Kyle Dean Houston: The 'Patchwork Junkie' Author on Cooking Meth, Losing It All and Realizing His Ultimate Purpose In Life Through Spirituality and RecoveryKyle Dean Houston: The 'Patchwork Junkie' Author on Cooking Meth, Losing It All and Realizing His Ultimate Purpose In Life Through Spirituality and Recovery
The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast
Kyle Dean Houston is a speaker, author and coach who is committed to bringing hope into the world. In the mid-1990s, Kyle Houston developed a disturbingly poetic love affair with both needles and the alchemy of creating drugs. Far removed from his small-town values, the drug underground of Kansas City was a world that turned him into first a user and then a notorious meth cook. He prayed for an overdose but instead, he got arrested. Confined to a one-man cell for 23 hours a day, he faced the reality of a 30-year sentence. When his sentence was reduced to nine years, he decided to serve his time and finally go home. Or so he thought. Kyle’s book - Patchwork Junkie - comes out this Friday, August 7th. With all the heartache and beauty of a tortured soul, Patchwork Junkie is a compelling, up-close portrait of the interior life of a young man yearning to put faith in something real. This memoir follows Kyle’s path from a powerful addiction to the violent prison world. It explores the fear of hope and the desperate pain of a mother watching her beloved child fall apart. Straddling a unique line between tragedy and humor, Kyle strikes at the core of what unites us all. Insightful and transforming, this harrowing true story is for anyone who has lost a loved one to addiction or incarceration, anyone who has lived through abuse or searched for meaning and simply aches to know they are not alone.
1:31:26•4 Aug 2020
Kyle Dean Houston: From Meth Cook to Spiritual Mentor
“It's hard to say, because you never know when you're going to get paroled out- but a Month or two before I was going to get, before I was eligible for parole, the feds came in and indicted me and I was facing life, and they shipped me off to Leavenworth, Kansas, and this is something that not even a whole lot of people in the legal community understand.”
Ever thought about how a meth cook could turn into a spiritual mentor? In this episode of 'The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast', Kyle Dean Houston takes you on his rollercoaster ride from the dark alleys of Kansas City’s drug scene to finding his ultimate purpose in life. Kyle, once deeply entangled in the world of meth addiction and crime, found himself facing a daunting 30-year sentence in solitary confinement.
Instead of giving up, he embarked on a journey of profound transformation. Kyle's story isn't just about hitting rock bottom; it's about clawing his way back up with sheer determination and a newfound spiritual awakening. He opens up about the gut-wrenching guilt and shame he carried, the empathy he discovered, and the steps he took to rebuild his life after addiction and incarceration.
This episode is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the incredible power of change. Whether you're struggling with addiction, supporting someone who is, or simply interested in stories of redemption, Kyle's journey offers a beacon of hope and a roadmap for recovery.
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