The Official And Now Love Podcast: www.andnowlove.com Pets in Recovery: www.petsinrecovery.org Readings Discussed: "The Choice" by Dr. Edith Eva Eger "What Happened to You?" by Bruce Perry (Co-authored with Oprah Winfrey) "The Second Mountain" by David Brooks For many people struggling with addiction, one heartbreaking barrier stands between them and treatment: they have a beloved dog or cat, and nowhere for them to go. Faced with an impossible choice — get help and abandon their best friend, or stay in the dark to keep them safe — too many never walk through the door. Ken Moses decided no one should ever have to make that choice. In this deeply moving episode, Cynthia Marks welcomes Ken, founder of Pets in Recovery, a volunteer-driven, free fostering network that shelters and loves people's animals while their owners get the treatment they need. Ken, who is in long-term recovery himself, shares his own story with remarkable honesty — from childhood trauma and decades of addiction to the hard, sacred work of healing, and the devastating personal loss that gave birth to his mission. Together, he and Cynthia explore what it means to carry your story without living in it, forgiveness as "giving up the hope that the past could have been any different," and the quiet grace of being told: we have your back, you matter, and your companion will be waiting for you on the other side of your healing. This is And Now Love. Listen to your dreams and live from your heart. Please follow, rate, and share the podcast, and pass this episode along to someone who might need it. To learn more or get involved with Pets in Recovery, reach out through their community in the Coachella Valley and Southern California. If you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, help is available through the SAMHSA National Helpline at 1-800-662-4357. Follow our socials: Instagram / / andnowlove.podcast Facebook / / And Now Love Podcast Youtube / / @AndNowLovePodcast TikTok / / and.now.love.podc 0:00 — Cold Open 0:26 — Welcome, Ken Moses 3:20 — Getting Sober and Asking for Help 5:57 — The Trauma Beneath the Addiction 11:00 — Learning to Carry the Story Without Living in It 15:00 — Healing, EMDR, and Meeting the Scared Child 18:21 — Forgiveness: Giving Up Hope for a Different Past 25:00 — How Pets in Recovery Works 27:00 — The Loss That Started It All 47:00 — Second Chances and the Road Ahead