Episodes: 119
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.6/5.0
Estimated listeners: 10k-100k
Gender skew: Unknown
Location: USA
YouTube: 10.1k subscribers
Instagram: 83.0k followers
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Stephanie Wittels Wachs - Stephanie Wittels Wachs is the co-founder of Lemonada Media and an award-winning host exploring stories of survival, loss, resilience, and transformation.
Stephen Murray - Recovery, Substance Use Disorder, Overdose Prevention, Harm Reduction, And Changing Perceptions Of Drug Users.
Marcia Lee Taylor - Evidence-based Drug Education, Youth Prevention, And Honest Conversations With Children And Caregivers About Drugs.
Ed Ternan - Fentanyl Risks, Counterfeit Pills, Drug Education, And Talking With Children And Parents About Substance Use.
Allison Gilbert - Loneliness, Social Connection, Belonging, And The Relationship Between Closeness And Addiction Prevention.
Destigmatizing Drug Use
September 16, 2026
Stephen Murray wants to change how we view drug users. After overcoming his own substance use disorder in his early 20s, he went on to save countless lives from overdose as a paramedic. He's now the founder and Executive Director of SafeSpot, the only government-funded overdose prevention hotline in the United States. In this episode, Stephen joins Stephanie to walk through the moments that transformed how he sees recovery and what it actually takes to save more lives. Order Steph’s book Las...
“I Have One Goal: Keep You Alive” (Steph guests on A Slight Change in Plans)
September 09, 2026
Stephanie Wittels Wachs and her younger brother Harris were best friends. So when he confided that he was struggling with opioid addiction, Steph believed they’d find a way through it together, like they always had. But Harris didn’t survive his addiction. Steph immersed herself in research on addiction to better understand what her family had been through. This week, Steph joins Maya to share what she’s learned about the disease and how we can help save more lives. Check out St...
When Life-Changing Experiences Bring People Together (Steph guests on Thanks for Asking)
September 04, 2026
Most friendships start because you have something in common: work, hobbies, fashion, books, sense of humor. But not all friendships are formed because of something wholesome in common. Sometimes, you share an experience so life-changing that you are drawn to each other. That is how, nine years ago, Nora and Steph Wittels Wachs became friends. Steph lost her brother, Harris, to an opioid overdose. Grievers can always find common ground: losing someone changes you. If you have lived this befor...
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