Grant A Denton, Founder and Executive Director of Karma Box Project and President of Reno Stronger gives his inspirational story of abuse, addiction and hope.
At 11 years old, Grant Denton was abused — and spent years building walls just to survive. What looked like losing his job, his family, and every relationship around him wasn't about work or willpower. As Grant says, it's not the lost job, it's the drugs — and the unaddressed childhood trauma underneath that fueled years of addiction.
In this episode of Injustice Unspoken, hosts Betty Frizzell (Former Police Chief and author of 'Missouri Grit') and Kristine Moreland sit down with Grant for a raw, first-person conversation about childhood trauma, addiction, and recovery. He shares how trust was broken at 11, how shutting people out turned into self-medication, how the cycle of losing work, family, and hope kept repeating until he faced the root cause, and what rebuilding and helping others looks like now.
If you are a survivor, love someone in addiction, or work in advocacy, justice, or recovery, this addiction recovery story shows why overcoming childhood trauma has to be part of breaking addiction. What you'll hear in this conversation:
What happened at 11 and how it broke trust How unhealed trauma turned into years of drug use How addiction cost Grant his job, family, and relationships The turning point to face the root cause, not just the relapse What recovery and giving back looks like now If this helps you, please subscribe, like, and share to help more survivors be heard.
About Injustice Unspoken: True crime meets justice advocacy — real cases, real survivors. Hosted by Former Police Chief and author Betty Frizzell and Executive Director Kristine Moreland.
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