From My Dad’s Drug Mule at 5 to Facing 80 Years In Prison | A Life Built on Trauma | Ep 139
In this powerful and deeply moving episode, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Nicole Stull to share a story of survival, pain, and ultimately redemption.Nicole opens up about a childhood mark...
15 Mar 1h 39min
How My Heroin Addiction & Losing My Mom to an Overdose Inspired This Podcast | Ep 138
In this episode, Emma and Rihanna from The Ohio State University sit down with Louis Essig to hear the powerful story of how a young man from an upper-class community ended up living on the streets in...
13 Mar 1h 48min
I Shot Heroin in Medical School and Still Became a Doctor | Ep 137
In this powerful episode, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Dr. Nicole Labor to hear a story that challenges everything people think they know about addiction, recovery, and redemption.Nicole...
11 Mar 1h 18min
How She Graduated High School on Heroin & Survived 30+ Overdoses | Ep 136
Born into chaos and addiction, McKayla Jodon’s story is one of survival, relapse, and ultimately redemption. In this powerful episode, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with McKayla as she opens u...
8 Mar 1h 22min
How I Survived Crack & Fentanyl Addiction and Two Teen Pregnancies | Ep 135
Shakura Slaughter joins hosts Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes for one of the rawest, most powerful conversations ever featured on the show. Raised in deep poverty and surrounded by violence from the begi...
5 Mar 54min
What It’s Like Giving Birth in Prison as a Heroin Addict | Ep 134
In this powerful episode, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Aysha Clever for a raw and deeply moving conversation about trauma, addiction, loss, and redemption.Aysha opens up about a childhoo...
2 Mar 40min
What Happened When I Found My Dad Overdosed After 5 Days on Crack & Heroin | Ep 133
In this powerful episode, Louis and Aaron sit down with Dominic G., a man whose story is soaked in generational addiction, loss, and ultimately redemption. Alcoholism ran deep in Dominic’s bloodline, ...
26 Feb 50min
How Heroin & Coke Addiction Shaped My Music Career While Touring with Stone Sour, Ministry & Prong | Ep 132
In this powerful episode, Louis Essig sits down with Jason Christopher for a raw, unfiltered conversation about music, addiction, fame, relapse, and redemption.Jason’s story begins with a childhood sh...
23 Feb 2h 6min
