From Miami Coke to Ohio Heroin — How He Finally Got Clean | Ep 158
In this episode of Get A Grip Podcast, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Michael Larkin to unpack a story that starts in the heat and chaos of Miami and winds its way through addiction, conse...
29 Apr 1h 14min
How I Woke Up in a Human Trafficking Nightmare & M3th Addiction | Ep 157
In this powerful and deeply unsettling episode of the Get A Grip Podcast, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Brittany Hanson to uncover a story that is as heartbreaking as it is eye-opening. F...
26 Apr 1h 28min
I Lost Everything to Fentanyl — My Story of Addiction & Homelessness | Ep 156
In this raw and unfiltered episode of the Get A Grip Podcast, Louis Essig takes the conversation out of the studio and into the streets of Columbus, Ohio—coming face-to-face with the harsh realities t...
24 Apr 23min
I Got Pregnant at 13… Then Ended Up on M3th & in Jail | Ep 155
In this eye-opening episode of Get a Grip Podcast, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Amber Vance to share a story that starts early—and escalates fast.Amber’s childhood quickly gave way to ad...
22 Apr 1h 28min
How My Mother’s Overdose Led Me to Fentanyl Addiction | Ep 154
In this deeply emotional and unflinchingly honest episode of Get a Grip Podcast, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Nicole Kaufmann to tell a story that cuts straight to the core of trauma, ad...
19 Apr 1h 20min
I Shot Heroin With My Dying Dad & Extracted My Own Teeth… 20 Years of IV Heroin Addiction | Ep 153
In this powerful and deeply personal episode of Get a Grip Podcast, Louis Essig flips the script and sits down with co-host Aaron Garnes to uncover the full story behind the man listeners hear every w...
17 Apr 1h 39min
Finding Heroin in Jersey Had Me Nodding in My Mom’s Mashed Potatoes | Ep 152
In this gripping episode of Get a Grip Podcast, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Rob Schilder for a raw, unfiltered conversation that traces the full arc of addiction—from early pain to full...
15 Apr 1h 31min
From Fentanyl to 7-OH… How a Legal Opioid Destroyed My Life | Ep 151
In this powerful episode of Get A Grip Podcast, Louis Essig sits down with Jake Knappy to unpack a raw and unfiltered story of addiction, chaos, and ultimately redemption.Jake takes us all the way bac...
12 Apr 2h 8min
