Lacey Spence | Overcoming Opioid Addiction, Prison, & Restoring Her Family

About this episode

Lacey Spence shares her journey of overcoming opioid addiction and rebuilding her family after a traumatic past.

Lacey Spence survived a childhood of foster care, an illegal "girls' home" in Mexico, and a harrowing journey through the prison system to build a life defined by radical resilience. After being abandoned by her mother and losing both her mother and sister to suicide, Lacey’s path led from prescribed Percocet to a "rolling ball of disaster" involving heroin, meth, and high-stakes robbery. Today, she is a professional dental assistant, a wife, and a mother who successfully fought to restore he...

People in this episode

Guest: Lacey Spence

Topics covered

• opioid addiction
• prison system
• family restoration
• resilience
• mental health

Keywords

• opioid addiction
• prison
• resilience
• mental health
• family restoration
• heroin
• meth

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