MJs Progress Not Perfection

Tiffany is clean and sober after she used drugs and alcohol for many years as a way to cope with the trauma that she has from being sexually assaulted as young as three years old by her step dad. We do discuss the relationship she had with her step father for over a decade so it can get intense, take a break if need one when listening/watching please. Also you’ll relate if you grew up with a narci...

Good luck not listening to this once you hear the first 20 seconds.. no opening ads for this episode! Dana has had quite the journey through discovering drugs and alcohol growing up bouncing back and forth between New York and Florida. Eventually even found herself living in Alabama before warrants brought her back to the sunshine state. There is definitely going to be a part 2 with Dana because e...

Katey Weaver is the author of two very autobiographical books that have to deal with the subject manner of her being sexually assaulted at a young age by her uncle. We talk about the inspiration for her books and how she uses tiktok as a creative outlet! Katey is sober today and tells her story of being a survivor. You can find links to her books and tiktok below! ENOLA https://www.amazon.com/dp/B...

David has definitely had many different experiences where he was trying to overcome addiction to substances before he realized his biggest battle would be that he’s an alcoholic. He works a very strong program where he’s active and recovers out loud today! This is his story. To listen to the full podcast instead of watch https://www.podpage.com/mjs-progress-not-perfection/ To help MJs Progress Not...

Latasha comes back for a part 2 to tell more of her story! When we are telling our stories we are never done. It’s not that we leave things out intentionally the first time. It means we’re continuing to unlock things the more clear headed we get, the more we recover. Latasha works a great program and she’s living her recovery out loud for sure! You can follow her on Facebook at the link below to s...

Josh is back for his 3rd visit! His first interview is in my opinion one of my best I did early on and really gave me confidence in doing this moving forward back over the summer. I enjoyed our first one so much I had him back on in September so he could turn the tables and interview me on my story! This time he’s back to talk sobriety and holidays and much more. Josh also is a podcast host of the...

Celia began her sobriety a little over two years ago and we get into how her addiction started, how it progressed and why sobriety is working for her this time around! She is born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada and you can find her making recovery tiktoks at the link below! This is her story of her journey, we all have different looking addiction years so we should have different looking recovery...

Long story short Larry has 25 years of clean time and 90 minutes of war stories going back to doing coke in the time when Massachusetts was home to the biggest cocaine trafficker for Pablo Escobar at the time. Anyone who has seen Blow will be able to understand what kind of coke was flowing thru the country at that time. We get into his relapse after 6 3/4 years clean and how he discovers heroin i...

Amy is my first guest from Scotland! Technically she grew up in the UK, but still was happy to have her on regardless of where she’s from because of how much she contributes to the recovery community on Instagram. This is her story. We talk about her drinking days and how being active on Instagram has been helping in her recovery and why it’s working for her. You can learn even more about Amy by f...

Jimmy Sprinkles aka Chalie is my guest today! Anyone who grew up in Philly area sees a name like ‘Jimmy Sprinkle’ and just knows that dude has had that name for a long time! I honestly thought his name was Jimmy til we got on the podcast! We had a great time talking, anyone I ever randomly find on social media that was in addiction in the same geographic area as me I can reallyyyyy relate to quick...

Brittney grew up a very regular life of an only child for the first 15 years of her life. She didn’t even discover alcohol really until college, but when she discovered it she had taken off like it had been patiently waiting for her arrival. Things only went down hill from there. She survived such a bad overdose that landed her in a coma with less than a 9% chance of survival and 3% chance if she...

Foster has been a great friend to the show with making three different appearances now. This clip specifically is from the first four minutes of his first episode. Many trigger warnings for child sexual abuse, molestation, rape. I always enjoy catching up with Foster because even when things aren’t great he still has a way of looking at situations with a sober mind and not looking for a reason to...

Nicole first got my attention in a Facebook group for people in recovery by posting her shocking before and after drugs! This is only a segment of her story the first few minutes. To hear or watch her full story click one of the links below! This is her story https://youtu.be/dTti1f0ayfI To listen to the full podcast instead of watch https://www.podpage.com/mjs-progress-not-perfection/ To help MJs...

Franklin and I went to HS together and even shared a few Spanish class together, but we really got to know how similar our stories are when I sat down to have him on as a guest of the show a few months ago! This episode he returns to discuss more about his traumatic car accident and how he gets through the holidays without drinks or drugs! To learn more about Franklin you can find both the audio o...

This clip is just a part of Devon’s almost two hour appearance she made on the show very early on. I had so much feedback of people relating to her story so I wanted to share this part of it. To find her full episode to watch or listen use the links below. Devon also has a true crime podcast and that link is also below. YouTube https://youtu.be/_81-ISuJiD8 Audio links https://www.podpage.com/mjs-p...

Author and good friend to the show, Travis Sackett, returns for another episode to talk about things like getting through the holidays without a relapse in some depth this time around. Also some updates on his book that’s currently climbing the charts on Amazon called “My Life with Karma” which can be purchased at the link below! You can also watch his first appearance on the show at the link belo...

Travis Sackett is the author of the book “My Life with Karma” where he details his life as a police officer then turned criminal that was addicted to pain killers being prescribed to him during the days where Purdue was thriving lying to doctors and patients about how bad oxy really is. This is a clip of Travis talking about a relapse that ended with TBI (traumatic brain injury). Despite his injur...

This is a story from Josh’ first appearance on the show. Since then he has returned to interview me about my journey through addiction and recovery and even has done a third appearance for the holidays that will be out next week! For now enjoy this clip from his first episode. If you’d like to watch either of the first two episodes he was featured in you can find the links below. Josh also has a p...

Karlee grew up in Indiana eventually falling in with the wrong crowds and discovering things like drugs and alcohol. Unfortunately she also had to endure things like being roofied and still to this day not knowing who did what to her. We find rehab however we find it, I’m just glad that’s it’s been 5+ years of sobriety for her to live her best life down in Florida where she found sobriety and her...

Adam grew up on the east side of Fort Myers where everything was really close, which meant a lot of trouble for him quick. He had problems with all drugs and substances in general for a very long time. Like most of us we find a way to find a way out. He’s been sober 5+ years now and makes recovery content also! His wife was on the show yesterday and they both do an amazing job with how they work t...

Jamie has some crazyyyyyyyy stories! We discuss a lot about drinking, smoking, pills, sex work and so much more! She has a whole series of them on tiktok in short videos in a series called “Diary of an addict” which all her social media links are below! She also has a YouTube channel where her and her husband collaborate on soooo much content! I thought Mykee and I focused a lot on content, that i...

JR Weaver lives in Charleston, South Carolina. He is a veteran of the United States Army and now specializes in helping other veterans adapt and adjust to the civilian world while dealing with issues such as PTSD, depression, and substance abuse. Jerry was like many veterans, lost and confused after finishing his time in uniform. His life quickly spiraled out of control, and he was at the breaking...

Abi grew up in the UK where drinking is more a right of passage than taboo. Between that acceptance of drinking, her love of rock music and wanting to be like a real life Penny Lane. Anyone who has seen Almost Famous knows where this is going.. Abi became a groupie! They like to say bandaids, but I’ve heard it both ways. She eventually spends almost a decade drinking heavily daily living as a bart...

Foster returns for his third visit to discuss his health and getting through the holidays dealing with grief in sobriety. The Skype video got messed up, but I was able to retrieve the audio to release the episode as is. Foster is a great friend to the show and going through a lot right now. I always look forward to opportunities to catch up with my buddy. Fosters First Interview https://youtu.be/b...

“John” and I met in LA at my first ever meeting while I was in rehab! With his current employer he can’t have his identity released, but here is the complete episode with us just avoiding saying names! This was so much fun for me to catch up with John because we grew up in same area of NJ so we instantly hit it off when we met back in April 2018! I hope you enjoy listening to the episode as much a...