When you've never felt loved, you'll chase belonging anywhere, even when it leads you down a path you never meant to take.

Tommy Morris didn't start using drugs to get high. He used them to feel less alone. In this raw, unfiltered conversation, Tommy shares the early story that shaped his addiction, growing up in a home full of alcohol, silence, and violence, where vulnerability was punished and affection was absent.

By the time he was 11, drugs became his way out. Not of the house, but of his feelings. What started with smoking weed in the woods with other lost kids quickly became a spiral into heroin, crack, prison, and shame. But that's not where this story ends. It's where it begins.

This is Part 1 of a 3-part series with Tommy, a journey through chaos, connection, and the long road to recovery.

What You'll Learn:• Why emotional neglect can be more damaging than violence • How addiction often starts with the need to feel safe • The real reason so many boys learn to numb, not feel • What belonging looks like when you've never known love • How Tommy's childhood laid the groundwork for prison, not possibility • The moment he realised: this doesn't have to be my life

Resources & Links:Need support with addiction or recovery? You are not alone. Start here:

Narcotics Anonymous - https://na.org Alcoholics Anonymous - https://aa.org

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Don't miss Part 2, where Tommy shares how recovery finally started to stick, and the one moment that changed everything.

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Remember:

You don't need fixing. You need space to feel. You need tools to stay. And you need people who see all of you, and stay anyway.

I'm here. With you. Every step of the way.

This show is produced by Key Step Support - www.keystepsupport.com