voices Series
Presenters: Peter and Julie
Length: 1 hour, 29 minutes
Summary
Episode sixty-nine of the Real Recovery Podcast features Izzy, founder and executive director of Go the Distance (GTD), as the third voice in our Founding Voices series. Izzy shares h...
RRP 68 – Roger’s Journey of Survival, Service, and Hope: Founding Voices Series
Presenters: Peter and Julie
Length: 1 hour, 29 minutes
Episode sixty-eight of the Real Recovery Podcast brings you the second chapter in our Founding Voices series: Roger’s remarkable journey. From a near-fatal gunshot in San Francisco to decades of substance use, Roger’s story is one of survival, transformation, and unwavering service. Today, he’s ...
RRP Founding Voices EP 01 – 20240322: Colette’s Story
Presenters: Julie and Peter Length: 1 hour, 36 minutes
Key Points:
- Colette’s childhood marked by extreme trauma, including abuse and neglect
- Her early exposure to substances, beginning with alcohol at age six
- Repeated attempts at recovery and chronic relapse cycles
- A pivotal turning point in a psychiatric detox unit
- Life-saving treatment at Another Chance Recovery
- Finding community ...
🎧 RRP Episode 66 – Dontae Mathis: From Trauma to Triumph—A Father's Fight for Recovery
Presenters: Julie and PeterLength: Part One – 1:35:49 | Part Two – 50:49
💬 Summary
In this powerful two-part episode, Dontae Mathis joins Julie and Peter to share his remarkable journey of resilience, redemption, and se...
🎧 RRP Episode 66 – Dontae Mathis: From Trauma to Triumph—A Father's Fight for Recovery
Presenters: Julie and PeterLength: Part One – 1:35:49 | Part Two – 50:49
💬 Summary
In this powerful two-part episode, Dontae Mathis joins Julie and Peter to share his remarkable journey of resilience, redemption, and se...
🎙️ RRP Episode 65 – Tristan S.: Strength in the Scars—Seven Overdoses and the Road to Recovery
Presenter: Julie and PeterLength: 1 hour, 8 minutesQuote:"I have a chance to make a choice to make a change." – Tristan S.
Key Points with Time Stamps:
- [00:01:34] Introduction to Tristan and his sobriety milestone of 281 days
- [00:05:03] Early meth addiction at age 13 and instability in childhood
- [00:10:58] Trauma surrounding his best frie...
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