Navigating Your Turning Point
Conversations on the multiple ways to recover from addiction with the members of Turning Point Recovery Center in Walpole, Massachusetts
Episodes
June 19, 2025 • 44 mins
This week, Jason and Jeff are joined by a fellow Turning Point Navigator, Brittany, for a powerful conversation centered on helping others. With 10 years of recovery experience, Brittany shares her inspiring journey, which began in the 12-step AA program and led her to become a Recovery Coach supporting multiple pathways. Listen as she discusses her "turning point" from receiving help to dedicating her life to helping others find t...
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June 19, 2025 • 83 mins
Join Jason and Jeff as they welcome a very special guest, "Nice Guy Joe," who was not only Jason's sponsor but has become a cherished friend and family member. In this episode, Joe shares his entire powerful story of recovery through the 12-step program of Alcoholics Anonymous. Listen as he and Jason discuss the beautiful evolution of their relationship from sponsee and sponsor to lifelong friends. We also introduce a new poll this...
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June 19, 2025 • 67 mins
Welcome to Season 3 of "Navigating Your Turning Point," the podcast where we explore the many pathways to recovery. Join our hosts, Jason and Jeff, as they kick off this season with a focus on "Rebuilding" and share their own powerful stories. This season, we are excited to feature guests from all walks of life who will share their unique recovery journeys, offering experience, strength, and hope. While often geared towards those i...
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February 13, 2024 • 23 mins
From parents to retirees to college students, team sports has been proven to help people in addiction recovery stay sober, get healthier, and connect with their community in a meaningful way.
So, at the peer-led Turning Point Recovery Center in Walpole, MA, we set up a summer softball team!
Every Sunday, dozens of members of TPRC in Walpole get together to play other amateur teams from local recovery centers. Some come to watch and c...
So, at the peer-led Turning Point Recovery Center in Walpole, MA, we set up a summer softball team!
Every Sunday, dozens of members of TPRC in Walpole get together to play other amateur teams from local recovery centers. Some come to watch and c...
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January 22, 2024 • 42 mins
This episode, joing the Turning Point Podcast Team -- Jeff, John, Brit, Janette and Jules -- for a kick-back chat about:
- Being parents and parents-to-be in addiction recovery (Jeff has twins, Jules is expecting, and Brit is doing IVF!)
- Handling career and relationship changes when starting a recovery journey (John and Jeanette have some real stories to share!)
- And building community in alternative spaces to bars and pubs (mockta...
- Being parents and parents-to-be in addiction recovery (Jeff has twins, Jules is expecting, and Brit is doing IVF!)
- Handling career and relationship changes when starting a recovery journey (John and Jeanette have some real stories to share!)
- And building community in alternative spaces to bars and pubs (mockta...
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May 26, 2023 • 55 mins
To close out season one, hosts John and Jeff welcome Cory O'Brien, Program Director at Turning Point Recovery Center in Walpole, MA to talk about what it takes to stay on your path to recovery.
The hosts ask Cory about his own recovery journey, and the development of his faith in recovery.
They also cover why Cory chose his career path to help others in recovery, the sorts of issues he faces working at Turning Point, and the kind of...
The hosts ask Cory about his own recovery journey, and the development of his faith in recovery.
They also cover why Cory chose his career path to help others in recovery, the sorts of issues he faces working at Turning Point, and the kind of...
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May 3, 2023 • 41 mins
Hosts Jeff and John talks to Elizabeth Reardon and Dallas Clark of the Massachusetts Substance Use Helpline by Health Resources in Action (HRiA) about how the organization's addiction helpline assists people in recovery who need support across Massachusetts.
Elizabeth is the Manager of Substance Use Services at HRiA, and she has over 15 years of experience working in community-based public health programs focused on youth developme...
Elizabeth is the Manager of Substance Use Services at HRiA, and she has over 15 years of experience working in community-based public health programs focused on youth developme...
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April 11, 2023 • 32 mins
Hosts Jeff and John talk to Turning Point Recovery peer member and volunteer Robin about her addiction recovery story and how she connects with her family over sobriety.
Robin tells us how she talks to her teenager and other family members about being in recovery. She also covers how she finds harm reduction techniques to be a useful recovery tool, and what she does in her mentoring and coaching sessions with others in recovery.
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Robin tells us how she talks to her teenager and other family members about being in recovery. She also covers how she finds harm reduction techniques to be a useful recovery tool, and what she does in her mentoring and coaching sessions with others in recovery.
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April 11, 2023 • 39 mins
Hosts Jeff and John interview two fellow leaders in the recovery space in Massachusetts; Nico and Noel from MOAR; the Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery.
Nico and Noel discuss their personal addiction stories, their connection with the Latinx community, their work with MOAR, and how MOAR partners with Turning Point to support other peers in recovery around the greater Boston area.
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Nico and Noel discuss their personal addiction stories, their connection with the Latinx community, their work with MOAR, and how MOAR partners with Turning Point to support other peers in recovery around the greater Boston area.
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March 31, 2023 • 46 mins
Hosts John and Jeff talk to Turning Point member Jeanette about how people in recovery addiction can best try to prevent relapse.
They discuss the difference between a 'slip' and relapsing, the concept of relapse as part of the recovery journey, and how to make mental plans for events and times when relapse is possible.
They also talk about their own relapse stories, and how they dealt with getting back on the wagon.
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They discuss the difference between a 'slip' and relapsing, the concept of relapse as part of the recovery journey, and how to make mental plans for events and times when relapse is possible.
They also talk about their own relapse stories, and how they dealt with getting back on the wagon.
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March 24, 2023 • 25 mins
Host John talks to Turning Point Member Brit Smith from Different Leaf Podcast and Magazine, and Scott Francis from MOAR; Massacusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery.
John, Brit and Scott talk about what it means to be 'Cali sober;' using cannabis and CBD to stay away from more detrimental substances. they also cover how to use harm reduction tequniques to ween off drugs and alcohol, and how to use meditation and community supp...
John, Brit and Scott talk about what it means to be 'Cali sober;' using cannabis and CBD to stay away from more detrimental substances. they also cover how to use harm reduction tequniques to ween off drugs and alcohol, and how to use meditation and community supp...
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March 24, 2023 • 41 mins
This episode, hosts John and Jeff sit down to chat about handling the holidays as a person in recovery with Jules Kelliher, Turning Point's Peer Support Specialist in Walpole, Mass.
John, Jeff and Jules talk about the run up to the holiday season, and how to stay sober during Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, and other winter holidays. They also discuss making sobriety plans, staying connected with support systems, taking walks, a...
John, Jeff and Jules talk about the run up to the holiday season, and how to stay sober during Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, and other winter holidays. They also discuss making sobriety plans, staying connected with support systems, taking walks, a...
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March 24, 2023 • 32 mins
Welcome to Turning Point, a show about addiciton recovery that talks about all paths to recovery, because there's no wrong way to recover.
For our first episode, hosts John and Jeff welcome Gerard Touchette, Turning Point's Peer, Engagement and Resource Coordinator in Walpole, Massachusetts.
The hosts get to know Gerard and his addiction recovery story, talk about what inspires him during tough times, and how Turning Point includes s...
For our first episode, hosts John and Jeff welcome Gerard Touchette, Turning Point's Peer, Engagement and Resource Coordinator in Walpole, Massachusetts.
The hosts get to know Gerard and his addiction recovery story, talk about what inspires him during tough times, and how Turning Point includes s...
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