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Andrew White Andy is Yanyeidí, of the Eagle/Wolf Clan, from the Taku region.  Andy was born and raised in Juneau. He is married and has 2 children. He is a civil engineer. Andy has been sober since 04/15/1999. 24 years. On this episode Andy courageously shares his story for those who are still struggling. Support the show

Aaron Parish On this episode I have fellow musician and bass player Aaron Parish on.  Aaron is originally from Ft. Worth Texas, but now resides in Anchorage, AK. Aaron has been sober for 5 years and on this episode Aaron courageously shares his story for those still struggling. Support the show

Johon EchoHawk Atkinson Johon is of the Wolf clan, of the Tsimshian nation.Johon is from Metlakatla, Alaska.Johon has been named a Sober Hero by Recover Alaska.Johon has been sober for 1 year.  On this Episode Johon courageously shares his store for those still struggling. https://youtu.be/QyxfXSQ9pFISupport the show

Stevi Rae Angasan Stevi Rae is Aleut, Sugpiaq, and Yupik from Naknek, Alaska. Stevi Rae has been named a “Sober Hero” in 2023, by Recover Alaska. Stevi Rae has been sober for almost 5 years. On this episode Stevi Rae courageously shares her story for those still struggling. Support the show

Letticia Vickner Letticia is indigenous originally from Sacramento California.On this episode Letticia courageously shares her story about mental health.Support the show

Dustin MorrisOn this episode I check in with Dustin Morris, who is the Area Director for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Alaska chapter. We not only talk about what’s new in Dustin’s life, we discuss what’s new with the Alaska chapter of AFSP. We also discuss how Alaska holds some of the highest rates of suicide in the nation, and how Alaska Native Indigenous people are disproportionately affected. We also discuss how afsp_alaska was honored with one of three of the first Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion awards for their collaborative efforts to bring culturally competent prevention and education programs to Alaska Native communities. Support the show

Leanora Barton Leanora  is Tlingit from Sitka and Wrangell, Alaska.She recently graduated college with a Business Administration and Human Resources Management degree.Leanora has been sober for just over 2 years. On this episode Leanora courageously shares her story for those that are still struggling.Support the show

Val Gunder El Kharbotly Val is Yup’ik from Kongiganak and Bethel, Alaska.  On this episode Val courageously shares her powerful story for those still struggling.    Support the show

Jo Hernandez Jo was born and raise on the west side of Anchorage, Alaska. Jo is the mother to 4 children.  She works in the service industry. Jo has been sober over a year, but her recovery journey started long before that.  On this episode Jo courageously shares her journey for those who are still struggling.Support the show

Robert KinneenRob is Tlingit from Southeast Alaska.  Rob was born in Petersburg, AK and grew up in Anchorage, AK. Rob is a chef who has appeared on the Today Show with Al Roker and also was selected to cook a 5 course meal for President Barack Obama.  Rob is the author of his own cookbook called Fresh Alaska Cookbook. Currently Rob is the Outreach Director for NATIFS or The North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems, which is a nonprofit that is dedicated to addressing the economic and health crises affecting Native communities by re-establishing Native foodways. Rob has been living alcohol free for 3 years, and on this episode Rob shares his story for those that are curious about living alcohol free.https://kinneen.com/https://instagram.com/rob_kinneen?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=https://www.natifs.org/Support the show

Shawna Nicholson  Shawna is Yupik and Aleut. Originally from Dillingham She now resides on Dena’ina land. Shawna has been sober for over 3 years.On this episode Shawna courageously shares her story for those still struggling. Support the show

Katherine Cox Katherine Is Iñupiaq. Katherine was born in Anchorage, Alaska, grew up in Nome, Alaska, and now resides in Colorado. Katherine has been sober for 6 years.On this episode Katherine courageously shares her story for those still struggling.Support the show

Molly Cuk Ba’ak Molly is from the Tohono O'odham Nation in Southern Arizona.Molly is the loving mother to 10 children.Molly is part of Native Strength Revolution where she is a Certified Yoga Instructor. She also recently ran the NYC Marathon.Molly is 10 years sober.On this episode Molly courageously shares her story for those still struggling. https://nativestrengthrevolution.org/Support the show

Annette Hubbard  Annette is Alutiiq from Ninilchik, Alaska.Annette works in Addiction Medicine with Tribal Health. Annette is also a Technical Assistance Consultant for the National Alliance for State and Territorial aides directors. Through the alliance, she facilitates a Tribal Harm Reduction Call.  Annette has been sober for 13 years.  On this episode Annette shares about Tribal Harm Reduction and what Harm Reduction itself means. She also courageously shares her story for those still struggling. Support the show

Eric Howk Eric is from Wasilla, Alaska. Eric is a Guitarist for Grammy award winning band Portugal. The Man.Eric has been sober for 2 years.On this episode Eric courageously shares his story.Support the show

Jaaji Jaaji is from the band Twin Flames. He is Inuk from Quaqtaq, Nunavik in Northern Quebec, and also Mohawk, from Kahnawake. Twin Flames is a Multi-award winning, chart-topping Indigenous band which consists of Jaaji and his wife Chelsey June. Jaaji has been sober for 8 years. On this episode Jaaji courageously shares his story for those still struggling.https://www.twinflamesmusic.com/?fbclid=PAAaawCen5deFMYjbSBmi8CUDIh4VkkMB3aabzG0IpbC_WloRCgy8URxED8rUhttps://instagram.com/twinflamesband?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=https://www.facebook.com/twinflamesmusichttps://www.tiktok.com/@twinflamesmusic?_t=8XHCsfLj3zH&_r=1https://on.soundcloud.com/fBDyjSupport the show

Klarissa Larson  Klarissa is Alaskan Native from Dillingham, Alaska. Klarissa has been sober since June 6th of 2020. On this episode Klarissa courageously shares her story for those still struggling. This episode is very powerful. Klarissa is such a strong courageous woman that tackles very hard to talk about issues of addiction and mental health. Support the show

Kîsik Whiskeyjack Kîsik is originally from the Saddle Lake Cree nation, but now resides in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.Kîsik is a former board member of the Edmonton 2 Spirit Society. They have a background in youth work and frontline with high risk populations. Wîya (3rd person pronoun in Cree) is pursuing a Bachelors In Education. They are also a member of the IndigiHauz of Beaver Hills, which is a local Indigenous Drag Troupe of 2 spirit performance artists. Kîsik has been sober for 4 1/2 years and on this episode they courageously share their story for those still struggling.https://instagram.com/indigihauz?igshid=MDE2OWE1N2Q=https://instagram.com/kisik.whiskeyjack?igshid=MDE2OWE1N2Q=https://www.tiktok.com/@kisik.whiskeyjack?_t=8WqVbuEpwgI&_r=1Support the show

Jessica Beatus WilsonJessica is Koyukon Athabascan and Iñupiat.Jessica is from Hughes, Alaska on her Fathers side and Allakaket, Alaska on her Mothers side, but she grew up most of her life in Fairbanks, Alaska.Jessica’s sobriety date is January 29th of 2012. On this episode Jessica courageously shares her story for those still struggling. We also talk about racism, discrimination, the indigenous homeless population, and the stigma around mental illness, sobriety and recovery.Support the show

Roberta Alook Roberta is 1/2 Woodlands Cree from Wabasca, Alberta on her father’s side & 1/2 Dene Sucline from Dillon, Saskatchewan on her mothers side.Roberta is Currently a University of Alberta Student. She is a Indigenous model, and owns her own beading business. Roberta has 5 years of sobriety and on this episode Roberta courageously shares her story for those still struggling.  https://instagram.com/robertaalookmodeling?igshid=MDE2OWE1N2Q= https://instagram.com/robertaalook?igshid=MDE2OWE1N2Q= https://www.facebook.com/diamond.alook.7 https://www.tiktok.com/@robertaalook1996?_t=8WSiHzz357G&_r=1Support the show