Melissa Huray, MS

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Addiction Counselor | Author | Reporter | Podcast Host — Executive Director at Lindell Recovery Network

Radically freed from alcohol, cigarettes, and stimulants in 2003, Melissa Huray is an addiction counselor with a master's degree in physiology. She spent twelve years counseling addicts in intensive outpatient treatment programs before accepting the position of executive director at the Lindell Recovery Network. Melissa is also an Emmy-award-winning news reporter and anchor, having appeared on television programs such as His Glory Ministry and CBS Minnesota's WCCO-TV. She is the host of The Hope Report podcast and the author of her memoir, Blackout to Blessing, and Radical Freedom. Melissa lives in the Twin Cities suburb of Lakeville, Minnesota, with her husband, Mike, and has three daughters.

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Radical Freedom: Breaking the Chains of Addiction for Good - Daily Strength for Recovery

Whether you’re beginning your journey or have been walking the path for a while, recovery from addiction can be a long and lonely road with shame and...

Featured on: Thursday, November 7, 2024

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Kerby Anderson

High and Low

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Kerby Anderson

Faith-Affirming Findings

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Kerby Anderson

Historical Ignorance

Years ago, a doctor wrote an article entitled, “What’s Keeping David McCullough from Sleeping?” This noted historian and award-winning author had trouble sleeping because he was worrying about what wa...

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