Brady began drinking as a teenager before alcohol became part of a growing cycle of cocaine, prescription pills, benzodiazepines, and eventually heroin addiction. He describes using different substances to control how he felt, the hopelessness and isolation that followed, and serious health consequences that still were not enough to make him stop. After treatment and relapse, Brady began to approach recovery differently. His story explores the progression of addiction and the difficult process of rebuilding a life through treatment, meaningful relationships, community support, and a commitment to making recovery his priority.
Ariel shares her addiction story, reflecting on the childhood abuse, trauma, homelessness, and instability that shaped her life and substance use. She speaks openly about methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl, and crack cocaine, as well as the role drugs played in numbing painful experiences from her past. Follow-up interviews and updates over the next several years show Ariel continuing to struggle with addiction despite periods of treatment and attempts at recovery. Her story offers an honest look at the long and complicated nature of addiction, relapse, trauma, and the hope for change.
This large collection features over 80 interviews with people who have overcome addiction and built lives in recovery. Through honest and deeply personal stories, they reflect on the trauma, loss, relapse, treatment, and turning points that shaped their journeys. While each experience is unique, common themes of hope, resilience, personal growth, and second chances emerge throughout the series. Together, these stories offer encouragement to anyone affected by addiction and demonstrate that lasting recovery is possible.
TOPICS: Personal Stories, Recovery, Relapse
This documentary follows six people as they reflect on their journeys through addiction, treatment, and long-term recovery. Sharing deeply personal experiences, they describe how trauma, substance use, relapse, and life-changing turning points shaped their paths toward sobriety. Although each story is different, together they highlight the importance of treatment, peer support, personal accountability, and hope in overcoming addiction. Their experiences offer an honest look at both the challenges of recovery and the possibility of rebuilding a meaningful life.
In this interview with Soft White Underbelly, legendary gambler Archie Karas reflects on the extraordinary winning streak that saw him turn a $10,000 loan into more than $40 million before losing nearly everything. Looking back on a lifetime of high-stakes gambling, he discusses the mindset that drove his success, the personal cost of his lifestyle, and the lessons he learned after decades spent chasing fortune.
Michael Mooney shares his personal journey through gambling addiction, tracing how childhood experiences gradually developed into a hidden and destructive pattern despite his recovery from substance use. The documentary follows the events that ultimately forced him to confront the addiction and begin rebuilding his life. Now working as a certified counsellor, he reflects on the challenges of recovery while offering hope to others facing similar struggles. Through his experiences, the film explores the complexities of behavioural addiction, recovery, and the possibility of lasting change.
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