What if you couldn't stop shining? [Rebroadcast #189]

Growing up in a home of abandonment and neglect, a teenager finds a grand, new reality in the rabbit hole of addiction until they can no longer find their way back.

Today’s guest prefers to remain anonymous, but if you’d like to reach out to them, you can email at artichoke.heart456@gmail.com

Producers: Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits

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Content/Trigger Warnings: psychosis, drug use, child neglect, childhood trauma, explicit language

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