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A podcast created by the Zachary Horton Foundation: Aiming to break the stigma of addiction by offering love, hope and acceptance to individuals and families suffering from this disease. The podcast was launched in 2020 to further support our foundation’s work. Episodes focus on breaking social stigmas and reflecting on Zachary Horton both inside and outside of his addiction.
Hosted by Jim Horton. Includes special guests.
Created and produced by PAIN. 3 episode series: “The Short Life of Zachary Horton.”
Follow up podcast: “Jim Horton Returns to Discuss his Work on the Zachary Horton Foundation”
By Keith McCann and Brandon Davison titled “The Other Side of the Story.”
The holidays can intensify grief—especially after losing someone to addiction. In this heartfelt episode of Voices in Courage, Jim and KL have an honest conversation about navigating loss, recovery, and emotional overwhelm during the holiday season.
Jim shares his journey after losing his son Zach to addiction, reflecting on how grief changes over time and how moments of relief and meaning can still be found. KL brings her lived experience supporting families affected by addiction, emphasizing that recovery is not linear and that community and support are essential.
Together, they explore the difference between sobriety and recovery, the importance of support systems, practical tools for managing difficult emotions, and how purpose and service can help ease grief. This episode offers compassion, perspective, and hope for anyone facing the holidays while carrying loss.
What happens when staying busy becomes the only way you know how to survive grief? Jim Horton returns to Thrive While Loving an Addict to talk with KL Wells about how his grief has changed in the years since losing his son Zachary to an overdose in January 2020.
Jim is candid about how constant motion — exercise, reading, teaching skiing, building the Zachary Horton Foundation — kept the grief at arm’s length, and what happened when his wife’s retirement finally left him with the quiet to face it. He and KL talk about how fathers grieve a child differently, a four-day retreat Jim spent with other grieving fathers, and the realization that joy and grief are not opposites — they can live side by side.
For any parent carrying this kind of loss, this conversation offers honesty, perspective, and permission to find joy again.