#007: Redefining Success Post-Addiction with Carter Pope Jr.
Today's guest, Carter Pope Jr. is the co-founder and CEO of Creekside Recovery Group, which includes three sober living accommodations in Georgia and Florida as well as a wide range of addiction and mental health treatment programs.
In today's episode, Carter opens up about his personal struggles with addiction and how they led to his downward spiral and "rock bottom" moment, but also to his recovery and ultimately launching his heart-centered, purpose-filled business.
After receiving the treatment and help he needed, Carter has now found a deeply fulfilling life that he previously never thought was possible.
Additional highlights from our conversation include:
How redefining success changed everything for Carter
Understanding addiction and the recovery process
Details of Carter's sober living facilities and addiction treatment programs
Carter's personal story with addiction
Carter's take on purpose and mission
How Carter now prioritizes healthy lifestyle in his personal life
Carter's recommendations to anyone out there struggling with addiction or supporting someone who is
Where spirituality fits in and how Carter has learned to surrender control
Being Brave Brax - the story of Carter's son Brax, a Cystic Fibrosis Warrior and how Carter and his wife Jessica are inspired to spread awareness on CF
Plugs:
1) Being Brave Brax (ig: @beingbravebrax) - an inspiring account on IG following the life and journeys of the young Cystic Fibrosis warrior, Brax. Created by Jessica Pope to spread love and awareness on CF.
2) Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - the world's leader in the search for a cure to CF. The link to donate on behalf of Brax and the Pope family:
https://fightcf.cff.org/site/Donation2?idb=944289144&df_id=3282&3282.donation=form1&FR_ID=10409&mfc_pref=T&PROXY_ID=4541719&PROXY_TYPE=20
3) Creekside Recovery Group - Creekside Recovery Group manages treatment centers specializing in mental health and substance use disorders, as well as nearby convenient transitional living for program clients. CRG’s practical dual diagnosis treatment protocols are individualized to each client and designed to provide a thriving start to recovery journeys that reflects day-to-day living.
CRG currently operates three facilities in Florida and Georgia — Buckhead Behavioral Health, North Atlanta Behavioral Health and Tampa Bay Recovery Center — with additional openings planned for the southeast, including Gulf Coast Recovery Center slated for August 2024. See more below:
https://www.creeksiderr.com/resources/
