Decide Your Destiny
Decide Your Destiny
Josh Jacobs
Chris Reed - From Heroin To Hero - A Story Of Addiction, Recovery, Success, & Service.
1 hour 21 minutes Posted Oct 3, 2020 at 6:00 pm.
= What was your childhood like4:03 = First time drinking6:08 = How quickly did you go from experimenting to unmanageable12:23 = When did you feel like you started to have a problem15:30 = Getting prescribed oxycontin 22:56 = What it was like overdosing on heroin the 1st time 24:25 = Never wanting to do heroin again to doing it 8 hours later30:26 = Going to a 12 step meeting and kick-starting recovery35:03 = Top things that kept you sober in the first year37:08 = How to help a struggling family member42:19 = From overdosing 3 times in a week to a successful businessman46:24 = Screwed out of $25K at 20 years old & starting a biz out of spite48:35 = How the sober bar The Other Side was created57:37 = From about to shut down to massive funding and 2 sober homes1:07:38 = How to take action when you feel unprepared1:10:00 = Shifting careers to your passion 1:15:55 = What would you tell someone who is feeling stuck right nowIf you got value from this episode of Decide Your Destiny, please like & subscribe. It would mean a lot to me! If you want more free content, visit my website at https://JoshJ
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In this week's episode of Decide Your Destiny, Chris Reed, President Of New Directions Addiction Recovery Services, shares his story of becoming addicted to heroin, overdosing 3 times in a week, becoming sober, creating multiple successful businesses, and giving back to the recovery community by providing sober living homes and founding treatment facilities. This is an interview that you do not want to miss. Get In Touch With Chris:Phone #: 847-307-1143IG: @reed0909FB: https://www.facebook.com/chris.reed.568/New Directions Addiction Recovery ServicesNorthern Illinois Recovery CenterFollow Josh On IG: @mrjoshjacobsEpisode Topics1:25 = What was your childhood like4:03 = First time drinking6:08 = How quickly did you go from experimenting to unmanageable12:23 = When did you feel like you started to have a problem15:30 = Getting prescribed oxycontin 22:56 = What it was like overdosing on heroin the 1st time 24:25 = Never wanting to do heroin again to doing it 8 hours later30:26 = Going to a 12 step meeting and kick-starting recovery35:03 = Top things that kept you sober in the first year37:08 = How to help a struggling family member42:19 = From overdosing 3 times in a week to a successful businessman46:24 = Screwed out of $25K at 20 years old & starting a biz out of spite48:35 = How the sober bar The Other Side was created57:37 = From about to shut down to massive funding and 2 sober homes1:07:38 = How to take action when you feel unprepared1:10:00 = Shifting careers to your passion 1:15:55 = What would you tell someone who is feeling stuck right nowIf you got value from this episode of Decide Your Destiny, please like & subscribe. It would mean a lot to me! If you want more free content, visit my website at https://JoshJ