Get Real

🔄 From addiction to awakening: one man's raw journey of transformation 🔄 Ever wondered what true rock bottom looks like? Wade Houston's story will shake you to your core. From oxycott overdoses to spiritual rebirth, his path proves there's ALWAYS more for you in this life. "I used to think smoking weed and getting f*cked up was fun. Today I know what's really fun - going...

🧠 Elevate your mindset: From anxiety to high-performance! 💪 Ever wondered what it takes to build an unwavering mindset? Harry shares his journey from panic attacks at 15 to becoming the disciplined force he is today! "No one's born with a special mindset. It's about taking adversity and turning it into your superpower."  Key takeaways: • Turning anxiety into positive momentum...

We Get Real on the Rim to Rim to Rim experience and the lessons that it taught Meg and I in the peaks and valleys and what that did for our mindset and mental growth.

This week we Get Real on: •Men’s Mental Health •Strong men need help too •Physical Health and Spiritual Health’s direct link to Mental Health  •Relationships with friends, family, partners  •Mental Health in certain professional industries  •Good & bad sides of social media  •Discipline & consistency contributing to staying mentally fit and healthy  •How less or no alcohol can positively i...

All new episode of Get Real with Sam Smith as he Gets Real on being sober curious, fitness, creating confidence, mindset flips, finding motivation at the bottom, and the pursuit of building the best version of oneself.

Chi comes to Get Real on being sober curious, invested in the longevity of the controllable factors of her health, and the stigma around the decision to not drink. She opens up on preventive health measures, how dry January turned into being permanently alcohol free, and the social “norms” that surround a decision like this.

Come Get Real with us as we dive into Steve’s story of first seeking help at 16 and getting sober at 18 years old! We speak on his work in recovery at Release, his journey with marathon running and fundraising and how he believes it is synced with his own recovery, his success today in his relationship, family, and community, and advice he would give to anyone out there struggling.  This week we c...

Evan comes to Get Real on his platform Double Zero Social Club that promotes nonalcoholic events that he puts on like his new series Sober Supper Club as well as promoting and raising awareness around others events. He also provides helpful tips for situations that are commonly difficult for people in recovery like holidays, party’s, building community, and navigating all life’s activities sober.

Ashley comes to Get Real on sobriety, eating disorders, the restaurant industry, identity, PMDD, exercise, relapse, recovery, support systems, community, & more!  Ashley is a renowned chef in New York City and speaks on addiction within the restaurant industry and her personal struggle leading up to drinking at least a bottle of vodka throughout her work day. She was experiencing several painf...

Tom comes to Get Real on the difference between “Recovered” and being “in Recovery”.  Tom runs a recovery program called Came to Believe Recovery where he goes back to the basics of the big book. He does retreats that participants come and do all twelve steps in only a few days.  He covers the controversy behind alcoholics identifying as “recovered” and where the language difference stems from. To...

Serena comes to Get Real on her journey with Mental Health.  She speaks on her old ways of excessive drinking and how it was not leading her down the path of success as she wished. After deciding that drinking no longer served her, she saw drastic positive changes in herself.  She speaks on her networking in the community and how that helped her feel not alone in the process. Serena also opens up...

Sam comes to Get Real on a different perspective of mental health.  Sam shares what it is like to be in a family affected by an Eating Disorder, generational depression, and the measures to take to try to break the cycle.   She covers growing up in a community affected by multiple student su*cides and reveals her journey dealing with Anxiety & Depression herself.  She opens up on the role she...

Andy comes to Get Real on his experience getting sober at 22, growing up with chronic migraines, experiencing anxiety from a young age, and how his addiction first festered from alcohol to “party drugs” & beyond.  He speaks on how he finally got to a point where he knew he had to change, but didn’t know where to begin. Upon getting sober he got involved with The Phoenix which is a Sober active...

Chelsea comes to Get Real on what it’s like to be a Life & Self-Worth Coach.  She speaks on how she got started in the industry and a glimpse into how she helps her clients.  Chelsea lives and breathes self healing and is a big believer that all internal issues lead back to the relationship you have and maintain with yourself.  She gives away ways to grow and deepen your relationship with your...

Matt comes to Get Real on his journey with his mental health.  He shares on his experience finding out his father raising him was not his biological father at age 13.  This caused him self identity issues and a lack of trust in everyone around him.  From there on out, he struggled with his mental health and constantly tried to push away his pain.  Matt joined the military in an attempt to out run...

Mario comes to Get Real on his own journey to addiction, the trials and tribulations he faced while active, getting sober, building community, and going back to help the next person struggling.   He opens up on a pivotal part of his journey which was an overdose that left him in a two week coma and what he remembers from that time.   He speaks on growing a positive community and network in sobriet...

Jay comes to Get Real on how he has built the foundation of his mental health, fitness, finances, and family.  He believes that Men’s Mental health heavily relies on finding passion and purpose. He opens up on his late brother who he watched struggle with his mental health. Right now in America, men take their own lives 4 times the amount as women. We open up the floor and dove head first into a t...

Jillian comes to Get Real on sobriety, eating disorders, relationships with men, & relationship with self. She shares on her tumultuous journey from starting binge drinking very young, trying to get sober numerous times, and how she finally did it!  She opens up on the darkness & isolation of relapse and how family, in particular her mother, never gave up on her.   Jillian didn’t give up o...

Todd, Fisher, and I Get Real on how religion or spirituality helps many with their mental health, entrepreneurship, and how staying true to yourself helps you gain confidence and not rely on exterior validation.  They share on how male friendships in their lives act as a brotherhood to uplift one another and hold each other accountable in faith, business, and everything in between. Come Get Real w...

The Get Real Show’s host, Maddie Brady Gets Real in a first ever solo podcast.  She answers commonly asked questions written in by weekly listeners, friends, and family.  She answers an array of questions ranging from “what’s your favorite mocktail?” to exploring the depths of her sobriety journey thus far.  She covers eating disorders, body image, nonalcoholic life, and more!  Come Get Real with...

Meg comes to Get Real on her experience in active addiction, why she decided to get sober, how she did it with one week to college graduation, how she survived her early days in grad school, and where she is today. She speaks on her relationships over the years and how they were affected and immediately bettered once she began her recovery journey. Meg met her fiancé doing sober outdoor activities...

Grant comes to Get Real on what his experience is like volunteering for The Phoenix, a sober, active community. The Phoenix has served over 300,000 people nationwide and is on track accomplish its goal of servicing 1 million. Grant speaks on his how this helps his recovery but he also has to be careful as sometimes it feels that he leaves nothing in his cup for himself. He then goes into detail on...

Stephanie comes to Get Real discussing Co-Occurring Disorders and how early education can help save lives.  Stephanie opens up about her son, Harris’ accidental overdose and how he struggled with his mental health for several years prior to his death. She believes that there were many areas that were insufficient and lacking in the mental health system that failed her son and that there is plenty...

Rachel comes to Get Real on her being caught in a negative cycle, getting sober, and the countless miles she has walked in NYC’s Central Park and how that has helped her recovery. Rachel speaks on becoming healthy in all areas from quitting drinking and getting sober to exercising and nourishing her body correctly.  She also has seen a shift in her self talk. She tells how she went from the girl w...