The Recovery Couch

What really causes addiction? When we talk about addiction, we often start with the substance—heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, alcohol, marijuana, or something else. But focusing exclusively on the drug can...

Denny Matthews returns to The Recovery Couch to talk about something people rarely associate with sobriety: actually enjoying life again. Now 18 months sober, Denny shares how close he came to death before entering...

What happens when you're sober, rebuilding your life, pursuing your purpose—and you still can't find peace? In this personal monologue episode of The Recovery Couch, Brandon Couch opens up about a difficult season of...

Getting sober doesn't automatically repair everything addiction destroyed. In this raw solo episode of The Recovery Couch, Brandon Couch opens up about one of the hardest realities of addiction recovery: learning to...

Denny’s journey through heroin addiction took him into some of the darkest moments of his life—but his story didn’t end there. In this powerful episode of The Recovery Couch, Denny opens up about his childhood, his...

What happens when you've done everything you're supposed to do—and you're still hurting? In this raw solo episode, Brandon Couch shares the emotional reality of recovery after more than 103 weeks of sobriety. He...

Brandon Couch flips the mic on himself in this solo episode of The Recovery Couch, opening up about the fear of not knowing what's next — in recovery, in business, and in life. He traces the origin of both the podcast...

What if healing from addiction started with your cells, not just your mindset? In this episode of The Recovery Couch, host Brandon Couch sits down with Debbie Schmitmeyer, owner of Prime IV Hydration and Wellness in...

In this episode of The Recovery Couch, host Brandon Couch talks with Kenneth O'Neal, a behavioral health technician in Shreveport, Louisiana, about his 15-year battle with opiate addiction, homelessness, and the legal...

Jason Creery spent 30 years battling heroin and meth addiction and over 22 years homeless on the streets of Seattle, Texas, and Florida — surviving violence, addiction, and unimaginable loss. Today he's 11 months sober...

Is addiction really an incurable brain disease — or is it a spiritual yoke that can be fully broken? In this episode of The Recovery Couch, host Brandon Couch sits down with author Thomas W. Pohl to unpack his book...

In this episode of the Learning Together series on The Recovery Couch, host Brandon Couch continues reviewing the Getting Ready to Test preparation manual for drug and alcohol credentialing examinations — breaking down...

Alisha Bond was six years sober when she told herself one glass of wine couldn't hurt. She tried meth the same night — and the next five years took her home, her career, custody of her son, and her fiancé, who died of...

In this episode, Alicia Bond shares her powerful journey from childhood struggles and addiction to recovery and motherhood. Her story highlights resilience, faith, and the importance of community support in overcoming...

In this raw and unflinching episode of The Recovery Couch, host Brandon Couch sits down with his cousin Cooper Jackson to revisit one of the most traumatic nights of their family's life — the night 19-year-old Codi...