Person in long term Recovery Leah Kortman candidly shares her journey to and through recovery with us. We learn about how one invitation to a peer support training led her down an ever evolving road of education and service to others. From Peer support services, to overdose prevention calls, harm reduction work and being on the front lines of developing recovery friendly workplaces, Leah really shows up and shows out for this #Recovery community so #ListenUp.

Contact Leah- [email protected]
Recovery literature (Quit-Lit) Recommendation: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson - https://a.co/d/0LgugJt
 
Best piece of Recovery advice - "Assume nothing, it makes an ass out of you and me."
 
Song that symbolizes recovery to Leah: Journey - Don't Stop Believin' https://youtu.be/1k8craCGpgs?si=S07iwGFIMxjKVivz
 
Resources:
FindTreatment.gov
211 Hotline for essential community services - United Way - https://www.211.org/
Massachusetts Overdose Prevention Helpline - massoverdosehelpline.org
 
Don’t forget to check out “The Way Out Playlist” available
only on Spotify. Curated by all our wonderful guests on the podcast! 
 
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6HNQyyjlFBrDbOUADgw1Sz?si=3c5c5bb2ba0e4064
 
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