Our guest this week is Mark! He stops by and shares his journey from Nigeria to Canada! He loves his country of birth, but it is against the law for him to be who he is freely and openly. He is happy to be here, where he can celebrate his queerness and love however they see fit. We are so glad you are here spreading your smile and warmth to us Mark. Thank you!

This week's guest, Vernon, stops by to share his recovery journey with us. He's a creative soul with his own podcast called, Vernon S Podcast. He is walking the recovery path even though he has difficulty with meetings, he does not rule anything out that might be helpful. It was such a wonderfully warm sit down with him that I'll leave the rest up to your imagination...unless you listen.Thank you Vernon, we really appreciate you.

This episode is a special episode in which Darcy and I show our support of freeing Palestine! Stopping the continued genocide of Indigenous people across planet Earth including Palestinians. Stopping the stack against Taylor and Adora because its an obvious smear campaign attack on both of these powerful humans... Who's next on the watch list? You, me, maybe all of us if we get out of line....and a couple of other pertinent ideas along the way. In hopes of a future where all children are considered equal and there are no more excuses for murdering them anywhere on this green rock.

This week's guest, James, stops by and shares his journey with us. Not only has James discovered sobriety and recovery, but his life is dramatically different in almost every way. From his time in school as a youth when he dropped out until we catch up with him while he's finishing his doctorate. Anything is possible, thank you James we appreciate you.

This week's guest, Adam, stopped by and shared their story. Although his early life brought a lot of fear, the childhood he had seemed normal. It wasn't until later in his life that Adam would recognize some of the difficulties he overcame. He was introduced to the principles and concepts of twelve step recovery by his father. Adam joined the Canadian military and he found himself suffering in silence because it was illegal to be gay and in the military at that time. It had been illegal in Canada not long before the military changed their views. Thank you for standing strong Adam and for making the world a little safer for all of queer humans!

This week's guest, Danielle stops by and shares her incredible journey with us. She is a harm reduction advocate yet after sitting with her, getting to know her even just a little bit, it is obvious that she is a human advocate. She not only hopes for, but works towards a more compassionate and tolerant world in which people don't have to be further shamed in order to obtain help. She is a strong advocate for alternative treatment options other than the twelve step models. Her experience within some of these programs sheds light on the potential and often darker side of things. This dark side is equally as real as the life saving capabilities of any potential program. We get into it about forced treatment under the guise of compassionate intervention and neither of us believe it is the way forward. Thank you so much Danielle.

This week's guest, Nicole, stops by and shares her amazing story. Her story of addiction, self destruction, hopelessness, perseverance, self-discovery, and so much more doesn't stop in the shadows. She found herself waiting to be set free once she found her way into a life of recovery and that is what has happened. She has found the courage and freedom to become her authentic self. We are so grateful for you, Nicole. Thank you for being unapologetically you

This week my good friend, Michelle Robinson comes on to talk about the end of genocide for Palestinians - how closely related the issues across the oceans are to Black, Indigenous and People of Colour here in Canada. We talk about how law enforcement uses stacking charges to not only ensure higher rates of convictions, plea deals, but how it is also used to discredit the humans experiencing this "phenomenon". Sadly we also discussed the resurgence of violence and resistance to 2s+lgbtq rights across Turtle Island. Thank you so much Michelle, I am honoured by your friendship and your openness. Always so much love.  Find her podcast, Native Calgarian, here: https://www.nativecalgarian.com/podcast

We are incredibly grateful to kick off the Voices in Recovery Podcast, 6th season by sharing our good friend, Breaden's story. He also shared about his beautiful project; "Coming Out Boxes" for folks coming out! How helpful it would have been for myself to have the support of community immediately upon stepping across that often terrifying threshold. Thank you so much, we love you!