Recovery Rounds
Join addiction medicine specialist Dr. Mark Winsberg and retired ICU nurse Marcy Owens as they sit down with fellow healthcare professionals to share honest stories of addiction, recovery, and hope. With over 30 years of recovery between them, Mark and Marcy know first-hand that addiction is a disease of isolation. And recovery begins with connection. Whether you’re struggling, newly sober, or decades into recovery, Recovery Rounds is here to remind you: you are not alone.
Coming Next: CRNA Rich
Behind The Mask: A CRNA’s Personal Battle
Rich opens up about his 30-year journey through alcoholism, drug diversion in the OR, and the moment his colleagues intervened. Now 16 years sober, he shares what recovery actually requires — and why hope isn't just a platitude.
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Counselor Chuck: Five Decades of Healing Healers
Ground-breaking addiction counselor Chuck Montante reflects on 50 years of treating healthcare professionals — why ER doctors are most at risk, why engineers are his toughest patients, and why human connection is the real key to lasting recovery
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Addiction Counselor Chuck: Five Decades of Healing Rochester Healers
Ground-breaking addiction counselor Chuck Montante reflects on 50 years of treating healthcare professionals — why ER doctors are most at risk, why engineers are his toughest patients, and why human connection is the real key to lasting recovery.
Write us at drmark@recoveryrounds.com with your thoughts, suggestions, and maybe even that you want to share your story on Recovery Rounds!
Anesthesiologist Stu: Living in a House of Cards
He spent years putting patients under — while secretly using the same drugs himself. Anesthesiologist Dr. Stu opens up about fentanyl addiction, diversion, and the daily dread of waiting for it all to fall apart.
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Anesthesiologist Stu: Living in a House of Cards
He spent years putting patients under — while secretly using the same drugs himself. Anesthesiologist Dr. Stu opens up about fentanyl addiction, diversion, and the daily dread of waiting for it all to fall apart.
Write us at drmark@recoveryrounds.com with your thoughts, suggestions, and maybe even that you want to share your story on Recovery Rounds!
ICU Nurse Marcy: Wrapped In Newspaper
"I was the ICU nurse everyone depended on—but I was secretly going to different liquor stores and hiding bottles around my house." Nurse Marcy shares the recovery story she never imagined she'd have to tell.
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ICU Nurse Marcy: Wrapped In Newspaper
"I was the ICU nurse everyone depended on—but I was secretly going to different liquor stores and hiding bottles around my house." Nurse Marcy shares the recovery story she never imagined she'd have to tell.
Write us at drmark@recoveryrounds.com with your thoughts, suggestions, and maybe even that you want to share your story on Recovery Rounds!
NP Dan: Frontline to Recovery
NP Dan: Frontline to Recovery
Psychiatric nurse practitioner and Marine veteran Dan shares his remarkable journey from drinking at age 12, addiction, DWIs, and isolation to 19 years of sobriety and a career helping others recover. A powerful story of resilience, redemption, and the hope that's possible when we finally ask for help.
Write us at drmark@recoveryrounds.com with your thoughts, suggestions, and maybe even that you want to share your story on Recovery Rounds!
NP Dan: Frontline to Recovery
Psychiatric nurse practitioner and Marine veteran Dan shares his remarkable journey from drinking at age 12, addiction, DWIs, and isolation to 19 years of sobriety and a career helping others recover. A powerful story of resilience, redemption, and the hope that's possible when we finally ask for help.
Write us at drmark@recoveryrounds.com with your thoughts, suggestions, and maybe even that you want to share your story on Recovery Rounds!
Dr Mark: Flipping the Switch
Dr. Mark Winsberg shares how he inadvertently became addicted to Tramadol while coping with the pressures of a demanding emergency medicine career. After a seizure forced him to confront the problem, he faced the possibility of losing everything and began a recovery journey that changed his life.
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Next Episode: Dr. Mark: Flipping the Switch
A quick update from Recovery Rounds, including the release date of our next episode featuring Dr. Mark, information on becoming a guest, and a brief clip from Dr. Mark's interview.
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Dr Charlie: Farmer, Singer, Doctor, Addict
Dr. Charlie, an anesthesiologist and addiction medicine specialist with more than 44 years in recovery, shares his journey through opioid and alcohol addiction, drug diversion during residency, and a suicide attempt. He discusses how treatment, AA, sponsorship, and the 12 steps helped him rebuild his life and career—and why asking for help can be the first step toward hope, connection, and recovery.
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Dr Charlie Coming Next Wednesday, June 17th
The next episode of Recovery Rounds, Dr. Charlie, is coming next Wednesday, June 17th. Listen to teaser clip.
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Recovery Rounds Podcast Update
A quick update about how often new episodes will be posted, how to contact us, and a Recovery Rounds Podcast Trailer for new listeners.
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Nurse Amy: Looking for a Logical Solution to an Illogical Problem
Amy is a registered nurse turned peer assistance advocate who spiraled from ‘normal life’ into IV drug use, hitting bottom with job loss and suicidal despair. She credits her recovery to 12-step immersion and the power of connection over isolation.
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Paramedic Tony: Holy S**t, This Could Have Been Me
He spent 27 years keeping other people alive, while nearly drinking himself to death. Paramedic Tony on trauma, addiction, and the moment everything changed.
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Dr. Ed: A Surgeon Leading A Double Life
A physician’s hidden alcoholism, the moment he was confronted at work, and the recovery journey that helped him reconnect with medicine, his patients, and himself.
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