Episode 16 - Brute Resilience (feat. Shai Wasserman‪)‬ Your Life Sucks

In this pod, Shai Wasserman, a rising high school Junior from NJ (Socials: shai_daniel13) details his brutal recovery from anxiety, depression, and subsequently, substance abuse.


Topics Covered:
🧠 The bullying that Shai endured, and how this led to physical fights.
🧠 Shai’s tween hatred of the Jewish community, and, as a result, his self-hatred.
🧠 Shai’s spiral into substance abuse
🧠 Shai’s hospitalizations, and his parents decision to send him to wilderness therapy
🧠 Lessons that Shai learned from wilderness and residential therapy
🧠 Shai’s sit-down with himself, and what’s keeping him clean and healthy today.


Shai’s story and voice are truly one a kind. I was absolutely struck by Shai’s experiences and bravery.


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