CRASH Podcast

CRASH: Choosing Recovery And Surrendering Honestly. How many rock bottoms does it take before you're finally ready to surrender? Ryan Patrick shares the story behind Rock Bottom With Ryan Podcast and the years of addiction that nearly cost him everything. From alcohol-fueled injuries and cocaine, to hospital stays, withdrawal seizures, and believing he could control his drinking "just one more tim...

Episode 10: Kenny Pippenger CRASH: Choosing Recovery After Surviving Hell. Some stories aren't about one bad decision. They're about hundreds of them... until one good decision changes everything. In this episode, I reconnect with an old friend from one of the darkest chapters of my life. Kenny Pippenger and I share the ugly reality of addiction, bodybuilding, steroids, cocaine, homelessness, losi...

Episode 9 – How Am I Sober? One man's battle with addiction. One decision that changed everything. CRASH: Choice • Responsibility • AI • Strength • Hope In Episode 9 of the CRASH Podcast, I sit down with the creator behind @howamisober , who is just days away from reaching six months sober after more than 20 years of opioid addiction . This isn't a recovery story told from decades down the road. I...

Episode 8 – SoberFit_Girl (Jill) From homelessness, jail cells, stolen mouthwash, and sleeping in airports just to survive, Jill's story is proof that recovery isn't about perfection—it's about deciding you're worth saving. CRASH: Choose • Responsibility • Action • Strength • Hope In this episode of CRASH, Jill (@soberfitgirl) shares her journey from active addiction to seven years sober, the mome...

Episode 7: Cody Jefferson — What's Got to Die in You? Some conversations hit different. This was one of them. In Episode 7 of the CRASH Podcast, I sit down with Cody Jefferson to talk about loss, purpose, faith, fatherhood, identity, and the moments that force us to become who we're meant to be. Cody shares his journey from ministry, divorce, grief, burnout, and unimaginable tragedy to building a...

summary In this episode, Teddy Roman shares his inspiring journey from addiction to sobriety, highlighting the importance of self-awareness, the role of childhood trauma, and practical steps for overcoming substance abuse. Discover how understanding the roots of addiction can empower lasting change. In this heartfelt conversation, Teddy Roman shares his journey from rock bottom to recovery, emphas...

Episode 5 – CRASH = Crushing Realization It’s About Self-Healing In Episode 5 of the CRASH Podcast, Bjorn sits down with Nick Heitmann — a sober dad, content creator, and man who fought his way back from addiction, chaos, jail time, broken trust, and nearly losing everything that mattered most. Nick opens up about growing up around alcohol-fueled family culture, chasing validation, the destruction...

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...

CRASH — Choosing Recovery After Self-Hatred Episode 3 of the CRASH Podcast is with my guy Angel Sanchez / Beard Gang Motivation — and this one gets raw. Angel shares the full story of growing up feeling different, losing both parents young, falling deep into alcohol and meth addiction, homelessness, survival on the streets of Las Vegas, and the long road that finally led him into recovery. We talk...

Cars and Recovery, Alex's Story of being Human This one starts off like it always does—just talking shit and catching up. Then it gets real. Alex walks through how it started for him… getting high young, finding that first moment where everything finally felt quiet, and chasing that feeling all the way into heroin. We get into the progression: how fast it escalates, the decisions that don’t make s...

Episode 1 of the CRASH Podcast. I sat down with my brother and we just talked... Where things started, how far they went, and what it took to turn things around. Addiction, late nights, bad decisions, and the reality of rebuilding after things fall apart. This one lands on: CRASH — Chemicals, Restaurants, After Midnight, Stupid Decisions, Hangovers It’s not perfect. It’s raw. But it’s real. This i...