Jimmy McGill suffered from addiction for almost three decades. Starting at age 11, Jimmy followed down the path set for him by his father and grandfather, turning to substances to cope with his circumstances. After a string of arrests and releases, Jimmy was paroled to a recovery residence and began a new phase of his life as a sobriety activist. Jimmy is a champion of the peer recovery movement and is leading the way in his home state of Arkansas, which he says has “grabbed the torch.” Listen to him talk about the importance of these kinds of programs and how he hopes to reach those who were “considered unreachable and unteachable” through his platform. 

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00:00 Intro 

01:07 Lost Trails Communications 

01:40 Upbringing. Never saw a happy home until he broke into one

08:24 Not a Product of his Environment 

10:11 Father in and out of jail 

12:33 Any Regrets? Breaking Barriers.

16:05 Start of Crime and Joining a Gang

27:30 Living up to his dad’s Reputation

29:10 Misconceptions about Prison 

34:21 Lost Trails Communications 

35:43 Prison Nickname 

36:34 Prison Sentencing

37:28 Craziest Arrest Story 

40:45 Craziest Prison Story

42:45 Lonoke County Jail 

55:36 First time coming back to speak at Lonoke 

57:25 Changing the System

1:05:30 Message 

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