There is HEALING in the story of our SCARS
Unashamed Recovery

Unashamed Recovery

There is healing in the story of our scars when we daily practice step 12.

Here at Unashamed Recovery we are breaking the shame & stigma of addiction & recovery
by having real conversations with real people in real recovery. With every episode we proclaim it's okay to not be okay.

Welcome to Unashamed Recovery Podcast, a Step 12 Christian Recovery Podcast that is for everyone with a hurt, habit, compulsion or addiction.
If you're looking for a fresh view on recovery from a biblical standpoint, we have just what your looking for.
This show is for the recovery community, built by the recovery community.

Find us and other great recovery podcasts over at the
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Stay Sober & Stay Unashamed.
Love y’all.

Recent Episodes

Oct. 15, 2024

EP 069

JOSH
Sept. 30, 2024

EP 68

Josh
June 24, 2024

EP 067 | Flesh VS Spirit

The wages of sin is death. Sin is derived in the flesh and God is delivered to us, and delivering us in, and with the Spirit. What are you choosing to live in? Can you not hear God's voice? You might be living in the flesh. …
June 10, 2024

Ep 066 | Answered Prayers

Recovery Fam have you ever had an Answered Prayer? Join Palmer as he sits down with our guest Grady who shares his 'Jesus Story'. Grady walks us through his story that starts off with a childhood living the 'American Dream'…
May 13, 2024

EP 065 | Lost & Now Found

On this episode, Josh & Drew sit down with guest Amy Frank to hear another powerful story of redemption. Amy takes us back to her childhood where her story starts in "complete blindness". Amy grew up in an abusive home in Te…
April 29, 2024

Ep 064 | I Am Powerless

Is there something in your life that you are truly powerless against? It can be anything really. Fresh and hot donuts for example. Even something like shopping. When something has such a hold over us that it becomes unmanage…
April 16, 2024

Ep 063 | Choices = Consequences

Has the consequences of a choice you made in the past finally caught up with you? There is a old saying in the rooms of recovery, "You are free to make your own choice, but you are not free of the consequences of that choice…
April 1, 2024

Ep 062 | Matti the Madhatter

Buckle up Recovery Fam! Because on this episode of Unashamed Recovery, Josh, Drew, & Palmer are joined by Matti Aughenbaugh from Pensacola, Fl & what a story our guest has. Matti literally takes the guys down the rabbit hol…
March 18, 2024

Ep 061 | For Real

Have you ever mishandled what God has given you? For Real is about being for real about the blessings that God has given us. In this episode we find out how to keep the blessings that God has bestowed upon us. Josh , Drew, &…
March 4, 2024

Ep 060 | Chaos To Kindness

Josh, Drew & John Gallagher of Black Sheep Recovery Warfare Recovery Podcast sit down with the Ministry Leader of Foundry Celebrate Recovery in Vicksburg, MS, Danny Ivey. It's not often that Kindness follows the word Chaos D…

Recent Blog Posts

The Missing Piece

Welcome back to the Unashamed Recovery blog! In today's post, we want to dive deep into an essential aspect of the recovery journey: the role of faith in achieving lasting healing and successful recovery. Join us as we explore how adding God to the …

Renewal : breaking generational curses

What Is a Generational Curse? A generational curse is believed to be passed down from one generation to another due to rebellion against God. If your family line is marked by divorce, incest, poverty, anger or other ungodly patterns, you're l…

Embracing New Beginnings: A Journey of Sobriety and Realistic Resolutions

As we usher in the New Year, it's a time for reflection, renewal, and the opportunity to set intentions that will shape the coming months. For those on the path of recovery, the New Year holds a special significance—a chance to embrace unchart…

About the Hosts

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Josh Hollingshead

Host of Unashamed Recovery

Josh Hollingshead is the creator and founder of Unashamed Recovery Podcast. Josh started his journey in recovery from a 20 year porn addiction in 2014. It wasn't until late in 2015, and after several failed attempts at sobriety, that Josh found Celebrate Recovery at NorthPark Church in Meridian, MS.
After a severe relapse in 2017, Josh returned to the Celebrate Recovery and hasn't looked back. In early 2019 God planted the first ideas for Unashamed Recovery. By October of 2019 the podcast was launched and the rest is history.

Josh and his wife AnnaBeth have been married for over 10 years and live in Meridian, MS with 3 daughters : Kinley, Sadie Grace, and Millie.
Along with the podcast, Josh is a 911 dispatcher, and has served as the Men's Ministry Leader for NorthPark Celebrate Recovery since 2019. In March of 2022 he was appointed as the Central Mississippi State Representative for Celebrate Recovery.

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Drew Smith

Co-Host of Unashamed Recovery

Drew Smith was added as co-host of the Unashamed Recovery Podcast at the beginning of Season 2 in November of 2020. Drew has his hands in the local recovery community and is involved in
working with various groups to help teens overcome early traumas. One of the ways Drew does this is through the teen ministry arm of Celebrate Recovery
known as The Landing. The other way is being involved as a coach with several different local youth sports leagues in Lauderdale County.

In 2020, Drew founded Something Eccentric Life Coaching, and began meeting the needs
and engaging with broken people on a whole new level. Drew also travels the state of Mississippi spreading the message of hope in recovery
by sharing his testimony at local recovery meetings.
Drew is married to his wife Kristen and live in Meridian, Ms where they share a blended house with six kids.

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Monica Webber

Owner of Anew Counseling