December 13, 2018

SOBER: Voices Of Recovery And Hope From Indiana - Part 1


Nathan Boyd has been in recovery for four years. His wife checked him into rehab after he went to his daughter's school while drunk. - Lauren Bavis/Side Effects Public Media

Nathan Boyd has been in recovery for four years. His wife checked him into rehab after he went to his daughter's school while drunk.

Lauren Bavis/Side Effects Public Media
Side Effects Public Media

People in addiction recovery will sometimes talk about a "moment of clarity" that lead to their sobriety. For 48-year-old Nathan Boyer, that moment came after he fell off a ladder and his wife checked him into rehab.

Boyer shared his story during a live storytelling event hosted by the Indiana Addictions Issues Coalition in partnership with Side Effects Public Media at WFYI on Aug. 14, 2018.

LISTEN: more stories from the event 

This story was produced by Matt Pelsor. On Monday, Dec. 17, at 9 p.m. tune into 90.1 WFYI for an hour-long special on these stories.

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