Silverladder Podcast
Silverladder is focused on real-life stories and experiences of individuals who have faced and overcome challenges related to mental health, addiction and recovery, grief and loss, parenting, and much more.
Silverladder is hosted by mental health educator and consultant Shane Watson, whose story of addiction, recovery, and work in the field can be found under "My Story" on the toolbar at Silverladder.com.
Silverladder Podcast
Kevin's Last Walk: How Barry Adkins Overcame the Loss of His Son to Alcohol Poisoning
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Barry Adkins lost his 18 year old son, Kevin, to alcohol poisoning on the day that Kevin moved out on his own. Since Kevin's death, Barry has made it his mission to educate others about the dangers of alcohol abuse. After the loss of his son, Barry walked 1,400 miles from Arizona to Montana with Kevin's, ashes in his backpack. Barry has shared his story with well over 150,000 students and parents. He’s also the author of the book “Kevin’s Last Walk: A Father’s Final Journey With His Son.”
Barry's website: https://kevinslastwalk.com/
Order the book: https://www.amazon.com/Kevins-Last-Walk-Fathers-Journey/dp/1936539055
Kevin's Last Walk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kevinslastwalk
Kevin's Last Walk YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/KLWpublishing
Silverladder website: https://silverladder.com/blog/
My story (Shane/host): https://silverladder.com/blog/?page_id=963
Intro voice-over artist: Lisa Long
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Dial 988
Crisis Text Line: Text "Home" to 741741
Mental / Behavioral Treatment Locator: https://findtreatment.gov/