Mason Cross joins the podcast to share his brutally honest story of addiction, recovery, chemsex, identity, and rebuilding his life.

Growing up bisexual and living what he describes as a “normal life,” Mason first got into cocaine at 23 years old. What started as recreational use quickly turned into a 4–5 year cycle of addiction while still functioning day-to-day, going to work, and maintaining relationships.

After getting sober and successfully building a business, lockdown during COVID pushed him back into drug use — this time spiralling much deeper into crack cocaine, smoking and eventually injecting it.

In this episode we discuss:

• Functioning addiction and hiding drug use

• Cocaine and crack addiction

• Chemsex culture and LGBTQ nightlife

• Not having sober sex for 4 years

• Relapse during COVID lockdown

• Injecting drugs and the mental spiral of addiction

• Contracting sepsis and returning to drugs straight after hospital discharge

• Cravings during sobriety and staying clean

• Transitioning into an OnlyFans creator

• The reality of influencer culture and LGBTQ culture today

• Recovery, identity, masculinity and rebuilding life after addiction

This is one of the rawest and most honest conversations we’ve had on the podcast.

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