Season 3, Episode 1: A son’s Eating Disorders & Addiction (Ronda). Her son survived a fentanyl addiction.

Written By Susie Gurley

Her son survived a fentanyl addiction.

My conversation with Ronda is a no-holds-barred one. Her son battled an eating disorder and undiagnosed depression in high school. He found a bottle of narcotics after a family member’s surgery and took one to numb his pain—and was hooked.

Ronda recounts the moment things changed when they realized her son had been hiding a fentanyl addiction for 3 1/2 years in college, the failed rehab stent, followed by a 2.5-year successful recovery journey. Ronda’s message to parents is this: addiction can happen to anyone.

Ronda’s son celebrates six years of recovery on May 21, five days after the release of this episode. Sam has turned to extreme sports in his recovery, is partnering with SAFE (Stop the Addiction Fatality Epidemic), and is competing in an Ironman race in Tulsa, OK, too. If you are so inclined, you can donate by clicking this link to support Sam’s efforts for SAFE ( https://www.safeproject.us/race/?fbclid=IwAR04Jh9XJWGFHVeL3ftt9HdObWb-i7-LF1uNr_VwcnCXKtgR7m7zY0AnXzg).

Ronda recently shared her story at a recovery group. You can watch that here:   https://online.brushfire.com/cor/recovery/wb8xm9yc5r

Susie Gurley

Susie Gurley is the founder and host of Just a Mom podcast. Susie's journey to becoming a mental health advocate began after her youngest son's battle with depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation. She and her husband, Dan have an amazing family, including three children, a daughter-in-law and a son-in-law.

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