Y'all are gonna love Deana as much as I did.

Deana was adopted into a family in Calabasas and thrown into the entertainment industry as a child. Enduring childhood abuse by her adoptive mother led to teen rebellion and drug use. Addicted to crack cocaine by eighteen years old, Deana spent the next thirty years of life addicted, homeless and lost.

Deana finally got sober in 2020 and is thriving in her life. She shares her story with humor and vulnerability. I was so inspired by her story, and I know you will be too!

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Jimmy's using career began and ended early. Starting with weed and massive amounts of cough syrup eventually progressed to cocaine and meth.

Jimmy's meth use descended into homeless and countless stints in jail - quickly. Locked up on nine warrants - plus a new charge of breaking and entering into his family home - Jimmy went to jail on July 20th, 2013 for the last time. He has now been sober since that date as well. Jimmy is not a twelve step person and I really enjoyed learning about the recovery program and process he put together for himself.

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Thank you guys so much for your patience over the last few weeks as I prepared for my TedX Talk! I think it went well and hopefully it'll be published to the TedX YouTube in a few months! CJ's episode is incredible, I learned so much from him and I know you will, too. Let me know your thoughts!

Episode description:

CJ grew up bouncing around amongst three separate and very culturally distinct neighborhoods. Chaos and violence at home led to early instability and adversity. While CJ did manage to graduate from high school, he struggled afterward with establishing financial or emotional stability. Descending into heroin addiction over time, CJ started the rounds of state facilities and detoxes, even traveling cross country a few times. Sober now since 2018, CJ's spiritual and Twelve Step wisdom and insight truly amazed and inspired me. Let me know what you think!

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Note from Jeannine: Christina's story is one of my favorite all time episodes of the show. Just an incredible story of strength and resilience. This is an encore run of her episode, new episodes return next week after my TedX Talk! Thank you for being patient with me, I love you guys!

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***sex trafficking, domestic abuse, assault, SA and pregnancy termination

My conversation today with Christina Garofalo will have you both laughing and crying. Christina is a survivor in the truest form of the word. I was blown away by her vulnerability, authenticity and the strength she has shown in escaping the world she was trapped in, making it back to her hometown and family in San Diego AND tapering down from an incredibly high dose of methadone (170 mL). Christina now has a sponsor, works steps, goes on twelve step retreats and does EMDR therapy - she has worked so hard to find healing, peace and safety and I am personally so proud of her.

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Note from Jeannine: Vegas's episode is one of my favorite all time episodes! With my Tedx Talk happening next Saturday, I felt it was a good time to revisit a popular episode - back with new episodes next week!

I got to sit down with Michael "Vegas" Gialketsis. Vegas talks to us about growing up in Las Vegas, getting into drugs young, being sent to an institution as a teenager, going to jail in Vegas and Texas and tons of active addition mayhem. Sober now since June of 2018, Vegas is now a loving father, partner and talented musician. Vegas shares how the Twelve Steps helped him find his true personality, as well as how his awareness of his character defects through the 5th and 6th steps can help prevent relapse. You may also recognize him from Cheryl Anne's Rehab Fitness ;)

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Y'all are going to love today's episode with Dayna Christman Graham.

Dayna has been in and out of sobriety for nearly forty years. After putting together ten years of sobriety together in her twenties, a car accident and subsequent pain medication resulted in a decades long relapse. Dayna spent years in prison for human trafficking, commercial burglary and other crimes during this period of relapse. Dayna is now approaching one year sober in a few weeks and is working in treatment, married and doing well.

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Hey, y'all! Today's episode originally aired in 2023 and it's one of my all time favorite episodes and I feel it deserves a revival! My friend, Sara Clark, grew up using very early with her dad and eventually her use developed into full blown addiction. Sara was arrested multiple times, including twice in one week! After finally getting sober, Sara returned to school, graduated AND completed law school and is now an attorney in Oklahoma. I absolutely love this woman, and I know you will too.

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Hey, y'all! Today's episode is a bit different, but really fun and informative. Today, Fausto Castellano returns to the show to discuss his specialty as a therapist, codependency in relationships. I share some stories about my past dating history that I have never shared before and we discuss what codependency looks like, why it can be consequential for your mental health and overall life, and how to break codependent patterns.

Also!! Fausto posts weekly mental health and therapy videos on his YouTube

Can't wait to hear what y'all think!

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Ooooh, Y'ALL. This is another banger. Louie Mandrapilias was a young gay man in Louisiana in the 70s...when it really wasn't okay to be a gay man anywhere, much less Louisiana. Checking out New York, or as Louie tells me "gay mecca," for two weeks the summer before his senior year of high school turns into a years long run as an international drug smuggler. Louie was diagnosed with HIV in 1983 before there was any treatment available. At that time, HIV was a death sentence. Louie chose to stay sober anyway. His story is wild and inspiring and I can't wait to hear what you think!

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Joey Rakisits is back! Narcan Nate and I interviewed Joey a few years ago, and his episodes (Part One and Two), remain two of the highest rated shows we've published. Definitely go back and listen to those! When we interview Joey, he had about two years sober. He had recently tapered himself off of suboxone and felt solid in his recovery. A few months after our episode aired, Joey was injured at work and required pain medication. That night, he went to the casino from the hospital and was off and running. He lost his house, his job and all the usual bullshit that happens when we're running amok began happening again. Now six months sober, Joey asked to come back on the show to share what happened, where he felt he went wrong, and what he's doing differently.

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