Podcasts about improbable players

In this candid conversation our podcast host, Dr. Tiffany Wynn, speaks with storyteller, recovery coach and recovery advocate Meghann Perry.They discuss:Meghann's recovery story and how she created her storytelling workshops Why and how the system of the recovery movement needs to be shaken upHow powerful and empowering storytelling can be in the recovery realmThe importance of women's storiesABOUT MEGHANN PERRYMeghann Perry, CARC, RCPF, is an award-winning Storyteller, Theater Practitioner, Facilitator, Curriculum Designer and Addiction Recovery Coach Professional. She creates unique learning, growth and performance experiences for people of all ages utilizing a blended practice of Theatre, Storytelling, and Coaching principles, and is a nationally-known educator in the field of Recovery Coaching. She has designed and facilitated countless workshops for diverse groups, including those with mental health and substance use challenges, transgender youth, adults and allies, adoptive caregivers, non-profit boards, and others. Meghann recently integrated Theatre and Storytelling practices into Youth and Young Adult residential treatment services for the MA Dept. of Public Health. She has also worked extensively with adolescents and young adults as a Recovery Coach and Theatre Practitioner. She is the creator of the nationally-renowned Phoenix Tales Recovery Storytelling workshop which is currently under research as an evidence-based recovery support by the Institute for Health Equity and Social Justice at Northeastern University. She served as an Actor, Playwright, and Facilitator of Youth Workshops with the Theatre Prevention organization Improbable Players, and now serves as the Theatre Education Consultant for the Boston-based theater organization, 2nd Act. She recently co-directed the musical, This is Treatment, about Black and brown women in a residential substance addiction treatment program, with students at Northeastern University. She holds a degree in Theatre Education from Emerson College. You can learn more about her at www.meghannperry.com.EPISODE RESOURCESAmplifying Women's Stories in Recovery AdvocacySHE RECOVERS Together OnlineSHE RECOVERS in ChicagoSHE RECOVERS® Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity and a global grassroots movement serving more than 325,000 women and non-binary individuals in or seeking recovery from life challenges including mental health issues, trauma and substance use. SHE RECOVERS is dedicated to redefining recovery, inspiring hope, ending stigma and empowering women to increase their recovery capital, heal themselves and help other women to do the same.If you found this conversation helpful please consider making a donation to our lifeline organization or sharing it with others who may benefit. We would love to also receive your rating and review of the SHE RECOVERS Podcast on your favorite platform.Visit sherecovers.org to donate today.LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSHE RECOVERS® Foundation Headquarters is located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Tewa people—O'gah'poh geh Owingeh (White Shell Water Place)—now present day Santa Fe, New Mexico.

All The World's a Stage …and some of the men and women are improbable players. Karen Snyder & Chris Everett of Improbable Players talk with NAMI GC Program Director, Megan Rochford PCC-S & #mentalhealth advocate Portia Booker about setting the stage for recovery by educating the public about addiction, and the hope of recovery, through theater performance.

Improbable Players uses theater performances and workshops to address addiction, alcoholism, and the opioid epidemic. The troupe is comprised of actors who are themselves in recovery from substance addiction. Their then-Executive Director Andy Short shares what it means to do destigmatizing and prevention work in schools. “Theater people, we love to believe that the theater … Continue reading "Episode 115: Decreasing Stigma Around Addiction and Recovery"

Improbable Players is a collection of touring theater troupes with a powerful message. Forming in Boston, the organization formed in 1984 and is a form of evidence-based prevention education. They use workshops and performances to address and educate the audience on addiction, opioids and alcoholism. The workshops give students the tools to combat social pressures and find coping strategies that work best for them. The shows are performed by real people in recovery and share true stories of those who have battled addiction. The podcast today features Karen Snyder, the Cleveland Regional Director, as well as Chris Everett Hussey and Andy Short. They are the Co-Directors of the Boston troupe. Typically, after each performance, the actors get an opportunity to engage with the audience and have a talk. During this time the actors will share their stories and open up about their experiences and where they’ve come from. Each show is suitable for young audiences in 6th grade and up. Hear more about the ways that the Improbable Players are fighting the stigma of addiction and educating audiences around the New England region. Catch them at conferences, treatment centers and even community events happening near your hometown.

In this episode, Karen interviews Karen, John and Elizabeth from the Improbable Players, and organization that works to set the stage for prevention by educating the public about addiction and recovery through dramatic performances and theater workshops -presented by actors who are in long-term recovery from addictions - that help people recognize situations in their own lives and seek the help they need.

Shahjehan's story of recovery includes alcohol and weed addiction, nervous breakdown, depression, suicide attempt, and relapse while on tour with his band.  Big thanks to Improbable Players for production help on this episode.

Megan is a certified recovery coach who has been working supporting adults in their recovery journeys for the last 3 years. She recently started a new adventure working with adolescents with substance issues on Cape Cod, creating a fun, social, positive environment that supports their recovery. Megan also does"moth" style story telling and teaches people how to tell their stories in entertaining and creative ways. She's also an actor with Improbable Players, a theater group doing substance use prevention work in schools.

Sober from cocaine, alcohol and pot, Chris E. counts her sobriety from the day she got honest: Sept. 26, 1997. Big thanks to Improbable Players for production help on this episode.

Love happens in different ways, and sometimes we end up in long distance relationships... not ideal situations, but what can we tell the heart?... the heart always wants what it wants.    Tami Gatta is an experienced creative arts therapist in the New York, and today she tells us her point of view of long distance relationships and gives us a few tips on how to keep them alive.   Joe Charnitsky tells us about what is like dating in New York... distance might be a make it or break thing.   Meghann Perry is a certified addiction recovery coach, actor, storyteller and teaching artist. She works with adolescents and adults seeking recovery from addiction, and loves to combine her background in the performing arts and her work with this population in her many projects like Improbable Players, Recovery Storytelling, and the Moving Stories Foundation. Johnathan Appel started performing comedy while living in Taiwan and has performed most venues in New York City. He also works as an education fellow and teaching artist for “Story Pirates!”.   Vanessa Valerio is the producer of Singleling, and is always looking for love stories, so if you have one contact us Vanessa@wearesingleling.com   Music by Twintapes.   Special thanks to: Happy Hour Story Hour show in New York City for letting us record Johnathan's story.

Andy is a recovering alcoholic and marijuana addict.  He has struggled with depression and suicide.  He now has a job combining theater and sobriety. Big thanks to Improbable Players for production help on this episode.

Seeing ourselves in other peoples' stories is the connection that fosters awareness of the disease of addiction and the hope for recovery—in family members and those with substance or behavioral addictions. Special guest Lynn Bratley, M.Ed., is the founder and artistic director of Improbable Players, a company of actors in long-term recovery that educates the public about addiction and recovery through dramatic performances and theater workshops. Lynn shares the positive impact this work has in high schools, on adult audiences, and on the actors themselves. Learn more about Lynn's work at www.improbableplayers.org