Chasing Heroine: Addiction Recovery and Sobriety
Episodes
ocial Media Induced Psychosis in SOBRIETY, Using a Grape to Pass a Drug Test? Crashing into a Golf Course, Meth Hallucinations in Night Clubs in South Africa, Eating Disorder Treatment
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Y'all, my guest today, Toni Becker is absolutely incredible.Toni lives in South Africa and is a content creator with twelve years sober. Toni was ...
Smoking Crack at age 12, Juvie, Opiate Addiction by 18, Stripping, Sex Work, Escaping her Pimp, Prison and finally Redemption through Sobriety, Marriage and Opening a Hollywood Hills Rehab
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Glynis’s journey is one of the most intense and transformative we’ve ever shared. She began using drugs at a painfully young age, smoking crack by...
Smoking Crack at age 12, Juvie, Opiate Addiction by 18, Stripping, Sex Work, Escaping her Pimp, Prison and finally Redemption through Sobriety, Marriage and Opening a Hollywood Hills Rehab
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Glynis’s journey is one of the most intense and transformative we’ve ever shared. She began using drugs at a painfully young age, smoking crack by...
Growing Up in a Dive Bar, Early No Doze and Booze Becomes Opiates, Methadone and Cocaine, a Life Changing Epsom Salt Bath and the Power of the Sober Community
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we sit down with Janice, an author, advocate, and nearly 20 years sober, to unpack a story that begins in a family of dive bar owners and e...
Jed is BACK! Relapse on Research Chemicals, Gambling, Adderall...Jed Gets Honest about his Recent Relapse and How He's Rebuilding
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jed returns to the show for one of his most honest conversations yet. After years of sharing his growth and wisdom on this podcast, he recently experi...
Stoner Surf Culture becomes Hell's Angel's Meth Culture, Arrested Twice in ONE Day, Hallucinating About Rob Dyrdek?? Gunnar's Story Will Entertain and Inspire You
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gunnar grew up in what looked like the perfect family - until addiction slowly unraveled everything. After his parents fell deeper into their own subs...
Blue Part Two!! Residential Burglary Hijinks, Molotov Cocktails, Prison in New Mexico, a Stamp Hustle?? and finally Recovery
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this explosive conclusion to Blue’s story, the chaos of addiction reaches terrifying new heights. What starts as a wild meth-fueled adventure spi...
Smoking Crack with Her Mom, Overdosing, Held at Gunpoint by the Cartel, Getting Busted for Selling Oxy 80s, In and Out of Jail and Much More with Blue
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
PART ONE: Krystin “Blue” grew up in New Mexico, a ballet dancer and promising student. At just 19, she smoked crack for the first time - with her ...
Part Three Keta Loren! A Radical Spiritual Experience, New Choices, a Heartbreaking Tragedy and Finally Finding Contentment
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In part three of Keta Loren’s powerful story, everything changes. After years of addiction, trauma, and survival on the streets of Los Angeles, Keta...
Keta Part Two! Busted in a Drug Sting, Dancing, Hot Wiring Utilities, Another Crazy Accident and a Life Changing Mystical Experience
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Part Two of Keta Loren’s powerful story, we pick up in Los Angeles - where her life spirals deeper into addiction, exploitation, and survival. Af...
The Power of Harmony: How Melanie Gulde and Trey Anastasio are Redefining Recovery
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this inspiring episode, we sit down with Melanie Gulde, the drug court officer who played a pivotal role in helping Phish frontman Trey Anastasio f...
Part One with Keta Loren: Foster Care, Early Chaos and Dysfunction, First Meth at 11, Trafficking, Tragic Injuries and Incredible Grace
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this powerful first part of Keta Loren’s story, we meet a woman whose voice was forged in the fire of unimaginable hardship. Raised in foster car...
Trading Marijuana for Heroin, Choosing to Sleep in a Tent Instead of his House, Trading Tents for Dope and The Power of the Third Step
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Straton’s story is one of grit, chaos, and ultimate redemption. After dropping out of high school in North Carolina, he headed west to Oregon in sea...
PART TWO: Selling Crack in Sobriety, Go to Twelve Step...Get a Kidney?! The Wild Life of Harold N. Continues...
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In part two of Harold’s story, we pick up in 1998 as he enters sobriety after decades of drinking and crack addiction. His journey through early rec...
PART ONE: A Dad at age 14, Football Star Turned Crack Addict, Marine Core Drop Out and Prison Guard...the Wild Story of Harold N
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this first part of a two-part conversation, we sit down with Harold, a beloved figure in the local recovery community who has been sober since 1998...
Arrested in Sobriety, Homeless in the SNOW for Years, a Crippling Heroin and Crack Addiction Brought Hanna to Sex Work, Selling Drugs and Chaos
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
his week’s episode features the powerful story of a woman who endured the darkest depths of heroin and crack addiction—homelessness, sex work, sel...
Counterfiting Schemes, Cable Installation Hustles, Percs, Heroin, Crack and Religious Trauma...Eric Is One of the Most Insightful and Wise Guests in the History of the Show!
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Eric’s journey begins in a small town in Ohio, where he was raised in a strict, religious fundamentalist household. The shift from being homeschoole...
Skid Row Millionaire: Khalil Rafati’s Shocking Transformation
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From the depths of Skid Row to the heights of entrepreneurial success, Khalil Rafati’s story is one of the most jaw-dropping transformations you’l...
BOTH Parents Overdosed within Hours of Each Other...How ESPN Reporter Lauren Sisler Finally Faced the Truth about her Family and Created a Beautiful Life
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we sit down with ESPN reporter and former Rutgers gymnast Lauren Sisler, whose story is as heartbreaking as it is inspiring. In 2003, Laure...
Philly Wild Child Turned Sober Advocate, From Chaos to Advocacy: Britt Bernard’s Journey in Sobriety & Autism Awareness
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Note from Jeannine: I am so excited for you all to meet another one of my #SGGC girlfriends, Britt! Britt absolutely blew me away with her poise, eloq...
Sent to Ecuadorean Naval Academy at 13, Replacing Heroin with Alcohol, Chronic Relapsing and the Power of the Eleventh Step
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this raw and unforgettable episode, we sit down with Renzo, a man whose story takes us from the halls of an Ecuadorian naval academy to the darkest...
Finding Sobriety and Gratitude after Becoming Paralyzed...Sex Work at 17, Meth, MCs and Chaos.
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At just 24 years old, Ashley’s life changed in an instant. After years of struggling with meth addiction and surviving the brutal realities of sex w...
Pregnant at THIRTEEN, Signed Over to the Army at 17, Now Gabbie Egan is an Incredibly Successful Content Creator, AirBnb Owner, Investor, and SOBER for 10 Months
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With over 5 million followers across platforms, content creator and entrepreneur Gabbie Egan built an empire sharing her unfiltered life online—from...
From a Chaotic and Violent Upbringing to Homeless & Smoking Crack on the Streets of San Diego, to Relapsing on Fentanyl after TWELVE Years of Sobriety, Steve is Rebuilding at Sixty
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Note from Jeannine:I am so honored to introduce you guys to Steve Ellis, the sober living house manager that saved my life. Many of my stories are abo...
Rachel Elizabeth Slocum! Ass-firmations," Using Crack as Harm Reduction for Heroin, Child Wizard in Charge of Gnats, Motherhood, Recovery and Social Media Fame
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Note from Jeannine: I am so honored to bring you an encore run of my episode with Rachel, recorded in April 2024. Since this interview, Rachel and I h...
Convicted "Bling Ring" Felon and Former Reality TV Star, Alexis Haines, Joins Us to Share about Sobriety After Divorce, Childhood Trauma and Resilience, and How Whippets Finally Got Her Sober
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Note from Jeannine: hey, y'all! I was so excited to interview Alexis! I was of course interested in interviewing her as a a participant in The Bling R...
Heartbreaking and Shocking Tragedy on New Years Eve Leads to Life Changing Sobriety and Path for Carrie
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
**trigger warning: suicideNote from Jeannine: this is going to be one of y'alls favorite episodes of all time. I was blown away by Carrie's vu...
From Life Sentence to Sought After Speaker; the Ring Leader of an Organized Crime Syndicate in Texas Shares his Tweaker Tricks of the Trade and the Message He Heard in Jail the Changed His Life
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Note from Jeannine: So, this is a pretty big one for me. In 2020, while my studio was closed, I started manically listening to various podcasts every ...
Animal House Booze-Fueled Hijinks, Climbing the Rafters, Breaking & Entering, YPAA, AA, Marriage, Infidelity and Step Two with Comedian Patrick Holbert
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Note from Jeannine:I had a great time chatting with Patrick. I found him to be incredibly insightful, vulnerable and honest. He is someone is consiste...
Jumping into the Donation Bins on the Street, Rock Climbing the Oceanside Jetty at 2:30 am, Almost Being Sacrificed to a Tweaker Satanic Cult and MORE with Deana
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Y'all are gonna love Deana as much as I did.Deana was adopted into a family in Calabasas and thrown into the entertainment industry as a child. Enduri...
Escaping Juvenile Treatment, The BEST Receipt Hustle I've Ever Heard, Robotripping, Is Meth Better than Coke? This and More with Creator and Musician Jimmy, Who Am You!
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jimmy's using career began and ended early. Starting with weed and massive amounts of cough syrup eventually progressed to cocaine and meth. Jimmy...
Neighborhood Shootings, Fires, and Domestic Turmoil Lead to Heroin Addiction but Ultimately Incredible Insight and Wisdom
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Note from Jeannine:Thank you guys so much for your patience over the last few weeks as I prepared for my TedX Talk! I think it went well and hopefully...
Strung Out, Trafficked as a Sex Worker and Stuck Homeless in Hawaii for Ten Years, Endocarditis and more, PLUS a Successful Methadone Taper from 170 ml, Christina Garofalo is a SURVIVOR
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Note from Jeannine: Christina's story is one of my favorite all time episodes of the show. Just an incredible story of strength and resilience. Th...
Smoking Crack at 12!, Teen Institutionalization, a Fifty TWO-Fifty?!, Tackled by an Air Marshal Mid-Flight in Meth Psychosis, a BRILLIANT College Textbook Hustle, Texas Jails vs Vegas Jails
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Note from Jeannine: Vegas's episode is one of my favorite all time episodes! With my Tedx Talk happening next Saturday, I felt it was a good time ...
Relapse After Ten Years of Sobriety Leads to Prison for Human Trafficking, Commercial Burglary and Twenty Years of Relpasing, Heartbreak and Even a Murder
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Note from Jeannine:Y'all are going to love today's episode with Dayna Christman Graham.Dayna has been in and out of sobriety for nearly forty ...
Multiple Felony Convictions, Arrests and a Body Changing Abscess become a Practicing Attorney with a Thriving Family, Marriage and Home Ownership with Sara Clark aka saraboo72!
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Note from Jeannine:Hey, y'all! Today's episode originally aired in 2023 and it's one of my all time favorite episodes and I feel it deserv...
Codependency in dating and family relationships! Therapist and Substance Abuse Counselor Fausto Castellano Returns to the Show!
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Note from Jeannine:Hey, y'all! Today's episode is a bit different, but really fun and informative. Today, Fausto Castellano returns to the sho...
Smuggling a Heroin Dildo Out of India, Studio 54 in the 70s, Smuggling Cocaine Out of Bolivia...Louie Mandrapilias is an International Junkie of Mystery!
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Note from Jeannine:Ooooh, Y'ALL. This is another banger. Louie Mandrapilias was a young gay man in Louisiana in the 70s...when it really wasn'...
Rebuilding after Relapse...Joey is Back! Tapering Suboxone AMA, IV Use the First Night of Using after Two Years Sober, Lost Job, Lost Housing and Overdosing, Now Six Months BACK and Fighting!
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Note from Jeannine:Joey Rakisits is back! Narcan Nate and I interviewed Joey a few years ago, and his episodes (Part One and Two), remain two of the h...
Goofballs, Raves, "Persian Kitten," Underground Poker Games in Malibu, a Hellcat High Speed Chase, House Arrest, Zoom Sobriety and MORE with Jessy Shapouri
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Note from Jeannine:Y,all this episode is FUN. I totally fell in love with Jessy during this interview and you will, too. From raves in high school as ...
We at the HO-tel, MO-tel, HOLIDAY Innnn...Motel Stories with Jed! Stealing Xanax from Senior Citizens, Self Harm to get Pain Pills Goes Wrong and a White Trash Bank Heist
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Note from Jeannine: Hey, y'all! I decided to switch it up today! We had two back to back incredible episodes that were heavy on the recovery, ment...
9-11 Survivor Kelly Shares about Meth Psychosis, Smuggling Drugs in Troll Dolls, Alcoholism, ED Treatment, Brain Spotting and How She's Healing Now
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is going to be everyone's new favorite, I already know! Kelly shares a harrowing story of surviving 9-11, mental health disorders, disordered...
Three Sisters ALL Addicted to Heroin & Living at Home: From the Infamous Dr Phil Episode to Texas Treatment, AA, Marriage and Mental Health Practices that WORK
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do y'all remember Amanda's episode? She and her sisters were all three strung out on heroin and living in their parents home. Amanda wrote to the Dr. ...
Moonshine, Somas, Doctor Shopping and Trailer Parks...Justin Darnell Talks Family, Sobriety, Business, Comedy and what OCD Really Looks Like
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ooooh, y'all will love Justin! I was laughing for, like, 75% of this episode at least. :)Justin Darnell is a sober entrepreneur, comedian and soci...
Bon Voyage, Narcan Nate! Nate's Plans for the Future, Another Random Jeannine Celebrity Story, Brainspotting Therapy, and One Last NDPE
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
That's a wrap on Narcan Nate...Today is our last episode with Nate before he moves back home to Tennessee to spend time with his family. It has tr...
Arrested in Vegas, Shot at in the Tenderloin, Whiskey Fridays in Silicon Valley and Pink Clouds in Seventh Heaven with Brandon D'Ambra
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I can't wait to hear what y'all think of Brandon D'Ambra!Brandon is one of the creators of the lifestyle brand,Pink7Brandon graduated from the USC Mar...
Homeless in Kensington, Surviving the Arrival of Tranq Dope, Motel Squatting During COVID and More with Tracey McCann
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TW: Graphic description of wound care and necrotic skin from 1:09:00 to 1:10:00Welcome back to another episode of Chasing Heroine!So happy to have y&#...
Social Media Induced Psychosis in SOBRIETY, Using a Grape to Pass a Drug Test? Crashing into a Golf Course, Meth Hallucinations in Night Clubs in South Africa, Eating Disorder Treatment
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Y'all, my guest today, Toni Becker is absolutely incredible. Toni lives in South Africa and is a content creator with twelve years sober. Toni was...
My Mom is Back! How to Help an Addicted Child or Partner, What is Enabling, How to Find the Courage for "Tough Love," Jeannine's 'Criminal AKA, Shooting Up Fabric Softener & How to Heal after Divorce
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Magic Mind here! Use code: HEROINE20 for 20% off or 48% off a subscription. I am thrilled for you guys to hear my conversation with my mom! ...
Kicking Heroin Rolled Up In a Carpet on Skid Row, Kidnapped and Stuffed Into a Suitcase, Removal of His Own Toe?! Jared Klickstein's Tale of Addiction & Recovery Will Shock and Inspire You!
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Oooh, y'all are gonna love today's episode! I sat down with Jared Klickstein, author of Crooked Smile, to chat about his addiction and path to...
Ayahuasca in Peru, Scheduled 7 Day Meth Bender, Getting Shot in a Drive-By!, MMA Fighting on Mushrooms, Putting God First and Releasing Resentments with MMA Fighter Blake Bilder
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I can't wait to hear what you guys think of this episode! I sat down with MMA fighter, Blake Bilder, and he has such kind and earnest energy, I could ...
Tools to Inspire More Movement/Fitness this Year! Plus The Dog House Story and College Debauchery
02 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
(The first four minutes of audio when I begin my talk is kind of crackly - it clears up after that!) Happy New Year, y'all! I hope everyone had a good...
Motocross Legend Colin "Scummy" Morrison Talks Heroin, Duster, Traveling with the Warped Tour, Pawning an X-Games Medal, The Black Flip that Changed the World and MORE
26 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
(Make sure you're subscribed/following on Apple or Spotify - it helps with the show a ton! :) Hey, y'all! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday (if ...
Smoking Weed by 7 Yrs Old, Mushrooms in Mexico at 9, Strung Out by 20s, Cross Country Moves to Escape Opiates & Overdose Grief Led Elan Hardy to Right Where She Wants to Be, Healing Others
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Y'all are going to LOVE today's episode. I spoke with Somatic Sobriety Coach, Elan Hardy. Before she was ten years old, Elan had smoked weed and taken...
Holiday Sober Tips , The Immaculate Conception of the Baby Heroin and Rebuilding Trust with Family Over Time
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, hey, y'all! Today we're catching up with long time NodPod member, Matt Billions! Since we last spoke with Matt, he's gotten married and bought a ...
Counterfeiting, Fencing, Getting Busted by the Secret Service, Using with Jeannine & Evan and Finally Getting Sober in October 2014 and Building a Family & Career DESPITE Multiple Felony Convictions
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I am super excited to introduce you guys to my friend, Chris! Chris is the first guest I've interviewed that used with me during my heaviest time of a...
Going to Jail Sober, Meth, Benzos, Childhood Trauma, SA and Marriage & Divorce in Sobriety PLUS a Beautiful Method for Creating a Higher Power with Jenna Foster
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
**trigger warning: SA, domestic violence, suicidal ideationHappy Thanksgiving, y'all!I was absolutely blown away by my guest today, Jenna Rose Foster....
Narcan Nate is Back! Plus What NOTORIOUS celebrity did Jeannine spend Thanksgiving 2008 with? Cocaine, LA Mansions, Does Narcan Promote Using, Does Nate like MILFS?! NDPEs and more... :)
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hey hey y'all...everybody's favorite angsty harm reduction hero is back! Narcan Nate comes back to the pod to catch up on life, MILFs and NDPEs :) PLU...
Homelessness, Kidnapping, Fraud, A D.U.F.F.?!, and The FIRST Guest Who Actually Saw Jeannine High and Homeless...Meet My Beautiful Friend, Samantha Morehead
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I am very excited to introduce y'all to my beautiful friend, Sam. Sam was my last "bunkie" in institutions. Sam and I met over ten years ago...our r...
Learning to Make Meth at Age 8, First Pistol at Age 9, Indicted at 17 for Running Prostitues, Manufacturing and Distributing...Mackenzie's Story is a Story of SURVIVAL and Healing
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Interview begins at 4:07 I already know y'all are gonna text and DM me that today's episode is your "new favorite!" I had the opportunity to meet an...
Hootie & The Blowfish Drummer Jim Sonefeld! Almost Peeing on Bob Dylan, Landing Spycraft in Iraq, Smoking Weed with Willie Nelson, the Ultimate Cocaine & Alcohol Rock Star Journey
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I am so excited for y'all to hear my interview with Hootie & The Blowfish drummer Jim Sonefeld! Jim has been the drummer for Hootie & The Blowfish sin...
Body Building, DJing, Empty 40s, Infidelity, Depression, A Near Fatal Car Accident and the Wisdom of Old School Midwest Twelve Step Old Timers
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's interview is with one of our own from the Nod Pod community, Chuck Zamzow. Chuck grew up in the midwest and began drinking alcoholically aft...
Jed Part 3! The GNARLIEST Precipitated Withdrawal Story I've Ever Heard, Divorce Grief, the Suboxone/Sublocade Path to Freedom, Fatherhood & Another Clean Start
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Y'all, I have truly enjoyed my time with Jed :) In this last installment, we see Jed navigating the path of coming clean - again - to friends and fami...
Leg Amputation Without Pain Killers? Who Would Request That?! David Riggins Would. From Legal Scripts to Street Dope, Copper Hijinks, Fentanyl Overdose and a True Spirit of Resilience**trigger warning
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
**depiction of injury and intense skin burn from 46:50 to 47:10 Meet David Riggins! David enlisted in the military the day after 9/11. An early boot c...
Locking Herself in a Trunk on Nitrous, Teenage High Jinks, Breaking Family Patterns of Addiction and Codependency and Turning Tragedy into Legacy with Ashley Walls
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I can't wait for you guys to meet today's guest, Ashley Walls. I heard Ashley share at a Twelve Step Meeting a few months ago and was absolute...
Summers in a Family Home in Nantucket to Oxy & Cocaine Addiction, First Term & Felony Strike by 18, Extradition on a Murder Charge, Beaten Nearly to Death in Mexico & More
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
(If listening through headphones, the first 16 minutes are difficult to hear my husband, but then it evens out - stay with me!!)Part One of my husband...
Revisiting My Husband's Relapse Last Year PLUS the Twelve Steps for Skeptics - how does it actually work?!
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As some of you know, last year my husband went through a gnarly relapse - it was HELL on both of us. He spent very little time in our home in 2023 and...
High School Expulsion for Terroristic Threats! Sober at 18, Married with Kids by 23...to Surviving a Divorce and Dating in Sobriety, Eating Disorder Treatment, Friendship Amends and New Beginnings
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you have ever dealt with heartbreak in recovery, this episode is for you. I had the opportunity to interview my long time friend, Ivey, who got sob...
East Baton Rouge Prison BLUES, Tobacco Spit Hustles, Walmart Hustles, Using Meth to Reverse an Opiate OD, Sober Living, Kratom, Partner Relapse, Meth Demons & More
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Part Two with Jed Payne! Y'all LOVED part one - today we pick up with Jed right where we left him, in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison...which is as...
Do Exorcisms for Meth Addiction Work? What Happens if You Eat 37 Benadryl Pills? Can You Grow Meth? What Happens if You Shoot Deodorant Instead of Cocaine? Find Out Today with Jed Payne!
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ooooh, Y'ALL. This one goes HARD! I was not expecting the crazy stories I heard from Jed Payne, the host of podcast, "Church & Other Drug...
High School Weed Capers to Junkie with a Cardboard Sign Outside 7-11, Young Codependents, Terminally Unique, Addiction Treatment is Art and More with RJ Elizarraz
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to another episode of Chasing Heroine! Y'all will love RJ Elizarraz, owner of Oak Forest Recover in Agoura Hills and host of the &quo...
Narcan Nate is Back! NDPEs, Xylazine in San Diego, Sober Living Hijinks, Step Work and More
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Narcan Nate is back, y'all! Just for one episode :( UNLESS we get some more NDPEs or other fun stories, voice mails or emails and I'll bring Nate in w...
Edwin McCain on TikTok, Sobriety, Breaking into the Music Industry, Twelve Step, Acceptance, Being an Living Example in Recovery & How He Nearly Drowned in Panama City on Spring Break in the 90s
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I am so happy to bring you guys my interview with singer songerwriter, Edwin McCain! I had a great time chatting with Edwin about his adventures with ...
Three Sisters All Addicted to Heroin and Living at Home: From the Infamous Dr. Phil Episode to Nearly a Decade Sober, Marriage, Motherhood, Career Success and More
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When I asked Amanda Crossley to be a guest on the show, I actually had NO idea she had been featured on one of the most infamous episodes of Dr Phil i...
Tweaker Madness! Exploding Meth Labs, Shadow People, Psychosis and a Transmission Stealing Rambo - Garret McClendon is Breaking Generational Cycles & Escaping "Convict Mentality"
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode is all about Tweaker Madness...Garret McClendon has done multiple prison terms and spent years of his life manufacturing methamphe...
A "Slutty Referee" Smoking Weed, Four Lokos, Shipped Off in the Army to South Korea at 19, a WILD Attempt at Passing an Army Drug Test, Cocaine and a Tiesto Miracle with Nikea Reed
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Trigger Warning: SA I had such a great time chatting with my friend, Nikea. I met Nikea in Twelve Step and am honored to be able to share her story wi...
How Do You Find a Higher Power When You're Mad at God? The Power of Sponsorship with Jeannine's Sponsor Rachael
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have the honor of sharing the wisdom of my incredible sponsor, Rachael Jarrel, through our conversation about sponsorship and finding a higher...
Benzo Black Out Road Trips, Stripping at 18, the "junkie Romeo & Juliet," Treating Mental Health in Recovery, Amends to Alleviate Shame and More with Marley Quinn
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I LOVED chatting with Marley, y'all. Her story is wild, tragic, heart breaking and heart warming. From dancing at age 18 to help save the family h...
Kicking Fentanyl & Getting Sober at Just 20 Years Old, Set Up in a Door Dash Sting Operation, Changing Codependent Behaviors through the 4th Step and Inventory and Finding True Happiness in Sobriety
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hey y'all! Today you're meeting another friend of mine from my Twelve Step home group meeting, Jakeb Hensely. Jakeb got sober at twenty years old afte...
Heroin at 17, Accessory to Murder Charge, Incarceration, Nude Twelve Step Meetings, Spell Casting & Motherhood; the WILD Life of Carmina Marie
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today I am so honored to introduce you guys to Carmina! I have known Carmina in the rooms of Twelve Step recovery for several years and have always ad...
Meth, Stripping, a Stolen Dildo and Tax Evasion! **TRIGGER WARNING Kellee Completely Redesigned Her Life & is Creating New Family Patterns for Her Son
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
**TRIGGER WARNINGS In this episode, Kellee speaks very openly and honestly about domestic violence, abuse and assault. Also at 1:03:00 I ask her to ex...
The ONE Insane Jail Story I've Never Told, Smuggling a Meth Pipe into Jail, Learning the Jail "Rules" the Hard Way, and is "Rejection Protection?!" A Perspective Shift that Can Change Your LIfe
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hey y'all! This is the ONE jail story I have yet to tell anywhere . Literally one of the craziest events of my entire life, and probably the wilde...
Smoking Crack 1 Day out of Rehab, Seeing Triple?Or Fighting Triplets? Crippling Social Anxiety w/out Alcohol, Rage Fighting, with Alcohol, Now Successful Entrepreneur & CEO of Sober Dating App Loosid
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Question...do you guys have a preference between dating someone in recovery or dating a normie? If you're in a committed relationship now, what wa...
From The NYC Club Scene at 16 to Countless Program/Sober Living Cycles, Too F**ked Up to get IN to Jail?!, Staying Sober with a Heavy Focus on Service & More with Kevin Conte
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Heyyy, yall... :) How is everyone?! You guys are gonna love today's episode with my friend, Kevin. Kevin kept our Twelve Step fellowship going all thr...
Smoking Crack at 12!, Teen Institutionalization, a Fifty TWO-Fifty?!, Tackled by an Air Marshal Mid-Flight in Meth Psychosis, a BRILLIANT College Textbook Hustle, Texas Jails vs Vegas Jails
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We have an amazing new episode today! I got to sit down with Michael "Vegas" Gialketsis. Vegas talks to us about growing up in Las Vegas, ge...
Kicking Fentanyl, Getting Sober at 21, GPS in Japanese on LSD?, Getting Banned from an AA Meeting? Sharing a Sobriety Date with Family, Daily 10th Step, Evolving Higher Power & More
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today I got to speak with Sebi Guillont, a friend of mine from my Twelve Step home group. Sebi got sober very young, he had ONE legal drink before get...
Dylan Wilson aka King Lazy Eye Talks Songwriting, Music, Jail, Meth Lab Fires, Nitrous and How Taking Accountability Has Led to Greater Success as an Artist
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we speak with Dylan Wilson aka King Lazy Eye. An up and coming musician and accidental content creator, Dylan is a self taught guitar player and...
Rachel Elizabeth: "Ass-firmations," Using Crack as Harm Reduction for Heroin, Child Wizard in Charge of Gnats, Motherhood, Recovery and Social Media Fame
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we have the pleasure of chatting with Rachel Slocum, aka @rachelelizabethxo on social media. The incredibly popular social media influencer and ...
Vulnerable, Terrified and Alone, Surviving as a Sex Worker & Living in a Trap House Strung Out on Meth & Heroin to THRIVING as a Mother and Woman in Recovery
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After going to rehab 21 times with no success, Julia Barker was strung out on meth and heroin, working in sex work, living in a trap house - absolutel...
How "Dope Fiend Hustle" is our Biggest ADVANTAGE in Life, "Clean" on Meth? The Promises - from Trash to Truth with Jeannine
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Thank you for joining us today! Today we are sharing Jeannine's lead at a Twelve Step meeting in April 2023 in which she shares more about her cocaine...
Breaking Chains; From Incarceration to Recovery, Becoming the Change in Family Behavioral Patterns of Violence and Abuse and Advice on How to Start Over as a Felon **TRIGGER WARNING
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
**TRIGGER WARNING references of abuse, violence and physical assault Today I speak with Brandon Michael. Brandon was raised in an environment of extre...
A Tale of Three McFlurries; The True Story of All THREE Times I Got Arrested While Eating an M&M McFlurry & What That Means For My Marriage Today
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Yes, it's true, I got arrested three times while eating M&M McFlurries from McDonalds. I thought I had told the stories before on the pod, but I have ...
Extreme Opiate Constipation, or…NDPEs as Jeannine and Narcan Nate Call Them
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re an opiate addict you’ve been there. If you’re not an opiate addict, you’ve been somewhere you never thought you’d come back from…...
Nars Orgasm Blush (makeup) Almost Sent Me to Prison, What a Living Progression of Addiction Looks Like, Four Stages of Contemplation, and the Role of Purpose in Successful Recovery
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wrestling mall cops, hiding bikes in the bushes, whacked out on librium in jail, these are the elements in today's episode. Today Jeannine shares ...
How Her Dad Pressing 32 Felony Fraud Charge Against Her Saved Abbey Fickley's Life, Pregnant at 19, Addicted to Heroin by 23, Now 5 Years Sober & Successful Influencer, Abbey's Story Will Inspire You
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today I interview Abbey Fickley, a popular Instagram, TikTok and YouTube influencer. Sober now since 2018, Abbey walks us through her early life under...
Adolescent Institulization, Fleeing Boarding School in Utah in the Winter, Cops Giving Orders Through Car Speakers in Meth Psychosis and Successful Use of a 12 Step Group as Your Higher Power
15 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today I interview Sam Marks. I met Sam at a Twelve Step meeting and in just a ten minute share knew he had a great and unique story and a powerful mes...
Strung Out, Trafficked as a Sex Worker and Stuck Homeless in Hawaii for Ten Years, Endocarditis and more, PLUS a Successful Methadone Taper from 170 ml, Christina Garofalo is a SURVIVOR
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
TRIGGER WARNING*** ***sex trafficking, domestic abuse, assault, SA and pregnancy termination My conversation today with Christina Garofalo will have ...
The Epitome of 90s 'Heroin Chic,' Suki Jones Survived Quaaludes & Kidnapping at Nine Years Old and Lived to Tell the Tale....(and do way more drugs!) PLUS a Successful Methadone Detox Taper Story
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
**TRIGGER WARNING **childhood abuse, incest and kidnapping Today Jeannine interviews Suki Jones, author of recovery memoir, "Sea Swallow Me.&quo...
Real House Wives of Beverly Hills Eden Sassoon - Relapse after 9 Years, the Value of "Doing the Work" v Going to Meetings & The Vision of her Father Inspiring Her After His Death
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for a very LA episode - today Jeannine interviews Eden Sassoon. the daughter of celebrity hair stylist, Vidal Sassoon. Eden grew up in Beverly...
PART TWO: If Turning in Evidence of a Heinous Crime Meant Spending the Rest of Your Life Prison...What Would You Do? The Subsequent Consequences for Matt AND How to Start Over with a Felony Record
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
**TRIGGER WARNING **todays episode references child abuse, please take care while listening. ...