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CROSSTALK PODCASTS — 139 episodes

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Addiction, Fame, Rock Bottom & Recovery | Powerful Sobriety Stories That Will Change You

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From Overdose & Jail to Sobriety at 21 | Alex’s Raw Recovery Story

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I Didn’t Know I Was Becoming an Addict… Until It Was Too Late | Manny

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After 40 Years Sober… The Reality of Addiction Is Not What You Think | Laurie D.

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He Knew It Wasn’t Good, But He Did It Anyway… And That’s What People Don’t Understand

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From ICU 25 Times to 1 Year Sober at 23 | Miya B.

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The Dark Truth About Recovery No One Talks About – My Relapse & Breakthrough Story | Blake E. Cohen

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This Is What Addiction Really Feels Like

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“I Lived With Two Alcoholics During COVID — This Is How I Stayed Sober”| Cory M.

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“I Prayed for My Dad to Die… Then He Actually Did.” | Sam Miller

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“My Dad Pulled a Gun on My Best Friend’s Father…” | Addiction & Recovery Story

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Eating Disorders, Urges & Recovery: The Truth No One Talks About

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“Food Was My Drug | Eating Disorder Recovery Story”| Emily T

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Breaking Generational Trauma: Parenting, Sobriety & Emotional Healing

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"My Dad Told Me Not to Come Home Unless I Got Sober"

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I Lost $1,000 to an Instagram Scam… and Got COVID the Same Week

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" How Faith & Mentorship Saved Me From a Life I Never Chose" | Powerful True Story

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From Compton Streets to Spiritual Freedom | Alex & Isaac

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From Trauma to Transformation: One Man’s Journey Through Addiction, Accountability, and Recovery| Mike PART 2

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From Trauma to Transformation: One Man’s Journey Through Addiction, Accountability, and Recovery| Mike

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Adaptive Survival: When "Disorders" Are Actually Coping Skills | Jeffrey B.

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Feeling vs. Fleeing: Reclaiming a Childhood Lost to Addiction | Jenna G.

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The Rock & Roll Philosopher: Wisdom from 57 Years of Sobriety & Stardom | Dion D. & Adam J. - Part 2

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A Sick Mind Can’t Cure a Sick Mind: Legendary Path to Recovery | Dion D. & Adam J. - Part 1

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White Light Experience: Hopeless to Hope in an Instant | Kiefer W.

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A Therapist's Raw Detox Story | Laura S. - Part 2

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A Therapist's Journey Through Childhood & Addiction | Laura S. - Part 1

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Is Your Therapist Listening? The Lost Art of Real Connection in Therapy | Dr. Katzman

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Marrying the WRONG Person & Finding the RIGHT Life | Wendy B.

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The Patient is the FAMILY: How Recovery Heals Everyone | Ken L.

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From SECRECY to SOBRIETY: Breaking the Stigma of Addiction | April G.

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Are You Tired of Your Own Story? | Richard & John

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Can A HIGH-FUNCTIONING Addict Truly Be SUCCESSFUL?

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How Do You Turn Grief Into a Beautiful Legacy? | Jesse M.

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How your Boss can save your Life? | Mike T.

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Is "Stopping" the Same as "Recovering"? | Faust R.

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Was I Hiding My Addiction in the Music? | Duran V.

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How Do You Lead a Treatment Center While Hiding an Addiction? | Doug T.

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Can a 21-Year-Old Find Lasting Sobriety? | Billy G.

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Is a Sober Life Better Than the Rock Star Dream? | Tanner S.

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What's the Link Between Diabetes and Drug Addiction? | Mark M.

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Homeless Felon to Prison Counselor: How Did He Turn His Life Around? | Louis E. - Part 2

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How Does a "White Picket Fence" Childhood Lead to Heroin? | Louis E. - Part 1

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How Do You Quiet the Voices of Insecurity? | Adam R.

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How Does a Loner from a "Perfect" Childhood Find Recovery? | Ben O.

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What Happens When Xanax and Alcohol Take Over Your Life? | Eddie W.

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How Does Grief Become a Gateway to Sobriety? | Teresa S.

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How Do You Hide an Addiction from Sober Parents?

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How you can Survive Homelessness, Addiction, and a year in Jail?

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How Alcohol Addiction Can Scatter Your Dreams | Shai I.

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Champion’s Battle with Addiction (I was escaping by Pool) | Carrie B.

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Chaotic Homeless Redemption Journey: Story of Addiction and Recovery | Peter E.

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Purim, Vodka & Divorce: When Orthodox Judaism Couldn't Save Me | Andrew S.

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From Stolen Childhood to Stolen Sobriety: Heidi’s 20-Year Addiction War | Heidi Z.

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One Too Many, a Thousand Never Enough: Confessions of a Recovered Addict | Ernie D.

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Addiction Was the Smallest Part of My Problem | Tonie D.

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Why I Tell My Patients: ‘Relapse Isn’t the End of the Story’ | Michael C.

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What I’d Tell My Younger Self About Alcohol | Griffin H.

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How I Overcame Alcohol, Cocaine & Painkillers | Michael’s Story

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How to Broke the Cycle of Addiction | Lucky’s Story

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How Jail, Rehab, and Recovery Gave Alison a Second Life | Ali V. – Part 2

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The Perfect recipe for Addiction: (Denial, Secrets, and loneliness) | Ali V.

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How a Single AA Meeting Turned Pain into Purpose | Jimmy R.

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Blindfolded by Alcoholism | John S.

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The Impact of Following a Recovery Routine | Christine D ( Part 2 ).

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Facing Trauma & Finding Yourself in Recovery | Christine D. (Part 1)

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How Suffering From Addiction Turned To Inspiration | Matt B.

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When Self Medication Fails in Addiction | Caitlin G.

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Addiction is a Disease, Not a Disgrace | Sherri & Marguerite

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When Addiction Starts with College Parties | Zac C.

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Why Sober Life Takes Effort | Matt W.

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How to Rebuild Life After Addiction & Trauma | Harold J.

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What Addiction Does to The Brain | Eric W.

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Addiction Does Not Define A Person | Sarah F.

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CEO of CARON Shares How to Escape Life Of Addiction | John D.

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Addiction Steals Years from Successful Attorney | Craig R.

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How to Take Responsibility of Your Addiction | Tamara E.

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Creating A Sober Life from Shame | Taylor B.

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How To Fix Your Life With Your Intuition | Lauren S.

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How to Get a Grip on Your Life from Alcoholism | Henry Jay

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How to Reclaim Life After Prison and Addiction |Josh

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Understanding GRIEF STIGMA and How to DEAL with it | Eric B.

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How Drug Addiction Can Blind You | Jeanette D.

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Coping With Losing A Child To Addiction | Rich Pagano

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Maintaining Motherhood While Fighting Alcoholism & Drugs | Millie T.

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A Father Lost, A Life Reclaimed | How 9/11 Led to a Path of Addiction and Healing

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Recovery & The Science of ADDICTION | Dr. Robb Kelly

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BREAKING FREE: One Woman's Battle with Alcohol and Anorexia

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THE COST OF PERFECTION | How Alcoholism Stole One Woman’s Identity

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FROM CRACK TO COUNSELING | A 28-Year Journey of Sobriety and Redemption

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HIV, Addiction, and Finding Joy | Alan Downs

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Breaking Free: Joey’s Journey Through Addiction, Recovery, and Hope

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From BLACKOUTS to BREAKTHROUGHS | 34 Years of ADDICTION Before RECOVERY

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LIVING A LIE | The RAW TRUTH About ALCOHOLISM and Finding SOBRIETY

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What is Narcissistic Abuse? | How to Reclaim Your Life

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OVERDOSES, COURTROOMS, and a Second Chance | TRAPPED in a CYCLE of DRUGS, LIES, and PAIN

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TRAPPED in TOXIC LOVE | From DESPERATION to LIBERATION, Breaking FREE from ADDICTION

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From ALCOHOL at 12 to COOKING CRACK at 44 | SHOPLIFTING, DRUGS, & A LIVING HELL

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From a 'PERFECT CHILD' to ADDERALL & ALCOHOL | The Hidden Struggles of an Overachiever

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Fortune 30 Leader Battles Crystal Meth | A Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Redemption

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Struggling with OXYCONTIN after LOSING A Mother | Grief & The Path to RECOVERY

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From WALL STREET to ROCK BOTTOM | Overcoming OPIATE Dependency and BUILDING a SOBER Community

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From HARVARD to HANDCUFFS | CONCUSSIONS, Alcohol ABUSE, & Finding SOBRIETY

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LOST in ADDICTION & LOVE | How HITTING BOTTOM Began A JOURNEY to REDEMPTION and HEALING

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From LIES to LIBERATION | Hurricane IDA, DECEPTION, DISASTER, and REDEMPTION

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SUICIDE, ADDICTION, and RECOVERY | How ADDICTION and PRISON Pushed to ROCK BOTTOM

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BMX Athlete to SEIZURES | How ADDICTION TOOK OVER | Finding PEACE through FELLOWSHIP

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From PARK AVENUE to PARK BENCH | How PRIVATE JETS & Working with LEGENDARY ROCKSTARS DERAILED

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ADOPTED & LOST | Battling ADDICTION, IDENTITY, SELF-HARM and REDEMPTION

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PRIVILEGED to PERIL | A Youngest Child's Journey Through Trauma, Drug Use, and Broken Relationships

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From CHAOS to Calm | How Sobriety and Routine Transformed PR Career and Opened New Doors

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UNVEILING TRAUMAS | from ENABLING PARENTS to OVERDOSING

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LOSING Father to ALCOHOLISM made 'WEED SEEM SAFER' | from Feeling UNWANTED to a LIFE Worth LIVING

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ADOPTED Father ARRESTED | GAMBLING, DRUGS & TRAUMA | Completed EDUCATION & Helping Others

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SEXUALLY ACTIVE in Youth, Struggling with GUILT & INFERTILITY | A POWER of Example in Recovery

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PISSED at GOD, SUICIDAL, and Feeling WORTHLESS | REDEFINING A Life with HONESTY and CONNECTION

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From Highs to Lows: A Journey of ADDICTION and REDEMPTION

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‘Discovery Journey’ | FEELING DIFFERENT, ADHD, REHAB, HOMELESS Shelter, & PEOPLE PLEASING

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KICKED OUT of School, CONVICTED FELON & Near DEATH | Now a SOBER Dad, Husband, Speaker & Author

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SUICIDAL, EATING DISORDER, & PAINTING over RED FLAGS | COMMUNICATION & HELPING Others Keep Her SOBER

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ADOPTED FUNCTIONING ALCOHOLIC FATHER | Discovers His INNER HERO & Turns His LIFE Around

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SHOPLIFTING, DRUGS, & A LIVING HELL | How a Mother ALMOST LOST IT ALL before getting SOBER

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Geographics Galore | from 'CHOOSING to be HOMELESS' to A THERAPIST Blazing a Trail

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CRAZY DRUG BINGES, ASSAULT CHARGES, & REBUILDING MY LIFE | OVERCOMING Addiction and Finding SOBRIETY

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50th SOBER ANNIVERSARY! From Early STUTTERING and NOT FITTING IN, to Legendary Recovery INSPIRATION!

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DUI, RELAPSE, and CANCER | A Father’s Journey from DESPAIR to RECOVERY and REDEMPTION

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‘COMING OUT’ | Revealing his BIGGEST SECRET after A LIFETIME of HIDING in ADDICTION

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From CRIMINAL DEFENDANT to Real FREEDOM | how CRIME PAID

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SELF-CENTERED Fear and “Flipping the Script” with SERVICE

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HEARING VOICES, NOT Trusting Therapy and OVERCOMING Internal PRISON

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REVEALING the Terror of Being a Human Being with a Most UNUSUAL Recovery Story

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OVERDOSED and REVIVED with 7 Narcan Shots - Coming BACK from Death’s Door to Recovery

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CROSSTALK's NEW CO-HOST | Addiction & how the Kitchen Sank

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A NEW DAD Battling Addiction & Finding a NEW “HIGH”

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Lillo Brancato REVEALS Untold PRISON Stories in an intimate Conversation

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From CHRONIC Relapses with SEX & DRUGS to Stand Up Comedy in Recovery

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ADOPTED at Birth & Sober at 18 | how AA PISSED in his drink

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ADOPTED, Disconnected & Lonely - Drinking STOPPED Working - CONNECTION WORKED BETTER

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ADOPTED, RITALIN at 14 & Near LIFE ENDING experience - Sober Today