Hard Knox Talks: Your Addiction Podcast

Send us Fan MailRoman spent over a decade addicted to cocaine, trying different ways to quit without success. That changed after a single ayahuasca experience.He describes intense visions, encounters with unknown beings, and a process that felt like something inside him was being taken apart and rebuilt. When it was over, the cravings were gone.This conversation explores addiction, psychedelics, perception, and what happens when a person experiences something they can’t fully explain—but can’t ignore either.Follow Roman on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/romancorkery/and Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/roman.corkerySEIU-West Wellness News Parenting in the Storm Support the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan MailKaylee shares how addiction pulled her into a world of cartel violence, ritualistic environments, and severe meth-induced psychosis. What started as early substance use turned into trauma, survival, and losing touch with reality. SEIU-West Wellness News Parenting in the Storm Support the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan Mail Landon shares his story of early addiction, IV heroin use, prison, loss, and the moment psychosis broke him—leading to a life rebuilt through recovery. SEIU-West –Wellness News –Parenting in the Storm –Support the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan MailKent overdosed, coded, and was brought back with multiple Narcan shots. During it, he describes watching himself from above as nurses worked to save his life.His story goes deeper than that moment—early trauma, addiction starting in childhood, years in the drug trade, violence, loss, and the cycle that kept pulling him back. This conversation is about what it takes to finally break that cycle and rebuild a life from the ground up.SEIU-West –Wellness News –Parenting in the Storm –Support the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan Mail Jamie shares a powerful story of addiction, abuse, psychosis, losing custody, and how faith became the foundation of her recovery and survival. SEIU-West –Wellness News –Parenting in the Storm – Check out Jamie's booksDragon Fruit FlowerIf Only They KnewSupport the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan MailScott shares his story of addiction, toxic relationships, homelessness, relapse, survival, and the moment recovery became about helping other people stay alive. SEIU-West –Wellness News –Parenting in the Storm – Email [email protected] the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan MailAdam grew up surrounded by drugs, gang culture, and violence. By his teens he was already selling drugs and living a dangerous life. Addiction pushed him deeper into chaos until everything began to fall apart.But when terrifying visions and spiritual encounters started happening, Adam was forced to confront the life he was living. What followed was a journey through addiction, recovery, faith, and redemption.Today he is sober and committed to helping others find a way out of the darkness.SEIU-West –Wellness News –Parenting in the Storm – Find Adam on Instagram HERESupport the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan Mail Doctors told him something chilling: drink again and you die. Addiction had already taken control of his life, but this moment forced a brutal reckoning. In this conversation, Rudie shares the path that led him through addiction, and near-death experiences — and the turning points that forced him to confront what he had become. He talks openly about the mindset of addiction, the consequences that followed, and what it actually takes to rebuild a life when everything has fallen apart. This episode explores the reality many people face but rarely speak about: how quickly addiction can destroy a life, and how difficult — yet possible — it is to change course. Stories like this remind us that recovery is not just about quitting substances. It is about rebuilding identity, repairing relationships, and finding a reason to keep going when everything feels lost. SEIU-West –Wellness News –Parenting in the Storm – Check out Rudie's YouTube channel HERESupport the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan Mail Cherie shares how meth addiction pushed her into a terrifying place where she began hearing voices she believed were demons. Afraid that telling anyone would land her in a psych ward, she stayed silent while her reality slowly unraveled. This conversation explores meth psychosis, fear, faith, and the long road back toward healing and recovery. SEIU-West –Wellness News –Parenting in the Storm – Check out Cherie's website HERESupport the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan MailMartine shares the reality of growing up around gangs, surviving addiction, and the prison violence that forced her to confront the life she was living. Her story is ultimately about accountability, healing, and recovery.SEIU-West – Wellness News – Parenting in the Storm – Support the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan Mail When a threat against her younger brother made leaving impossible, Kealy turned to alcohol just to endure the violence. This is a story of survival, addiction, and the turning point that led her to sobriety. 'SponsorsSEIU-West – https://www.seiuwest.ca/ Wellness News – https://qrco.de/bbapw8 Parenting in the Storm – https://www.hardknoxtalks.com/parenting-in-the-storm Check out Kealy's musicFind her on SocialsSupport the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan MailNick’s addiction began with a childhood prescription and escalated into fentanyl, meth, jail, and repeated overdoses. As his substance use intensified, so did his spiritual and psychological battles — experiences involving gangstalking, dark forces, and what he describes as witches and warlocks targeting him.From prescription pills to sixteen overdoses and a spiritual awakening, Nick’s story explores addiction, faith, and the unseen battles that can unfold when trauma and drugs collide. He speaks about living in fear, feeling spiritually attacked, and wrestling with forces he believes were both psychological and spiritual in nature. Jail became the place where he slowed down, regained clarity, and began rebuilding through faith, accountability, and recovery community.This conversation centers on recovery, awareness, and the tension between mental health and spiritual warfare. Nick’s journey reminds us that healing sometimes means confronting both inner demons and perceived external darkness — and choosing faith, structure, and recovery over chaos✅ Check SEIU West✅ Wellness News✅ Parenting in the StormSupport the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan MailFrom armed robberies and drug dealing to long-term recovery and mentorship, Peter Wicket’s life is proof that transformation is possible. After years lost in addiction, jail time, and chaos, he found hope through Narcotics Anonymous and chose a different path. Peter speaks openly about adoption, abandonment, ego, crime, relapse, and the moment surrender finally broke through. He shares how recovery isn’t just about abstinence — it’s about spiritual growth, accountability, and practicing principles in every area of life. Today, he’s a father, mentor, and leader in Saskatoon’s recovery community.This conversation centers on recovery, awareness, and the courage to face the exact nature of our wrongs. Peter’s journey reminds us that no matter how deep addiction runs, a new way of life is possible when we stop fighting and start surrendering.Support the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan Mail Jason Caldwell’s alcoholism didn’t begin with chaos — it began with heartbreak, loneliness, and a slow erosion of identity. After a painful breakup, alcohol became a nightly sedative, a way to avoid being awake with his thoughts. What started as weekend drinking escalated into daytime vodka, blackouts, job loss, estrangement from family, homelessness, and waking up in hospitals with no memory of how he got there. Cut off by his father and evicted from his home, Jason found himself drinking hand sanitizer, cycling through shelters, and facing the reality that he would not survive much longer. A chance intervention, radical honesty, and an unexpected path to healing led him to a therapeutic farm where purpose, structure, and belonging replaced isolation. This episode explores alcoholism, homelessness, grief, recovery, and how meaning — not punishment — became the foundation of lasting sobriety. ✅ Check SEIU West✅ Wellness News✅ Parenting in the StormSupport the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan Mail Jason’s addiction didn’t come from chaos — it came from isolation, identity collapse, and trauma layered inside a psychologically abusive relationship. During COVID, while teaching and living alone, meth entered his life as connection and relief, then rapidly became dependency. As use escalated, Jason experienced what he describes as prolonged gang stalking, spiritual terror, and extreme paranoia — a sustained loss of safety marked by fear, intimidation, and constant hypervigilance. Trapped in trauma bonding and abuse, reality narrowed until survival meant escape. With nothing but a bag and a bus ticket, Jason fled across the country, separating from both the relationship and the drug. In the aftermath, sobriety, faith, and grounding slowly returned. This conversation explores meth addiction, narcissistic abuse, gang stalking, spiritual crisis, and what it takes to rebuild identity after psychological collapse — without sensationalism, and with honesty about the long road back to stability. ✅ Check SEIU West✅ Wellness News✅ Parenting in the StormFind Jason's book  HereSupport the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan MailBrent’s addiction didn’t begin with drugs — it began with alcohol, grief, and unspoken trauma. What started as confidence and relief quickly became daily drinking, violence, and survival alongside people involved in serious criminal activity. As his drinking escalated, so did the losses: the death of his mother, the loss of his marriage, homelessness, seizures, repeated assaults, and a life that slowly collapsed inward.Everything shattered when Brent lost his brother Curtis to suicide. Consumed by grief, guilt, and alcohol, Brent spiraled into suicidal ideation, multiple attempts, detox stays, and near-fatal withdrawals. Drinking to survive became drinking to disappear. What ultimately stopped the spiral wasn’t willpower — it was surrender. Through treatment, grief work, spirituality, and finally allowing himself to feel what he’d been running from, Brent began to rebuild a life rooted in honesty and purpose.This episode explores alcoholism, suicide loss, complicated grief, relapse, treatment, and what it means to stop running and choose life — even when the pain feels unbearable.✅ Check SEIU West✅ Wellness News✅ Parenting in the StormFind Brent on Facebook HereSupport the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan MailKevin’s alcoholism hid in plain sight. Raised in a culture where heavy drinking was normalized and rewarded, alcohol slowly became a necessity rather than a choice. Years of bartending and constant access accelerated the damage until his body began to fail — hallucinations, blackouts, internal bleeding, and repeated hospitalizations ending in a diagnosis no one expects: end-stage liver cirrhosis.Now sober and living with a life-limiting illness, Kevin speaks openly about alcoholism, chronic illness, survivor’s guilt, and the reality of choosing sobriety when the damage is already done. This conversation is about accountability, faith, and what it means to keep choosing life even when healing doesn’t look the way people expect.✅ Check SEIU West✅ Wellness News✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental Health✅ Parenting in the StormCheck out Kevin's channelhttps://www.youtube.com/@UC_gRJxtDoxeQFoWUvIG0TpQ Check out LD's channelhttps://www.youtube.com/@liverdisease-qb6rkSupport the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan MailErnie Leon grew up surrounded by addiction, gang violence, and incarceration in South Phoenix. Raised by parents struggling with heroin addiction, exposed early to drugs, gangs, and loss, his life moved quickly into crime, meth addiction, and the prison system. What followed was years of violence, survival, and deep spiritual conflict.Meth didn’t just take Ernie deeper into addiction — it shattered his sense of reality. Prolonged use brought shadow figures, paranoia, spiritual terror, and experiences he describes as demonic attacks. While homeless and using meth, Ernie experienced overwhelming fear, a sense of being watched, and what he believes was spiritual warfare amplified by addiction and trauma.After being shot, losing his brother to gang violence, and spending years in Arizona’s most dangerous prisons, Ernie reached a breaking point. Alone in a prison cell, stripped of identity and power, he turned inward. What followed was a slow and painful transformation — sobriety, faith, accountability, and rebuilding a life rooted in service.Now sober and working in re-entry and recovery, Ernie speaks openly about meth addiction, prison life, spiritual warfare, and what it means to step out of darkness and into responsibility. This conversation explores addiction, gang culture, incarceration, faith, and the long road back to purpose.✅ Check SEIU West✅ Wellness News✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental Health✅ Parenting in the StormErnie's linksYouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ErnieLeon-vh9euTikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@ernie.leon07?lang=en-GBShout out to Boston Twopercent for connecting Leon with our community!Support the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan MailIf you want to witness the transformative power of Jesus Christ this Christmas season, this one is for you.Shannon Stevens’ addiction began long before drugs entered her life. Childhood sexual abuse, the violent murder of her grandmother, and years of living in fear left her nervous system locked in survival. By 12, drugs and alcohol became a way to numb terror she couldn’t yet name.Over the next decades, she cycled through severe addiction, panic disorder, psych wards, jail time, and 27 failed rehab attempts. In her late 30s, meth pushed everything into crisis. While deep in addiction, Shannon experienced prolonged gang stalking and the super natural — organized intimidation, surveillance, threats, home invasions, and abduction at gunpoint — creating constant fear and hypervigilance that dominated her life.She met a skin walker, she saw shadow people.At the height of it, she called out to Jesus, and something shifted. After years of wanting to die, Shannon suddenly wanted to live. That internal change marked the beginning of her exit — leaving Arizona, confronting trauma, rebuilding identity, and restoring a sense of safety.Now nine years sober, she speaks openly about meth addiction, gang stalking, trauma-induced paranoia, and recovery that goes beyond abstinence — exploring how fear takes hold, and how it can be released through long-term healing.✅ Check SEIU West✅ Wellness News✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental Health✅ Parenting in the StormFollow Shannon on TikTok===================Shout out to Boston Twopercent for connecting Shannon with our community!Support the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan MailEllie’s life unraveled fast — from early abuse and family chaos to substance use and a deadly overdose that left her without a heartbeat for several minutes. Revived after six hits of Narcan, she woke up with a second chance and a mission: to live.In this raw and powerful story, Ellie shares how addiction nearly killed her and how recovery gave her a reason to keep breathing. She talks about trauma, relapse, and finding hope through NA meetings, community, and connection. From addiction and overdose to recovery and hope, Ellie’s story reminds us that no matter how far we fall, it’s never too late to rise again.✅ Check SEIU West✅ Wellness News✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental Health✅ Parenting in the StormSupport the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan MailWhen Chelsea Brown’s partner was diagnosed with schizophrenia and later took his own life, her world collapsed overnight. Within weeks, she went from a stay-at-home hockey mom to sleeping in trap houses, using meth, and running for her life.What followed was years of violence, addiction, and survival — including being shot in the head by an abusive partner, miscarriages from repeated assaults, and fighting for her children while battling homelessness and systemic neglect.But Chelsea survived. Through courage, community support, and sheer determination, she escaped and built something extraordinary — Warriors Way Forward, an advocacy organization pushing for trauma-informed policing and systemic reform for domestic violence survivors.Her story is one of unimaginable pain turned into purpose — a reminder that even in the darkest places, warriors rise.✅ Check SEIU West✅ Wellness News✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental Health✅ Parenting in the StormChelsea's linksFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/17oZzziCTa/?mibextid=wwXIfrNew's publicationshttps://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/edmonton-woman-says-police-didnt-take-domestic-violence-case-seriouslyhttps://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/domestic-abuse-femicide-edmonton-alberta=============Find Donna on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/donna.gilchrist.794Support the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan MailWhen Boston was deep in meth psychosis, he believed he was opening a portal to the demonic. Covered in self-inflicted wounds, living in trap houses surrounded by violence, he thought there was no coming back. But what he experienced next changed everything.Boston’s story bridges addiction, faith, and the supernatural. From years of using and surviving near-death experiences to writing Fire and Ice: The Meth Bible—now a #1 bestseller—he describes the dark side of methamphetamine, the shadow figures that haunt users, and the spiritual warfare that surrounds addiction.After a car crash that should have killed him, Boston believes God stepped in. He woke up to a new mission, to help others trapped in meth addiction find faith, freedom, and healing.This conversation isn’t about fear. It’s about truth, transformation, and the battle for the human soul, one that begins and ends with choice.✅ Check SEIU West✅ Wellness News✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthFind Boston's book "Fire and Ice: The Meth Bible" on Amazon HERESupport the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan MailWhen Arend was pistol-whipped during a drug deal gone wrong, it wasn’t the first time he’d stared down a gun. But it was one of the moments that forced him to look at what his life had become.Raised by a single mother in a home marked by violence and survival, Arend grew up watching abuse, bouncing between cities, and learning early how to hide pain. By grade seven, he was drinking at school — chasing the same numbness that had destroyed generations before him.As addiction took hold, Arend hustled, dealt cocaine, and was nearly killed more than once. But it wasn’t until his father died — and he watched someone overdose beside the hospital bed — that the reality of addiction hit home.Now more than a decade sober, Arend speaks openly about trauma, accountability, forgiveness, and the hard truth that healing doesn’t happen when we blame others. It begins when we finally look inward.This is the story of a man who turned pain into purpose — and learned that real strength means allowing yourself to feel.✅ Check SEIU West✅ Wellness News✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthParenting in the StormFind Arend on Facebook HERESupport the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan MailAt three years old, Derek Racette burned a trailer to the ground — the same trailer where he had been sexually assaulted by a family member. Decades later, after years of addiction, violence, and loss, he finally understood why.Derek’s story traces a lifetime of pain, power, and redemption — from growing up in a home filled with addiction and violence, to becoming a teacher, drug dealer, and eventually a man on the edge of suicide. His daughter’s fentanyl overdose nearly ended his life, but instead became the beginning of his recovery.Through detox, ceremony, and the rediscovery of his Métis spirituality, Derek found healing in the teachings of the tipi, the drum, and his culture. What began as an act of destruction became a path toward light, service, and rebirth.This conversation is raw and unfiltered — a look at trauma, resilience, and what it takes to survive when the fire inside has burned everything else away.✅ Check SEIU West✅ Wellness News✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthParenting in the StormSupport the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan MailLexi Gibson’s story begins in foster care, shaped by violence, addiction, and the ache of never feeling wanted. By her teens, she was homeless, gang-involved, and surviving through chaos. Years later, in a dark field, stripped and left for dead, she thought her life was over — but that moment became her turning point.From addiction and violence to recovery and motherhood, Lexi’s journey is one of survival, surrender, and rebuilding. She speaks openly about generational trauma, loss, and the fight to break free from patterns that destroy families. Her story reminds us that even in our darkest moments, recovery is possible — and motherhood can become the bridge to healing.✅ Check SEIU West✅ Pine Lodge✅ Wellness News✅ Warrior Mentality✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthSupport the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan MailWhen Tanya Ironchild hit her knees on the bathroom floor, she didn’t just drop to pray — she surrendered to something greater. After years of addiction, violence, and spiritual warfare, Tanya’s breaking point became her turning point.Born and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan, Tanya’s early years were marked by chaos — witnessing violence in her home, enduring sexual assault, and growing up under the weight of generational pain. Addiction crept in early, consuming her as she tried to escape the trauma she didn’t yet have words for.From surviving an abusive relationship and losing her sister and mother to standing face-to-face with her own darkness, Tanya’s story reveals the raw truth of healing. She describes the night she heard a voice say, “That’s enough. I’ll take it away,” — a moment that ended her addiction and began her spiritual awakening.Now clean, Tanya runs her own business, Tanya’s Tarot and Reiki, reading for people across the world and helping others find light in the places they once feared to look. This episode is about surrender, spiritual awakening, forgiveness, and the long road from trauma to transformation.✅ Check SEIU West✅ Wellness News✅ Warrior Mentality✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthFind Tanya HERESupport the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan MailCesar Cardona grew up torn between two worlds — New York and Jacksonville, Black and Spanish, intellect and street life. Rejected by both sides of his family, he found belonging in violence, drugs, and gangs. By 15 he was running guns and robbing people; by 20 he owned a house and was selling sex to survive.But after nearly losing his life in a brutal assault, Cesar’s path took a radical turn. From his hospital bed to a Buddhist meditation hall in Los Angeles, he learned that real power wasn’t in control or aggression — it was in awareness.Today, he’s a mindfulness teacher and public speaker helping others face their inner monsters, turn trauma into transformation, and discover peace that lasts.✅ Check SEIU West✅ Wellness News✅ Warrior Mentality✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthSupport the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan MailGrowing up surrounded by addiction, Myrna knew recovery long before she ever needed it. Born into a family of AA members but raised amid chaos, violence, and neglect, she found herself repeating the same cycles she swore she’d escape. From losing everything in addiction, including her children, to fighting through family court and finding faith through service work, this is a raw account of how one woman rebuilt her life from the ground up.Through courage, accountability, and the 12 Steps, Myrna found not only sobriety but peace. Her story is a testament to how recovery can reach through generations—and how family court doesn’t have to be the end of a parent’s story.✅ Check SEIU West✅ Wellness News✅ Warrior Mentality✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental HealthSupport the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan MailAdam Boyd grew up in chaos — the child of an alcoholic, bullied and angry, pulled into street life early. By adulthood, he’d been falsely imprisoned, lost contact with his children, and was drowning in alcohol and gambling. At his lowest, he weighed 600 pounds, couldn’t walk, and was drinking himself to death.But then something shifted.In this episode, Adam shares the real story of what it took to finally stop running: ✦ The trauma that started it all ✦ The devastating consequences of false accusations ✦ The letter he wrote before planning to take his life ✦ The moment he reached out for help ✦ And how he’s rebuilding trust, fatherhood, and purpose today=============Key Learning Points• Childhood trauma can take decades to catch up • False accusations can leave lifelong emotional damage • Addiction can be silent, invisible — even without substances • Gambling is an often-ignored but devastating addiction • Rebuilding trust with your kids takes consistency and humility • You can come back from almost anythingFollow Adam on Instagram HERE✅ Buy us a coffee!✅ Need HKT Merch?✅ Check SEIU West✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental Health✅ Wellness News✅ Warrior MentalitySupport the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan MailTrish's story is one of deep trauma, family violence, addiction, and survival. From hiding in closets during violent outbursts as a child, to discovering her biological father through a birth certificate, to losing her cousin Neil Stonechild in the notorious “Starlight Tour,” her pain ran deep. She survived brutal domestic abuse, was found unconscious in a bathtub by her daughter, and nearly ended her life — but was saved by the love of her father.Now in recovery, Trish is rebuilding her life, dancing at powwows, homeschooling her children, and creating her own regalia-making business. She’s learning to live — not just survive — and honoring the man who never stopped believing in her.=============✅ Key Learning PointsEarly exposure to alcohol & violence creates lifelong trauma patternsNeil Stonechild’s death and the impact of the Starlight TourHow domestic violence and self-blame trap survivorsThe role of unconditional family support in recoveryHealing through culture, entrepreneurship, and reconnection==============✅ Buy us a coffee!✅ Need HKT Merch?✅ Check SEIU West✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental Health✅ Wellness News✅ Warrior MentalitySupport the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan Mail Riley’s story takes us deep into the world of addiction, drug trafficking, paranoia, and ultimately recovery. From selling weed as a teenager to moving pounds of drugs through the Dark Web, Riley lived like his life was a movie—until the money, power, and paranoia consumed him. After near misses with law enforcement, psychosis, and losing everything, he found recovery, reconnected with family, and built a life in service to others. =================Key Learning Points:How early insecurity and bullying can fuel addiction pathwaysThe progression from casual use to large-scale traffickingThe lure of ego, money, and status in the drug tradeHow paranoia and psychosis destroy quality of lifeThe role of family reconnection, treatment, and higher power in recoveryGiving back as part of long-term healing✅ Buy us a coffee!✅ Need HKT Merch?✅ Check SEIU West✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental Health✅ Wellness News✅ Warrior MentalitySupport the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan MailKaliegh River shares her journey of survival, resilience, and healing after years of intimate partner violence, addiction, and intergenerational trauma. From escaping a life-threatening relationship to finding her voice through poetry, Kaliegh speaks on breaking cycles, reclaiming culture, and raising her daughter in sobriety. Her story is one of perseverance, spirituality, and truth.=============✅ Adopted into a family carrying intergenerational trauma and silence✅ Survived years of manipulation, violence, and near-death experiences✅ Escaped abuse and began recovery through therapy and writing✅ Turned journaling into a book of poetry, She Rises ✅ Speaks on resilience, spirituality, and raising her daughter in sobriety=============Key Learning Points:How intergenerational trauma and silence shape childhood and identityThe dynamics of coercive control, isolation, and manipulation in abusive relationshipsWhy strangulation is a critical red flag in intimate partner violenceThe role of therapy, writing, and spirituality in breaking cyclesHealing as responsibility to self, family, and communityBuilding resilience and reclaiming voice through poetry=============✅ Buy us a coffee!✅ Need HKT Merch?✅ Check SEIU West✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental Health✅ Wellness News✅ Warrior Mentality=============Follow & Support Kaliegh River:She Rises – available on AmazonKaleigh on Facebook Support the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan MailThomas grew up surrounded by guns, drugs, and violent men. At 14, he was raped. At 16, he was tortured with bats and boiling water by a biker gang. At 24, he was second in command of a violent Nazi movement. But a suicide attempt, a spiritual shift, and a raw surrender to recovery changed everything. Today, Thomas leads one of Europe’s largest clean and sober motorcycle clubs. This is the story of how he escaped hate, healed from horror, and chose to live clean.=============Key Learning Points How childhood trauma fuels extremism and addiction The link between violence, identity loss, and ideology Why he stayed loyal to a gang that tortured him PTSD, shame, and the power of recovery The emotional cost of cutting family ties Building a new identity through clean community===============✅ Buy us a coffee!✅ Need HKT Merch?✅ Check SEIU West✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental Health✅ Wellness News================Find Thomas on Socials https://www.instagram.com/the.sensitive.biker?igsh=MTM5dXpsa2RmanB0dQ==https://youtube.com/@thomas.guffi.vestergaard?si=2JpNGt8Sa_BjBtgBKosanation.comSupport the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan MailFrom a near-death overdose to an encounter with Jesus in a diner, Adam Vibe Gunton's story isn’t just intense—it’s transformational. In this episode, Adam shares how the tragic loss of a friend led to years of addiction, and how surrender, spiritual awakening, and rapid action in recovery finally brought lasting change. Now the founder of Recovered on Purpose, Adam helps others turn their pain into purpose—starting with sharing their story. Whether you're religious or not, Adam's message about ownership, honesty, and healing will challenge and inspire you.📍 Key Learning Points • Addiction can exist without childhood trauma—and still be devastating • Surrender often happens in stages, not all at once • Recovery requires action, not just meetings • Spiritual experiences don’t replace the work—they support it • Storytelling can transform shame into service Adam's Free Book & Resources: https://recoveredonpurpose.org✅ Buy us a coffee!✅ Need HKT Merch?✅ Check SEIU West✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental Health✅ Wellness NewsSupport the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan MailJacob didn’t think he had a drinking problem—he had a stocked bar, a man cave, and a fridge full of beer. But beneath the surface, his organs were shutting down. What began as casual drinking escalated into secrecy, daily dependence, and health collapse. His liver began to fail. Doctors said palliative care. But a lifeline arrived. This is a story of denial, disease, and the power of functional medicine, family, and finally… hope.=============Key Learning Points 👉 How casual drinking turns into hidden dependence 👉 The signs of liver failure and cirrhosis 👉 Why many high-functioning drinkers don’t seek help 👉 Functional medicine’s role in unexpected recovery 👉 The shame of secrecy—and the freedom in honesty==============✅ Buy us a coffee!✅ Need HKT Merch?✅ Check SEIU West✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental Health✅ Wellness NewsSupport the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan MailSean was interrogated by federal agents. They were asking him to turn informant. And he did. That moment — terrifying, surreal — was the culmination of years spent running from trauma, shame, and addiction. Raised Mormon and queer, Sean lived in silence and meth helped him feel connected and accepted. But it almost killed him. From suicide attempts rising to the top of Washington DC's drug trade  to spiritual healing, Sean’s story is one of collapse and slow, intentional rebirth.=============Key Learning Points👉 How religious shame and identity repression fueled addiction👉 Meth psychosis, dust-off, and physical collapse👉 Drug-induced amnesia, overdose, and still returning to use👉 The manipulative survival tactics addiction teaches👉 How connection, surrender, and time finally sparked change==============✅ Buy us a coffee!✅ Need HKT Merch?✅ Check SEIU West✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental Health✅ Wellness News✅ Naranon===============Follow Sean on InstagramSupport the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan MailBy age 13, Hailey was self-harming. At 16, she was living in a trap house, using meth and heroin, and hiding across the street from her mother’s school. Her addiction escalated to fentanyl, psychosis, and multiple stints in treatment. She once traded a 65-inch TV for a single pill. But when her body started rejecting the drugs, she knew she had to change — or die. Today, Hailey is a stylist, advocate, and founder of Haircuts for Hope. This is the story of how she made it out.=============Key Learning Points 👉 Childhood trauma and emotional isolation 👉 Meth, heroin, fentanyl, and psychosis 👉 The terrifying cycle of dope sickness 👉 Getting clean after relapse and juvenile detention 👉 How hairdressing and gardening became healing tools 👉 Grieving lost friends while staying clean 👉 Honoring ancestors and community through action✅ Buy us a coffee!✅ Need HKT Merch?✅ Check SEIU West✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental Health✅ Wellness News✅ NaranonSupport the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan MailCoralee is a Métis mother, registered nurse, and a person in long-term recovery. She lived years as a high-functioning addict—passing meds at work while hiding her own substance use. One night, after taking a handful of pills and drinking, she collapsed, fell down the stairs, and nearly died. In that moment, everything changed. In this powerful episode, Coralee shares how ketamine therapy, NA, motherhood, and cultural connection helped her come back to life and stay clean.=============Key Learning Points 👉 The invisible side of high-functioning addiction 👉 Trauma, abuse, and how it shaped her drinking 👉 Overdose, stairs, and the turning point 👉 How ketamine therapy and NA saved her life 👉 The power of setting boundaries in recovery 👉 Balancing nursing, motherhood, and healing==============✅ Warrior Mentality✅ Buy us a coffee!✅ Need HKT Merch?✅ Check SEIU West✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental Health✅ Wellness NewsSupport the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan MailMelissa Gissy is a mother of four, a survivor of human trafficking, addiction, and trauma, and a woman in long-term recovery. After a string of DUIs, a Xanax dependency, and postpartum depression, Melissa relapsed the day after treatment—and drove home to end her life. In the basement, she saw a figure. Heard a voice. And everything changed. Today, she’s a published author and advocate for recovery without shame, using her voice to remind others: you have a purpose.=============Key Learning Points 👉 The hidden danger of mommy wine culture and postpartum depression 👉 How trauma and trafficking shaped her addiction 👉 When 30 days in treatment isn’t enough 👉 Spiritual awakening during a suicide attempt 👉 Writing, recovery, and the power of purpose=============✅ Buy us a coffee!✅ Need HKT Merch?✅ Check out EHN Canada✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental Health✅ Wellness NewsCheck out Melissa's bookSupport the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan MailJimmy was deep in meth psychosis, paranoid and hallucinating parasites in his body. At his worst, he showered with raw meat to “cleanse” himself—leaving blood and tissue all over the bathroom floor. With 10 criminal charges, family restraining orders, and psychosis from years of meth, jail time finally forced a reset. What started as counting to 10 in county jail became the beginning of 12 years of real recovery. Jimmy’s story is unforgettable, raw, and proof that healing is possible.=============Key Learning Points 👉 Meth psychosis, trauma, and delusional behavior 👉 Overcoming 10 charges and family estrangement 👉 Jail as a turning point for recovery 👉 Self-reprogramming addiction thinking 👉 Why the gym saved his sobriety=============✅ Buy us a coffee!✅ Need HKT Merch?✅ Check out EHN Canada✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental Health✅ Wellness NewsFind Jimmy on Instagram HERESupport the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan MailMarc became a vice president by 24 and homeless by 28. Behind the success was a cocaine-fueled climb toward total emotional collapse. In this deeply honest conversation, Marc shares how addiction, childhood wounds, infidelity, and untreated trauma brought him to the brink. Now sober since 2008, he opens up about inner child work, spiritual awakening, fatherhood, and what it truly takes to rebuild a life that’s worth staying sober for.=============Key Learning Points 👉 How success masked deep trauma and addiction 👉 Infidelity, shame, and the identity crisis in sobriety 👉 Why most interventions fail without structure 👉 The danger of untreated emotional wounds 👉 Reclaiming fatherhood and learning emotional safety==============✅ Buy us a coffee!✅ Need HKT Merch?✅ Check out EHN Canada✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental Health✅ Wellness NewsSupport the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

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 showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan MailJoey is a man in recovery after years of addiction, incarceration, home invasions, and violent crime. Once on Prince Albert’s Most Wanted list, he nearly took his own life in his grandfather’s basement with a sawed-off shotgun. What stopped him—and what came next—is a story of transformation through justice, forgiveness, prayer, and community. Now a mentor, speaker, and CrossFit coach, Joey is reclaiming his story and giving others hope.=============Key Learning Points👉 How childhood trauma and early sports shaped identity👉 The role of meth, crime, and hopelessness in relapse👉 Suicide prevention, shame, and spiritual awakening👉 Rebuilding family trust through behavior change👉 The power of purpose and public speaking in recovery✅ SEIU West✅ Warrior Mentality✅ Buy us a coffee!✅ Need HKT Merch?✅ Check out EHN Canada✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental Health✅ Wellness NewsFind Joey on Facebook HERECheck out Joey's website HERESupport the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan MailNolan is a father, survivor, and man in recovery. After enduring trauma, addiction, street violence, and the death of multiple loved ones, Nolan found himself in a coma after his liver and kidneys failed. From drinking hand sanitizer to preaching the Word, Nolan’s story is a raw journey through loss, addiction, spiritual awakening, and the power of second chances.=============Key Learning Points👉 How grief and trauma shaped substance use👉 Surviving liver failure, coma, and overdose👉 The spiritual turning point that changed everything👉 Violence, family loss, and reclaiming identity👉 Recovery through faith and traditional values✅ SEIU West✅ Buy us a coffee!✅ Need HKT Merch?✅ Check out EHN Canada✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental Health✅ Wellness NewsSupport the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan MailGio is a former semi-pro hockey player, father of two, and person in recovery. In this episode, he shares his long battle with addiction—from partying in locker rooms to opioid dependency, family loss, and fentanyl relapse. After three treatment attempts, legal struggles, and near-fatal overdoses, Gio finally found lasting recovery by surrendering not just drugs and alcohol—but his entire will. This is a story of identity, ego, humility, and real spiritual change.  ✅ Buy us a coffee!✅ Need HKT Merch?✅ Check out EHN Canada✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental Health✅ Wellness News✅ Heroic Microgreens✅ A1 Accounting Find Gio on Facebook HereSupport the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan MailDonna recently lost her mom. This pushed Donna to the edge and showed her what really mattered. ✅ Buy us a coffee!✅ Need HKT Merch?✅ Check out EHN Canada✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental Health✅ Wellness News✅ Heroic Microgreens✅ A1 AccountingSupport the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan MailAaron is a father, artist, and addict in recovery, currently living with stage 3 liver failure. After losing his brother to an overdose, Aaron drank himself to near death. When he woke up in the hospital he made the decision to fight for his life. In this episode, he shares his path from early drug use, DJing in strip clubs, and daily blackouts to the reality of recovery, medical accountability, and learning to parent through pain.=============Key Learning Points👉 How denial delays recovery and damages lives👉 What liver failure, ammonia poisoning, and coma feel like👉 Parenting while battling addiction and disease👉 From DJ booths to near-death — choosing sobriety👉 Grieving a sibling and surviving your own bottom==============✅ Buy us a coffee!✅ Need HKT Merch?✅ Check out EHN Canada✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental Health✅ Wellness News===============Find Aaron YouTubeFind Aaron on InstagramSupport the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan Mail Sarahjane shares her journey from domestic violence and liver failure to recovery, motherhood, and healing through meditation, breath work, and community connection. ✅ Buy us a coffee!✅ Need HKT Merch?✅ Check out EHN Canada✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental Health✅ Wellness News✅ NaranonFind Sarajane in TikTokSupport the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan Mail Nova Fox shares her journey through addiction, gang life, and child apprehension—and how reconnecting with Cree language and ceremony helped her begin to heal. =============Learn more about FSIN HEREFor business or speaking inquiries: [email protected]=============Support the channel✅ Warrior Mentality✅ Buy us a coffee!✅ Need HKT Merch?✅ Check out EHN Canada✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental Health✅ Wellness NewsSupport the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

Send us Fan MailStacey Moore is a nurse, addict in recovery, suicide attempt survivor, and mother of children with complex needs. She speaks openly about surviving domestic violence, managing substance use while parenting, navigating mental health crises, and working in healthcare while in recovery. Her lived experience now guides her work at Saskatoon’s Dubé Centre, where she supports others through psychosis, overdose, and addiction.=============Key Learning Points 👉 How childhood trauma and addiction collide 👉 Parenting through FASD, Down syndrome, and postpartum depression 👉 Surviving multiple suicide attempts and workplace trauma 👉 Recovery, relapse, and rebuilding relationships with children 👉 The importance of compassion in healthcare and peer connection=============For business or speaking inquiries: [email protected]=============Support the channel✅ Buy us a coffee!✅ Need HKT Merch?✅ Check out EHN Canada✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental Health✅ Wellness News✅ Saskatchewan Union of NursesSupport the showAre 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:https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalksWant to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!