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podcast· 1h 42m· S6E36Counterfeiting, Fencing, Getting Busted by the Secret Service, Using with Jeannine & Evan and Finally Getting Sober in October 2014 and Building a Family & Career DESPITE Multiple Felony Convictions
I am super excited to introduce you guys to my friend, Chris! Chris is the first guest I've interviewed that used with me during my heaviest time of active addiction. Chris was on the run when I met him, out on triple bail, with the Secret Service building an indictment against him for counterfeiting, amongst other crimes. He already gone through drug court successfully as well as multiple other treatment programs. Chris and I would sit on the floor on the crappy, scary trap house I lived in and talk about how badly we wanted to finally be free of our addictions. In October 2014, Chris finally got sober for the last time. Now married and a father of two, Chris endured the "newcomer grind," like I did, taking the bus, no money, felony convictions, etc. I can't wait to hear what y'all think! DM me on Instagram Message me on Facebook Workout with me on Patreon Laugh with me on TikTok Email me chasingheroine@gmail.com
- podcast· 2h 04m· S6E35
Going to Jail Sober, Meth, Benzos, Childhood Trauma, SA and Marriage & Divorce in Sobriety PLUS a Beautiful Method for Creating a Higher Power with Jenna Foster
**trigger warning: SA, domestic violence, suicidal ideation Happy Thanksgiving, y'all! I was absolutely blown away by my guest today, Jenna Rose Foster. Jenna is one of the women I went to NYC with for Dopeycon and I have had the pleasure of getting to know her a little more post NY trip and also had the incredible honor of interviewing her. After a teenage addiction to Benzos progresses to meth addiction, Jenna ultimately gets arrested twice in one week, finally prompting her to get sober. Turning herself in to do her jail time sober, Jenna now works in treatment in the service of other addicts and alcoholics. Let me know what you guys think! Connect with Jenna on Instagram DM me on Instagram Message me on Facebook Workout with me on Patreon Laugh with me on TikTok Email me chasingheroine@gmail.com
- podcast· 1h 01m· S6E33
Narcan Nate is Back! Plus What NOTORIOUS celebrity did Jeannine spend Thanksgiving 2008 with? Cocaine, LA Mansions, Does Narcan Promote Using, Does Nate like MILFS?! NDPEs and more... :)
Hey hey y'all...everybody's favorite angsty harm reduction hero is back! Narcan Nate comes back to the pod to catch up on life, MILFs and NDPEs :) PLUS! What notorious 90s/2000s celebrity woman did Jeannine spend the night before Thanksgiving with in 2008? We have possible the best NDPE we have ever received from Jed of the Church & Other Drugs podcast. DM me on Instagram Message me on Facebook Workout with me on Patreon Laugh with me on TikTok Email me chasingheroine@gmail.com
- podcast· 2h 04m· S6E32
Homelessness, Kidnapping, Fraud, A D.U.F.F.?!, and The FIRST Guest Who Actually Saw Jeannine High and Homeless...Meet My Beautiful Friend, Samantha Morehead
I am very excited to introduce y'all to my beautiful friend, Sam. Sam was my last "bunkie" in institutions. Sam and I met over ten years ago...our rehab was my last rehab, unfortunately it was not Sam's last rehab. In and out now for a the past decade, Sam has made incredible progress...and then used again anyway. Her parents have had custody of her son since 2014 and we talk about the complicated mix of guilt and gratitude involved in that situation. I love Sam, she now has 15 months and I am so proud of her. Let me know your thoughts! DM me on Instagram Message me on Facebook Workout with me on Patreon Laugh with me on TikTok Email me chasingheroine@gmail.com
- podcast· 1h 49m· S6E31
Learning to Make Meth at Age 8, First Pistol at Age 9, Indicted at 17 for Running Prostitues, Manufacturing and Distributing...Mackenzie's Story is a Story of SURVIVAL and Healing
Interview begins at 4:07 I already know y'all are gonna text and DM me that today's episode is your "new favorite!" I had the opportunity to meet and chat with Mackenzie Selby, a woman in recovery since 2009. Mackenzie was the victim of every type of abuse a child can experience. Her mother was a stripper and drug dealer, her grandfather (who was the primary father figure in her life) was a member of the MC Iron Horseman in Memphis, TN. Mackenzie was gifted her first gun around 7 or 8 years old and her mother began teaching her how to make meth at a young age. At age 17, Mackenzie faced either 5 years in adult prison or going to rehab for one year. She chose rehab and has been sober ever since. With zero intention of actually changing her life, Mackenzie is a great example that the program works for those who do it...regardless of feelings about it. I can't wait to hear what y'all think! DM me on Instagram Message me on Facebook Workout with me on Patreon Laugh with me on TikTok
- podcast· 1h 15m· S6E30
Hootie & The Blowfish Drummer Jim Sonefeld! Almost Peeing on Bob Dylan, Landing Spycraft in Iraq, Smoking Weed with Willie Nelson, the Ultimate Cocaine & Alcohol Rock Star Journey
I am so excited for y'all to hear my interview with Hootie & The Blowfish drummer Jim Sonefeld! Jim has been the drummer for Hootie & The Blowfish since 1993, and he actually wrote their hit song "Hold My Hand." Jim lived the ultimate rock star life and I LOVED his book, "Swimming with the Blowfish" Convincing himself for years that he couldn't possibly be an alcoholic or an addict was easy - he was a successful musician with multiple home, multiple cars and platinum album sales. At forty years old, his four year old daughter said something that moved him so much, he finally made some changes. Let me know what y'all think! DM me on Instagram Connect with me on TikTok Workout with me! Patreon
- podcast· 1h 31m· S6E29
Body Building, DJing, Empty 40s, Infidelity, Depression, A Near Fatal Car Accident and the Wisdom of Old School Midwest Twelve Step Old Timers
Today's interview is with one of our own from the Nod Pod community, Chuck Zamzow. Chuck grew up in the midwest and began drinking alcoholically after catching his wife having an affair in his early twenties. The next several years of Chuck's life continued to spiral until a near fatal car accident in 2008 scared him enough to finally stay sober. Working with mentors and "old timers" in Twelve Step has given Chuck incredible wisdom and insight into the steps and the program of Alcoholics Anonymous. I learned so much from Chuck and I know you guys will too. Let me know your thoughts! DM me on Instagram Connect with Chuck on Instagram Connect with me on TikTok
- podcast· 1h 22m· S6E28
Jed Part 3! The GNARLIEST Precipitated Withdrawal Story I've Ever Heard, Divorce Grief, the Suboxone/Sublocade Path to Freedom, Fatherhood & Another Clean Start
Y'all, I have truly enjoyed my time with Jed :) In this last installment, we see Jed navigating the path of coming clean - again - to friends and family about relapsing again. I have been there so many times...letting people down - AGAIN. Jed shares candidly and vulnerably about the end of his marriage, the insidious return of Kratom into his life and his desperate attempts to get on vivitrol and fully embrace fatherhood. Let me know what you think! DM me on Instagram DM me on TikTok Workout With Me on Patreon ! Connect with Jed on Instagram Join our Private Facebook Group
- podcast· 1h 16m· S6E28
Leg Amputation Without Pain Killers? Who Would Request That?! David Riggins Would. From Legal Scripts to Street Dope, Copper Hijinks, Fentanyl Overdose and a True Spirit of Resilience**trigger warning
**depiction of injury and intense skin burn from 46:50 to 47:10 Meet David Riggins! David enlisted in the military the day after 9/11. An early boot camp training injury led to an early medical discharge and prescriptions for morphine and dilaudid. When the US government began cracking down on pain clinics, David was cut off from his legal prescription. David turned to street drugs to mitigate the intense withdrawal. That began a 20 year long addiction filled with stints in jail, homelessness and broken relationships. In December 2022, while nodded out on fentanyl, David experienced an accident that left him an amputee. That's when he had finally had enough. Please let me know what y'all think! email me chasingheroine@gmail.com DM me on Instagram Connect with me on TikTok
- podcast· 2h 14m· S6E24
Locking Herself in a Trunk on Nitrous, Teenage High Jinks, Breaking Family Patterns of Addiction and Codependency and Turning Tragedy into Legacy with Ashley Walls
I can't wait for you guys to meet today's guest, Ashley Walls. I heard Ashley share at a Twelve Step Meeting a few months ago and was absolutely blown away. At just 21 years old, her wisdom and self awareness are remarkable. Ashley's father was in prison when she was very young, then got out and was sober for many years. Ashley went with him to meetings and fell in love with the program from the sidelines. After nine years sober, her father's relapsed, sending Ashley spiraling. Consciously deciding to begin using substances, Ashley was strung out on benzos by the time she was 18. An early relationship tragedy led to suicidal ideation and and her first foray into substance abuse treatment. Ashley spent the next few years in and out of treatment and relapsing. Eventually landing at a women's facility in San Diego, there she met Polina White, a friend that would change her life. Through their friendship, Ashley and Polina were able to support each other in early sobriety and both began re
- podcast· 1h 33m· S6E26
Summers in a Family Home in Nantucket to Oxy & Cocaine Addiction, First Term & Felony Strike by 18, Extradition on a Murder Charge, Beaten Nearly to Death in Mexico & More
(If listening through headphones, the first 16 minutes are difficult to hear my husband, but then it evens out - stay with me!!) Part One of my husband's incredible story. Sky grew up in an affluent area of Northern California, spending summers at the family home in Nantucket, surrounded by wealthy families and privilege. A gifted athlete, a knee injury at sixteen threw his entire world off course. Strung out on oxycontin and kicked out of high school his senior year, Sky's world completely crumbled. By the time he was 18 he was doing his first jail term and had a felony strike in California. Not even being extradited at 22 from Florida to California by US Air Marshals and accused of homicide didn't stop his escalating drug use. Part One brings us to Sky turning 29 and beginning a new treatment center in San Diego, the year he also met me. I REALLY want to hear what you guys think of my husband's episode...I am BEYOND proud of him and his vulnerability and strength in this episode. DM
- podcast· 1h 07m· S6E23
Revisiting My Husband's Relapse Last Year PLUS the Twelve Steps for Skeptics - how does it actually work?!
As some of you know, last year my husband went through a gnarly relapse - it was HELL on both of us. He spent very little time in our home in 2023 and I was desperate to hide that fact. This week last year, I released an episode sharing what was really going on and that I didn't know if my marriage was going to work. I was in a place of heartbreak and resignation, but also determination to start making moves to stand on my own - without him if need be. When I released this, he had resurfaced from Mexico, dirty, picked up, emaciated and sick. I allowed him to sleep in the living room downstairs with all of my valuables locked in my car, keys in my bra, while I tried to find him a detox we could afford. Over the ensuing weeks, two things happened - one, we couldn't afford anything nor get him into a free detox, and two, he actually seemed to be finally beaten. Cut to this past Monday, September 2nd 2024, he just celebrated one year sober. I interviewed him on Monday and that episode will
- podcast· 2h 05m· S6E23
High School Expulsion for Terroristic Threats! Sober at 18, Married with Kids by 23...to Surviving a Divorce and Dating in Sobriety, Eating Disorder Treatment, Friendship Amends and New Beginnings
If you have ever dealt with heartbreak in recovery, this episode is for you. I had the opportunity to interview my long time friend, Ivey, who got sober at 18 years old. We go through her childhood and early drug use in the first hour, and in the second hour, we delve into her marriage and motherhood at just 22 years old with a few years sober, and her subsequent divorce by 27. Ivey is so incredibly vulnerable and honest in sharing her experience with heartbreak and then dating in sobriety, and I am so proud of her. Ivey and I also talk about our recent separation in our friendship...if you have been listening to the show for a while, you have probably heard me mention a friend that I have missed and have often expressed deep regret about losing - this is who I was talking about. Ivey and I had the opportunity to make amends to each other and I while I hate that we had a disagreement in the first place, I love that in real time you all were able to walk with me through a crushing frien
- podcast· 1h 25m· S6E21
East Baton Rouge Prison BLUES, Tobacco Spit Hustles, Walmart Hustles, Using Meth to Reverse an Opiate OD, Sober Living, Kratom, Partner Relapse, Meth Demons & More
Part Two with Jed Payne! Y'all LOVED part one - today we pick up with Jed right where we left him, in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison...which is as terrifying as it sounds. We travel with Jed from prison, back into sober livings, back down kratom and suboxone roads, and into a sober relationship that ultimately ends in relapse and heartbreak. In Part THREE (yes, three!) we will finally see Jed's happy ending - which I assure you, finally finds him :) Video episode now available only exclusively on Patreon ! Connect with Jed on Instagram Connect with Jeannine on Instagram Connect with Jeannine on TikTok Subscribe on YouTube
- podcast· 1h 08m· S6E20
Do Exorcisms for Meth Addiction Work? What Happens if You Eat 37 Benadryl Pills? Can You Grow Meth? What Happens if You Shoot Deodorant Instead of Cocaine? Find Out Today with Jed Payne!
Ooooh, Y'ALL. This one goes HARD! I was not expecting the crazy stories I heard from Jed Payne, the host of podcast, "Church & Other Drugs." Jed was raised in the bible belt, with the influence of Christianity strong in both the community and within his home. Shooting heroin for the first time at 15, by the time he was in his mid-twenties, Jed had been to over 20 rehabs, all to no avail. Throughout his active addiction, his faith remained a beacon of hope, continuously showing up for him when he needed comfort. Today is part one of Jed's story - let me know your thoughts! DM me on IG, email chasingheroine@gmail.com or leave comments on Spotify! Connect with Jed on Instagram Connect with Jeannine on Instagram Connect with Jeannine on TikTok
- podcast· 2h 19m· S16E19
High School Weed Capers to Junkie with a Cardboard Sign Outside 7-11, Young Codependents, Terminally Unique, Addiction Treatment is Art and More with RJ Elizarraz
Welcome back to another episode of Chasing Heroine! Y'all will love RJ Elizarraz, owner of Oak Forest Recover in Agoura Hills and host of the "Against All Odd's" podcast with Rachel Slocum and Hunter Sheppard. I may have related more to RJ's story than any other guest. The details of our lives are completely different, but his feelings about not needing traditional recovery because of being so incredibly special :) is exactly how I felt as well. After finding himself strung out on heroin over and over again, RJ finally found lasting recovery through connection with other men in a truly accidental sober living. Let me know your favorite part of RJ's story! chasingheroine@gmail.com Connect with RJ on Instagram Connect with Jeannine on Instagram Connect with Jeannine on TikTok
- podcast· 1h 28m· S6E18
Narcan Nate is Back! NDPEs, Xylazine in San Diego, Sober Living Hijinks, Step Work and More
Narcan Nate is back, y'all! Just for one episode :( UNLESS we get some more NDPEs or other fun stories, voice mails or emails and I'll bring Nate in when we collect a few, sound good?! Nate has been up to his usual capers...saving the community with narcan training and drug testing and he's back in Twelve Step after a brief hiatus. 👀 ALSO! At about 20 minutes in - we both stop talking because you hear a train in the mics - my editor cut out the train sound so it sounds like I’m INSANE and just cut him off talking about trains - I swear I’m not and we both stopped speaking bc you could hear a train. 😅😅😅 Let me know what y'all think! Connect with Narcan Nate on Instagram Connect with Jeannine on Instagram Join our Private NodPod Facebook Community
- podcast· 1h 21m· S6E21
Edwin McCain on TikTok, Sobriety, Breaking into the Music Industry, Twelve Step, Acceptance, Being an Living Example in Recovery & How He Nearly Drowned in Panama City on Spring Break in the 90s
I am so happy to bring you guys my interview with singer songerwriter, Edwin McCain! I had a great time chatting with Edwin about his adventures with executives at the Atlantic Record Label, touring with Hootie & the Blowfish, his experience in rehab, acceptance and anger. I can't wait to hear what you guys think about this episode! Connect with Jeannine on Instagram Connect with Edwin on TikTok Join the Nod Pod Private Facebook Group
- podcast· 2h 19m· S6E16
Three Sisters All Addicted to Heroin and Living at Home: From the Infamous Dr. Phil Episode to Nearly a Decade Sober, Marriage, Motherhood, Career Success and More
When I asked Amanda Crossley to be a guest on the show, I actually had NO idea she had been featured on one of the most infamous episodes of Dr Phil in the shows history. Amanda and BOTH of her sisters became addicted to heroin while living with their parents in New Jersey. Amanda reached out to Dr Phil for help and the women were flown to LA, berated and chastised on TV in front of millions, and sent to separate treatment centers around the country. Sober now for nearly a decade, Amanda is a success story. And what about her sisters? Find out in todays episode - let me know what you guys think! I can post comments now on Spotify so comment if you liked the episode! Amanda's episode of Dr. Phil Connect with Jeannine on TikTok Connect with Amanda on TikTok Connect with Jeannine on Instagram
- podcast· 2h 09m· S6E15
Tweaker Madness! Exploding Meth Labs, Shadow People, Psychosis and a Transmission Stealing Rambo - Garret McClendon is Breaking Generational Cycles & Escaping "Convict Mentality"
Today's episode is all about Tweaker Madness...Garret McClendon has done multiple prison terms and spent years of his life manufacturing methamphetamine. Garet has now been sober for over eleven years and credits his success in recovery to his willingness to finally just try what was suggested by his counselors. Garret replaced transmissions in the middle of the night, saw tree people on the cameras in his makeshift meth labs and wore a blue Fedora hat when he was on a sick one. ;) This episode has all the hilarious tweaker capers and meth madness your heart could desire, plus a healthy dose of recovery and hope. Thank you for listening, please let me know what you think! Connect with Garret on Instagram Connect with Jeannine on Instagram Connect with the show on Instagram Connect with Jeannine on TikTok
- podcast· 2h 27m· S6E14
A "Slutty Referee" Smoking Weed, Four Lokos, Shipped Off in the Army to South Korea at 19, a WILD Attempt at Passing an Army Drug Test, Cocaine and a Tiesto Miracle with Nikea Reed
Trigger Warning: SA I had such a great time chatting with my friend, Nikea. I met Nikea in Twelve Step and am honored to be able to share her story with you guys :) After childhood antics smoking weed and drinking, Nike was given the ultimatum - move out or join the Army. She chose the Army. Shipped off to South Korea after bootcamp, Nikea's life changed after a sexual assault that occurred the second weekend after her arrival. This assault led to a behavioral spiral of acting out and escalating partying. Eventually finding sobriety in 2023, Nikea is such an asset in our recovery community and in my life. Let me know what y'all think! Connect with Nikea on Instagram Connect with Jeannine on Instagram Connect with Jeannine on TikTok
- podcast· 1h 51m· S6E9
How Do You Find a Higher Power When You're Mad at God? The Power of Sponsorship with Jeannine's Sponsor Rachael
Today I have the honor of sharing the wisdom of my incredible sponsor, Rachael Jarrel, through our conversation about sponsorship and finding a higher power that "you can do business with." How does one find a sponsor? What should you look for? What happens if you and your sponsor disagree about an issue? Rachael and I discuss these questions, we talk about working steps to shift our perspectives and finding a higher power when you're angry with God. Please DM me your thoughs or answer the question box on Spotify! Connect with Jeannine on Instagram Connect with Jeannine on TikTok Connect with Rachael on Instagram This episode is brought to you with the help of https://www.workithealth.com/
- podcast· 1h 48m· S6E12
Benzo Black Out Road Trips, Stripping at 18, the "junkie Romeo & Juliet," Treating Mental Health in Recovery, Amends to Alleviate Shame and More with Marley Quinn
I LOVED chatting with Marley, y'all. Her story is wild, tragic, heart breaking and heart warming. From dancing at age 18 to help save the family home to performing sex work while dope sick to grand larceny and benzo black outs - Marley's story is a story of triumph, personal growth and why we never stop trying. Marley went to 21 treatment centers before accumulating her current sobriety time. Let me know what you guys think!! Thank you all so much for listening and being a part of my life :) Connect with Marley on Tiktok Connect with Jeannine on TikTok Connect with Jeannine on Instagram Join our Private Facebook Group
- podcast· 1h 36m· S6E11
Kicking Fentanyl & Getting Sober at Just 20 Years Old, Set Up in a Door Dash Sting Operation, Changing Codependent Behaviors through the 4th Step and Inventory and Finding True Happiness in Sobriety
Hey y'all! Today you're meeting another friend of mine from my Twelve Step home group meeting, Jakeb Hensely. Jakeb got sober at twenty years old after finding fentanyl in his junior year of high school. As the class os 2020, he was in the first wave of kids that were sent home...never to return or walk in a graduation. After that, Jakeb floundered through a few part time jobs while his drug use continued to escalate. I love bringing younger guests to you guys - Jakeb even spent his 21st birthday sober! As always, DM me your thoughts! Connect with Jakeb on Instagram Connect with the show on Instagram Connect with Jeannine on TikTok