Love and Life After Lockup with Brittany Santiago

Today's Episode Dr. Raj talks with Brittany Santiago from "Love and Life After Lockup" about her journey and how she overcame addiction and turned her life around to become successful.   Today's Guest Addiction is real and it does not discriminate. Anyone could fall deep into it and become an addict. While others escape its grasp, not many can say the same thing. There are so many people out there who are suffering from addiction, fighting their way into recovery and Brittany Santiago was one of them. Brittany became a reality TV star when she appeared on "Love and Life After Lockup." Her memoir "One Woman's Journey Surviving the Streets" tells about her struggles with addiction and what she learned. Today she's going to share her story from when she was a young and innocent woman introduced to drugs, to overcoming addiction. Not only will you hear Brittany's story, you'll learn about her journey and how it helped her and what she wants everyone to know, which is, if you know someone who has addiction or you suffer from addiction, how to become successful. Brittany has blossomed since being released from her lockup and is happily married and has beautiful children. Her goal is to share her passion for helping people understand addiction and what you can do to help yourself and your loved ones.   Links Brittany on Instagram Brittany on Twitter For Las Vegas Real Estate inquiries - [email protected]   About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on the TNT series Chasing the Cure with Ann Curry, a regular on the TV Show The Doctors for the past 7 seasons and has a weekly medical segment on ABC news Los Angeles. Want more Dr. Raj? Check out the Beyond the Pearls lecture series! The Ultimate High Yield Bundle: The complete review of high-yield clinical medicine topics necessary for graduate medical education board exams including NBME, USMLE Steps 1/2/3, ITE and ABIM Boards. You can also listen to the Beyond the Pearls podcast. An InsideTheBoards Podcast. Check out our other shows: Crush Step 1 Step 2 Secrets Physiology by Physeo Step 1 Success Stories The InsideTheBoards Study Smarter Podcast The InsideTheBoards Podcast The Health Beat   Produced by Ars Longa Media To learn more about us and this podcast, visit arslonga.media. You can leave feedback or suggestions at arslonga.media/contact or by emailing [email protected]. Produced by: Christopher Breitigan. Executive Producer: Patrick C. Beeman, MD The information presented in this podcast is intended for educational purposes only and should not be construed as professional or medical advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices