![[Insiders+ First Look] SMART Recovery & Government](https://www.smartrecovery.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Capitol-Hill-1080x675.jpg)
Sep 8, 2022 | Courts & Corrections, Insiders+ First Look, Podcast, SMART News, Video, Volunteer
David Koss, JD, is a member of the SMART Recovery Board of Directors and the Director of Government Relations. In his role as director, David monitors what the federal government is doing in terms of addiction and recovery legislation, and advocates for SMART and...
![[Podcast] Subtracting the Complications](https://www.smartrecovery.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Pam-Mulready-1080x675.jpg)
Aug 18, 2022 | Family & Friends, Podcast, SMART News, Teen & Young Adult, Volunteer
SMART participant wellnessandhope (her screen name) says her “destruction of choice” started In her freshman year and continued throughout college. While her friends were graduating, she was in rehab. This was not how she thought her life was supposed to go....
![[Podcast] You Don’t Have to Eat Carrot Sticks Every Day](https://www.smartrecovery.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Mercy-Bell.png)
Aug 4, 2022 | Alcohol, LGBTQ+, Podcast, SMART News, Teen & Young Adult
Mercy Bell’s relationship with alcohol started in college as a way to thwart the uneasiness she felt inside. It led her to a “recovery or else” situation. She used multiple paths and experiences along her journey to recovery. Today, Mercy is the co-owner...
![[Podcast] Pulling the Me’s Into the Conversation](https://www.smartrecovery.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Albertus-Project-Logo-1080x675.png)
Jul 18, 2022 | Family & Friends, Podcast, SMART News
Alex Colyer realized she really didn’t know about addiction and recovery after losing her best friend Reed McGregor to an overdose in January 2021. To honor Reed’s memory and legacy, Alex started the Albertus Project, a nonprofit organization that is transforming the...
![[Podcast] Waiting for Someone to Show Up](https://www.smartrecovery.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Steve-Kind-1080x675.jpg)
Jul 5, 2022 | Alcohol, CBA, Podcast, SMART News, Volunteer
Steve Kind of Mankato, Minnesota, is a SMART Facilitator and new SMART employee. His alcohol struggles began in high school and continued into adulthood. After his second DUI, he was about to lose everything, including his wife. Then an open-minded, forward-thinking...
![[Podcast] The Journey to Becoming Yourself](https://www.smartrecovery.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Alicia-Renegar.jpg)
Jun 2, 2022 | LGBTQ+, Podcast, SMART News, Volunteer, Women
Alicia Renegar is a Certified Addiction Peer Recovery Coach and SMART Facilitator in Columbus, Indiana. As a gay woman, she faced much adversity and discrimination throughout her life. She shares how she has turned this negativity into strength and is helping others...
