65: John Sidmore: A Native American Perspective on Alcoholism, Reservation Life, Suicide and, Ultimately, Recovery

Summary: Raised on a reservation in Montana, John Sidmore’s life drastically changed when his mother died suddenly at age five, which he later found out was a suicide.  Left with his younger brother and a man who wasn’t his biological father, John’s life became overwhelmed with the belief that he didn’t truly fit in anywhere.  Convinced he was “less than” everyone else around him, he struggled to fill his pain and insecurities with alcohol, weed and codependent relationships. John’s journey to sobriety is filled with everything from intense heartache to full-circle healing.  In this interview, he shares what brought him to choose sobriety and his commitment to stay sober no matter what comes his way.