Pathways 2 Prevention

Drug Free America Foundation, Inc.

Join us for Drug Free America Foundation’s ‘Pathways to Prevention’ podcast as we engage stakeholders from across the drug demand reduction spectrum including government, academia, clergy, preventionists, treatment professionals, and persons in long-term recovery. Topics of discussion include current trends in the global substance use pandemic, strategies to reduce drug demand, and how to best adapt those strategies to the ever-shifting substance use landscape.

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Pathways 2 Prevention

Episodes (51)

Feb 25th From Peer Educator to Prevention Leader: Experience as Your Superpower
Jan 28th Where Grief, Maternal Health, and Prevention Meet: A Conversation with Mai Waller
Nov 25, 2025 The Road to the Youth Declaration: Mobilizing a Global Youth Movement

Pathways 2 Prevention

Feb 25, 2026
48¼ minutes
67 MB

In this episode of Pathways to Prevention, we explore prevention leadership from a different angle — lived experience that doesn’t come from a degree program, but from doing the work, showing up, and growing through real-world practice. Dave sits down with Emily Parsons, Assistant Director of Health Promotion at the University of Tampa, to talk about her journey from student peer educator to campus prevention leader. Together, they unpack imposter syndrome, non-traditional career paths, mentorship, creativity in prevention work, and why experience and passion often matter just as much as credentials.

Pathways 2 Prevention

From Peer Educator to Prevention Leader: Experience as Your Superpower

Drug Free America Foundation, Inc.

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