She Kept Her Recovery Secret for 15 Years. Then She Became A First Lady | American Recovery

She was 15 years sober. She was about to become First Lady of North Dakota. And not one person in her life knew.

In this excerpt from American Recovery, Kathryn Burgum explains to host, Aaron Prager how for 15 years, she stayed silent about her recovery — even as she became First Lady of North Dakota in the middle of the opioid crisis. This clip covers how one interview question forced her to go public, what happened when a thousand doors opened, and how she built a grassroots movement that measurably reduced addiction stigma across an entire state.