The Truth About Addiction

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• How To Cultivate Certainty Beyond Logic with Lindsay Marie 20.05.2026 1t 6min

  Send us Fan Mail Control can look like ambition, discipline, even “spiritual growth” until you notice the cost: anxiety, exhaustion, and that quiet fear that you are only lovable if you earn it. I sit down with Lindsay Marie for a deep, honest conversation about what she calls certainty beyond logic, the kind that doesn’t promise a specific outcome, but does promise you’ll be okay no matter what. That shift is simple to say and incredibly challenging to embody, especially when business, relat...
• Rewire Your Life with Erica Spiegelman 06.05.2026 48min

  Send us Fan Mail The fastest way to stay stuck is to keep betraying what you already know is true about you. We start with a real-life twist of timing that brought us together, then move into the deeper question underneath so many addiction and mental health struggles: what happens to your nervous system and your self-trust when you ignore your own inner signals for years? Our guest, Erica Spiegelman, author of Rewired and creator of the Rewired Method, shares how her path moved through trad...
• Healing Beyond The Prescription with Dr. Christine Manukyan 29.04.2026 48min

  Send us Fan Mail One man in his 40s walks out of the hospital with more than 20 prescriptions and we can’t stop thinking about what that says about modern healthcare. We sit down with Dr. Christine, a former hospital pharmacist who made a radical career pivot from dispensing meds to practicing holistic healing, functional medicine, and nervous system work. Together, we unpack the moment an identity breaks, the fear that follows, and the freedom that comes when you finally admit, “This isn’t w...
• What if we have an ADDICTION To Our Mind? with Michael Bryan 23.04.2026 55min

  Send us Fan Mail Your mind can talk you into anything, including the next hit, the next drink, the next text you know you shouldn’t send, or the next spiral that feels like “truth” while it’s wrecking your peace. We sit down with Michael for a first-time, no-script conversation that goes straight to the root: addiction is often an attachment to the mind’s narrative, and freedom starts when you can watch the story instead of becoming it. Along the way we connect the dots between trauma, shame,...
• From Shame To Storytelling Through Faith with Romi Marie 15.04.2026 1t

  Send us Fan Mail She wrote the book, deleted the files, and almost erased her own voice. Then she found the draft again and decided to publish it anyway, one raw chapter at a time. We sit down with returning guest Romy Marie, identity coach and the writer behind Breathe Mija, to talk about what it really takes to tell the truth when your story includes addiction, shame, sexual survival, and a lifelong search to be loved. Romy opens up about stepping off social media, rebuilding after a marri...
• Your Relapse Is A Nervous System Story with Lisa Arrigo 08.04.2026 1t 20min

  Send us Fan Mail Your relapse story might not be about “lack of willingness” at all. It might be your nervous system doing its job the only way it learned how: pushing you toward anything that creates a fast hit of safety. I’m joined by Lisa Arrigo, a New York licensed clinical social worker, psychotherapist, trauma specialist, and recovering addict, for a candid conversation about what changes when we stop treating addiction like a moral problem and start treating it like a trauma-informed, ...
• How Long-Term Sobriety Becomes Inner Child Healing with Darren Prince 31.03.2026 55min

  Send us Fan Mail Your life can look successful on paper and still feel like you’re circling the drain inside. That’s where this conversation goes, fast. We sit down with Darren Prince, one of the most well-known sports and celebrity agents, to talk about what recovery actually looks like after years of sobriety when the old script stops working and the real work begins. We get into authenticity as the highest frequency, and why long-term addiction recovery can’t stay stuck at the surface. Da...
• From Grammys To Growth: Healing The Hustle Without Losing Your Soul with Ricky Rebel 24.03.2026 40min

  Send us Fan Mail What if the real secret to success isn’t hustle, hacks, or going viral—but your inner steadiness when the noise gets loud? We sit down with recording artist and producer Ricky Rebel to unpack why consistency is a spiritual practice, how fear and comparison derail it, and the tools that bring you back to yourself when ambition heats up. From a blue hue that became brand, book, and talisman to red-carpet choices that sparked both applause and backlash, we track the journey from...
• When The World Feels Overwhelming, Let Purpose Lead You! 16.03.2026 17min

  Send us Fan Mail A stadium roared, the beat dropped, and something else happened beneath the lights: hope cut through the noise. Watching the Super Bowl halftime show through a dancer’s eye, we talk about what it means to see someone rise from a cashier job to the world’s biggest stage, and how that arc of grit, culture, and pride can reset our sense of what’s possible. The performance wasn’t just entertainment; it was a reminder that creativity, inclusion, and shared joy still carry power, e...
• Honor The Call: Building Healing Beyond The Body with Dr. Sam 09.03.2026 25min

  Send us Fan Mail A key opens more than a door when the mission behind it is bigger than a workout. We share how StrongHarte Fitness returns—not as another studio—but as a sanctuary built to fuse movement science, nervous system regulation, and identity-level healing under one roof. The journey winds from escaping a broken insurance model to building a cash-based practice, surviving a pandemic pivot, and carrying the weight and wisdom of grief after losing a sister to overdose. That pain sharp...
• Friendship, Boundaries, And The Art Of Not Self-Abandoning with Ricki Rebel 03.03.2026 50min

  Send us Fan Mail Ever wonder why some friendships survive fire while others burn out fast? We dig into the real mechanics of durable connection: why respect—not chemistry—keeps relationships from collapsing after conflict, and how to stop confusing intensity with intimacy. As artists and builders, we talk candidly about drawing clean lines between business, friendship, and sex, and why fewer, stronger ties can be a sign of healing rather than isolation. We also share a living experiment: lau...
• How Vulnerability Created My Career, My Marriage, And My Mission with Dr. Sam 11.02.2026 44min

  Send us Fan Mail What if the thing you’re most afraid to admit is the key to your freedom? We trace a raw, unguarded journey from chasing fame to facing addiction, from an overdose to a doctoral degree, from a collapsing marriage to a rebuilt life anchored in self-trust. The turning point isn’t a single breakthrough; it’s a practice—reframing the 12 steps through a trauma-informed lens, learning to forgive yourself, and building a regulated nervous system that can hold truth without running. ...
• From Adoption And Adversity To Patient-Centered Care with Dr. Stefano Sinicropi 09.02.2026 1t 1min

  Send us Fan Mail What if the moment you’re trying to avoid is the doorway you need? We sit down with Dr. Stefano, a board-certified spine surgeon and healthcare innovator, who opens up about adoption, racism, and the alter ego he used to survive. He traces how secrecy around identity grew into shame, then shows how sitting with pain—rather than outrunning it—became the turning point for a career and a life built on integrity. Across this conversation, we connect personal transformation to pr...
• From Police Sergeant To Soulful Coach: What Love Demands In Hard Moments with Michael Graham 28.01.2026 1t 37min

  Send us Fan Mail What if addiction isn’t about the substance, but the pain it numbs—and the patterns we learned to survive? We sit down with Michael Graham—retired police sergeant, former SWAT sniper, actor, and transformational coach—to explore how identity, faith, and disciplined love can transform the hardest moments. From early career missteps and a costly lie to a full-throttle return to integrity, Michael shows how separating who you are from what you did opens the door to repair, recov...
• Friendship Red Flags: Training The Nervous System to Choose Calm Over Chaos with Dr. Sam 21.01.2026 16min

  Send us Fan Mail Ever notice how chaos can feel weirdly like home? I open up about seventeen years of sobriety and the unexpected truth beneath it: I wasn’t just addicted to substances—I was addicted to safety. That craving started in childhood, where asking a simple question risked love and silence bought me proximity. Those early lessons built a blueprint for codependency that followed me into adulthood, where intensity masqueraded as intimacy and breadcrumbs passed for connection. I break...
• Building A Spiritual Vessel That Can Hold Your Success with Dr. Samantha Harte 08.01.2026 19min

  Send us Fan Mail What if the problem isn’t your goals, but the vessel meant to hold them? We dive into the gap between outer success and inner steadiness, tracing a path from relentless hustling to embodied healing. A live event about Internal Family Systems and a chance encounter with David Guillaume became a turning point, reinforcing a hard-won truth: real change starts at the center—spirit, heart, and mindset—not at the edges of achievement. I share what years in clinical practice quietl...
• Momentum Over More: How To Trust What You Know with Dr. Sam 06.01.2026 20min

  Send us Fan Mail What if the next level isn’t another course but the courage to use what you already know? I’m sharing a raw New Year reflection on choosing momentum over accumulation—how a year defined by adventure and guided by discernment exposed my money patterns in grief, and why implementation is my north star for 2026. This is a story about sobriety beyond substances, the spiritual whack-a-mole that follows healing, and the quiet strength it takes to sit with fear instead of outsourcin...
• From Rock Bottom To Spiritual Billionaire with Dr. Samantha Harte 22.12.2025 18min

  Send us Fan Mail What if the real bottom isn’t the dramatic crash, but the moment you realize the polished life isn’t working and the noise inside won’t stop? Dr. Samantha Harte takes us through a raw, fast-moving story that starts with chasing the spotlight, detours through addiction and perfectionism, and lands on a deeper kind of success: becoming a spiritual billionaire before you build financial wealth. We walk through the decisions that changed everything—dropping out to pursue perform...
• How to Quiet The Shame And Reignite Your Creativity with Dr. Sam 18.12.2025 34min

  Send us Fan Mail What if the end of everything is the beginning of anything? This keynote takes you from a risky leap into the spotlight, through the spiral of addiction and the false safety of perfectionism, to an honest, intuition-led recovery that rebuilt purpose from the inside out. I share how dropping out to chase performance dreams collided with numbing habits, how academic success couldn’t protect a hurting heart, and why sobriety without self-forgiveness still leaves the soul starvin...
• Mary Bonnet On Spiritual Grounding After Reality TV Turmoil with Selling Sunset's Mary Bonnet 16.12.2025 39min

  Send us Fan Mail The headlines never tell the whole story. Mary Bonnet sits down with us to strip away the gloss of a blockbuster reality show and talk about what really sustains a person when the edit stings, the comments pile up, and the pressure won’t let go. We open with a funny story about how we met--an embarrassing fan girl moment on a West Hollywood sidewalk, then quickly move into the practices that keep her grounded: cutting way back on alcohol after an honest self-audit, delegating...