Episode 4: Justin Wenzel

Episode 4 of the CRASH Podcast features Justin Wenzel — a former automotive executive who built a life around performance, partying, and control until everything underneath it started collapsing.CRASH = Control. Ruin. Awakening. Surrender. Healing.From the outside, Justin looked successful: luxury cars, leadership roles, fitness transformations, music, nightlife, and money. Behind the scenes, it was alcohol, pills, cocaine, nitrous, depression, codependency, and years of trying to outrun himself while still functioning at a high level.In this episode, Justin opens up about growing up in Michigan, navigating addiction in the automotive industry, doctor shopping during the opioid era, getting sober through the court system, surviving suicide attempts, and ultimately walking away from the life he thought he wanted in order to build one that actually gave him peace.This conversation goes deep into identity, ego, environment, brotherhood, recovery, and the reality that healing is more than just quitting substances. It’s about rebuilding your entire life from the inside out.If you’ve ever felt trapped between who you are and who you know you could become, this episode will hit home.