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Recording of the 2024 Event
The BALM's 5th Annual International Overdose Awareness Day event based on this year's theme of "Together We Can"
Listen to our fireside chat with Beverly Buncher, Don Lipstein, and Kathy Tracy, facilitated by Lori Bolen.They talk about loss, grief, and how to support the family and friends of those who have lost a loved one to overdose.They also talk about how to help families who have loved ones still struggling with addiction to find hope and healing and to be their loved one's best chance at recovery. The evening is both solemn and hope-filled.
Recording of the 2023 Event
Carson McCord
Carson McCord is a person in long-term recovery and a first responder. He talks about how having his life saved by a first responder during an overdose crisis inspired him to become a first responder himself.
Lisa McDonald
Lisa is a person in long-term recovery, as well as both a BALM Recovery Life Coach and Family Recovery Life Coach. She shares her story of the early drug use from her teenage years that escalated to a meth addiction. She talks about the impact on her family and friends. She reflects on how the BALM strengthened her long-term recovery, even after years in 12-Step recovery. And her desire to support individuals in recovery and their families while working to break the stigma around addiction.
FULL VIDEO
Listen to the entire event recording from beginning to end here.
Recording of the 2022 Event
Lisa McDonald
Lisa McDonald is a person in long-term recovery as well as both a BALM Recovery Life Coach and Family Recovery Life Coach. She shares her story of the early drug use from her teenage years that escalated to a meth addiction. She talks about the impact on her family and friends. She reflects on how the BALM strengthened her long-term recovery, even after years in 12-Step recovery. And her desire to support individuals in recovery and their families while working to break the stigma around addiction.
Lori Bolen
Lori Bolen shares an educational presentation about meth, meth use in America, and resources for meth addiction recovery.
Megan Bolen
Megan Bolen is a person in recovery from meth addiction. She shares the story of how a tragic car accident as a teenager resulted in a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and began her 16-year journey to recovery. She talks openly about the progression of drug use that resulted in her 10+ year addiction to methamphetamines. She also talks about how the BALM helped her mom show up differently in their relationship and the impact that had on her eventual recovery.
Full Video
Listen to the entire event recording from beginning to end here.
Recording of the 2021 Event
Intro and Part 1
Mike DeForbes joins Bev Buncher to discuss "How to Help Your Loved One Prevent and Recover from Overdose using Motivational Interviewing and BALM Conversations".
Hosted by Marissa Arber
Slide Show
Introductory Slide Show on the Power of BALM Conversations and Motivational Interviewing (Can also be seen in the Intro and Part 1 video) Presented by Beverly Buncher
Lori Bolen
Lori Bolen shares her family's journey through multiple overdoses and back, emphasizing the difference in how she approached family SUD and overdose before she studied and began practicing BALM and after, providing sample BALM conversations along the way.
Kathy Tracy
Kathy Tracy shares her own journey of losing her son who had enjoyed 17 months of full recovery before his tragic one time relapse that ended his life. She also shares how finding BALM 2 years later deepened her recovery journey and helped her find her purpose of helping other families facing a loved one's SUD.
Recording of the 2020 Event
Dr. Basia Andraka Christou
Dr. Basia Andraka Cristou, author of The Opioid Fix: What They Don't Want You to Know, talks about the opioid epidemic and medication assisted treatment.
Deb Lewin
Deb Lewin is a Recovery Coach and BALM Family Recovery Specialist. Deb co-founded the Path to Recovery Foundation
Bill Guy
Bill Guy is a family recovery coach with the BALM whose work is inspired by the loss of his 34-year-old son in 2016 to a heroin and Fentanyl overdose
Lori Bolen
Lori Bolen is a BALM Family Recovery Life Coach who shares her story of how she faced and walked back from the edge of the cliff with her daughter and family.