HeyJaredCollaborative Solutions Podcast
In the Collaborative Solutions podcast, listeners are introduced to a diverse panel of local experts from Kansas as they work to solve the challenging social issues that confront people experiencing homelessness.
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Episode #53: The Strength to Choose a Different Life: (opens the original)
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Courtney’s Story Courtney Holding has survived childhood instability, addiction, domestic violence, losing custody of her children, and homelessness. Today, she is seven months into recovery, living in an Oxford House, working as a trainer, and rebuilding a life with the goal of reuniting with her children. Courtney shares an honest story about homelessness, grief, recovery, and finding the strength to choose a different future. Her journey reminds us that recovery doesn’t create strength - it r
Episode 52: What If Someone Had Shown Up? - A Conversation with Tim Olson (opens the original)
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At 14 years old, Tim Olson knew he had a problem with substances. He recognized it himself and put himself into treatment. But part of that treatment required his family to show up. They didn't. Tim's parents were struggling with addiction themselves, and when they couldn't participate, Tim was discharged. What followed was 58 years of addiction. Yesterday, Tim celebrated one year of sobriety - the first full year he has been sober in 58 years. In this episode, Tim talks about the Homeless Respo
Episode 51: Someone Worth Betting On: Eric Waggoner’s Story of Recovery, Hope, and a Life Reclaimed (opens the original)
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After nearly 40 years of substance use, homelessness, and incarceration, Eric Waggoner is celebrating 90 days of sobriety and creating a life he once believed was impossible. Along the way, people continued to see something in Eric that he could not yet see in himself: someone worth believing in - and someone worth betting on. Eric shares how he reconnected with his daughter, found meaningful work, began helping others, and discovered hope, purpose, and the determination to reclaim his life. Joi
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