11/21/2025
๐๏ธ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฅ, ๐๐ฐ๐๐ค๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐. โจ
In this emotional and deeply inspiring episode, host Allen Kharlip speaks with Maddie Andrewsโmental health advocate, MSW student, peer support specialist, and founder of J and A Support Group.
Maddie bravely opens up about living 35 years in silence with serious mental illness and substance use, surviving a near-fatal lithium toxicity crisis, and finding the strength to rebuild her life with purpose and compassion.
This is a conversation about trauma, resilience, advocacy, and what it truly means to choose lifeโone small step at a time. ๐
๐ Watch the full episode here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCJP4XNsmuQ
๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ:
๐ก Childhood trauma and years of undiagnosed illness
๐ก Living behind the mask of high-functioning mental illness
๐ก ICU survival after lithium toxicity: brain death, heart & lung failure
๐ก The moment everything changed
๐ก Why advocacy, community, and peer support save lives
๐ก How guilt and shame transform into forgiveness and accountability
๐ก Learning that recovery isnโt linearโbut itโs real
โ๐ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต 35 ๐บ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ด ๐ญ๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ด๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ. ๐๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ ๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ท๐ฐ๐ช๐ค๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ข๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ.โ
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