Fortitude: Turning Tragedy into Action

About Fortitude: Turning Tragedy into Action

A podcast by the Parent Action Network (PAN), a division of Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM), dedicated to amplifying the voices of parents whose lives have been devastated by the harmful effects of marijuana. Each episode features personal interviews with parents sharing their heart-wrenching stories of loss, addiction, and the impact on their families. Through these powerful narratives, PAN aims to educate, inspire, and mobilize listeners to take action against the widespread dangers of marijuana use.

Publisher

PAN & SAM

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Aug 2024

Latest episode

13 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

36 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Aug 2026

   From Marijuana to Fentanyl-A South Dakota Mom Grieves Out Loud to Spread Awareness

   One choice. One unknowable contaminant. One phone call that changes a family forever. We’re joined by Angela Kennecke, a journalist-turned-advocate and the founder of Emily’s Hope and the Grieving Out Loud Podcast, to share the life of her daughter Emily and the brutally real path that ended with fentanyl-laced heroin. Emily was smart, artistic, athletic, and loved deeply, which is exactly why this story lands so hard: addiction, marijuana, and fentanyl poisoning don’t wait for a “type” of ki...

2. 

   22 Jul 2026

   From Normalcy to Chaos: How "Legal" Marijuana Stole the Future of a Maryland Mom's Son

   A teenager can look “fine” right up until the day everything isn’t. Sarah, a mom from Maryland, joins me to share how marijuana became the factor that reshaped her entire family system. Starting with subtle changes during COVID, hear from Sarah how internet access, the use of high-potency THC products and driving while under the influence, all converge to create the perfect storm. We talk candidly about what the early warning signs actually looked like in real life: pushing for more device f...

3. 

   15 Jun 2026

   From D1 Baseball To Cannabis-Induced Psychosis-A Michigan Mom's Journey From Trauma to Hope and Advocacy

   A D1 baseball scholarship. A happy, close family. A teenager with a future that looked set. Then marijuana shows up in college, and what seemed “not that serious” quickly becomes the start of a long, brutal spiral: lost academics, lost baseball, escalating substance use, arrests, homelessness, and years of grief for the whole family. I’m joined by Nancy, a Michigan mom who shares her son’s story with clarity and courage. We talk about how cannabis stayed the common thread across 16 years of ...

Who has been a guest on Fortitude: Turning Tragedy into Action

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Christine
• Aubree Adams
• Marti Roveda
• Cindy Gresham

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

12 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 38 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

55

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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