Recoverycast: Mental Health & Addiction Recovery Stories

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Christopher French | Whiskey, Heroin, & the Third Option That Led to Recovery

2026-10-2838:26

Film and TV composer Christopher French shares how drinking and drug use at age 11 led to homelessness, juvenile hall, and a behavior modification camp in Mexico, and how a tearful drive at 23 showed him a third option: recovery. Find mental health and addiction treatment near you: https://recovery.com/ Christopher joins host Brittani Baynard on Recoverycast to talk about growing up in a loving Bay Area home while always feeling separate from everyone else. He started drinking and using dru...

Matt Mingus | Dance Gavin Dance Drummer on Cocaine, Alcohol, & Getting Sober

2026-10-2151:49

Dance Gavin Dance founding drummer Matt Mingus spent 17 years drinking and using cocaine until he was pulled off his own stage in Detroit in 2021. Today he tours sober with a band that has left drinking behind. Find mental health and addiction treatment near you: https://recovery.com/ Matt joins host Brittani Baynard on Recoverycast to discuss how drums and alcohol entered his life the same year: at nine, he heard his school band play the James Bond theme and started drinking and smoking po...

Horace Gold | Alcohol Dependency, Music Industry Heartbreak, & Sober Since 2020

2026-10-1453:16

Actor and content creator Horace Gold opens up about eight years of alcohol dependency, the trap of California sober, and the friend who stayed by his side when he hit bottom at 26. Find mental health and addiction treatment near you: https://recovery.com/ Horace Gold joins Sam Roberts on Recoverycast to talk about growing up as the youngest of six homeschooled kids in a conservative Christian home in South Central Los Angeles, where an early fear of abandonment took root. He got drunk for th...

Johnny Persón | OxyContin, Xanax, & a 6-Year Prison Threat to 7-Figure Hat Brand Founder

2026-10-0701:11:38

Johnny Persón shares how OxyContin, Xanax, and alcohol dependency led to homelessness and a possible six-year prison sentence at 20, and how the 12 steps and therapy helped him build a seven-figure headwear brand. Find mental health and addiction treatment near you: https://recovery.com/ Johnny joins Brittani on Recoverycast to talk about growing up in Costa Mesa, California, with young punk rock parents and a life built around skateboarding. A week after telling his stepbrother drugs were fo...

Suzanne Warye | Alcoholism, Postpartum OCD, & Sobriety

2026-09-3001:21:05

Are you struggling with alcohol misuse, intrusive thoughts, or the pressure to moderate your drinking? Author and host Suzanne Wareye shares her vulnerable journey with alcohol addiction, blackouts, and postpartum OCD. Suzanne opens up about navigating maternal mental health, breaking free from mommy wine culture, and choosing sobriety without ever having to hit a traditional rock bottom. Find mental health and addiction treatment near you: https://recovery.com/ In this inspiring...

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Recoverycast: Mental Health & Addiction Recovery Stories