Mountain Talk: Recovery in the Mountains, Part I

Anyone in the WMMT listening area probably needs no introduction to the notion of substance use disorder, and just the massive and overwhelming toll it’s had on Appalachian people, and communities.

Here at WMMT, we’ve partnered with the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky to be a part of their statewide FREE II project, which, among other goals, is trying to raise awareness and reduce the stigma around substance use disorder, treatment, and recovery. As part of this work, WMMT will be airing a brand-new podcast series over the coming months all about substance use disorder and recovery here in the mountains.

In this edition of Mountain Talk, we bring you the very first episode of this new series, a roundtable discussion between several Appalachian people, who are all actively in recovery. In this candid conversation, hosted by FREE II Intern Austin Callahan, we hear their stories, and about what led them to take that crucial step of getting into recovery; we also hear about how trauma can play a role in addiction. These voices you’ll hear are that of local residents Samantha Colleen, Chris Campbell, Beckie Rose-Bowman, Iesha Elam, and Austin Callahan.

Stay tuned in coming months for more episodes from this series!

(Music in today's show was by Malcolm Dalglish & Grey Larsen, from the June Appal Records release "Banish Misfortune," and by Don Bikoff, from the Free Music Archive.)

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