Make Some Noise with Andrea Owen

Episode 510: A Life in Hiding with Laura Cathcart Robbins


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Laura Cathcart Robbins returns to the podcast to share her story of addiction and recovery from prescription pills. Her forthcoming Atria/Simon & Schuster memoir, STASH, comes out next month, and I am thrilled to have her back to talk about her journey. 

The episode continues our current podcast theme on recovery, which features guests who have struggled with addiction in different areas of their lives. Even if you don't identify as an addict, Laura’s journey (and memoir) is a great story. I hope you tune in!

In this episode, you’ll hear:

  • Laura recounts her addiction to prescription pills and how it impacted her life (7:20)
  • What Laura means when she says addiction is a disease of “not enough” (7:56)
  • The effects of hiding your addiction from loved ones (13:33)
  • Laura’s experience with “doctor shopping” as a means to satisfy her addiction to benzos (28:02)
  • The point of no return; what happened when the pills ran out (43:28)
  • Some of the hard truths of recovery, including the fact that “You can’t take everyone with you.”(51:08)

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