MJs Progress Not Perfection

Justin is the author of “F.E.A.R. Face Everything and Rise!” The link below will take you to his book on Amazon. We talk about his history of his alcoholism into his drug abuse. We related a lot in similar ways our addictions took us down paths we never would have imagined. Book https://a.co/d/4S6kcgg Workbook https://a.co/d/bBcoU5T 10% off better help Code MJSPNPMCA

Krissi comes back for a 4th time to dive deeper into her history and how it all started for her! “This podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Without a healthy mind, being truly happy and at peace is HARD. The good news is, therapy works. BetterHelp is customized online therapy that offers video, phone and even live chat sessions with your therapist, so you don’t have to see anyone on camera if you d...

Kati grew up in south Jersey with a good support system at home. Like me, she found alcohol at a young age. We talk about how alcohol and Oxys turn into heroin and meth. “This podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Without a healthy mind, being truly happy and at peace is HARD. The good news is, therapy works. BetterHelp is customized online therapy that offers video, phone and even live chat session...

Mel is a return guest from Canada that came back on the show to talk more in detail about her sex trafficking. We also talk about she lost 115 lbs since the last episode she recorded! The last thing we talk about is how today is a day to remember residential school survivors. The link for more info on that can be found below. irsss.ca “This podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Without a healthy min...

This episode goes from 0-100 real fast. Jared lived a while homeless on skid row to the streets of NYC. He found alcohol relatively young and quickly found pills in college. We talk all about that and his crazy stories including almost being sold into human trafficking. “This podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Without a healthy mind, being truly happy and at peace is HARD. The good news is, thera...

Matt is a chaos addict for sure. We talk about how he spent three years in Mexico in addiction living next to a cartel assassin! He’s got some gnarly stories, but works a great programs. He has a non-profit that helps with spreading harm reduction like being a sober companion, giving out narcan events, ayahuasca and much more. You can find the link to his site below. Matt and I met when I first go...

Chapter six I talk about growing up in Mt Ephraim, NJ from 9-12 grade. Please like, rate, subscribe or follow depending on the app you’re listening on! This one I talk more about how my drinking progressed in High School. Lots of parties, car tag (it’s not what you think. Lots of stories that include one of my best friends, John. You can find my other podcasts I host or link to my social medias in...

Kelly sits down with me to go over her story of child abuse and how it lead to a cocktail or drugs and alcohol. She has survived sex trafficking and made it to where she is today being comfortable telling her story. This was Kellys first time sitting down with anyone to tell her story and I'm so glad i was able to help her do that. My links https://my.bio/ourlinks “This podcast is sponsored by Bet...

Chapter five I talk about growing up in Mt Ephraim, NJ from 7th and 8th grade. Please like, rate, subscribe or follow depending on the app you’re listening on! This one I talk more about how my drinking progressed in Junior High. Also how we used to play manhunt and go paintballing. Also fun story about a party I never was in attendance at my house in NJ while I was at Disney. You can find my othe...

Chapter four I talk about growing up in Mt Ephraim, NJ from 4th-6th grade. Please like, rate, subscribe or follow depending on the app you’re listening on! This one I talk about starting our own baseball team (pic is main pic for episode), 4 trips to Disney, a long road trip to Montana and back. We get into how I started smoking and when. You can find my other podcasts I host or link to my social...

Chapter three I talk about growing up in Mt Ephraim, NJ from first, second and third grade. Please like, rate, subscribe or follow depending on the app you’re listening on! You can find my other podcasts I host or link to my social medias in the link below! https://my.bio/ourlinks My links https://my.bio/ourlinks “This podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Without a healthy mind, being truly happy a...

Chapter two I talk about growing up in Audubon Park, NJ from the time I was born until I was 7 years old. Please like, rate, subscribe or follow depending on the app you’re listening on! You can find my other podcasts I host or link to my social medias in the link below! https://my.bio/ourlinks My links https://my.bio/ourlinks “This podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Without a healthy mind, being...

Fun fact about me is how I grew up in NJ, but also have lived in Mass, NC, California and PA. My episodes are all going to be named after the different places I’ve lived through out my life. I’ve lived in over 30 places in under 30 years. Please like, rate, subscribe or follow depending on the app you’re listening on! You can find my other podcasts I host or link to my social medias in the link be...

Chloe is born and raised in England and discovered drinking at the young age of 12. She attends local NA meetings and is very active on tiktok. Her link is below if you’d like to follow her journey through recovery. She is an open book when it comes to her past and present. We talk about her upbringing along with how she stays sober today. Chloe’s tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@oxclo_recovery?_t=8...

Chalie is back for a recap! He was on last year telling his full story (link below to watch/listen to his first appearance. This episode is more for either Philly people or sports people. We talk a lot about how we can stay sober while also celebrating our favorite sports teams. We make a ton of local references so if you’re from the Philly area you’ll really like this episode! You can also find t...

Kira is someone I met while in the rooms in my first few months of recovery in Los Angeles. She’s now pre-law and living abroad in Berlin before law school. As I stated in my first episode I’m not going to have guests that are just sober. Kira has battled with an eating disorder when she was a teen model. We talk a lot about that while also touching on how she is doing today. My links https://my.b...

Ken is an army vet turned author that is coming up on 6 years sober! He has a book that is a best seller (link below for it!) We talk a lot about him being raised with his father in the Navy and kind of bounced around the country before landing in Minnesota as his kind of a fall back state of where he always ends up to restart his life after a few failed rehab attempts and relationship attempts. K...

Kaela was first on back in September of last year while living in a sober living. Since then she has lost a boyfriend to overdose while leaving more than 5 rehabs to continue into addiction. We talk about why its different this time for her. Sharing in meetings can make or break someone having a strong foundation for recovery, especially in a new area. https://my.bio/ourlinks “This podcast is spon...

Bryan and I met thru mutual friends that have been on the show. We talk about how he discovered drugs and alcohol at a young age. We go through his history and also talk a lot about his recovery. Positive things to do as hobbies. Bryan has well over a year clean and sober now newly married and expecting his first child. Bryan is the epitome of how the promises of sobriety can work out. Thanks agai...

Michelle joins to show for her second appearance almost exactly a year after her first! She has three years clean and sober now and has been the host of her show The Sobriety Playbook. You can find the links to her show below. She battled for over decades of different addictions and unhealthy relationships. We dive deeper into her history this time around. Michelle’s links https://blinq.me/jiKDc5G...

Krissi returns back for her third episode with some new updates! We both have different ways we recover but the point is we both are in recovery. She has survived many troubled relationships with both men and drugs and alcohol. You can follow more about her journey at the link below. Dont forget you get 10% off any better help is also at my link tree below! if you prefer to listen to this episode...

Mykee and I have been through way more than we would like to even talk about it. We talk about unhealthy things to bright light to them, to take power away from our own thoughts and actions. We are far from perfect and don’t strive for perfection. We lost our nonprofit, her health isn’t great ever since having an MS diagnosis, but we are still sober with relapsing not even an idea we could even fa...

Sorry for the random hiatus, life on life’s terms, am I right? I’d put a long description here about a story of a person, but that’s not this episode. This is 7 minutes of me smoking a cigarette outside and just giving an update on where I’ve been and why I’ve been so quiet lately. I will be back to new episodes, I promise you that. At least there’s plenty of episodes you can check out in the mean...

I’d first like to apologize for my audio on this day. Something was wrong with my mic and I couldn’t fix it in editing like I hoped. Luckily rachel is awesome and you can hear her amazing story nice and clear! Rachel is coming up on 6 years clean and sober at the end of the month! As she talks about, she kind of fell into working recovery after already getting sober by white knuckling it in the be...

Taylor was born and raised in New Jersey and made her way to Los Angeles not long after graduating high school. Taylor and I met when I first entered into my recovery journey four years ago when she had just celebrated a year sober. We talk about people we know and also her journey through alcoholism/addiction and how her recovery journey has had its own peaks and valleys. If you notice halfway th...