Sara: From Meth in a Lightbulb at Age 15 to Spontaneous Sobriety

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大约1年之前 53:10

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Trigger Warning: Brief mentions of domestic abuse, suicide, and involuntary hold in a psychiatric facility.

In this episode Early interviews their dear friend Sara Hiatt! Her life starts with being raised in a party environment, picking up cigarette butts at the age of 7, and using alcohol and every drug under the sun before graduating high school. After a series of awful relationships and worsening addiction to drugs and alcohol, Sara's life imploded and she ended up stuck in the psych ward. After she got out she decided she wanted to "try something different"- and moved on forever.

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Sara: From Meth in a Lightbulb at Age 15 to Spontaneous Sobriety

Recovery Demystified

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Trigger Warning: Brief mentions of domestic abuse, suicide, and involuntary hold in a psychiatric facility.

Recovery Demystified is a 501c3 nonprofit, help support our mission to empower people to create their own unique paths to addiction recovery!

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