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  • Beaten, broken, and nearly gone — Trish survived 33 years of addiction and violence, and is now finding healing in her culture, her children, and her own power.

    Beaten, broken, and nearly gone — Trish survived 33 years of addiction and violence, and is now finding healing in her culture, her children, and her own power.
    Sep 26 2025

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    Trish'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.

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    ✅ Key Learning Points

    Early exposure to alcohol & violence creates lifelong trauma patterns

    Neil Stonechild’s death and the impact of the Starlight Tour

    How domestic violence and self-blame trap survivors

    The role of unconditional family support in recovery

    Healing through culture, entrepreneurship, and reconnection

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  • Riley went from Dark Web drug trafficking and paranoia to recovery, rebuilding family connections, and working in treatment.

    Riley went from Dark Web drug trafficking and paranoia to recovery, rebuilding family connections, and working in treatment.
    Sep 19 2025

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    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.

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    Key Learning Points:

    • How early insecurity and bullying can fuel addiction pathways
    • The progression from casual use to large-scale trafficking
    • The lure of ego, money, and status in the drug trade
    • How paranoia and psychosis destroy quality of life
    • The role of family reconnection, treatment, and higher power in recovery
    • Giving back as part of long-term healing

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    58 m
  • Kaliegh River survived years of abuse, reclaimed her voice through poetry, and now raises her daughter in sobriety.

    Kaliegh River survived years of abuse, reclaimed her voice through poetry, and now raises her daughter in sobriety.
    Sep 12 2025

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    Kaliegh 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.

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    ✅ 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

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    Key Learning Points:

    • How intergenerational trauma and silence shape childhood and identity
    • The dynamics of coercive control, isolation, and manipulation in abusive relationships
    • Why strangulation is a critical red flag in intimate partner violence
    • The role of therapy, writing, and spirituality in breaking cycles
    • Healing as responsibility to self, family, and community
    • Building resilience and reclaiming voice through poetry

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  • Thomas was tortured by bikers, led a Nazi group, and survived suicide. Now he leads a clean and sober biker club across Europe.

    Thomas was tortured by bikers, led a Nazi group, and survived suicide. Now he leads a clean and sober biker club across Europe.
    Sep 5 2025

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    Thomas 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.

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    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


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    56 m
  • From heroin to a holy diner moment: Adam Vibe Gunton’s road to recovery and redemption.

    From heroin to a holy diner moment: Adam Vibe Gunton’s road to recovery and redemption.
    Aug 29 2025

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    From 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


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    57 m
  • Jacob’s liver failed, and no one knew why. He was hiding alcohol, and his shame. This is how hope, honesty, and functional medicine saved his life.

    Jacob’s liver failed, and no one knew why. He was hiding alcohol, and his shame. This is how hope, honesty, and functional medicine saved his life.
    Aug 22 2025

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    Jacob 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.

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    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

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  • Sean Hemeon was a drug kingpin turned informant by federal agents . Meth, and the shame of being queer nearly killed him. This is his recovery story.

    Sean Hemeon was a drug kingpin turned informant by federal agents . Meth, and the shame of being queer nearly killed him. This is his recovery story.
    Aug 15 2025

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    Sean 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.

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    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

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  • Hailey was dope sick, vomiting blood, and running with gangsters. Today, she’s clean and giving back through haircuts and hope.

    Hailey was dope sick, vomiting blood, and running with gangsters. Today, she’s clean and giving back through haircuts and hope.
    Aug 8 2025

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    By 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.

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    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


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