183. How a prescription for sleep became an addiction with Laura Cathcart Robbins.

Today's episode is a raw and powerful conversation about how a prescription for sleep turned into something much darker. Best-selling author and host of The Only One in the Room, Laura Cathcart Robbins, joins me to share her journey of Ambien addiction — from stockpiling pills in her Louboutins to secretly managing withdrawals between PTA meetings and tennis matches.

We talk about how her Ambien use began, what her addiction looked like behind closed doors, and the toll of keeping that secret while raising kids and trying to hold it all together. Laura shares the moment she knew she needed help, what withdrawal was really like, and how she continues to protect her sobriety. We also explore her past trauma, why addicts isolate, and what she wishes more people understood about addiction.

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