Champagne Breakfasts & Nicotine Panic — Gavin Coscarella

Comedian Gavin Coscarella joins Forrest to talk booze, nicotine pouches, porn, cocaine, gambling, overeating, and the chaos of trying to fix every bad habit at once. They get into champagne-for-breakfast years, pandemic fallout, poker rooms, slipping into old identities, and the moment Gavin realized wanting "just one drink" was never really the problem. It's raw, honest, and genuinely funny as they talk early recovery panic, ditching vices, cravings that hit like lightning, letting go of shame, and rebuilding a life without blowing it up again. It's messy, relatable, and exactly what trying to change actually looks like. 🎧 If you've ever tried to clean up your life while your habits fight back, this episode hits hard and still makes you laugh. 🔔 Subscribe for weekly episodes on addiction, recovery, mental health, and comedy. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 6:49 Arnie's vet scare & the $250 CPR checkbox 9:00 Story of putting down his cat 10:54 How addiction damages relationships 12:59 Borrowing money, guilt & recovery timelines 14:15 The "recovery train" analogy 16:15 The friend who said "I'm not loaning you money" 18:00 Why people don't move at your recovery pace 21:09 Pawn shop life & pawning sentimental things 25:00 How pawn loans work & negotiating 31:20 How pawn shops trigger old addiction feelings 32:00 Casinos, relapse prevention & gambling boundaries 40:15 Accountability, discipline & rebuilding trust 🎙️ Find Gavin Coscarella: 📸 Instagram: ttps://www.instagram.com/gavinthehouse/?hl=en