Episode 281: Steve and Jamie Smith, Steve’s 14 Year Drug Addiction

Listen, Learn & Love Hosted by Richard Ostler

Richard Ostler

Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 839 Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2020

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

My friend Steve and Jamie Smith (active LDS and parents of 5 kids), share their journey with Steve’s drug addiction. Steve talks about why he is an addict, how he got on this road, how he finally found recovery and how he is moving forward. Jamie shares powerful insights about her road to recovery as the wife of an addict. Steve and Jamie are open with their story in their Ward, families and other circles. They both share insights into the role of shame to keep us from talking the necessary steps to be honest, vulnerable which are key steps to recovery. If you are an addict or working to help someone solve an addiction, please listen to this podcast. If you want to improve your marriage, have a better relationship with the Savior, or feel more peace in your life, please listen to this podcast. It was transforming for me and I think it will be for you. You can follow Jamie on IG at @fromtheheartofrecovery Thank you Steve and Jamie. You are two of my new heroes. Thank you for continuing to share your story!

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0:00.0	Welcome to another episode of Listen, Learn, and Love, hosted by Richard Osler.
0:09.3	My guest on today's podcast, our married couple that's here in our home, Steve and Jamie Smith.
0:15.2	Welcome to the podcast.
0:16.7	Thank you.
0:17.3	Thank you.
0:18.3	We're going to be talking about Steve's addiction.
0:21.0	Steve talks about being an addict.
0:23.3	He'll be an addict for life.
0:25.6	He will talk about his story, starting drugs in high school, playing college football,
0:31.7	and getting hooked on pain pills and this journey along with his wife to deal with his addiction.
0:38.5	The first part of the podcast will be kind of a historical recap of that.
0:43.0	So you get a feeling for the road that they've been walking.
0:45.8	But most of the podcast is going to be Steve and Jamie.
0:49.2	I'm talking about the lessons learned and the things that they would share with others.
0:55.6	This is a podcast for everybody. If you are addicted to anything, you will hear things from Steve and Jamie that
1:02.7	will help you in your relationship with others, your ability to help others in your own marriage.
1:08.5	These skills and insights that they will share will help all of us.
1:13.2	As more background, Steve is 39, his late 30s.
1:18.7	He's a graduate from the same high school I went to just 20 years later,
1:23.5	Highland High School in Salt Lake City.
1:25.4	Jamie grew up in Layton.
1:27.9	They met at SUU where Steve was playing football.
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