S2 E4: Bryon Johnson on Healing, Service & Partnership, and the Freedom of Truth-Telling

On this week’s episode, we’re talking with Bryon Johnson about the courage and vulnerability involved in healing, celebrating diversity within recovery, the differences between serving & partnering in the community, and the freedom that comes from sharing truth. 

Bryon Johnson serves his community in a multitude of ways, including his roles an author, a pastor, and a Certified Senior Peer Recovery Specialist and Supervisor. 

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode includes dialogue on domestic violence, gun and knife violence, substance use, and overdose. If you feel it might be best for your own mental wellness to avoid this part of the conversation, you can skip ahead to the 7 minute mark of the episode.  

Mentioned Resources:

Grace & Mercy Ministries: https://www.graceandmercyministry.org

Bryon’s Book: https://www.booksamillion.com/p/From-Dope-Fiend-Son-King/Bryon-L-Johnson/9781732997943

SMART Goals: https://www.ucop.edu/local-human-resources/_files/performance-appraisal/How%20to%20write%20SMART%20Goals%20v2.pdf

7 Dimensions of Wellness: https://www.icaa.cc/activeagingandwellness/wellness.htm

Casey’s misquoted line from ‘Rocky Balboa’: It doesn't matter how this looks to other people, it matters how it looks to you. If this is something you wanna do and if this is something you gotta do, then you do it. Fighters fight. 

The views and opinions expressed on Awareness 2 Action are those of the guests and host and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Prevention Department or Northwestern Community Services.