Bogie Bowles on Early Sobriety, Music, and Why “It’s Just Weed” Isn’t True
In this episode of Finding New Waters, B Reeves and Justin McClendon sit down with Bogie Bowles, Clinical Director at Ascend Recovery in Utah, with deep North Carolina connections and a story rooted in early sobriety.
Bogie shares what it was like getting sober at 18 as a freshman at Carolina, navigating recovery while still living a musician’s life, and building a career in the field. The conversation also gets real about what has changed in treatment and culture since the 90s.
They take a hard look at today’s high-potency THC landscape, the false sense of safety around “it’s just weed,” and…
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