Growing up with a mother who used practiced an abusive form of spiritual voodoo, a man seeks to numb his pain, but after tragedy and a descent into crack addiction, he finally finds the cure he’d been looking for.

Today’s episode featured Will Taylor.

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Producers: Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits, Sara Marinelli

Content/Trigger Warnings: abuse of a minor, drug abuse, sexual assault, domestic violence, murder, death, graphic bodily injury, explicit language

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Intro Music: "Illabye" – Tipper

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