E4 - Amanda and Andrew

Join me on The Empty Chair with "2" guests Amanda & Andrew for their amazing stories of overcoming addiction. Amanda was the popular, high school homecoming queen, turned hopeless heroin addict. Addiction is sometimes called a family disease, and that is exactly what she learned on her journey leading up to her sobriety. Amanda and her two sisters all shared their toxic obsession with drugs. On September 9th, 2014, Amanda and her family allowed Dr Phil's cameras to film them during their darkest moment. She walked offset that day and was faced with the reality that everyone would now know her secret- she’s an alcoholic- not knowing that secret of hers would mold her into who she is today. She found freedom by surrendering, working the steps, and clearing the path for her relationship with God. Now, with 6 years sober, she is a great wife, an amazing mother, and shares that secret of hers to help anyone and everyone she can. Andrew grew up in a loving family with every opportunity one could ask for. In adolescence, Andrew turned to substance use to deal with the plagues of humanity that disturbed his young mind. Being a musician, drugs (Andrew thought) went hand in hand with the lifestyle he associated with being in a rock band. From the age of 15-21, Andrew traveled the country playing punk rock, abusing drugs, drinking, and slowly losing himself as a person. Andrew turned to many different facets to change his life but consistently failed. Andrew turned to Satanism, crime, prostitution, and other nefarious acts of self-depreciation in the hopes of achieving a different life. After Andrew spent his twenty-third time in an inpatient treatment center, Andrew was freely given a message of depth and weight that changed his life forever. Today, Andrew celebrates six years of continuous sobriety as a recovered man. Andrew has dedicated his life to helping others recover from the seemingly hopeless illness of alcoholism, as it was shown to him.