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Rock Bottom With Ryan
After 18 years of drinking, countless blackouts, arrests, and hospital stays, I finally hit my bottom—and started to climb. This podcast is about what it really looks like to get sober. No sugarcoating. No step-by-step manual. Just honest conversations about addiction, recovery, relapse, and everything in between. If you’ve struggled, if someone you love is struggling, or if you just want to understand the chaos behind the bottle—this is for you. Let’s talk about what happens after rock bottom.
Episodes
Rock Bottom With Ryan31: Sober Milestones and Real Talk - Ryan and Rachel
In this heartfelt conversation, Ryan and Rachel celebrate their milestones in sobriety, reflecting on their journeys, the challenges they've faced, and the…
Rock Bottom With Ryan30: Shared Rock Bottoms, Shared Recovery - Adriana, Rachel, and Ryan
Hosts: Ryan and Rachel Sponsored By Sober Strong Apparel In this episode, Adriana shares her powerful journey of recovery from alcoholism, detailing her early…
Rock Bottom With Ryan29: Amber - Born In Chaos, Reborn In Sobriety - Part 1
In this episode of Rock Bottom with Ryan, Amber shares her powerful journey of survival, resilience, and transformation. Exposed to alcohol at a very young age…
Rock Bottom With Ryan28: Taming Our Alter Ego - Ryan and Rachel Explain It All!
Ryan and Rachel discuss topics regarding maintaining sobriety within the midst of traumatic real life situations, how to manage yourself in social situations…
Rock Bottom With Ryan27: Scars That Tell the Story - Katherine's Revival
In this episode of Rock Bottom with Ryan, Katherine Reynolds opens up about her powerful journey through childhood trauma, addiction, and the long road to…
Rock Bottom With Ryan26: Losing People, Finding Peace - Ryan and Rachel Discussion
In this episode, Ryan and Rachel dive into the complicated world of friendships in sobriety. They explore the painful reality of losing people along the…
Rock Bottom With Ryan25: Through Trauma and Truth - Ken's Path to Healing
In this episode, Ken opens up about his powerful journey through addiction, trauma, and recovery. He reflects on how his childhood experiences and family…
Rock Bottom With Ryan24: Rock Bottom Has a Basement - Lizzie's Journey Out
In this episode, Lizzie opens up about her journey through addiction and recovery with raw honesty and courage. She reflects on her early experiences with…
Rock Bottom With Ryan23: Steve - The Power of Boundaries, Self-Respect, and Community
In this episode, Steve opens up about his powerful journey from addiction to recovery. He shares the struggles he faced with alcohol, the toll it took on his…
Rock Bottom With Ryan22: Toxic Hearts, Healthy Starts - Part 2 - Shauna
PART 2: In this episode, Casey and Shauna open up about the raw realities of relationships in the grip of addiction. They share personal experiences of toxic…
Rock Bottom With Ryan21: Toxic Hearts, Healthy Starts - Part 1 - Casey
In this 2 - part episode, Casey and Shauna open up about the raw realities of relationships in the grip of addiction. They share personal experiences of toxic…
Rock Bottom With Ryan20: Locked Up, Lifted Up - Tyler's Path to Recovery and Purpose
In this episode, Rachel and I talk with Tyler, who spent nearly a year incarcerated for prescription drug-related charges. Tyler shares how his time behind…
Rock Bottom With Ryan19: From Rock Bottom to Rewiring the Brain - Jake's Journey
In this episode, we sit down with Jake, who opens up about his years of battling addiction to alcohol, cocaine, and ketamine. What began as a path of…
Rock Bottom With Ryan18: Two Years Clean, Still Owning Her Story - Avery's Journey
In this episode, Rachel and I sit down with Avery, who courageously opens up about her journey through addiction, sobriety, and life in the sex industry. With…
Rock Bottom With Ryan17: Love, Loss, And Recovery - Shawn’s Story of Transformation
After 28 years trapped in the cycle of alcoholism and cocaine addiction, Shawn’s world came crashing down with the devastating loss of his son and a near-fatal…
Rock Bottom With Ryan16: From Bars to Snack Bars - Matthew’s Story
In this episode, Matthew, founder of FroPro Snack Bar, shares his powerful journey from addiction to entrepreneurship. He opens up about his struggles with…
Rock Bottom With Ryan15: Survivor & Abuser - A Conversation on Recovery and Change
n this episode, we sit down with two women whose journeys reveal both sides of abuse and the power of recovery. Rebeka is a survivor of an abusive relationship…
Rock Bottom With Ryan14: From Rock Bottom to Creative Vision - Andrew’s Recovery Journey
In this episode, Andrew shares his powerful journey from addiction to professional purpose. He opens up about his struggles with opioids, alcohol, and heroin…
Rock Bottom With Ryan13: From Rock Bottom to Running a Company - Emily’s Sobriety Story
In this episode, Emily opens up about her battle with alcoholism — from early feelings of not fitting in, to the depths of addiction that brought serious…
Rock Bottom With Ryan12: From the Field to Freedom - Rachel’s Recovery Story
Rachel’s addiction to alcohol and Xanax pushed her to the edge, threatening to destroy her relationship with her son and her future. Her turning point came…
Rock Bottom With Ryan11: From Sobriety to Survival - Debbie’s Story
Debbie’s vibrant spirit and contagious positivity make it hard to imagine the years when alcohol kept her from truly showing up for her family. Determined to…
Rock Bottom With Ryan10: Raided, Broken, and Rebuilding - Will’s First Month of Recovery
Will’s life has been a whirlwind of addiction, crime, and close calls with death. From years of heavy drinking and selling drugs to surviving suicide attempts…
Rock Bottom With Ryan9: Travis - Survivor of His Own Destruction
Travis’s life was a cycle of addiction, arrests, hospital visits, and moments where survival felt impossible. At his lowest, he attempted to take his own life…
Rock Bottom With Ryan8: Keesha - Rewriting Her Story, Changing the Lives of Many
In this episode, we sit down with Keesha — a mother who once had no control over her drinking and saw her life spiraling toward destruction. Twenty-three years…
Rock Bottom With Ryan7: Casey Unfiltered - Addiction, Arrests, and Awakening
In this episode, I sit down with a longtime friend who opens up about his journey through addiction, arrests, and hitting rock bottom. He shares how his life…
Rock Bottom With Ryan6: She Chose Healing - A Nurse’s Journey To Sobriety
In this powerful episode, we sit down with a mother and nurse who battled alcoholism during one of the most harrowing times in modern healthcare — the COVID-19…
Rock Bottom With Ryan5: Fern vs. The Bottle: She Won
In this episode, we sit down with Fern—a woman whose life was once ruled by alcohol but who found the strength to break free and rebuild from the ground up…
Rock Bottom With Ryan4: Felicity’s Fight for Life - Falling Hard, Rising Strong
In this powerful episode of Rock Bottom with Ryan, we hear the raw and unfiltered story of Felicity, a woman from the UK who lived through the brutal realities…
Rock Bottom With Ryan3: Losing It All, Finding Himself - Ty’s Story
In this episode, Ty opens up about his powerful journey through addiction, beginning with Adderall and alcohol use and the toll it took on his mental health…
Rock Bottom With Ryan2: Frank - From Combat To Clarity
In this powerful episode, we sit down with a true warrior—both on the battlefield and in the fight for sobriety. From serving in the military to facing the…
Rock Bottom With Ryan1: This Is Where It Starts - My Many Rock Bottoms
In the debut episode of Rock Bottom with Ryan, I sit down and open up about the chaos, destruction, and pain that my drinking brought into my life. From…