My Dad Was My First Dealer w/ Jessica Nolin | The Hopeaholics Podcast #360

Jessica Nolin is a content creator, recovery advocate, and co-host of 2 Girls in a Chair podcast. Jessica's dad dealt drugs her entire childhood and helped manage her anxiety by giving her a vodka orange at 12 along with random pills she didn't even know the names of. By 15 she was drinking daily. A few years ago she detoxed at home alone over nine days without telling anyone, sleeping an hour at a time, still showing up to work and helping customers on the sales floor between rounds of throwing up. What got her through it was sheer will and a decision she made going in that she wasn't going to be ashamed of it. After those nine days she started figuring out what sobriety actually looked like for her and found an Instagram community of people in recovery just by putting herself out there during a dry January and posting every day. Today she has two years sober, a genuine support system, and is continuing to share her experiences and spread her message with her content. Follow the Hopeaholics on our Socials:https://www.instagram.com/thehopeaholics https://linktr.ee/thehopeaholicsGo to www.Wolfpak.com today and support our sponsors. Don't forget to use code: HOPEAHOLICSPODCAST for 10% off!Visit our Treatment Centers: https://www.hopebythesea.comIf you or a loved one needs help, please call or text 949-615-8588. We have the resources to treat mental health and addiction. Sponsored by the Infiniti Group LLC:https://www.infinitigroupllc.com Join our patreon to get access to an EXTRA EPISODE every week of ‘Off the Record’, exclusive content, a thriving recovery community, and opportunities to be featured on the podcast. https://patreon.com/TheHopeaholics Our Merch: https://thehopeaholics.myshopify.com#TheHopeaholics #redemption #recovery #AlcoholAddiction #AddictionRecovery #wedorecover #SobrietyJourney #mystory  #Hope #wedorecover #treatmentcenter #natalieevamarie01:12 — Jessica Nolin04:38 — Parents were 17 and 1805:27 — Struggling with anxiety and depression06:28 — First drink at 12: dad gave her a vodka orange for her anxiety11:46 — Living in dad's trap house19:24 — Hair falling out, throwing up every day25:42 — Grandpa and dad sold drugs30:00 — Moment of clarity31:47 — Nine days of home detox33:46 — What's kept her sober35:49 — Radical self-acceptance36:46 — How she met Rachel and started their podcast42:58 — Dad is still using; relationship with mom is better now43:48 — Why she does this