Grant Hanson Is Speaking

“Motivation is not a cure for mental illness.” - Grant Hanson

What happens when the dust settles? Addiction can be a whirlwind. There are an infinite number of ways that addiction can go, if left untreated it often can lead to a spiral downward, up to and including death. But what happens if you get to the “happy ending”, you get and stay sober and you now need to move forward in recovery? 

We often ask the question to people in recovery and sobriety “What happened?” What happened to get them started with drugs, where did they go, how bad did it get and what made them seek treatment. But once sober, we don’t ask enough “What now?” Getting and remaining sober are difficult processes - physically, mentally and emotionally  

We ask these questions and discuss so much more with this weeks guest in the Speaker’s Chair, Grant Hanson. He has lived both sides of the jail cell - inside the cell, being talked at, and now as an advocate and mental health entrepenaur, on the outside of the cell talking to people inside that might need the help he was once given. 

We cover a lot in this conversation. Grant is honest and forthcoming with his thoughts and opinions on what we are doing right and what needs to change, what’s he’s doing to create those changes and why he never wants to hear “you’re it” with his friends.