Got a Light?

In this episode of Got a Light?, Rich sits down with Bryce, who is nearly one year sober after a devastating addiction to nitrous oxide, also known as whippets. Bryce shares how boredom, pain, and easy access led him into a habit that quickly took over his life. What started as a way to numb physical pain eventually cost him money, relationships, freedom, and nearly his ability to walk. After expe...

In this powerful episode of Got a Light?, Rich sits down with Nick, a 36-year-old father of five who has been sober for over six and a half years. Nick shares a raw and honest account of addiction, homelessness, incarceration, abandonment, trauma, and ultimately redemption. At his lowest point, Nick was homeless, estranged from his family, separated from his children for nearly a decade, and convi...

In this powerful episode of Got a Light?, Rich sits down with Quintin, a Marine Corps veteran whose battle with cocaine addiction began after leaving the military and losing the identity, structure, and brotherhood that had shaped his life. Quintin opens up about the darkness of addiction: using cocaine nearly every day, going days without sleep or food, losing weight, borrowing money, damaging re...

Rich sits down with his friend Dan, a college football coach who shares the story of how alcohol slowly became part of his identity, ultimately leading him to a devastating rock-bottom moment that nearly cost him everything. What began as social drinking turned into a lifestyle built on false confidence, hidden anxiety, and destructive decisions. After a traumatic personal failure forced him to co...

In this powerful episode of Got a Light?, Rich sits down with Bryan to talk about alcoholism, shame, suicidal thoughts, recovery, faith, family, and redemption. Bryan shares the reality of reaching a place where he no longer wanted to drink but could not stop. He opens up about the insanity of addiction, hiding bottles, trying to manage his drinking, going through withdrawals, and the crushing sha...

In this powerful episode of Got a Light, Rich sits down with his longtime friend Tyler for a raw conversation about addiction, relapse, recovery, and rebuilding a life from the ground up. Tyler opens up about growing up as the life of the party, how alcohol and cocaine slowly took control, and the moments when partying turned into lost jobs, DUIs, broken trust, isolation, and deep shame. He shares...

In this episode I sit down with Adam to talk about addiction, childhood trauma, faith, recovery, and rebuilding a life from the ground up. Adam shares his journey from growing up around addiction, falling into heroin, meth, and pills at a young age, facing prison time, and ultimately finding sobriety through faith, accountability, the Good News Rescue Mission, and community. This conversation is a...