Austin Macauley’s prestigious author, Mary Burns, was recently interviewed by a famous audio podcast, The Addiction Podcast, for her heart-touching autobiography, Saving Eric. The podcast was aired on Thursday, January 28th, 2021. The author discussed the main subject of the story–the stigma of addiction. The host praised Burns for her efforts to raise awareness about the addiction. Mary also talked about raising her voice in the New Jersey Senate Budget Appropriation to change the addiction treatment protocol. Listen to the complete interview here. Saving Eric is an emotional autobiography of the author and her struggles to save her seven-year-old adopted son. Her son got afflicted with mental and physical illness along with drug addiction. Mary’s love for her son never waned, and she tried her best to protect him from his demons. Grab your copy of the book here. Mary Burns is a mother, a teacher, and an advocate who has been working to change the addiction stigmas. She raised her voice to change addiction treatment protocols and was honored as the Advocacy Leader in 2017 by the New Jersey chapter of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence.