RRP 67-Real Recovery Podcast Founding Voices EP 01-Colettes Story

As we continue growing and connecting with new listeners, we’re taking a moment to revisit the foundation of our journey—the voices that helped launch the Real Recovery Podcast. In this special six-part Founding Voices series, we’re re-releasing the original episodes that laid the groundwork for everything this podcast has become. These early conversations captured something raw, real, and deeply resonant—and their impact still echoes today.

We begin the series with RRP Founding Voices EP 01 – 20240322: Colette’s Story, a candid and unforgettable episode that first aired on 3/21/2024. Colette’s testimony of surviving abuse, battling addiction, and finding her path through treatment and community is a testament to resilience and transformation. Now serving as the third board member of Real Recovery Podcast Inc., Colette’s journey continues to inspire hope and leadership. This episode offers listeners a powerful look at how recovery begins—and how far it can go.

In this episode, Colette shares:

• A harrowing childhood marked by abuse and trauma.
• Her early encounters with addiction and struggles with chronic relapse.
• A turning point in a psychiatric detox unit that led to treatment at Another Chance.
• Her first virtual AA meeting with the Lunch Bunch and Extended Family, and how it became a lifeline.
• Her personal letter saying goodbye to crack and vodka, a moment of powerful self-reclamation.
• Insights on learning to trust again, building a life worth living, and stepping into leadership in the recovery community.

This conversation is more than a story—it’s the spark that helped define who we are as a podcast.