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Send us Fan Mail On day 73 of sobriety, Jason Coombs was standing outside a hardware store in Salt Lake City wearing an apron and grilling bratwursts for minimum wage. He was trying not to be seen. The shame was loud. Then one conversation flipped the script and launched a new life built on purpose, service, and usefulness. In this episode, Jason shares the exact moment he stopped treating sobriet...

Send us Fan Mail 📢 We’re re-releasing our second most downloaded episode of the year — and for good reason. Why don’t our loved ones listen — even when we know they’re hurting? In this powerful solo episode, Jason Coombs, host of The Get Unhooked Podcast, reveals the surprising truth: 👉 It’s not about the right words — it’s about the right connection. With raw stories, faith-driven insights, and...

Send us Fan Mail When Bree Crabtree’s husband, Jeff, got sober, she thought their marriage might finally be okay. But behind closed doors, she was planning to leave him. What happened next turned both their lives — and recovery journeys — upside down. In this unforgettable conversation, Jeff and Bree open up about the messy, nonlinear path of healing, the identity crisis families face after addict...

Send us Fan Mail “Want to Start the New Year with Purpose? It Begins with How You Finish This One” As the year winds down, it’s easy to focus on what didn’t get done. But what if you could finish with peace — and start the new year with purpose? In this episode of the Get Unhooked Podcast, Jason Coombs shares a powerful, faith-fueled reflection and goal-setting process to help you get honest witho...

Send us Fan Mail The Moment Jason Finally Believed He Could Recover—And What Got Him There What does it take to believe in a future you can’t see? In this heartfelt episode, Jason Coombs shares the exact moment something shifted inside him—when someone else’s belief lit a spark that he couldn’t find on his own. Pulled straight from Chapter 11 of his book Unhooked, Jason recounts a powerful story o...

Send us Fan Mail What if the best way to love them... is to let them fall? You’ve begged. You’ve prayed. You’ve bailed them out—again. And still, they won’t change.  But what if you’ve been fighting the wrong battle? In this unforgettable episode, Jason shares the moment that finally shattered his resistance during his fifth treatment attempt—and it wasn’t because someone “fixed” him. It was becau...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 33: Drink Like a Gentleman? Understanding Relapse and Emotional Sobriety Relapse doesn’t always begin with a needle or a pill—it often starts with a lie. In this raw and revealing episode, Jason Coombs shares the gripping story behind his most devastating relapse, just days after graduating drug court. What should have been a victory lap became the gateway to a nine-month...

Send us Fan Mail In this solo episode, Jason unpacks one of the most transformative frameworks for families who love someone struggling with addiction—and feel like nothing they’ve tried is working. If you’ve ever said “Why don’t they just stop?” or found yourself rescuing your loved one (again) despite your best intentions, this episode is for you. Jason walks you through: What’s really happening...

Send us Fan Mail In this raw and deeply personal episode, Jason Coombs shares the sacred moment that changed the trajectory of his life—from self-destruction in active addiction to becoming a man with purpose. Through the emotional lens of his son Nathan’s birth, Jason unpacks the concept of “the gift of volition”—that pivotal shift when internal motivation finally replaces external pressure. Whet...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Episode 30: Silencing the Inner Critic – Understanding the Addict Voice In this deeply personal and eye-opening episode, Jason Coombs reflects on the one-year anniversary of his father’s passing—and what emerges is a raw, real conversation about one of addiction’s most cunning enemies: the inner critic, or what Jason calls the “addict voice.” Families often wonder: Why can’t th...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 29 – When Loving Them Means Letting Them Fall Jason on why boundaries aren’t rejection—they’re redemption. What if the most loving thing you can do… is let go? In this episode, Jason Coombs unpacks one of the hardest lessons in family recovery: sometimes love means stepping back and allowing natural consequences to run their course. Sharing his own story of homelessness, a...

Send us Fan Mail When addiction takes control, it doesn’t just destroy the person using — it pulls everyone around them into the chaos. In this powerful episode, Jason Coombs explains the spiral — that heartbreaking stage when addiction hijacks logic, love, and trust — and shows families how to stop getting dragged down with it. If you’ve ever felt torn between helping and enabling, this episode w...

Send us Fan Mail The Essential Ingredient — Why Consequences Are the Most Loving Thing You Can Do Description: What if the most loving thing you could do for your addicted loved one… is let them feel pain? In this powerful episode, Jason Coombs opens Chapter 4 of The Brick House Way and pulls no punches: without consequences, there is no change. Families often believe love means rescuing, softenin...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 26: "The 4 Questions That Can Unhook You from Obsession" If your loved one’s addiction has taken over your thoughts, your sleep, and your sanity — this episode is for you. Learn the four simple questions that can free you from mental obsession and restore your peace.   Listen to Episode 26 of Get Unhooked now, wherever you get your podcasts. PODCAST DESCRIPTION I...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 25: Why They Won’t Listen (And How to Fix It) “People don’t recover in programs—they recover in relationships.” You can’t help someone who doesn’t feel safe with you. In this episode, Jason Coombs reveals the real reason your loved one may resist change—even when the consequences are obvious. Spoiler: It’s not about logic, advice, or control. It’s about what the relationsh...

Send us Fan Mail Register for Warrior Heart Bootcamp // Use Code UNHOOKED100 for $100 off! 🎙 Episode 24 — Why They Keep Slipping: The One Truth Families Miss About Relapse You watched them take the first step.  You hoped this time would be different.  Then out of nowhere… they slipped again.  Why? In this eye-opening episode of the Get Unhooked Podcast , Jason Coombs unpacks the most overlooked tr...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 23: Hyper Sensitive? The Secret to Reframe Emotional Vulnerability to Heal From Addiction What if the trait you’ve spent years hiding could actually be your greatest strength? In this episode of the Get Unhooked Podcast, Jason Coombs shares how hypersensitivity—often seen as a flaw—can become a powerful tool for healing, empathy, and connection. Through his own story of ad...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 22: “What Hooked Him?” The Hidden Moment That Starts the Addiction Spiral What if the addiction didn’t start with a party, a choice, or even curiosity—but with a moment his brain responded differently than yours would have? In this raw and eye-opening episode, Jason Coombs breaks down “the hook”—the invisible turning point when substance use becomes something much more pow...

Send us Fan Mail When addiction takes hold of someone you love, it can feel like your whole life is consumed with fear, anxiety, and constant exhaustion. In this episode, Jason Coombs shares how one simple but powerful tool—a daily affirmation—can transform the way you respond to the chaos of addiction in your family. Drawing from his own journey through depression during his wife’s cancer battle,...

Send us Fan Mail After 31 years without a drink, bestselling author and recovery coach Arlina Allen realized something powerful: sobriety alone doesn’t guarantee freedom. In this episode of the Get Unhooked Podcast , Jason Coombs sits down with Arlina to explore what recovery really means beyond abstinence. Arlina shares her journey of hitting bottom at 25, the tough love that saved her, and the s...

Send us Fan Mail When Faith Feels Forced, Recovery Shuts Down—Here’s What Works Instead Families often hear that spirituality is essential for recovery—but what happens when your loved one resists it at every turn? In this heartfelt episode of the Get Unhooked Podcast, Jason Coombs shares how his own hardened ego and spiritual resistance nearly cost him his life in treatment. What finally broke th...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 18: “The Night I Packed My Bags to Relapse… and the Secret That Kept Me Sober” In Episode 18 of the Get Unhooked Podcast, Jason Coombs takes listeners back to his fifth and final treatment center experience at age 31. This episode reveals the pivotal moment that changed everything - a moment balanced precariously between walking away from recovery forever and embracing the...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 17: She Planned to Leave Him After Sobriety—Then This Happened…with Jeff & Bree Crabtree.   Recovery doesn’t end at sobriety—it begins there. In this raw, hope-filled episode, Jeff and Bree Crabtree return to share what happens after the first year, after the promises, and after the chaos settles… or doesn’t. 🔹 Bree opens up about the moment she planned to leave Jeff—...

Send us Fan Mail Rewind 90 days ago to when I Couldn’t Get  Out of My Funk—Until I Did This One Thing I was stuck. Stuck in compulsive overeating. Stuck in brain fog. Stuck in a post-surgery slump. And with the Ironman on the horizon, I knew something had to change. In this episode, I walk you through my first-ever 3-day fast—from the mental battles on day one to the surprising spiritual clarity o...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Jason Coombs shares the exact 3-step framework that finally brought peace to his family—and has helped countless others stop the cycle of enabling, anxiety, and burnout. Through powerful stories, practical tools, and the unforgettable “get off the beach” metaphor, you’ll learn how to: ✅ Recognize and exit the B-E-A-C-H cycle (Blame, Enabling, Anxiety, Control, Ho...