#44: Spotlighting Addiction from the Stage with Caty Davis and Emily McLeod

Guests: Miss Tennessee 2017 Caty Davis and Miss Florida contestant Emily McLeod

Today I’m joined by two special guests who use their unique platforms to bring attention to the both the gravity of the addiction crisis and the profound hope of recovery. My first guest is Caty Davis, the reigning Miss Tennessee. In that role, she has made it her mission to serve as an ambassador for addiction prevention and recovery, sharing her own family’s story of tragedy and hope to educate and empower others across the state.

Then I welcome Emily McLeod. Like Caty, Emily is using her platform in the Miss Florida pageant to help break the stigma and start some tough, but necessary, conversations about alcohol and drug abuse. She sat down with me at the Moments of Change conference in Florida to share the turning point in her own story of addiction and explain how she hopes to make the most of the second chance that she’s been given.

For more about Recovery Unscripted, visit http://recoveryunscripted.org

For more about Caty Davis' platform, visit http://missamerica.org/miss-america-2018-contestants/miss-tennessee-2017-caty-davis/

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Music from this episode: "I Should Be Lost Without You" by David Condos - URL: davidcondos.com "Telltale" by Podington Bear - URL: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Piano_II_-_Felt/Telltale "Swing Lo" by Podington Bear - URL: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Rainy/Swing_Lo "Breadtime" by Podington Bear - URL: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Indie_Folk/Breadtime "Waves" by Podington Bear - URL: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Textural/Waves_1535 "Massive" by Podington Bear - URL: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Driving/Massive - Composer: Chad Crouch "Ronny" by Alex Fitch - URL: URL: freemusicarchive.org/music/Alex_Fit...ola/Ronny_1253