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EPISODE · Jul 4, 2025 · 1H 3M

Louis shares how he went from overdosing on house arrest to becoming leadership at the jail that once held him.

from Hard Knox Talks: Your Addiction Podcast · host Daniel Unmanageable

Send us Fan MailLouis is a man in long-term recovery after years of addiction, homelessness, incarceration, and overdoses. Once shooting heroin with his own mother and arrested with four felony charges, Lewis later worked his way into a leadership position at the very correctional facility where he was once locked up. His story is one of pain, privilege, prison, and powerful transformation through accountability, mentorship, and community action.=============Key Learning Points 👉 Trauma bonding, family addiction, and overdosing in public 👉 How privilege, ego, and crime fed addiction 👉 The painful truth of felonies, loss, and consequences 👉 Building real recovery through work, service, and honesty 👉 Re-entering the very system that once locked him up==============✅ Buy us a coffee!✅ Need HKT Merch?✅ Check out EHN Canada✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental Health✅ Wellness News================Check out Louis' podcast HERESupport the showSEIU-WestWellness NewsParenting in the Storm Check out Parenting in the Storm HEREAre you getting something from our content? Tap here and buy us a coffee to say thanks and help us keep this train on the tracks!Check out the speakeasy podcastFollow Daniel Unmanageable on FacebookFollow Project Sparky We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HEREFor business or speaking inquiries: [email protected] Hard Knox TalksFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/hardknoxtalkspodcast/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hardknoxtalks/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hardknoxtalks?lang=en Check us out on YouTube:ht...

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Send us Fan Mail Louis is a man in long-term recovery after years of addiction, homelessness, incarceration, and overdoses. Once shooting heroin with his own mother and arrested with four felony charges, Lewis later worked his way into a leadership position at the very correctional facility where he was once locked up. His story is one of pain, privilege, prison, and powerful transformation through accountability, mentorship, and community action. ============= Key Learning Points 👉 Trauma b...

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