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
389 episodes
I Quit Cocaine After One Ayahuasca Trip | Roman’s Story
Roman spent over a decade addicted to cocaine, trying different ways to quit without success. That changed after a single ayahuasca experience.He describes intense visions, encounters with unknown beings, and a process that felt like som...
Cartels, Witchcraft and Meth Psychosis | Kaylee’s Recovery Story
Kaylee shares how addiction pulled her into a world of cartel violence, ritualistic environments, and severe meth-induced psychosis. What started as early substance use turned into trauma, survival, and losing touch with reality.
Meth Psychosis, Prison, and Recovery | Landon’s Story
Landon shares his story of early addiction, IV heroin use, prison, loss, and the moment psychosis broke him—leading to a life rebuilt through recovery. SEIU-West –
I Watched Myself Die | Kent’s Overdose and Recovery Story
Kent overdosed, coded, and was brought back with multiple Narcan shots. During it, he describes watching himself from above as nurses worked to save his life.His story goes deeper than that moment—early trauma, addiction starting in chi...
Demons, Addiction, and Faith | Jamie’s Recovery Story
Jamie shares a powerful story of addiction, abuse, psychosis, losing custody, and how faith became the foundation of her recovery and survival. SEIU-West –
From Meth, Fentanyl, and Chaos to Purpose | Scott’s Recovery Story
Scott shares his story of addiction, toxic relationships, homelessness, relapse, survival, and the moment recovery became about helping other people stay alive. SEIU-West –
Demons, Visions, and Addiction — Adam’s Journey From Gang Life to Faith
Adam grew up surrounded by drugs, gang culture, and violence. By his teens he was already selling drugs and living a dangerous life. Addiction pushed him deeper into chaos until everything began to fall apart.But when terrifying visions ...
Drink Again and You Die — Rudie’s Story of Addiction, Prison, and Recovery
Doctors told him something chilling: drink again and you die. Addiction had already taken control of his life, but this moment forced a brutal reckoning. In this conversation, Rudie shares the path that led him through addiction, a...
When Meth Made Me Hear Voices | Addiction, Fear, and Recovery
Cherie shares how meth addiction pushed her into a terrifying place where she began hearing voices she believed were demons. Afraid that telling anyone would land her in a psych ward, she stayed silent while her reality slowly unraveled. ...
Gang Life, Prison Violence, and Recovery | Martine’s Story
Martine shares the reality of growing up around gangs, surviving addiction, and the prison violence that forced her to confront the life she was living. Her story is ultimately about accountability, healing, and recovery.
Gangs, Domestic Violence, and Drinking to Survive
When a threat against her younger brother made leaving impossible, Kealy turned to alcohol just to endure the violence. This is a story of survival, addiction, and the turning point that led her to sobriety. 'SponsorsS...
Addiction, Spiritual Warfare, and Sixteen Overdoses
Nick’s addiction began with a childhood prescription and escalated into fentanyl, meth, jail, and repeated overdoses. As his substance use intensified, so did his spiritual and psychological battles — experiences involving gangstalking, dark fo...
After years of crime, jail, and addiction, Peter found freedom through surrender and recovery — and built a life worth living.
From armed robberies and drug dealing to long-term recovery and mentorship, Peter Wicket’s life is proof that transformation is possible. After years lost in addiction, jail time, and chaos, he found hope through Narcotics Anonymous and chose a...
Drinking Hand Sanitizer, Homeless, and the Moment Everything Changed
Jason Caldwell’s alcoholism didn’t begin with chaos — it began with heartbreak, loneliness, and a slow erosion of identity. After a painful breakup, alcohol became a nightly sedative, a way to avoid being awake with his thoughts.
Meth labs, Gang Stalking, and the Unseen War on Reality
Jason’s addiction didn’t come from chaos — it came from isolation, identity collapse, and trauma layered inside a psychologically abusive relationship. During COVID, while teaching and living alone, meth entered his life as connection and...
After losing his brother to suicide, Brent spiraled into severe alcoholism, grief, and repeated suicide attempts. He shares what helped him choose life.
Brent’s addiction didn’t begin with drugs — it began with alcohol, grief, and unspoken trauma. What started as confidence and relief quickly became daily drinking, violence, and survival alongside people involved in serious criminal activity. A...
Kevin shares the reality of addiction, chronic illness, and choosing sobriety while living with a terminal Cirrhosis.
Kevin’s alcoholism hid in plain sight. Raised in a culture where heavy drinking was normalized and rewarded, alcohol slowly became a necessity rather than a choice. Years of bartending and constant access accelerated the damage until his body b...
After years of meth addiction, gang life, and prison violence, Ernie Leon found sobriety and purpose. He shares his journey through darkness, spiritual warfare, and recovery.
Ernie Leon grew up surrounded by addiction, gang violence, and incarceration in South Phoenix. Raised by parents struggling with heroin addiction, exposed early to drugs, gangs, and loss, his life moved quickly into crime, meth addiction, and t...
Shannon survived Meth addiction, satanic gang stalking, and spiritual warfare through the transformational power of Jesus Christ.
If you want to witness the transformative power of Jesus Christ this Christmas season, this one is for you.Shannon Stevens’ addiction began long before drugs entered her life. Childhood sexual abuse, the violent murder of her grandmothe...
Revived after a fatal overdose, Ellie found new life in recovery and turned her pain into purpose.
Ellie’s life unraveled fast — from early abuse and family chaos to substance use and a deadly overdose that left her without a heartbeat for several minutes. Revived after six hits of Narcan, she woke up with a second chance and a mission: to l...
After surviving years of domestic violence, addiction, and a near-fatal gunshot, Chelsea Brown built Warriors Way Forward — a movement to reform how police and systems respond to survivors.
When Chelsea Brown’s partner was diagnosed with schizophrenia and later took his own life, her world collapsed overnight. Within weeks, she went from a stay-at-home hockey mom to sleeping in trap houses, using meth, and running for her life.
Boston Twopercent's meth addiction took him to the edge of death — and straight into a supernatural battle. His story reveals the dark side of meth, the power of faith, and the miracle of survival.
When Boston was deep in meth psychosis, he believed he was opening a portal to the demonic. Covered in self-inflicted wounds, living in trap houses surrounded by violence, he thought there was no coming back. But what he experienced next change...
After years of addiction, violence, and survival, Arend Pechawis found healing through honesty and self-reflection. From gunpoint to gratitude — this is his story of transformation.
When Arend was pistol-whipped during a drug deal gone wrong, it wasn’t the first time he’d stared down a gun. But it was one of the moments that forced him to look at what his life had become.Raised by a single mother in a home marked by...
"It Was Fire That Saved Me": The Recovery Story of Derek Racette.
At three years old, Derek Racette burned a trailer to the ground — the same trailer where he had been sexually assaulted by a family member. Decades later, after years of addiction, violence, and loss, he finally understood why.Derek’s s...
They Drove me to a Field, and Started Shooting | The Recovery story of Retired Gangster, Lexi Gibson
Lexi Gibson’s story begins in foster care, shaped by violence, addiction, and the ache of never feeling wanted. By her teens, she was homeless, gang-involved, and surviving through chaos. Years later, in a dark field, stripped and left for dead...