Addiction Recovery
Theme
31 segments · 30 voices · 6 events · 10 videos
Voices on this theme
- Tyler Calabrese · 6 segments
- David Idemudia · 3 segments
- Malcolm McFadden · 3 segments
- Steve Hall · 3 segments
- Dominic Delaney · 2 segments
- Unknown Speaker 9 · 2 segments
- NAMI Anne Arundel County · 2 segments
- Sarah Kitlowski · 2 segments
- Ben Roy · 2 segments
- Valerie Bacharach · 1 segment
- Matt Hawkins · 1 segment
- Desiree Blanson · 1 segment
- …and 18 more
Often appears alongside
- Stigma Reduction · co-occurs in 17 segments
- Depression · co-occurs in 12 segments
- Community Healing · co-occurs in 11 segments
- Grief Loss · co-occurs in 9 segments
- Art Therapy · co-occurs in 6 segments
- Anxiety · co-occurs in 6 segments
- PTSD Trauma · co-occurs in 4 segments
- Veteran Experience · co-occurs in 1 segment
Segments
- Personal Testimony: Sobriety Miracle and Stage as Transformation A speaker shares the ironic encounter of meeting a friend from their early sobriety days right before the event. They describe August 2019 as a miraculous turning point, crediting… · 2025-05-17
- Spoken Word: Personified Addiction — ”I Am Addiction A powerful dramatic monologue delivers addiction’s perspective in the first person, declaring omniscience over the addict’s movements and commanding control. The piece uses personi… · 2025-05-17
- Growing Up in Inland Maine, Letting Go & Mirror Neurons Ben Roy delivers a stand-up comedy set weaving his turbulent upbringing in rural inland Maine — marked by opioid culture, substance abuse, and suicidal ideation — into a pivotal st… · 2024-08-04
- Dad’s Suicide, Ambien Overdose & Therapy Advocacy An unknown speaker (referred to in the transcript as ”Zach”) delivers a darkly comedic stand-up set weaving together deeply personal mental health disclosures: childhood depressi… · 2024-08-04
- Bipolar Diagnosis, Binge Eating & Intrusive Thoughts An unknown comedian delivers a stand-up set at SYT Pittsburgh, sharing a candid and darkly humorous account of living with bipolar disorder, intrusive thoughts (unwanted thought sy… · 2024-08-04
- Fitness, Eating Disorder & Wanting to Be a Dad An unknown speaker delivers a candid spoken-word piece about managing multiple psychiatric medications, sobriety, suicidal ideation, and recovering from an eating disorder. He shar… · 2024-08-04
- The Daniel Carl Torsch Foundation, Losing His Mother to Overdose, and the Mother’s Day Hardcore Show Josh answers the final interview question about how his annual Mother’s Day hardcore show and partnership with the Daniel Carl Torsch Foundation came about. He recounts meeting fou… · 2024-07-29
- Sensei Steve — ‘Humanity’ & ‘Vices’ Spoken Word Sensei Steve, a spoken word artist connected to the ”Millennials vs. The World” podcast, performs two original pieces: ”Humanity,” a reflection on the loss of basic human kindn… · 2024-07-14
- Lauren Jewell — Story of Addiction Recovery & Mind-Body Healing Lauren Jewell delivers an unscripted personal narrative about overcoming 12 years of opiate addiction and five years of alcohol dependency, culminating in a sobriety date of August… · 2024-07-14
- MC Reflection on Addiction Monologue & Breathing Exercise David Idemudia reflects on the emotional weight of the preceding addiction monologue, offering an impromptu group breathing exercise to ground the audience. He articulates how addi… · 2024-07-14
- Shannon Garrett — ‘Introduction to the Enemy’ Theater Monologue on Addiction Shannon Garrett performs a chilling dramatic theater monologue titled ‘Introduction to the Enemy,’ delivered from the first-person perspective of addiction itself — personifying th… · 2024-07-14
- Interview with Matt Hawkins on Depression, CASA Work, and Comics Dr. Tyler Calabrese interviews comic writer and Top Cow president Matt Hawkins, who candidly shares his personal history with depression, suicidal ideation, substance use, and the… · 2023-07-15
- Valerie Bacharach Reads Poems About Grief and Loss Valerie Bacharach, a poet whose son Nathan died from opioid addiction in 2009 at age 26, performs three original poems exploring grief, loss, and the search for peace — from a harr… · 2023-07-15
- Dominic DeLaney Performs ‘Off the Floor’ and Shares Sobriety Journey Dominic DeLaney performs his original song ‘Off the Floor,’ a personal anthem about the experience of getting sober and continuing to grow through ongoing struggles. Following the… · 2023-07-15
- Juice Box (Trevor) – Spoken Word on Fear and Recovery Trevor, known as ‘Juice Box,’ delivers an impromptu spoken word piece on fear and recovery after being asked to fill in for another performer the day before. He reflects on how fea… · 2023-07-09
- Sarah Kitlowski – Story of Recovery and Hope Sarah Kitlowski shares her personal recovery story, describing how a stranger’s 40-year-delayed letter of amends — discovered during her own early days of heroin addiction recovery… · 2023-07-09
- Tancredi Calabrese – Personal Story on Addiction and Recovery Tancredi Calabrese, brother of SYT founder Tyler Calabrese, delivers a candid personal narrative about years of high-functioning addiction as an attorney, a near-fatal overdose, fe… · 2023-07-09
- Steve Hall (Gray Smith) – Spoken Word on Addiction and Recovery Steve Hall, performing under the artist name Gray Smith, delivers a raw and visceral spoken-word piece drawn from his lived experience of addiction, incarceration, bipolar disorder… · 2023-07-09
- Victor — Visual Art and Isolation Story Victor, a visual artist and graphic designer, shares a vulnerable and candid account of being roughly four months into recovery from addiction and depression, describing how art se… · 2023-07-09
- Tyler Calabrese Opening Remarks & Personal Story Dr. Tyler Calabrese opens the 7th annual Speak Your Truth! event by welcoming returning and first-time attendees, acknowledging NAMI as the evening’s beneficiary, and sharing a dee… · 2023-07-09
- Innocence — Spoken Word and Children’s Book ‘A Case of the Zachleys A performer going by ”Innocence” delivers a two-part set: first, a raw spoken-word poem depicting the desperate realities of poverty, addiction, and survival as a young mother; t… · 2022-07-17
- Liza Roe — Spoken Word Poems from ‘The Sober Poet Liza Roe, spoken word poet and self-identified recovered alcoholic, performs three poems from her catalog: ”Feel It All” (forthcoming in ”The Egoic Poet”), ”My Demons,” and ‘… · 2022-07-17
- Atlas of the World — Hip-Hop Performance ‘Endangered’ and ‘Stepped On Atlas of the World (Brian), a 24-year-old Annapolis-based hip-hop artist, performs two original songs — ‘Endangered,’ a personal narrative about leaving drug dealing behind to purs… · 2022-07-17
- Sarah (Glass House Co-Founder) — Glass House Recovery Introduction Sarah, co-founder of Glass House Recovery, introduces her treatment facility designed specifically for creative individuals navigating substance use disorder and addiction. She des… · 2022-07-17
- Gray Smith — Rap Performance and Glass House Recovery Presentation Gray Smith (Steve) delivers a raw rap performance touching on addiction, homelessness, grief, and recovery, then transitions into a spoken presentation alongside his partner Sarah… · 2022-07-17
- Desiree Blanson: STAY Non-Profit — Mental Health Advocacy in Action Sports Desiree Blanson, founder of STAY (Somebody’s Thinking About You), introduces her 501(c)3 non-profit coalition dedicated to combating mental health stigma within action sports commu… · 2022-07-16
- Dominic Delaney: ”Haunted Halls” Performance and Sobriety Story Dominic Delaney, a singer-songwriter from South Florida, performs his original song ‘Haunted Halls’—written about his experience in a Texas rehabilitation facility—and shares a can… · 2022-07-16
- Stevie J - The Girl You Used to Know Poem Spoken-word artist ‘Stevie J’ delivers an original poem, ‘The Girl You Used to Know,’ preceded by a candid personal introduction about her experiences with suicidal ideation, subst… · 2021-07-09
- Intermission Audio - Documentary Clip An intermission documentary clip plays during the break, featuring an unidentified individual describing life circumstances tied to substance use and a neighborhood park with a his… · 2021-07-09
- Joe Gagliardi: Marine Veteran Story and Stand-Up Comedy Joe Gagliardi, a US Marine Iraq War veteran, stand-up comedian, and Annapolis resident, shares his personal mental health story — including the death of his sister before his first… · 2020-06-25
- MCs Discuss Renee’s Story on Bipolar Disorder David Idemudia and a co-host reflect on Renee’s preceding testimony about living with bipolar disorder, discussing mood shifts, the impact of going off medication, and how a formal… · 2020-06-25