Dr. Louise interviews interventionist and recovery entrepreneur Gino Galofaro, recounting how they connected through the late Ian DePuy and later met at a networking event after Ian’s death. Gino describes getting sober in 1999, opening Rancho Coast sober livings in 2005 near Pathfinders, and building programs including Hope Interventions, Windansea Recovery (PHP/IOP in La Jolla), Grotta House/Grotta Ranch (detox/residential), House of Hope in Logan Heights for Medi-Cal clients, and a new Hope and Recovery Foundation to support housing and recovery for people coming from homelessness or incarceration. He explains his Johnson Model intervention training and preference for high-intensity, high-risk interventions, sharing a recent Texas case involving severe nitrous use. They discuss how insurance and fentanyl have changed treatment and why families must set boundaries while keeping hope. Gino provides websites for his services.

• 00:00 Welcome and Introductions
• 00:18 How We Met Through Ian
• 04:08 Building Sober Living Homes
• 06:07 Why Interventions Matter
• 09:13 High Risk Intervention Story
• 11:45 Trust and Staying Calm
• 12:50 Celebrating 27 Years Sober
• 14:29 Addiction Landscape and Insurance
• 16:17 Fentanyl and Rock Bottom Rethink
• 17:39 Family Boundaries and Tough Love
• 19:58 New Projects and Nonprofit Plans
• 23:43 Hope Message and Where to Find Gino
• 25:43 Closing Thanks and Next Episode

Connect with Gino:

Website: https://windansearecovery.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Windansea-Recovery-61568664017820/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/windansea.recovery/

Connect with Dr. Louise:

Website: https://www.allaboutinterventions.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/allaboutinterventions/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drlouisestanger/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drlouisestanger