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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

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#Self-Improvement #Addiction #Recovery #Sober #Sobriety #Harm Reduction #Just For Today #Narcotics Anonymous #Alcoholics Anonymous #Fitness #Society #Podcasting Education #Mental Health #Daniel Hearn

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Hard Knox Talks: Your Addiction Podcast

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Gio opens up about addiction, relapse, identity loss, and spiritual growth after fentanyl nearly ended his life. 50:41

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Send us a text Gio is a former semi-pro hockey player, father of two, and person in recovery. In this episode, he shares his long battle with addiction—from partying in locker rooms to opioid dependency, family loss, and fentanyl relapse. After three treatment attempts, legal struggles, and near-fatal overdoses, Gio finally found lasting recovery by surrendering not just drugs and alcohol—but his entire will. This is a story of identity, ego, humility, and real spiritual change. ✅ Buy us a coffee! ✅ Need HKT Merch? ✅ Check out EHN Canada ✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental Health ✅ Wellness News ✅ Heroic Microgreens ✅ A1 Accounting Find Gio on Facebook Here Support the show We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HERE 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 us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks Want to listen to our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!…

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Dan and Donna reflect on grief, parenting, and near relapse. A raw look at recovery, empathy, and slowing down after loss. 42:22

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Send us a text Donna recently lost her mom. This pushed Donna to the edge and showed her what really mattered. ✅ Buy us a coffee! ✅ Need HKT Merch? ✅ Check out EHN Canada ✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental Health ✅ Wellness News ✅ Heroic Microgreens ✅ A1 Accounting Support the show We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HERE 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 us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks Want to listen to our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!…

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Aaron shares how the overdose death of his brother, liver failure, and coma, pushed him to choose recovery and fight for his life. 36:47

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Send us a text Aaron is a father, artist, and addict in recovery, currently living with stage 3 liver failure. After losing his brother to an overdose, Aaron drank himself to near death. When he woke up in the hospital he made the decision to fight for his life. In this episode, he shares his path from early drug use, DJing in strip clubs, and daily blackouts to the reality of recovery, medical accountability, and learning to parent through pain. ============= Key Learning Points 👉 How denial delays recovery and damages lives 👉 What liver failure, ammonia poisoning, and coma feel like 👉 Parenting while battling addiction and disease 👉 From DJ booths to near-death — choosing sobriety 👉 Grieving a sibling and surviving your own bottom ============== ✅ Buy us a coffee! ✅ Need HKT Merch? ✅ Check out EHN Canada ✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental Health ✅ Wellness News =============== Find Aaron YouTube Find Aaron on Instagram Support the show We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HERE 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 us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks Want to listen to our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!…

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Sarahjane is living with liver failure after escaping the pain from domestic violence with alcohol. 39:25

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Send us a text Sarahjane shares her journey from domestic violence and liver failure to recovery, motherhood, and healing through meditation, breath work, and community connection. ✅ Buy us a coffee! ✅ Need HKT Merch? ✅ Check out EHN Canada ✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental Health ✅ Wellness News ✅ Naranon Find Sarajane in TikTok Support the show We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HERE 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 us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks Want to listen to our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!…

Hard Knox Talks: Your Addiction Podcast

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Nova Fox's family kidnapped her from a trap house in Regina Saskatchewan and drove her out of the country to get sober. 1:10:37

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Send us a text Nova Fox shares her journey through addiction, gang life, and child apprehension—and how reconnecting with Cree language and ceremony helped her begin to heal. ============= Learn more about FSIN HERE For business or speaking inquiries: Daniel@hardknoxtalks.com ============= Support the channel ✅ Warrior Mentality ✅ Buy us a coffee! ✅ Need HKT Merch? ✅ Check out EHN Canada ✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental Health ✅ Wellness News Support the show We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HERE 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 us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks Want to listen to our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!…

Hard Knox Talks: Your Addiction Podcast

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Stacey Moore shares her journey through addiction, domestic violence, and suicide attempts while parenting kids with complex needs. 53:01

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Send us a text Stacey Moore is a nurse, addict in recovery, suicide attempt survivor, and mother of children with complex needs. She speaks openly about surviving domestic violence, managing substance use while parenting, navigating mental health crises, and working in healthcare while in recovery. Her lived experience now guides her work at Saskatoon’s Dubé Centre, where she supports others through psychosis, overdose, and addiction. ============= Key Learning Points 👉 How childhood trauma and addiction collide 👉 Parenting through FASD, Down syndrome, and postpartum depression 👉 Surviving multiple suicide attempts and workplace trauma 👉 Recovery, relapse, and rebuilding relationships with children 👉 The importance of compassion in healthcare and peer connection ============= For business or speaking inquiries: Daniel@hardknoxtalks.com ============= Support the channel ✅ Buy us a coffee! ✅ Need HKT Merch? ✅ Check out EHN Canada ✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental Health ✅ Wellness News ✅ Saskatchewan Union of Nurses Support the show We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HERE 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 us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks Want to listen to our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!…

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No episode this week, we will be back next week though 🙏 0:32

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Send us a text Hey everyone, just a quick note to let you know that there won’t be a new episode of Hard Knox Talks this week. Life has thrown a few unexpected things our way, and we’re taking a little time to pause and regroup. Thank you for your understanding and continued support — it means the world to us. We’ll be back next week with more real conversations and powerful stories. Until then, take care of yourselves and each other. Support the show We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HERE 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 us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks Want to listen to our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!…

Hard Knox Talks: Your Addiction Podcast

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Daniel and Donna share their opinions around harm reduction strategies and the further criminalization of substance use in Saskatchewan 30:27

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Send us a text In this episode, Dan Hearn and Donna Gilchrist sit down to deliver a raw, no-holds-barred rant about the systemic failures and hypocrisies surrounding addiction treatment, harm reduction, and the criminalization of substance use. With decades of combined lived and professional experience, they dive into the complexities of trauma, abstinence-only models, and the urgent need for policy reform that centers compassion over punishment. This conversation challenges the status quo and dares listeners to reimagine a world where people who use drugs are treated with dignity and humanity. Key Learning Points: 👉The flaws in abstinence-only recovery models and how they alienate people who use substances 👉The importance of compassion, dignity, and trauma-informed care in addiction services 👉The role of privilege in access to recovery and healthcare 👉How moralism and politics influence public perception and treatment of addiction 👉The criminalization of drug use and its devastating impact on families and communities 👉Why systems need to stop prioritizing compliance over connection Support the show ✅ Buy us a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hardknoxtalks ✅ Need HKT Merch? https://www.hardknoxtalks.com/hard-knox-talks-swag ================================ Relevant links: Drug Data Decoded Article "Alberta to eliminate due process for people who use drugs" CBC Saskatchewan YouTube Release with Dayne Patterson and Sargent Chris Harris Take a walk with a veteran Saskatoon police officer on the front-line of the drug crisis ================================ 🎙️ Subscribe to Hard Knox Talks for real conversations around mental health, substance use, recovery, harm reduction, and lived experience: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks ================================ ✅ Stay Connected With Us: 👉 Facebook 👉 Instagram 👉 TikTok 👉 Linktree 📩 For Business & Speaking Inquiries: daniel@hardknoxtalks.com ================================= 🎧 About Hard Knox Talks: Hard Knox Talks is a space for candid, unfiltered conversations about substance use, harm reduction, mental health, and recovery. Hosted by Daniel Hearn—a person in recovery himself—and occasional co-host, Donna Gilchrist, this podcast brings you powerful voices from the front lines of lived experience, advocacy, and community transformation. Hit that 🔔 subscribe button and never miss a story that just might change a life. ================================= Hashtags: #HardKnoxTalks #HarmReduction #AddictionR Support the show We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HERE 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 us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks Want to listen to our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!…

Hard Knox Talks: Your Addiction Podcast

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From Trauma and Addiction to Healing and Advocacy: Chris Cavallo’s Journey Through Sexual Violence, Addiction, and Redemption 41:17

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Send us a text In this episode of Hard Knox Talks, host Daniel Hearn sits down with Chris Cavallo—father, husband, and recovery advocate—who has transformed a life once ruled by addiction and trauma from sexual abuse, into one of hope, healing, and service. Chris shares his gripping story of resilience, from early struggles with sexual abuse and years lost in the grip of substance use to the profound shift that helped him reclaim his life. Now a passionate community leader and founder of The Robin Foundation, Chris is dedicated to helping others rise from the ashes and find their own path to recovery. #AddictionRecovery #RecoveryIsPossible #MentalHealthAwareness #HarmReduction #OneDayAtATime #HealingJourney #HardKnoxTalks #Transformation #Inspiration #LifeAfterAddiction #TraumaRecovery #communitysupport ================================= Reach out the the Robin Foundation ================================= Support the channel ✅ Buy us a coffee! ✅ Need HKT Merch? ✅ Check out EHN Canada ✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental Health ✅ Wellness News Subscribe to Hard Knox Talks for real conversations around mental health, substance use, recovery, harm reduction, and lived experience: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks ✅ Stay Connected With Us: 👉 Facebook 👉 Instagram 👉 TikTok 👉 Linktree 📩 For Business & Speaking Inquiries: daniel@hardknoxtalks.com ================================= 🎧 About Hard Knox Talks: Hard Knox Talks is a space for candid, unfiltered conversations about substance use, harm reduction, mental health, and recovery. Hosted by Daniel Hearn—a person in recovery himself—and occasional co-host, Donna Gilchrist, this podcast brings you powerful voices from the front lines of lived experience, advocacy, and community transformation. Support the show We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HERE 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 us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks Want to listen to our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!…

Hard Knox Talks: Your Addiction Podcast

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Katrina survived domestic violence, addiction, tent cities, and the infamous streets Overtown district of Miami, FL. Today she has almost 2 years in recovery and has a story to tell. 53:36

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Send us a text Katrina Foss shares her unfiltered story of survival, addiction, and trauma. From childhood trauma and domestic violence to drug induced psychosis and living on the streets of Florida's notorious Overtown, Katrina found herself dying in the hospital, and that didn't even stop her. Now in recovery, Katrina opens up about the path she walked—from self-harm, group homes, prostitution, and homelessness to healing, motherhood, and finding strength through spirituality and 12-step recovery. Her story is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the power of second chances. 🎯 In this episode, we explore: 💥Surviving bath salts-induced psychosis 💥Growing up in the foster care system 💥The impact of domestic violence and self-harm 💥Navigating group homes and homelessness 💥Life on the streets in Portland and Miami 💥DEA involvement and near-death medical complications 💥Recovery through detox, sober living, therapy, and the 12 steps 💥Faith, spirituality, and rediscovering purpose 💥Becoming a mother and building a new life ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 📢 Support the show: ✅ Buy us a coffee! ✅ Need HKT Merch? ✅ Check out EHN Canada ✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental Health ✅ Wellness News 📬 Want to get in touch? daniel@hardknoxtalks.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🎥 Featuring guest: Katrina Foss 🔗 Check out Katrina's YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@Katrina.Recovery 📣 Special thanks to Eric from The Other Side YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@otherside305 Support the show We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HERE 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 us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks Want to listen to our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!…

Hard Knox Talks: Your Addiction Podcast

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St. Paul's Hospital Psych Nurse Melissa McGillivray and Social Worker/Researcher Jen Chauinard joined me in the studio to talk about Service Provider Burn Out during Saskatoon's Overdose Crisis. 50:30

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Send us a text In this powerful and deeply honest conversation, Melissa McGillivray and Jen Chouinard join me in the studio to share their lived experiences as service providers. Drawing on their expertise and personal insight, they break down the mental and emotional toll of working on the front lines of Saskatoon’s overdose crisis. Through the lens of a registered nurse and a social worker/researcher, we explore the stark realities of substance use in the community, service provider burnout, compassion fatigue, moral injury, and the growing need for trauma-informed support—both for those experiencing addiction and for those offering care. 🔍 In this video, you’ll learn about: ➡ Overdose statistics in Saskatoon ➡ Mental health challenges for service providers ➡ Substance use harm reduction strategies ➡ Community support systems ➡ Burnout among healthcare workers ➡ Impact of library and harm reduction service closures ➡ Naloxone training and emergency response ➡ Psychological effects of trauma and withdrawal ➡ Ethical challenges in healthcare 🎓 Learn more about the AIMS-SK program through the College of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan 💥 Support the Show: ✅ Buy us a coffee! ✅ Need HKT Merch? ✅ Check out EHN Canada ✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental Health ✅ Wellness News 📧 Connect with the Guests: Melissa McGillivray – melissamcgillivrayndp@gmail.com Jen Chouinard – jennifer.chouinard@usask.ca Support the show We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HERE 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 us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks Want to listen to our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!…

Hard Knox Talks: Your Addiction Podcast

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Dr. Gerry burnt his whole life down with Alcohol. Even resorting to drinking mouthwash while deployed 8 miles from Bagdad. 45:20

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Send us a text Gerry is a very credentialed Doctor. His career has taken him far and wide. He also spent the majority of his life a serious alcoholic. After loosing several prestigious jobs, multiple ICU and Psych Ward stays, he decided to live a safer way. Today he has a wild story to tell and he joined me to tell it. Reach out to Gerry here vanhorngerald@gmail.com ✅ Buy us a coffee! ✅ Need HKT Merch? ✅ Check out EHN Canada ✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental Health ✅ Wellness News Support the show We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HERE 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 us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks Want to listen to our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!…

Hard Knox Talks: Your Addiction Podcast

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Jill lost her alcoholic husband to suicide, In the wake of it all, she joined me to share her story. 47:44

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Send us a text Jill's husband was an alcoholic when they met, he told her, but she didn't understand. This led Jill down a path that brought her here, rebuilding her life after his successful suicide attempt. Find Jill on Instagram Here ✅ Naranon Family Groups ✅ Warrior Mentality ✅ Buy us a coffee! ✅ Need HKT Merch? ✅ Check out EHN Canada ✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental Health ✅ Wellness News Support the show We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HERE 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 us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks Want to listen to our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!…

Hard Knox Talks: Your Addiction Podcast

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Andrew was homeless on the DTES of Vancouver and his body was shutting down. Today he is using his experiences to help others see that recovery is possible. 42:33

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Send us a text Andrew started using substances in grade 4. This led him down a path that nearly ended his life. He was homeless on the downtown lower east side of Vancouver, and his body was shutting down. Today he works to help others and has a YouTube channel where he carries a message of hope called DrewCouver. ✅ Reach out about the Heroic Microgreens food bank donation pool to Daniel@hardknoxtalks.com ✅ Buy us a coffee! ✅ Need HKT Merch? ✅ Check out EHN Canada ✅ Bunny Hugs and Mental Health ✅ Wellness News Check out Andrew's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@UCz9evohTRDK42b40JA-P53w Support the show We've got fresh merch and it's amazing! Pick yours up HERE 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 us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hardknoxtalks Want to listen to our episodes uncensored? Become a channel member here!…

Hard Knox Talks: Your Addiction Podcast

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Rebecca faced near death at the hands of her abuser, and her addiction. Today she is free from it all with a story of hope to tell. 37:24

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