Join addiction medicine specialist Dr. Mark Winsberg and retired ICU nurse Marcy Owens as they sit down with fellow healthcare professionals to share honest stories of addiction, recovery, and hope.
With over 30 years of recovery between them, Mark and Marcy know first-hand that addiction is a disease of isolation. And recovery begins with connection. Whether you’re struggling, newly sober, or decades into recovery, Recovery Rounds is here to remind you: you are not alone.
Send Mark and Marcy a message! Sister Marge—a Roman Catholic Sister of St. Joseph and pioneering breast surgeon—shares her remarkable journey from religious life and medicine into opioid addiction and recovery. She reflects on returning to surgery, the ways recovery shaped her care of patients, and the fellowship, spirituality, and freedom she found along the way.
23 Sept 2026
Addiction Therapist Robert: What Would I Want Him To Do?
Send Mark and Marcy a message! In this episode of Recovery Rounds, Robert shares how alcohol and drug use that began as a way to cope and fit in led to repeated relapses and, ultimately, a tragic drunk-driving crash. He reflects on his years in prison, finding recovery through AA and sponsorship, and the shift from self-punishment to service. Robert discusses rebuilding his life, working in addiction treatment, and creating a recovery coaching practice focused on connection, hope, and g...
16 Sept 2026
Addiction Therapist Robert: The Road Less Taken
In this episode of Recovery Rounds, Robert shares how alcohol and drug use that began as a way to cope and fit in led to repeated relapses and, ultimately, a tragic drunk-driving crash. He reflects on his years in prison, finding recovery through AA and sponsorship, and the shift from self-punishment to service. Robert discusses rebuilding his life, working in addiction treatment, and creating a recovery coaching practice focused on connection, hope, and giving back. Write us at drmark@...
10 Sept 2026
CRNA Rich: A Personal Battle Behind The Mask
Rich opens up about his 30-year journey through alcoholism, drug diversion in the OR, and the moment his colleagues intervened. Now 16 years sober, he shares what recovery actually requires — and why hope isn't just a platitude. Write us at drmark@recoveryrounds.com with your thoughts, suggestions, and maybe even that you want to share your story on Recovery Rounds!
26 Aug 2026
Counselor Chuck: Five Decades of Healing Healers
Ground-breaking addiction counselor Chuck Montante reflects on 50 years of treating healthcare professionals — why ER doctors are most at risk, why engineers are his toughest patients, and why human connection is the real key to lasting recovery Write us at drmark@recoveryrounds.com with your thoughts, suggestions, and maybe even that you want to share your story on Recovery Rounds!
12 Aug 2026
Anesthesiologist Stu: Living in a House of Cards
He spent years putting patients under — while secretly using the same drugs himself. Anesthesiologist Dr. Stu opens up about fentanyl addiction, diversion, and the daily dread of waiting for it all to fall apart. Write us at drmark@recoveryrounds.com with your thoughts, suggestions, and maybe even that you want to share your story on Recovery Rounds!
29 Jul 2026
ICU Nurse Marcy: Wrapped In Newspaper
"I was the ICU nurse everyone depended on—but I was secretly going to different liquor stores and hiding bottles around my house." Nurse Marcy shares the recovery story she never imagined she'd have to tell. Write us at drmark@recoveryrounds.com with your thoughts, suggestions, and maybe even that you want to share your story on Recovery Rounds!
15 Jul 2026
NP Dan: Frontline to Recovery
NP Dan: Frontline to Recovery Psychiatric nurse practitioner and Marine veteran Dan shares his remarkable journey from drinking at age 12, addiction, DWIs, and isolation to 19 years of sobriety and a career helping others recover. A powerful story of resilience, redemption, and the hope that's possible when we finally ask for help. Write us at drmark@recoveryrounds.com with your thoughts, suggestions, and maybe even that you want to share your story on Recovery Rounds!
1 Jul 2026
Dr Mark: Flipping the Switch
Dr. Mark Winsberg shares how he inadvertently became addicted to Tramadol while coping with the pressures of a demanding emergency medicine career. After a seizure forced him to confront the problem, he faced the possibility of losing everything and began a recovery journey that changed his life. Write us at drmark@recoveryrounds.com with your thoughts, suggestions, and maybe even that you want to share your story on Recovery Rounds!
17 Jun 2026
Dr Charlie: Farmer, Singer, Doctor, Addict
Dr. Charlie, an anesthesiologist and addiction medicine specialist with more than 44 years in recovery, shares his journey through opioid and alcohol addiction, drug diversion during residency, and a suicide attempt. He discusses how treatment, AA, sponsorship, and the 12 steps helped him rebuild his life and career—and why asking for help can be the first step toward hope, connection, and recovery. Write us at drmark@recoveryrounds.com with your thoughts, suggestions, and maybe even that you...
4 Jun 2026
Nurse Amy: Looking for a Logical Solution to an Illogical Problem
Amy is a registered nurse turned peer assistance advocate who spiraled from ‘normal life’ into IV drug use, hitting bottom with job loss and suicidal despair. She credits her recovery to 12-step immersion and the power of connection over isolation. Write us at drmark@recoveryrounds.com with your thoughts, suggestions, and maybe even that you want to share your story on Recovery Rounds!
4 Jun 2026
Paramedic Tony: Holy S**t, This Could Have Been Me
He spent 27 years keeping other people alive, while nearly drinking himself to death. Paramedic Tony on trauma, addiction, and the moment everything changed. Write us at drmark@recoveryrounds.com with your thoughts, suggestions, and maybe even that you want to share your story on Recovery Rounds!
3 Jun 2026
Dr. Ed: A Surgeon Leading A Double Life
A physician’s hidden alcoholism, the moment he was confronted at work, and the recovery journey that helped him reconnect with medicine, his patients, and himself. Write us at drmark@recoveryrounds.com with your thoughts, suggestions, and maybe even that you want to share your story on Recovery Rounds!
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