The Mark Manderson Show

Jenny Leone, co-founder of Aloha Recovery California, shares her journey from 20+ years of addiction and childhood trauma to sobriety, purpose, and helping others heal. She opens up about radical honesty, inner child work, letting go of victimhood, and finding true peace. Mark Manderson is a TEDx speaker, author of The Recovery Way, and a nationally recognized mental health and addiction expert wi...

Amy Jordan — owner and CEO of Wundabar Pilates, Wundacore, and HLNA Home — shares her incredible journey from running marketing at Marvel to building a Pilates empire, surviving a rare and aggressive cervical cancer diagnosis during COVID, and healing childhood trauma through movement. Amy opens up about intuition, resilience, motherhood, compassionate confrontation, and why she believes movement...

Malcolm King — entrepreneur, fitness influencer, streetwear founder of Dope Sick USA, and harm reduction advocate — sits down to share his unfiltered story. From playing football at Cal State Fullerton with NFL interest from the Giants, Eagles, and Redskins, to battling addiction, serving time, and rebuilding his life with purpose. Malcolm breaks down how the streets, sociology, and faith shaped h...

Blythe Rifkin — interventionist, spiritual seeker, and recovering addict — shares raw truth about addiction, surrender, and finding God through the darkest moments of life. From raising a daughter in active addiction to sitting with users all night, Blythe brings the kind of honesty that actually sets people free.

Dr. Jill Hubbard is a clinical psychologist, 25-year radio co-host on New Life Live, author of three books — and a mom who had to watch her son spiral into addiction while knowing all the clinical answers and still feeling powerless to stop it. In this deeply honest conversation, Dr. Jill opens up about the fear, shame, and self-doubt that no degree prepares you for. She shares what it was like to...

Mark reconnects with childhood friend Logan Doolan — a Newport Beach local who went from Volcom's first shop grom to producing award-winning surf films, only to lose it all to an OxyContin addiction before staging one of the most unlikely comebacks in surf culture. Logan shares the full story: growing up in Newport with a dysfunctional home life, finding a second family through The Frog House, hos...

In this powerful episode, I sit down with Austin Greenleaf — a Michigan native, baseball kid, and survivor — who opens up about growing up in chaos, descending into substance abuse, a life-changing car accident, and the long road to recovery, accountability, and authentic living. Austin shares what it really took to break the victim mindset, build a community he could trust, and start showing up f...

Matt Higgins went from overdosing in a Hollywood alley to walking that same alley in a suit, trusted with the life of a billionaire's child. In this raw and powerful episode, Matt shares his journey from a small town in Oklahoma, to the Navy's combat search and rescue, to rock bottom on the streets of Skid Row — and how a breathwork session with Jeremy Jackson, a stranger named "Eyes," and a simpl...

In this episode of The Mark Manderson Show, Mark sits down with Dr. Nahal Delpassand, a licensed psychologist based in Austin, Texas, with nearly a decade of experience in private practice. Dr. Delpassand shares her insight on emotional awareness, resilience, self-acceptance, chronic illness, infertility, disability, and what it really means to understand yourself on a deeper level. Her work is ro...

In this episode of The Mark Manderson Show, I sit down with JD Denham for a powerful conversation about addiction, sobriety, discipline, masculinity, faith, family, and rebuilding your life from the ground up. JD opens up about the moments that changed his life, the mindset shifts that helped him overcome addiction, and why discipline—not motivation—is the foundation for long-term success. We also...

What does it actually mean to lead your family well? In this episode of The Mark Manderson Show, I sit down with Tanner Wendell — family leadership coach and founder of Family Leader/FamilyOS — to break down what it takes to build a strong, structured, and intentional home. We talk about why most men unintentionally lead their families without a system, how to create clarity and direction at home,...

What does it actually take to operate at a high level in every area of life? In this episode of The Mark Manderson Show, I sit down with Steve Eckert — founder of OTD (Operate to Dominate) — to break down the real meaning of discipline and how it impacts your mindset, family, fitness, and business. We get into why most people struggle with consistency, how to eliminate excuses, and the systems Ste...

The Mark Manderson Show is a podcast built on the belief that growth rarely comes easy. Drawing from his deep background in recovery and human transformation, Mark sits down with experts, leaders, and individuals with powerful lived experience to unpack the moments that shape who we become. From mental health and resilience to performance, purpose, and personal reinvention, each conversation goes...