
Can a recovery group save your life and still be a cult? In this episode of Broken-ish , Roman Braly and Christopher Bennett tackle one of the most controversial questions in addiction recovery: Are 12-step programs...


We’re explorers. Broken-ish is a podcast about exploring the mess of being human - broken systems, messy relationships, divided communities - and the people building something better out of it. Each week, in 30 minutes or less, we sit down with voices who’ve lived the chaos, challenged the status quo, and are creating change from the ground up. Hard truths, real conversations, and sparks of possibility from a world that’s a little… Broken-ish.
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Signup to Generate a PitchWe’re explorers. Broken-ish is a podcast about exploring the mess of being human - broken systems, messy relationships, divided communities - and the people building something better out of it. Each week, in 30 minutes or less, we sit down with voices who’ve lived the chaos, challenged the status quo, and are creating change from the ground up.
Recent episodes include "Is Alcoholics Anonymous a CULT? | The Dark Side of Recovery" (29 October 2026, 62 minutes), "The World Owes Me Nothing | From Foster Care to Finding Purpose" (15 October 2026, 35 minutes), and "What Makes Someone Truly Dangerous?" (1 October 2026, 42 minutes).
Broken-ish publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 38 minutes.
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Can a recovery group save your life and still be a cult? In this episode of Broken-ish , Roman Braly and Christopher Bennett tackle one of the most controversial questions in addiction recovery: Are 12-step programs...

Two kids. Broken homes. Foster care. Adoption. Gangs. Anger. Abandonment. And a lifetime of trying to figure out where they belong. In this episode of Broken-ish, Roman Braly sits down with Sergio for one of the most...

Episode #38
What actually makes someone dangerous? Not violence. Not toughness. Not ego. Belief. In this episode of Broken-ish , Roman Braly and Christopher Bennett unpack what it means to become dangerous when you have an...

Episode #37
What happens when the person sitting across from you reminds you of who you used to be? This episode of Rome’s Reveille is a real conversation about addiction, incarceration, recovery, identity, and second chances. I’ve...

She ran away at 12 years old. She survived rape, addiction, homelessness, losing her children, multiple suicide attempts, and decades of pain. Today, she's been in recovery for 13 years and spends her life helping...

When we think about addiction, we usually think about substances. But what if the next addiction is already here? In this episode of Broken-ish , Christopher Bennett sits down with behavioral health leader Jonathan...

Episode #32
What happens when you spend years building trust, creating hope, and preparing to deliver something your community desperately needs... only to hit a roadblock you never saw coming? In this episode of Inside Ava Health...

<p>In this episode of Brokenish, we sit down with a clinician who was helping people recover from addiction… while quietly struggling with his own.</p><p>This is the reality most people never see.</p><p>We talk...

Episode #30
<p>What if everything you’ve been told about marketing in behavioral health is wrong?</p><p>In this episode of Inside Ava Health, we break down how we launched a treatment program in a community that didn’t trust...

<p>“I went hard for a life that destroyed… now I go hard for a life that creates.”</p><p>This episode of Broken-ish is raw, unfiltered, and real.</p><p>Hectik shares his story of growing up surrounded by addiction...

<p>Most people aren’t fully honest. Not with their family. Not with their therapist. But put someone in a barber chair… and something changes. In this episode of Broken-ish, we sit down with a barber who believes he’s...

Episode #27
<p>What if the person you’d write off… became the person who saves others? In this episode of Broken-ish, we sit down with a woman who spent 13 years in prison for a crime she didn’t physically commit… after a life...

Episode #26
<p>What does it actually take to forgive someone who took everything from you?</p><p>In this episode of Brokenish, we sit down for a raw and honest conversation about grief, anger, and the kind of forgiveness most...

<p>This episode is different. Nine days before opening our doors, the largest payer in our community paused providers. Everything we built for over two years… gone overnight. Most programs would panic. Some would blame...

<p>9 days before we opened, we got denied a contract to serve the exact community we were built to serve. Everything in place. Every box checked. And it didn't matter. This episode is for the operators, clinicians, and...

<p>We’ve been open for 30 days, and the reality of healthcare leadership is a lot more like a chess game than we expected. From the "friction" of accountability to the hope of seeing "Patient One" finally walk through...

Episode #22
<p>What if everything you’ve been told about addiction treatment is wrong?</p><p>The rehab industry is worth billions… yet nearly 90% of people relapse. So the real question is:</p><p>Is treatment failing… or are we...

<p>Everyone talks about chasing your dreams.</p><p>Nobody talks about who pays the price.</p><p>In this brutally honest episode of Broken-ish, we pull back the curtain on ambition, purpose, and the quiet casualties that...

Episode #20
<p>Behavioral health care in rural communities is messy, complicated, and often misunderstood.</p><p>In this episode of Inside Ava Health, we pull back the curtain on the realities of community mental health. From...

Episode #19
<p>What if grief isn’t just about death? What if it’s about identity, addiction, relationships… and the parts of ourselves we have to let go?</p><p>In this episode of Brokenish, we dive into one of the heaviest and most...
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