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This Week's Vital Voyage Voices


What is Body Brokering in SUD Treatment Centers?
Publisher Tom O’Connor exposes the dark side of patient brokering in addiction treatment and offers guidance on finding ethical recovery programs.
Tom O'Connor
1 day ago6 min read


Those We Leave Behind
A heartfelt story of a veteran’s resilience and recovery, reflecting the compassion at the heart of community-based healing
Tom O’Connor
1 day ago5 min read


My Crusade To Save Lives
Patty Born’s heartbreaking yet hopeful journey through grief and her mission to transform tragedy into advocacy for suicide awareness and healing.
Patty Born
1 day ago5 min read
Recent Vital Voyage Voices


What is Body Brokering in SUD Treatment Centers?
Publisher Tom O’Connor exposes the dark side of patient brokering in addiction treatment and offers guidance on finding ethical recovery programs.
Tom O'Connor
1 day ago6 min read


Those We Leave Behind
A heartfelt story of a veteran’s resilience and recovery, reflecting the compassion at the heart of community-based healing
Tom O’Connor
1 day ago5 min read


My Crusade To Save Lives
Patty Born’s heartbreaking yet hopeful journey through grief and her mission to transform tragedy into advocacy for suicide awareness and healing.
Patty Born
1 day ago5 min read


The Power of Letting Go: Using the "Let Them" Theory in Recovery Coaching
Wes Arnett shows how the 'Let Them' theory empowers recovery coaches to release control and foster autonomy, resilience, and sustainable change.
Wes Arnett
6 days ago6 min read


The Addiction to Complexity: How the Wound of Unworthiness Shapes the Industry Meant to Heal It Part II
Jason Shiers argues that complexity can mask a core wound of unworthiness—keeping clients and clinicians stuck.
Jason Shiers
Oct 168 min read


Rehab Centers Lure In Patients for Insurance Money —Then Leave Them on the Street
Body brokers and sham rehabs exploit people with addiction—enrolling them in insurance, overbilling with minimal care, then ‘dumping’ patients when coverage ends. Here’s how laws and reporting can stop it.
Robert Kent
Oct 164 min read


When a Loved One Ghosts You, It's Not About You
Ghosting can signal depression, relapse, or suicidal thoughts. AnneMoss Rogers shows how to check in with empathy, ask directly about suicide, and connect to 988.
AnneMoss Rogers
Oct 124 min read


The System Isn't Broken – It's Working As Designed
Integrated care keeps failing people with co‑existing mental health and substance use needs—not by accident, but by design. Simon Bratt outlines a practical, trauma‑informed model to change that.
Simon Bratt
Oct 124 min read

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