Perhaps one of the greatest misconceptions about the process of recovery is that it is reserved exclusively for only those who directly suffer from drug or alcohol addiction, that somehow only the individual afflicted needs to heal and find a way forward in the aftermath of this cruel and chronic disease.
But, in fact, those pathways are used by an entire social ecosystem of family and friends who also must find ways to recover from the disease.
That is the case for friends of Matt Schilling, who lost his life to a drug overdose last year. They have teamed up to write and produce an independent film, based in part on Matt’s experience, as part of the process to move forward. One of those friends, Talley Wilford, sat down with the Spy to talk about the process of recovering from the loss of a childhood friend and how film can be a powerful healing tool.
Those wishing to support the project through Kickstarter are asked to visit their site here for online contributions.
This video is approximately eight minutes in length. The Spy apologizes in advance for the video quality of this interview.
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Benjamin Meintzer says
I happy to see that Talbot Spy is making this known and letting people see the destruction of this disease. I speak from first hand knowledge of being free from Methamphetamine ( Crystal meth ) how terrible this disease progresses if there are people around you that have no knowledge of what the person is going through or how to interact with an addict using. I just think the case of Matt Schilling is terribly sanding for the community at large to lose someone to the addiction. I commend Talley Wilford on this sit down and discussing the process of recovery. Life is valued by the beholder but when your on these drugs and addicted to them, it’s hard to see the end of the tunnel with the drugs. Thank you for posting this, I am a native of the Easton area and I only hope the educating the youth in Easton will help battle this problem.