He’s a Chiropractor. A Trainer. He Was Also Trapped. Here’s What Got Him Out. - Project UNWD Ep 49

Project UNWD (Real People. Real Stories.) · Sep 11, 2026 · 29m

Dimitry Brener D.C. spent years running seven chiropractic clinics across Southern and Northern California, driving hundreds of miles a week, sleeping three hours a night.

Stress led him to kava, then kratom, then a "partial opiate" his cousin swore wasn't addictive. It was.

Six years, one motorcycle accident, and a $2,000-a-month habit later, he was on his third round of injections that were only supposed to last a month and stopped working after three weeks.

This is the conversation about what got him out... and why, as a self-described skeptic who "doesn't believe in supplements," he says…