# Get a Grip Podcast

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Official site: https://linktr.ee/officialgetagrippodcast
Author: Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes
Episodes: 167

## Resource

Get a Grip Podcast is hosted by Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes, both in recovery from addiction and alcoholism. In each episode, they share their unfiltered stories of overcoming addiction, time in prison, and struggles with mental health—mixing raw honesty with humor. The podcast gives a voice to the underdog, breaking down the stigma surrounding addiction and recovery. Through candid conversations and real-life experiences, Louis and Aaron inspire others on their journey, showing that while recovery is challenging, it’s possible. Tune in for laughter, hope, and stories of transformation.

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## Episodes
- [How Florida’s Oxy Epidemic Led Me to F3ntanyl Addiction | Ep 164](https://stenobird.com/podcast/get-a-grip-podcast-7141471/how-florida-s-oxy-epidemic-led-me-to-f3ntanyl-addiction-ep-164) — 2026-05-15T23:00:00+00:00
- [How I Put a Man in a Coma for 9 Months | Ep 163](https://stenobird.com/podcast/get-a-grip-podcast-7141471/how-i-put-a-man-in-a-coma-for-9-months-ep-163) — 2026-05-13T23:00:01+00:00
- [How I Survived Growing Up With an Addicted Bipolar Mother | Ep 162](https://stenobird.com/podcast/get-a-grip-podcast-7141471/how-i-survived-growing-up-with-an-addicted-bipolar-mother-ep-162) — 2026-05-11T01:47:27+00:00
- [Addiction Led Me to Rob a Correctional Officer’s House — I Got 18 Years | Ep 161](https://stenobird.com/podcast/get-a-grip-podcast-7141471/addiction-led-me-to-rob-a-correctional-officer-s-house-i-got-18-years-ep-161) — 2026-05-08T23:00:00+00:00
- [From 40 Foster Homes to 100 OD’s & F3ntanyl Addiction | Ep 160](https://stenobird.com/podcast/get-a-grip-podcast-7141471/from-40-foster-homes-to-100-od-s-f3ntanyl-addiction-ep-160) — 2026-05-06T23:00:00+00:00
- [I Blacked Out on Heroin… It Cost Me 8 Years in Prison | Ep 159](https://stenobird.com/podcast/get-a-grip-podcast-7141471/i-blacked-out-on-heroin-it-cost-me-8-years-in-prison-ep-159) — 2026-05-03T23:00:00+00:00
- [From Small Town to H3roin & M3th — Then 3 Weeks Without Sleep | Ep 159](https://stenobird.com/podcast/get-a-grip-podcast-7141471/from-small-town-to-h3roin-m3th-then-3-weeks-without-sleep-ep-159) — 2026-05-01T23:00:00+00:00
- [From Miami Coke to Ohio Heroin — How He Finally Got Clean | Ep 158](https://stenobird.com/podcast/get-a-grip-podcast-7141471/from-miami-coke-to-ohio-heroin-how-he-finally-got-clean-ep-158) — 2026-04-29T23:00:00+00:00
- [How I Woke Up in a Human Trafficking Nightmare & M3th Addiction | Ep 157](https://stenobird.com/podcast/get-a-grip-podcast-7141471/how-i-woke-up-in-a-human-trafficking-nightmare-m3th-addiction-ep-157) — 2026-04-26T23:00:00+00:00
- [I Lost Everything to Fentanyl — My Story of Addiction & Homelessness | Ep 156](https://stenobird.com/podcast/get-a-grip-podcast-7141471/i-lost-everything-to-fentanyl-my-story-of-addiction-homelessness-ep-156) — 2026-04-24T23:00:00+00:00
- [I Got Pregnant at 13… Then Ended Up on M3th & in Jail | Ep 155](https://stenobird.com/podcast/get-a-grip-podcast-7141471/i-got-pregnant-at-13-then-ended-up-on-m3th-in-jail-ep-155) — 2026-04-22T23:30:00+00:00
- [How My Mother’s Overdose Led Me to Fentanyl Addiction | Ep 154](https://stenobird.com/podcast/get-a-grip-podcast-7141471/how-my-mother-s-overdose-led-me-to-fentanyl-addiction-ep-154) — 2026-04-19T23:30:00+00:00
- [I Shot Heroin With My Dying Dad & Extracted My Own Teeth… 20 Years of IV Heroin Addiction | Ep 153](https://stenobird.com/podcast/get-a-grip-podcast-7141471/i-shot-heroin-with-my-dying-dad-extracted-my-own-teeth-20-years-of-iv-heroin-addiction-ep-153) — 2026-04-17T23:00:00+00:00
- [Finding Heroin in Jersey Had Me Nodding in My Mom’s Mashed Potatoes | Ep 152](https://stenobird.com/podcast/get-a-grip-podcast-7141471/finding-heroin-in-jersey-had-me-nodding-in-my-mom-s-mashed-potatoes-ep-152) — 2026-04-15T23:00:00+00:00
- [From Fentanyl to 7-OH… How a Legal Opioid Destroyed My Life | Ep 151](https://stenobird.com/podcast/get-a-grip-podcast-7141471/from-fentanyl-to-7-oh-how-a-legal-opioid-destroyed-my-life-ep-151) — 2026-04-12T23:00:00+00:00
- [I Was Forced to Shoot Heroin at 16… It Changed My Life Forever | Ep 150](https://stenobird.com/podcast/get-a-grip-podcast-7141471/i-was-forced-to-shoot-heroin-at-16-it-changed-my-life-forever-ep-150) — 2026-04-10T23:00:00+00:00
- [How Heroin Addiction Led Me to 10 Years in West Virginia Prison | Ep 148](https://stenobird.com/podcast/get-a-grip-podcast-7141471/how-heroin-addiction-led-me-to-10-years-in-west-virginia-prison-ep-148) — 2026-04-08T23:00:00+00:00
- [How I Built an OxyContin Empire at 19… Inside Florida’s Pill Mill Era | Ep 147](https://stenobird.com/podcast/get-a-grip-podcast-7141471/how-i-built-an-oxycontin-empire-at-19-inside-florida-s-pill-mill-era-ep-147) — 2026-04-05T23:00:00+00:00
- [I Was Pregnant at 18 and Addicted to Meth & Opiates… This Is How I Survived | Ep 146](https://stenobird.com/podcast/get-a-grip-podcast-7141471/i-was-pregnant-at-18-and-addicted-to-meth-opiates-this-is-how-i-survived-ep-146) — 2026-04-03T23:00:00+00:00
- [I Was a Full-Blown Addict at 12… Then Got Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison | Ep 145](https://stenobird.com/podcast/get-a-grip-podcast-7141471/i-was-a-full-blown-addict-at-12-then-got-sentenced-to-16-years-in-prison-ep-145) — 2026-04-01T23:00:00+00:00
- [I Started Dealing Heroin in High School… and Almost Lost Everything Ep | 144](https://stenobird.com/podcast/get-a-grip-podcast-7141471/i-started-dealing-heroin-in-high-school-and-almost-lost-everything-ep-144) — 2026-03-29T23:00:00+00:00
- [The Reality of Meth & Fentanyl Addiction on the Streets of Hilltop, Ohio | Ep 143](https://stenobird.com/podcast/get-a-grip-podcast-7141471/the-reality-of-meth-fentanyl-addiction-on-the-streets-of-hilltop-ohio-ep-143) — 2026-03-27T23:00:00+00:00
- [How I Lost a Child During Crack & Heroin Addiction | Ep 142](https://stenobird.com/podcast/get-a-grip-podcast-7141471/how-i-lost-a-child-during-crack-heroin-addiction-ep-142) — 2026-03-25T23:00:00+00:00
- [How I Went From Heroin Addiction at 14 to 23 Years in Prison… Now 22 Years Sober | Ep 141](https://stenobird.com/podcast/get-a-grip-podcast-7141471/how-i-went-from-heroin-addiction-at-14-to-23-years-in-prison-now-22-years-sober-ep-141) — 2026-03-23T04:43:53+00:00
- [What Fentanyl & Xylazine Addiction Looks Like in the Streets of Columbus, Ohio | Ep 141](https://stenobird.com/podcast/get-a-grip-podcast-7141471/what-fentanyl-xylazine-addiction-looks-like-in-the-streets-of-columbus-ohio-ep-141) — 2026-03-20T23:00:00+00:00

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