RecoveryBridge.app Founder Burk Jackson: Bridging the Gap in Sobriety Support 

What happens in the “quiet hours” of recovery when the meetings are over, your sponsor is asleep, and the cravings start to scream?In Episode 624, I sit down with Burk Jackson, a man who has been walking the path of recovery since October 20, 1994. With over 31 years of lived experience, Burk knows that while clinical treatment provides the foundation, it’s the human connection that provides the fuel for a lifelong change.After decades of seeing people fall through the cracks of a fragmented support system, Burk founded RecoveryBridge.app—a revolutionary, 100% free digital platform that ensures no one has to […]

You Don’t Have to Do This Alone: Why Connection Matters in Recovery

My name is Burk Jackson. I’ve been in recovery for 31 years, and I’ll be honest with you — it hasn’t been a straight line. I’ve made mistakes. I’ve stumbled. I’ve had moments where I wasn’t sure I’d make it through. I’m not going to pretend otherwise, because pretending otherwise isn’t why I’m here. Connection Is the Foundation of Recovery But here’s the one thing I’ve never stopped doing, not once in three decades: staying connected with other people in recovery. That might sound simple. It wasn’t always. There were stretches in my earlier years where I was traveling overseas […]

What 31 Years Sober Taught Me About the Gap Nobody Talks About

It’s 11pm. You’re not in crisis. You’re not going to drink. But something is pressing down on you — a loneliness so specific and so quiet that you wouldn’t even know how to describe it to someone who hasn’t been there. You’ve done everything right. You go to meetings. You work the steps. You have years, maybe decades, of sobriety behind you. And still, tonight, you pick up your phone and scroll through your contacts — and you’re not sure who would actually answer. Or who would really understand if they did. If you’ve been there, you know exactly what […]