Episode 1: Stephen C.

Episode 6: David Z.

David Z traces his drinking from collegiate blackouts and a marriage-ending spiral — through a psychiatric hospitalization he barely cared to survive — to 22 years of sobriety built on the one thing that always terrified him: letting people see him as he actually was.

Episode 5: Eliot V.

Eliot traces his arc from boarding school vodka runs and nihilism-fueled benders to sobriety, yoga certification, and watching a close friend die of liver failure.

Episode 4: Melanie F.

Melanie F. opens up about her journey to finding joy without chaos even when all she wanted was to disappear and isolate.

Episode 3: Eli M.

Eli M. talks to us about rehab, getting shot, his best friend getting murdered and his unique upbringing.

Episode 2: Cynthia R.

Cynthia R talks to us about her recovery from alcoholism and lung cancer.