From Darkness to Life Podcast: Stories of Recovery & Resilience

Poncho

Booking Overview

From Darkness to Life shares real recovery journeys from mental health challenges and substance abuse, highlighting resilience, community support, and healing pathways. For PR professionals, it’s a values-driven platform where lived experience and culturally rooted recovery work can reach an audience seeking hope and practical encouragement.

Metrics

Episodes: 139

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Female

Location: Canada

Instagram: 1.5k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

intake@ourcollectivejourney.ca

info@ourcollectivejourney.ca

dave@gaslampvillage.com

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Host

Poncho - Host and interviewer for From Darkness to Life (Our Collective Journey). Guides conversations with guests who share lived experiences of mental health challenges, substance abuse recovery, and resi...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Strong lived-experience credibility (recovery from substance use and/or mental health challenges) and/or community leadership tied to healing (e.g., recovery coaching, peer support work, culturally grounded women’s/community societies). External professional experts are possible but the show’s core appeal is personal testimony rather than credentials alone.

Required Achievements:

Sustained sobriety or recovery milestones, Published/organized community initiatives supporting recovery or healing, Leadership roles within local recovery or cultural support organizations, Demonstrated coaching/peer support impact

Recent Guest Discussions

Chris Hellman - Isolation And Depression After Covid-era Alcohol Escalation; Interventions By Family; Treatment And Detox; 12-step/therapy/peer Support; Rebuilding Community Connections; Service Gaps And Transitional Housing; Reducing Stigma And Sustaining Sobriety.

Hannah - Long-term Substance Use Beginning In Adolescence; Legal Consequences (e.g., Duis); Turning Points Toward Treatment; Role Of Community Support; Recovery Coaching Motivations Rooted In Lived Experience; Maintaining Hope And Navigating Relapse/fears.

Karen Worrell - Healing After The Loss Of Her Grandson Denver And Mother; The Cultural Significance Of Fire Keeper’s Women’s Society; Craft Circles/cultural Practices; Family And Community Impact; Grief Processing And Emotional Expression; Denver’s Legacy And Initiatives.

Recent Topics

Addiction, Recovery, Mental Health, Grief, Resilience

Episodes

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From Darkness to Life Podcast: Stories of Recovery & Resilience

S07E01 - Never Quit Quitting: Cody Lawrence’s Journey from Addiction to Purpose

October 01, 2026

In this inaugural episode of Season 7 of From Darkness to Life, Poncho Parker is joined by Cody Lawrence in the beautiful, historic Monarch Theatre... Canada’s oldest purpose-built movie theatre in Medicine Hat Alberta.Cody shares an unflinchingly honest story of addiction, overwhelming grief, and the night he reached his personal rock bottom. After surviving a suicide attempt and experiencing relapse, he discovered that recovery was not a single decision, but a daily commitment to honesty, g...

S06E08 - Breaking Through: Chris Hellman’s Journey from Isolation to Community

March 26, 2026

Recorded live at SARRCON, this From Darkness to Life (Our Collective Journey) episode features Medicine Hat business owner and city councillor Chris Hellman sharing how escalating alcohol use and worsening mental health after COVID led to isolation, depression, and not caring if he lived. He describes how his wife, parents, and especially his sister intervened with a careful plan that got him into a Vancouver Island (Duncan/Victoria area) treatment centre, where he detoxed, completed 60 days,...

S06E07 - Breaking Free: Hannah's Journey from Addiction to Hope

February 19, 2026

In this emotional and candid episode of 'From Darkness to Life,' Hannah, the newest member and recovery coach of Our Collective Journey (OCJ), shares her deeply personal story of battling addiction. Starting with her introduction to alcohol at the age of 12, Hannah recounts her turbulent journey through substance abuse, multiple DUIs, and her turning point moments that led her to seek help. Hannah discusses her experiences with treatment, the importance of community support, and how h...

Publicly listed emails

intake@ourcollectivejourney.ca

info@ourcollectivejourney.ca

dave@gaslampvillage.com

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