Kratom Sobriety
Leaving the leaf for the problematic kratom user. Helping people abstain from kratom.
Episodes
Charlie and Jacob catch up and discuss how easy access to kratom can influence use. Violet discusses with Lily her journey through Kratom addiction and withdrawal, highlighting its impact on her active lifestyle as an onsite seamstress and stylist for weddings, as well as her experiences with Ecstatic Dance and sobriety. She shares insights on the effects of Kratom on her daily routines, the vital role of support systems in recove...
Lily and Nolan open to discuss methods to improve well-being after quitting, emphasizing the importance of slowing down and staying present, including a focus on withdrawals and tapping into ideas found in yoga. In the interview, Jacob sits down with Seth, who shares his journey of overcoming kratom addiction. Seth talks about emotional challenges and his experiences with treatment centers, as well as his ultimate decision to use b...
In the intro, Jacob talks about the importance of a positivity mindset. In the interview, Lily chats with James K., a professional cameraman from San Diego. He initially believed kratom to be a natural remedy, but it led to severe addiction alongside struggles with alcohol, marijuana, and opiates. He found kratom to involve intense withdrawals and found therapy and a healthy lifestyle key in sustaining his recovery.
Lily and Nolan talk about sleep issues in the weeks after you quit kratom.
NOTE: Jen and Matt are living in FEMA temporary housing post a Florida disaster and have a pop-up emergency internet connection, which caused audio issues in the interview recording. We did the best we could to improve the quality but there are several spots were the guests fade out a little, so please accept our apologies.
This week, a couple discuss their ...
Lily and Jacob open discussing the dubiousness of kratom product marketing. In the interview, Dylan has been off kratom since August 2024, after almost an average 20g per day habit over almost a decade. Despite lingering PAWS, Dylan's life has become much richer since quitting.
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Nolan interviews expert guest Eli Cohen, a personal injury attorney at the Wetherington Law Firm in Atlanta, Georgia. Eli specializes in product liability and kratom-related wrongful death cases. A former SWAT officer and current Army Reserve intelligence officer, he brings over 17 years of combined legal and law enforcement experience to his advocacy for consumer safety. In this episode, Eli discusses the lack of federal regulatio...
Nolan and Libby in the open discuss the subtle things we gain back after quitting kratom. Jasmine aka Jazzy celebrates a year off kratom with us in the interview. Find more support at www.kratomquitters.com
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Lily speaks with Jacob about joining as a co-host along with our other hosts. Charlie interviews Kristen and her journey through several relapses and failed attempts at using MAT to quit kratom. Serving kratom at her wedding, Kristen found herself going through withdrawals for the first time during her honeymoon. But it took a while for her to get to the three-month mark kratom free, and she now has a path forward to maintain both ...
Jacob and Dr. Grover answer FAQ from kratom quitters about medicated assisted treatment and talks about the need to fight social and self-imposed stigma related to addiction.
How One of My Patients Quit Kratom
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In the opening segment, Jacob talks about his need to and what he did to kick his recovery work into a new gear after a couple years off kratom. Never addicted to anything before other than caffeine, Ryan S. talks about his progression from powder to extracts to 7ohm products, and his many failed attempts to quit before he went to a seven-day detox center in January 2025. After a family tragedy and strong urges to use kratom again...
Guest host Aaron interviews Teresa Perry, PhD on her recently published paper entitled "Kratom drinks and consumption trends: insights from Reddit", which can be found at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14659891.2025.2481069
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Jacob speaks with Natasha, who shares her journey with Kratom and her struggles with addiction, including 7ohm. She details her attempts to quit, the challenges she faced during detox, and the support she received from her family. Through recovery groups and sober living, she has made significant strides by relying on community and seeking assistance.
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John D. shares his story with much resolve, verve and wisdom. He covers several really huge topics: 1) How you can go for even years without serious addiction to kratom; 2) How that then sneakily progresses into a real dependency that often shocks people; 3) But then he tried to get off with extracts; 4) And then even graduated to the next level with 7ohm 5) AND an excellent rehab experience.
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Libby and Jacob open. Doug talks to Libby about quitting kratom.
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Nolan talks to John Bachner, a 23-year-old from Florida who has embarked on a documentary film project to dive into the rise of Kratom/7OH products, the lack of a regulated marketplace in which they are sold and the associated addiction stories many people experience. You can reach John at johnmbachner@gmail.com to learn more about his efforts.
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Libby and Nolan open. Jasmine and Lily celebrate sobriety milestones. https://feelfreeclassaction.com
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Nolan and Jacob discuss taking up hobbies post quitting to keep busy and to enrich your life. Mike B. used kratom to get off methadone, but six years later was still on the powder, then eventually switching over to the kava-kratom tonics. Thought service and 12 step work, Mike gives back and now almost two years clean from kratom and other drugs.
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NOTE: This is our last regular Wednesday interview with a kratom quitter as we are going back to once-a-week guests talking about their quitting journey on Sundays with occasional Wednesday special episodes.
An engineering professional from New Mexico, James started using kratom three years ago as a remedy for his severe IBS. Drawn in by a posh kratom dispensary experience that marketed the drug as a benign supplement, his use esc...
Libby and Jacob talk about pets and recovery. Sonya was a low-dose, high-functioning kratom user. The reasons for quitting were not as overwhelming and more subtle, but the benefits to getting off kratom were still profound. Her dog Chunk maybe the happiest about it all.
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In the opening segment, Nolan talks about how sobriety is not just the absence of a substance in your life. Kevin took kratom for the first time 7 years ago, but it made him nauseous, and he didn't return to it again until January 2024. After just a year of drinking the kava-kratom tonics, Kevin quit at the first of the year 2025.
Did you know that Nolan wrote a book about quitting kratom? Check it out: https://tinyurl.com/yprb5hk...
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