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Recovery Reimagined: It's Not Just About Sobriety
What do you think of when you hear about alcohol addiction recovery? Do you think of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)?
While AA can be effective, other approaches to recovery may work better for different people.
In this episode of From Survivor to Thriver, we sat down with Jonathan Hunt-Glassman to discuss Alcohol Use Disorder and the unique path to recovery many people need.
Join us as Jonathan shares how he took his own experience with alcohol and created his own organization with the goal of showing people that there are other ways to move through recovery.
Jonathan Hunt-Glassman is a healthcare entrepreneur and CEO of Oar Health, an addiction recovery platform that is revolutionizing the way people approach Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) treatment. With over 15 years of experience in the healthcare industry, including strategic leadership roles at Humana, Optum, and Bain & Company, Jonathan combines his expertise with a personal journey of overcoming alcohol addiction to make a meaningful impact in the field of addiction and recovery.
Jonathan's own battle with alcohol addiction inspired him to create Oar Health, a platform that offers accessible and approachable medication-assisted treatment for AUD through telemedicine. Jonathan understands the challenges faced by millions of Americans struggling with alcohol problems and is dedicated to offering expert, empathetic care without barriers.
With the support of licensed medical professionals, Oar Health helps people change their relationship with alcohol, offering safe and effective solutions, including medications like naltrexone.
In today’s episode, we cover:
- The difference between Alcohol Use Disorder and alcohol addiction
- The black and white idea people have of alcohol addiction
- Why there is no one-size-fits-all plan to handle alcohol addiction
- The different types of recovery treatments
- Recovery vs. sobriety
- How to best support those who are struggling with alcohol addiction
- The stigma and societal expectations we have around alcohol
- How Jonathan helps people with their relationships with alcohol
- The power of community
- The reason there is so much resistance to medication for addiction
We hope you enjoyed this conversation with Jonathan! If you want to learn more from him about addiction recovery, you can visit the Oar website. You can also follow him on LinkedIn.
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Quotes:
“The truth is that there are more numerous and diverse pathways to recovery than one might think, based on what we see on TV.” -Jonathan