Get a Grip Podcast

In this powerful episode, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Aysha Clever for a raw and deeply moving conversation about trauma, addiction, loss, and redemption.Aysha opens up about a childhood shaped by domestic violence and instability — a home where fear was normal and survival came before everything else. Growing up in chaos left scars that followed her into adolescence, and like so many who carry unresolved pain, she found herself turning to drugs at a young age. What began as an escape quickly became a battle for her life.As addiction tightened its grip, Aysha watched the unthinkable happen over and over again. Friends she grew up with. People she used with. People she loved. One by one, she saw them fall to the disease of addiction. Funerals became familiar. Grief became routine. And survivor’s guilt became heavy.But Aysha’s story doesn’t end in tragedy.Today, she stands on the other side of the darkness — not just sober, but transformed. Instead of being another statistic, she made the decision to fight back. Now, Aysha dedicates her life to helping others who are trapped in the same cycle she once lived in. She speaks hope into the hopeless, strength into the broken, and reminds people that their past does not have to define their future.This episode is about more than addiction — it’s about generational trauma, resilience, and what it truly means to heal. Aysha’s honesty is powerful, her courage undeniable, and her mission inspiring.If you or someone you love is struggling, this conversation is proof that recovery is possible — and that even after witnessing so much loss, you can still choose to become a light for others.Don’t miss this unforgettable episode.
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In this powerful episode, Louis and Aaron sit down with Dominic G., a man whose story is soaked in generational addiction, loss, and ultimately redemption. Alcoholism ran deep in Dominic’s bloodline, taking loved ones and shaping the chaos of his childhood long before he ever picked up a substance himself.Dominic reflects on surviving a devastating car wreck with his father — a moment that could have changed everything, but instead became another chapter in a turbulent upbringing. He shares the unimaginable reality of his own mother offering heroin to him and his sister, normalizing addiction inside the very walls meant to protect him.What follows is a spiral into crime and consequences. Dominic talks about his first time in jail after stealing three AR-15s, a decision fueled by addiction and desperation. But nothing compares to the day he found his father dead — gone for nearly a week — a traumatic discovery that sent him even deeper into darkness.Homeless in Dayton, Dominic describes sleeping wherever he could, chasing the next high just to avoid the crushing weight of reality. Bad dope eventually landed him in a mental hospital, where paranoia and psychosis blurred the line between survival and surrender. He recounts waking up after an overdose — another brush with death that still wasn’t enough to stop him. At his worst, he was using a gram of fentanyl just to wake up and function.But this episode isn’t just about rock bottom.Dominic shares a turning point: receiving a care package from a complete stranger — a small act of kindness that pierced through years of hopelessness. We hear about the long road into treatment, the fight for recovery, and what it takes to break generational curses that feel almost written into your DNA.This is a raw, unfiltered conversation about family trauma, fentanyl addiction, homelessness, and the moment someone decides the🔥 Expect emotion. Expect truth. Expect hope.🔔 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more powerful stories on addiction, recovery, and resilience.Get a Grip Podcast Social Media: Find our TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio links, a more on our Link Tree below!Get a Grip Social Media Links: ⁠https://linktr.ee/officialgetagrippodcastFor Collaboration and Business inquiries, please use the contact information below:📩 Email: [email protected]👇 Let us know your thoughts in the comments.#getagrip #redemptionstory #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #addictionrecovery #recoveryjourney #trauma #childhood #oxy #dealer #soberlife #wedorecover #childhoodtrauma #healing #inspiration #awareness #kingpin #trafficking #hustle #opioidcrisis #neardeathexperience #fyp #prison #bar #mistake #change #survivor #survival #tv #television #inspire #parole #officer #school #teacher #students #study #student #changinglives

In this powerful episode, Louis Essig sits down with Jason Christopher for a raw, unfiltered conversation about music, addiction, fame, relapse, and redemption.Jason’s story begins with a childhood shaped by chaos and curiosity. By 12–13 years old, he was experimenting with LSD, and after a food fight spiraled into a psych ward stay, the trajectory of his life was already shifting. But at 14, he picked up a guitar for the first time and taught himself how to play — igniting a passion that would define his future. Music became both his salvation and his gateway into darker territory.As he joined bigger bands and tasted early success, alcoholism took hold. What started with drinking soon escalated into heroin, cocaine, and eventually speedballs. Jason takes us deep into the 80s drug scene — real cocaine, discovering tar heroin in LA, and the first terrifying experience of shooting dope while trying to “figure it out” on his own. He shares what it was like traveling west with a heroin habit, kicking dope on a Greyhound bus, robbing his own town for petty cash, and getting caught.From detoxing in a pregnancy ward to landing in a special jail program, Jason found sobriety — and stayed clean for three years. But when he returned to LA and the music scene, sobriety didn’t last. Weed turned into pills, and before long he was back to shooting heroin and cocaine together.Jason opens up about partying with celebrities — including the Jackass crew — turning down opportunities with legends like Sebastian Bach, making $2,000 a week as a doorman while spending $1,000 a day on drugs, and even attempting to shoot up on a plane back to New York after 9/11. He shares what was left of his life at the height of his addiction.Yet through it all, Jason built a legitimate music career, toured the world, played in major bands, and became a father — all while battling relapse, ego, and eventually humility. From world-famous stages to working in a supermarket, he reflects on the reality of sobriety, sex addiction, dealing weed, and what recovery actually looks like beyond the clichés.This is a brutally honest conversation about the illusion of rockstar glamour, the cost of addiction, and the hard-earned truth that there aren’t shortcuts in recovery. Jason speaks candidly about humility, fatherhood, and how many “steps” it really takes to stay sober.If you’ve ever struggled, relapsed, chased fame, or tried to outrun yourself — this episode is one you won’t forget.🔥 Expect emotion. Expect truth. Expect hope.🔔 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more powerful stories on addiction, recovery, and resilience.Get a Grip Podcast Social Media: Find our TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio links, a more on our Link Tree below!Get a Grip Social Media Links: ⁠https://linktr.ee/officialgetagrippodcastFor Collaboration and Business inquiries, please use the contact information below:📩 Email: [email protected]👇 Let us know your thoughts in the comments.#getagrip #redemptionstory #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #addictionrecovery #recoveryjourney #trauma #childhood #oxy #dealer #soberlife #wedorecover #childhoodtrauma #healing #inspiration #awareness #kingpin #trafficking #hustle #opioidcrisis #neardeathexperience #fyp #prison #bar #mistake #change #survivor #survival #tv #television #inspire #parole #officer #school #teacher #students #study #student #changinglives

In this raw and unfiltered episode, Aaron and Louis sit down with Bob Frazier — a man who says rage fueled nearly every decision he made for decades. Growing up in Philadelphia, Bob witnessed brutal domestic violence at home and endured relentless beatings from his father. By 8 minutes into this conversation, he recounts the moment he finally “boxed” his dad in the living room — a turning point that hardened him and set the tone for a life driven by anger.By 16, Bob was already cooking cocaine. He breaks down the difference between crack and freebase and paints a vivid picture of what “Philly Crack in the 80’s” really looked like — the chaos, the money, and the destruction. After getting kicked out of the military, crack became both his escape and his identity. His first felony charge quickly snowballed into prison time in 1986, where he explains prison politics, why you make your bed tight, and how survival behind bars works.What follows is a whirlwind: inheriting his grandmother’s house and losing it… becoming homeless in his 20s… betrayal, heartbreak, hustling, stealing, and feeding an addiction that consumed two full decades of his life. From working with racehorses and making $2,700 a week to taking seven hits of acid in one night, Bob’s story swings between success and complete self-destruction. Drug tests, county jail, and eventually landing in the “bottoms” of Columbus led to three years of homelessness and seven more felonies.He shares how he slipped into malls through the side door of Lazarus from a homeless shelter to rob stores… waking up early to hustle… living in what he calls his “reckless abandonment era.”But at 1:40:00, something shifts.In 1999, Bob made the decision that saved his life — entering treatment after nearly 20 years lost to crack addiction. He opens up about what it was like reconnecting with family after two decades, the pain of imagining the roles reversed, and what real recovery actually looked like for him. The episode closes with reflection, humility, and the hard-earned wisdom behind the phrase: “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.”This is a story about rage, addiction, prison, homelessness, redemption — and the cost of losing twenty years to crack in the 80s and 90s.

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In this raw and unfiltered episode, Louis Essig sits down with Laray Hamilton to unpack a life that spiraled into chaos long before she ever touched m3th.Laray opens up about growing up without knowing her father and being raised by an alcoholic mother whose instability shaped her earliest memories. At just 10 years old, she witnessed her mom put a gun in her own mouth. By 13, feeling like she never fit in anywhere, Laray ran away and hit the streets — a decision that would change the trajectory of her life forever.What followed is almost unbelievable.From getting drunk for the first time as a child, to being kidnapped at 13 and forced into a home invasion, Laray describes the moment survival became her only mindset. She talks about being trained to sell m3th, falling in love with the drug after trying it once, and “Shooting M3th at 16” — a habit that would take over everything. She shares what it was like cooking Shake-n-Bake in an apartment, using with her boss at 16, and stealing $16,000 worth of product, which led to guns, paranoia, and inevitable consequences.But that’s only the beginning.Laray details setting people up, violent confrontations, and the moment she said “forget it” and crossed lines she never imagined she would. She speaks candidly about prison — how she fell in love behind bars, how incarceration hardened her, and how the m3th trade followed her even inside. From getting an ounce and making the trap house “boom,” to nearly killing someone during an initiation, to being present in situations involving murder and helping clean up the aftermath — this episode dives into the darkest corners of addiction-fueled survival.She recounts walking into a trap house where someone had been killed, the paranoia of wired informants, violent retaliation attempts, and how law enforcement eventually uncovered the truth. From selling tobacco for $1,000 in prison to shooting m3th behind bars, Laray explains how deep the cycle truly went.This is a story about trauma, survival, addiction, violence, prison, and the cost of never feeling like you belonged. Viewer discretion strongly advised.If you or someone you love is battling addiction, stories like this are reminders of how fast life can spiral — and how important it is to seek help.
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