Coralee 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 ...

Melissa 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 dr...

Jimmy 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 ...

Marc 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 tra...

Louis 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 ...

Joey 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...

Nolan 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 preachi...

Gio 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 treatmen...

Donna recently lost her mom. This pushed Donna to the edge and showed her what really mattered. ✅ Buy us a coffee!✅

Aaron 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 li...

 Sarahjane shares her journey from domestic violence and liver failure to recovery, motherhood, and healing through meditation, breath work, and community connection. ✅ Buy u...

 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

Stacey 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 ...

Hey everyone, just a quick note to let you know that there won’t be a new episode of Hard Knox Talks this week. Life has thrown a few unexpected things our way, and we’re taking a little time to pause and regroup.Thank you for y...

In this episode, Dan Hearn and Donna Gilchrist sit down to deliver a raw, no-holds-barred rant about the systemic failures and hypocrisies surrounding addiction treatment, harm reduction, and the criminalization of substance use. With decades o...

In this episode of Hard Knox Talks, host Daniel Hearn sits down with Chris Cavallo—father, husband, and recovery advocate—who has transformed a life once ruled by addiction and trauma from sexual abuse, into one of hope, healing, and service.

Katrina Foss shares her unfiltered story of survival, addiction, and trauma. From childhood trauma and domestic violence to drug induced psychosis and living on the streets of Florida's notorious Overtown, Katrina found herself dying in the hos...

 In this powerful and deeply honest conversation, Melissa McGillivray and Jen Chouinard join me in the studio to share their lived experiences as service providers. Drawing on their expertise and personal insight, they break down the menta...

Gerry is a very credentialed Doctor. His career has taken him far and wide. He  also spent the majority of his life a serious alcoholic. After loosing several prestigious jobs, multiple ICU and Psych Ward stays, he decided to live a safer ...

Jill's husband was an alcoholic when they met, he told her, but she didn't understand. This led Jill down a path that brought her here, rebuilding her life after his successful suicide attempt.Find Jill on Instagram

 Andrew started using substances in grade 4. This led him down a path that nearly ended his life. He was homeless on the downtown lower east side of Vancouver, and his body was shutting down. Today he works to help others and has a YouTube...

Rebecca grew up in rural Saskatchewan; at a young age, she experienced abuses that changed her life forever. After addiction to hard drugs and extreme domestic violence, she finally made a decision to live a safer life. ✅...

Brandi suffered sexual abuse from a young age. At 11 years old, she started to traffick herself to much older men. This behavior continued through her life until she found herself, broken, addicted, and being groomed by sex traffickers.<...

Justin was getting arrested for fighting and drug possesion as early as 13 years old. As he grew up he became more involved in the street life and that led him to gang associations, and near death experiences. Today he is 15 years free from tha...

Ryan Oscar is a person in long term recovery and a suicide attempt survivor. He joined me on the podcast to share his inspiring story. This episode was premier sponsored by Prairie Sky Recove...