The 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 of addiction and recovery. Pej spent nearly a decade addicted to drugs and meth while working as a drug dealer, with his addiction escalating after a fatal car accident. Today, he uses his personal experience with addiction to help others, specializing in interventions for clients struggling with psychosis, substance abuse, and addiction. Pej shares what it took to get sober, how he turned his past into a career helping others, and what families need to know when a loved one is struggling with addiction.

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Pej's Links |

Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/pejinterventions/

Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/PejizCorner/

Podcast | @PrimaryPurposeWithPej & @PejInterventions

Website | https://pejinterventions.com/Tiktok | https://www.tiktok.com/@pejinterventions

Chapters |

00:00 Welcome to F the Sigma Podcast

00:28 Pej's Recovery Story and Mission

00:53 Pej's Background and Family Life

01:07 Early Childhood and Memories

02:24 Moving to California and First Substance Use

03:43 The Genesis of Addiction

04:59 The Car Accident and Its Aftermath

07:23 Addiction Spiral and Legal Troubles

09:33 The Drug Dealing Lifestyle

12:31 From Counselor to Interventionist

13:43 Becoming an Interventionist

15:35 The Importance of Interventions

17:42 The Reality of Drug Dealing

19:50 The Toll on Humanity

22:32 Hitting a Spiritual Bottom

24:40 The Role of a Mentor

26:00 From Addiction to Advocacy

28:25 Facing the Toughest Interventions

31:27 Enabling vs. Helping

34:47 Personal Struggles in Recovery

38:22 Shedding the Ego

41:49 Where to Find Pej

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