Self Made & Sober

Skylar Winepol is the founder of Incredible Foresight and leads The Adoption Project. 1:14 – Skylar was born in Russia and adopted at the age of 2 1:56 – She always had a feeling that “something was missing” 2:40 – Her mom’s cancer had a huge impact on her life and development 7:03 – Her addictive behavior manifested soon after her mom’s death 10:38 – She “hit bottom so hard she bounced twice” 11:04 – In the midst of her addiction she reached out to her old History teacher 12:06 – Steve O from “Jackass” took Skylar to her first 12-step meeting but it didn’t resonate 14:14 – She ended up overdosing and “pretty much” dying but had an impactful spiritual experience   17:37 – At her worst, she still kept going to meetings 20:37 – Even breaking her ankle didn’t stop her from using 21:38 – She dropped out of college and began experimenting with sobriety & burglary 25:29 – Skylar confessed to her dad she had a problem and needed help getting into rehab 28:57 – Her first attempt at a real recovery has stuck since