Episode 19: Recap: Pathways and Stigma

This week's episode is a recap of some conversations from seasons 1 and 2 that highlighted the impact of addiction and mental health stigma. If you've been listening for the past year, you already know substance use disorders and mental health struggles often come hand-in-hand. Even if you haven't …

Episode 18: Mrs. Kasha Davis

To celebrate Pride Month, we couldn't think of a better person to talk about pride and gratitude than Mrs. Kasha Davis. This episode is a re-play of Dr. Harrison's conversation with Ed Popil, AKA Mrs. Kasha Davis. Note the roles that gratitude, stigma, shame, and community played in Ed's journey. …

Episode 17: Lauren McQuistin, Brutal Recovery

This episode is dedicated to our younger listeners looking to be reflected in the recovery community. Not everyone who finds recovery lost a career, house, or family. Lauren McQuistin (@brutalrecovery) is a former opera singer who now writes about the messy, awkward, and unsettling parts of recove…

Episode 16: Marty Walsh, Alcoholics Anonymous 101

Marty Walsh has spent his life fighting for working people, as a labor leader, as a public official, and as a private citizen. Marty, the son of Irish immigrants, was born and raised in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood. In 1997, at the age of 29, Marty won election to the Massachusetts House of Rep…

Episode 15: Zac Clark (Bachelor Nation), Release Recovery

Zac Clark is a mental health, wellness, and addiction recovery advocate. As Founder and CEO of Release Recovery and the founding board member of the Release Recovery Foundation, Zac Clark is dedicated to providing comprehensive, innovative, and individualized care to all those in need who can't aff…

Episode 14: Dan Peres, "As Needed for Pain: A Memoir of Addiction"

Dan Peres, author of, "As Needed For Pain: A Memoir of Addiction" joins us on the pod to talk about his "garden variety" disease of addiction to opioids, to which he was introduced after a back injury. He and Dr. Harrison discuss what someone who is addicted to opioids looks like, what kept Dan fro…

Episode 13: Khadi Oluwatoyin, Sober Black Girls Club

Welcome to season 3 of Un-Addiction, as we dive deep into the importance of rest, taking time for yourself, and the pressures of being a high-performing Black girl, with Khadi Oluwatoyin. Khadi is the founder of Sober Black Girls Club (SBGC), a 501(c)(3) collective that provides resources and suppo…

Episode 12: Dopey Dave, Love and Tolerance

Dave Manheim joins us from the Dopey Podcast, your source for drugs, addiction, and dumb sh*t. Dave and Nzinga share a deep love that goes way back. Listen while Dave takes us through his addiction journey, beginning with marijuana. Don't think weed is addictive? WRONG. Check out the Dopey Podcast…

Episode 11: Daryl McGraw, Formerly Inc

Daryl McGraw, founder of Formerly Inc joins Dr. Harrison to talk about his lived experience in the prison system and what lessons and blessings he's reaped from his journey so far. Daryl shares the "sauce" to his recovery formula, which includes recovery capital, a term he teaches us, and why makin…

Episode 10: Maia Szalavitz, Undoing Drugs

Maia Szalavitz, New York Times best-selling author of "Unbroken Brain" and "Undoing Drugs," joins Dr. Harrison to help us unlearn tough love, rock bottoms, and autism stereotypes. Deeply passionate about rectifying the inequality in drug policy and harm reduction, Maia gives us a tour of her recove…