We’ve been to too many funerals we never wanted to attend.
We’ve said goodbye to friends and loved ones far too soon — not because they didn’t matter, but because addiction took them before they could see the fullness of who they were meant to be.

In this episode, we’re talking about one of the hardest realities of recovery and community: losing someone to addiction.

We’ll share some of our own experiences, what grief has looked like for us, and the messy, complicated emotions that come with this kind of loss — sadness, anger, guilt, even relief.

This isn’t an episode with neat answers. It’s one of remembrance, honesty, and the reminder that your grief matters, their life mattered, and you are not alone.

🔗 Resources:

• • Celebrate Recovery group finder:
  https://www.celebraterecovery.com/locator

• • GriefShare support groups:
  https://www.griefshare.org

• • SAMHSA Helpline (for addiction support):1-800-662-HELP (4357)

  
  

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  Email us at rooting.pod@gmail.com

  New episodes every Wednesday.
  If you’ve lost someone you love to addiction, know this: we see you, we grieve with you, and we’re rooting for you. Always. 🖤

When you’ve been stuck for a long time, hope can feel impossible. Maybe you’ve told yourself:

“It’s too late.”

“I’m too far gone.”

“This is just how life is now.”

In this episode, we’re talking about hope — why it matters, how it’s shown up in our own recovery journeys, and how you can hold onto it (even if it feels like it’s slipped through your hands).

Jay shares phrases and concepts he learned in recovery and how seeing real change in others made him believe it was possible for himself. Jennifer talks about the hope she borrowed from other people’s stories when she couldn’t find her own, and how faith reframed what was possible in her life.

💬 In this episode:

• • What hope looked like (and didn’t look like) in early recovery

  • Why hope is essential for lasting change

  • Faith, community, and the power of borrowed belief

  • Practical ways to keep hope alive in everyday life
  

  🔗 Resources:

• Find a Celebrate Recovery group near you: https://www.celebraterecovery.com/locator

  National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI):https://www.nami.org

  Find an Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meeting near you: ⁠https://www.aa.org/find-aa⁠

  Find a Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meeting near you: https://na.org/meetingsearch/

  Need support for codependency? Check out CoDA: https://coda.org/find-a-meeting/

  
  

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  Follow us on Instagram → @rootingforyou.podcast

  New episodes every Wednesday. If this one encouraged you, share it with someone who might need a reminder that change is still possible.

  We’re rooting for you. Always. 🖤

We’ve talked about anxiety, addiction, boundaries, and emotional breakdowns… So this week? We’re keeping it light.

In this episode, we’re answering rapid-fire questions about marriage, recovery, and real life — no prep, no script, just honest (and sometimes ridiculous) answers from both of us.

We cover things like:

• Who’s more dramatic (spoiler: we both have thoughts)
• What recovery has helped us laugh at now
• The Target aisles we can’t stay away from
• And the weird little things saving our sanity right now
This episode is pure exhale. Zero fixing. Just fun, real talk, and a reminder that healing doesn’t have to be heavy all the time.

🎧 Listen if you need:

• • A break from the serious stuff
  • A reason to laugh (or feel less alone in your weirdness)
  • To remember that recovery includes joy too
  

• 🖤 Stay Connected:

  Follow us on Instagram → @rootingforyou.podcast

  New episodes drop every Wednesday.Share this one with someone who needs a little joy in the middle of the work.

  We’re rooting for you. Always. 🖤