A school principal abruptly quits his 20-year career, then spirals into suicidal depression, before finding a complete transformation after experimenting with psilocybin mushrooms, frog venom, and MDMA.

Hope Lives Here is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced by Nat Mundel and Dan Benamor. This episode was executive produced by Michael (which is not his real name), and story produced by Sophie Lee. Starring Jonathan Regier as Michael and Roshelle Simpson as Charlotte. Original music by Derlis Gonzalez. Edited, sound designed, and mixed by James Scully.

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