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EMPOWERED Voices: Recovery to Resiliency
A heartfelt podcast series that brings to light the challenges and triumphs of families navigating substance use during and after pregnancy. Through compelling stories, expert insights, and actionable guidance, this series aims to empower listeners with understanding, compassion, and tools for support. From personal struggles to collective resilience, each episode is designed to foster empathy, break down stigmas, and promote healing within families and communities.
Episodes
7 episodes
Episode 6: How to Support Your Child: Creating a Healthy, Nurturing Home
In this sixth and final episode of the first season of EMPOWERED Voices, co-hosts Dr. Farzad Kamyar and Amani Wilson are joined by EMPOWERED Program Director Rachel Mack and mom in recovery Emilea to discuss how mothers in recovery from opioid ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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45:55
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Episode 5: Advocating for Yourself: How to Partner in Your Own Care
Guests Evonne Hernandez, Program Care Manager, and Samatha Ketron, Peer Recovery Support Specialist, both from EMPOWERED, join the program for an empowering discussion focused on the importance of self-advocacy in the healthcare system, particu...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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46:48
Episode 4: Harm Reduction: Meeting You Where You Are in Your Recovery
This fourth episode of EMPOWERED Voices delves into the compassionate and pragmatic approach of harm reduction in substance use recovery, especially for pregnant and postpartum mothers. Joined by Peer Recovery Support Specialist Quinnie Winb...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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44:13
Episode 3: Healing Together: Supporting the Journey of Recovery and Resilience
****Note: This episode includes a young child in the studio. You may hear occasional microphone bumps****In this episode of EMPOWERED Voices co-hosts Dr. Farzad Kamyar and Amani Wilson are joined by EMPOWERED's therapist Rachel Willi...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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38:31
Episode 2: Building Bridges: Empathetic Approaches to Healing Fractured Relationships
In this second episode of EMPOWERED Voices, co-hosts Dr. Farzad Kamyar and Amani Wilson are joined by EMPOWERED Program Director Rachel Mack to discuss rebuilding trust and understanding between mothers with substance use and families th...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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46:58
Episode 1: The Untold Journey: Inside the World of Pregnancy and Substance Use
In this premier episode of EMPOWERED Voices, co-hosts Dr. Farzad Kamyar and Amani Wilson are joined by EMPOWERED Peer Support Specialist and former client Sam for a discussion focusing on the often-hidden world of substance use during pregnancy...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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44:33