Ep. 6 - Sex, Drugs and Rock N' Roll - Alcoholism | Recovery | Quit Drinking | Stop Using Drugs

Ep. 6 - Sex, Drugs and Rock N' Roll - Alcoholism | Recovery | Quit Drinking | Stop Using Drugs

What makes a recovery story truly inspiring? Planet Sober Radio answers that with Teresa, a straight-talking Chicago mum who lays her history with sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll bare in a way that’s brutal, funny and painfully relatable. Hosted by Brandon, Sober Joe and Jade, this episode focuses on the “women’s side” of addiction, but it’s clear from the start that anyone who’s tangled with drink or drugs will recognise themselves in her story.

Teresa talks about growing up with drinking seen as normal, functioning through school, sport and motherhood, and then slowly sliding into heavier pills, cocaine, crystal meth and eventually heroin – all while trying to parent two daughters and hold a life together. She doesn’t spare the ugly bits: abusive relationships, dangerous sexual situations, shooting meth and heroin, and losing custody of her children.

At one point, she sums up the soul of the episode with, “If you don’t do it for yourself, if you’re not good with yourself, you ain’t shit to anybody.” You’ll hear about failed rehab, court battles, using in meeting toilets, and then a longer stay at a South Carolina recovery community that she says “saved my life”.

The hosts keep it raw and jokey, but they’re clearly focused on recovery: meetings, the Big Book, sponsors, service, and the daily grind of staying clean. Teresa shares how she now lives with supervised visits, real shame, and real hope, leaning on honesty, a higher power and the idea that recovery has to be for her, not for her kids or anyone else.

A sober hip-hop track from returning musical guest Prophet Levi rounds things off, giving the episode a gritty, creative edge. If you’ve ever thought, “Is it too late to fix this mess?”, this conversation might make you think again.