Michelle Leopold | Mother, Advocate, Hardware Store Owner | Sound Legacy Podcast #26

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When Michelle Leopold’s 18-year-old son Trevor died from a fentanyl-laced pill in 2019, she made a choice: tell the truth about how he died, so other parents wouldn’t have to bury their children.Michelle, an Ace Hardware owner from the Bay Area, joins Andrew Couch to talk about raising her two boys, Trevor’s struggle with addiction, the night everything changed, and the advocacy work that followed — from talks with students for Song for Charlie and Johnny’s Ambassadors to Narcan training in her own stores. It’s an honest conversation about grief, purpose, and holding two feelings at once.Resources: Song for Charlie https://www.songforcharlie.org Johnny’s Ambassadors https://johnnysambassadors.org 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline · If you suspect an overdose, give Narcan and call 911. http://marin4publichealth.org/It’s a hard story, and a hopeful one. As Michelle puts it, her job became teaching the world about her son. https://www.wearenotalone.communityCHAPTERS0:00 Welcome1:25 Running Ace Hardware stores3:18 Growing up in the Bay Area5:57 Meeting Jeff9:05 Raising Trevor and Parker16:34 When things started to change18:20 Rehab, recovery and Nar-Anon24:29 Today’s marijuana isn’t what it used to be30:07 A late diagnosis34:47 Losing Trevor42:03 How Parker coped43:50 Turning pain into purpose54:52 What every parent and young adult should know59:29 “Teaching the world about my son”1:02:22 Grief and practicing the “and”1:05:12 Thank you, Trevor

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