Actress, entrepreneur, and survivor Luann Lee shares her powerful recovery story, revealing the childhood trauma, emotional pain, and addiction that nearly took everything from her.

For years, Luann used alcohol to cope with wounds she didn't fully understand. What appeared to be a successful life on the outside was masking a deeper struggle within. In this candid conversation, she opens up about hitting a breaking point, seeking help, and discovering the root causes of her addiction.

Everything changed when she entered treatment at Oxford Treatment Center. Through trauma-focused therapy and a life-changing women's trauma program, Luann was able to confront her past, begin healing, and build a new life in recovery.

"Nothing unpacked it the way Oxford Treatment Center did."

In this episode, you'll hear:
✔️ The trauma behind her addiction
✔️ The moment she knew she needed help
✔️ How Oxford Treatment Center helped change her life
✔️ Why addressing underlying trauma is essential for recovery
✔️ A message of hope for anyone struggling with addiction

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Kassandra’s story is one of resilience, faith, and the power of never giving up.

After years of addiction, trauma, and being told recovery might not be possible, she made a life-changing decision—to fight for her sobriety and build a life worth living. Through unwavering determination, deep faith, and a commitment to healing, Kassandra not only got sober, but transformed her pain into purpose.

In this powerful recovery story, she opens up about:
• Overcoming addiction and refusing to relapse despite every obstacle
• Living with bipolar disorder and healing from PTSD through EMDR therapy
• The role faith played in carrying her through her darkest moments
• Rebuilding her life, relationships, and finding true happiness in sobriety

Today, Kassandra is thriving—married, working full-time, surrounded by love, and using her voice to help others break free from addiction. Her message is simple but powerful: If she can do it, so can you.

This is more than a recovery story—it’s proof that no one is beyond hope.

If you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, help is available. Recovery is possible.

Addiction Talk is brought to you by American Addiction Centers, a leading provider of addiction and mental health services.

Addiction Talk is brought to you by American Addiction Centers. Looking for more addiction-related content? Follow us on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok @americanaddictioncenters!

Addiction Talk is brought to you by American Addiction Centers. If you or someone you know needs help, call 866-407-4130, or visit our website at AmericanAddictionCenters.org

What does it really mean to earn your way back to yourself? For Madeline Smith, sober influencer and founder of Swole Sober, earned isn’t a hashtag. It’s hard work, dedication, and choosing again and again to make the next right decision. As a military wife surrounded by a “tough it out” culture and someone who prided herself on independence, she believed she should be figure out sobriety on her own. But recovery required something different: the humility to admit she couldn’t.

After years of battling addiction and finding herself in the same pattern she vowed never to repeat, Maddie finally raised her hand and said, “I need help.” That moment launched a journey grounded in vulnerability, transparency, and community. Today, through Swole Sober and competitions like Miss Health & Fitness—where she’s pledged to donate any winnings to the Shields and Stripes Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting Veterans and first responders—she’s redefining strength: not as white-knuckled independence, but as honesty, connection, and the courage to ask for help.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Why framing addiction as a willpower problem keeps people stuck in shame.
• How isolation fuels relapse.
• What it means to build the toolset you were never taught.
• And how the past does not define you, but what you do next absolutely does.

Addiction Talk is brought to you by American Addiction Centers, a leading provider of addiction and mental health services.

Addiction Talk is brought to you by American Addiction Centers. Looking for more addiction-related content? Follow us on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok @americanaddictioncenters!

Addiction Talk is brought to you by American Addiction Centers. If you or someone you know needs help, call 866-407-4130, or visit our website at AmericanAddictionCenters.org