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Learning from Recovery Elders: Laura Van Tosh

Release Date: 04/27/2026

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Learning from Recovery Elders: Maryanne Frangules

Changing the Conversation

"Most importantly, elevate lived experience. Policy is most effective when it’s shaped by the people directly impacted. Remember Faces who are visible, Voices, who are vocal prove recovery is valuable." Recovery advocate Maryanne Frangules and host Livia Davis delve deep into the history of the Recovery Movement in Massachusetts, from her recovery journey in the 1970's to the founding of the Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery (MOAR) in 1991 to her newest role as Recovery Historian highlighting the giants on whose shoulders we stand. This episode is part of a series where we...

Care Farming: Andrea Barnhart & Kate Mudge

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"The core idea is the growing itself of food and working with the animals. It's there on a farm, it's building connection, it's building skills. It's empowering people, providing oftentimes a real dignity of work in ways that other more traditional services sometimes don't." Host Livia Davis chats with Andrea Barnhart and Kate Mudge, the co-directors of the Care Farming Network, about the potential for farms as community anchors nurtured by social purpose. Visit , to receive newsletter and training updates, and follow us on and for more...

Learning from Recovery Elders: Laura Van Tosh

Changing the Conversation

"There are people that have created those pathways for themselves. We have national leadership now. That national leadership may not have occurred if it were not for the local programs that were funded…10 years earlier." Long-time mental health peer activist Laura Van Tosh and host Livia Davis discuss the history of peer-run programs, the development of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and her hopes for the future of the recovery movement. This episode is part of a series where we share the wisdom amassed by recovery leaders over the past 5 decades and...

Motivational Interviewing 29: Kristin Dempsey

Changing the Conversation

“I love those chapters that are about genuineness, hope and empowerment. Those were just so beautiful to approach in terms of how to have such goodwill towards those we serve.” Host Ali Hall and co-author Kristin Dempsey discuss their book . Kristin Dempsey; , Ali Hall; , More podcast episodes on : training opportunities and resources from C4 Innovations : resources from the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT)

Learning from Recovery Elders: LaVerne Miller

Changing the Conversation

"People like Howie the Harp and Sally Zinman... laid that fertile soil for those of us that have come after them, for us to really grow". Attorney and rights advocate LaVerne Miller joins host Livia Davis to discuss her experiences in the recovery movement, the lessons she has learned, and her hopes for the future of the movement. This episode is part of a series where we share the wisdom amassed by recovery leaders over the past 5 decades and reflect on the journeys that have laid groundwork for today’s recovery movement. Visit , to receive newsletter and training updates, and...

Next Generation Recovery Leaders: Tymber Hudson

Changing the Conversation

"Data is qualitative. Data is conversations...Data is lived experience." Policy advocate Tymber Hudson drops knowledge on the world of policy, how young people can become involved and how to avoid burnout as a person with lived experience in this conversation with host Rowan Willis-Gorman. This episode is part of a series featuring youth peer workers and recovery innovators discussing how to improve and uplift behavioral health systems for youth. Visit , to receive newsletter and training updates, and follow us on and for more resources to grow your...

Motivational Interviewing 28: Kris Kelly

Changing the Conversation

How are Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Peer Support so well aligned? Peer advocate Kris Kelly and host Ali Hall consider the foundational components of autonomy, empathy, and more in this episode! Learn More: Kris Kelly; Laura Saunders: at the University of Wisconsin-Madison  Ali Hall; , More podcast episodes on : training opportunities and resources from C4 Innovations : resources from the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) Visit , to receive newsletter and training updates, and follow us on and ...

Learning from Recovery Elders: Shannon CrossBear

Changing the Conversation

What does healing look like from different perspectives, ways of knowing, and approaches? Indigenous elder Shannon CrossBear discusses her wellness journey and the lessons she has learned along the way with host Livia Davis. This episode is part of a series where we share the wisdom amassed by recovery leaders over the past 5 decades and reflect on the journeys that have laid groundwork for today’s recovery movement. Visit , to receive newsletter and training updates, and follow us on and for more resources to grow your impact. Learn More ...

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This episode is part of a series where we share the wisdom amassed by recovery leaders over the past 5 decades and reflect on the journeys that have laid groundwork for today’s recovery movement.

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