
In episode 61 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Connager Parks to discuss his incredible journey through mental health struggles, addiction, homelessness, and recovery. Born with a deformity caused by abuse his mother endured during pregnancy, Connager shares how childhood trauma, his father's battle with addiction, and his own meth addiction led him to homelessness at just 17 years old. After getting sober at 22, he completely changed the trajectory of his life and found purpose in recovery.
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Connager's Links |
Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/connager.mov/
YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@Conmov.00
Chapters |
00:00 Intro & Guest Introduction
01:02 Younger People in Recovery
04:42 Applying Recovery Steps to Life
07:20 Coner's Early Life & Medical Challenges
11:00 Family, Upbringing & Divided Home
16:14 Diagnoses & Social Struggles in School
19:23 Discovering Substances & Early Experimentation
23:32 Vlogging, Content Creation & High School Popularity
26:09 High School to Harder Drugs
30:53 COVID Hits & Life at the Skatepark
34:46 Experimenting with Psychedelics
37:13 Meth, Addiction, & Losing Control
46:42 Rock Bottom & Hitting the Streets
49:35 First Rehab & Family Impact
54:02 Lessons Learned in Rehab
57:39 Film School & Aiming for a Better Life
01:00:57 Cycles of Recovery, Relapse & Isolation
01:08:08 Rock Bottom Revisited & Reaching Out
01:12:06 New Sober Living & Helping Others
01:18:47 Early Recovery and Ongoing Struggles
01:26:11 Finding Purpose, Career, & Family Support
01:31:08 Faith, Goals, & Embracing Life
01:34:43 Reflections, Healing, & Closing
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