Samantha first had to struggle with the ism in alcoholism, a monumental battle on its own. Then came facing the ugliness behind the mask, beginning a long journey of self realization and recovery. No one could have told her that the tools she gained in sobriety would become the only anchor strong enough to prepare her for the most devastating challenge still ahead.
Bob sits down with Samantha as she traces her path from chaotic childhood dynamics and an alcohol soaked early adulthood into a grinding fight for sobriety and purpose. She walks through the masks she wore, the relationships she jumped into for validation, the escalating drinking that finally ended with her being hauled to rehab, and the unexpected spiritual crack that opened the door to true recovery. But the real gut punch comes when she recounts her daughter Brittany’s decade long battle with addiction, her fleeting stretch of hope, and the overdose that forced Samantha to make the unthinkable decision no parent should face. What follows is a brutally honest look at grief, faith, survival, and the fragile, daily work of staying sober when the one thing you thought would destroy you actually happens yet somehow, you keep going.
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