After The Anchor Podcast is a peer-led healing community for people who’ve lived through hard things, faced themselves, and decided to do the work anyway. It’s not about what happened before; it’s about what came after.
Corinne looked like she had it all together — talented, driven, high-achieving. Behind the applause, perfectionism and ADHD quietly fueled a growing substance use that no one saw. In this episode, she shares how achievement masked addiction and what led to inpatient treatment. A raw conversation about high-functioning addiction, shame, and reclaiming identity.


