From Surviving to Serving | Wyatt Franklin

The Mark Manderson Show · Oct 22, 2026 · 1h 18m

Wyatt Franklin spent most of his life trying to survive.

He grew up in extreme poverty, never knew his father, and lost his mother in a drinking and driving accident when he was almost four years old. Alcohol and drugs eventually became the way he escaped fear, grief, anxiety, and the feeling that he never truly belonged.

What followed were decades of addiction, broken relationships, overdoses, legal trouble, treatment attempts, and a life that became increasingly difficult to sustain.

Then, at 40 years old, Wyatt finally told the truth.

During an emotional conversation with his older…