An Indiana man gives an honest response to what life is like living in the throes of addiction, and a woman in Wisconsin changes her life through recovery to be a role model for her kids.

Join us as J.R. and Kelsey discuss the impacts of addiction with a personal revelation for listeners.  

Stories
• Artificial Happiness: Devin Thorp’s Story as told to Samantha Mattlin from “Facing Addiction in East Central Indiana.” Performed by Carl Frost. 
• Breaking Cycles: An anonymous story as told to Cara W. and Jessica T. from “Behind the Faces of Criminal Justice in Chippewa Valley, Wisconsin: A Facing Project.” Performed by Laura Williamson.

Music used in this episode
• “The Decision” by Loyalty Freak Music Released under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication. From the Free Music Archive.
• “Sediment, Part 3: PIANO 3” by nordbeck Released under an Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) License. From the Internet Archive.
• “Effemeah Weeps” by Uncan Released under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License.From the Free Music Archive.

Original air date: Jun. 24, 2019