Beyond The Bars

Mo Michael BS, BHT – Program DirectorMaureen “Mo” started working in the treatment field in 2008 where she first started as a residential house manager. Mo comes to Compass with a wide variety of skills in both the administrative and clinical side of treatment. She is currently working on her Master’s Degree in Professional Counseling at Grand Canyon University. Mo began her own journey in recovery in 2007 and believes that working with others recover from addiction is what she is meant to be doing. Mo loves the outdoors, playing softball, cooking, and spending time with her husband, kids and grandkids. Mo believes the key to life is having “An attitude of Gratitude”.Tim Michael BHT – Director of OperationsTim is the owner and Director of Operations at Compass Recovery Center. Tim believes wholeheartedly in the 12 step program and feels that if all people, not just these with addictions followed the 12 steps, our world would be a much better place. Tim’s passion is people and he makes a point of speaking with

Grant Hanson : Recovery Unplugged :  Homeless, Prison, Divine InterventionsBorn and raised on the east side of Houston. Lived a normal childhood and then my addiction spiraled out of control until I ended up recovering in the Texas Hill Country. I now live in Austin, TX, my daughter is 2 and half and my best friend. I do outreach for Recovery Unplugged, the best treatment facility on the planet, and I also run a fitness and nutrition business and am very dedicated to overall wellness. Helping people not only get sober but to become amazing members of society and pursue their passions is what I love to do most.https://www.recoveryunplugged.com/https://fitwithgrant.com/interest2

 Casey Lucarelli,  Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LSWMy private practice focuses on the emotional well-being of adolescents and adults. I specialize in working with individuals who struggle with addiction/substance abuse and an array of issues specific to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community. It takes a lot of courage to face some undesirable truths about oneself and inviting a therapist on this journey can be overwhelming. I hold a safe and non-judgemental space for my clients and practice from a place of compassion and acceptance. My hope is for you to gain insight and thrive throughout your life rather than just survive.http://www.caseylucarelli.com/Casey Lucarelli4140 Tejon StSuite 204Denver, Colorado 80211(203) 717-4395     

This is a power packed podcast.  Make sure to listen all the way through to hear Aaron's incredibly powerful testimony about unconditional love saving his life....Aaron Huey, Co-Founder, PresidentAaron has been working with children, teens, and parents for over 18 years. After ten years directing camps and empowerment programs around the world, Aaron opened Fire Mountain because he wanted to work with kids and families on a deeper level. Over the first few years of running programs like Teen Rites of PassageThe Warrior Phoenix Challenge, and numerous cries for help from parents, Aaron realized the need to turn his efforts towards teens struggling with drugs, alcohol and the behaviors and issues related to addiction. An addict in recovery since 2000, he felt a calling to put together an expert team and open Fire Mountain. His mission is to awaken confidence and leadership. “It‘s not about being better, it‘s about giving up the struggle to be different from who you are.”Aaron’s formal educational background is

John Ferris : Anchored Recovery Community ....  Helping addicts find hopeJohn has been in recovery for years and has incredible insight into helping people move from addiction to recovery.  John's story is a powerful one....tune in and enjoy.https://www.anchoredrc.com 

 Author, The addiction nobody will talk aboutHow My ography Addiction Hurt People and Destroyed RelationshipsJoshua Shea seemingly had it all. A loving wife, two children, and a supportive extended family. In 2010, he launched a lifestyle magazine in his hometown. Within a year, he was one of the founders of Central Maine's largest film festival and had won a seat on his City Council. Accolades, including receiving the Key to the City and being called one of the "Next 10 People Shaping Maine's Economy" by a state newspaper followed.While the public got one picture of Shea, behind closed doors, his longtime mental health and addiction issues were festering. A workaholic by nature, he actively ignored the red flags surrounding his long-existing ography and alcohol problems. Finding it easier to lose himself in a bottle of tequila and adult websites, Shea's relationships with his family, colleagues, and friends grew distant. His business ventures began to collapse.Life as he knew it came to a screeching halt whe

Highly Functional: Addiction, Recovery, Prison Fellowship with Craig DerocheCRAIG DEROCHESenior Vice President, Advocacy & Public PolicyCraig DeRoche joined Prison Fellowship several years ago as the director of external affairs for the organization’s advocacy arm, Justice Fellowship. Today, DeRoche leads Prison Fellowship’s criminal justice reform efforts.DeRoche was first introduced to Prison Fellowship while speaking at a national forum on addiction in 2011. He was the youngest statewide Republican leader in the country and was elected Michigan Speaker of the House, but in 2010, after serving a full tenure in the state legislature, DeRoche made national headlines with two alcohol-related arrests. It was only after his arrests, rehabilitation, and a renewed focus on his Christian faith that DeRoche escaped from his life-long struggle with alcoholism. He has been sober since 2010.DeRoche’s first book,Highly Functional, released in May 2015, is a memoir of his life transitioning from addiction to recovery

Chuck Robinson grew up in Oklahoma City, attending the University of Central Oklahoma, where he graduated with a Business Management degree in 1988 and a Masters of Arts in Substance Abuse Studies in 2012.  Having made a significate change in his life in 1982, Robinson found himself raising four sons, coaching sports, active in the business world, and a volunteer in his local church.  He felt a calling on his life to serve Jesus Christ in 1988.  Robinson continued his “tent making” as a local oil and gas business owner, while volunteering in the church by leading various missions groups, youth groups and Sunday school.  While attending Henderson Hills Baptist Church, located in Edmond, Oklahoma, he served on staff for eight (8) years as its first pastor of recovery.  Robinson is a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor, a Licensed Minister and a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist.  Today he works with Elements Behavioral Health, serving as the National Director of Christian Programing and Outreach, taking what ha

John Byrne is the Director of Curriculum Development and Implementation for Prison Fellowship Ministries. He has 25 years of experience working in the area of in-prison programming and prison reentry. For 14 years, he was the Director of Prison Fellowship's InnerChange Freedom Initiative programs in Kansas and Minnesota. He is a graduate of Fuller Seminary and is currently completing his doctoral work at Denver Seminary in the area of developing and measuring Christian prison programming and the potential impact of faith-based programming on recidivism and antisocial thinking and behavior. Enjoy the show! Learn more about Prison Fellowship at https://www.prisonfellowship.org/ Check out resources in your area at https://www.prisonfellowship.org/resources/justice-reform-resources/? 

Leo Bryant's inspiration and motivation to do what he does comes from the little town he was raised in in Southwest Florida by the name of Immokalee. With a population of less than 5,000 people and heavily populated by immigrant migrant workers he witnessed and encountered a unique blend of cultures and work ethics. In addition, being raised by a hard working single mother and grandmother, it became evident to Leo at an early age that nobody just gives you anything in life. He witnessed his mother work two and three shifts daily for years, as well as be mistreated by friends, family, and the church community, in addition to his grandmother working just as hard for years to help make ends meet. As Leo matured being the oldest of 8 children, he was naturally forced to grow up at an early age and do whatever it took to assist his parents in feeding their family and learned what it meant to lead by example in school, in life, and on the athletic fields.…Present day Leo works feverishly to establish a counseling p