Lauren Sisler is a two-time Emmy award-winning sports broadcaster who lost both her parents within hours of each other due to their concealed battle with addiction to Fentanyl and opioids. Lauren has said, “addiction is a disease of denial. It thrives in the shadows and in isolation,” and now shares her story, helping people to move beyond the stigma and the shame and realize that they are not alone.
Lauren is part of the Glacier Valley Rotary Pillars of America Speaker Series, with her talk scheduled for Thursday, March 30.
Other guests include:
- True Crime Alaska talks “Death and Dessert!”
- NAMI Juneau previews their upcoming Family-to-Family Class
- And a visit with the Juneau Skating Club and information on their upcoming fundraiser
Bostin Christopher hosts today’s program. You can catch Juneau Afternoon at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3 and KAUK 91.7 Juneau Auke Bay. A rebroadcast airs at 7:00 p.m. You can also tune in online at ktoo.org/listen.
Guests:
- Betsy Longenbaugh, True Crime Alaska
- Ed Schoenfeld, True Crime Alaska
- Mandy Massey, Glacier Valley Rotary
- Lauren Sisler, Guest Speaker, Pillars of America Speaker Series
- Aaron Surma, Executive Director, NAMI Juneau
- Colleen Jones, Volunteer Facilitator, Family-to-Family, NAMI Juneau
- Kendra Hergett, Artistic Director and Coach, Juneau Skating Club
- Aliyah Overturf, Coach, and Juneau Skating Club Senior Skater
- Lydia Powers, Juneau Skating Club Senior Skater
- Carly Phelps, Juneau Skating Club Coach and Senior Skater
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Juneau Afternoon is a production of the KTOO Arts and Culture Team.
Bostin Christopher produced today’s show with help from Erin Tripp.
