A Shot of Hope: Recovery Stories

A Shot of Hope: Recovery Stories


Latest Episodes

A Mother's Grief, A Brother's Memorial
May 06, 2022

Alison is the mother of Adam Fishman, who graduated from Helping Up Mission years ago and passed away more recently. Jake is Adam's brother. They share Adam's story, but also the story of their grief journeys. Mother's Day, like any holiday, is joyous for

"When the whole world's falling apart, what do you do?" - Renee's Story
December 15, 2021

Listen as Renee shares her story of healing and recovery from childhood abuse, codependency, and recovery from addiction to alcohol.Please help us make a better podcast by taking our listener survey: https://hum.page.link/surveyTranscript: https://helpi

"My scars make me beautiful" - Jeremy's Story
September 07, 2021

Listen as Jeremy shares his story of healing from childhood trauma and abuse, and recovery from addiction to alcohol, heroin, and fentanyl.Please help us make a better podcast by taking our listener survey: https://hum.page.link/surveyTranscript: https:

Father and Son in Recovery: Carlton & Tyrell's Story
June 25, 2021

Listen as Carlton and Tyrell share their father-and-son story of addiction and recovery, from Tyrell's adoption at a young age to their reunion decades later.Produced by Vic King. Music by Blue Dot Sessions. Transcript: helpingupmission.org/2021/06/fathe

"It's the village" - Jon's Story
June 03, 2021

Listen as Jon shares his story of addiction and recovery, including his growth in mental health, spiritual renewal, and plans to through-hike the Appalachian Trail.Produced by Vic King. Music by Blue Dot Sessions. Transcript: helpingupmission.org/2021/06

"God's bringing me back to sanity" - Ramon's Story
September 18, 2020

"Everything you wanted - it's starting right now."  Listen as Ramon shares his story of addiction, recovery, and spiritual renewal. We featured Ramon's story in our video Road to Hope: https://vimeo.com/helpingup/roadtohope Music by Blue Dot Sessions

"My prayers started to change" - Demetrie's story
May 22, 2020

"The catalyst, the breaking point, of me changing my life was me sitting on the side of a road one day and telling God that I accept this is going to be my life because you won't answer my prayer. " Demetrie grew up on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Hear

A Shot of Hope Podcast Trailer
May 13, 2020

We're relaunching our podcast with a new name! A Shot of Hope: Recovery Stories.  Listen and subscribe at: https://anchor.fm/helpingup Music is Fifteen Street by Blue Dot Sessions.

What Recovery Looks Like During COVID-19
April 10, 2020

We invited our men to share: What does recovery look like for you in this moment of COVID-19? What's changed? What’s stayed the same? What encouragement would you have to offer others?  View the video version of this episode Thank you for your prayer

"Why am I living if I'm living dead?" - Bobby's story
December 10, 2019

We're back with Season 3! This episode is the story of Bobby Johnson and how despite his stumbles, God has placed Bobby on a path of service and redemption using his talents as a way to give back. Bobby reminds us that even in our darkest places, we still