Heather Simco built a career, a business and a polished public life while privately struggling with addiction, and almost nobody around her could see it.

Content note: this episode includes a personal account of addiction and references to suicidal thoughts. If you're struggling, please reach out to someone you trust. If you feel unsafe or unable to cope right now, please contact local emergency services or a crisis support line.

Crisis lines by country: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines

Heather talks with Chris Wilson about how ordinary coping, from overworking to alcohol, slowly took over, why the people closest to her did not notice, and the turning point that led to more than twelve years of sobriety.

It is an honest look at high functioning addiction and at what we reach for when we stop looking directly at it.

• How high functioning addiction stays invisible, including to the person in it
• Why the people around her could not see what was happening
• The turning point, and what twelve years of sobriety were built on

Season 2, Episode 6

More from Heather Simco: https://linktr.ee/heathersimco

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