This episode is for anyone navigating a sibling's addiction, early sobriety, or the complicated road of family recovery.

A year ago, I wasn't sure where my brother Justin would be today — or if he'd make it to his 21st birthday.

This episode, releasing in honor of National Sibling Day (April 10th), is one I've been waiting to record for a long time. Justin is 21, one year sober, and six months into a long-term young adult treatment program — and for the first time, he's sharing his story of addiction and early sobriety in his own words.

We recorded this together during a family visit upstate, and what came out of it was more honest, more raw, and more hopeful than I could have scripted.

We talk about:

• What the past year of young adult addiction recovery has actually looked like — the hard parts and the proud ones
• How drug addiction shaped his relationships, his sense of self, and what friendship even means
• The loneliness and shame in early sobriety that don't get talked about enough
• What he wishes people understood about addiction before judging someone going through it

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🎙Guest speaker: Justin Dajer

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• Episode: My brother’s addiction: Learning how to be his sister—not mom