About this episode

Alyssa Jarvis shares her journey through trauma, addiction, and recovery, emphasizing themes of faith and resilience.

Content note: This episode contains discussion of addiction, overdose, assault, suicidal ideation, homelessness, and other traumatic experiences. Please take care while listening. Alyssa Jarvis joins us to talk about faith, rejection, trauma, addiction, recovery, forgiveness, and the long road to building a new life. This is a heavy one, but it’s also full of honesty, resilience, and hope. Special thanks to our sponsors: McKelvey Insurance Group https://mckelveyins.com Light Source Psychotherapy http://findyourlightsource.com Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Sponsorships 01:33 Personal Stories and Connections 02:59 Faith and Spiritual Journeys 06:06 Navigating Identity and Acceptance 11:56 Challenges of Homelessness and Addiction 20:00 Support Systems and Resilience 21:17 Navigating Adolescence and School Challenges 22:14 The Role of Xanax in Coping with Trauma 25:00 Understanding Addiction and Recovery 27:06 The Impact of Loss on Substance Use 33:15 The Journey of Forgiveness and Healing 46:29 The Drugging Incident 49:21 The Aftermath of Assault 50:46 Realizations and Consequences 51:05 First Treatment Experience 53:39 Escalation of Addiction 54:30 Overdoses and Near-Death…

People in this episode

Hosts: Chris Pondoff, Jeff Allen, Zoë Mendenall

Guest: Alyssa Jarvis

Topics covered

• addiction
• recovery
• trauma
• forgiveness
• mental health
• resilience
• faith

Keywords

• addiction
• recovery
• trauma
• forgiveness
• mental health
• homelessness
• overdose
• resilience
• faith

Sponsors

McKelvey Insurance Group, Light Source Psychotherapy

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