Beyond the Noise

Sober On Stage: Finding Clarity in the Noise of Fame & Addiction

Guests:
Rebecca Wardan – Director of Nursing and Operations
Josh Diluca – Program Manager
Matt - Facilitator
What does recovery look like when your world is stages, tour buses, and a culture built around using?
In this episode of Beyond the Noise, Matt Young shares his experience of 15 years of daily substance use and the 14 years of sobriety that followed. From a small town in regional Victoria to international tours with King Parrot, Matt speaks openly about the accumulation of consequences that built his desire to stop, what early recovery really cost him, and how the principles he learned in recovery changed not just his life but what his band became capable of.
This conversation explores what sustained recovery looks like in a high-risk environment. The practical strategies, the social grief, the restoration of feeling, and the slow work of building a life you don't want to escape from.
Whether you are navigating recovery yourself, supporting someone you love, or working in the addiction treatment space, this episode offers honesty, lived experience, and genuine hope.

Recovery For One: When Finding Freedom Means Leaving Someone Behind

Guests:
Rebecca Wardan – Director of Nursing and Operations
Josh Diluca – Program Manager
Stacey - Family Member
Sometimes recovery begins not with the person struggling with addiction, but with the people around them.
In this episode of Beyond the Noise, Stacey shares her experience growing up in a family shaped by addiction and the moment she realised that protecting her own health and safety meant setting boundaries with the person she loved most.
For many families, addiction quietly reshapes roles. Children become protectors, mediators, and caretakers long before they understand what is happening around them. Over time, the constant stress of trying to manage someone else’s addiction can take a serious toll on physical health, emotional wellbeing, and identity.
Through the support of Arrow Health’s Family First Step Program, Stacey began to understand the science of addiction, the impact of chronic stress on the nervous system, and the difference between helping and enabling. With that understanding came the difficult but life-changing decision to step out of the role she had carried for decades.
This conversation explores what it means to set boundaries with compassion, how guilt and shame can keep families stuck, and why recovery for loved ones is possible even when the person with addiction is not sober.
It’s an honest reflection on family roles, responsibility, and the courage it takes to choose safety and healing for yourself.
Whether you are supporting someone with addiction, navigating complicated family dynamics, or trying to understand your own role within a loved one’s recovery journey, this episode offers insight, understanding, and hope.
Beyond the Noise is a podcast by Arrow Health, sharing real stories and expert insight to help individuals and families better understand addiction, recovery, and the path forward.

The Hurt Beneath the High: Facing the Real Reason We Keep Going Back

Guests:
Rebecca Wardan – Director of Nursing and Operations
Josh Diluca – Program Manager
Ruben - Ex-resident
Relapse is often framed as failure. In reality it can be part of learning what recovery truly requires. 
In this episode of Beyond the Noise, Ruben shares his lived experience of relapse. Not as a lack of effort or care, but as a sign that something deeper still needed attention. From entering treatment at a young age without fully understanding recovery, to navigating abstinence without addressing underlying pain, Ruben reflects on the moments that shaped his journey. 
This conversation explores the difference between abstinence and active recovery, the role of readiness, and why healing is rarely a straight line. It challenges common assumptions about relapse and offers a compassionate, stigma-reducing perspective on what sustainable recovery can look like. 
Whether you're navigating recovery yourself, supporting someone you care about, or wanting to better understand addiction beyond the stereotypes, this episode offers honesty, insight, and hope. 

Early Recovery: The First Eight Months

Guests:
Rebecca Wardan – Director of Nursing and Operations
Josh Diluca – Program Manager
Cathryn O'Brine - Past program participant
What does early recovery really feel like?
In this honest and deeply human episode of Beyond the Noise, Cath shares her experience of the first eight months of recovery from meth addiction. A time marked by emotional rawness, vulnerability, discomfort, and profound growth. 
Hosted by Arrow Health's Director of Nursing and Operations, Rebecca Wardan, with Program Manager Josh Diluca, this conversation explores what happens after detox, why longer treatment can matter in meth recovery, and how learning to sit with uncomfortable emotions becomes a cornerstone of healing. 
This episode offers insight and reassurance for people considering treatment, as well as families and loved one wanting to better understand what early recovery can look like and why patience, connection, and support are so important. 
A powerful reminder that while early recovery is hard work, it is also deeply rewarding, and recovery is absolutely possible. 

Reclaiming Life: A Story of Faith and Fight

Guests:
Rebecca Wardan – Director of Nursing and Operations
Josh Diluca – Program Manager
From shame and separation to faith and freedom. In this powerful episode of Beyond the Noise, Josh - Program Manager at Arrow Health, shares his journey through addiction, fatherhood, and recovery. He opens up about the narratives that shaped his early life, the turning points that brought him to treatment, and the faith that helped him rebuild. 
 
Hosted by Arrow Health's Director of Nursing and Operations, Rebecca Wardan, this conversation offers honesty, insight, and hope for anyone affected by addiction. Reminding us that recovery is possible and worth fighting for.

Healing Together: Addiction, Family, and Recovery

Guests:
Toby Lawrence – CEO, Arrow Health
Rebecca Wardan – Director of Nursing and Operations
Julie Leiber – Family Counsellor
Addiction doesn’t just affect the individual, it ripples through families, relationships, and generations. In this episode of Beyond the Noise, Toby, Rebecca, and Julie unpack why addiction is often described as a “family disease,” how denial and guilt show up in family systems, and why family-inclusive treatment is essential to long-term recovery.
Julie shares insights from over two decades working with families in crisis, explaining how the right support, boundaries, and understanding of addiction can transform pain into healing. Together, the team discusses Arrow Health’s family-inclusive approach and how connection, compassion, and education can bring real hope for change.