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Co-hosts, Maureen Cavanagh and Michael Wilson, discuss the Collateral Damage created by addiction, which is currently impacting countless individuals, families, and communities nationwide.
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Wednesday Dec 11, 2019
Wednesday Dec 11, 2019
Mike and Maureen meet with Tricia Ragusa, MA, MS, CARC (Certified Addiction Recovery Coach), a teacher in recovery, to discuss her journey into treatment and how she has been open about her journey and an advocate for others.
From Tricia:
I am a high school English as a Second Language Teacher, a single mother of four young children, a writer, and after a decade of substance abuse, I got to call myself an “addict.” I experienced the constant fear of coming forward and engaged in behaviors like hiding and lying in an attempt to ease the shame that comes along with addiction. As an educator with four beautiful children and a teaching career becoming an addict was not supposed to be a part of the plan…but it happened. Thankfully, after going to one of the best treatment centers in this country, I was able to put the substances down. And thankfully, I only had to try to get clean once. Relapse has not been a part of my story of recovery. I was able to put the pill addiction behind me.
Tricia will be publishing a book about healing the inner child, and has been actively blogging about her recovery. For more information about Tricia, you can visit her website for publishing dates or to read her blog. www.you-calyptus.com
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