Get a Grip Podcast
Get a Grip Podcast
Podcast Description
Get a Grip Podcast is hosted by Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes, both in recovery from addiction and alcoholism. In each episode, they share their unfiltered stories of overcoming addiction, time in prison, and struggles with mental health—mixing raw honesty with humor. The podcast gives a voice to the underdog, breaking down the stigma surrounding addiction and recovery. Through candid conversations and real-life experiences, Louis and Aaron inspire others on their journey, showing that while recovery is challenging, it’s possible. Tune in for laughter, hope, and stories of transformation.
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The podcast dives deep into addiction recovery, mental health, and personal transformation, featuring episodes that include stories of overcoming the opioid crisis, heroin addiction, and the impact of the prison system, such as interviews with individuals like David Crego who discuss their deep involvement in the opioid epidemic.
Get a Grip Podcast is hosted by Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes, both in recovery from addiction and alcoholism. In each episode, they share their unfiltered stories of overcoming addiction, time in prison, and struggles with mental health—mixing raw honesty with humor. The podcast gives a voice to the underdog, breaking down the stigma surrounding addiction and recovery. Through candid conversations and real-life experiences, Louis and Aaron inspire others on their journey, showing that while recovery is challenging, it’s possible. Tune in for laughter, hope, and stories of transformation.
In this raw and gripping episode, Louis sits down with Sannavah, a woman whose story defies belief. Over the course of just three days, she overdosed eleven times — with her very first overdose caught on national television on Live PD. That moment marked the beginning of a downward spiral into addiction, jail, and a life that felt impossible to escape.
Louis guides the conversation with compassion and honesty, pulling back the curtain on the darkest parts of Sannavah’s life. She opens up about using IV drugs behind bars, smuggling narcotics into jail, and the revolving door of failed treatment attempts. Nothing could break the cycle — not near-death, not incarceration, not hitting “rock bottom.”
But then, something shifted.
It wasn’t her first time in treatment — far from it. But for the first time, something clicked. In the midst of chaos, Sannavah found the smallest flicker of hope — and chose to fight for her life.
This episode goes far beyond addiction. It’s about resilience, transformation, and the raw, unfiltered truth of recovery. Louis creates space for Sannavah to tell her story in full — no shame, no sugarcoating — just brutal honesty and the undeniable power of survival.
Emotional, unflinching, and unforgettable — this is a story that will stay with you long after the episode ends.
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