Inside the Mind of a Dope Head

Skyler Ray grew up in Vancouver, Washington, facing abandonment, foster homes, and homelessness by the age of 18. What followed was years of drinking, drug abuse, and a severe dope addiction that left him in and out of jail and prison throughout his 20s.

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Timestamps:
00:00 Skyler Ray’s Dark Years & Introduction
00:47 Locked In Podcast Beginnings
01:37 Road to Recovery Tour & Spreading Hope
04:07 Giving Back Through Music and Recovery
07:07 Skyler’s Difficult Childhood & Foster Care
14:09 Moving In With Dad & Early Teen Challenges
17:39 Abandonment, Attention Seeking, and School Life
22:05 Homelessness as a Teenager
25:48 Addiction, Street Life & Paranoia Park
29:45 Homeless Addicts: Myths & Realities
33:31 Doing Whatever It Takes for Drugs
36:26 The Harsh Cycle: Jail, Addiction & Recovery
42:09 Jail Psychosis, Paranoia & Dark Stories
46:00 Wild Tales from Behind Bars
50:55 Life on the Chain Gang & Dorm Drama
53:45 Jail, Prison, & the Desire for Change
56:33 Deciding to Get Sober for Music & New Perspective
01:00:23 Building a New Life: Boundaries and Accountability
01:02:44 Why Recovery is So Hard
01:03:28 Rebuilding Through Music After Sobriety
01:09:02 Meeting Kayla & Leveling Up Musically
01:12:00 Getting Hepatitis C & Overcoming Shame
01:14:39 Family Relationships & Setting Boundaries
01:17:31 Lessons to Younger Self & Final Reflections

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