322: What if you kept hitting rock bottom?

322: What if you kept hitting rock bottom?

After a childhood feeling unworthy of love and belonging, a man finds his path to the Coast Guard and a solid marriage, but after a minor back injury, he’s prescribed painkillers that send him on a tragic spiral of addiction.


Today’s episode featured Jamie. If you’d like to reach out to him, you can email at japo081@gmail.com.


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Producers: Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits


Content/Trigger Warnings: drug use, addiction, suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, drunk driving, explicit language

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Intro Music: "Illabye" – Tipper

Music Bed: “Union Flow” - Spuntic

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