Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
After losing his son to an overdose, Jim Faust founded the Massachusetts nonprofit Adam’s Parachute, which shares fly fishing with people in recovery. And it’s actually the name of a fly-fishing fly. And Faust sees it as an apt metaphor for his son’s final moments. Adam had one parachute, and he gave it to someone else.
“The Irish call it a thin place,” Faust told GBH News. “You know, the place where the veil between the heavenly and the earthly or between the human and the spiritual is thin and, you know, maybe it’s even transparent sometimes, but you can feel it. These are my thin places.”
Many people in recovery haven’t found their thin place yet, Faust said. And he’s trying to help them to do just that.
GBH News’ Craig LeMoult reports.
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After losing his son to an overdose, Jim Faust founded the Massachusetts nonprofit Adam’s Parachute, which shares fly fishing with people in recovery. And it’s actually the name of a fly-fishing fly. And Faust sees it as an apt metaphor for his son’s final moments. Adam had one parachute, and he gave it to someone else.
“The Irish call it a thin place,” Faust told GBH News. “You know, the place where the veil between the heavenly and the earthly or between the human and the spiritual is thin and, you know, maybe it’s even transparent sometimes, but you can feel it. These are my thin places.”
Many people in recovery haven’t found their thin place yet, Faust said. And he’s trying to help them to do just that.
GBH News’ Craig LeMoult reports.
GBH News wants to hear from YOU! We are conducting our annual audience survey 📝 bit.ly/3ZQXSQr. This will help us understand your interests and what you want to see more of from us. It only takes a few minutes, and we are grateful for your input. 🙌
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