The StraitJacket Podcast
Real talk on mental wellness, where expert insights meet personal stories to explore real-life solutions.
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Episodes
59 episodes
Bipolar Disorder and Addiction Recovery | Ashley's Story
Ashley’s story is one of resilience, rebuilding, and redefining what healing really looks like. Living with bipolar disorder while navigating recovery hasn’t been a straight line—but it’s been a powerful one. In this episode, Ashley opens up ab...
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Jeff and Keta | Addiction Unfiltered
Jeff and Keta sit down for a raw, real, and unfiltered conversation about addiction recovery—the highs, the lows, and everything in between. From the chaos of active addiction to the clarity that comes with doing the work, they break down what ...
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The Truth About Addiction | Jeff Conroy & Keta Loren Q&A
Jeff Conroy and Keta Loren sit down for a raw and unfiltered Q&A episode of the StraitJacket Podcast, answering the questions viewers ask the most about addiction, recovery, and everything in between. From the realities of early sobriety to...
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From Trauma to Transformation | Haelie Queen on Recovery
Haelie Queen’s story is one of resilience, truth, and the long road back to yourself. In this episode of The StraitJacket Podcast, Haelie opens up about growing up in what appeared to be a normal life before a devastating sexual assault involvi...
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Non-Consecutive Recovery| Breaking the All-or-Nothing Sobriety Myth
Gaby’s story is one so many people are living but few are brave enough to talk about. With two DUIs and multiple years of non-consecutive recovery, she opens up about what it really means to fall down, get back up, and keep trying anyway...
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The Untold Story of Loving an Addict | Kellyn Rose on Boundaries, Enabling & Healing
Addiction doesn’t just affect the person using — it impacts the ones who love them most. On this episode of StraitJacket Podcast, our guest Kellyn Rose opens up about what it’s like to grow up as both the daughter and sibling of addicts. We tal...
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The Dealer Who Found Recovery| A Transformation Story with Sherif
What does it take to transform a life of struggle into a career dedicated to saving others? Sherif joins the show to share his evolution from a lone teenage immigrant to a professional in the recovery community. Growing up in the Middle East an...
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From a High-Speed Chase to Sobriety|Julia’s Recovery Story
From chaos to clarity. Julia’s story is raw, real, and impossible to ignore. As a recovery content creator, she opens up about a life once consumed by heavy drug use, risky choices, and running from herself—until everything came to a breaking p...
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From Addiction to Influence | Savannah Lee’s Sobriety Story
Savannah Lee’s story is a powerful reminder that addiction doesn’t discriminate. Before the spotlight, she was battling a heroin addiction that nearly cost her everything. In this episode, Savannah opens up about the darkness of addiction, the ...
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Tony Hoffman| From BMX Prodigy to Addiction Recovery Advocate
Tony Hoffman’s story is a powerful testament to resilience — from elite BMX prodigy to the depths of addiction, incarceration, and ultimately a life rebuilt with purpose. Once a top-ranked BMX athlete with sponsorships and magazine covers, Tony...
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Alcohol Addiction and Suicide Loss | Wendy’s Journey to Recovery
On this episode of the StraitJacket Podcast, Wendy shares a raw and deeply moving story of alcoholism, grief, and survival. After years of struggling with alcohol, Wendy’s life was forever changed when she found her husband after he died...
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Lucky Lisa| From Child Drug Use to 9 Years of Recovery
Lucky Lisa’s story is one of survival, resilience, and radical transformation. Growing up in the 1970s, she was introduced to substances far too young—drugged for the first time in adolescence and smoking cocaine by the age of 13. What followed...
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Escaping the Rave Scene | How Diego Left Meth, Alcohol, and Addiction Behind
On this episode of the StraitJacket Podcast, Diego shares his powerful journey of growing up as an immigrant after being born in Mexico and raised in the United States. Navigating identity, belonging, and hardship at a young age wasn’t easy, an...
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Prison Saved My Life | Campbell on Addiction, Accountability, and Recovery
On this episode of the StraitJacket Podcast, Campbell shares a raw and powerful journey that began as an at-risk youth and led to a life sentence-altering moment. After being arrested for a home invasion, Campbell spent 10 years in prison...
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From Drug Mule to Divine Miracles | Melia’s Redemption Story
On this episode of StraitJacket Podcast, Melia shares a raw and powerful journey through dual diagnosis—battling both eating disorders and drug addiction. At every turn in her recovery, God showed up in ways she can only describe as miracles. F...
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From the Strip Club to Sobriety|Jacqui’s Powerful Recovery Story
On this episode of StraitJacket Podcast, Jacqui shares her raw and powerful story of addiction and recovery. From years spent as an exotic dancer, using every drug she could get her hands on, and surviving tumultuous, destructive relationships,...
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Crashing Out | How DJ Paden Survived Addiction, Suicide, and Found Jesus
On this episode of StraitJacketPodcast, we sit down with DJ Paden — a man who should not be alive by any logical measure. After four DUIs, with the last crash slamming his truck into a wall and nearly taking his life, addiction and despair push...
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KXNG Crooked | From Addiction to Hip-Hop Legacy
Get ready — our next episode features longtime-legend of the mic, KXNG Crooked. From the streets of Long Beach to worldwide stages, Crooked’s journey has carved through decades of hip-hop history — from early record deals, to his explosive week...
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From Porta Potty to Purpose|Skinny Vinny’s Wild Ride to Recovery
On this episode of StraitJacketPodcast, Skinny Vinny — co-host of The Wild Ride Podcast with Steve-O — sits down with Jeff Conroy and Keta Loren to share the raw, uncut truth of his journey. Growing up around addiction, he slipped into a world ...
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From Prison to Purpose | Garet McClendon’s Recovery Story
On this episode of the StraitJacket Podcast, Garet McClendon sits down with Jeff Conroy and Keta Loren to share his powerful journey from years in prison and deep addiction to becoming a treatment center owner, content creator, and man in long-...
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From The Strip Club to Salvation | Van’s Redemption Story
From the stage lights to the spotlight of redemption — Van’s story is raw, real, and a testament to the power of grace. Once caught in the fast life as a male stripper and battling addiction to crack, he spiraled through darkness most couldn’t ...
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Adopted, Addicted, and Redeemed | Lena’s Story of Survival
On this episode of the StraitJacket Podcast, Keta Loren and Jeff Conroy sit down with Lena, whose story begins in Russia and unfolds into an inspiring tale of survival and transformation. Adopted at just five years old and brought to the U.S., ...
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From Abuse to Advocate | Fausto’s Journey of Healing and Recovery on the StraitJacket Podcast
On this episode of the StraitJacket Podcast, Keta Loren sits down with Fausto, a content creator and mental health advocate whose story sheds light on the lasting effects of childhood trauma. Fausto opens up about being sex...
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She Stabbed Herself and Survived | Julie’s Journey to Healing
Julie sits down with Keta Loren and Jeff Conroy on the StraitJacket Podcast to share her incredible story of survival and redemption. After years of battling addiction, Julie reached her breaking point during a near-fatal suicide attem...
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The Power of Storytelling: Sonny Von Cleavland on Trauma, Healing, and Hope
Sonny Von Cleavland sits down with Keta Loren and Jeff Conroy on The StraitJacket Podcast for one of the most powerful and vulnerable conversations yet. A survivor of severe childhood sexual abuse, Sonny has transformed his pain into p...
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