Why Recovery Broke Me Before It Saved Me
with Justin Franich
About this episode
Nobody tells you early recovery can hurt worse than addiction. The numbing stops and everything you avoided for years shows up at once. Fear. Shame. Grief. Drug dreams. Old memories. I almost broke during that phase. When the emotions came back. When sleep got weird. When temptation got loud. Three truths to keep you from quitting: Pain is not failure. You are not saved by your progress. Your recovery is bigger than you.
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About the Podcast
Rebuilding Life After Addiction is a weekly conversation for anyone walking the long road of recovery, and for the families walking it with them.
Hosted by Justin Franich and Robert Grant, two guys with over 40 years of combined recovery between them. Justin is a former meth addict who went through Teen Challenge in 2005, spent nearly two decades in recovery ministry leadership, and now helps families navigate addiction through content, referrals, and real talk. Robert served 18 years in prison before finding freedom through faith-based recovery. Today he leads family support calls at Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge and brings a perspective that only comes from living it.
Each episode features honest conversations about faith, identity, and what it actually looks like to stay free. Not surface-level recovery talk. Not religious platitudes. Real stories from real people who've been in the pit and climbed out.
Whether you're rebuilding your own life, loving someone who is, or serving in ministry, this podcast is for you.
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