Chris Martinez on Teen Addiction, Resilience, and the Pressures Facing Young Men

<p>In this episode of Finding New Waters, B. Reeves and Justin McClendon sit down with Chris Martinez of Resilience Recovery Resources in West Palm Beach, Florida, for a conversation about adolescent recovery, young adult development, family systems, academics, social media, music, and the rapidly changing pressures facing young men today.</p><p><br></p><p>Chris shares his own recovery journey and how he entered the behavioral health field almost by accident. After getting sober at 28, he was learning how to become financially independent for the first time in his life — paying for sober living, paying his own cell phone bill, and working on a moving truck. An opportunity to work overnight shifts at a sober living home for $12 an hour eventually became the beginning of a career in behavioral health.</p><p><br></p><p>Chris talks about why running a marathon during his first year of recovery became so meaningful, how learning to live up to his word changed him, and why committing to that first sober living job for one full year ultimately helped him discover what he wanted to do with his life.</p><p><br></p><p>The conversation then explores the population Resilience serves: adolescent and young adult men. Chris explains why turning 18 does not suddenly create emotional or developmental adulthood, how Resilience transitions clients between adolescent and young adult tracks, and why treatment must be individualized around what each young person is actually capable of doing.</p><p><br></p><p>Chris also breaks down the academic component of treatment, including high school equivalency, virtual schooling, advanced courses, and helping young people work through the shame of falling behind. Rather than forcing kids into someone else&#39;s expectations, Chris explains why the goal is to understand the barriers that brought them into treatment and help them create realistic goals they can actually achieve.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>GUEST AND ORGANIZATION LINKS</p><p><br></p><p>Resilience Recovery Resources</p><p>https://resiliencerecoveryresources.com/</p><p><br></p><p>Instagram</p><p>https://www.instagram.com/resiliencerecovery</p><p><br></p><p>Facebook</p><p>https://www.facebook.com/share/1Hpm6br44D/?mibextid=wwXIfr</p><p><br></p><p>New Waters Recovery</p><p>https://newwatersrecovery.com/</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>ABOUT CHRIS MARTINEZ</p><p><br></p><p>Chris Martinez works with Resilience Recovery Resources in West Palm Beach, Florida, serving adolescent and young adult men and their families.</p><p><br></p><p>Chris&#39;s path into behavioral health grew directly out of his own recovery experience. He got sober in 2012 at age 28 after years in which drugs and alcohol had become what he describes as his “first career.”</p><p><br></p><p>Early recovery meant learning how to become self-sustaining. Chris worked on a moving truck after treatment before accepting an overnight position at a sober living home in Santa Monica for $12 an hour. He committed to staying in the job for a year, returned to school, began taking on new responsibilities, and ultimately discovered that helping people in recovery was the career he wanted to pursue. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>#FindingNewWatersPodcast #FindingNewWaters #NewWatersRecovery #ChrisMartinez #ResilienceRecovery #TeenRecovery #YoungAdultRecovery #TeenMentalHealth #AdolescentMentalHealth #AddictionRecovery #TeenAddiction #FamilyRecovery #YouthMentalHealth #SocialMedia #Recovery</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Connect with Resilience Recovery Resources:</p><p><br></p><p>Website:</p><p>https://resiliencerecoveryresources.com/</p><p><br></p><p>Instagram:</p><p>https://www.instagram.com/resiliencerecovery</p><p><br></p><p>Facebook:</p><p>https://www.facebook.com/share/1Hpm6br44D/?mibextid=wwXIfr</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>🎙️ Watch &amp; Listen</p><p>Website: www.findingnewwaters.com</p><p>Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4NOV2g85KExFWU5mTz5Gjw</p><p>