Hard Knox Talks: Your Addiction Podcast

Daniel Unmanageable
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Inspiring sobriety stories and real talk about all things substance use. Stay up to date on upcoming streams, get on our email list, shop our store, and more at www.hardknoxtalks.com

  1. 5D AGO

    Gang Life, Prison Violence, and Recovery | Martine’s Story

    Send a text Martine shares the reality of growing up around gangs, surviving addiction, and the prison violence that forced her to confront the life she was living. Her story is ultimately about accountability, healing, and recovery. SEIU-West – Wellness News – Parenting in the Storm –  Support the show Are you getting something from our content? Tap here and buy us a coffee to say thanks and help us keep this train on the tracks! Check out the speakeasy podcast Follow Daniel Unmanageable on Facebook Follow Project Sparky We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HERE For business or speaking inquiries: Daniel@hardknoxtalks.com Follow Hard Knox Talks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hardknoxtalkspodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hardknoxtalks/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hardknoxtalks?lang=en Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks Want to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

    54 min

  2. FEB 27

    Gangs, Domestic Violence, and Drinking to Survive

    Send a text  When a threat against her younger brother made leaving impossible, Kealy turned to alcohol just to endure the violence. This is a story of survival, addiction, and the turning point that led her to sobriety.  'Sponsors SEIU-West – https://www.seiuwest.ca/ Wellness News – https://qrco.de/bbapw8 Parenting in the Storm – https://www.hardknoxtalks.com/parenting-in-the-storm  Check out Kealy's music Find her on Socials Support the show Are you getting something from our content? Tap here and buy us a coffee to say thanks and help us keep this train on the tracks! Check out the speakeasy podcast Follow Daniel Unmanageable on Facebook Follow Project Sparky We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HERE For business or speaking inquiries: Daniel@hardknoxtalks.com Follow Hard Knox Talks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hardknoxtalkspodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hardknoxtalks/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hardknoxtalks?lang=en Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks Want to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

    1h 2m

  3. FEB 20

    Addiction, Spiritual Warfare, and Sixteen Overdoses

    Send a text Nick’s addiction began with a childhood prescription and escalated into fentanyl, meth, jail, and repeated overdoses. As his substance use intensified, so did his spiritual and psychological battles — experiences involving gangstalking, dark forces, and what he describes as witches and warlocks targeting him. From prescription pills to sixteen overdoses and a spiritual awakening, Nick’s story explores addiction, faith, and the unseen battles that can unfold when trauma and drugs collide. He speaks about living in fear, feeling spiritually attacked, and wrestling with forces he believes were both psychological and spiritual in nature. Jail became the place where he slowed down, regained clarity, and began rebuilding through faith, accountability, and recovery community. This conversation centers on recovery, awareness, and the tension between mental health and spiritual warfare. Nick’s journey reminds us that healing sometimes means confronting both inner demons and perceived external darkness — and choosing faith, structure, and recovery over chaos ✅ Check SEIU West ✅ Wellness News ✅ Parenting in the Storm Support the show Are you getting something from our content? Tap here and buy us a coffee to say thanks and help us keep this train on the tracks! Check out the speakeasy podcast Follow Daniel Unmanageable on Facebook Follow Project Sparky We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HERE For business or speaking inquiries: Daniel@hardknoxtalks.com Follow Hard Knox Talks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hardknoxtalkspodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hardknoxtalks/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hardknoxtalks?lang=en Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks Want to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

    53 min

  4. FEB 13

    After years of crime, jail, and addiction, Peter found freedom through surrender and recovery — and built a life worth living.

    Send a text From armed robberies and drug dealing to long-term recovery and mentorship, Peter Wicket’s life is proof that transformation is possible. After years lost in addiction, jail time, and chaos, he found hope through Narcotics Anonymous and chose a different path.  Peter speaks openly about adoption, abandonment, ego, crime, relapse, and the moment surrender finally broke through. He shares how recovery isn’t just about abstinence — it’s about spiritual growth, accountability, and practicing principles in every area of life. Today, he’s a father, mentor, and leader in Saskatoon’s recovery community. This conversation centers on recovery, awareness, and the courage to face the exact nature of our wrongs. Peter’s journey reminds us that no matter how deep addiction runs, a new way of life is possible when we stop fighting and start surrendering. Support the show Are you getting something from our content? Tap here and buy us a coffee to say thanks and help us keep this train on the tracks! Check out the speakeasy podcast Follow Daniel Unmanageable on Facebook Follow Project Sparky We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HERE For business or speaking inquiries: Daniel@hardknoxtalks.com Follow Hard Knox Talks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hardknoxtalkspodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hardknoxtalks/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hardknoxtalks?lang=en Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks Want to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

    1h 27m

  5. FEB 6

    Drinking Hand Sanitizer, Homeless, and the Moment Everything Changed

    Send a text  Jason Caldwell’s alcoholism didn’t begin with chaos — it began with heartbreak, loneliness, and a slow erosion of identity. After a painful breakup, alcohol became a nightly sedative, a way to avoid being awake with his thoughts.  What started as weekend drinking escalated into daytime vodka, blackouts, job loss, estrangement from family, homelessness, and waking up in hospitals with no memory of how he got there.  Cut off by his father and evicted from his home, Jason found himself drinking hand sanitizer, cycling through shelters, and facing the reality that he would not survive much longer. A chance intervention, radical honesty, and an unexpected path to healing led him to a therapeutic farm where purpose, structure, and belonging replaced isolation.  This episode explores alcoholism, homelessness, grief, recovery, and how meaning — not punishment — became the foundation of lasting sobriety.  ✅ Check SEIU West ✅ Wellness News ✅ Parenting in the Storm Support the show Are you getting something from our content? Tap here and buy us a coffee to say thanks and help us keep this train on the tracks! Check out the speakeasy podcast Follow Daniel Unmanageable on Facebook Follow Project Sparky We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HERE For business or speaking inquiries: Daniel@hardknoxtalks.com Follow Hard Knox Talks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hardknoxtalkspodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hardknoxtalks/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hardknoxtalks?lang=en Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks Want to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

    32 min

  6. JAN 30

    Meth labs, Gang Stalking, and the Unseen War on Reality

    Send a text  Jason’s addiction didn’t come from chaos — it came from isolation, identity collapse, and trauma layered inside a psychologically abusive relationship. During COVID, while teaching and living alone, meth entered his life as connection and relief, then rapidly became dependency. As use escalated, Jason experienced what he describes as prolonged gang stalking, spiritual terror, and extreme paranoia — a sustained loss of safety marked by fear, intimidation, and constant hypervigilance. Trapped in trauma bonding and abuse, reality narrowed until survival meant escape. With nothing but a bag and a bus ticket, Jason fled across the country, separating from both the relationship and the drug. In the aftermath, sobriety, faith, and grounding slowly returned. This conversation explores meth addiction, narcissistic abuse, gang stalking, spiritual crisis, and what it takes to rebuild identity after psychological collapse — without sensationalism, and with honesty about the long road back to stability.  ✅ Check SEIU West ✅ Wellness News ✅ Parenting in the Storm Find Jason's book  Here Support the show Are you getting something from our content? Tap here and buy us a coffee to say thanks and help us keep this train on the tracks! Check out the speakeasy podcast Follow Daniel Unmanageable on Facebook Follow Project Sparky We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HERE For business or speaking inquiries: Daniel@hardknoxtalks.com Follow Hard Knox Talks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hardknoxtalkspodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hardknoxtalks/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hardknoxtalks?lang=en Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks Want to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

    45 min

  7. JAN 23

    After losing his brother to suicide, Brent spiraled into severe alcoholism, grief, and repeated suicide attempts. He shares what helped him choose life.

    Send a text Brent’s addiction didn’t begin with drugs — it began with alcohol, grief, and unspoken trauma. What started as confidence and relief quickly became daily drinking, violence, and survival alongside people involved in serious criminal activity. As his drinking escalated, so did the losses: the death of his mother, the loss of his marriage, homelessness, seizures, repeated assaults, and a life that slowly collapsed inward. Everything shattered when Brent lost his brother Curtis to suicide. Consumed by grief, guilt, and alcohol, Brent spiraled into suicidal ideation, multiple attempts, detox stays, and near-fatal withdrawals. Drinking to survive became drinking to disappear. What ultimately stopped the spiral wasn’t willpower — it was surrender. Through treatment, grief work, spirituality, and finally allowing himself to feel what he’d been running from, Brent began to rebuild a life rooted in honesty and purpose. This episode explores alcoholism, suicide loss, complicated grief, relapse, treatment, and what it means to stop running and choose life — even when the pain feels unbearable. ✅ Check SEIU West ✅ Wellness News ✅ Parenting in the Storm Find Brent on Facebook Here Support the show Are you getting something from our content? Tap here and buy us a coffee to say thanks and help us keep this train on the tracks! Check out the speakeasy podcast Follow Daniel Unmanageable on Facebook Follow Project Sparky We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HERE For business or speaking inquiries: Daniel@hardknoxtalks.com Follow Hard Knox Talks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hardknoxtalkspodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hardknoxtalks/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hardknoxtalks?lang=en Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks Want to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

    49 min

  8. JAN 16

    Kevin shares the reality of addiction, chronic illness, and choosing sobriety while living with a terminal Cirrhosis.

    Send a text Kevin’s alcoholism hid in plain sight. Raised in a culture where heavy drinking was normalized and rewarded, alcohol slowly became a necessity rather than a choice. Years of bartending and constant access accelerated the damage until his body began to fail — hallucinations, blackouts, internal bleeding, and repeated hospitalizations ending in a diagnosis no one expects: end-stage liver cirrhosis. Now sober and living with a life-limiting illness, Kevin speaks openly about alcoholism, chronic illness, survivor’s guilt, and the reality of choosing sobriety when the damage is already done. This conversation is about accountability, faith, and what it means to keep choosing life even when healing doesn’t look the way people expect. ✅ Check SEIU West ✅ Wellness News ✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental Health ✅ Parenting in the Storm Check out Kevin's channel https://www.youtube.com/@UC_gRJxtDoxeQFoWUvIG0TpQ Check out LD's channel https://www.youtube.com/@liverdisease-qb6rk Support the show Are you getting something from our content? Tap here and buy us a coffee to say thanks and help us keep this train on the tracks! Check out the speakeasy podcast Follow Daniel Unmanageable on Facebook Follow Project Sparky We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HERE For business or speaking inquiries: Daniel@hardknoxtalks.com Follow Hard Knox Talks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hardknoxtalkspodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hardknoxtalks/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hardknoxtalks?lang=en Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks Want to watch our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!

    28 min
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