Episode 17: Never shy away from your power with Markita Renée

The episode of the Stack’n’Days podcast Ray is joined by Markita Renee. Markita highlights the challenges and triumphs of her journey toward sobriety, emphasizing the importance of seeking help, building a support system, and addressing the unique needs of people of color in the recovery community. 

Substance abuse journey

Markita starts by opening up about her personal journey with substance abuse. She shares the challenges she faced and how it affected her life.

She discusses how she used substances as a means to escape from her problems and cope with her emotions. She reflects on the impact it had on her life.

Markita talks about her experience with pain medication addiction and the difficulties she encountered while trying to overcome it.

Hiding addiction from loved ones

Markita shares the challenges of hiding her addiction from her loved ones and the toll it took on her relationships.

Overcoming rock bottom moments

Markita discusses her journey of hitting rock bottom and the turning points that motivated her to seek help and make positive changes in her life.

Markita’s rock bottom involved a lot of hardships, including homelessness. She shares the steps she took to start afresh on her path to recovery.

Passing a drug test

Markita shares how she miraculously passed a drug test after using drugs, which she believes was divine intervention. This was a turning point for her because she knew she wouldn't get so lucky again and she had just started to get her life back on track.  

Tapping into personal power

Markita emphasizes the importance of tapping into personal power and finding inner strength during the recovery process.

She discusses her commitment to sobriety and her efforts to create a supportive community for people of color (POC) who are in recovery.

Lack of resources for people of color

Markita addresses the lack of resources available specifically for people of color in the recovery community and the importance of representation.

Markita talks about the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) Wednesday meeting she has created as a safe space and support group for individuals who may not feel represented in traditional recovery groups.

Markita’s details

Insta: iammarkitarenee 

Tiktok: @iam_markitarenee