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Hard Knox Talks: Your Addiction Podcast
Daniel Unmanageable
Frequency: 1 episode/5d. Total Eps: 390
Inspiring sobriety stories and real talk about all things substance use. Stay up to date on upcoming streams, get on our email list, shop our store, and more at www.hardknoxtalks.com
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After years of addiction, violence, and survival, Arend Pechawis found healing through honesty and self-reflection. From gunpoint to gratitude — this is his story of transformation.
Season 4 · Episode 73
vendredi 14 novembre 2025 • Duration 46:33
When Arend was pistol-whipped during a drug deal gone wrong, it wasn’t the first time he’d stared down a gun. But it was one of the moments that forced him to look at what his life had become.
Raised by a single mother in a home marked by violence and survival, Arend grew up watching abuse, bouncing between cities, and learning early how to hide pain. By grade seven, he was drinking at school — chasing the same numbness that had destroyed generations before him.
As addiction took hold, Arend hustled, dealt cocaine, and was nearly killed more than once. But it wasn’t until his father died — and he watched someone overdose beside the hospital bed — that the reality of addiction hit home.
Now more than a decade sober, Arend speaks openly about trauma, accountability, forgiveness, and the hard truth that healing doesn’t happen when we blame others. It begins when we finally look inward.
This is the story of a man who turned pain into purpose — and learned that real strength means allowing yourself to feel.
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"It Was Fire That Saved Me": The Recovery Story of Derek Racette.
Season 4 · Episode 72
vendredi 7 novembre 2025 • Duration 53:22
At three years old, Derek Racette burned a trailer to the ground — the same trailer where he had been sexually assaulted by a family member. Decades later, after years of addiction, violence, and loss, he finally understood why.
Derek’s story traces a lifetime of pain, power, and redemption — from growing up in a home filled with addiction and violence, to becoming a teacher, drug dealer, and eventually a man on the edge of suicide. His daughter’s fentanyl overdose nearly ended his life, but instead became the beginning of his recovery.
Through detox, ceremony, and the rediscovery of his Métis spirituality, Derek found healing in the teachings of the tipi, the drum, and his culture. What began as an act of destruction became a path toward light, service, and rebirth.
This conversation is raw and unfiltered — a look at trauma, resilience, and what it takes to survive when the fire inside has burned everything else away.
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Thomas was tortured by bikers, led a Nazi group, and survived suicide. Now he leads a clean and sober biker club across Europe.
Season 4 · Episode 67
vendredi 5 septembre 2025 • Duration 56:01
Thomas grew up surrounded by guns, drugs, and violent men. At 14, he was raped. At 16, he was tortured with bats and boiling water by a biker gang. At 24, he was second in command of a violent Nazi movement. But a suicide attempt, a spiritual shift, and a raw surrender to recovery changed everything. Today, Thomas leads one of Europe’s largest clean and sober motorcycle clubs. This is the story of how he escaped hate, healed from horror, and chose to live clean.
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Key Learning Points
How childhood trauma fuels extremism and addiction
The link between violence, identity loss, and ideology
Why he stayed loyal to a gang that tortured him
PTSD, shame, and the power of recovery
The emotional cost of cutting family ties
Building a new identity through clean community
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JUSTDAVE the 1 joined me in the studio to talk about recovery, DMT, and religion. Great talk.
Season 4 · Episode 15
jeudi 28 mars 2024 • Duration 58:42
Dave Weibe is a talented musician and an addiction survivor. He brought a great energy to the studio and I really enjoyed this conversation about powerlessness, addiction, religion, and psychedelics. I hope you check it out!
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Gut Health and Recovery: Woman in recovery and Nutritionist, Samantha Lander.
Season 4 · Episode 14
mardi 26 mars 2024 • Duration 39:45
Samantha is a woman in recovery, a felon, and has a passion for nutrition. She blew my mind with what she had to say about the effects our micro biomes have on the way we think and act. You don't want to miss this one!
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Daniel Petros joined me for a great conversation about the program that saved his life. Narcotics Anonymous.
jeudi 21 mars 2024 • Duration 01:06:24
Daniel has 18 years in recovery and he gives credit for the life he has today largely to the program of Narcotics Anonymous. I don't care if you're a new comer or an old timer, this conversation has something for everyone and it's definitely worth a listen.
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Addiction Medicine Doctor, David Martell talks to us about the polarization of addiction services.
Season 4 · Episode 21
mardi 19 mars 2024 • Duration 39:53
David has been working exclusively in addiction medicine since 2019 but has been dealing with addiction in his practise for 20 years. Donna and I really enjoyed digging into his perspectives on harm reduction, recovery oriented systems of care, and the language we use around and in service of people who use drugs.
This episode is brought to you thanks to funding provided by the Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine. To learn more about them, tap HERE
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Sex and Porn Addiction: Survivor Caitlin Cottrell and Sex Addiction Professional Patrick Eilers
Season 4 · Episode 20
jeudi 14 mars 2024 • Duration 01:20:47
We talked about everything sex and porn addiction to what a healthy sexual relationship looks like and how we can get there with Saskatoon Sexual Health Executive Director Caitlin Cottrell shares her personal experiences with sex addiction and valuable insights from her lived experiences in recovery from it. Patrick Eilers is a sex addiction professional and brough some valuable knowledge to the conversation.
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Sylvia Marusyk joined me to talk about workplace stress and substance use at the 2024 Sask Safety Seminar.
Season 4 · Episode 19
dimanche 10 mars 2024 • Duration 21:41
Sylvia works to reduce stress in workplaces. This gives her a unique perspective on how substance use becomes so problematic and she joined me at the 2024 Saskatchewan Safety Seminar to offer her insights on how we can do better for people who struggle with substance use, at work.
✅Find Sylvia linkedin.com/in/sylvia-marusyk-89a2931a
✅Sask Safety Council https://www.sasksafety.org/
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Big Daddy Taz joined me to talk about parenting, recovery, and personal growth at the 2024 Saskatchewan Safety Seminar. Great Talk!
Season 4 · Episode 18
lundi 4 mars 2024 • Duration 31:26
Taz is a comedian, and person in long term recovery. He tracked me down at the 2024 Saskatchewan Safety Seminar because he has some powerful insights as a result of his journey with mental health and addiction. This was a great talk, I hope you check it out!
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