What if everything you’ve been told about addiction treatment is wrong?

The rehab industry is worth billions… yet nearly 90% of people relapse. So the real question is:

Is treatment failing… or are we defining success completely wrong?

In this episode of Brokenish, we unpack the uncomfortable truth about addiction, recovery, and why the system might be measuring the wrong things entirely.

This isn’t a conversation about quick fixes or perfect sobriety. It’s about reality.

You’ll hear:

• Why relapse is NOT failure (and why treating it like one causes more harm)
• The biggest lie families are sold about “success rates” in treatment
• Why recovery is messy, nonlinear, and deeply personal
• The hidden damage caused by black-and-white thinking in mental health
• What real progress actually looks like beyond just “not using”
• Why most treatment programs focus on the wrong outcomes
• How honesty (not false hope) is the only ethical way to help people heal

We also dive into the deeper truth most people miss:

Addiction is often a symptom… not the root problem.

And if you don’t address what’s underneath, nothing changes long-term.

This episode is for:

• Anyone struggling with addiction or mental health
• Parents trying to help their child
• Professionals in the treatment space
• Anyone who’s ever felt like they “failed” recovery

Because maybe you didn’t fail.

Maybe the system failed you.

Everyone talks about chasing your dreams.

Nobody talks about who pays the price.

In this brutally honest episode of Broken-ish, we pull back the curtain on ambition, purpose, and the quiet casualties that come with building something that matters.

The world sees the momentum. The business growth. The mission. The impact.

But behind every dream is a harder truth:

The people who love you the most often carry the heaviest cost.

Late nights. Missed dinners. Phone calls from your kids saying they miss you. Partners holding down the fort while you're chasing something bigger.

And the question no one in entrepreneurship, leadership, or success culture wants to answer:

What if the impact you want to create in the world comes at the expense of the people closest to you?

In this episode we talk about:

• The real price of ambition • Why success can quietly destroy relationships • Betraying others vs betraying yourself • The internal conflict between family and purpose • How ego, drive, and selfishness shape leadership • The hidden sacrifices behind building something meaningful • What it actually feels like to chase a mission that could change lives

This is not a highlight reel.

This is the conversation behind the scenes of building something that matters.

If you've ever felt the tension between who you want to be for your family and what you feel called to build, this episode is for you.

Because sometimes the hardest truth in life is this:

You can be doing the right thing…

…and still wonder if you're paying the wrong price.

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Behavioral health care in rural communities is messy, complicated, and often misunderstood.

In this episode of Inside Ava Health, we pull back the curtain on the realities of community mental health. From fractured systems and stigma to funding challenges and the everyday work of rebuilding trust, this conversation explores what it actually takes to support people struggling with addiction, mental health, homelessness, and instability.

Our guest shares his journey from working as a community employment specialist helping individuals with mental health and addiction find work, to stepping into leadership during one of the most turbulent periods in the Western Slope behavioral health landscape. At a time when organizations were under intense public scrutiny and the system felt broken, he saw something different. Opportunity.

This conversation dives into:

• How stigma around addiction and mental health still shapes community attitudes • Why collaboration across organizations is essential for real recovery support • The hidden pressures behavioral health providers face every day • The critical role of case management and addressing social determinants of health • Why recovery often starts with housing, food, transportation, and stability before therapy ever begins • How hope continues to drive the people doing this work despite constant systemic challenges

We also explore the larger history of community mental health in the United States, why funding structures have created fractured systems, and what it will take for communities to build sustainable behavioral health infrastructure.

Most importantly, this episode highlights the people on the front lines who show up every day to serve others, even when the system makes the work incredibly difficult.

Because at the end of the day, recovery isn’t just about treatment. It’s about rebuilding community.

If you care about mental health, addiction recovery, homelessness, or the future of behavioral health in America, this is a conversation worth hearing.

Today's guest is Chace Wheaton with Health Solutions West