Finding New Waters Podcast | Rick Hubbard on Being the Call People Make in Crisis

About this episode

Rick Hubbard shares his journey from retail banking to addiction recovery and his work in connecting individuals to necessary help.

In this episode of Finding New Waters, B Reeves and Justin McLendon sit down with Rick Hubbard in Fort Worth with Constellation Behavioral Health. Rick shares how he went from retail banking to finding himself in a treatment center in West Texas, losing “everything that was dear to me,” and then being asked to come work for the very place that helped him. He talks about what he has done since 2002, connecting professionals, families, and individuals to the help they need, often referring people to services outside of the company he represents. This conversation goes deep on purpose, service, and availability in the recovery field. Rick explains why he answers the phone when it rings, why “the disease of addiction does not take PTO,” and how the 12 step process is about learning “just trying to be a better human.” He also shares a powerful personal story about discovering he has a son later in life, and how that discovery changed everything. Timestamps [01:25:43] Welcome back + introductions (B Reeves, Justin McLendon, Rick Hubbard) [01:26:35] Rick’s background: retail banking, starting in 1976 [01:27:06] Late 90s detour: treatment center in West Texas [01:27:16] “I had lost…

People in this episode

Hosts: B Reeves, Justin McLendon

Guest: Rick Hubbard

Topics covered

• addiction recovery
• personal transformation
• mental health
• 12 step process
• purpose and service

Keywords

• addiction
• recovery
• mental health
• 12 step
• personal story
• treatment center
• Fort Worth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Constellation Behavioral Health

Places: Fort Worth, West Texas

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