SCARS AND ALL Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:00:05 -0400 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2650815 en-us © 2026 SCARS AND ALL yes c5fe1a0a-b0c4-5f7b-bb74-bb6afdeeca77 socials@scarsnall.com SCARS & ALL episodic true We all have scars. Some people hide them well, others don't, but the truth is, no one is exempt. We live in a world that only shows the finished product, the nice car, the good job, the happy family, and never the struggle it took to get there.


Scars and All is a podcast about that struggle, told honestly. Host Frank Wills sits down with a wide range of guests, people in recovery, families who've supported a loved one through it, doctors, lawyers, nurses, clinicians, and everyone in between, who have failed, sometimes more than once, and found the courage to try again. No filters. No muting. Just the real story behind the struggle, the pain, and the comeback.

If you're in early recovery, staying sober one day at a time, supporting someone you love through it, or just wondering how you ended up in the same place again, this show is for you. Recovery is possible. You can still become who you were meant to be, and it starts with getting honest.

New episodes released weekly.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) SCARS & ALL socials@scarsnall.com https://storage.buzzsprout.com/r0oincm3u7jt2c6ap8gawjgys471?.jpg SCARS AND ALL https://www.buzzsprout.com/2650815 She was abandoned at Nine. Now Frank Calls Her Mom. | Leilana Palacios | Ep. 3 She was abandoned at Nine. Now Frank Calls Her Mom. | Leilana Palacios | Ep. 3 Leilana Palacios was nine when her family left her alone in an empty house. She spent the next three decades in foster homes, county jail, and prison. Today she’s 23 years sober, and Frank calls her Mom.

Frank sits down with Leilana, one of the people who never gave up on him, to talk about being born a twin in the bathroom of a bar on Maui, growing up in the system as “the throwaway child,” and the phone call to prison when her daughter told her, “Why don’t you just come home and be grandma? Because we all know it’s way too late for you to come home and be mom.”

Months before her release, she sat up all night with an ounce of meth, then gave it away. The next morning, August 6, 2003, became her sobriety date.


If you’re struggling in silence, Leilana’s message is simple: there is help, and you’re not alone. Reach out.

Next time: 

From Pennsylvania to California with one goal.

Frank sits down with Harold Greenawald to hear his story of recovery and where it led him.

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No scripts. No polish. Just the truth, scars and all. New episodes every week.


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We all have scars. Some people hide them well, others don’t, but no one is exempt. Scars and All is a recovery podcast about the struggle behind the finished product, told honestly. Host Frank Wills sits down with people in recovery, families who’ve supported a loved one through it, doctors, nurses, clinicians, and everyone in between who have failed, sometimes more than once, and found the courage to try again. No filters. No muting. Just the real story behind the struggle, the pain, and the comeback. New episodes every week.


IF YOU NEED HELP NOW

This episode includes discussion of childhood sexual abuse, domestic violence, pregnancy loss, and incarceration.

Call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline)

SAMHSA National Helpline: 1-800-662-4357 (free, confidential, 24/7)

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 or text START to 88788

RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673 (free, confidential, 24/7)

This podcast shares personal experience and is not medical or clinical advice.


#ScarsAndAll #Recovery #Sobriety #LongTermRecovery #LeilanaPalacios


]]> Leilana Palacios was nine when her family left her alone in an empty house. She spent the next three decades in foster homes, county jail, and prison. Today she’s 23 years sober, and Frank calls her Mom.

Frank sits down with Leilana, one of the people who never gave up on him, to talk about being born a twin in the bathroom of a bar on Maui, growing up in the system as “the throwaway child,” and the phone call to prison when her daughter told her, “Why don’t you just come home and be grandma? Because we all know it’s way too late for you to come home and be mom.”

Months before her release, she sat up all night with an ounce of meth, then gave it away. The next morning, August 6, 2003, became her sobriety date.


If you’re struggling in silence, Leilana’s message is simple: there is help, and you’re not alone. Reach out.

Next time: 

From Pennsylvania to California with one goal.

Frank sits down with Harold Greenawald to hear his story of recovery and where it led him.

Subscribe so you don’t miss it.

No scripts. No polish. Just the truth, scars and all. New episodes every week.


LISTEN ON

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ABOUT THE SHOW

We all have scars. Some people hide them well, others don’t, but no one is exempt. Scars and All is a recovery podcast about the struggle behind the finished product, told honestly. Host Frank Wills sits down with people in recovery, families who’ve supported a loved one through it, doctors, nurses, clinicians, and everyone in between who have failed, sometimes more than once, and found the courage to try again. No filters. No muting. Just the real story behind the struggle, the pain, and the comeback. New episodes every week.


IF YOU NEED HELP NOW

This episode includes discussion of childhood sexual abuse, domestic violence, pregnancy loss, and incarceration.

Call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline)

SAMHSA National Helpline: 1-800-662-4357 (free, confidential, 24/7)

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 or text START to 88788

RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673 (free, confidential, 24/7)

This podcast shares personal experience and is not medical or clinical advice.


#ScarsAndAll #Recovery #Sobriety #LongTermRecovery #LeilanaPalacios


]]> SCARS & ALL Buzzsprout-19928049 Thu, 08 Oct 2026 05:00:00 -0700 5634 full true Nine Overdoses. Now She’s the First Call at Rehab. | Danielle Benjamins | Ep. 2 Nine Overdoses. Now She’s the First Call at Rehab. | Danielle Benjamins | Ep. 2 Danielle Benjamins called a friend for a ride to her dealer and ended up at detox instead. Four years later, she runs admissions at Luxe Recovery and shares a home she owns with her grandmother and her 13-year-old son.

Frank sits down with Danielle, a longtime friend who now works alongside him, to talk about the five years on heroin and fentanyl that left her homeless with nine overdoses, a shattered leg, and paralyzed vocal cords, and the moment a man who remembered her from eight years earlier looked her in the eye and said, "You're a shell of what I used to know."

If you're struggling in silence, Danielle has one message for you: the only way you fail is by giving up.

Next time: Frank sits down with a friend he's known for more than 20 years, an OG from Norwalk with a story you need to hear. Subscribe so you don't miss it.


No scripts. No polish. Just the truth, scars and all. New episodes every week.

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ABOUT THE SHOW

We all have scars. Some people hide them well, others don't, but no one is exempt. Scars and All is a recovery podcast about the struggle behind the finished product, told honestly. Host Frank Wills sits down with people in recovery, families who've supported a loved one through it, doctors, nurses, clinicians, and everyone in between who have failed, sometimes more than once, and found the courage to try again. No filters. No muting. Just the real story behind the struggle, the pain, and the comeback. New episodes every two weeks.

This episode includes discussion of overdose and suicide. If you or someone you love needs help right now, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or SAMHSA's National Helpline at 1-800-662-4357.

This podcast shares personal experience and is not medical or clinical advice.

#ScarsAndAll #Recovery #Sobriety #AddictionRecovery #FrankWills


]]> Danielle Benjamins called a friend for a ride to her dealer and ended up at detox instead. Four years later, she runs admissions at Luxe Recovery and shares a home she owns with her grandmother and her 13-year-old son.

Frank sits down with Danielle, a longtime friend who now works alongside him, to talk about the five years on heroin and fentanyl that left her homeless with nine overdoses, a shattered leg, and paralyzed vocal cords, and the moment a man who remembered her from eight years earlier looked her in the eye and said, "You're a shell of what I used to know."

If you're struggling in silence, Danielle has one message for you: the only way you fail is by giving up.

Next time: Frank sits down with a friend he's known for more than 20 years, an OG from Norwalk with a story you need to hear. Subscribe so you don't miss it.


No scripts. No polish. Just the truth, scars and all. New episodes every week.

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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyD2_1PwuEZVmikjYy4hk3Q

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Have a story worth telling? Email inquiries@scarsnall.com or visit https://scarsnall.com/contact


ABOUT THE SHOW

We all have scars. Some people hide them well, others don't, but no one is exempt. Scars and All is a recovery podcast about the struggle behind the finished product, told honestly. Host Frank Wills sits down with people in recovery, families who've supported a loved one through it, doctors, nurses, clinicians, and everyone in between who have failed, sometimes more than once, and found the courage to try again. No filters. No muting. Just the real story behind the struggle, the pain, and the comeback. New episodes every two weeks.

This episode includes discussion of overdose and suicide. If you or someone you love needs help right now, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or SAMHSA's National Helpline at 1-800-662-4357.

This podcast shares personal experience and is not medical or clinical advice.

#ScarsAndAll #Recovery #Sobriety #AddictionRecovery #FrankWills


]]> SCARS & ALL Buzzsprout-19891597 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:00 -0700 3696 full true From Overdosing to Ending Overdoses | AJ Banuelos | Ep. 1 From Overdosing to Ending Overdoses | AJ Banuelos | Ep. 1 AJ Banuelos survived an overdose he meant to be his last. Today he helps run End Overdose, a nonprofit that has trained more than 700,000 people to reverse one.

In the first episode, AJ sits down as Frank’s first Scars and All guest to talk about growing up in a gang neighborhood with a dad he idolized, the moment his 11-year-old son told him "I want you to work on your problem," and why giving up his ego was harder than giving up the drugs.

If you know someone who uses, or you're a parent, stick around for the second half: AJ walks through End Overdose's free 20-minute training on how to recognize and reverse an opioid overdose, with naloxone mailed to your door. endoverdose.net


Next time: Frank talks with Danielle Benjamin, an admissions coordinator at Luxe Recovery, about her own scars. 

Subscribe so you don't miss it.


No scripts. No polish. Just the truth, scars and all. New episodes every week.

This episode includes discussion of overdose and suicide. If you or someone you love needs help right now, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or SAMHSA's National Helpline at 1-800-662-4357.

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Website: https://scarsnall.com

FOLLOW SCARS AND ALL

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BE A GUEST

Have a story worth telling? Email inquiries@scarsnall.com or visit https://scarsnall.com/contact


ABOUT THE SHOW

We all have scars. Some people hide them well, others don't, but no one is exempt. Scars and All is a recovery podcast about the struggle behind the finished product, told honestly. Host Frank Wills sits down with people in recovery, families who've supported a loved one through it, doctors, nurses, clinicians, and everyone in between who have failed, sometimes more than once, and found the courage to try again. No filters. No muting. Just the real story behind the struggle, the pain, and the comeback. New episodes every two weeks.

This episode includes discussion of overdose and suicide. If you or someone you love needs help right now, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or SAMHSA's National Helpline at 1-800-662-4357.

This podcast shares personal experience and is not medical or clinical advice.

#ScarsAndAll #Recovery #Sobriety #AddictionRecovery #FrankWills


]]> AJ Banuelos survived an overdose he meant to be his last. Today he helps run End Overdose, a nonprofit that has trained more than 700,000 people to reverse one.

In the first episode, AJ sits down as Frank’s first Scars and All guest to talk about growing up in a gang neighborhood with a dad he idolized, the moment his 11-year-old son told him "I want you to work on your problem," and why giving up his ego was harder than giving up the drugs.

If you know someone who uses, or you're a parent, stick around for the second half: AJ walks through End Overdose's free 20-minute training on how to recognize and reverse an opioid overdose, with naloxone mailed to your door. endoverdose.net


Next time: Frank talks with Danielle Benjamin, an admissions coordinator at Luxe Recovery, about her own scars. 

Subscribe so you don't miss it.


No scripts. No polish. Just the truth, scars and all. New episodes every week.

This episode includes discussion of overdose and suicide. If you or someone you love needs help right now, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or SAMHSA's National Helpline at 1-800-662-4357.

LISTEN ON

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/31rgk2k5ra4wvpnkysh3zux3jhl4

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyD2_1PwuEZVmikjYy4hk3Q

Website: https://scarsnall.com

FOLLOW SCARS AND ALL

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BE A GUEST

Have a story worth telling? Email inquiries@scarsnall.com or visit https://scarsnall.com/contact


ABOUT THE SHOW

We all have scars. Some people hide them well, others don't, but no one is exempt. Scars and All is a recovery podcast about the struggle behind the finished product, told honestly. Host Frank Wills sits down with people in recovery, families who've supported a loved one through it, doctors, nurses, clinicians, and everyone in between who have failed, sometimes more than once, and found the courage to try again. No filters. No muting. Just the real story behind the struggle, the pain, and the comeback. New episodes every two weeks.

This episode includes discussion of overdose and suicide. If you or someone you love needs help right now, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or SAMHSA's National Helpline at 1-800-662-4357.

This podcast shares personal experience and is not medical or clinical advice.

#ScarsAndAll #Recovery #Sobriety #AddictionRecovery #FrankWills


]]> SCARS & ALL Buzzsprout-19856540 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 05:00:00 -0700 3420 full true From Addiction to Owning a Rehab | Frank’s Story From Addiction to Owning a Rehab | Frank’s Story Frank Wills spent years addicted. Today he co-owns a rehab. In the Introduction of Scars and All, your host tells his story. We start here.


This one's for you if you're in recovery, you love someone who is, you're still deciding whether to start, or you just need to hear that someone made it. Frank isn't a clinician looking in from the outside. He's proof.

NEXT TIME

On Episode 1, Frank sits down with his friend AJ Banuelos to talk about life after meth, how he got here, and the work he does now as a counselor. 

Subscribe so you don't miss it.

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Have a story worth telling? Email inquiries@scarsnall.com or visit https://scarsnall.com/contact


ABOUT THE SHOW

We all have scars. Some people hide them well, others don't, but no one is exempt. Scars and All is a recovery podcast about the struggle behind the finished product, told honestly. Host Frank Wills sits down with people in recovery, families who've supported a loved one through it, doctors, nurses, clinicians, and everyone in between who have failed, sometimes more than once, and found the courage to try again. No filters. No muting. Just the real story behind the struggle, the pain, and the comeback. New episodes every two weeks.

IF YOU NEED HELP NOW

Call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline)

SAMHSA National Helpline: 1-800-662-4357 (free, confidential, 24/7)

This podcast shares personal experience and is not medical or clinical advice.

#ScarsAndAll #Recovery #Sobriety #AddictionRecovery #FrankWills

]]> Frank Wills spent years addicted. Today he co-owns a rehab. In the Introduction of Scars and All, your host tells his story. We start here.


This one's for you if you're in recovery, you love someone who is, you're still deciding whether to start, or you just need to hear that someone made it. Frank isn't a clinician looking in from the outside. He's proof.

NEXT TIME

On Episode 1, Frank sits down with his friend AJ Banuelos to talk about life after meth, how he got here, and the work he does now as a counselor. 

Subscribe so you don't miss it.

LISTEN ON

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/31rgk2k5ra4wvpnkysh3zux3jhl4

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyD2_1PwuEZVmikjYy4hk3Q

Website: https://scarsnall.com

FOLLOW SCARS AND ALL

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scarsandallpod/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scarsandallpod

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X: https://x.com/Scarsandallpod

BE A GUEST

Have a story worth telling? Email inquiries@scarsnall.com or visit https://scarsnall.com/contact


ABOUT THE SHOW

We all have scars. Some people hide them well, others don't, but no one is exempt. Scars and All is a recovery podcast about the struggle behind the finished product, told honestly. Host Frank Wills sits down with people in recovery, families who've supported a loved one through it, doctors, nurses, clinicians, and everyone in between who have failed, sometimes more than once, and found the courage to try again. No filters. No muting. Just the real story behind the struggle, the pain, and the comeback. New episodes every two weeks.

IF YOU NEED HELP NOW

Call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline)

SAMHSA National Helpline: 1-800-662-4357 (free, confidential, 24/7)

This podcast shares personal experience and is not medical or clinical advice.

#ScarsAndAll #Recovery #Sobriety #AddictionRecovery #FrankWills

]]> SCARS AND ALL Buzzsprout-19819440 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:00:00 -0700 852 full true