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Breaking Down Addiction
Breaking Down Addiction is a podcast from National Addiction Specialists featuring real stories of recovery, resilience, and hope. Each episode dives deep into the lived experiences of people overcoming addiction—raw, unfiltered, and rooted in healing.
Episodes
Breaking Down Addiction#25 Bruce Gates — From Shame to Self-Acceptance: Addiction, Recovery, & Finding Purpose
What happens when you've spent your entire life trying to escape who you are? In this episode of Breaking Down Addiction, host Jonny Phillip sits down with his…
Breaking Down Addiction#24 Will Taylor — Prove Them Wrong: Addiction, Recovery, & Finding Purpose
Will Taylor was just 11 years old when he first experienced alcohol—and the sense of belonging that came with it. What began as an attempt to fit in with older…
Breaking Down Addiction#23 Aaron Hamm — Let Go of What You Think You Know: Surrender & a Life in Recovery
Aaron Hamm wanted to get sober long before he actually got sober. After 16 treatment stays, more than 30 arrests, periods of homelessness, and years of trying…
Breaking Down Addiction#22 Matt Culp — Do the Next Hardest Thing: Surrender, Service, & Long-Term Recovery
Matt Culp knows what it means to keep coming back. After multiple treatment centers, overdoses, jail, and years of running—from consequences, from himself, and…
Breaking Down Addiction#21 Kristian Moore — Recovery Beyond Abstinence and Learning to Truly Heal
Kristian Moore’s recovery story challenges the idea that sobriety is the finish line. For Kristian, putting down drugs and alcohol saved her life—but lasting…
Breaking Down Addiction#20 Dacey Fenton —Trauma, Faith, & Finding Freedom Beyond Sobriety
Dacey Fenton’s recovery story is about far more than overcoming addiction. It’s about discovering that getting sober was only the beginning of a much deeper…
Breaking Down Addiction#19 Lee Pepper — Breaking Stigma, Ethical Marketing, & Lessons from 10,000 Recovery Calls
Lee Pepper has spent nearly two decades helping behavioral health organizations reach more people, grow responsibly, and better understand what individuals and…
Breaking Down Addiction#18 Logan Terry — Heroin, Grief, & Finding Hope In Recovery
Logan Terry’s story is one of devastating loss, remarkable resilience, and discovering that hope, love, and purpose are stronger than addiction. Growing up…
Breaking Down Addiction#17 Zach Grace — Heroin, Fatherhood, Faith & the Decision That Changed Everything
Zach Grace’s story is a wild ride through addiction, heroin use, incarceration, treatment, fatherhood, faith, and long-term recovery. What began with drinking…
Breaking Down Addiction#16 Darren Hobbs — Jailhouse Surrender, Family Boundaries & The Power of Intervention
Darren Hobbs’ story is a powerful journey through addiction, incarceration, surrender, recovery, intervention work, and helping families find hope in the…
Breaking Down Addiction#15: Mathew Dwyer — Service Industry Drinking, Spiritual Surrender & Finding Recovery
Mathew Dwyer’s story is a raw, honest journey through alcohol addiction, service industry drinking culture, relapse, treatment, recovery, spirituality, and…
Breaking Down Addiction#14 Michael Rositano: From OxyContin and Fentanyl to Recovery, Purpose, and Helping Others Heal
Michael Rositano’s story is a powerful journey through grief, opioid addiction, treatment, relapse, jail, recovery, and redemption. After losing his father at…
Breaking Down Addiction#13 Miko Juvinall: From Discipline to Addiction, Federal Charges, and Finding Freedom
Miko Juvinall’s story is a powerful journey from a disciplined childhood as a competitive gymnast to the chaos of addiction, toxic relationships, and federal…
Breaking Down Addiction#12 Jay Booker: “Don’t Give Up” — From Addiction, Incarceration, and Trauma to Recovery, Fatherhood, and Helping Men Heal
Jay Booker’s story is a powerful journey through childhood trauma, family addiction, incarceration, relapse, and the long road to lasting recovery—ultimately…
Breaking Down Addiction#11 Tyler Bowman: “You’re Never Too Broken to Be Fixed” - From Addiction to Building Brooks Healing Center
Tyler Bowman’s story is a candid journey through family disruption, early addiction patterns, relapse cycles, and the long road to lasting recovery—ultimately…
Breaking Down Addiction#10 Todd Mulligan: From Intervention to Purpose—How Recovery Rebuilt a Life
Todd Mulligan’s story is a blunt look at how fast opioid addiction can take over—and what it actually takes to come back. In this episode of Breaking Down…
Breaking Down Addiction#9 Brandon Fender: From Combat to Community—How Recovery Rebuilt a Life of Purpose
Brandon Fender’s story is a raw journey through war, trauma, addiction, and ultimately, redemption. A Marine Corps veteran with four combat deployments to Iraq…
Breaking Down Addiction#8 Will Drury: From Dope Sick to Dad Again—Finding Hope in the Cold Cell and a New Calling
Will Drury’s story is a raw, winding path through grief, addiction, jail, and the kind of recovery that rebuilds a life from the ground up. He started using at…
Breaking Down Addiction#7 Misty Pearson: From Prescription to Prison to Purpose—Finding Hope After Addiction
Misty Pearson’s story begins where many never expect addiction to start: a legitimate injury, a doctor’s prescription, and a life that looked “put together.”…
Breaking Down Addiction#6 Patrick Custer: From Rock Bottom to Radical Resilience—How Sobriety, Identity, and a Brain Tumor Shaped a Life of Hope
Patrick Custer’s story is a masterclass in courage. Raised in a conservative religious home, Patrick spent his early life feeling “different” and carrying…
Breaking Down Addiction#5 Justin Lowry: From Cocaine to Compassion—How Recovery Sparked a Dental Revolution
Justin Lowry’s story is a wild ride through chaos, collapse, and ultimately, radical redemption. Starting drugs at age 12, Justin’s life spiraled through…
Breaking Down Addiction#4 Ryan Fowler: From the NFL to Addiction—and the Fight for a Better Life
Former NFL linebacker Ryan Fowler opens up about the hidden world of pain, pressure, and performance inside professional football—and how it led to years of…
Breaking Down Addiction#3 Orlando Andrews: Coming Home to Yourself
What if the real trauma begins when you’re not allowed to be yourself? In this powerful conversation, Orlando Andrews shares his deeply personal recovery…
Breaking Down Addiction#2 Kim Ryan: My Chaos
Episode 2: My Chaos – Kim Ryan on Trauma, Recovery, and the Moment She Knew She Was Okay In this powerful and deeply honest episode, Kim Ryan joins host Jonny…
Breaking Down Addiction#1 Mitzi Dawn: Trainwrecks and Pink Clouds
Welcome to the debut episode of Breaking Down Addiction, a podcast by National Addiction Specialists. In this raw and unfiltered conversation…