More Than A Statistic Podcast

08/22/2026

Episode 41 We are back with Jessica Birch’s of Handcuffs To Hope to discuss Knoxville’s International Overdose Awareness Day August 31st from 6-8pm at Volunteer Landing.

08/21/2026

Tomorrow night I have brought back Mrs Jessica Birch of Handcuffs To Hope to talk about being held Volunteer Landing August 31st from 6 pm to 8 pm. Be sure to come join us as we try to break the stigmas that come along with addiction, and to remember the ones we have lost along the way.

08/20/2026

💜 INTERNATIONAL OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY IS GETTING CLOSE! 💜

On August 31st, Knoxville will come together at Volunteer Landing for an evening of remembrance, awareness, community, and HOPE.

📅 August 31, 2026
⏰ 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 Volunteer Landing | Knoxville, Tennessee

This night is about more than numbers.

Every life lost had a name.
Every name has a story.
Every story has people who still carry it.

We will gather to honor those we've lost, stand beside the families who carry their memory, support those still struggling, and celebrate the reality that RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE.

🟣 LIMITED VENDOR SPACES REMAIN!

If your organization or business wants to be part of this event, don't wait to secure your booth.

For-Profit Booths — $250
Nonprofit Booths — $200

📧 [email protected]

👕 EVENT MERCH

Our special International Overdose Awareness Day merchandise will be available at the event:

T-Shirts S–XL — $20
T-Shirts XXL+ — $25
Tote Bags — $20
Hats — $20
Lanyards — $10

⚠️ T-SHIRTS WILL BE SOLD AT THE EVENT ONLY!

Cash, Venmo, Zelle, Apple Pay, and cards accepted.

Come stand with More Than A Statistic Podcast and our community as we make one message impossible to ignore:

💜 THEY WERE MORE THAN A STATISTIC.
💜 THEIR LIVES MATTERED.
💜 RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE.
💜 LET'S .

08/17/2026

Addiction doesn’t care about:

Your age — child, teenager, adult, or elderly.
Your race or background.

How much money you have — poverty and wealth are both vulnerable.

Your education — degrees don’t make someone immune.

Your career or title — laborer, doctor, pastor, executive, first responder.

Your reputation — it doesn’t care how respected you are.

Your religion or faith — believers can struggle with addiction too.

Your family — whether you have people who desperately love you.

Your marriage — or the promises you’ve made to your spouse.

Your children — even when they mean everything to you.

Your dreams and plans.
Your morals — addiction can drive people to do things completely against their character.

Your strength — being tough or strong-willed doesn’t make you immune.

Your past accomplishments.

How much you have to lose.

How many times you’ve already lost something.

How badly you want to stop.

Who you used to be.

Hayden Panettiere was found dead by a friend and emergency workers responded to a call about a person in "cardiac arrest" and an "unresponsive female" 💔

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08/15/2026

08/15/2026

This podcast started out as a calling after losing my 33rd friend to drug overdoses since my clean date of Aug 14th 2014. I found myself frustrated that nothing was being done to help stop it. Then I realized I was a part of the problem, because I wasn't doing anything to help the situation. So God called me to start this show. We started out just wanting to help one, but God had bigger plans. So blessed to be in a position to steward something that is very important to me. Thank you for being a part of it with me. Can't wait to see what year 2 brings.
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08/09/2026

Today I had the opportunity to speak at Calvary's Cross Church in Knoxville. How incredible that God is able to pick me up, clean me off and use me. Standing up in church educating what addiction really looks like. And how God can take someone like me to turn my mess into a message, and tell about the one that done it all for me. .

Sunday, August 9, 2026