In this episode of The Redeeming Stories Podcast, I sit down with Dr. Calynn Lawrence for an honest conversation about mental health, complex trauma, substance use, suicide, identity, and what it can mean to approach recovery as a whole person.

Calynn brings both her professional work and her lived experience as a Black queer woman who grew up in a low income environment and has navigated major depressive disorder, alcohol misuse, complex trauma, and suicidality. Rather than allowing any one part of her story to define her, she has used what she has learned to help create resources and greater access to support for others through Holistic Healing Source.

Our conversation explores what whole person recovery actually means, why healing may need to address far more than symptoms, and how culture, identity, economic circumstances, communi ...