My Heart Still Beats

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A six-part series from Writers for Recovery and VPR, featuring conversation about addiction and original writing from the recovery community around Vermont.

16/05/2019

Bonus Episode: Voices From The Series

What role does storytelling have in addressing the opioid crisis? In March, Vermont Public Radio hosted a gathering at the Turning Point Center of Burlington to talk through that question with the team behind My Heart Still Beats .

1h 20m
25/02/2019

'My Heart Still Beats' Part 1: Abbie

"When you have anxiety, or chronic depression, your mind is constantly going. And I tried opiates and realized that my brain was just quiet for a little bit."

15 min
25/02/2019

'My Heart Still Beats' Part 2: Sally

"When you're told over and over, 'Your child's a problem child — he's bad, he's bad, he's bad, he's bad!' ... You believe your kid's bad."

13 min
25/02/2019

'My Heart Still Beats' Part 3: Mark

"There were three things you could be good at: fighting, drinking or sports. So, I stink at sports. I can't fight. But I guess I can drink."

11 min
25/02/2019

'My Heart Still Beats' Part 4: Mike

"You’re right, I probably do deserve to be in jail the rest of my life. Or, I do deserve to give my life for hers. But since I can’t, let’s save somebody else’s life."

14 min
25/02/2019

'My Heart Still Beats' Part 5: Emergency Room

"I think in the past, people would say, 'Look. People don’t want to talk about this.' ... And the truth is, people want to talk about this stuff, if you give them the right forum."

10 min
25/02/2019

'My Heart Still Beats' Part 6: Kate

"We're not alone. People who have this addiction, and people who love people who have this addiction — we're not alone."

14 min
15/02/2019

Introducing 'My Heart Still Beats': Conversations About Addiction & Recovery

A six-part series from Writers for Recovery and Vermont Public Radio, featuring voices from Vermont's recovery community. Coming February 25.

3 min

8 Episodes

A six-part series from Writers for Recovery and VPR, featuring conversation about addiction and original writing from the recovery community around Vermont.

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My Heart Still Beats
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8
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My Heart Still Beats

My Heart Still Beats

Episodes

Bonus Episode: Voices From The Series

'My Heart Still Beats' Part 1: Abbie

'My Heart Still Beats' Part 2: Sally

'My Heart Still Beats' Part 3: Mark

'My Heart Still Beats' Part 4: Mike

'My Heart Still Beats' Part 5: Emergency Room

'My Heart Still Beats' Part 6: Kate

Introducing 'My Heart Still Beats': Conversations About Addiction & Recovery

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