Real Lives Touched By Addiction Podcast

Jennifer McCutcheon
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Real Lives Touched by Addiction is a raw, honest podcast exploring the human side of addiction and recovery. Through real stories, lived experience, and solution-focused conversations, we break stigma, challenge silence, and bring families, professionals, and communities together. We believe families are the heart of healing and the root system of recovery. This podcast creates space for truth, compassion, responsibility, and hope — because recovery is not meant to happen in isolation. We heal, rise, and recover better together.

  1. Apr 30

    #16 Guest Rhonda Sawchuk - Bridging the Gap: Mental Health and Addiction in Justice Integrated Populations

    The prominent point of this podcast episode with our special guest, Rhonda Sawchuk, is the pressing necessity to address the systemic failures surrounding addiction and rehabilitation, particularly for individuals with violent offence histories. In our dialogue with Rhonda Sawchuck, a survivor strategist and program architect, we explore her profound insights derived from personal trauma and extensive professional experience. Rhonda articulates the critical need for a paradigm shift in how society perceives and treats individuals who have navigated the complexities of addiction and violence. She emphasizes that true rehabilitation must extend beyond punitive measures, advocating for programs that foster emotional regulation, accountability, and genuine healing for those often marginalized by the system. Through her compelling narrative, we gain a deeper understanding of the intersection between trauma, addiction, and the urgent call for systemic reform to create pathways toward resilience and responsibility. Chapters: 00:21 - Understanding Addiction as a Collective Issue01:00 - The Journey of Healing: Rhonda's Story09:48 - The Cycle of Violence and Accountability16:52 - Addressing the Root Causes of Recidivism21:00 - Reintegration and Identity Transformation30:40 - The Cycle of Trauma and Violence35:23 - Navigating Trauma and Healing42:06 - The Ripple Effect of Crime and Addiction48:34 - Rehabilitation and Consequences: A New Approach51:41 - Addressing Systemic Failures in Support Programs54:48 - The Importance of Mental Health Conversations Tap the “Follow” button never to miss a show, and if you love the show, please feel free to tag us on social media, share it with a friend or leave a rating and review. This really helps the show grow! CONNECT WITH THE PANELISTS: If our stories resonate with you, reach out to us individually for specialized support: Jennifer McCutcheon | Enable No More: Transforming trauma into recovery. Let's break the cycles together and set yourself free. 🔗Website: HERE Moms On A Mission Community: click HERE Lainne Love | Legacy Coding™: Award-winning expert in Spiritual Psychology. We help you decode generational trauma and rewrite your future. 🔗 Website: Click HERE Luke Loughlin | The Inside Job Project: Lived experience meets youth advocacy. Helping the next generation navigate addiction and the system. 🔗 Message from Luke: click HERE Sandra Murray | Spirit To Live: A sanctuary for parents and survivors. Finding the truth and the courage to live after loss. 🔗 Spirit to Live Youtube click HERE Subscribe to RLTBA YouTube, click HERE Please email us to share your story or ask any questions. We would love to hear from you. Subscribe to join the movement. We Rise Together. 📧 Contact: reallivestba@gmail.com #RealLivesTBA #AddictionRecovery #LivedExperience #TraumaHealing #EnableNoMore #LegacyCoding #TheInsideJob #SpiritToLive #RecoveryCoach

    58 min

  2. Apr 27

    #15 Facing Consequences: Luke's Story and Its Impact

    This episode is shared with heartfelt concern, as we hold space for our dear brother Luke, who is facing sentencing, and we acknowledge the emotional weight borne by families navigating similar challenges. Through our shared experiences and insights, we aim to illuminate the often overlooked realities of addiction, fostering understanding and connection within our community. Our discussion today centers on the profound and multifaceted impact of addiction on individuals and their families. We delve into the intricate dynamics of the legal system, exploring how it often fails to deliver true justice and rehabilitation for those embroiled in the consequences of addiction. Together, we invite you to reflect on these critical issues, ensuring that every voice is seen and heard in this vital conversation. Chapters: 00:21 - Understanding Addiction as a Collective Struggle07:44 - The Weight of Accountability and Redemption in Addiction12:03 - The Journey of Reclamation and Resilience18:52 - The Complexity of Justice and Personal Growth28:40 - Collective Prayer and Reflection Tap the “Follow” button never to miss a show, and if you love the show, please feel free to tag us on social media, share it with a friend or leave a rating and review. This really helps the show grow! CONNECT WITH THE PANELISTS: If our stories resonate with you, reach out to us individually for specialized support: Jennifer McCutcheon | Enable No More: Transforming trauma into recovery. Let's break the cycles together and set yourself free. 🔗Website: HERE Moms On A Mission Community: click HERE Lainne Love | Legacy Coding™: Award-winning expert in Spiritual Psychology. We help you decode generational trauma and rewrite your future. 🔗 Website: Click HERE Luke Loughlin | The Inside Job Project: Lived experience meets youth advocacy. Helping the next generation navigate addiction and the system. 🔗 Message from Luke: click HERE Sandra Murray | Spirit To Live: A sanctuary for parents and survivors. Finding the truth and the courage to live after loss. 🔗 Spirit to Live Youtube click HERE Subscribe to RLTBA YouTube, click HERE Please email us to share your story or ask any questions. We would love to hear from you. Subscribe to join the movement. We Rise Together. 📧 Contact: reallivestba@gmail.com #RealLivesTBA #AddictionRecovery #LivedExperience #TraumaHealing #EnableNoMore #LegacyCoding #TheInsideJob #SpiritToLive #RecoveryCoach

    32 min

  3. Apr 23

    #14 Breaking Barriers: The Movement for Addiction Awareness

    In this episode, we lean into the conversations that are usually whispered, the emotional toll, the isolation, the shame and we bring them into the light. We reflect on insights from our recent live events and the powerful reminder that when one person shares their story, others feel less alone. We explore why families are not the problem to be removed from recovery, they are the Heart of Healing and the Root System of Recovery. When we shift from blame to understanding, from silence to shared dialogue, real change begins. This episode is an invitation to widen the lens, deepen compassion, and step into collective healing. Because recovery doesn’t happen in isolation. It happens in relationship. Chapters: 00:21 - Understanding the Collective Impact of Addiction01:01 - Introduction to Real Lives Touch by Addiction18:20 - Creating a Circle of Care26:09 - Understanding Moral Injury in Frontline Work28:22 - Creating Change in Mental Health and Addiction Systems Tap the “Follow” button never to miss a show, and if you love the show, please feel free to tag us on social media, share it with a friend or leave a rating and review. This really helps the show grow! CONNECT WITH THE PANELISTS: If our stories resonate with you, reach out to us individually for specialized support: Jennifer McCutcheon | Enable No More: Transforming trauma into recovery. Let's break the cycles together and set yourself free. 🔗Website: HERE Moms On A Mission Community: click HERE Lainne Love | Legacy Coding™: Award-winning expert in Spiritual Psychology. We help you decode generational trauma and rewrite your future. 🔗 Website: Click HERE Luke Loughlin | The Inside Job Project: Lived experience meets youth advocacy. Helping the next generation navigate addiction and the system. 🔗 Message from Luke: click HERE Sandra Murray | Spirit To Live: A sanctuary for parents and survivors. Finding the truth and the courage to live after loss. 🔗 Spirit to Live Youtube click HERE Subscribe to RLTBA YouTube, click HERE Please email us to share your story or ask any questions. We would love to hear from you. Subscribe to join the movement. We Rise Together. 📧 Contact: reallivestba@gmail.com #RealLivesTBA #AddictionRecovery #LivedExperience #TraumaHealing #EnableNoMore #LegacyCoding #TheInsideJob #SpiritToLive #RecoveryCoach

    35 min

  4. Apr 20

    #13 Guest Spotlight - Owning Your Choices with Marsha Vanwynsberghe

    This episode dives into addiction, trauma, and recovery through a powerful round-table with author and speaker Marsha Vanwynsberghe. Each host brings a personal question, creating a raw and honest conversation rooted in lived experience. Together, they explore addiction as more than an individual struggle, it’s a family and community journey. Marsha shares deep insights on radical responsibility, facing hard truths, and moving beyond blame. Through story and reflection, this episode invites you to embrace vulnerability, reclaim your power, and recognize that healing is a continuous journey of awareness, choice, and transformation. Chapters: 00:21 - Understanding Addiction: A Broader Perspective01:00 - The Journey of Healing and Understanding Addiction16:56 - Navigating Identity and Responsibility in Parenting28:08 - Navigating Control and Responsibility in Recovery41:55 - Navigating Recovery: Insights and Challenges53:22 - Navigating the Duality of Recovery54:59 - The Dance of Duality and Personal Growth01:13:19 - The Journey of Recovery and Healing MEET OUR GUEST: Marsha Vanwynsberghe is a speaker, NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) trainer, 6-time bestselling author (notably When She Stopped Asking Why), and podcast host dedicated to helping individuals transition from a state of feeling "stuck" to one of radical responsibility. She is the host of the podcast "Own Your Choices Own Your Life," where she shares tools, strategies, and stories to help listeners break through personal challenges. 🍎 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/own-your-choices-own-your-life/id1445904739 🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5oSEegeuPYTEB5X2Q9CJ8T?si=0be499b83cb94f45 📸 Follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marshavanw/?hl=en 🔗 Check out her website: https://www.marshavanw.com Tap the “Follow” button never to miss a show, and if you love the show, please feel free to tag us on social media, share it with a friend or leave a rating and review. This really helps the show grow! CONNECT WITH THE PANELISTS: If our stories resonate with you, reach out to us individually for specialized support: Jennifer McCutcheon | Enable No More: Transforming trauma into recovery. Let's break the cycles together and set yourself free. 🔗Website: HERE Moms On A Mission Community: click HERE Lainne Love | Legacy Coding™: Award-winning expert in Spiritual Psychology. We help you decode generational trauma and rewrite your future. 🔗 Website: Click HERE Luke Loughlin | The Inside Job Project: Lived experience meets youth advocacy. Helping the next generation navigate addiction and the system. 🔗 Message from Luke: click HERE Sandra Murray | Spirit To Live: A sanctuary for parents and survivors. Finding the truth and the courage to live after loss. 🔗 Spirit to Live Youtube click HERE Subscribe to RLTBA YouTube, click HERE Please email us to share your story or ask any questions. We would love to hear from you. Subscribe to join the movement. We Rise Together. 📧 Contact: reallivestba@gmail.com #RealLivesTBA #AddictionRecovery #LivedExperience #TraumaHealing #EnableNoMore #LegacyCoding #TheInsideJob #SpiritToLive #RecoveryCoach

    1h 14m

  5. Apr 16

    #12 Families as the Root System of Recovery: A Deep Dive

    In this solo episode, Jen breaks down the myth that addiction is just an individual issue. It’s not. Addiction touches families, communities, and generations. Healing doesn’t happen in isolation — it happens in relationship. It happens when we stop blaming families and start recognizing them as the Heart of Healing and the Root System of Recovery. We reflect on a recent community event and the power of shared stories to dissolve shame, create connection, and remind people they’re not alone. When we speak what’s been silenced, healing begins. This conversation is an invitation — to see addiction through a wider lens, to reclaim the family’s role in recovery, and to remember that collective healing is possible.Tap the “Follow” button never to miss a show, and if you love the show, please feel free to tag us on social media, share it with a friend or leave a rating and review. This really helps the show grow! CONNECT WITH THE PANELISTS: If our stories resonate with you, reach out to us individually for specialized support: Jennifer McCutcheon | Enable No More: Transforming trauma into recovery. Let's break the cycles together and set yourself free. 🔗Website: HERE Moms On A Mission Community: click HERE Lainne Love | Legacy Coding™: Award-winning expert in Spiritual Psychology. We help you decode generational trauma and rewrite your future. 🔗 Website: Click HERE Luke Loughlin | The Inside Job Project: Lived experience meets youth advocacy. Helping the next generation navigate addiction and the system. 🔗 Message from Luke: click HERE Sandra Murray | Spirit To Live: A sanctuary for parents and survivors. Finding the truth and the courage to live after loss. 🔗 Spirit to Live Youtube click HERE Subscribe to RLTBA YouTube, click HERE Please email us to share your story or ask any questions. We would love to hear from you. Subscribe to join the movement. We Rise Together. 📧 Contact: reallivestba@gmail.com #RealLivesTBA #AddictionRecovery #LivedExperience #TraumaHealing #EnableNoMore #LegacyCoding #TheInsideJob #SpiritToLive #RecoveryCoach

    21 min

  6. Apr 13

    #11 Part 6/6 The Catalyst Series - Purpose | Finding Your "Why" After the Crisis

    "Purpose is the ultimate catalyst for sustained recovery and family healing." We’ve reached the final chapter of The Catalyst Series. After deconstructing the disease model, setting boundaries, breaking enabling cycles, and understanding family patterns, we arrive at the most important question of all: What is the purpose of all this pain? In this series finale, Jen, Lainne, Luke, and Sandra share their heart-led methodologies for finding meaning after the storm. We talk about how to reclaim your identity, find your mission, and use your experience to build a life you actually love. Tap the “Follow” button never to miss a show, and if you love the show, please feel free to tag us on social media, share it with a friend or leave a rating and review. This really helps the show grow! CONNECT WITH THE PANELISTS: If our stories resonate with you, reach out to us individually for specialized support: Jennifer McCutcheon | Enable No More: Transforming trauma into recovery. Let's break the cycles together and set yourself free. 🔗Website: HERE Moms On A Mission Community: click HERE Lainne Love | Legacy Coding™: Award-winning expert in Spiritual Psychology. We help you decode generational trauma and rewrite your future. 🔗 Website: Click HERE Luke Loughlin | The Inside Job Project: Lived experience meets youth advocacy. Helping the next generation navigate addiction and the system. 🔗 Message from Luke: click HERE Sandra Murray | Spirit To Live: A sanctuary for parents and survivors. Finding the truth and the courage to live after loss. 🔗 Spirit to Live Youtube click HERE Subscribe to RLTBA YouTube, click HERE Please email us to share your story or ask any questions. We would love to hear from you. Subscribe to join the movement. We Rise Together. 📧 Contact: reallivestba@gmail.com #RealLivesTBA #AddictionRecovery #LivedExperience #TraumaHealing #EnableNoMore #LegacyCoding #TheInsideJob #SpiritToLive #RecoveryCoach

    32 min

  7. Apr 6

    #10 Part 5/6 The Catalyst Series - Why Me? | Shifting from Victim to Visionary

    "The question isn't 'Why did this happen to me?' but 'What am I going to do now that it has?'" In Part 5 of The Catalyst Series, we look at the heavy emotional weight of the "Why me?" stage. It is easy to get stuck in the resentment and the "unfairness" of addiction, but staying there prevents healing. Jen, Lainne, Luke, and Sandra get vulnerable about their own shifts in perspective. We aren't here to offer platitudes or "just stay positive" advice. We are four people sharing the honest methodologies we used to stop asking "Why me?" and start asking "What’s next?" Tap the “Follow” button never to miss a show, and if you love the show, please feel free to tag us on social media, share it with a friend or leave a rating and review. This really helps the show grow! CONNECT WITH THE PANELISTS: If our stories resonate with you, reach out to us individually for specialized support: Jennifer McCutcheon | Enable No More: Transforming trauma into recovery. Let's break the cycles together and set yourself free. 🔗Website: HERE Moms On A Mission Community: click HERE Lainne Love | Legacy Coding™: Award-winning expert in Spiritual Psychology. We help you decode generational trauma and rewrite your future. 🔗 Website: Click HERE Luke Loughlin | The Inside Job Project: Lived experience meets youth advocacy. Helping the next generation navigate addiction and the system. 🔗 Message from Luke: click HERE Sandra Murray | Spirit To Live: A sanctuary for parents and survivors. Finding the truth and the courage to live after loss. 🔗 Spirit to Live Youtube click HERE Subscribe to RLTBA YouTube, click HERE Please email us to share your story or ask any questions. We would love to hear from you. Subscribe to join the movement. We Rise Together. 📧 Contact: reallivestba@gmail.com #RealLivesTBA #AddictionRecovery #LivedExperience #TraumaHealing #EnableNoMore #LegacyCoding #TheInsideJob #SpiritToLive #RecoveryCoach

    35 min

  8. Apr 2

    #9 Part 4/6 The Catalyst Series - Family Patterns | Decoding the Systemic Roots

    "We don't recover in a vacuum. We recover within a system." In Part 4 of The Catalyst Series, we look at the invisible threads that tie a family together during a crisis. Why do we keep playing the same roles? Why does the same argument happen every Sunday? Jen, Lainne, Luke, and Sandra strip away the clinical jargon to talk about the "Family System" as people who have actually lived through it. By hearing four different perspectives on how to identify and break these generational and situational patterns, you can begin to see your own family through a lens of clarity instead of confusion. Tap the “Follow” button never to miss a show, and if you love the show, please feel free to tag us on social media, share it with a friend or leave a rating and review. This really helps the show grow! CONNECT WITH THE PANELISTS: If our stories resonate with you, reach out to us individually for specialized support: Jennifer McCutcheon | Enable No More: Transforming trauma into recovery. Let's break the cycles together and set yourself free. 🔗Website: HERE Moms On A Mission Community: click HERE Lainne Love | Legacy Coding™: Award-winning expert in Spiritual Psychology. We help you decode generational trauma and rewrite your future. 🔗 Website: Click HERE Luke Loughlin | The Inside Job Project: Lived experience meets youth advocacy. Helping the next generation navigate addiction and the system. 🔗 Message from Luke: click HERE Sandra Murray | Spirit To Live: A sanctuary for parents and survivors. Finding the truth and the courage to live after loss. 🔗 Spirit to Live Youtube click HERE Subscribe to RLTBA YouTube, click HERE Please email us to share your story or ask any questions. We would love to hear from you. Subscribe to join the movement. We Rise Together. 📧 Contact: reallivestba@gmail.com #RealLivesTBA #AddictionRecovery #LivedExperience #TraumaHealing #EnableNoMore #LegacyCoding #TheInsideJob #SpiritToLive #RecoveryCoach

    38 min
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Real Lives Touched by Addiction is a raw, honest podcast exploring the human side of addiction and recovery. Through real stories, lived experience, and solution-focused conversations, we break stigma, challenge silence, and bring families, professionals, and communities together. We believe families are the heart of healing and the root system of recovery. This podcast creates space for truth, compassion, responsibility, and hope — because recovery is not meant to happen in isolation. We heal, rise, and recover better together.

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