I Was Addicted To Meth & Homeless At 17

In episode 61 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Connager Parks to discuss his incredible journey through mental health struggles, addiction, homelessness, and recovery. Born with a deformity caused by abuse his mother endured during pregnancy, Connager shares how childhood trauma, his father's battle with addiction, and his own meth addiction led him to homelessness at just 17 years old. After getting sober at 22, he completely changed the trajectory of his life and found purpose in recovery.Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more conversations that challenge stigma and bring awareness to mental health and addiction.Connager's Links |Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/connager.mov/YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@Conmov.00Chapters |00:00 Intro & Guest Introduction01:02 Younger People in Recovery04:42 Applying Recovery Steps to Life07:20 Coner's Early Life & Medical Challenges11:00 Family, Upbringing & Divided Home16:14 Diagnoses & Social Struggles in School19:23 Discovering Substances & Early Experimentation23:32 Vlogging, Content Creation & High School Popularity26:09 High School to Harder Drugs30:53 COVID Hits & Life at the Skatepark34:46 Experimenting with Psychedelics37:13 Meth, Addiction, & Losing Control46:42 Rock Bottom & Hitting the Streets49:35 First Rehab & Family Impact54:02 Lessons Learned in Rehab57:39 Film School & Aiming for a Better Life01:00:57 Cycles of Recovery, Relapse & Isolation01:08:08 Rock Bottom Revisited & Reaching Out01:12:06 New Sober Living & Helping Others01:18:47 Early Recovery and Ongoing Struggles01:26:11 Finding Purpose, Career, & Family Support01:31:08 Faith, Goals, & Embracing Life01:34:43 Reflections, Healing, & ClosingFollow us! Instagram | https://instagram.com/fthestigmapodTikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@fthestigmaFacebook | https://www.facebook.com/fthestigmapodWebsite | www.fthestigma.comTags in this video ↓fthestigma, podcast, addiction, recovery, trauma, anxiety, depression, ptsd, mentalhealth, mentalillness, vulnerability, youth, healthandwellness, god, sobriety, relapse, treatment, loss, grief, addicts, recovery, addict, relationships, psychological, experience, spiritual, spirituality, alcoholic, addiction recovery, insanity, psychosis, story, neglect, jail, prescription, alcoholism, treatment, diagnosis, prison, criminal, psychology, doctor, dealer, felony, felonies, forgiveness, spiritual, DUI, 5150, psych wards#fthestigma #podcast #addiction #mentalhealth #mentalillness #recovery #criminal #addictionrecovery #addict #alcoholism