PODCAST AND MEDIA APPEARANCES
Conversations on family addiction, harm reduction, and system reform
Selected appearances. Topic range from medication-assisted treatment and family trauma to the systemic failures of the addiction treatment industry.
Hosted by Brandi Mac
2022 to present
Do What You Can Live With Podcast
Brandi's own podcast. Family dynamics, re-entry barriers, medication-assisted treatment, tough love versus radical acceptance, Top 2.5% globally on Listen Notes, Number 6 Harm Reduction Podcast 2025.
Upcoming Appearance
Coming Soon
Addiction Made Easy Podcast
A conversation on family-centered addiction recovery, harm reduction, and what families need from treatment that the industry rarely provides.
Air date pending
Upcoming Appearance
Coming Soon
Living While Loving Your Child Through Addiction
Mother-to-mother conversation on loving a child through active addiction without losing yourself. Boundaries, harm reduction, and what nobody tells parents.
Air date pending
Hosted by Dr. Moyez Jiwa
May 2026
Journal of Health Design Podcast
Ethical care, family advocacy, and healthcare policy through the lens of family-centered addiction recovery.
Recovery.com
2025
Recovery Cast Podcast
From tough love to radical acceptance: mental health, system failures, and what families navigating substance use disorder actually need.
Rise Above Podcast
2025
Hosted by Kevin Lanning
Recovery, family trauma, and the systemic failures families face in addiction treatment.
Sober Buzz
Podcast
2025
Addiction recovery, toxic family patterns, and how families actually heal.
Recovery Reform Podcast
Podcast
Harm reduction, healthcare stigma, and systemic failures in the addiction treatment industry.
2024
Avoiding the Addiction Affliction
Podcast
2023
Family experiences with addiction, lived experience as a mother of a daughter in long-term recovery, and what families actually need that the treatment system rarely provides.
Speaking Engagements
Keynotes, panels, and workshops for advocates, treatment professionals, and community leaders.
A selection of recent speaking engagements. Brandi speaks at summits, recovery events, treatment industry conferences, and community gatherings on family-centered addiction recovery, harm reduction, and treatment system reform.
Unity Recovery Conference
Philadelphia, PA
Panelist
Oct 26-28, 2026
Panel discussion on body brokering in the addiction treatment industry. Recovery advocates, treatment professionals, and community leaders.
Trust Partnership and OATH
Waycross, Georgia
Keynote Speaker
2026
Harm reduction advocates and community leaders from three counties.
Love in the Trenches
Virtual Event
February 19, 2026
Guest Speaker
Parents, partners, and family members loving someone through active addiction.
International Women's Day Global Recovery Event
Virtual Event
Speaker
March 8, 2026
Global audience of women in recovery, family advocates, and recovery leaders observing International Women's Day.
Moms for All Paths to Recovery (MAP)
Facebook Community, Two Sessions
Guest Speaker
2025
Mothers supporting loved ones through every path to recovery, including harm reduction, medication-assisted treatment, and abstinence-based approaches.
Zero Hour Life Center
Leesburg, Florida
Keynote Speaker
2025
Harm reduction advocates and community leaders.
Zero Hour Life Center
Gainesville, Florida
Keynote Speaker
2025
Harm reduction advocates and community leaders.
Rise for Recovery Summit
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Panelist Speaker
2025
National advocacy summit hosted by Braeburn. Advocates and recovery leaders from across the United States.
Recovery Fest
Inverness, Florida
Advocates, community leaders, and community gathering for recovery month.
Sept 2023
ADVOCACY AND AFFILIATIONS
National advocacy work shaping recovery policy and public health.
Beyond speaking and writing, Brandi serves on national advocacy networks focused on policy reform, anti-stigma communication, and community-led recovery support.
Rise for Recovery Action Network
MEMBER · THREE WORKING GROUPS
Collaboration and Community Outreach
Social Media and Anti-Stigma Education
Policy and Legislation
Rise for Recovery is a national network of advocates, clinicians, and people in recovery working to change how the United States supports families and individuals affected by substance use disorder.