Recovery, Legacy, and 55 Years of Fellowship Hall with Kelly Scaggs

In this episode of Finding New Waters, B. Reeves and New Waters Recovery CEO Justin McClendon sit down with Kelly Scaggs, CEO of Fellowship Hall in Greensboro, North Carolina, for a powerful conversation about recovery, legacy, and the responsibility of caring for people at their most vulnerable.

B. shares his personal recovery story and his own experience as a former guest at Fellowship Hall, reflecting on what it means to walk into treatment for the first time, the fear of staying, and the life-changing impact of choosing to participate.

Kelly shares the history of Fellowship Hall, now in its 55th year, including how it became North Carolina’s first licensed residential treatment facility, the collaborative spirit that shaped its founding, and why community, humility, and service remain central to its mission today.

This episode explores:

• What it feels like to enter treatment for the first time

• The power of participation in early recovery

• Fellowship Hall’s origins and 55-year legacy

• Why collaboration, not competition, strengthens the recovery field

• The importance of family programming in treatment

• Leadership rooted in clinical experience and humility

• Alumni connection, long-term recovery, and paying it forward

YOUTUBE TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Welcome to Finding New Waters

01:00 B. Reeves shares his Fellowship Hall recovery story

03:40 Fear, resistance, and deciding to stay in treatment

05:30 Participation as the turning point in recovery

07:40 A spiritual experience and finding hope

09:30 The privilege of witnessing recovery firsthand

11:00 Fellowship Hall’s 55-year history

12:30 North Carolina’s first licensed treatment center

14:20 Alumni network and community impact

16:00 The collaborative nature of the recovery field

18:30 Referring clients to the right program

20:20 Kelly Scaggs’ path to becoming CEO

22:50 Clinical leadership and healthcare administration

25:10 Balancing mission and business in treatment

27:00 Recovery principles applied beyond addiction

29:00 The importance of family programs

31:30 Families healing alongside their loved ones

34:00 Lifelong connections formed in treatment

36:30 How to find Fellowship Hall

38:00 Final thoughts and closing

GUEST LINKS – KELLY SCAGGS / FELLOWSHIP HALL

Website: https://www.fellowshiphall.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fellowshiphall

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FellowshipHall

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fellowship-hall

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