One Last Hit Podcast #4 w/ Shelby M. | My Dad Gave Me My First Hit at 12

Send us Fan Mail Shelby M. grew up watching his father , his hero, wrestle with addiction in Casselberry, Florida. At eleven years old, Shelby ran to the house, grabbed a knife, and cut his father down from a noose in the shed behind their home. A year later, his father sat with him in a truck and gave him his first hit of freebase cocaine.That moment lit a fire that would burn for decades.What followed was years of juvenile delinquency, crack, opioids, and a juvenile record he lost count of , but also faith, recovery, and a miraculous near-decade of sobriety. Shelby built a thriving tree business from scratch, married a woman in recovery, had four kids, became a circuit speaker and sponsor in AA, and was flying families out to tell their story in Utah and Colorado. Then his father died. And Shelby drifted  slowly, silently, until Kratom opened a door that led back to cocaine, fentanyl, and meth. Eight detoxes. Four rehabs. More white chips than he can count. And still getting back up.In this episode, Shelby sits down with Austin to tell the whole story , from the shed in Castleberry to 15 days sober, and what it actually looks like to fall down hard when you know exactly where the door back in is.  📖 Get the Ebook 🎧 Get the Audiobook 📚 Get the PaperbackCONNECTOne Last Hit Podcast: https://onelasthitbook.com/podcastSobriety Talk Podcast Directory: https://sobrietytalk.com Get the Ebook: https://shop.onelasthitbook.com/product/ebook/Get the Audiobook: https://shop.onelasthitbook.com/product/audiobook/Get the Paperback: https://a.co/d/41mLSctSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033tfN9DNibexvEaMuTIX8Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/one-last-hit-podcast/id1896886126Instagram: https://instagram.com/onelasthitbookFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/OneLastHitBookTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@onelasthitbookYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OneLastHitTwitter/X: https://x.com/austinrampt