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Welcome to The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast. We are a community of recovering people who have overcome the odds and made monumental life changes. We don't shy away from the nitty gritty - we like to laugh give inspiration and remind you there is hope. Come join us no matter where you are on your recovery journey. Together, we have the courage to change!

Subscribe and join our podcast community to hear amazing stories of courage and transformation!

The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast Ashley Loeb Blassingame

    • Health & Fitness
    • 4.8 • 164 Ratings

Welcome to The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast. We are a community of recovering people who have overcome the odds and made monumental life changes. We don't shy away from the nitty gritty - we like to laugh give inspiration and remind you there is hope. Come join us no matter where you are on your recovery journey. Together, we have the courage to change!

Subscribe and join our podcast community to hear amazing stories of courage and transformation!

    5 Things That Kept Me Sober For 17 Years

    5 Things That Kept Me Sober For 17 Years

    In this Q and A episode Ashley talks about the 5 keys she's used to remain sober for 17 years. For someone who found it a challenge to string 2 days together, 17 years seemed impossible. Learn what Ashley had to learn the hard way and what will be most critical piece in remaining sober for the next 17 years.

    • 17 min
    Rebecca Koltun: Finding Hope After Being Paralyzed In A Skiing Accident

    Rebecca Koltun: Finding Hope After Being Paralyzed In A Skiing Accident

    In March of 2021, Rebecca took a ski trip to Stratton Mountain Vermont. The next memory she had was waking up, paralyzed from the neck down. What followed was a long and difficult process. Rebecca was moved from medical to medical facility, each with a new goal to return something that had been taken from her. The ability to breathe on her own. The ability to eat. The ability to speak again.

    • 43 min
    Sonya Johnson: Losing Her Family in Addiction And Getting It Back in Sobriety

    Sonya Johnson: Losing Her Family in Addiction And Getting It Back in Sobriety

    Sonya began using drugs to deal with a sexual abuse she experienced at as a teen. Drugs took over her life and with then came arrests, relapses and finally losing custody of her kids. The guilt and shame over her life led to even greater drug use and she ran away to live in a world without running water, electricity or basic needs. All she was left with was dope and the next high.

    • 55 min
    Season 5 Kickoff

    Season 5 Kickoff

    We're back with Season 5! We cover Ashley's anniversary, what's new in Season 5 and what's new in rawdogging life. It's been two long months but it will be worth the wait, we swear.

    • 14 min
    Season 4 Wrap - New Year's Extravaganza

    Season 4 Wrap - New Year's Extravaganza

    We made it to the end of Season 4! Thanks for all who listened! In this episode Ashley and Scott host The Courage to Change New Year's Extravaganza. We've got highlights from Season 4. We've got games. We've got music. Put on your finest attire and stop by our place to ring in the new year.

    • 24 min
    Desiree Moore: Recovery After Daughter Murdered By Ex-Husband

    Desiree Moore: Recovery After Daughter Murdered By Ex-Husband

    Desiree Moore grew up with addicted parents. She wanted desperately to live a different life and when she met someone at 18 who seemed like he came from a white-picket-fence family she couldn’t believe her luck, then the violence began. Desiree did everything she could to stand up for herself and her kids. She kicked him out. She tried to battle against the violence she experienced, but finally the violence turned to her children. In 2008 her then husband murdered her daughter.

    • 59 min

Customer Reviews

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164 Ratings

164 Ratings

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I am beyond grateful for this podcast. As a parent of an addict, I listen to the Courage to Change for hope and encouragement. Ashley shares honest, raw stories about herself and in her interviews. The stories and advise are shared with kindness, compassion, and love. Each of the people interviewed remind me that with the right tools and support people do recover.

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Ashley is so smart and relatable.

Highlight of my week is listening to the latest podcast. I learn so much as a former alcoholic and keeps me in check as I am surrounded by addiction in my family. This is my sober community!

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