The Payoff - Stories of Sobriety

Leigh Steinberg is probably the most notable agent in the history of sports. He's often credited with being the real-life inspiration for the movie Jerry Maguire. He really doesn't really want to talk about movies or his star-studded roster of clients over the years - from Troy Aikman to Pat Mahomes. What he wants to talk about is being sober for more than a decade and how he did it. It's an incre...

Pete talks with Life Coach, Entrepreneur, and Fellow Podcaster Amanda Pugh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Tim Brooks was one of the nation's top high school lacrosse recruits, from a great family, living in one of America's most affluent suburbs. But when he showed up on Good Morning America, it wasn't because he'd won a college lacrosse title, it was because he was likely headed to prison for being the No. 2 man in a drug ring who's takedown made national headlines. Seven years sober, Tim talks with...

Col. Dan flew 159 combat missions in Vietnam, where he cheated death almost every day. However, a decorated career as a fighter pilot didn’t excuse him from the grips of alcoholism. Sober today more than 30-years, his legacy is flying higher than ever, in the history books and through his work with other alcoholics. This is an amazing story for any addict looking to put down a drink or a drug or f...

Erika is a fixture at 12-step meetings in the Austin area but she'll tell you that her work in recovery and on herself doesn't stop there. You'll hear from her today because she's one of those people that has what a recovering alcoholic wants and if you want to understand what that is, just take a listen. Drunk, sober, or trying to get just one day clean: this podcast is for everyone, as she drops...

Pete talks to Tracy Viola about her life and new memoir "Pretty Wrecked" which comes out April 9th. https://www.tracyviolaauthor.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

At one point, every morning Murph told himself he wasn’t going to drink and every night the bottles stacked up. He says that’s why he considers the fact he doesn’t want to drink today a miracle. This guy was a great hoops player but he turned down playing for a major D-1 program because his life was already unmanageable at 19. We’ve got a real alcoholic on our hands, who wears life like a loose sh...

Pete talks again with his good friend Wes about music and sobriety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Dr. Dick Chopp’s ability to market his brand as a urologist performing vasectomies earned him incredible success and national recognition, including an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel. His credentials as a doctor span 37 years of practicing as a urologist proceeded by education at USC & Sloane Kettering. But it’s not his decorated career in medicine he’s most proud of, it’s his 15 years of sobriety...

Cheryl Brown-Merriwether oversees the development of training courses and programs designed to meet the rapidly changing needs of professionals and others working to provide substance abuse and mental health services. https://icare-aware.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19...

Mark Suppelsa was a fixture in the Chicago scene for more than 25 years in a time when everyone turned to and trusted TV News for information. But in 2012, as an anchor at WGN in the Windy City, he entered rehab to battle his alcohol addiction. Mark says he had no clue about the great life that awaited him on the other side of addiction when he entered rehab one May afternoon almost 10 years ago....

sobahsistahssobahsistahs.com 𝗠𝗘𝗚𝗔𝗡 Wilcox | Alcohol-Free Life Coach (@sobahsistahs) • Instagram photos and videosinstagram.com Megan Wilcox is a living, breathing example of hope.  She’s been sober for three years and is a Certified Holistic Health Coach, a Certified Professional Recovery Coach, a She Recovers Coach, a Certified Mindset Coach, a Certified Alcohol-Free Life Coach, a Certified Succe...

Karolina Rzadkowolska is a certified alcohol-free life coach who helps powerful women make alcohol insignificant in their lives. This podcast answers a lot of the questions about drinking and whether or not you might be drinking too much, She’s worked with thousands of clients through her online courses and coaching to change their drinking habits and unleash a new level of health, happiness, and...

Ritch Shydner rode the comedy boom in the 1980s to stardom, thanks to his dysfunctional childhood and quick wit. He became a regular on The Tonight Show when seven million people a night used to watch. Ritch also appeared in hit TV shows and movies But his biggest role came when he beat addiction in 1985 and got sober. http://www.ritchshydner.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....

Scott D has been sober for almost 40 years. In this episode he explains how sobriety and 12-step meetings do not serve as a a tunnel to more meetings but a bridge to an amazing life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Anna David is a New York Times bestselling author of eight books and is also a prolific speaker and publisher, who most importantly got sober in 2000. https://annadavid.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

CHRISTINA RAE🔅Breathwork Queen 🌬️ she/her ✨Alchemizing your pain into your power ✨• Healing • Horses • Sisterhood • Sobriety •  @raerituals   @almeidaacres 🌙 In Darkness and in Light✨ Christina Rae was born in Mexico and moved to America at six years old, the only thing she lost in that transition was herself. However, she became the caretaker in her family, all the while being an achiever in...

Dave C is a good friend of Pete’s and a great friend of Bill’s. Almost 40 years sober, he sounds like a kid describing his love of sobriety Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Lillo Brancato is sober 17 years. He says the feeling he gets from helping other addicts feels better than the acclaim he got from staring in ‘A Bronx Tale’ or ‘The Sopranos.’ After eight years in prison, he’s dedicated his life to helping others with his story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Not...

Troll Subin was an elite athlete, competing with (and beating) the best powerlifters in the world. Today, he owns one of the most influential gyms in sport, where he trains some of the world's most notable athletes.   Whether it was Kobe Bryant, Tom Brady, Howie Long, Wes Welker or basically the entire Seattle Seahawks team, the preeminent athletes know going to see Troll at the Yard in Hermosa Be...

Pete Guest Stars on the "I LOVE BEING SOBER" Podcast.   Pete Sousa is the  host of the The Payoff with Pete podcast. A podcast for anyone who is working on or thinking about getting sober. He also calls games for ESPN. Pete has been sober for 12 years and is passionate about carrying his message of enjoying a sober lifestyle. Pete’s sobriety was a journey that included ups and downs. His inspiring...

It’s said less than ten percent of people with addiction problems can stay sober and .03% of high school basketball players can make it up the NBA. So it’s safe to say Jayson Williams and Mike Gminski have beaten the odds. But they haven’t done it without hard work and having strong teammates in life. Mike was Jayson’s mentor in the NBA and then 30 years later, Jayson had the opportunity to show G...

Closing in on five years sober, Angie uses her incredible life experience and sober journey to spread hope to anyone in addiction who is looking for it.   Her film MDMA chronicles her dark past and brief stint as an Ecstasy dealer during her college years and this conversation covers that and so much more.   https://www.amazon.com/MDMA-Annie-Q/dp/B07FQR1QYN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Pete talks with Kristine on her podcast Purpose Driven Sobriety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In addiction, Hannah Sward’s life was dark. Living under a cloud of crystal meth, while working as an escort and stripper, she masked childhood trauma and spiritual sickness with drug abuse. Now, with more than 12 years on the sunny side of the street in sobriety, she shares strength and hope in her memoir “Strip”, while revealing all her scars. Feel the sunlight of the spirit shine through Hannah...