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F#CK THE STIGMA
F The Stigma is a podcast dedicated to breaking the stigma around mental health, addiction, trauma, and the struggles we face in society. Hosted by Laisha Martinez, we have real, unfiltered conversations with guests from all walks of life—advocates, experts, and individuals with lived experiences who share their personal stories, challenges, and triumphs. Our goal is to normalize these tough conversations, challenge societal shame, and make mental health and addiction resources accessible to…
Episodes
F#CK THE STIGMAI Started Drinking at 12 and Didn't Stop Until I Almost Died | 11 Years Sober
In episode 79 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Breezy Nowlan. Who is the founder of Camp Sober Fest, a sober adventure camp that…
F#CK THE STIGMA33 Years of Meth, Crime & Prison… Then One Moment Changed Everything
In episode 78 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Ginny Burton. Ginny Burton was introduced to drugs at 7 years old. She grew up…
F#CK THE STIGMAHomeless, Nodding Out on a Bus Bench: How She Finally Got Sober
In episode 77 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Keta Loren who grew up in foster care, was in juvenile hall by age 10, and in the…
F#CK THE STIGMA11 Years of Addiction, Seizures and Blackouts—How He Survived
In episode 77 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Fausto Castellanos o discuss nearly nine years of sobriety after 11 years of alcohol…
F#CK THE STIGMA2 Near-Death Experiences Ended My Fentanyl Addiction
In episode 76 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Ashley Moore who shares her raw story of her nine-year battle with heroin, meth and…
F#CK THE STIGMAThe Brutal Reality of Homelessness, Crystal Meth & Xanax Addiction
In episode 75 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Timothy Obis speaks honestly about addiction, homelessness, and life on the streets…
F#CK THE STIGMAAlcohol Led Me to Psychosis After 8 Years Sober
In episode 74 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Dani Burd who is a professional dancer and founder of Indigo Dance Company, to…
F#CK THE STIGMAWhy a Doctor Risked His Marriage and Career for Drugs
In episode 73 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Dr. Kenny Clark who returns for an honest conversation about addiction, relapse, and…
F#CK THE STIGMAHeroin Cost Me My Career and Custody of My Daughter | Dave Manheim
In episode 72 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Dave Manheim, opens up about his heroin addiction, using drugs while working at MTV…
F#CK THE STIGMAMeth Made Me Do the Unimaginable | Matt Barker’s SHOCKING Recovery Story
In episode 71 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Matt Barker, who was recently featured on Soft White Underbelly, joins the podcast…
F#CK THE STIGMAThe Fatal Car Accident That Led Me Into Meth Addiction
In episode 70 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Pej, a professional interventionist with 19 years of sobriety and a powerful story…
F#CK THE STIGMAI Spent 15 Years Addicted to Heroin Before I Got Sober
In episode 69 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Danny Shannon. Who shares his incredible journey from teenage addiction and years of…
F#CK THE STIGMAI Was Addicted To Ketamine & Used 7OH To Detox
In episode 68 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Courtney LeRoux, who opens up about her journey with mental health struggles and…
F#CK THE STIGMAMy Husband's Suicide Led Me Back to Alcohol
In episode 67 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Wendy shares her incredible journey through trauma, grief, addiction, and recovery…
F#CK THE STIGMAHow Losing My Parents to a Suicide Pact Led Me to Addiction & Prostitution
In episode 66 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Betty Guadango to share her incredible journey from addiction, prostitution, and…
F#CK THE STIGMASkinny Vinny From Heroin Addiction & Homelessness to Co-Hosting with Steve-O
In episode 65 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Skinny Vinny (Vincent Imperati), co-host of Steve-O's Wild Ride, to share his…
F#CK THE STIGMAI Was an Alcoholic High School Teacher Who Got 2 DUIs
In episode 64 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Elisa Saunders, recently featured on Soft White Underbelly, shares her extraordinary…
F#CK THE STIGMAHow Meth-Induced Psychosis Saved My Life
In episode 63 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Wild Card, who shares his powerful journey through addiction, relapse, and recovery…
F#CK THE STIGMAMy Addiction to Heroin Led Me To Getting Trafficked
In episode 62 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Dylan Janet, who shares her powerful story of overcoming meth addiction, heroin…
F#CK THE STIGMAI Was Addicted To Meth & Homeless At 17
In episode 61 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Connager Parks to discuss his incredible journey through mental health struggles…
F#CK THE STIGMAMy Drug Addiction Led Me to Psych Wards & 5150 Holds
In episode 60 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with musician Multifaceted Monster (Michael Smith) to discuss his battle with alcoholism…
F#CK THE STIGMAMichael Chernow Reveals the Trauma That Fueled His Addiction
In episode 59 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with entrepreneur, recovery advocate, podcast host, and founder of Kreatures of Habit…
F#CK THE STIGMAI Started Self-Harming at 6 — Then Meth Took Over My Life
In episode 58 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Cristina for a raw and honest conversation about addiction, mental health, self…
F#CK THE STIGMAHow Heroin Addiction Led Me to Overdose 5 Times in 2 Weeks
In episode 57 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Jacob Kline who shares his raw and honest story of battling heroin addiction, how…
F#CK THE STIGMAI Was Using Heroin at 14 Years Old | The Truth About My Rock Bottom
In episode 56 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Glynis Franz shares her powerful story of addiction and recovery. From childhood…
F#CK THE STIGMAI Got 3 DUIs Before 20… and It Still Didn’t Stop My Addiction
In episode 55 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Dave Puhky shares how hitting rock bottom became the turning point that changed…
F#CK THE STIGMACorey Warren EXPOSES the Truth About Addiction Nobody Talks About
In episode 54 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with @icoreywarren a sober coach and mental health advocate who shares his raw journey…
F#CK THE STIGMAMen Struggling With Addiction — This Story Could Change You
In episode 53 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Alika Gambill to talk about what it really looks like to rebuild your life from the…
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Over 300 People Die Every Day From Overdoses… Here’s Why
In episode 52 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Ahmad Hussain, founder and CEO of DEFENT, breaks down the harsh reality of the…
F#CK THE STIGMAMeth Addiction & Crime Took Everything From Him… Then This Happened | Garet McLendon
In episode 51 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Garet McLendon to share his powerful story of addiction, trauma, and recovery. In…
F#CK THE STIGMASurviving Narcissistic Abuse and Addiction at 14
In episode 50 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Faust Castellanos, who shares a powerful and deeply vulnerable conversation about…
F#CK THE STIGMADoctor & Felon Reveal Why Addicts Relapse
In episode 49 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Michael Lynch and Dr. Kenny Clark as they return to announce the launch of their new…
F#CK THE STIGMADecades Lost to Addiction After My Father Took His Life
In episode 48 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Rich Bishop, who shares his journey through addiction and mental health struggles…
F#CK THE STIGMAHow Our Parents Shaped Our Trauma & Addiction
In episode 47 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez welcomes back Santana Dawson for the third time for an honest conversation about change, healing…
F#CK THE STIGMACareer Criminal Addicted to Crack Went From Bank Robbery to Redemption
In episode 46 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Jeff, who shares his story of addiction, crime, and recovery, opening up about how…
F#CK THE STIGMAHow Gambling Addiction & Crack Addiction Ruined My Life
In episode 45 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Malik Keene, discussing his journey from active addiction to long-term recovery…
F#CK THE STIGMAHow Survivor’s Guilt Fueled 10 Years of Addiction
In episode 44 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Travis Shields, who shares an honest conversation about addiction, grief, and…
F#CK THE STIGMAKidnapped as a Teen Because of Addiction
In episode 43 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Ryan Ead, sharing his raw and unfiltered story of mental health struggles and…
F#CK THE STIGMALosing My Friends to Overdoses Nearly Killed Me Too
In episode 42 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Matt Anderson, who shares his raw and honest journey through mental health…
F#CK THE STIGMAMy Drunk Driving Accident Took A Life
In episode 41 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Mike Eaton, who has 17 years sober and opens up about the turning point that changed…
F#CK THE STIGMAHow Grief and a Toxic Relationship Fueled My Alcohol Addiction
In episode 40 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Emily, who shares her journey with alcoholism, starting from drinking at a young age…
F#CK THE STIGMAI Served A Life Sentence In Prison For Attempted Murder
In episode 39 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with William Mitchell, who was wrongfully sentenced to life in prison for attempted…
F#CK THE STIGMAIt Took Me 13 Rehabs to Finally Stop Using Heroin
In episode 38 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Cindy, who opens up about using heroin at just 11 years old, growing up in a chaotic…
F#CK THE STIGMAEx Marine’s Fight Against Physical Abuse and Cocaine Addiction
In episode 37 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Chris Yarnell, In this episode, Laisha sits down with a guest who opens up about a…
F#CK THE STIGMAHow Sexual Abuse Shaped My Addiction and My Relationship With Men
In episode 36 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Ashley Pertuno, who bravely shares her story of surviving childhood abuse by a close…
F#CK THE STIGMAI Lived Under a Bridge For Years Because of My Drug Addiction
In episode 35 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Josh, who opens up about his journey from decades of jail, prison, and active heroin…
F#CK THE STIGMASurviving Childhood Sexual Abuse & Heroin Addiction
In episode 34 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Tabitha, who shares powerful journey from a childhood filled with chaos, trauma, and…
F#CK THE STIGMAI Spent Over a Decade Battling Alcoholism Until God Saved My Life
In episode 33 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Ansu, who shares his powerful story of battling alcoholism for over a decade while…
F#CK THE STIGMAI Thought My Dad Dying Made Me an Addict, I Was Wrong
In episode 32 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Tim Fritz to share his powerful story of battling active alcoholism and addiction…
F#CK THE STIGMAMy Dad Died From The Same Addiction I Escaped
In episode 31 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Maggie who opens up about her journey through addiction, recovery, and rebuilding…
F#CK THE STIGMACrack Addiction Was My Rock Bottom
In episode 30 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Michael to share his story of addiction, recovery, and rebuilding his life. From…
F#CK THE STIGMALosing A Multi-Million Dollar Company to Drugs & Addiction
In episode 29 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Joe as he opens up about his journey through pain, addiction, and redemption. From a…
F#CK THE STIGMAStruggling with Self Harm Through 7 Years of Addiction
In episode 28 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Catie to share a raw and powerful story of addiction, self-harm, and healing. Catie…
F#CK THE STIGMA6 Years of Heroin Addiction to Now 4 Years of Sobriety
In episode 27 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Tristan, who’s back to share what life looks like now at 4 years sober. Tristan…
F#CK THE STIGMAHow Xanax Addiction and 3 DUIs Changed My Life
In episode 26 of F The Stigma Podcast, the roles are reversed as host Laisha of the Fuck The Stigma podcast sits down with Santana to share her own story in…
F#CK THE STIGMAHeroin Addict Hits Rock Bottom and Finds God
In episode 25 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Matt Bell, CEO of Team Recovery and founder of the Team Recovery Foundation, to…
F#CK THE STIGMAHow Porn Fuels Sex Trafficking & Addiction
In episode 24 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Ben Nolot, filmmaker and founder of Exodus Cry—a nonprofit advocacy organization…
F#CK THE STIGMA24 Years Addicted to Heroin & Selling Drugs in Baltimore — I Should Be Dead
In episode 23 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Monica, who bravely shares her journey of surviving 24 years of active addiction…
F#CK THE STIGMASurviving Cancer & Addiction After Suicide Attempt at 22 Years Old
In episode 22 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Will, who shares his powerful story of addiction, recovery, and what it means to…
F#CK THE STIGMATreating Killers Found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity
In episode 21 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Dr. Rae, a forensic psychologist who works inside a secure psychiatric facility…