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Chasing Heroine: Addiction Recovery and Sobriety

Jeannine Coulter

Jeannine was an active drug addict and alcoholic for 15 years - her using led to multiple arrests, homelessness, and the loss of absolutely everything - which she considers to be the best thing that ever happened to her. Sober since January 15, 2015, and now a successful fitness entrepreneur and instructor, content creator and public speaker, she is committed to sharing both her own and her guest’s stories in the hopes that they may help guide and inspire others seeking a similar path of recovery

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02:05:58

From a Chaotic and Violent Upbringing to Homeless &...

Chasing Heroine: Addiction Recovery and Sobriety ·

2025/07/17

Note from Jeannine:I am so honored to introduce you guys to Steve Ellis, the sober living house manager that saved my life. Many of my stories are about Steve and the wisdom he shared with me in the darkest days of my active addiction and early sobriety. His insight and way of speaking to me was instrumental in my success in sobriety. Please let me know what you think!Episode Description:In this powerful episode, I sit down with Steve Ellis, a man whose story of survival, relapse, redemption, and

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01:45:02

Rachel Elizabeth Slocum! Ass-firmations," Using Crack...

Chasing Heroine: Addiction Recovery and Sobriety ·

2025/07/10

Note from Jeannine: I am so honored to bring you an encore run of my episode with Rachel, recorded in April 2024. Since this interview, Rachel and I have become great friends, traveling to NYC and LA together. I admire and adore her, and I know you will too - enjoy!Today we have the pleasure. of chatting with Rachel Slocum, aka @rachelelizabethxo on social media. The incredibly popular social media influencer and content creator shares about growing up in NY, getting into opiates, becoming a mother,

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00:58:21

Convicted "Bling Ring" Felon and Former Reality TV...

Chasing Heroine: Addiction Recovery and Sobriety ·

2025/07/03

Note from Jeannine: hey, y'all! I was so excited to interview Alexis! I was of course interested in interviewing her as a a participant in The Bling Ring, but as I learned more about her I became even more intrigued about her range of knowledge and experience in therapy and recovery. I learned so much from her, and I know you will, too!Episode description:In this powerful episode, we sit down with Alexis Neiers — former reality TV star and convicted participant in the infamous Bling Ring burglaries

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01:18:13

Heartbreaking and Shocking Tragedy on New Years Eve...

Chasing Heroine: Addiction Recovery and Sobriety ·

2025/06/26

**trigger warning: suicideNote from Jeannine: this is going to be one of y'alls favorite episodes of all time. I was blown away by Carrie's vulnerability and resilience. She also shared one of the most profound meditation and prayer practices that I have ever heard - I started it this week, actually. Please let me know your thoughts! On New Year’s Eve, Carrie's life shattered with the sound of a gunshot—her husband took his own life in the next room. What followed could’ve destroyed her,

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01:42:00

From Life Sentence to Sought After Speaker; the Ring...

Chasing Heroine: Addiction Recovery and Sobriety ·

2025/06/19

Note from Jeannine: So, this is a pretty big one for me. In 2020, while my studio was closed, I started manically listening to various podcasts every day looking for motivation and insight. One morning while sitting on the floor of our strength room, I heard the story of The Coffee Bean, as told through Clemson coach, Dabo Sweeney. The origins of that story begin in a jail cell in Texas - with today's guest. Interviewing him and telling him the impact his story had on me was a very cool

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01:31:11

Animal House Booze-Fueled Hijinks, Climbing the...

Chasing Heroine: Addiction Recovery and Sobriety ·

2025/06/12

Note from Jeannine:I had a great time chatting with Patrick. I found him to be incredibly insightful, vulnerable and honest. He is someone is consistently doing work to try to become the best version of himself, and I think we can always learn from people who are willing to take accountability, and share their solutions. Enjoy!Episode description:Patrick Holbert is a stand-up comedian whose special, "Qualification,: is out now! Patrick grew up in rural New York and didn't start drinking until

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01:18:49

Jumping into the Donation Bins on the Street, Rock...

Chasing Heroine: Addiction Recovery and Sobriety ·

2025/06/05

Y'all are gonna love Deana as much as I did.Deana was adopted into a family in Calabasas and thrown into the entertainment industry as a child. Enduring childhood abuse by her adoptive mother led to teen rebellion and drug use. Addicted to crack cocaine by eighteen years old, Deana spent the next thirty years of life addicted, homeless and lost.Deana finally got sober in 2020 and is thriving in her life. She shares her story with humor and vulnerability. I was so inspired by her story, and I

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01:56:32

Escaping Juvenile Treatment, The BEST Receipt Hustle...

Chasing Heroine: Addiction Recovery and Sobriety ·

2025/05/29

Jimmy's using career began and ended early. Starting with weed and massive amounts of cough syrup eventually progressed to cocaine and meth. Jimmy's meth use descended into homeless and countless stints in jail - quickly. Locked up on nine warrants - plus a new charge of breaking and entering into his family home - Jimmy went to jail on July 20th, 2013 for the last time. He has now been sober since that date as well. Jimmy is not a twelve step person and I really enjoyed learning about the

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01:45:23

Neighborhood Shootings, Fires, and Domestic Turmoil...

Chasing Heroine: Addiction Recovery and Sobriety ·

2025/05/22

Note from Jeannine:Thank you guys so much for your patience over the last few weeks as I prepared for my TedX Talk! I think it went well and hopefully it'll be published to the TedX YouTube in a few months! CJ's episode is incredible, I learned so much from him and I know you will, too. Let me know your thoughts!Episode description:CJ grew up bouncing around amongst three separate and very culturally distinct neighborhoods. Chaos and violence at home led to early instability and adversity

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01:34:56

Strung Out, Trafficked as a Sex Worker and Stuck...

Chasing Heroine: Addiction Recovery and Sobriety ·

2025/05/15

Note from Jeannine: Christina's story is one of my favorite all time episodes of the show. Just an incredible story of strength and resilience. This is an encore run of her episode, new episodes return next week after my TedX Talk! Thank you for being patient with me, I love you guys!TRIGGER WARNING******sex trafficking, domestic abuse, assault, SA and pregnancy termination My conversation today with Christina Garofalo will have you both laughing and crying. Christina is a survivor in the truest

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01:35:35

Smoking Crack at 12!, Teen Institutionalization, a...

Chasing Heroine: Addiction Recovery and Sobriety ·

2025/05/08

Note from Jeannine: Vegas's episode is one of my favorite all time episodes! With my Tedx Talk happening next Saturday, I felt it was a good time to revisit a popular episode - back with new episodes next week!I got to sit down with Michael "Vegas" Gialketsis. Vegas talks to us about growing up in Las Vegas, getting into drugs young, being sent to an institution as a teenager, going to jail in Vegas and Texas and tons of active addition mayhem. Sober now since June of 2018, Vegas is

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01:55:15

Relapse After Ten Years of Sobriety Leads to Prison...

Chasing Heroine: Addiction Recovery and Sobriety ·

2025/05/01

Note from Jeannine:Y'all are going to love today's episode with Dayna Christman Graham.Dayna has been in and out of sobriety for nearly forty years. After putting together ten years of sobriety together in her twenties, a car accident and subsequent pain medication resulted in a decades long relapse. Dayna spent years in prison for human trafficking, commercial burglary and other crimes during this period of relapse. Dayna is now approaching one year sober in a few weeks and is working in

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01:23:04

Multiple Felony Convictions, Arrests and a Body...

Chasing Heroine: Addiction Recovery and Sobriety ·

2025/04/24

Note from Jeannine:Hey, y'all! Today's episode originally aired in 2023 and it's one of my all time favorite episodes and I feel it deserves a revival! My friend, Sara Clark, grew up using very early with her dad and eventually her use developed into full blown addiction. Sara was arrested multiple times, including twice in one week! After finally getting sober, Sara returned to school, graduated AND completed law school and is now an attorney in Oklahoma. I absolutely love this woman,

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01:18:49

Codependency in dating and family relationships!...

Chasing Heroine: Addiction Recovery and Sobriety ·

2025/04/17

Note from Jeannine:Hey, y'all! Today's episode is a bit different, but really fun and informative. Today, Fausto Castellano returns to the show to discuss his specialty as a therapist, codependency in relationships. I share some stories about my past dating history that I have never shared before and we discuss what codependency looks like, why it can be consequential for your mental health and overall life, and how to break codependent patterns.Also!! Fausto posts weekly mental health and

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01:19:23

Smuggling a Heroin Dildo Out of India, Studio 54 in...

Chasing Heroine: Addiction Recovery and Sobriety ·

2025/04/10

Note from Jeannine:Ooooh, Y'ALL. This is another banger. Louie Mandrapilias was a young gay man in Louisiana in the 70s...when it really wasn't okay to be a gay man anywhere, much less Louisiana. Checking out New York, or as Louie tells me "gay mecca," for two weeks the summer before his senior year of high school turns into a years long run as an international drug smuggler. Louie was diagnosed with HIV in 1983 before there was any treatment available. At that time, HIV was a

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01:11:37

Rebuilding after Relapse...Joey is Back! Tapering...

Chasing Heroine: Addiction Recovery and Sobriety ·

2025/04/03

Note from Jeannine:Joey Rakisits is back! Narcan Nate and I interviewed Joey a few years ago, and his episodes (Part One and Two), remain two of the highest rated shows we've published. Definitely go back and listen to those! When we interview Joey, he had about two years sober. He had recently tapered himself off of suboxone and felt solid in his recovery. A few months after our episode aired, Joey was injured at work and required pain medication. That night, he went to the casino from the hospital

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01:44:27

Goofballs, Raves, "Persian Kitten," Underground Poker...

Chasing Heroine: Addiction Recovery and Sobriety ·

2025/03/27

Note from Jeannine:Y,all this episode is FUN. I totally fell in love with Jessy during this interview and you will, too. From raves in high school as the "Persian Kitten," to goofballs and grand theft auto, Jessy Lauren has done it all and lived to tell her story. Facing three years in prison in her thirties, Jessy OD'd in a trap house and finally decided to make a genuine attempt at sobriety.Now the owner of a sober living, Jessy snowboards and travels and lives a full life after surviving and

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00:39:20

We at the HO-tel, MO-tel, HOLIDAY Innnn...Motel...

Chasing Heroine: Addiction Recovery and Sobriety ·

2025/03/20

Note from Jeannine: Hey, y'all! I decided to switch it up today! We had two back to back incredible episodes that were heavy on the recovery, mental health struggled and treatment, so this week we're going with a bit more light hearted subject - motel stories! (If you have any motel stories, btw, I'd love to hear them! Send an email or voice message to chasingheroine@gmail.com)Jed is now sober with a wife and baby girl and is well on his way to becoming an addiction counselor and

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01:42:59

9-11 Survivor Kelly Shares about Meth Psychosis,...

Chasing Heroine: Addiction Recovery and Sobriety ·

2025/03/13

This is going to be everyone's new favorite, I already know! Kelly shares a harrowing story of surviving 9-11, mental health disorders, disordered eating, a rare infectious disease, delusory parasitosis, homelessness, spinal cord injury, and more.Kelly is a fighter.Finally getting sober at 44, Kelly shares some of the most profound wisdom and insight for healing and resilience that I have ever heard. I can't wait to hear what you guys think!DM me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Message me on

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02:03:01

Three Sisters ALL Addicted to Heroin & Living at...

Chasing Heroine: Addiction Recovery and Sobriety ·

2025/03/06

Do y'all remember Amanda's episode? She and her sisters were all three strung out on heroin and living in their parents home. Amanda wrote to the Dr. Phil show and it worked! The producers of Dr. Phil reached out and flew the whole family out to LA and sent the sisters to treatment. The free rehab came with an incredibly high price the family couldn't have anticipated. Millions of people watched video of our guest today, Valeen Holloway meet men at motel rooms for money and shoot heroin in their

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