The Bottle Almost Took Everything with Kristine Koontz | The Hopeaholics Podcast In this raw and deeply emotional episode, Kristine Koontz shares her courageous journey through chaos, addiction, loss, and redemption with an honesty that grips you from the start. Growing up amid abuse, instability, and emotional neglect, Kristine found her first escape in alcohol at just thirteen years old — a drink that made her feel “normal” for the first time. What began as weekend partying spiraled into d...
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The Bottle Almost Took Everything with Kristine Koontz | The Hopeaholics Podcast In this raw and deeply emotional episode, Kristine Koontz shares her courageous journey through chaos, addiction, loss, and redemption with an honesty that grips you from the start. Growing up amid abuse, instability, and emotional neglect, Kristine found her first escape in alcohol at just thirteen years old — a drink that made her feel “normal” for the first time. What began as weekend partying spiraled into d...
Through the Lens of an Addict’s Sister: Stephanie Balber | The Hopeaholics Podcast
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Through the Lens of an Addict’s Sister: Stephanie Balber | The Hopeaholics Podcast
Through the Lens of an Addict’s Sister: Stephanie Balber | The Hopeaholics Podcast In this powerful episode of The Hopeaholics Podcast, Stephanie Balber shares her emotional journey of growing up with a sister battling heroin and fentanyl addiction. She opens up about the pain, chaos, and heartbreak her family endured—from discovering her sister dealing drugs at her wedding to catching her using on Christmas night—and the toll it took on her as a sibling and daughter. Through Nar-Anon meeti...
The Hopeaholics
The Bottle Almost Took Everything with Kristine Koontz | The Hopeaholics Podcast In this raw and deeply emotional episode, Kristine Koontz shares her courageous journey through chaos, addiction, loss, and redemption with an honesty that grips you from the start. Growing up amid abuse, instability, and emotional neglect, Kristine found her first escape in alcohol at just thirteen years old — a drink that made her feel “normal” for the first time. What began as weekend partying spiraled into d...
