In this week’s episode, Tripp sits down with Michael Gilpin of Alpha 180 to hear more about his journey from college dropout to a Chapel Hill graduate. Gilpin shares about how his personal collegiate recovery experience led him to work in the recovery field.

Here are some highlights that Tripp & Michael cover:

• Gilpin’s personal collegiate recovery journey
• The landscape of working in the substance abuse/recovery field
• How Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is relevant to collegiate mental health
• What role do insurance companies play in making mental health care prohibitive?
• What role do colleges play in the collegiate mental health crisis? Is it their responsibility?