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Podathon For Recovery: Madison’s Road to Recovery
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Madison shares a raw, hopeful journey from early mental-health struggles and a fast-progressing opioid addiction to a total life turnaround—sparked by accountability, treatment, and the Harford County Drug Court. Now clean since March 5, 2021, she leads at Pyramid Healthcare and pours her energy into helping others recover. This conversation shows why recovery is possible—and why purpose and community matter.
Sponsored by Rage Against Addiction
Guest Bio:
Madison is a recovery advocate and healthcare leader who entered sobriety on March 5, 2021. After completing treatment and graduating the Harford County Drug Court program, she moved from case management to leadership and is now stepping into the Executive Director role at Pyramid Healthcare. A Towson University graduate and proud mom, Madison focuses on accountability, compassion, and helping others find lasting recovery.
Main Topics:
· Podathon for Recovery: 12 Days of Hope benefiting Rage Against Addiction
· Early mental-health struggles and feeling “alone” as a preteen
· Abusive relationship in high school and rapid progression into opioid use
· “High-functioning” addiction through college, then post-grad legal consequences (20 arrests in three years)
· The turning point: detoxing in a cell, asking for help, and entering treatment
· Structure, aftercare, and why accountability (Drug Court) mattered
· Service as a recovery engine: from RSS to leadership in treatment
· Parenting, boundaries, and lea
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Chapters
1. Podathon intro & mission: “12 Days of Hope” (00:00:00)
2. Wendy sets the stage: women’s resiliency in recovery (00:00:55)
3. Meet Madison (00:01:27)
4. Clean date & childhood: feeling alone, early mental-health struggles (00:03:20)
5. Abusive relationship; rapid progression to narcotics (00:07:14)
6. “High-functioning” addiction through high school/college (00:08:53)
7. [Ad] PodMatch (00:09:14)
8. (Cont.) “High-functioning” addiction through high school/college (00:09:51)
9. Dean’s List at Towson while using; post-college spiral (00:13:16)
10. New crowd; legal trouble; 20 arrests in three years (00:13:39)
11. Family detaches; multiple treatment attempts & half-measures (00:14:56)
12. Detox in a cell; the desperate prayer and a glimmer of hope (00:16:43)
13. Advocate, judge, and mom open a door to treatment (00:17:39)
14. Pennsylvania inpatient program; rebuilding with structure (00:18:49)
15. Nine-month danger zone; honesty and accountability (00:21:32)
16. Harford County Drug Court shout-outs (Judge Kerry, Angela Royer) (00:22:13)
17. From patient to RSS to rapid promotions in treatment work (00:23:16)
18. Purpose, service, and the mindset that sustains recovery (00:25:22)
19. What Drug Court expects (and why consequences help) (00:32:21)
20. Paying it forward: hiring graduates, community impact (00:36:24)
21. Family today, leadership role at Pyramid Healthcare (00:37:47)
22. Message to listeners: “Don’t give up before the miracle” (00:38:21)
23. First steps if you need help: reach out to someone (00:39:15)
24. Sponsor/Beneficiary segment: Rage Against Addiction monthly donors (00:46:29)
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