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Episode 024 - When Grief Refuses to Be Silent: A Conversation with Alicia Cook
Alicia Cook knows something most of us spend our lives trying to avoid: what it means to transform unbearable loss into art that heals others. After losing her 19-year-old cousin Jessica to a heroin overdose when she was just 20, Alicia could have let grief silence her. Instead, she picked up her pen and began writing—not about her own addiction, but about the devastation addiction leaves in its wake for the people who love someone caught in its grip.
Over the past decade, she’s become one of the most powerful voices in mental health and addiction awareness advocacy. Her four poetry…
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