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These Ghosts Must Be Heard

Health & Wellness Podcasts

This is a place for you to share your story of loss, and to know you're not alone. Through a diverse population involved in this issue, we will explore surviving grief, moving on, advocacy, solutions to eradicate OUD, research, and government action. Most importantly, we will attempt to decrease and eradicate stigma due to an OUD passing. We're here to share your story with sensitivity and humanity. Share yours today. - Credits: H Lee - Creator, Producer, Writer Tony Clemente Jr. - Editor, Co-Producer, Co-Writer Charlotte Feehan - Social Media Manager, Associate Editor Music by Sean McCabe AKA Rocky Sullivan, Psy.D, & Premarital Sax

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United States

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This is a place for you to share your story of loss, and to know you're not alone. Through a diverse population involved in this issue, we will explore surviving grief, moving on, advocacy, solutions to eradicate OUD, research, and government action. Most importantly, we will attempt to decrease and eradicate stigma due to an OUD passing. We're here to share your story with sensitivity and humanity. Share yours today. - Credits: H Lee - Creator, Producer, Writer Tony Clemente Jr. - Editor, Co-Producer, Co-Writer Charlotte Feehan - Social Media Manager, Associate Editor Music by Sean McCabe AKA Rocky Sullivan, Psy.D, & Premarital Sax

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English


Episodes
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Episode 12: Hunter

12/30/2021
In the Season 1 Season Finale, H Lee has a conversation with mother, advocate, and founder of the Hunter Dalton HD Life Foundation, Debbie Dalton. Hear the story of Hunter, a charismatic, loving, joyful, and funny young man, who passed away from an overdose. H Lee and Debbie discuss the stigma around OUD, the dangers of fentanyl, and the missions of The Hunter Dalton HD Life Foundation.

Duration:00:42:33

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Episode 11: Hope

12/19/2021
H Lee has a conversation with mother and advocate, Sandra Radford. Hear the story of Hope, an intelligent, kind, spirited, and strong willed young woman, whose life was taken as a result of Opioid Use Disorder. H Lee and Sandra discuss the importance of self-care, mental health, and ending the stigma that surrounds OUD.

Duration:00:41:07

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Episode 10: Chase

11/16/2021
H Lee has a conversation with advocate and mother, Annette Walters. Hear the story of her son, Chase, a bright, charismatic, and funny young man, who she lost to Opioid Use Disorder.

Duration:00:37:23

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Episode 9: Sam

10/29/2021
H Lee has a conversation with mother and co-founder of The Share Project, Lisa Falbo. Hear the story of her son Sam, a loyal, creative, and artistic 27-year-old who passed from OUD.

Duration:00:44:32

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Episode 8: Cassidy

10/14/2021
Our host H Lee has a conversation with actor, advocate, mother, author of “My New Normal: A Mother’s Story of Love and Loss in the Opioid Epidemic,” Charla Bocchicchio. Hear the story of her witty, talented, and precocious daughter, Cassidy, who passed from a fentanyl overdose at only 22 years old. Follow Charla's journey of rising past her grief to continue with her advocacy and chosen profession.

Duration:00:49:35

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Episode 7: Dustin

10/1/2021
They say lightning doesn’t strike in the same place twice, but for Dustin Manning, Joe Abraham, and their community (the Heroin Triangle), it did. In this episode, H Lee has an extensive conversation with mother and advocate, Lisa Manning. Hear her talk about her smart, humorous, polite, and athletic son, Dustin, who passed from fentanyl poisoning at 18 years old. Both Joe from episode 5 and Dustin passed away on the same night, from different drugs that were laced with fentanyl, from the same dealer.

Duration:00:43:21

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Episode 6: Matt

9/17/2021
Our host H Lee has an extensive conversation with advocate, mother, and author of “Letters to Matt,” MaryBeth Cichocki. Hear the story of her compassionate, loving, and funny son Matt, who passed away due to Opioid Use Disorder.

Duration:00:49:32

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Episode 5: Joe

9/2/2021
Our host H Lee has an extensive conversation with mother, advocate, member of grievingmoms.com, and teacher, Kathi Abraham. They discuss the story of her son, Joe, a creative, funny, talented, athletic, and outdoorsy 19-year-old, who passed away from OUD. Listen as Kathi describes the good and bad times living with Joe’s illness, the organizations she got involved with after her son’s passing, and the memorial scholarship named after him.

Duration:00:44:14

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Episode 4: Joel

8/17/2021
H Lee has a conversation with advocate, mother, state rep with The Recovery Advocacy Project, and author of “The Resilience Factor is Your Superpower,” Pattie Vargas. Hear the story of her son, Joel Mutch, a smart and creative young man, who she lost in 2017 due to Opioid Use Disorder.

Duration:00:46:55

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Episode 3: Kirby

8/4/2021
H Lee has an extensive conversation with mother, teacher, volunteer, and advocate Kim Collier. They discuss the heartbreaking story of her daughter, Kirby, a strong, bright, hardworking 22-year-old, who passed away from a heroin/ fentanyl overdose. H Lee and Kim also delve into the struggles of the stigma that surrounds OUD.

Duration:00:40:35

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Episode 2: JL

7/20/2021
H Lee has an extensive interview with parents, activists, and authors, John and Jude DiMeglio Trang. They discuss how stigma affected their son JL's struggle with addiction and how we can move forward, so others may have an easier time overcoming OUD.

Duration:00:46:25

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Episode 1: H Lee

7/8/2021
Our host H Lee, AKA Harris Insler, shares an in depth conversation with his former student podcaster, Juli-Anne Sabino, host of "Move The Rock Podcast." This story sheds light on Opioid Use Disorder and how it affected him and his family. We hope to diminish the effects of stigma surrounding OUD.

Duration:00:37:38

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Trailer: These Ghosts Must Be Heard

7/1/2021
This is a place for you to share your story of loss, and to know you're not alone. Through a diverse population involved in this issue, we will explore surviving grief, moving on, advocacy, solutions to eradicate OUD, research, and government action. Most importantly, we will attempt to decrease and eradicate stigma due to an OUD passing. We're here to share your story with sensitivity and humanity. Share yours today.

Duration:00:08:56