Recoverycast: Mental Health & Addiction Recovery Stories
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32 episodes
2 days ago
Imagine going from a college‑bound basketball star to stealing change jars just to stay high. That’s the raw path Dakota Mortensen opens up about in this candid conversation. Growing up on a bird farm with a tight‑knit Mormon family and a deep love for sports, he never imagined that a knee injury would introduce him to pain pills—or that popping a couple to get through practice would snowball into snorting pills, moving to 30‑milligram “blues,” and eventually chasing heroin. Find mental heal...
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Imagine going from a college‑bound basketball star to stealing change jars just to stay high. That’s the raw path Dakota Mortensen opens up about in this candid conversation. Growing up on a bird farm with a tight‑knit Mormon family and a deep love for sports, he never imagined that a knee injury would introduce him to pain pills—or that popping a couple to get through practice would snowball into snorting pills, moving to 30‑milligram “blues,” and eventually chasing heroin. Find mental heal...
Abbey Fickley | From Alcohol & Xanax Addiction to Healing Through AA & Single Motherhood Recovery
Recoverycast: Mental Health & Addiction Recovery Stories
1 hour 20 minutes
4 months ago
Abbey Fickley | From Alcohol & Xanax Addiction to Healing Through AA & Single Motherhood Recovery
This is Abbey Fickley’s addiction recovery story—from early alcohol use in high school to postpartum depression, Xanax, and Percocet abuse that spiraled into IV heroin use and multiple rehab stays. Abbey shares how relapse, jail threats, and a powerful disownment letter led to lasting sobriety, and how she’s now a thriving sober mom, speaker, and advocate. Explore addiction and mental health treatment options: https://recovery.com Connect with Abbey: https://www.tiktok.com/@abbeyfickley, http...
Recoverycast: Mental Health & Addiction Recovery Stories
Imagine going from a college‑bound basketball star to stealing change jars just to stay high. That’s the raw path Dakota Mortensen opens up about in this candid conversation. Growing up on a bird farm with a tight‑knit Mormon family and a deep love for sports, he never imagined that a knee injury would introduce him to pain pills—or that popping a couple to get through practice would snowball into snorting pills, moving to 30‑milligram “blues,” and eventually chasing heroin. Find mental heal...
