{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Tiffany Jenkins | 20 Felony Charges, Pill Addiction, & Healing Through Humor","description":"Tiffany Jenkins, the New York Times bestselling author and voice behind "Juggling the Jenkins," joins Recoverycast to share her raw journey from facing 20 felony charges to 13 years of sobriety. Tiffany opens up about her childhood struggles with undiagnosed OCD and how a single sip of alcohol in high school led to a decade-long spiral into alcohol, weed, and eventually a devastating opiate addiction. She reveals the harrowing details of staging a burglary in her own home to fund her habit and the rock-bottom suicide attempt in a jail cell that eventually led to her transformation. Find mental health and addiction treatment near you: https:\/\/recovery.com\/ This episode explores the complex intersection of mental health and addiction, covering Tiffany's experience with postpartum depression, agoraphobia, and her recent return to intensive outpatient therapy to maintain her healing. Tiffany discusses the "invisible" life of a high-functioning addict\u2014including dating a police officer while hiding her drug use\u2014and the life-saving connection she found through her father\u2019s own sobriety. Her story is a powerful testament to radical honesty, the 12-step program, and the belief that the opposite of addiction is connection. Subscribe for more stories of hope and healing, and leave a comment sharing your own recovery journey. \u23f1\ufe0f Chapters: 00:00 \u2013 Staging a Burglary: The Desperation of Addiction 00:33 \u2013 From Bestselling Author to 20 Felony Charges 01:45 \u2013 The "Good Kid" and Undiagnosed OCD 04:03 \u2013 The First Sip: When Everything Changed 11:11 \u2013 Grief, Rock Bottom, and the First Rehab Attempt 13:38 \u2013 Dating a Cop While Hiding an Opiate Addiction 23:17 \u2013 The Interrogation Room and Suicide Attempt 32:25 \u2013 A Christmas Miracle: Recovery as a Family 37:00 \u2013 OCD, Postpartum Depression, and Agoraphobia 44:45 \u2013 13 Years Sober: Why Connection is the Cure \u2753 Questions the Video Answers: How does undiagnosed OCD contribute to childhood anxiety?  What are the signs of high-functioning opiate addiction?  How can someone hide drug addiction from a police officer?  What does it feel like to detox in a jail cell?  Can humor be used as a primary tool for recovery?  What is "radical honesty" in the context of sobriety?  How does a parent\u2019s sobriety impact a child\u2019s recovery?  Is it possible to recover after facing 20 felony charges?  What is the difference between "wanting" rehab and "doing" it for others?  How do 12-step meetings help with long-term sobriety?  What is the link between postpartum depression and addiction relapse?  How do you handle agoraphobia in recovery?  Why is connection considered the opposite of addiction?  What are the benefits of intensive outpatient therapy (IOP)?  How do you maintain gratitude after 13 years of sobriety?  #TiffanyJenkins #SobrietyStories #AddictionRecovery ","author_name":"Recoverycast: Mental Health & Addiction Recovery Stories","author_url":"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2465151","html":"