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
I Was Forced to Shoot Heroin at 16… It Changed My Life Forever | Ep 150
In this deeply raw and emotional episode of Get a Grip Podcast, hosts Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Alysha Shbasky to share a story that is as heartbreaking as it is powerful.Alysha’s jou...
10 Apr 52min
How Heroin Addiction Led Me to 10 Years in West Virginia Prison | Ep 148
In this powerful episode of Get a Grip Podcast, hosts Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Cameron Brewster for a raw and unfiltered conversation about a life shaped by trauma, addiction, prison...
8 Apr 1h 8min
How I Built an OxyContin Empire at 19… Inside Florida’s Pill Mill Era | Ep 147
In this episode of the Get A Grip Podcast, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Josh Shaw to unpack a wild story of early crime, addiction, and building an underground empire during the height o...
5 Apr 2h 21min
I Was Pregnant at 18 and Addicted to Meth & Opiates… This Is How I Survived | Ep 146
In this powerful and emotional episode of the Get A Grip Podcast, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Shaye Shunkle to share a story that is as heartbreaking as it is inspiring—a journey throug...
3 Apr 1h 11min
I Was a Full-Blown Addict at 12… Then Got Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison | Ep 145
In this intense and unfiltered episode of the Get A Grip Podcast, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Matt Wiseman to unpack a life story that is as shocking as it is deeply human.Matt’s journe...
1 Apr 1h 31min
I Started Dealing Heroin in High School… and Almost Lost Everything Ep | 144
In this powerful and raw episode of Get A Grip Podcast, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Vinny Ramirez to uncover a life story that spirals from chaos and survival into addiction, crime, and...
29 Mar 1h 55min
The Reality of Meth & Fentanyl Addiction on the Streets of Hilltop, Ohio | Ep 143
Louis takes the conversation beyond the studio and into the streets, sitting down face-to-face with people experiencing homelessness to hear the stories most of us never get to hear. In this raw and u...
27 Mar 30min
