This week Cooper and Big Jon are joined by Logan, Vice President of the Washington Market for Northpoint Recovery. Logan discusses the challenges faced by the healthcare industry in ensuring accessibility for patients.

Logan's Leadership | Healthcare Accessibility

Rusty is an active and productive member of the communities he is a part of. For more than 20 years however Rusty was the opposite. Join us as we hear how rusty overcame multiple failed attempts at recovery and finally found a life he loves to live.

Rusty's Story- From Unmanageability to Recovery

Rocky's back! This time he, Cooper, and Big John discuss the importance of building rapport and maintaining boundaries with patients for people working in the treatment industry.

Rocky's Experience - Building Rapport and Maintaining Boundaries

Continuing our Washington trip episodes we are joined by Rocky T, a bonafide Northpoint Washington celebrity. Anyone that knows Rocky knows him for his positive attitude and beautiful outlook on life. This outlook however was shaped by a childhood with some difficult challenges and a desperate early adult and family life. Rocky has gone through an incredibly dark part of life and came through the other side a truly unique and serene soul. Join us in hearing Rocky’s and help us share Rocky’s story.

Rocky's Story-From Desperation to Purpose

We are so happy to be back and posting episodes consistently! Make sure you leave a like or comment letting us know what you got out of the episode or a topic you would like to hear more about. Today we are joined by our Washington Outreach Specialist Erika. While Erika is not in recovery she has had multiple people in her life who have struggled with substance abuse. Often the silent victim of substance abuse is the families or partners of the person struggling. Erika helps us to shed light on the experiences of loved ones who are affected by someone’s substance abuse as well as how to cope with someone else’s addiction and recovery.

Erika's Experience | Love, Addiction, & Co-Dependence

Most of the time addiction is associated with a childhood and upbringing of extreme poverty and abuse. While this isn’t rare it's also common that addicts are raised in middle to upper class homes with a lot of love and support including excelling at school and sports. Alejandro’s journey is one of these. More and more addiction and alcoholism effects the “normal” people and it is important to recognize stories like Alejandro’s.

Alejandro's Story

We are back! After a long hiatus we are back to talk about recovery! We kick off our trip to Washington with Brandon, an alumnus of Northpoint from 2016. Brandon’s story is not all the uncommon in the Seattle area. What is uncommon is how far Brandon has gone in his recovery to make recovery as available as possible to as many people as he can.

 

Brandon's Redemption | A Common Problem to an Uncommon Recovery

Glen is a recent Northpoint graduate that has graciously agreed to share with us what it is like to go through early recovery. Glen grew up surrounded by addiction. Faced by physical ailments, sobriety has been an uphill battle. Glen has proved himself to be committed to finding long lasting recovery and shares with us why that is and how he plans to achieve it. "If you ever find yourself doubting you can make it through a challenge, simply think back to everything you’ve overcome in the past." – Karen Salmansohn

Glen's Story

In this episode or No Way but North, we are joined by Sean Mills, Northpoint Recovery's Admissions Coordinator and an Ashwood Recovery alumni. Recently celebrating 5 years of sobriety, Sean discusses how her hardships shaped her into who she is today. She also shares her favorite quote and what it means to her. “I tell them I am not at peace in spite of what I suffered, but because of it." - Nando Parrado

Episode 16: Sean's Story

In this episode, we are joined by Daniel, Northpoint and Ashwood's primary counselor, to discuss the disease model of addiction. “Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.” - Gautama Siddhartas

Daniel's Story

Tanner is a 3 time Northpoint graduate and an Ashwood alumnus. Tanner grew up moving around and eventually ended up in Boise. Believing he was born an addict, Tanner's story starts young and fortunately ends younger than most. Tanner is an active member in his local communities and works an incredible program. Join us to hear his miracle of recovery.

Tanner B. - The Miracle of Recovery

Amy Houser is a Utilization review specialist for Northpoint Recovery with an impressively diverse resume. Amy has worked as a case worker at an Idaho prison, a crisis counselor at a local university and even ran her own Medicaid clinic. Amy joins us today to lend her experienced perspective on the current state of co-occurring disorders and their treatment in the addiction treatment industry.

Amy's Story

Sarah C., alumna of Northpoint Idaho, shares her recovery journey.

Sarah's Story

In this episode, we are joined by Tom, Northpoint Recovery's utilization review specialist, to discuss how to free yourself from shame and guilt. "Unlike guilt, which is the feeling of doing something wrong shame is the feeling of being something wrong." - Marilyn J. Sorensen

Tom's Story - Freeing Yourself From Shame and Guilt

In this episode, we are joined by Bret, Northpoint Recovery's billing specialist and alumna, to discuss optimism and hope during recovery. In her powerful quote: "Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence." - Helen Keller

Bret's Story - Overcoming Addiction with Optimism and Hope

We are joined by Todd, a Board certified Physician's Assistant, who has worked in the mental health industry for over 10 years. Todd is eager to discuss the role of psychiatry in addiction and mental health treatment. We take a look at American culture around psychiatric medication, the various philosophies surrounding medication, and why it's so important each person finds the right medication for themselves.

The Culture of Medication

Crystal joins us to share her journey to recovery. She shares with us the events leading up to her seeking treatment followed by her experience. Facing relapse Crystal had two choices. Join us to find out how she once again found meaningful recovery.

Crystal - Retaining Recovery

Erika Scarberry, a counselor at Ashwood recovery covers a topic that is personally close to her life. ADHD diagnosis is largely considered overly diagnosed. What are the effects of those who are either misdiagnosed and prescribed mind altering substances or those who need a diagnosis and don’t get said prescriptions? In this episode we explore the correlation between misdiagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in adolescents and addiction later in life.

Erika Scarberry

Evan Beales, the Northpoint Recovery admissions supervisor, is joining No Way but North for the second time to share with us his story of Recovery. Evan has 6 years of recovery, is a Boise transplant from Seattle and someone who is always pushing himself. Evan covers his childhood and the effect it had on his addiction and his finding of recovery and finally how he pushes himself to be better than the man he was yesterday, every day.

Evan Beales

Welcome to No Way but North! After 15 episodes following incredible stories of addiction and delving into clinical topics with the hopes of furthering someone’s recovery we have made the jump to video. In this first episode of our new video podcast Jon and Cooper not only introduce the show and its purpose but themselves in a little more light.

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