Rooted Recovery Stories

  Listen, watch & follow: Facebook-f Instagram Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of suicide, grief, addiction, mental health challenges, and other sensitive topics. Listener discretion is advised. He didn’t think he’d make it to 26. By then, Patrick Casale had already lost his stepmother to cancer, his best friend to suicide and himself to […]

  Listen, watch & follow: Facebook-f Instagram What happens when the people who raised you were also the ones you had to survive? In this powerful Pride Month episode of Rooted Recovery Stories, media entrepreneur and LGBTQ+ advocate David Hawkins joins host Patrick Custer to share his journey of growing up queer and deeply misunderstood

  Listen, watch & follow: Facebook-f Instagram What if telling the truth about who you are meant risking everything you’ve worked for? In this deeply personal episode of Rooted Recovery Stories, country music icon, Ty Herndon, returns to reflect on the cost of hiding, the power of coming out, and the kind of healing that

  Listen, watch & follow: Facebook-f Instagram What do you do when everything you’ve built, your identity, your career, your marriage starts to unravel at once? Shane Diamond, a celebrated speaker, writer, and advocate, joins us to talk about surviving chaos, coming out as trans, and finding recovery in the most unexpected ways. From figure

  Listen, watch & follow: Facebook-f Instagram Healing doesn’t always begin with answers. Sometimes it starts with the questions no one ever thought to ask. Before she became the voice behind Smarter in Seconds, Blair Imani was navigating a deeply personal journey through mental health, identity, and belonging, quietly and in plain sight. In this

  Listen, watch & follow: Facebook-f Instagram What if the faith you were raised in wasn’t chosen but programmed? Whether you’re questioning everything or doubling down on your beliefs, this landmark 200th episode is for you. Monte Mader’s journey from Christian nationalist-in-training to spiritual deconstructionist isn’t an attack it’s an invitation. An invitation to examine

  Listen, watch & follow: Facebook-f Instagram From the outside, Chrissy Metz seemed to have it all starring in a hit show, inspiring millions, and radiating confidence but behind the spotlight was a woman navigating the painful realities of childhood trauma, body image struggles, people-pleasing, and the long road to emotional healing. In this heartfelt

  Listen, watch & follow: Facebook-f Instagram From buried hurt to healing harmonies, Caleb Lovely reveals how trauma shaped his truth and gave rise to a song that speaks volumes. In this powerful episode of Rooted Recovery Stories, host Patrick Custer sits down with Middle Tennessee artist Caleb Lovely, a celebrated songwriter and the creator

  Watch: Listen: Follow: From broken beginnings to bold breakthroughs, Amy Darling shares how she hit rock bottom and rose again, louder than ever. Join host Patrick Custer as he sits down with the incredible Amy Darling, a Nashville-based rock and roll front woman, DJ, and model known for her fierce authenticity and electrifying performances.

  Watch: Listen: Follow: Music was her lifeline in a world of chaos. Join host Patrick Custer for an intimate conversation with Firerose Cyrus, an Australian-born singer-songwriter whose inspiring journey of resilience, recovery, and reinvention is as powerful as her music.In this heartfelt conversation, Firerose shares her experiences of chasing dreams across the globe while