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A Letter to My Nine Mill
On Nov 15, I put a nine mill in my mouth. 1,021 days later, I’m sober, alive, and ready to give back. FaceThyFear is proof.

facethyfear
Sep 33 min read


🌶🔥 FTF Proof Hot Sauce Chicken Dinner
Sticky hot sauce chicken, garlic basil rice, roasted broccoli. Bold flavor, balanced plate, FTF Kitchen recovery on a fork.

facethyfear
Aug 312 min read


Don’t Stay: How Linkin Park’s Meteora Taught Me Recovery Before I Knew I Needed It
Linkin Park’s Meteora was more than music — it became my first recovery guide, teaching surrender, boundaries, and survival.

facethyfear
Aug 223 min read


FTF Kitchen: Grilled Chicken & Creamy Pesto Rotini with Cayenne & Chocolate Beauty Peppers
Grill smoke, porch plants, and creamy pesto rotini with cayenne heat & chocolate beauty sweetness — a Savannah plate for body & soul.

facethyfear
Aug 123 min read


B4CK FRM TH D3AD
From liver failure to the light—B4CK FRM TH D3AD™ is my raw FTF code for surviving darkness and learning to LIVE TO LOVE™

facethyfear
Aug 123 min read


FTF Basil & Cayenne Porch Rice: An FTF PlantMasters Original
This rice is flavored with garlic, cayenne, and homegrown basil — cooked slow with care. A porch-born plate that Liqesha and Snowbella never

facethyfear
Jul 293 min read


From the Flames: How Grilling Helped Me Recover from Liqesha (LQXA)
Grilling helped me heal. From ZN.4 to sobriety, I found peace in fire, flavor, and faith. This is my ritual—rooted, real, and recovery-proof

facethyfear
Jul 254 min read


She Wanted Me Dead. He Was Waiting to Take Me.
Addiction had a name: LQXA. Death had a watcher: The Grand Looper. This is how I broke free and found life on the other side.

facethyfear
Jul 133 min read


C.J. Richards:Sliding Down the Wrong Turn
One wrong turn. A glacier. Laughter and chaos on Oregon’s Timberline Trail. Sometimes the best stories come from getting lost.

facethyfear
Jul 103 min read


A Midnight Craving, Cold and Redeemed
I used to black out. Now I just get fussed at for crumbs. One night you’ll sneak to the fridge—not for pain, but for peace.

facethyfear
Jun 112 min read


FTF Journal: I Just Don’t Have the Energy for Bullsh*t Anymore
I used to chase chaos. Now I chase peace. This is about healing, letting go, and finally choosing love over destruction.

facethyfear
Jun 62 min read


🌱 FTF PlantMasters Porch Grow Guide:
Learn how to grow okra and bell peppers on a screened porch in Savannah. FTF PlantMasters makes gardening simple and powerful.

facethyfear
Jun 53 min read


I LOVED COCAINE, BUT IT TRIED TO KILL ME
I don’t trap anymore—I testify. Three years clean from cocaine. I loved it. It almost killed me. But God had other plans. #FTF #1109

facethyfear
Jun 24 min read


The Rootprint: A Mixtape for the Misunderstood
“I’m as they get.” Step 4 stripped me down but built me back. This ain’t just recovery—it’s a mixtape for the misunderstood.

facethyfear
May 273 min read


“LIFE AFTER: A LETTER TO THOSE STILL INSIDE”
Grilling sober. Growing basil. Resting deep. This Memorial Day, I didn’t relapse—I reclaimed peace. That’s FTF living.

facethyfear
May 272 min read


The Garden That Grew Me Back
Gardening gave me peace, prayer gave me power, and both keep me grounded. You don’t need perfection—just a pot, a seed, and a reason.

facethyfear
May 263 min read


FTF PlantMasters Grow Guide – Savannah Style
From seed to harvest—this guide helps Cody and his kids grow cucumbers and peppers together, step-by-step, Savannah style.

facethyfear
May 202 min read


What I Didn’t Know About Recovery (Until It Saved My Life)
I didn’t come to recovery to be saved—I came because I was dying. This is how I stopped running and finally got rooted in the truth.

facethyfear
May 163 min read


From Eggrolls to Eden- Facing Depression Head On
From relapse to raised beds—how I turned depression, addiction, and brokenness into growth, purpose, and edible hope.

facethyfear
May 154 min read


The Number You Have Dialed Ain’t Me No More!!
“That night should’ve killed me. But it didn’t. Now I speak for the ones still lost in the fog.”

facethyfear
May 55 min read
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