Turning Point Journey Podcast

About Turning Point Journey Podcast

🎧 Welcome to the Turning Point Journey Podcast, where we explore the raw, real, and redemptive sides of recovery. 👣 Hosted by someone who’s walked the road,  a grateful recovering alcoholic, storyteller, and guide for anyone standing at the edge of change. This show invites you into 💬 powerful stories, ✍️ honest reflections, and 🌱 meaningful moments of hope, healing, and transformation. Whether you’re: 🔄 in recovery 🤔 seeking it ❤️ supporting someone who is …this is your space to reconnect with yourself and rediscover what’s possible — one choice at a time. 👉 Let’s begin. 🎙️

Publisher

Hampig Minassian

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Sept 2025

Latest episode

11 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

5 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   11 Jun 2026

   🎙️ Episode 5 - Healing the Child Within | Shannon Curtis on Trauma, Shame, Addiction & Forgiveness

   Some stories do not begin with a clear memory. They begin with a feeling you cannot explain, a heaviness in the body, a pattern you keep repeating, or a quiet shame you carry for years without fully knowing where it came from. In this episode of The Turning Point Journey Podcast, I sit down with Shannon Curtis for a deeply honest conversation about childhood trauma, addiction, buried memory, forgiveness, motherhood, self-worth, and the long road back to the child within. Shannon shares how pain from her early life shaped the way she saw herself, the way she connected with people, and the way shame quietly followed her into adulthood. This conversation is not about easy healing, quick answers, or pretending the past did not hurt. It is about what happens when the body remembers what the mind tried to bury. It is about addiction as relief, not rebellion. It is about shame showing up in daily life as distance, control, self-protection, and the fear of being fully seen. It is also about the courage it takes to stop asking, “What’s wrong with me?” and begin asking, “What happened to me, and what do I need now?” Shannon and I talk about recovery, treatment, forgiveness without denial, helping people you love without trying to rescue them, and why curiosity can become one of the most powerful doors into healing. Her story is raw, human, and real, not polished for comfort, and that is what makes it matter. If you have ever carried pain you could not explain, struggled with addiction, felt disconnected from yourself, or wondered why certain patterns keep following you, this episode may hit close to home. Healing the child within is not about going backward. It is about finally becoming safe enough to meet the part of you that had to survive before it ever learned how to live. That’s the one. Much stronger. Natural, but it has weight.

2. 

   29 Nov 2025

   🎙️ Episode 4 – What Trauma Doesn't Tell You (ft. Barry Atkins) | Learning to Live After the Wreckage

   “Healing doesn’t make it okay but it just helps you move forward.”In this clip, Barry Adkins shares one of the most painful and powerful truths about loss, forgiveness, and rebuilding your life after the unthinkable.Barry lost his 18-year-old son Kevin to alcohol poisoning.Barry began a long journey of walking, speaking, and fighting for prevention and awareness.This message isn’t just about grief.It’s about the moment healing begins and why it hurts before it frees you.If you or someone you love is walking through their own trauma, loss, or recovery journey, this episode is for you.⸻🔥 FULL EPISODE:Turning Point Journey Podcast – Episode 4: What Trauma Doesn't Tell You🎧 LISTEN / WATCH THE PODCAST:turningpointjourney.com/podcast🌿 JOIN THE COMMUNITY:turningpointjourney.com (COMING SOON)📘 FREE Recovery Tools:turningpointjourney.com/free (COMING SOON)⸻ABOUT BARRY ADKINSBarry lost his son Kevin to alcohol poisoning in 2005. In response, he walked 1,400 miles carrying Kevin’s ashes turning unimaginable pain into purpose. His mission: prevention, awareness, and keeping families from the grief he knows too well.Learn more at: kevinslastwalk.com

3. 

   17 Oct 2025

   🎙️ Episode 3 – Craving vs. Calling (ft. Dr. Robb Kelly) | The Difference Between Impulse and Intuition

   Cravings scream. Callings whisper. In this episode, Hampig Minassian sits down with Dr. Robb Kelly, a leading neuroscientist and recovery expert, to talk about the quiet difference between what pulls us and what truly guides us.Together, we break down the real meaning of craving, calling, and how to pause long enough to hear the voice that leads you home. 💬 Inside this episode: • Craving vs. Calling — learning the difference • Emotional vs. spiritual hunger • The Pause Protocol: Notice → Name → Nurture • Urge surfing and time boundaries • Identity, healing, and daily choices that build peace 🧭 Turning Point Action: Create your two-column list — “What pulls me / What guides me.”Reflect on it each day and track what changes. 🔗 Resources: Free Recovery Workbook→ turningpointjourney.com/workbook (Coming Soon) Join the Community → community.turningpointjourney.com (Coming Soon) Merch → turningpointjourney.com/shop 🎧 Listen to more episodes on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube. Follow @turningpointjourney for daily reflections and recovery tools.

4. 

   3 Oct 2025

   🎙️ Episode 2 – The Lie That I Lived

   🎙️ Episode 2 – The Lie That I Lived In this episode of Turning Point Journey, I open up about the lie I lived — the mask I wore for years while struggling inside. On the outside, I seemed fine: smiling at family gatherings, keeping up appearances, and pretending everything was under control. But inside, I was breaking. This episode is about the hidden battles so many of us fight. It’s about the disconnect between the person we show the world and the pain we carry in silence. For me, alcohol became the tool I used to keep up that lie, to numb, to perform, to avoid the truth. But living that way came at a cost. We’ll explore: How and why people hide behind “the lie” of addiction or perfection The emotional toll of pretending everything is fine The moment I realized the mask couldn’t hold anymore What it means to begin living honestly, even when it feels terrifying “The Lie I Lived” is more than my story, it’s a reflection of the quiet suffering many go through. By sharing it, I hope to help others see that they’re not alone, and that honesty, though difficult, is the first step toward freedom. If you’ve ever smiled through pain, hidden behind a mask, or felt the exhaustion of keeping up appearances, this episode is for you. Subscribe to Turning Point Journey and join me as we uncover the truth behind the stories we tell ourselves, and discover the power of choosing honesty over illusion.

5. 

   19 Sept 2025

   🎙️ (First Episode) Finding Your Way

   🎙️ Episode 1 – Finding Your Way What if your turning point didn’t come with fireworks… but with silence? In this first episode, we open the door quietly, exploring what it really looks like to begin again. No big announcements. No dramatic crash. Just a moment. A choice. A quiet truth that refused to stay buried. 🔍 Inside this episode: • Why transformation rarely looks like the movies • The power of small, unseen decisions • Letting go of who you pretended to be • Why the first step isn’t flashy, but it’s everything 💭 Reflection Prompt: “What moment did you realize you couldn’t keep living the same way?” 🛠️ Free Tools & Resources: • Download your free workbook starter kit       →https://turningpointjourney.com/podcast • Join the community on Instagram → @turningpointjourney • Explore more at → https://turningpointjourney.com This is the beginning , not just of a podcast, but of your journey home to yourself. 🎧 Let’s find your way… together.

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