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Why Women Leave Recovery... and What Brings Them Back

with Ashley Franich

May 4, 2025
5:58

Why do women leave recovery programs? And what brings them back? Ashley Franich joins me to talk about the real reasons women want to leave residential treatment. The number one issue is simple and brutal. Missing children. That ache will hijack every thought. Ashley shares what it looked like when staff rallied around women in those moments. Praying through panic. Sitting with them through the night. We talk about the unforced rhythms of grace from Matthew 11 and how women need space to breathe.

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Justin Franich, Executive Director of Shenandoah Valley Adult Teen Challenge

Justin Franich

Justin Franich is a former meth addict, Teen Challenge graduate, and pastor who has been clean since 2005. Today he's a husband, father, and Executive Director of Shenandoah Valley Adult Teen Challenge. He hosts the Rebuilding Life After Addiction podcast and helps families across the U.S. navigate faith-based recovery options, compare programs, and rebuild life after addiction.

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