Bridging the Gaps: Reimagining Opioid Recovery

A podcast where we confront disparities, challenge outdated approaches, and reimagine a future where opioid addiction treatment is equitable, accessible, and effective for all communities."

Bridging the Gaps: Reimagining Opioid Recovery is a health podcast hosted by Joanna Rosa, with 10 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Joanna Rosa hosts Bridging the Gaps: Reimagining Opioid Recovery, a health show with 10 episodes published.

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  The Courage to Heal: Faith, Recovery & Purpose

  Aug 22, 20251h 9mS0

  What happens when the roles we’ve learned to play no longer protect us—and we’re left with the truth of who we are? For Isaiah Brown, this moment of reckoning became the beginning of a profound healing journey.In this deeply honest conversation, Isaiah shares his path through childhood trauma, addiction, identity exploration, and spiritual renewal. He reflects on how early traumatic experiences shaped his coping strategies, and how facing those patterns head-on led to transformation.Isaiah opens up about:Navigating childhood sexual abuse and its impact on mental health and substance useFinding strength in faith when support system...

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  Rondo Resilience: Healing Through Community

  Jun 20, 202520 minS1

  <p>We journey to St. Paul's historic Rondo community, exploring resilience, healing, and hope through conversations with residents at the 825 Arts Community Barbecue.<br/><br/>• Rondo was once a thriving, tight-knit, middle-class Black community until Interstate 94 construction in the 1950s-60s demolished over 700 homes and 300 businesses<br/>• Despite this systemic destruction, the community continues organizing, fighting, and reconnecting<br/>• Young adults describe recovery as having a supportive community of people who look like them and can provide accountability<br/>• Residents express concern about the lack of mental health resources available to Black community members<br/>• Multiple interviewees emphasize that recovery means peac...

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  Confronting Systemic Barriers: A Conversation on Mental Health and Racial Justice

  May 19, 20251h 16mS1

  <p>Racial equity in mental health requires more than diversity initiatives—it demands a fundamental reimagining of how we approach care, advocacy, and community partnership. In this thoughtful conversation with therapist Joanna Rosa, we unpack the complex interplay between public health perspectives and mental health outcomes in communities of color.<br/><br/>"As a Black woman, I know I'm impacted similarly," Joanna shares, reflecting on how social determinants of health—housing insecurity, transportation barriers, food access—create chronic distress that traditional therapeutic approaches often fail to address. Her background in psychology and co-occurring counseling, combined with her current doctoral studies in pub...

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  Next Episode Alert! Part 2 The Cultural Divide: How Racism Shapes Recovery Journeys in Communities of Color

  May 18, 20251 minS0

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  The Cultural Divide: How Racism Shapes Recovery Journeys in Communities of Color

  Apr 15, 202554 minS1

  <p>When cultural barriers meet systemic racism in addiction treatment, the results can be devastating for communities already facing disproportionate substance use impacts. This powerful conversation with Yusuf Shafi, CEO of Alliance Wellness, and Dr. Cedric Weatherspoon of Empower Therapeutic Support Services reveals the complex realities faced by Black and East African communities seeking help for substance use disorders in Minnesota.<br/><br/>Both leaders bring deeply personal connections to their work. Yusuf shares how witnessing a neighbor's struggle with alcohol as a 12-year-old Somali immigrant sparked his passion for addiction treatment, while Dr. Weatherspoon describes growing up during the...

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