Michael Cline shares his journey from heroin addiction to long-term abstinence — and the realization that sobriety alone did not heal his trauma.

At five years old, Jason Shiers answered the door to devastating news that would shape his life. What followed was a decades-long journey through grief, addiction, therapy, and relentless seeking. But true healing did not come from another program — it came from realizing he was never broken. Addiction was a survival response to trauma. The Infinite Recovery Project was born from this awakening.

Bullying, body image, and childhood trauma reshaped identity — and alcohol became an escape.