Sharanya

Don

Don talks about his experience in recovery, self-esteem, masculinity, the gift of alcohol, the secret of cocaine, and how substance use can be a low-level search for something greater.

Amath

Today’s episode is Amath: she talks growing up in rural Vermont, moving to DC, outpatient treatment, alcohol dependency, and how substance use and mental health are intertwined.

Eagle

Eagle talks opium joints, his military service, altering our consciousness, and respecting and understanding the substances we use.

Sharanya

Sharanya talks moving around growing up, collective rituals around smoking, phone addiction, and socializing without substances.

Mary

My mother (reluctantly) talks her family upbringing, smoking cigarettes, grief, and finding God.