My wife Debbie talks about her side of recovery after I got home from rehab. She immediately started seeing a therapist “Noel Nu” weekly and went to nar anon meetings. After sharing at these meetings she felt a comfort that she was not alone.

In my early recovery my character defects were still strong. She had to navigate around my selfish actions to work on herself and help the children. She said she had to be both parent’s emotionally and physically while giving me space which was not an easy decision for her.

Debbie talks about making a “choice” getting through the good and bad times together as a family and learning about the disease of addiction at the same time.  She said that being in recovery together has brought more compassion, love and trust in our relationship and family.

Thank you babe for always being there for the kids and myself, I LOVE YOU!! BAMN

My recovery brother Jeremy shares his amazing journey through the depths of addiction to sobriety. With over 6 years sober he speaks about starting to use alcohol and weed at the young age of 12 years old.

Jeremy identified himself as an athlete playing multiple sports in high school. While playing varsity sports his drug use broadened to other substances. He decided to stay in his hometown and didn’t pursue college football.

His addiction grew heavily over the course of 10 years. With multiple relapses and hospital stints nothing was working in his favor to get sober. He shares this amazing God moment which turned his life around and got him down to southern Florida.

Jeremy started Recovery Through Repetition, which is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to connect those in the recovery community through a shared passion for fitness. BAMN RTR

My best friend Jared “Flash” Gordon drops in for his second episode. Jared speaks about how fighting in the UFC is his passion and love. He breaks down what it’s like fighting in front of huge crowds and what his mindset is in the octagon.

Jared shares a powerful story where he almost relapsed but had a God moment that led him to stay sober. I ask him about if he has neutrality with being around substances and he talks about a friend in Queens who he was passed out with a needle in his arm and bags of dope all around him.

Jared has always been there for me since day 1 in our friendship. He’s someone who I genuinely look up to regarding his recovery path and how he stays sober while always helping others who are struggling in active addiction or in recovery. BAMN

Mark Astor-DAA Drug And Alcohol Attorneys
Mark has a boutique law firm specializing in
helping families and individuals in crisis
because of substance use and mental
health disorders.

Mark talks about how he uses the Marchment
Act to assist families in getting there loved
ones the necessary help for substance
abuse and mental health.
We also speak in length how the Baker Act
is rigged and I share my horrific experience
in a psych ward. BAMN

My recovery brother Scott Russell who has 6.5 years sober drops some serious knowledge about addiction, recovery, spirituality, meditation and fitness training. Scott shares about having a “profound sense of relief” the first time he had a drink at the young age of 15.

Scott eventually got sober down her in Soflo. He channeled his artistic passion and started From The Grave custom apparel. This lead to From The Grave podcast which has over 100 episodes. FTG is “real + raw material of life with a spiritual undertone.” I highly recommend checking the podcast out!

Scott has helped me tremendously in my recovery journey in the short time we have become friends. Putting me on to different authors or introducing me to solid ppl and organizations in the recovery community. FTG BAMN GANG

My kids Camille & Quinn open up about what their lives were like having a father in active addiction, dealing with me going to rehab, and finally getting into recovery.

We have had many different conversations over the years but none like this! Their raw and emotional account of what their experiences were give a small glimpse into how addiction is truly a family disease. To hear in depth how my addiction affected and changed their lives is humbling.

I’m so proud of the humans that they have become. I am in constant awe of their resilience, compassion and empathy. Some might say I’m ‘lucky’, but I believe it always start with ‘self’. Staying clean another day has given me my family back, and for that I’m eternally grateful. BAMN

My good friend Greg shares this insane story about what happens when you use copious amounts of drugs for days and make horrific decisions. Greg shares that he didn’t care about his own life at the time so why would he care about another life. I’m glad everyone made it out alive and Greg can share this story and is clean today. BAMN

My good friend Greg who has over 7 years clean used for over 35 yrs shares his story. Growing up he always felt a little different, never felt a part of and wasn’t comfortable in his own skin.

After he smoked his first joint he was off and running in his addiction, always chasing that first high. After being arrested by several task forces he was institutionalized and served several years in prison.

He shares about a “God” moment where he was simply asked by a store clerk how he was doing. That flipped a switch where he decided to start to participate in meetings and open up to other people in recovery. He speaks about his daily routine to stay clean one day at a time. BAMN