Podathon For Recovery: Kat’s Road to Recovery

In this Podathon for Recovery episode, Rich and co-host Wendy Beck talk with Kat Leonard Scott—a Harford County native, mom of two, and treatment professional—about her winding path through early success, trauma, addiction, a brief relapse after eight years clean, and the hard reset that followed. Kat shares how jail, community support, and a renewed focus on “safety” helped her rebuild life, motherhood, and purpose. Listeners will hear candid lessons on accountability, boundaries, and why joy is possible in recovery. 

Sponsored by Rage Against Addiction 

Guest Bio:  

Kat Leonard Scott is a recovery advocate and treatment professional from Harford County, Maryland. A graduate of Bel Air High School, she works in long-term residential treatment operations and is a devoted mom of two. After eight years clean, a short relapse led to new accountability, renewed recovery, and a mission to help others access care and community. 

Main Topics: 

·         Podathon for Recovery: 12 Days of Hope benefiting Rage Against Addiction

·         Early life: fitting in, sports & academics, unseen struggles

·         Trauma in high school and how dissociation shaped later behavior

·         First DUI at 20; ineffective early interventions; “learning to be a better criminal”

·         Caring for her father through terminal cancer; grief and escalating use

·         Multiple treatment attempts; the power of sober living and community in Annapolis

·         Becoming a house manager; court, “backup time,” and accountability

·         Motherhood, work in treatment, and building a recovery network in Harford County

·         The brief relapse after 8 years clean; DUI with kids in the car; blessing in disguise

·         IOP, jail, and doing every program available; coming home and setting boundaries

·         Protective orders, divorce, and rebuilding stability for her children

·         Working in long-term residential treatment; finding purpose in service

·         The new focus: personal and family “safety” as a foundational recovery practice  

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