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The Message Is Hope is a podcast that was started to give hope to listeners by hearing other peoples experiences. We invite a variety of guests from all walks of life, to tell their story on our platform.

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    • May 17, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 9m AVG DURATION
    • 61 EPISODES


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    Episode 59 - Chad M. - Doing the Deal

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2025 68:28


    This week on The Message is Hope Podcast, Chad M come on to share his story with us. He shares about being raised by his grandparents in an area where he was different from all of his peers. He eventually fell into addiction and a little over 4 years ago, began his recovery journey. Please share with anyone who needs to hear Chads story.

    Episode 58 - Jasmine G. - Striving to be Supermom!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2025 71:49


    This week on The Message is Hope Podcast, Jasmine G. comes on to share her experience, strength and hope with us. She struggled with addiction for years, going to countless treatment centers and several attempts at recovery. She finally decided enough was enough and has been clean over 5 years! Please share this with anyone who needs to here her story!!

    Episode 57 - Ruben B. - From Drug addict to Drug Counselor

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2025 85:31


    This week on The Message is Hope Podcast, Ruben comes on to share his story with us. He shares with us how attracted he was to the lifestyle started with tagging, skateboarding and smoking weed, and ended up in full fledged addiction. His brother was a significant park of his addiction and now they are both in recovery! Amazing story, please share with anyone who needs to hear. Rubens story!

    Episode 56 - Noble - An educated kid growing up in South Central LA

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2025 81:56


    This week on The Message is Hope Podcast, Noble comes on to share his story with us. Noble grew up in South Central LA and was an educated young man until his addiction took over. He shares with us the revelation he had while in prison, and what his life is like now.

    Episode 55 - Kelley A. - Adult Child of Alcoholics and an Addict

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 66:48


    This week on The Message is Hope Podcast, Kelley A. comes on to share his story with us and give us some hope! Kelley has been in and around the rooms of recovery for decades and shares his experiences with us and whats different this time. Please share this with anyone who needs to hear Kelleys story! Thank you for listening and supporting the podcast.

    Episode 54 - Mario M. - Skid Row to Success Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2025 70:16


    This week on The Message is Hope Podcast, Mario M. comes on to share his experience, strength and hope. He has an amazing story of HOPE. Please share this with anyone who needs to hear his story.

    Episode 53 - JJ - 2 + years of freedom

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2025 68:31


    This week on The Message is Hope Podcast, JJ comes on to share his story with us of being adopted, having every opportunity to thrive, and still ended up a homeless addict. His story is filled with HOPE, please share with anyone who needs to hear JJ's story.

    Episode 52 - 1 year Anniversary of The Message is Hope Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2025 76:37


    This episode marks 1 year of continuous weekly episodes from The Message is Hope Podcast. We are grateful all those who have come on the podcast and especially all those who support the show. Heres to many more!

    Episode 51 - Chris F - Finding God in Recovery

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 56:45


    This week on The Message is Hope Podcast, Chris comes on to share his story with us. Chris started using after he was already in college but it quickly became unmanageable. After dropping out of school multiple times he eventually went to treatment in California, and never left! Please share this with anyone who needs to hear Chris' story.

    Episode 50 - NY Dave - Grateful Recovering B-Boy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2025 84:25


    This week on The Message is Hope Podcast, New York Dave comes on to share his amazing story with us. From growing up in New York during the conception of Hip-Hop music to traveling as an artist and his eventual rock bottom in his addiction. He has an amazing story of HOPE. Please share with anyone you know who needs to hear his message!

    Episode 49 - Tim T. - "Drug addiction was such a huge part of my identity"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2025 83:36


    This week on The Message Is Hope Podcast, Tim T comes on to share his amazing story with us. He shares how his addiction started at a young age, and how no matter where he went, he took his addiction with him. Tim also shared with us how he got into treatment and God was working in his life without him even knowing. Tim has an amazing story filled with hope, please share this with anyone needing to hear this!

    Episode 48 - Cynthia - From Prison to Professional

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2025 56:49


    This week on The Message is Hope Podcast, Cynthia come on to share her story of addiction and recovery with us including, her house getting raided, going to prison, and eventually getting into recovery. She is now a recovery professional. Please share this with anyone that needs to hear Cynthia's story.

    Episode 47 - Ryan M. - Recovering addict, Mother and business owner.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2025 77:32


    This week on The Message is Hope Podcast, Ryan M. comes on to share her story of of her turbulent upbringing, her time in the service and her addiction really taking off. She goes on the share her experience in recovery and continuing to smoke weed outside the rooms and finally coming clean. Please share this with anyone you think needs to hear Ryan's story.

    Episode 46 - Matt C. - Finding his identity in Recovery

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2025 83:15


    This week on The Message is Hope Podcast, Matt C. comes on to share his story with us. He shares with us what is was like struggling to find his identity growing up. He goes on to share his battle with addiction and how when he was finally ready for recovery, doors began to open for him. His story id filled with hope, please share with anyone needing to hear Matts story.

    Episode 45 - Jessica M. - 2 years clean

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 71:35


    This week on The Message is Hope Podcast, Jessica M. comes on to share her story of addiction to prescription medication and what it was like at the end. She is a devoted mother, with over 2 years clean and her story is filled with HOPE! Please share this with anyone you think needs to hear Jessica's story, and thank you for your support!

    Episode 44 - Kountry John - A second chance at fatherhood

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2025 85:41


    This week on The Message of Hope Podcast Kountry John comes on to share his story of growing up with parents who were addicts and later experiencing addiction himself. He goes on to share with us about coming into recovery because of a DCFS case and finding recovery in NA. He has since gotten custody of his twin nieces and has been given an opportunity to raise them. Please share this with anyone who needs to hear Kountry Johns story.

    Episode 43 - Bennie R. - 19 years clean

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025 72:49


    This week on The Message is Hope Podcast, Bennie R. come on to share with us his experience, strength, and HOPE. He has 19 years clean and has been through many tough times in his recovery and stayed clean through it all. Please share this with anyone you know who may need to hear his message.

    Episode 42 - Rory C. - Finding his identity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2025 81:34


    This week on The Message is Hope Podcast Rory C comes on to share his story with us. Rory has been to treatment numerous times and finally did it for himself this time. He has a story filled with hope. Please send it to anyone who needs to hear it. #addictionpodcast #recoverypodcast #recovery

    Episode 41 - Daniel R. - Recovering from a relapse

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2025 77:18


    This week on The Message is Hope Podcast, Daniel comes on to share his story with us about his upbringing, where his addiction began, and ultimately where it ended. Daniel has great story so please share it with anyone who you think needs to hear it! #recoverypodcast # relapse #addictionrecovery #addiction #recovery

    Episode 40 - Trisha - Miracles come full circle for this addict.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2025 82:42


    This week on The Message is Hope Podcast, Trisha comes on to share her amazing testimony with us. Her story is filled with hope, and 9 1/2 years of solid recovery. We are so grateful to have her on the podcast and please share this amazing episode with anyone you know that needs to hear a powerful message.

    Episode 39 - Eva R. - It was always about him, Now its about her!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2024 79:03


    This week on The Message is Hope Podcast, Eva comes on to share her story. Eva has always been supportive of the show and we were honored to have her on. Please send Eva's episode to anyone who needs to hear it. Thank you all for the ongoing support. #recoverypodcast #addiction #addictionrecovery #12steprecovery

    Episode 38 - Gina A - G-ride Gina

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2024 79:09


    This week on The Message is Hope Podcast, Gina comes on to share her story with us about growing up with a military family, bouncing around and growing up never feeling apart of. She share her stories of her struggles with addiction and her journey of recovery from the past 11 years. Please share this with anyone that needs to hear Gina's story.

    Episode 37 - Gasper R. - 13 years clean

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2024 88:31


    This week on The Message is Hope Podcast, Gasper comes on to share his story with us about growing up in two very different environments, and ultimately choosing the neighborhood and eventually addiction and all that comes with took over. He has an amazing story filled with hope. Please share this with anyone who needs to hear it.

    Episode 36 - Rachel R. - A new way to live, if you choose!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 77:59


    This week on The Message is Hope Podcast, Rachel R. comes on to share her story with us. She has an amazing story and is a shining example of what recovery can do in ANYONES life, if they choose! A new way of life! Please share this with anyone who you think needs to hear Rachel's story, and thank you for your support!

    Episode 35 - Jason P. - 11 years clean

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 86:24


    This week on The Message is Hope Podcast, Jason P comes on to tell his story. He shares with us the many different times he attempted treatment, his past relationships and his determination to stay clean and the gifts he has received in recovery.

    Episode 34 - Chris K. - Ladybug

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2024 74:32


    This week on The Message is Hope Podcast, Chris K comes on to share his experience, strength and HOPE with us and it was an absolute honor to have him on the show on his 20 year anniversary!! The day we recorded this episode he turned 20! This episode is a very special one and we hope you guys share it with anyone who needs to hear it.

    Episode 33 - Norma G. - There is always HOPE

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2024 72:46


    This week on The Message is Hope Podcast Norma G come on to share her story of addiction and recovery. Addiction is a family disease and recovery is a family process and Norma shares with us what that looked like and looks like today. Please send this to someone who may need to hear Norma's story!

    Episode 32 - Willie T. - 28 years clean

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2024 71:17


    This week on The Message is Hope Podcast, Willie comes on to share his recovery experience with us, having 28 years clean! It was honor to have him come on the show and tell his story and share the HOPE! Please share this with someone who needs to hear this message! We are also on Youtube, and Apple Podcasts!

    Episode 31 - Anthony M. - Fatherhood for an Addict

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2024 60:48


    This week on The Message is Hope Podcast, Anthony M comes on to share his experience, strength, and most importantly HOPE!

    Episode 30 - Sam B. - Addiction is a family disease, recovery is a family process

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2024 64:37


    This week on The Message is Hope Podcast, Sam comes on to share his story with us about his addiction, where addiction took him and how addiction and recovery have a ripple effect on our families. Please share this with someone who needs to hear Sam's story! Thank you all for the support!

    Episode 29 - Ashley V. - Growing up on both side of the tracks.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2024 76:47


    This week on The Message is Hope Podcast, Ashley V. has 5 years clean and comes on to share her story with us. Her story is very inspiring, and full of hope! Thank you for everyone supporting the podcast! Please share with someone who needs to hear Ashley's story!

    Episode 28 - Rory T. - An addict from the old school.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2024 76:55


    This week on The Message is Hope Podcast, Rory T. comes on to share his story with us about growing up in the 70's, his exposure to music at a young age, and his addiction to heroin. He has an amazing story, and today has 20+ years clean! Please subscribe and send this to someone who needs to hear it.

    Episode 27 - Tammy C. - Addicted to the lifestyle.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2024 61:34


    This week on The Message is Hope Podcast, Tammy C. come on to share her story with us. She has an amazing story, and a powerful message. Please share this with someone who needs to hear it, subscribe on Spotify, You Tube, and Apple Podcasts, and follow us on IG!

    Episode 26 - 6 month anniversary episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2024 65:01


    This week on The Message is Hope Podcast marks 6 months of WEEKLY drops, every Friday!! This is a big deal for us, and we wanted to let you guys in on what it took to start this podcast and who helped us along the way. There was many people that we could not have done this podcast without.

    Episode 25 - Cecil B. - From years of crack addiction to 34 years clean.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2024 64:54


    This week on The Message is Hope Podcast, Cecil comes on to share his amazing story. He grew up in Texas, then moved to Compton, Ca. In early adulthood, he became addicted to crack, doing whatever it took to get one more. Now today with 34 years clean, he is a proud father, husband, and retiree of the State of California and his children have never seen him loaded! Its an amazing story! Please follow on IG and listen on Spotify, YouTube and Apple Podcasts!

    Episode 24 - David - Growing up in LA, using at a young age, losing a child, the recovery process.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2024 70:57


    This week on The Message is Hope Podcast, David come on to share his story hope. He grew up in Highland Park, exposed to alcohol and weed at a young age, and the progression of his addiction into adulthood and all of the consequences that come with that. He eventually found the rooms of recovery and hasn't looked back since. Listen in on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and follow us on IG! Thank you for listening.

    Episode 23 - Mike S. - From homeless to hopeful with 8 years clean.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2024 82:21


    This week on The Message is Hope Podcast, Mike comes on to share his story of his upbringing, losing his father to addiction and being enabled by his mother. His addiction took him to homelessness and dereliction. And when he finally got help, he hasn't turned back, he has 8 years clean now and is an inspiration to many.

    Episode 22 - Carlos J. - An Army veterans story of addiction and recovery.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2024 63:45


    This week on The Message of Hope Podcast, Carlos come one to share his story with us. He shares his story of his upbringing, his experiences with addiction in the service and him narrowly avoiding federal prison. His story inspires us and hopefully will do the same for you. Thank you for listening and please share this will someone who needs to hear it.

    Episode 21 - Wendi - The effects of addiction as a child, and her own experience.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2024 91:01


    This week on The Message of Hope Podcast, Wendi comes on to share her amazing story of triumph and redemption! From addiction having its effects on her as a small child to her own experience with addiction, and her journey in recovery. Wendi has given so many women hope, and we hope anyone who hears this gets some of the hope as well. Send this to someone who may need the message!! Follow us on IG, Spotify, YouTube and Apple Podcasts!

    Episode 20 - Frankie A. - Raised in two different worlds, and his attraction to the streets.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2024 70:52


    This week on The Message is Hope Podcast Frankie comes on to share with us the story of his upbringing, bouncing between two seemingly opposite worlds, and ultimately being more attracted to the streets. He goes on to share his experiences in early addiction, gangbanging, selling drugs and eventually county jails and the prison system. He has an amazing redemption stories, today having a 13 years clean, a career, and most importantly freedom from active addiction

    Episode 19 - Phil N. - A son, An addict, Recovery, and Fatherhood

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2024 58:31


    This week on The Message is Hope Podcast, Phil comes on to share his inspiring story with us. He shares with us about his wholesome upbringing, his introduction to using, a turbulent substance fueled relationship and his story of redemption, recovery and fatherhood.

    Episode 18 - Josh C. - Completely powerless down to the last minute.......

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2024 74:23


    This week on The Message is Hope Podcast, Josh C comes on to share his powerful story of powerlessness in his addiction and his amazing story of surrender and growth in recovery. This episode is especially special to us because we recorded in at a convention and it was definitely a spiritual experience for all of us that weekend. Please share this with someone who may need to hear this and follow on IG, Spotify, Youtube or Apple Podcasts.

    Episode 17 - Yollie - Addicted to the lifestyle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2024 63:28


    This week on The Message is Hope Podcast, Yollie comes on to tell her story of growing up in the neighborhood and being attracted and later addicted to the lifestyle before ever doing drug. She goes on to tell stories of where her addiction took her, her introduction to recovery and her final surrender. Share this with anyone who may need to hear it, and subscribe to us on IG, Spotify, Youtube, and Apple Podcasts!

    Episode 16 - Jesse - A grateful recovering addict.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2024 72:33


    In this Episode of The Message of Hope Podcast, Jesse come on to tell his story of growing up as the oldest child in the projects of East LA, witnessing domestic violence in the household and being attracted to the street lifestyle. He goes on to tell us what is was like at the end of his active addiction and the story of how one addict extending his hand made all the difference in the world! Please share this with someone who needs a message of hope.

    Episode 15 - Jason H. - From Neighborhood to Fatherhood

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2024 58:38


    Jason comes on this week to The Message is Hope Podcast to share his story with us about growing up running to the streets for comfort and acceptance, experimenting with drugs as a kid and ultimately where addiction took him. He goes on to share with us where his recovery has taken him and how important fatherhood is to him and what his life is like today. Share this with someone who needs to hear this message of hope!

    Episode 14 - Frankie P. - From expelled from elementary to recovery: a journey through school, drug addiction, and redemption

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2024 65:33


    Join us on this episode of The Message is Hope Podcast on a compelling journey of resilience and transformation, as we explore Frankies story, who faced expulsion from school, learning to sell drug at a young age, battled addiction and ultimately found the courage to reclaim his life.

    Episode 13 - Kieth B. - Experiencing addiction before he knew what addiction was.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2024 59:46


    This week on The Message is Hope Podcast, Kieth comes on to share his story of his upbringing having addiction in his home. Growing up being raised by his brother and his defiant behavior as a kid. He goes on to share about his success in skateboarding and tattooing and the end of the road in addiction and how he made it back.

    Episode 12 - Jessica G. - Surviving drug addiction and human trafficking

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2024 73:11


    This week on The Message is Hope Podcast, Jessica shares her story with us. She shares what it was like growing up with parents that are addicts, running to the streets for acceptance and love and ultimately ended up a victim of human trafficking and domestic violence. Her story of making it out of that life gives us hope! Please share this with anyone you know who may be in this situation right now. If anyone you know needs resources and are a victim of human trafficking, call The Open Door 909-333-7476, or visit https://familyassist.org/ They have resources across the United States.

    Episode 11 - Sergio - Having a father in recovery as a child and having addiction as an adult

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2024 70:13


    Sergio came on to The Message is Hope Podcast to share some hope with us. He shares about his upbringing, having a Father in recovery, and using with his mother. Sergio goes on to share the horrors of psychosis he had at the end of the road and his journey coming back into the rooms of recovery.

    Episode 10 - Tina J. - Addictive behavior as a child to full blown addict.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2024 76:27


    Listen to Tina share her experience with us on The Message is Hope Podcast. She shares with us about having addictive behavior as a child, her introduction into drug use as an adult, and the end of the road selling herself, and finally making it out alive and what its like today for her in recovery.

    Episode 9 - Mario L. - Addiction in the household, selling himself, and becoming a pillar of the LGBTQ recovery community

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2024 68:05


    Mario L. came on the The Message is Hope Podcast and shares his story of his upbringing in a household with addicts, being overweight and his need for acceptance. He goes on tell his experience into the depths of addiction, and his journey into recovery.

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