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The 1% in Recovery Successful Gamblers & Alcoholics Stopping Addiction
Hugo V
216 episodes
4 days ago
Text and Be Heard Quiet isn’t empty space; it’s the room where your next right move becomes clear. We dig into Step 11 with a practical lens—how prayer and meditation actually work when you strip away the noise, schedule real silence, and let your nervous system settle. Along the way we share simple rituals that compound: a weekly retreat hour in a chapel or park, a slow walk under trees, exercise or movement, and even the everyday magic of walking your dog for a hit of oxytocin and a reset o...
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Text and Be Heard Quiet isn’t empty space; it’s the room where your next right move becomes clear. We dig into Step 11 with a practical lens—how prayer and meditation actually work when you strip away the noise, schedule real silence, and let your nervous system settle. Along the way we share simple rituals that compound: a weekly retreat hour in a chapel or park, a slow walk under trees, exercise or movement, and even the everyday magic of walking your dog for a hit of oxytocin and a reset o...
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The 1% in Recovery Successful Gamblers & Alcoholics Stopping Addiction
Kalshi, Draftkings, Gambling Industry Update and the Greed to get Every Dollar
Text and Be Heard If money rides on an uncertain outcome, it’s gambling—no matter what the branding brochure says. We pull back the curtain on a fast-converging ecosystem where sportsbooks, prediction markets, and media platforms fuse into one attention machine. It is All Greed. From ESPN shifting its sportsbook to DraftKings to CNN leaning into prediction branding with Kalshi, we track the power moves, the incentives behind them, and the ripple effects that reach fans, athletes, and fa...
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3 days ago
10 minutes

The 1% in Recovery Successful Gamblers & Alcoholics Stopping Addiction
The Essence of Recovery Step Nine - Listening
Text and Be Heard What if Step Nine isn’t about delivering the perfect apology, but about finally hearing the truth you’ve been dodging? We take a fresh look at amends and uncover why listening, not speechmaking, is the hinge that turns shame into repair and distance into connection. We start by challenging the urge to control outcomes—no more scripting how others should respond or rushing toward instant forgiveness. Instead, we break down how to take responsibility without the “but you also...
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1 week ago
11 minutes

The 1% in Recovery Successful Gamblers & Alcoholics Stopping Addiction
The Essence of Recovery Step Eight - Maturity
Text and Be Heard Support the show Recovery is Beautiful. Go Live Your Best Life!! Facebook Group - Recovery Freedom Circle | Facebook Your EQ is Your IQ YouTube - Life Is Wonderful Hugo V Recovery Freedom Circle The System That Understands Recovery, Builds Character and Helps People Have Better Relationships. A Life Changing Solution, Saves You Time, 18 weeks www.lifeiswonderful.love Instagram - Lifeiswonderful.Love TikTok - Lifeiswonderful.Love Pinterest - Lifeiswonderful.Love Twitt...
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2 weeks ago
9 minutes

The 1% in Recovery Successful Gamblers & Alcoholics Stopping Addiction
Fog Lifted: Life After Gambling And Drugs, Listen as Al Talks about The Steps and Recovery
Text and Be Heard What if quitting your first addiction doesn’t free you—but quitting your last escape does? We sit down with Al, a dual-addict in long-term recovery to trace the surprising path from drugs to gambling to genuine peace. His story reveals a pattern many of us know too well: remove one behavior and the restlessness finds a new outlet. The fog finally lifts when you stop negotiating with the next rush and start building a life you don’t want to lose. We dig into the practi...
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2 weeks ago
13 minutes

The 1% in Recovery Successful Gamblers & Alcoholics Stopping Addiction
The Essence of Recovery Step Seven - Others
Text and Be Heard If recovery feels like a private project that never quite lands, here’s the hinge that changes everything: Step Seven turns the work outward. We walk through why humility isn’t self-erasure but a daily commitment to practice better traits, strengthen character, and serve people you love and live with. The shift from “fixing defects” to “building virtues” frees you from perfectionism and focuses your energy on reliable action that others can feel. We map the arc of the steps...
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3 weeks ago
11 minutes

The 1% in Recovery Successful Gamblers & Alcoholics Stopping Addiction
The Essence of Recovery Step Six - Self
Text and Be Heard What if Step Six isn’t about fixing what’s wrong with you, but about growing who you really are? We flip the script on the “defects” narrative and walk through a character-first approach that makes recovery feel sturdy, hopeful, and deeply personal. Instead of spiraling in shame and fear, we focus on honesty, faith, courage, perseverance, discipline, service, and an active awareness of something greater—principles that translate into daily choices and visible habits. We sta...
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1 month ago
10 minutes

The 1% in Recovery Successful Gamblers & Alcoholics Stopping Addiction
The Essence of Recovery Step Five - Healing
Text and Be Heard Healing isn’t a concept here—it’s the turning point where secrets lose their power and freedom finally feels possible. We open up Step Five as the place where honesty meets empathy, and where your story moves from your head into a safe relationship that can hold it. After laying the groundwork with change, safety, acceptance, and deep investigation, we show how speaking your truth to a trusted guide—sponsor, recovery coach, therapist, or spiritual mentor—transforms hard fact...
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1 month ago
12 minutes

The 1% in Recovery Successful Gamblers & Alcoholics Stopping Addiction
The Essence of Recovery Step Four - Investigation
Text and Be Heard Struggling with Step Four because it feels like a moral courtroom? Try a different door: investigation. We walk you through a detective-style approach that replaces vague guilt with clear facts, measurable progress, and quiet courage. Instead of outthinking pain, we show how to observe it, name it, and organize it—so your brain can finally rewire toward peace. We dig into two often-overlooked pillars of recovery: financial and moral inventories. If gambling, substances, or ...
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1 month ago
12 minutes

The 1% in Recovery Successful Gamblers & Alcoholics Stopping Addiction
NBA Scandals, The Rise Of Prediction Markets, Kalshi and Gambling Future
Text and Be Heard The headlines scream NBA arrests and rigged poker tables, but the bigger plot twist sits under the surface: the gambling world is reshaping itself around prediction markets that turn everything into a simple yes or no. We pull back the curtain on player prop fraud, how sportsbooks flag suspicious patterns with supercomputers, and why “easy money” is usually a story we tell ourselves when emotion outruns judgment. From faked injuries to abnormal betting spikes, we break down ...
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1 month ago
13 minutes

The 1% in Recovery Successful Gamblers & Alcoholics Stopping Addiction
The Essence of Recovery Step Three - Acceptance
Text and Be Heard What if the turning point in recovery isn’t willpower, but acceptance? We go straight to the heart of Step Three and unpack how acceptance transforms vague intentions into tangible progress. Instead of forcing surrender, we build a path from change (Step One) to safety and help (Step Two), then into the daily practice of accepting reality—so you can move with clarity, not struggle against it. We challenge the comforting myths—“I’m not that bad,” “I can stop anytime”—and exp...
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1 month ago
10 minutes

The 1% in Recovery Successful Gamblers & Alcoholics Stopping Addiction
The Essence of Recovery Step Two - Safety
Text and Be Heard Safety isn’t soft—it’s the engine of change. We take a fresh look at Step Two and flip the script: before debating beliefs or defining a higher power, build the conditions that let honesty and help actually land. When your nervous system feels safe, writing gets real, conversations stop performing, and progress stops stalling. We share a simple ethos—laugh daily, work hard at what matters, and lead with love—then ground it in practice. You’ll hear how structure turns emotio...
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2 months ago
12 minutes

The 1% in Recovery Successful Gamblers & Alcoholics Stopping Addiction
The Essence of Recovery Step One - Change
Text and Be Heard Change starts the moment someone you trust looks you in the eye and says, you can’t keep living this way—and we choose to listen. We take Step One out of the narrow box of “just stop” and turn it into a practical, courageous shift toward honesty, structure, and community. That means pausing the behavior long enough to think clearly, building simple routines that keep you safe, and choosing mentors who guide you past willpower into real momentum. We unpack, why a 72-hour det...
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2 months ago
13 minutes

The 1% in Recovery Successful Gamblers & Alcoholics Stopping Addiction
Recovery Is Peace
Text and Be Heard We reframe recovery around peace and practical steps that build you up instead of tearing you down. We break down why traditional language can push people away and how “12 Steps Explained” uses clarity, help, responsibility, and self-forgiveness to create real momentum. • addiction feels safe yet drains peace • recovery as peace and serenity as the base • why “powerless” and early spiritual talk can backfire • rewriting the steps into uplifting two-word anchors • character-...
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2 months ago
11 minutes

The 1% in Recovery Successful Gamblers & Alcoholics Stopping Addiction
Live in Philadelphia Collegiate Recovery Conference at Saint Joseph's University
Text and Be Heard Gambling addiction is silently devastating college campuses across America. From the Collegiate Recovery Conference at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia, we witness firsthand how sports betting has become an epidemic among 18-24 year old males. The statistics are shocking: 20% of financial aid money now goes toward gambling debts or creating accounts for more betting. What starts as an exciting way to enhance sports watching quickly spirals into anxiety, depression, po...
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2 months ago
6 minutes

The 1% in Recovery Successful Gamblers & Alcoholics Stopping Addiction
Grief Counselor, Alcoholic, Recovery, Ivy League Talk with Joseph O in Philadelphia
Text and Be Heard Grief drives many toward substances that temporarily numb overwhelming emotions, creating cycles difficult to break without proper support. In this revealing conversation with Joseph, a grief counselor with 14+ years of sobriety, we explore the profound connection between loss and addiction that shapes many recovery journeys. Joseph shares his personal story of losing his brother to cancer and father to suicide, explaining how these traumatic childhood losses created emotio...
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3 months ago
26 minutes

The 1% in Recovery Successful Gamblers & Alcoholics Stopping Addiction
Money, Follow the Money, Gambling, Sportsbetting - The Money Tells The Story
Text and Be Heard Money always tells the story—especially when it comes to gambling. As football season kicks off, the staggering prediction of $30 billion to be wagered this fall reveals America's dangerous relationship with sports betting. This raw, honest discussion exposes the industry's deceptive tactics and the true cost of gambling that extends far beyond financial losses. Remember when gambling was just a $5 bet? Today's gambling landscape has transformed dramatically, with sportsboo...
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3 months ago
11 minutes

The 1% in Recovery Successful Gamblers & Alcoholics Stopping Addiction
Live from United 93 Memorial: Let's Roll, Let's Recover, Living Each Day Fully
Text and Be Heard Standing at the Flight 93 Memorial in western Pennsylvania, I felt a profound connection between these American heroes and our recovery journey. Tom Beamer's famous words—"Let's roll"—carry a message that transcends that tragic day and speaks directly to anyone fighting for a better life. Those 40 passengers woke up on September 11th not knowing it would be their last day. Yet when faced with unimaginable circumstances, they took decisive action, made calls to loved ones, a...
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3 months ago
5 minutes

The 1% in Recovery Successful Gamblers & Alcoholics Stopping Addiction
How The Steps Stop Addiction!! Recovery can be Long Lasting and People Can Regain their Lives
Text and Be Heard The gambling industry's tentacles reach deeper with each passing football season. This year, as betting platforms multiply and advertising saturates every media channel, we're witnessing a perfect storm for addiction. Sports channels, streaming services, fantasy leagues, and in-game betting options form an ecosystem designed to extract maximum money from vulnerable individuals. What's truly alarming is the network of complicity. State governments promote gambling under the ...
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3 months ago
12 minutes

The 1% in Recovery Successful Gamblers & Alcoholics Stopping Addiction
Treatment Center Researcher & Expert Joanna Talks Numbers, Success Rates, Family Tips
Text and Be Heard Addiction treatment hasn't improved in thirty years. This sobering reality forms the backbone of our eye-opening conversation with Joanna, founder of VISTA Research Group and Conquer Addiction, who shares her journey from desperate mother to pioneering researcher in addiction treatment outcomes. www.Conquer-Addiction.org When Joanna's daughter struggled with life-threatening alcohol addiction, she discovered the troubling truth: treatment centers weren't measuring success r...
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4 months ago
27 minutes

The 1% in Recovery Successful Gamblers & Alcoholics Stopping Addiction
Houston Black Gambler Marque Talks 12 Steps, Diversity and the New Personality of a Gambler
Text and Be Heard The landscape of addiction recovery is constantly evolving, particularly as gambling itself transforms in the digital age. What happens when betting moves from the buzzing energy of casinos and racetracks to the silent isolation of smartphone screens? How does this shift impact both the addiction and the recovery process? Our guest Marque shares his powerful journey through gambling addiction and into sustainable recovery, highlighting the transformative impact of Step 10 i...
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4 months ago
21 minutes

The 1% in Recovery Successful Gamblers & Alcoholics Stopping Addiction
Text and Be Heard Quiet isn’t empty space; it’s the room where your next right move becomes clear. We dig into Step 11 with a practical lens—how prayer and meditation actually work when you strip away the noise, schedule real silence, and let your nervous system settle. Along the way we share simple rituals that compound: a weekly retreat hour in a chapel or park, a slow walk under trees, exercise or movement, and even the everyday magic of walking your dog for a hit of oxytocin and a reset o...