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Back from Broken

By: Colorado Public Radio
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  • Back From Broken is an interview series about what it takes to recover from the biggest challenge of your life -- and what others can learn from your adversity. Colorado Public Radio’s Vic Vela, an award-winning journalist who’s also a recovering drug addict, hosts the podcast.

    Vic talks with guests about challenges like substance abuse, mental illness, gambling addiction and post-traumatic stress disorder. Each story describes the highest highs, the darkest moments and what it takes to make a comeback. It’s a raw, empathetic show that’s ultimately about hope -- and how recovery is possible.
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Episodes
  • Vic's Story: Part Two

    Vic's Story: Part Two
    Aug 25 2023

    The season ends with Vic Vela coming to terms with one of the biggest health scares of his life, while also navigating an emotional, historic championship run for his beloved Denver Nuggets.

    Over the last few months Vic recorded audio diaries of his experiences. He shares some of his best and worst days as he copes with a health crisis that nearly took his life — along with edge-of-your seat playoff basketball musings — all while trying to stay sober and taking things one day at a time.

    You can also check out Vic’s original memoir episode from Season 1.

    Back From Broken is a show about how we are all broken sometimes, and how we need help from time to time. If you’re struggling, you can find a list of resources at BackFromBroken.org.

    Host: Vic Vela
    Lead producer: Jo Erickson
    Editor: Erin Jones
    Mixed by: Kibwe Cooper
    Additional editorial support: Rebekah Romberg, Emily Williams, Andrew Villegas
    Music: Daniel Mescher and Brad Turner with additional music from Universal Production Music
    Executive producers: Brad Turner, Kevin Dale
    Thanks also to Rachel Estabrook, Hart van Denburg, Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Arielle Wilson, Kim Nguyen.

    BackFromBroken.org
    On Twitter: @VicVela1
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    36 mins
  • Matthew & Steven Fisher

    Matthew & Steven Fisher
    Aug 18 2023

    Matthew Fisher always felt like an outsider. He struggled to make friends and was overcome by mood swings. By age 13, he turned to drugs and alcohol to cope. His father, Steven, watched from the sidelines, desperately trying to help his son. This is the story of how a father and son found recovery and healed their rocky relationship.

    Back From Broken is a show about how we are all broken sometimes, and how we need help from time to time. If you’re struggling, you can find a list of resources at BackFromBroken.org.

    Host: Vic Vela
    Lead producer: Rebekah Romberg
    Editor: Jo Erickson
    Additional editorial support: Erin Jones, Kibwe Cooper, Emily Williams, Andrew Villegas
    Music: Daniel Mescher and Brad Turner with additional music from Universal Production Music
    Executive producers: Brad Turner, Kevin Dale
    Thanks also to Rachel Estabrook, Hart van Denburg, Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Arielle Wilson, Kim Nguyen.

    BackFromBroken.org
    On Twitter: @VicVela1
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    36 mins
  • Khadi Oluwatoyin

    Khadi Oluwatoyin
    Aug 11 2023

    Khadi Oluwatoyin was always a high achiever. She excelled in law school and got her dream job, as a lawyer in New York City, in her early twenties. Racial and gender barriers didn’t stop her. Nothing stood in the way of her career, except alcohol. But when Khadi sought help for her drinking, she often found she was the only Black woman in the room. So she created her own recovery group for Black women and nonbinary folks to help others — and herself — through recovery.

    Back From Broken is a show about how we are all broken sometimes, and how we need help from time to time. If you’re struggling, you can find a list of resources at BackFromBroken.org.

    Host: Vic Vela
    Lead producer: Emily Williams
    Editor: Jo Erickson
    Mixed by: Kibwe Cooper
    Additional editorial support: Erin Jones, Rebekah Romberg, Andrew Villegas
    Music: Daniel Mescher and Brad Turner with additional music from Universal Production Music
    Executive producers: Brad Turner, Kevin Dale
    Thanks also to Rachel Estabrook, Hart van Denburg, Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Arielle Wilson, Kim Nguyen.

    BackFromBroken.org
    On Twitter: @VicVela1
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    31 mins
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Thanks to Vic

excellent podcast Vic Vela. thank you for all you do to help people understand addiction.

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