FIEND

 Growing up in an urban hub, Eric was exposed to it all.  Using drugs became second nature and at the tender age of fourteen, he became addicted to heroin.  With a degenerate father and an enabling mother, it would appear as though the cards were stacked against him.  What could he do?  Join us this week as Eric talks about how addiction literally brought him to his knees, and how he stays clean just for today.

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Aside from train hopping, playing hockey, and picking up girls from psychiatric facilities, Hank spent most of his time getting high.  He would find that along with his dual diagnosis, that he struggled to find an alternative to his grim reality.  While he found that solace in the rooms, he was disenchanted after some years.  Those that said they would be there, often weren't.  How do you deal with life's lost friendships?  How do you begin to trust again?  How do you rebuild relationships during a pandemic that has forced so many to go online?  Join us this week as Hank talks about his experience and what has helped him to survive.

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Though some of us are more fortunate than others, there will always be consequences for our actions and behaviors while using.  Seemingly always able to have a "soft landing", Dan shirked these most of his life.  Able to talk his way out of DUIs, failed drug tests, and habitually able to game the system, it seemed he could do no wrong and that nothing could stop him.  Join us this week as Dan talks about his problem being that he had no problems, and what it finally took for him to commit himself to a life in recovery.

Let's talk about relapse.  Many of us experience it, yet we often associate it with "early recovery".  What if the relapse comes after you have time?  What if it comes after you've built a business, a family, and an entirely new life? What if it happens after 12 years clean? Join us this week as Dave talks about relapse, suicide, and why there is always hope to be found for those who want it.

Is it nature or nurture? What happens when you lose your mother at eleven, your Dad is a workaholic, and your biggest influence is a charismatic heroin-addicted conman?  Do you have a chance?  Where do you end up?  Does any of this make you a victim? Join us this  week as Aaron discuss his symbiote, how it helped him to make bad situations worse, and why growing marijuana in bulk is frowned upon by state and federal authorities.

Are you a member of the "No Matter What" club?  Which of life’s curveballs would trigger your addiction? What trauma would it take to make you use again? Time will test our resilience, just as it has tested Steve’s. In this episode, Steve opens up about the ways that life has tried to ambush his recovery – from divorce to enduring a parent’s worst nightmare, the death of a child. Still clean?  Steve is. How is he doing it? Listen to find out.   

Welcome to the cult of personality! Born into the “Moonies,” Jon’s story cuts quite a path as first he was committed to religion, then to drugs, and then to a psychiatric hospital. Jon’s mental illness and subsequent addiction led him on a manic and self-destructive pathway, until he found recovery. Listen in this week as Jon discusses copping clean time, group showers in South Korea, and the downside of taking acid at 3am.

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Meet Martha – an educated professional, and a self-proclaimed nerd. In this episode we delve into Martha’s struggle with purpose and self-worth, and how suicide saved her life. We also discuss common myths and controversies around addiction. What does an addict look like?  Is there choice in addiction? Is there a place for medication in recovery?

Free love in the 1970s.  As a gay man growing up in NYC, San Francisco, and everywhere in between, Ed was doing it all during a time when the gay culture was going mainstream. From serving in the military, to cruising underground bars and tea-rooming, Ed candidly discusses surreal experiences of his historic past.  With multiple years clean and sober, Ed is a recognized advocate for the HIV population. In sickness and in hell, this is Ed’s unforgettable story.

"Rudy, Rudy!" We are rooting for Rudy, but that's not how it used to be.  Once upon a time Rudy didn't have fans. How did he go from being a thief - homeless and shooting puddle water - to being respected, gainfully employed, and able to rebuild old family bonds, while about to start a new family? Find out in this episode, "Kickin' Like Bruce Lee." Rudy's relentless gratefulness and positivity will undoubtedly earn a place in your heart.