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I WAS HOMELESS | Living Through Loss, Addiction, and Survival on the Streets

Monday, January 19, 2026

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What does homelessness really look like when you stop talking about people and start listening to them? In this episode of From Behind This Chair, the conversation moves past statistics and stereotypes and into lived experience. Men who have survived years on the street speak openly with host Anthony "Doc" Hamilton about dignity, brotherhood, faith, addiction, loss, and the moments that kept them going when everything else was stripped away. Through shared stories, tears, laughter, and quiet truths, this episode asks harder questions: Who do we see? Who do we ignore? And what does it mean to belong when the world has already decided who you are? This isn’t 'shop talk', it's a communion.

Chapters

  1. 00:00Cold open, resilience, prison number, promise to learn to read
  2. 01:07Introductions and Barry’s discovery of Doc’s story
  3. 03:02From struggle to author, listening past fear
  4. 04:13Mr Pierre’s roots, values, and why he supports Doc
  5. 06:05Rock bottom, haircut hustle, and a night unhoused
  6. 10:32Message to family, reach out while you can
  7. 10:47Michael Love’s background, San Quentin time, choosing change
  8. 16:03East Palo Alto upbringing
  9. 17:31“ML” nickname, myths, and the moment that changed everything
  10. 21:02One punch, 21 year sentence, owning the fear caused
  11. 22:04Stereotypes, literacy, and doing people with dignity
  12. 23:29Doc’s literacy journey, 26 years not reading
  13. 26:43Tributes to mothers, faith, recovery, and hard lessons
  14. 30:17Doc’s ICU season and loss
  15. 33:20Now housed, still helping others
  16. 38:04Advice for anyone unhoused

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