Ep. 46 - Gradually, then Suddenly: A Story of Addiction and Redemption

ADDICTION. Today, Timothy J. Hillegonds is a successful writer and advertising agency executive. But as a rebellious teenager longing for a connection with his absentee father, Tim’s life became a series of increasingly destructive and volatile behavior: kicked out of high school, arrested multiple times in multiple states, fathering a child at age 19 while part of a toxic relationship, and ultimately, addicted to alcohol, cocaine and crystal meth. Find out how Tim began to understand the sources of his anger, what led to his recovery, and how he reoriented his life. Without a doubt, you will be inspired by Tim’s message that no matter how bad things get, “it can be okay.”

Tim is the founder and chief strategist at Thrive Creative, a Chicago-based advertising agency. His memoir, “The Distance Between”, was a finalist for the 2020 Chicago Writers Association Book of the Year Award and can be found wherever books are sold. Tim’s writing has appeared in Salon.com, The Los Angeles Review of Books, The Rumpus, and elsewhere on the web and in print. You can read more about Tim at www.timhillegonds.com

Drinks in this episode:

>> 2 bottles of Aquafina.

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