Alcohol Led Me to Psychosis After 8 Years Sober

In episode 74 of F The Stigma Podcast, host Laisha Martinez sits down with Dani Burd who is a professional dancer and founder of Indigo Dance Company, to discuss addiction, sobriety, relapse, and grief. Dani shares how she became an IV heroin user at 18, got sober with the help of Suboxone, maintained eight years of sobriety, and relapsed while coping with the devastating loss of two people she loved.

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Dani's Links Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/daniiburd/

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

Chapters |

00:00 Welcome and Introduction

00:07 Growing Up in LA County

00:44 Family Dynamics and Parents' Split

01:22 Journey into Recovery

01:59 First Encounters with Substances

04:07 Early Substance Use and Turning Point

05:33 Childhood Anxiety and Self-Consciousness

06:28 Progression of Use

08:02 Opiates and Benzos

10:23 The Road to Treatment

12:28 Heroin Escalation

14:12 Family Response and Support

15:36 Emotional Intensity and Coping

17:17 Living with Mom and Hidden Addiction

19:05 Moving in with Dad

19:50 Legal Consequences and Shame

20:38 IV Use and Dad Discovering

22:10 Rehab Experience and Withdrawal

24:03 Learning in Treatment

26:06 Overcoming the Obsession

27:46 Sobriety in Youth

30:41 Thriving in Sobriety

32:34 Drifting Away from the Program

37:20 The Concept of Recovery

39:23 Relapse and COVID

45:39 The Decision to Drink

48:00 Grief and Active Addiction

51:15 Loss and Despair

53:50 Window of Willingness

55:20 Shame and Barriers to Return

57:40 The Turning Point

01:01:00 Life After Sobriety

01:05:57 Stigma and Internal Struggles

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