EP 216: Mike's Story

In this episode of Unashamed, Unafraid, Mason and Sam welcome Mike Farr, a rock photographer, Spartan racer, husband to Jenny, and father to Wesley. Mike shares how his father leaving early, conflict with a stepfather, and feeling unlovable fueled a “character” that chased acceptance through music, drugs, escalating sexual behavior, and crime. He describes immersion in the late ’60s–’80s music scene, cocaine dealing, and eventual heroin addiction, repeated arrests, rehab attempts, and a Salvation Army program that helped him rebuild sobriety and career. After a six-year relapse, an overdose coma, and another arrest, he surrendered, returned to meetings, and found sustained recovery and service, including coaching sobriety on the Vans Warped Tour, framing God as his Father and a source of healing.Make a donation and become an Outsider!Follow us on social media! Instagram, Facebook & TikTokSubscribe to our YouTubeCheck out our recommended resourcesWant to rep the message? Shop our MERCH!  For more inspiration, read our blogDo you have a story you are willing to share? Send us an email! [email protected]:43 Recovery Check In02:34 Introducing Mike Farr04:03 How We Met05:23 Childhood Wounds07:49 Music And Drugs12:08 Sex Addiction Escalates15:54 God And Fatherhood19:40 Tahoe Marriage Fallout20:19 Stevie Ray Vaughan Wakeup21:52 Wicked Wanda22:34 Heroin Hooked and Sick24:07 Intervention and Jail26:00 Rehab Fail and Rick28:02 Tank Talk and Release Mistake30:33 Salvation Army Turnaround32:35 Relapse33:45 Overdose and Two Week Coma37:23 Surrender39:30 God's Tender Mercy43:06 Service Life and Father God45:14 Closing Song