Black Sheep Addictz
Black Sheep Stories is a raw, story-driven podcast about growing up as the outsider—the one who had to be strong too early, figure things out alone, and survive environments that were quietly damaging. These episodes explore family dynamics, emotional neglect, manipulation, recovery, and the slow work of unlearning what you were taught just to survive. This isn’t self-help and it’s not sugarcoated. It’s reflection, pattern-breaking, and truth-telling for people who were never allowed to be fully seen. If you’ve ever felt like the problem—when you were actually responding to the problem—you’re not alone.
Episodes
The host returns after a break to share struggles with urges to drink, the importance of accountability, and how cannabis helped stop a 25-year alcohol habit by serving as a medication and a path to recovery.
They ask for help starting a program for people with alcohol use disorder who haven’t used cannabis before (contact: THC4alcohol@outlook.com) and announce the next season will focus on gratitude, positivity, and personal...
This episode is a candid reflection on realizing painful patterns from family alcoholism showed up in the host's own life—even while they deeply loved and protected their children.
The host recounts how alcohol sometimes made them less present and unpredictable, the very things they vowed their kids would never have to experience.
Ultimately the episode centers on honesty and recovery: awareness isn't failure but the first st...
A personal story of growing up as the family’s "black sheep," feeling criticized and overlooked, and the ways that treatment shaped a lifetime of seeking approval.
Through recovery, boundary-setting, and choosing a different path for their children, the narrator finds self-worth, peace, and pride in belonging on their own terms.
Host returns from vacation and admits struggling to get back into routine, then reflects on alcohol’s harms and their decision to stop drinking.
The episode explores how quitting alcohol brought a clearer mind, fewer dramas, better mornings, and the ability to face life instead of numbing it, with a brief mention of cannabis alternatives for some people.
In this episode the host explores identity and personal growth after a visit to their childhood cottage triggers old habits and feelings of unworthiness. They reflect on how places can reactivate past behaviors and memories, and how self-work has changed their responses.
They conclude that true growth shows up when you return to the places that shaped your old self and recognize you are no longer defined by those fears or others' a...
After a two-week trip to Calgary and British Columbia, the host shares how the vacation served as a reset and helped them move away from daily drinking by using small cannabis drinks and CBD as alternatives.
The episode covers social moments with family and new acquaintances, provincial differences in cannabis retail, and the relief of no longer being controlled by alcohol.
In this episode the host reflects on using THC and CBD as intentional medical tools for emotional regulation and asks whether earlier access to cannabis-based treatment might have prevented a descent into alcoholism.
They discuss stigma, compare cannabis to prescription medications, acknowledge risks, and call for honest conversations about treating underlying mental health struggles instead of dismissing people who use cannabis as...
Black Sheep Addicts — Season 5, Episode 7. The host shares their first concert experience sober, using a tiny THC/CBD gummy for nerves, and watching a young man beside them get increasingly drunk.
As the night unfolds, they see their own past behavior reflected in the stranger: sloppy conversations, repeated apologies, and a relentless chase for a fading high. What begins as irritation shifts into grief and clear-eyed recogni...
Black Sheep Addicts, Season 5, Episode 6. The host shares frustration about how quickly anxiety and depression are pushed toward prescription drugs, explains risks of benzodiazepines, and stresses the need for honest conversations and harm reduction.
The episode follows the host’s own experience applying for medical cannabis, what the decision is,a sober concert , and an invitation to follow along.
In Season 5, Episode 5, the host opens up about social anxiety, how alcohol initially helped slow racing thoughts, and the shift toward using medical cannabis as a management tool rather than an escape. They compare cannabis with antidepressants, acknowledge risks and stigma, and emphasize learning and personal choice. The episode closes with a reflection on whether earlier mental-health support might have changed their relationshi...
Black Sheep Addicts, Season 5 Episode 4: the host explores applying for medical marijuana after using cannabis to reduce drinking and manage anxiety. Once skeptical, she shares how cannabis became a harm-reduction tool and changed her views.
The episode briefly explains THC, CBD, strain effects and consumption methods, and notes an unexpected reaction tied to possible ADHD. It describes choosing a high-CBD, low-THC approach to ease...
In this episode the host shares a raw account of a heavy day and the persistent urge to drink, symbolized by "a cooler in the fridge," and how a small family moment helped shift that temptation.
It's an honest look at imperfect recovery—resisting relapse, choosing safer alternatives, and committing to transparency about struggles and setbacks.
Black Sheep Addicts, Season 5 — What We Normalize Without Realizing It.
In this episode I examine how everyday routines—especially my drinking—became accepted as “normal” until they started harming me and my family. I share the slow shift from social drinking to drinking alone, the breaking point, and the small daily changes that created a clearer, healthier new normal.
This is a personal call to quest...
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