Episodes

There is a fine line between enabling a loved one who is an addict and giving up on them. Michelle Weidenbenner is a mom whose son is a recovering addict. She has dealt with all that means including becoming guardian of his two daughters. She did what...

There is a saying that it takes a village to raise a child - meaning that there are many different people that play a part.  This podcast is a roundtable discussion with several different "experts" - all of whom are playing their part in...

Grant Feasel was a starting center and long snapper for the Seattle Seahawks from 1987 to 1992. However, due to a brain muddled by a history of repetitive trauma and symptomatic concussions, he turned to drugs and alcohol. The combination of CTE and...

Aaron Garcia is an evangelist, international speaker, best-selling author of "Coincidence or God?" and his newest book - "Burn Notice". At one time, he was the biggest drug dealing in Joplin Missouri and living on the streets.  He is the founder...

Not only did Lisa Busby deal with her son, Cannon's addiction for 12 years but now she has to deal with his death due to overdose. This is something that we feel very deeply, being parents to two sons. One of the purposes of this podcast is to ensure...

Randy Grimes was an NFL player with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He considered taking painkillers to be a "necessary evil" - part of the job description. However, he left the NFL addicted to painkillers and spent the next 20 years in the depths of...

For three years, Robby Gallaty battled a drug addiction that ravaged his life.  A $180 a day heroin and cocaine addiction forced him to steal $15,000 from his parents.  After living without gas, electricity and water for months, losing 8 of...

A story of recovery and transformation

Ryan Skinner is currently the co-owner of the Woburn based Summit Financial Partners. His journey into and slow burn out of a hell of multiple addictions is living proof that with deep faith, the encouragement of loving friends, sponsors, mentors and...

Steve Mason is a stund performer, author, actor and speaker who believes in "simply doing the RIGHT thing!" Steve lost his father to suicide when he was an 8 year old boy and he found the body. This sent him down a dark path and many years of...

Meghan is an advocate for drug education. She is a public speaker, brand ambassador and event producer. Since 2006, she has been the Executive Director of the Foundation for a Drug Free World of the Americas Chapter. She also promotes basic Human...

Over 50 hospital trips but recovered and highlighting Amazing People

This episode is about the podcast. It features the host - Joanie Sigal - and the producer - Steve Sigal - talking about how and why the podcast was started and how it has progressed over the last 3 years plus. https://theaddictionpodcast.com/

Wes Geer is a rock star - literally and figuratively. He founded the band HedPE and was traveling guitarist for KORN. In 2003, Wes was addicted to methamphetamines, alcohol and pot. He got clean. In 2012 he founded Rock to Recovery, a non-profit...

Theo Fleury is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He twice represented Canada at the Winter Olympics, winning a gold medal in 2002. After battling drug and alcohol addictions that ultimately forced him out of the NHL in 2003, he has...

In the last episode of the podcast, we talked to Dan about the death of his son Danny.  Danny didn't die of an overdose but rather was murdered while trying to buy drugs.  Dan found the murderer and saw him convicted.  Dan promised God...

In 1999, Dan Schneider - a Louisiana pharmacist - lost his only son to a drug related murder.  Unlike, perhaps, what most of us would do, Dan was relentless in pursuing his son's murderer and kept up an investigation for more than a year to bring...