In this first episode, I interview my Mom in order to find out more about her childhood and life story. We explore her experiences of being the youngest and only girl in her family, a young Mom in an abusive relationship, and life growing up in rural Ohio. 

Photo: Mom (Vicki)

Credits:
Podcast Intro/Outro
Song: I Will Never Let You Die 
Artist: An Autumn for Crippled Children
© 2016  Wickerman Recordings

In this episode, Mom and I talk through Dad's health issues, his new found sense of purpose, and my struggles as a first generation college student. 

Photo: Dad (Kirk)

Credits:
Podcast Intro/Outro
Song: I Will Never Let You Die 
Artist: An Autumn for Crippled Children
© 2016  Wickerman Recordings

In the third and final episode with my Mom, the realization that a change is needed begins to sink in. So where do we go from here? And is change even possible?

Photo: Mom (Vicki) and my brother (Derek)

Credits:
Podcast Intro/Outro
Song: I Will Never Let You Die 
Artist: An Autumn for Crippled Children
© 2016  Wickerman Recordings

In the second series, I interview my Uncle Rocky (who I was named after).  He is my Mom's only living brother and one of the very few in the family to beat his addiction to alcohol and cigarettes. 

In this first episode, we talk a bit about his life growing up in southeastern Ohio and the death of my grandparents. He also shares stories from his time working in the salt mines, coal mines, and as the owner of his own bar. 

Photo: Uncle Rocky (Victor) and me

Credits:
Podcast Intro/Outro
Song: I Will Never Let You Die 
Artist: An Autumn for Crippled Children
© 2016  Wickerman Recordings

What does it take to beat years or even generations of addiction? In this episode, Uncle Rocky shares his long and complicated battle with alcohol and more family stories.

Photo: Uncle Rocky (Victor), his son Joe (left), his son Kenny (right)

Credits:
Podcast Intro/Outro
Song: I Will Never Let You Die 
Artist: An Autumn for Crippled Children
© 2016  Wickerman Recordings 

In the third and final episode with my Uncle Rocky, we talk more about his bar and why that time period is still full of darkness for him.  

Photo: Uncle Rocky (left), Aunt Claire (right) both holding the sign.

Credits:
Podcast Intro/Outro
Song: I Will Never Let You Die 
Artist: An Autumn for Crippled Children
© 2016  Wickerman Recordings 

In the third series, I interview my beloved Aunt Claire; mother to all and backbone of the Cameron family. 

In this first episode, we cover the sudden loss of her father at an early age and the complicated relationship she had with her mother and her mother's addiction. 

Photo: Aunt Claire (top), her sister Carolyn (middle), her brother Bob (bottom). 

Credits:
Podcast Intro/Outro
Song: I Will Never Let You Die 
Artist: An Autumn for Crippled Children
© 2016  Wickerman Recordings

In this episode, Aunt Claire shares how she got the nickname "Mother Hen". We also talk about the passing of her mother, my personal pain from childhood, and the heavy load we share holding it together for our family. 

Photo: Aunt Claire with her sons Kenny and Joe.

Credits:
Podcast Intro/Outro
Song: I Will Never Let You Die 
Artist: An Autumn for Crippled Children
© 2016  Wickerman Recordings