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Dopey 593: ChrisMiss 2026 - Remembering Chris - Overcoming Grief with Annie
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- Jul 24, 2026
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- 7285
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Summary
TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Chris reflects on remembering friends who died and the milestones they never got to experience 03:03 – Oro Recovery 04:26 – Eight years since Chris O’Connor’s death 05:48 – Free Narcan, fentanyl test strips and support from Dopey 06:48 – Brian celebrates six years; his brother Matt shares how Brian helped save his life 08:18 – Laren celebrates three years and Steve Schneider celebrates 14 09:14 – Jessica’s 11 years in recovery and growing alongside Dopey 11:15 – The sixth step and why character defects keep growing back 12:15 – Wiley wants more Dopey socks 13:38 – DopeyCon announcement and Mountainside 15:30 – Patreon and Spotify reactions to Dr. Reef Kareem 18:24 – Meth, sex drive, ayahuasca and listener reactions 20:44 – Workit Health 21:55 – Justin explains how Dopey helped him enter treatment 24:00 – Justin’s West Chester arrest and hunt for cocaine and crack 25:25 – Waking up in jail with a stranger’s bare feet rubbing his head 27:45 – Honoring Chris, Dopey Day and Recovery Unplugged 30:06 – Annie joins Dave eight years after Chris’s death 31:54 – Why losing Chris feels both recent and like another lifetime 34:21 – Annie’s life today as a surgeon and mother of two 36:40 – The life with Chris that was never lived 37:30 – Did Chris want to become a father? 38:57 – Chris’s nephews and Dave’s relationship with the O’Connor family 41:25 – When should you stop pursuing a one-sided relationship? 43:30 – Why Chris’s family may experience Dopey differently 45:52 – Why Annie could not build a career treating substance use disorder 47:00 – Did Dopey’s success make Chris’s absence more painful for his family? 48:15 – Recording the episode immediately after Chris died 49:20 – Why Annie agreed to describe what happened 50:37 – Dopey, secrecy and the O’Connor…