Get a Grip Podcast

In this raw and unfiltered interview, Bianca opens up to Louis and Aaron about a life shaped by chaos, survival, and resilience. She begins with the shocking revelation that her father once stole an ATM machine and the moment she discovered he was a crack dealer, a discovery that set the tone for the instability she grew up in. Her own struggles started early—popping bottles of Seroquel, being introduced to crystal meth at just seventeen, and then finding out she was pregnant with twins while still using. The turbulence only intensified when she learned she was pregnant again just two months after giving birth. She shares the heartbreaking reality of her daughter being born addicted, followed by her son’s withdrawal from Subutex, and how losing her father triggered a devastating relapse. After being hospitalized from a bad dose, she spiraled deeper, eventually becoming homeless and meeting Matt, who later vanished after she became pregnant—leaving her to also discover she had contracted STDs. Her story hits a gripping peak as she describes living in a trap house and suddenly going into labor there. Bianca goes on to recount Matt’s wild stories about her and Kendra, the mysterious “purple rocks,” and how she met Josh, eventually giving birth to her daughter amid the chaos. From getting raided to sleeping in a Red Ryder wagon inside a storage unit, her survival became a day-to-day battle. She describes blowing her stimulus check during a hotel bathroom party, drinking heavily and injecting between her toes and fingers, and explains how acquiring needles—sometimes by putting on scrubs to look legitimate—became an addiction of its own. Her story is a spiraling, brutal, and gripping journey through addiction, trauma, and the darkest corners of survival.🔥 Expect emotion. Expect truth. Expect hope.🔔 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more powerful stories on addiction, recovery, and resilience.Get a Grip Podcast Social Media: Find our TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio links, a more on our Link Tree below!Get a Grip Social Media Links: ⁠https://linktr.ee/officialgetagrippod...👇 Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

Louis and Aaron sit across from Joe Haag in a quiet studio, microphones on, the soft hum of the equipment blending into the background as Joe prepares to share the kind of story most people spend their lives trying to hide. But Joe isn’t hiding anymore. For him, honesty has become a lifeline.Joe grew up in a neighborhood where survival came before childhood. The streets were loud, unpredictable, and soaked in the kind of chaos that becomes normal only when you’re too young to know any different. In Joe’s family, alcohol wasn’t just present—it was inherited. Addiction ran through generations like an unbroken thread, and Joe learned early on that everyone coped with pain in their own ways. Unfortunately, the examples he saw were almost all destructive.By the time he reached his teens, drugs and alcohol were part of his daily reality. Not because he wanted to rebel, but because using felt like the only way to quiet the noise inside his head. The fear, the anger, the sadness—substances made all of it disappear, at least for a moment.But fast moments turn into lost years. And for Joe, the spiral was quick.What makes Joe’s story remarkable isn’t the fall—it’s the rise. Somewhere in the chaos, he found the strength to walk into a recovery room and ask for help. That choice changed his entire life. What followed were 13 years of sobriety. Thirteen years of rebuilding trust, repairing relationships, and learning how to live without the crutch he’d relied on for so long. Joe became the kind of person others in recovery looked up to: steady, strong, and proof that long-term sobriety was possible.But addiction is patient. It waits.Joe admits the signs that led up to his relapse were there long before he picked up again. The meetings he stopped going to. The emotions he started stuffing down. The quiet belief that after 13 years, maybe—just maybe—he was “cured.” He wasn’t. No one is. And one moment of vulnerability was all it took for him to slide back into a darkness he thought he’d outgrown.Relapse is heartbreaking, especially after more than a decade of sobriety. But Joe refuses to let shame write the ending to his story. Today, sitting with Louis and Aaron, he has three months clean. Three months of early mornings, honest conversations, hard truths, and painful growth. Three months of fighting—sometimes minute by minute—against a disease that never really goes away.What makes Joe’s story powerful isn’t that it’s perfect. It’s that it’s real. He’s proof that addiction doesn’t discriminate, that recovery isn’t linear, and that no matter how far someone falls, they can get back up.Joe is back on the path, one day at a time—sometimes one breath at a time—doing whatever it takes to reclaim the life he fought so hard to build. And as Louis and Aaron listen, it’s impossible not to feel the strength behind his words. Joe isn’t just surviving anymore.He’s learning to hope again.🔥 Expect emotion. Expect truth. Expect hope.🔔 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more powerful stories on addiction, recovery, and resilience.Get a Grip Podcast Social Media: Find our TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio links, a more on our Link Tree below!Get a Grip Social Media Links: ⁠https://linktr.ee/officialgetagrippodcast👇 Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

In this episode of the Get a Grip Podcast, Louis & Aaron sit down with Kathryn Grills whose life was shaped by generational addiction from childhood. From using drugs with her parents, losing her sister to an overdose, surviving multiple ODs herself, and ultimately finding recovery — this is a raw, unfiltered story of survival, trauma, and hope.This conversation dives deep into the realities of growing up in an addicted household, the normalization of drug use at a young age, and what it took to finally break the cycle.⚠️ Trigger Warning: This episode discusses drug use, overdose, trauma, and loss.If you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, you’re not alone. Recovery is possible.📌 Subscribe to the Get a Grip Podcast for real stories of addiction, recovery, and redemption.📩 Share this episode — it might save a life.⏱ TIMESTAMPS0:00 – Title of First Chapter00:01:40 – Childhood and early family environment00:03:00 – Using drugs with her mom at a young age00:14:00 – Lying about her age and entering an unhealthy relationship00:16:30 – Regular drug use at 16–1700:18:00 – Using drugs with her mom00:20:00 – Both sisters dating older men while in high school00:21:45 – Discovering her sister was using at 1500:23:00 – Turning 18 and beginning regular h3roin use00:24:15 – “H3roin with the family” — addiction normalized at home00:28:00 – Getting out of rehab and staying with her grandmother00:32:00 – Self-detoxing and treatment attempts00:34:00 – Faking seizures during active addiction00:39:00 – Discovering her dad was also using00:40:00 – Turning her sister into the police00:43:00 – Pulling others into addiction00:46:15 – Her sister overdoses and dies at 1700:55:00 – The reality of being pregnant while addicted00:56:30 – Her dad becoming her dealer00:58:00 – Water breaking, hospital stay, and using drugs in the hospital01:05:00 – Baby’s father overdoses with their daughter on his chest01:15:50 – Her first overdose — 6-day coma and near death01:17:00 – What happened during the coma and how she survived01:28:00 – Homelessness, living out of her car, and stealing to survive01:30:00 – Entering recovery and getting sober01:44:00 – Detox hopping and continued use01:48:00 – Overdosing in a hospital bathroom🔥 Expect emotion. Expect truth. Expect hope.🔔 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more powerful stories on addiction, recovery, and resilience.Get a Grip Podcast Social Media: Find our TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio links, a more on our Link Tree below!Get a Grip Social Media Links: ⁠https://linktr.ee/officialgetagrippodcastFor Collaboration and Business inquiries, please use the contact information below:📩 Email: getagrippodcast614@gmail.com👇 Let us know your thoughts in the comments.#getagrip #redemptionstory #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #addictionrecovery #recoveryjourney #trauma #childhood #oxy #dealer #soberlife #wedorecover #childhoodtrauma #healing #inspiration #awareness #kingpin #trafficking #hustle #opioidcrisis #neardeathexperience #fyp #prison #bar #mistake #change #survivor #survival #tv #television #inspire #parole #officer #school #teacher #students #study #student #changinglives

Sy Saqfelhait’s story is one of loss, survival, and ultimately redemption. Born with deep roots in Palestine, Sy spent years caught in the grip of Xanax addiction—so long that he describes it as losing nearly a decade of his life to a fog of missing memories. Entire chapters of his past are gone, erased by dependency and relapse, leaving him to piece together who he was and how far he’d fallen.Time and time again, Sy would flee back to Palestine in an attempt to get sober, hoping distance, culture, and family could save him. For a while, it worked. But each return to America pulled him back into the same patterns, the same triggers, and the same relapse that kept him stuck in a cycle he couldn’t seem to break. The tug-of-war between two worlds mirrored the war inside himself—wanting freedom while being chained to addiction.Everything changed when sobriety finally stuck. This time, Sy didn’t just quit using—he rebuilt his entire life from the ground up. Today, he stands as a sober, driven entrepreneur, owning and operating his own successful roofing company. What was once a life ruled by pills and lost time is now defined by discipline, purpose, and accountability.In this powerful episode, Sy opens up about blacked-out years, the pain of repeated relapse, the struggle of identity between two countries, and what it truly took to break free for good. His story is a raw reminder that no matter how much time addiction steals, recovery can still give you a future worth fighting for.🔥 Expect emotion. Expect truth. Expect hope.🔔 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more powerful stories on addiction, recovery, and resilience.Get a Grip Podcast Social Media: Find our TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio links, a more on our Link Tree below!Get a Grip Social Media Links: ⁠https://linktr.ee/officialgetagrippodcastFor Collaboration and Business inquiries, please use the contact information below:📩 Email: getagrippodcast614@gmail.com👇 Let us know your thoughts in the comments.#getagrip #redemptionstory #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #addictionrecovery #recoveryjourney #trauma #childhood #oxy #dealer #soberlife #wedorecover #childhoodtrauma #healing #inspiration #awareness #kingpin #trafficking #hustle #opioidcrisis #neardeathexperience #fyp #prison #bar #mistake #change #survivor #survival #tv #television #inspire #parole #officer #school #teacher #students #study #student #changinglives

In this unforgettable episode, Chad McClintock tells the raw and unfiltered story of living two completely opposite lives at the same time—serving as a firefighter and first responder while secretly trapped in a severe meth addiction. Chad’s journey begins in an abusive childhood filled with violence and instability, experiences that shaped his anger, survival instincts, and early decisions. As a teenager, that chaos followed him into the streets, where he began selling cocaine, eventually escalating to selling and using meth as addiction fully took hold.Despite having a family and a child who depended on him, Chad found himself unable to outrun meth. He opens up about the terrifying reality of “firefighting on meth,” responding to emergencies while high and risking not only his own life, but the lives of his crew and the public. One of the most haunting moments of his story is being the first responder to his own uncle’s death, a trauma that pushed his substance use even further out of control.As addiction deepened, Chad describes getting pulled over while eating six grams of meth, smoking crack, moving in with his dope dealer, and spiraling into increasingly reckless behavior. From smoking crack in a Walmart parking lot after his partner left, to losing everything and ending up connected to a homeless shelter, Chad paints a brutal picture of how fast addiction can dismantle a life—even one that looks respectable from the outside.Eventually, the consequences caught up. Facing 11 years over his head and later learning he was officially going to prison, Chad shares the fear, surrender, and realization that his life was either going to end behind bars or not at all. In a powerful reflection, he explains how prison—something he once feared more than anything—became the environment that finally forced him to confront himself and change.This episode is a brutally honest look at addiction, trauma, accountability, and redemption. Chad’s story is proof that addiction does not discriminate, and that even those tasked with saving lives can be silently drowning. If you want to understand the real cost of addiction—and the possibility of transformation when everything is on the line—this is an episode you don’t want to miss.⏱ TIMESTAMPS0:00 – Title of First Chapter00:01:00 Abusive childhood00:03:15 Beating up his stepdad00:07:00 Starting to sell c0caine00:09:15 Selling m3th & Firefighting on m3th00:12:00 First responding to his uncle’s death00:14:45 Getting pulled over while eating 6g of m3th00:16:15 Smoking cr4ck00:22:00 Moving in with the dope dealer00:25:00 Smoking cr4ck in a Walmart parking lot after theft00:29:00 Going to CBCF with 11 years over his head00:33:00 Taking a car and ending up at a homeless shelter00:36:30 Finding out he’s going to prison for 11 years00:39:00 How prison worked for him & final reflections🔥 Expect emotion. Expect truth. Expect hope.🔔 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more powerful stories on addiction, recovery, and resilience.Get a Grip Podcast Social Media: Find our TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio links, a more on our Link Tree below!Get a Grip Social Media Links: ⁠https://linktr.ee/officialgetagrippodcastFor Collaboration and Business inquiries, please use the contact information below:📩 Email: getagrippodcast614@gmail.com👇 Let us know your thoughts in the comments.#getagrip #redemptionstory #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #addictionrecovery #recoveryjourney #trauma #childhood #oxy #dealer #soberlife #wedorecover #childhoodtrauma #healing #inspiration #awareness #kingpin #trafficking #hustle #opioidcrisis #neardeathexperience #fyp #prison #bar #mistake #change #survivor #survival #tv #television #inspire #parole #officer #school #teacher #students #study #student #changinglives

Drake Phillips grew up surrounded by wealth in Beverly Hills, but behind the gates and privilege was an emotionally absent father and a deep sense of rebellion that would shape the course of his life. In this episode, Louis sits down with Drake to unpack how a childhood that looked perfect from the outside led him down a dark and dangerous path. Drawn to the streets at a young age, Drake was initiated into a gang, introduced to drugs early on, and quickly found himself living a double life that spiraled out of control. As charges began stacking up, he fled to Mexico, believing he could outrun his past. Instead, he became a chameleon—blending in, moving fast, and fueling his survival with heavy cocaine use while navigating an unforgiving underworld. But running only works for so long. After stepping on the wrong toes, Drake was brutally beaten and thrown into a Mexican prison, where survival became a daily battle. Extradited back to the United States, his chaos followed him to Columbus, Ohio, where one night would nearly end his life when unknown men abducted him and attempted to saw off his leg. This raw, unfiltered conversation explores trauma, identity, addiction, violence, and the cost of chasing escape instead of healing—making Drake’s story a powerful reminder that pain doesn’t care how you were raised, and survival often comes at a terrifying price.🔥 Expect emotion. Expect truth. Expect hope.🔔 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more powerful stories on addiction, recovery, and resilience.Get a Grip Podcast Social Media: Find our TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio links, a more on our Link Tree below!Get a Grip Social Media Links: ⁠https://linktr.ee/officialgetagrippodcastFor Collaboration and Business inquiries, please use the contact information below:📩 Email: getagrippodcast614@gmail.com👇 Let us know your thoughts in the comments.#getagrip #redemptionstory #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #addictionrecovery #recoveryjourney #trauma #childhood #oxy #dealer #soberlife #wedorecover #childhoodtrauma #healing #inspiration #awareness #kingpin #trafficking #hustle #opioidcrisis #neardeathexperience #fyp #prison #bar #mistake #change #survivor #survival #tv #television #inspire #parole #officer #school #teacher #students #study #student #changinglives

In this raw, emotional, and brutally honest episode, Aaron and Louis sit down with Landon Muncy to tell the full story of a life shaped by addiction almost from the very beginning. Landon shares how he was exposed to drugs at a young age and first used heroin at just 10 years old, setting him on a dangerous path that would follow him into adulthood. He reflects on his childhood, moving to Florida with his mom, and how normal chaos and instability quickly turned into smoking crack by 15 and shooting up for the first time at 17—long before he ever graduated high school.Landon breaks down the fast-money mindset that came with addiction, including hitting Walmart licks, stealing everything a dealer owned, and being surrounded by people printing fake money just to survive and get high. The conversation doesn’t shy away from the darker moments: gun violence, a traumatic shooting, contracting Hep C, and catching a domestic violence charge that pushed his life even further off the rails. One of the most heartbreaking moments comes when Landon opens up about his father taking his own life, and later discovering that his best friend died in jail while Landon himself was serving time in Level 2 prison.The episode ultimately turns toward accountability and redemption as Landon explains how prison became the turning point that led him to sobriety. He talks candidly about getting sober after incarceration, navigating recovery, and unlearning a lifetime of using drugs with his parents. “Where smoking crack and shooting heroin before I graduated high school led me to…” is a powerful story of consequences, loss, survival, and the fight to build a better life against overwhelming odds.🔥 Expect emotion. Expect truth. Expect hope.🔔 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more powerful stories on addiction, recovery, and resilience.Get a Grip Podcast Social Media: Find our TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio links, a more on our Link Tree below!Get a Grip Social Media Links: ⁠https://linktr.ee/officialgetagrippodcastFor Collaboration and Business inquiries, please use the contact information below:📩 Email: getagrippodcast614@gmail.com👇 Let us know your thoughts in the comments.#getagrip #redemptionstory #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #addictionrecovery #recoveryjourney #trauma #childhood #oxy #dealer #soberlife #wedorecover #childhoodtrauma #healing #inspiration #awareness #kingpin #trafficking #hustle #opioidcrisis #neardeathexperience #fyp #prison #bar #mistake #change #survivor #survival #tv #television #inspire #parole #officer #school #teacher #students #study #student #changinglives

In this raw and eye-opening episode, Louis and Aaron sit down with Catherine Pacedoves to unpack a life shaped by chaos, fast money, and survival inside the stripping world. Catherine shares how her childhood spiraled early, including her first experience with alcohol at just four years old and later being sent to an anorexia camp, setting the stage for years of instability. She walks through the moment she went from waitressing to stripping in a single night, the allure of easy money, her biggest nights on the pole, and what it was like dancing in Las Vegas at the height of excess. The conversation dives into heavy cocaine use during the stock market crash, a seizure at Scores, and surreal encounters that led to meeting and living in Suge Knight’s house, even introducing Michael Phelps to him. Catherine opens up about escaping Vegas, freebasing cocaine, blackouts, being targeted in clubs, and the final moments that pushed her to stop using. She also speaks candidly about being a sober stripper, the trauma of being trafficked by Suge Knight, and a manic episode that landed her at Jackson Pike. This episode is a brutal but powerful look at addiction, exploitation, and the fight to reclaim your life.🔥 Expect emotion. Expect truth. Expect hope.🔔 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more powerful stories on addiction, recovery, and resilience.Get a Grip Podcast Social Media: Find our TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio links, a more on our Link Tree below!Get a Grip Social Media Links: ⁠https://linktr.ee/officialgetagrippodcastFor Collaboration and Business inquiries, please use the contact information below:📩 Email: getagrippodcast614@gmail.com👇 Let us know your thoughts in the comments.#getagrip #redemptionstory #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #addictionrecovery #recoveryjourney #trauma #childhood #oxy #dealer #soberlife #wedorecover #childhoodtrauma #healing #inspiration #awareness #kingpin #trafficking #hustle #opioidcrisis #neardeathexperience #fyp #prison #bar #mistake #change #survivor #survival #tv #television #inspire #parole #officer #school #teacher #students #study #student #changinglives

Crystal Turner’s story is a raw, unfiltered descent into addiction, crime, and ultimately redemption. Born into instability, raised in a trailer park by a mother who was barely a teenager herself, Crystal grew up with an absent father lost to drug use and a childhood marked by survival rather than safety. What began as experimentation spiraled quickly—first heroin and Xanax, then deeper into meth—while she tried to maintain a “normal” life, even working in Human Resources as addiction quietly took control. Her relationships mirrored the chaos, including becoming involved with a man decades older and later crossing paths with one of the most powerful drug dealers in her world. During the isolation of COVID, Crystal’s addiction intensified as she became entangled in a large-scale operation that eventually drew the attention of federal authorities. When the walls closed in, ATF, FBI, and DEA agents stormed her home, leading to indictments that carried the terrifying weight of decades behind bars. From jail in Ironton, Kentucky, Crystal entered rehab, confronting not only her own addiction but the painful reality of smoking with her father as cancer and opiate dependence took his life. Facing charges that once threatened 40 years to life, Crystal now reflects on how the kingpin fell, how everything unraveled, and how sobriety rebuilt what addiction tried to destroy. Today, she shares what life looks like on the other side—clean, accountable, and grounded in gratitude—proof that even the darkest paths can lead to real recovery.🔥 Expect emotion. Expect truth. Expect hope.🔔 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more powerful stories on addiction, recovery, and resilience.Get a Grip Podcast Social Media: Find our TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio links, a more on our Link Tree below!Get a Grip Social Media Links: ⁠https://linktr.ee/officialgetagrippodcast👇 Let us know your thoughts in the comments.#getagrip #redemptionstory #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #addictionrecovery #recoveryjourney #trauma #childhood #oxy #dealer #soberlife #wedorecover #childhoodtrauma #healing #inspiration #awareness #kingpin #trafficking #hustle #opioidcrisis #neardeathexperience #fyp #prison #bar #mistake #change #survivor #survival #tv #television #inspire #parole #officer #school #teacher #students #study #student #changinglives

In this powerful and unfiltered episode, Louis sits down with Angela Vroman to share the harrowing truth of her life—one marked by deep childhood trauma, crack addiction, kidnapping, and human trafficking. Angela opens up about her early years and how her father became the foundation of lasting trauma, leading to inappropriate physical relationships at a young age and a path of vulnerability. While homeless, her life took a terrifying turn when she was kidnapped, tortured, and ultimately sold for an eight ball of crack to a pimp, pulling her deeper into a world of exploitation. She recounts being introduced to crack, meeting other trafficked women, and descending into extreme addiction—smoking up to $1,500 worth of crack a day, staying awake for weeks without food, and surviving violent, chaotic encounters, including being pulled over at 4 a.m. in a bikini with drugs and waking up days later with no memory of what happened. Angela shares how she became an escort at 17, went to prison at 19, endured repeated abuse at knifepoint, and even drew the attention of the FBI while incarcerated. Despite relapses and episodes of drug-induced psychosis, Angela’s story is ultimately one of survival, recovery, and accountability through drug court. She closes the conversation by offering hard-earned advice and hope to those still struggling, proving that even after decades of addiction and trauma, recovery is possible.🔥 Expect emotion. Expect truth. Expect hope.🔔 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more powerful stories on addiction, recovery, and resilience.Get a Grip Podcast Social Media: Find our TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio links, a more on our Link Tree below!Get a Grip Social Media Links: ⁠https://linktr.ee/officialgetagrippodcast👇 Let us know your thoughts in the comments.#getagrip #redemptionstory #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #addictionrecovery #recoveryjourney #trauma #childhood #oxy #dealer #soberlife #wedorecover #childhoodtrauma #healing #inspiration #awareness #kingpin #trafficking #hustle #opioidcrisis #neardeathexperience #fyp #prison #bar #mistake #change #survivor #survival #tv #television #inspire #parole #officer #school #teacher #students #study #student #changinglives

In this powerful and deeply honest episode, Louis and Aaron sit down with Naveah Benton to hear her story of growing up in the shadow of addiction. Born to two teenage parents struggling with substance abuse, Naveah’s life was shaped early by chaos, instability, and trauma. She opens up about her childhood surrounded by drugs, the loss of her father to an overdose, and watching her mother’s addiction spiral further as domestic violence and destructive relationships took hold.Naveah shares moments no child should have to endure—being exposed to adult situations at a young age, witnessing her parents’ painful histories with addiction, and experiencing physical and emotional abuse firsthand. Despite everything, she reflects on how these experiences impacted her perspective, her resilience, and the lessons she’s carried forward.This episode is raw, emotional, and eye-opening, offering an unfiltered look at what happens after a child is born into addiction—and how survival, self-awareness, and hard-earned wisdom can emerge from even the darkest beginnings. Naveah closes by sharing heartfelt advice for others who may be walking a similar path.⚠️ Viewer discretion advised: This episode discusses addiction, domestic violence, and childhood trauma.🔥 Expect emotion. Expect truth. Expect hope.🔔 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more powerful stories on addiction, recovery, and resilience.Get a Grip Podcast Social Media: Find our TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio links, a more on our Link Tree below!Get a Grip Social Media Links: ⁠https://linktr.ee/officialgetagrippodcast👇 Let us know your thoughts in the comments.#getagrip #redemptionstory #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #addictionrecovery #recoveryjourney #trauma #childhood #oxy #dealer #soberlife #wedorecover #childhoodtrauma #healing #inspiration #awareness #kingpin #trafficking #hustle #opioidcrisis #neardeathexperience #fyp #prison #bar #mistake #change #survivor #survival #tv #television #inspire #parole #officer #school #teacher #students #study #student #changinglives

In this powerful and unfiltered episode, Louis interviews Taelor Thorton, whose life story is a stark portrait of trauma, addiction, and survival. Born with cystic fibrosis, Taelor grew up facing serious medical challenges that shaped her childhood and sense of self. By her early teens, she was already drinking, misusing prescription stimulants, and acting out in dangerous ways, including stealing her parents’ car. At the same age, she experienced a devastating sexual assault by an older man, a turning point that deepened her spiral. Taelor opens up about overdosing on insulin, graduating high school while immersed in substances like cocaine, Xanax, and Percs, and how her addiction escalated rapidly after discovering fentanyl following the death of her grandmother.As her use intensified, Taelor describes overdosing repeatedly, abandoning her cystic fibrosis and diabetes medications, and watching her weight and health collapse. She shares the reality of catching a possession charge, overdosing in a parking lot before court, and the heartbreaking barriers that kept her from traditional rehab due to her medical condition. Prison followed, and so did relapse immediately after release, pulling her into stripping, more overdoses, temporary blindness, and exposure to xylazine and its horrific physical effects. Her journey then turns even darker as she recounts traveling toward Florida, losing her belongings, being threatened with trafficking, and ultimately being picked up by a pimp who auctioned her and another woman off and sexually assaulted her. The episode culminates in Taelor’s escape, calling the police, being taken to the hospital, placed on life support, and beginning the fight for recovery. This conversation is a raw look at what it means to survive fentanyl, xylazine, crack addiction, and sexual trafficking while battling a life-threatening illness—and what it takes to keep going when survival itself feels impossible.🔥 Expect emotion. Expect truth. Expect hope.🔔 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more powerful stories on addiction, recovery, and resilience.Get a Grip Podcast Social Media: Find our TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio links, a more on our Link Tree below!Get a Grip Social Media Links: ⁠https://linktr.ee/officialgetagrippodcast👇 Let us know your thoughts in the comments.#getagrip #redemptionstory #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #addictionrecovery #recoveryjourney #trauma #childhood #oxy #dealer #soberlife #wedorecover #childhoodtrauma #healing #inspiration #awareness #kingpin #trafficking #hustle #opioidcrisis #neardeathexperience #fyp #prison #bar #mistake #change #survivor #survival #tv #television #inspire #parole #officer #school #teacher #students #study #student #changinglives

In this powerful and honest conversation, Aaron and Louis sit down with Elaine Berman to unpack a life that, on the surface, looked relatively normal—but carried deep, hidden wounds beneath it. Elaine opens up about her early years in ballet, including the discipline and pressure of an extremely strict instructor, before sharing the trauma of a sexual assault she experienced at a young age. From there, she walks listeners through pivotal moments of growing up, first dates, graduating, and celebrating youth, while unknowingly stepping into patterns that would later shape her struggles.As the conversation unfolds, Elaine describes falling into relationships marked by infidelity, experimentation, and self-destruction. What begins as a spontaneous strip club audition turns into a new identity, life on stage, and exposure to the darker, addictive side of stripping. She speaks candidly about her first lap dance, substance use, and a series of intense relationships that pulled her deeper into chaos, including relapses and encounters with drugs she never imagined trying. Elaine also reflects on how these chapters eventually came to an end, what rock bottom looked like, and how she found her way into recovery. The episode closes with hope, as Elaine shares how healing, self-work, and a healthier relationship helped her begin a new chapter. This is a raw, unfiltered story of survival, consequences, and the strength it takes to rebuild.🔥 Expect emotion. Expect truth. Expect hope.🔔 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more powerful stories on addiction, recovery, and resilience.Get a Grip Podcast Social Media: Find our TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio links, a more on our Link Tree below!Get a Grip Social Media Links: ⁠https://linktr.ee/officialgetagrippodcast👇 Let us know your thoughts in the comments.#getagrip #redemptionstory #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #addictionrecovery #recoveryjourney #trauma #childhood #oxy #dealer #soberlife #wedorecover #childhoodtrauma #healing #inspiration #awareness #kingpin #trafficking #hustle #opioidcrisis #neardeathexperience #fyp #prison #bar #mistake #change #survivor #survival #tv #television #inspire #parole #officer #school #teacher #students #study #student #changinglives

In this powerful and unfiltered interview, Charles Straley sits down with Louis and Aaron to share a life story shaped by addiction, trauma, foster care, prison, and ultimately redemption.Born to alcoholic parents and placed into foster care at a young age, Charles was forced to grow up fast—taking care of households that weren’t his, surviving violence, and navigating loss most kids couldn’t imagine. By 12 years old, he was drinking daily, catching cases, and spiraling into a life of crime that would eventually lead to prison, heroin addiction, homelessness, and repeated overdoses.This episode traces Charles’s journey from:childhood abuse and foster careearly criminal charges and incarcerationyears of alcohol and heroin addictionliving and working inside trap housesoverdosing daily and running from parole…to a turning point marked by spiritual collapse, unexpected legal grace, and ultimately rebuilding his life and gaining custody of his son.This is not just a story about addiction—it’s a story about survival, accountability, and the possibility of change, no matter how deep the bottom feels.Viewer discretion advised: This episode contains discussions of addiction, violence, incarceration, and overdose.🔥 Expect emotion. Expect truth. Expect hope.🔔 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more powerful stories on addiction, recovery, and resilience.Get a Grip Podcast Social Media: Find our TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio links, a more on our Link Tree below!Get a Grip Social Media Links: ⁠https://linktr.ee/officialgetagrippodcast👇 Let us know your thoughts in the comments.#getagrip #redemptionstory #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #addictionrecovery #recoveryjourney #trauma #childhood #oxy #dealer #soberlife #wedorecover #childhoodtrauma #healing #inspiration #awareness #kingpin #trafficking #hustle #opioidcrisis #neardeathexperience #fyp #prison #bar #mistake #change #survivor #survival #tv #television #inspire #parole #officer #school #teacher #students #study #student #changinglives

In this raw, unflinching conversation, Louis sits down with Mya Kiskaden to walk through a life shaped by trauma, survival, and the long shadow of addiction. Mya opens up about being sexually assaulted by her grandfather at a young age and how that early violence set her on a destructive path marked by daily drinking as a teenager and spiraling substance use. She shares the physical and emotional toll of becoming a mother far too young, enduring serious health complications, multiple surgeries during pregnancy, and the heartbreak of losing a baby years later. The loss of her brother to an overdose becomes a breaking point, followed by prescriptions that turned into dependence, a failed marriage, and a descent into depression and addiction. Mya recounts relationships with addicts and abusers, being assaulted while under the influence, chasing chaos through dating apps, and sinking deeper into cocaine, acid, crack, and meth. She describes what overdoses look like, what constant use does to the body and mind, and how love and loyalty kept her tied to a violent partner who drank heavily, beat her, trafficked her for drug money, and was later revealed to be a registered sex offender. Through stories of abuse, sleepless weeks, hospital beds, and using even on the edge of major surgery, Mya paints a dark portrait of how grief, trauma, and addiction fed each other. This episode is not easy to hear, but it is brutally honest, a testimony to how deep the fall can be and what it takes to claw your way back toward sobriety and survival.🔥 Expect emotion. Expect truth. Expect hope.🔔 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more powerful stories on addiction, recovery, and resilience.Get a Grip Podcast Social Media: Find our TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio links, a more on our Link Tree below!Get a Grip Social Media Links: ⁠https://linktr.ee/officialgetagrippodcast👇 Let us know your thoughts in the comments.#getagrip #redemptionstory #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #addictionrecovery #recoveryjourney #trauma #childhood #oxy #dealer #soberlife #wedorecover #childhoodtrauma #healing #inspiration #awareness #kingpin #trafficking #hustle #opioidcrisis #neardeathexperience #fyp #prison #bar #mistake #change #survivor #survival #tv #television #inspire #parole #officer #school #teacher #students #study #student #changinglives

In this unforgettable episode, Louis sits down with Jeremy Harrell, a U.S. military veteran whose life took a shocking and surreal turn after he returned home from serving his country. What begins as a story about service, sacrifice, and trying to do the right thing quickly unfolds into one of the most unbelievable cautionary tales you’ll ever hear.After spending time deployed in Iraq, Jeremy came home hoping to rebuild his life and continue serving—this time by helping others. Instead, he found himself fired while navigating the VA system, struggling to reintegrate, and facing the harsh realities many veterans know all too well. Refusing to give up, Jeremy did what few people would dare to do: he started a nonprofit organization aimed at making a difference where institutions had failed.The organization wasn’t fringe or ignored—it was so impactful that it was even recognized and selected by the History Channel, a moment that should have marked validation and success. But instead of praise and support, Jeremy’s nonprofit drew the attention of VA agents. What followed was almost unimaginable: he was issued a summons related to his nonprofit, charged with a Class C federal felony, and ultimately found himself incarcerated in federal prison.In this raw and eye-opening conversation, Jeremy breaks down how a veteran trying to serve his community ended up locked up by the very system meant to support him. He shares what it was like to go from Iraq to federal custody, how quickly life can unravel, and what this experience taught him about power, bureaucracy, and resilience. This is not just a story about prison—it’s about purpose, injustice, and the cost of standing up when the rules aren’t made for people like you.This is a true 1-of-1 story—one that raises serious questions about how veterans are treated, how nonprofits are policed, and how easily good intentions can turn into life-altering consequences. You won’t hear anything like this anywhere else.🔥 Expect emotion. Expect truth. Expect hope.🔔 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more powerful stories on addiction, recovery, and resilience.Get a Grip Podcast Social Media: Find our TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio links, a more on our Link Tree below!Get a Grip Social Media Links: ⁠https://linktr.ee/officialgetagrippodcast👇 Let us know your thoughts in the comments.#getagrip #redemptionstory #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #addictionrecovery #recoveryjourney #trauma #childhood #oxy #dealer #soberlife #wedorecover #childhoodtrauma #healing #inspiration #awareness #kingpin #trafficking #hustle #opioidcrisis #neardeathexperience #fyp #prison #bar #mistake #change #survivor #survival #tv #television #inspire #parole #officer #school #teacher #students #study #student #changinglives

Drake Phillips grew up surrounded by wealth in Beverly Hills, but behind the gates and privilege was an emotionally absent father and a deep sense of rebellion that would shape the course of his life. In this episode, Louis sits down with Drake to unpack how a childhood that looked perfect from the outside led him down a dark and dangerous path. Drawn to the streets at a young age, Drake was initiated into a gang, introduced to drugs early on, and quickly found himself living a double life that spiraled out of control. As charges began stacking up, he fled to Mexico, believing he could outrun his past. Instead, he became a chameleon—blending in, moving fast, and fueling his survival with heavy cocaine use while navigating an unforgiving underworld. But running only works for so long. After stepping on the wrong toes, Drake was brutally beaten and thrown into a Mexican prison, where survival became a daily battle. Extradited back to the United States, his chaos followed him to Columbus, Ohio, where one night would nearly end his life when unknown men abducted him and attempted to saw off his leg. This raw, unfiltered conversation explores trauma, identity, addiction, violence, and the cost of chasing escape instead of healing—making Drake’s story a powerful reminder that pain doesn’t care how you were raised, and survival often comes at a terrifying price.🔥 Expect emotion. Expect truth. Expect hope.🔔 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more powerful stories on addiction, recovery, and resilience.Get a Grip Podcast Social Media: Find our TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio links, a more on our Link Tree below!Get a Grip Social Media Links: ⁠https://linktr.ee/officialgetagrippodcastFor Collaboration and Business inquiries, please use the contact information below:📩 Email: getagrippodcast614@gmail.com👇 Let us know your thoughts in the comments.#getagrip #redemptionstory #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #addictionrecovery #recoveryjourney #trauma #childhood #oxy #dealer #soberlife #wedorecover #childhoodtrauma #healing #inspiration #awareness #kingpin #trafficking #hustle #opioidcrisis #neardeathexperience #fyp #prison #bar #mistake #change #survivor #survival #tv #television #inspire #parole #officer #school #teacher #students #study #student #changinglives

In this deeply personal and powerful episode, Aaron sits down with Louis for a raw, unfiltered conversation about mental health, grief, and survival.Louis opens up about the profound impact of losing both of his parents and how that loss reshaped every part of his life. He speaks candidly about the mental health struggles that followed — from overwhelming grief and isolation to panic attacks, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts — and the quiet, exhausting battle of trying to keep going when everything feels heavy.This isn’t a polished or sugar-coated conversation. It’s an honest look at what it means to live with grief long after the world expects you to have “moved on.” Louis shares what those darkest moments felt like, how his mind turned against him at times, and how panic and fear would appear without warning. Together, Aaron and Louis explore how loss can change your sense of identity, your relationships, and your understanding of yourself.At the same time, this episode is about survival, vulnerability, and connection. Louis reflects on what helped him endure — the small moments, the people who showed up, and the slow, uneven process of learning how to live with pain instead of running from it. Aaron creates a space that allows the conversation to unfold naturally, asking thoughtful questions and holding space for honesty without judgment.This episode is for anyone who has:Experienced deep loss or griefStruggled with anxiety, panic attacks, or intrusive thoughtsFelt alone in their mental health journeyNeeded to hear that they are not broken for feeling the way they do⚠️ Content Warning: This episode includes discussions of mental health struggles, suicidal ideation, grief, and panic attacks. Please take care while watching and step away if you need to.If this conversation resonates with you, know that you’re not alone. Talking about mental health openly matters — and sharing stories like Louis’s can help break the silence that keeps so many people suffering quietly.If you or someone you know is struggling right now, consider reaching out to a trusted person or a mental health professional. In the U.S., you can call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. If you’re outside the U.S., local crisis resources are available in many countries.💬 Let us know in the comments what this episode meant to you, and consider sharing it with someone who might need to hear it.❤️ If you found this conversation meaningful, like, subscribe, and join us for more honest discussions that matter.🔥 Expect emotion. Expect truth. Expect hope.🔔 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more powerful stories on addiction, recovery, and resilience.Get a Grip Podcast Social Media: Find our TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio links, a more on our Link Tree below!Get a Grip Social Media Links: ⁠https://linktr.ee/officialgetagrippodcast👇 Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

In this powerful and unfiltered episode, Louis sits down with Kevin Dye for a raw conversation about survival, addiction, crime, loss, and redemption. Kevin opens up about growing up in chaos and being exposed to addiction at a young age, watching his family struggle while trying to find his own identity in an unforgiving environment.The conversation dives deep into Kevin’s relationship with his brother and how addiction ran through their lives, shaping decisions that would follow them for decades. Kevin shares the moment he first crossed the line into using himself, and how quickly that escalated into reckless behavior that put his life and others at risk. From heavy drinking and drug use to dangerous choices behind the wheel, Kevin doesn’t hold back on the reality of how dark things became.Kevin recounts stories from the streets that reveal how he became deeply involved in dealing, navigating dangerous environments, cutting people off, and surviving situations that easily could have ended his life. He talks about discovering new territories, learning how the game worked, and the mindset that allowed him to justify his actions while ignoring the damage being done.One of the most emotional parts of the conversation comes when Kevin reflects on the moment he realized he had a serious problem, and how meeting his future wife while she was still living on the streets became a turning point in his life. He explains how he tried to restart, convincing himself he could change the rules by selling to the trap instead of the user, and the false sense of control that came with that thinking.Kevin also speaks on the reality of the drug world at higher levels, including the danger faced by kilo dealers and the violence tied to cartel involvement. With shocking honesty, he breaks down how he became known for his cooking skills, earning a reputation that brought both money and attention, but also intensified the risk and consequences.The episode continues with stories of riding dirty, constantly looking over his shoulder, and eventually reaching the breaking point that led him toward recovery. Kevin shares deeply personal moments, including being confronted by his son, finding his brother in devastating conditions, and the chain reaction of events that caused everything in his life to collapse.This is not a glorified story of crime or drugs. It is a cautionary, human account of how addiction can consume generations, destroy families, and convince people they are in control when they are not. Kevin’s honesty sheds light on the long road to accountability, recovery, and rebuilding a life from the ground up.A must-watch conversation about consequences, survival, and the possibility of change when everything seems lost.🔥 Expect emotion. Expect truth. Expect hope.🔔 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more powerful stories on addiction, recovery, and resilience.Get a Grip Podcast Social Media: Find our TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio links, a more on our Link Tree below!Get a Grip Social Media Links: ⁠https://linktr.ee/officialgetagrippodcast👇 Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

In this episode, John Ross sits down with Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes to share his story with honesty, perspective, and hard-earned clarity. John walks through his early exposure to drugs and alcohol, growing up around addiction, and the choices that led him to drinking heavily by 14 and experimenting with substances at a young age. He reflects on his first experiences with Xanax and the blackout fueled by rage that became a turning point in his life. The conversation explores his first arrest, time spent in county jail, relapse, and the cycle of consequences that followed. John also opens up about rebuilding, navigating probation, confronting a gambling addiction that left him over $100,000 in debt, and learning from the losses. This episode isn’t just about how things fell apart—it’s about accountability, survival, and the awareness that comes from hitting bottom and choosing a different direction.🎧 Time Stamps00:01:30 – Introduction to Ritalin00:03:30 – Doing Adderall at a young age00:05:00 – Growing up with a mother smoking crack00:07:30 – First time smoking weed00:11:30 – Drinking alcohol at 1400:12:30 – Passing out drunk in the snow at 1400:14:00 – First introduction to Xanax00:17:00 – Doing Suboxone before church00:20:15 – First arrest00:23:00 – Robbing a man with a wad of cash (first felony)00:28:00 – Xanax blackout00:29:00 – Flashes of rage (HOOK)00:38:00 – What county jail is really like (ends ~42:00)00:49:30 – Cheeking meds for ramen (Louis closing blinds)00:55:00 – Going back to jail00:59:30 – Relapse and working with his P.O.01:02:00 – Gambling addiction: making money, then losing it all01:06:00 – $100,000 in debt at Hollywood Casino01:09:30 – Wrapping up🔥 Expect emotion. Expect truth. Expect hope.🔔 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more powerful stories on addiction, recovery, and resilience.Get a Grip Podcast Social Media: Find our TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio links, a more on our Link Tree below!Get a Grip Social Media Links: ⁠https://linktr.ee/officialgetagrippodcast👇 Let us know your thoughts in the comments.