Hard Knox Talks: Your Addiction Podcast
Inspiring sobriety stories and real talk about all things substance use. Stay up to date on upcoming streams, get on our email list, shop our store, and more at www.hardknoxtalks.com
Episodes
313 episodes
Manny was a violent %1 motorcycle club member, until his organs shut down from drinking.
Manny Vitale went from police officer, to violent motorcycle club member, to dying in a hospital bed due to his alcoholism. Today he is a public speaker, rising podcaster, and a friend of ours. Must listen.Check out Manny on YouTube
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49:43
Stu Nugent had to bribe police, detox in foreign jailes, and survive delirium tremens to find the life in recovery he has today.
Stu travelled from England to Shanghai and back again trying to escape himself. Not even making that trip on a bicycle could (yes from Shanghai to London on a bicycle) break him free from his alcoholism. This one is worth a listen. Chec...
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Season 4
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Episode 48
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52:15
Tammy Ens talks about being a part of the 60's scoop, her recovery from severe alcoholism, and caring for herself while her partner still struggled.
Tammy is a Métis woman in recovery here in Saskatoon, SK. She has overcome unimaginable challenges as a result of her upbringing and alcoholism and joined me on the pod to talk about her inspiring story. Learn more about
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Season 4
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Episode 47
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43:19
L.D. lives with liver disease as a result of his drinking. Powerful testimony of recovery.
L.D. has been sober since a doctor told him he was going to die if he drank again back in 2022. Today he runs a growing YouTube channel dedicated to his cautionary message of hope.Check out the
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Season 4
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Episode 46
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37:23
Nicole Chatagnier is an addiction and domestic violence survivor living with Chronic Kidney Disease due to her addiction. Powerful story.
Nicole grew up wanting for nothing. As a result, she did not develop coping skills for life and turned to pills to face lifes challenges. Despite her success in life, she found herself hopelessly addicted to IV opioids and trapped in an extreme...
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49:25
Andrew Barr talks to me about how his bar friends and coworkers interviened on his Cocaine addiction and alcoholism.
Andrew is a Comedian in recovery. His addictions took hold easily due to the working environments comedians typically find themselves in. Andrew's vices got so serious that his co workers and friends intervened. They even coordinated wi...
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Season 4
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Episode 46
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29:40
Chef Recovery, Jay Barnard talks to me about his journey through addiction, suicide attempts, and how he found a new way to live.
Jay Barnard has an incredible story filled with struggle and loss, but its through those times where he found his true purpose. The Empower 2 Recover Foundation. This is a powerful talk, I hope you enjoy.Empower 2 Recover
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Season 4
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Episode 45
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51:07
Doug Gagnon went from dreams of NASCAR to crack addiction and driving for gangsters. Inspiring recovery story, must listen.
Doug Gagnon was a successful business owner with a passion for racing. But the accidental death of his 9 month old daughter sent him down a dark path that led to crack addiction, driving for gangsters, and many near death experiences. Today Dou...
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Season 4
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Episode 44
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1:16:40
Megan Jasper went from being raided to finding recovery in Moose Jaw Saskatchewan.
Megan joined me to talk about how her addiction got started in Yorkton, SK. and how she ended up in recovery after a lifetime of crime and violence. Find Megan on Facebookhttps://www...
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Episode 43
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55:17
Will Gordon Destroyed his liver and kidneys with alcohol. Transplants saved his life and he joined me to share his story.
In this episode, Will talks to me about how he nearly drank himself to death, how a liver and kidney transplant saved his life, and how he uses his experiences to maintain his recovery, and carry a cautionary message of hope to anyone who will ...
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Season 4
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Episode 42
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53:52
Poppy Wilson shares her story of Addiction, Domestic Violence, and healing through working with horses.
In this episode, Poppy talked to me about growing up in a broken family, finding family at the horse racing track, getting lose in addiction and domestic violence, and how the healing power of working with horses and the 12 steps changed the tr...
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1:00:26
Brooke Robichaud talkes about her recovery from substance use, men, and watching her family be ripped apart by the gang life.
Brooke talked to me about growing up ashamed of her indigenous heritage, watching her family get sucked into gang life, using substances and men to cope with the pain and how she broke free from it all.Check out Brooke's website
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1:11:12
Dawn Deguire talks to me about her journey through addiction, generational trauma, and finding the flow of the universe.
Dawn Deguire was a violent alcoholic by the time she was 16 years old.She didn’t understand why she got so angry when she drank until she started to learn about her family lineage. After many very painful years of addiction, Daw...
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1:07:08
Retired NHL Player Rich Pilon talks about his suicide attempt and recovery from cocaine addiction.
Retired NHL player, Rich Pilon, grew up in the Metis community of St. LouisSaskatchewan.Rich nearly lost his career due to injury but found a way to get back on the ice. In that time off, he found cocaine and his addiction had him. ...
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MN-S Minister of Health, Marg Friesen talked to me about loving people who are addicted, and how the MN-S modern treaty will help Métis people who are addicted in Saskatchewan.
Marg Friesen has 2 children now in long term recovery. She joined us to share her experiences with loving someone who is lost in addiction. Marg is also the Minister of Health for Metis Nation Saskatchewan and is using our nations ...
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34:09
Saskatoon Police Chief Cam McBride talks about coerced treatment, homeless encampments, B.C's attempt at decriminalization, and way more.
Saskatoon Police Service Chief Cam McBride Joined me on the podcast to talk about everything from B. C’s attempt at decriminalization His opinions about Alberta’s Compassionate Intervention or Forced Treatment Initiative.How...
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50:40
From Meth and Demons to Kundalini Awakening, Yoga Instructor, Alicia Iwanchuk shares her story.
Alicia Iwanchuk is a Yoga instructor in recovery from Crystal Meth and Alcohol here in Saskatoon, SK.After 4 years of using crystal meth, Alicia was confronted by her own inner dialogueIn time, this inner dialogue coupled with h...
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54:28
Mike Bouvier talks about his alcoholism and crack addiction, suicide attempt, amends, and recovery.
Mike grew up in Ile-à-La Crosse Saskatchewan. Growing up around disfunction and violence, he did his best to stay away from it but got lost in alcohol and crack addiction anyways. In this episode he talked to me about how he got into addiction,...
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Season 4
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Episode 43
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39:27
Advisor to the President of MN-S Brennan Merasty shares his story of overcoming crack addiction and childhood trauma.
Advisor to the President of Metis Nation Saskatchewan, Brennan Merasty Joined me on the podcast to tell us about his journey through trauma and addiction. Despite his crack addiction and alcoholism, Brennan managed to build a meaningful politic...
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Season 4
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Episode 42
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59:30
Tj Sheehan talks to us about how he went from the oil patch, to gangster, to role model in recovery.
Tj got into the oil patch very young, the lifestyle was fast paced but when therecession of 08 hit he needed to find another way to make ends meet.He got in deep, Cocaine addiction, Alcoholism, and when he saw no other way out, he attem...
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Season 4
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Episode 41
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59:01
Sapha Habibi talked to us about how LSD and Ayahuasca helped him step away from addiction and suicidal ideations.
In this episode, Donna and I talked to Sapha about why his using got so out of control, how psychedelics like LSD and Ayahuasca, brought him healing, and how he has now dedicated his life to helping others by integrating Ayahuasca and Ceremony ...
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1:12:01
Paul Noiles talked to me about the power of shame, secrets, and trauma. Very enlightening talk. Must listen.
Paul has used his recovery to study many great teachings and today he uses hisexperiences and knowledge to help others.In this episode Paul talked to me about the power of perception. How shame is theMaster Emotion, the 4 degree...
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Season 4
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Episode 40
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1:02:26
Elder Peter Morin found sobriety on the land in northern Saskatchewan. He joined me to share what he learned along the way.
I went to the Northern Community of Pinehouse Saskatchewan in search of teachings to help me understand my roots, but also to share with my community. That’s where I met a man in recovery, Elder Peter Morin. I spoke with him about ...
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33:52
Daniel and Donna talk about being a parent in recovery.
Parenting is hard. Parenting in recovery can be harder. It is said that when you start using, you stop maturing so many of us in recovery end up growing up right along side our children. In this episode Donna and I talked about everything from ...
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50:28
Randy Morin was born into the party in Big River, SK. He joined me to talk about how he stays sober.
Randy Morin was born into the party in the Northern community of Big River, Saskatchewan. Growing up in that lifestyle put him to many very life-threatening situations. After realizing the power of prayer, he sought out teachings from his Cree ...
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Season 4
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Episode 41
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