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The Hopeaholics
Addicted to Hope
295 episodes
1 day ago
The Version of Him That Couldn’t Survive w/ Dave Puhky | The Hopeaholics Podcast In this powerful one-on-one conversation, Dave Puhky shares a brutally honest look at how alcohol quietly became the center of his life, blurring the line between control and collapse. What started as normal drinking slowly evolved into isolation, secrecy, and crossing boundaries he once swore he never would, all while trying to convince everyone around him that he had everything handled. Dave opens up about hid...
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The Version of Him That Couldn’t Survive w/ Dave Puhky | The Hopeaholics Podcast In this powerful one-on-one conversation, Dave Puhky shares a brutally honest look at how alcohol quietly became the center of his life, blurring the line between control and collapse. What started as normal drinking slowly evolved into isolation, secrecy, and crossing boundaries he once swore he never would, all while trying to convince everyone around him that he had everything handled. Dave opens up about hid...
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The Hopeaholics
Untitled EpisodeThe Version of Him That Couldn’t Survive w/ Dave Puhky | The Hopeaholics Podcast
The Version of Him That Couldn’t Survive w/ Dave Puhky | The Hopeaholics Podcast In this powerful one-on-one conversation, Dave Puhky shares a brutally honest look at how alcohol quietly became the center of his life, blurring the line between control and collapse. What started as normal drinking slowly evolved into isolation, secrecy, and crossing boundaries he once swore he never would, all while trying to convince everyone around him that he had everything handled. Dave opens up about hid...
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1 week ago
1 hour 26 minutes

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When Drinking Becomes a Daily Requirement w/ Mike Schuab | The Hopeaholics Podcast
When Drinking Becomes a Daily Requirement w/ Mike Schuab | The Hopeaholics Podcast In this deeply personal episode, Mike Schuab shares an unfiltered account of how alcohol gradually took control of his life while he worked tirelessly to convince everyone—including himself—that everything was fine. What began as normal social drinking slowly evolved into secretive behavior, isolation, and a daily reliance on alcohol just to feel steady, leading to broken relationships, constant lying, and an...
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2 weeks ago
1 hour 28 minutes

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The Inner Shift That Ends the Need to Escape with Jay Stinnett | The Hopeaholics Podcast
The Inner Shift That Ends the Need to Escape with Jay Stinnett | The Hopeaholics Podcast In this powerful and deeply reflective episode, longtime sober member, historian, spiritual teacher, and filmmaker Jay Stinnett shares an extraordinary journey that spans addiction, surrender, awakening, and a lifetime of conscious spiritual practice. With more than four decades of continuous sobriety, Jay recounts hitting bottom at a young age, walking into his first recovery meeting broken and despera...
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2 weeks ago
1 hour 44 minutes

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Breaking the Cycle of Addiction as a Family w/ Rafael & Nodia | The Hopeaholics Podcast
Breaking the Cycle of Addiction as a Family w/ Rafael & Nodia | The Hopeaholics Podcast In this emotionally charged episode, Rafael and Nodia sit side by side to share a raw, multi-generational story of addiction, denial, fear, and ultimately healing. What begins as Rafael’s attempt to escape the shadow of his past and Nodia’s effort to prove control through drinking spirals into cocaine, meth, psychosis, DUIs, hospitalizations, and moments where death or prison felt inevitable. Togethe...
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3 weeks ago
1 hour 45 minutes

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“HEROIN ALMOST TOOK MY LIFE” w/ David Cohen | The Hopeaholics Podcast
“HEROIN ALMOST TOOK MY LIFE” w/ David Cohen | The Hopeaholics Podcast In this powerful episode of the Hopeaholics Podcast, a raw and unfiltered story of survival takes center stage as David Cohen shares the gripping truth of his journey through addiction, chaos, and redemption. From forging prescriptions on Windows 95 to surviving a near-fatal heroin overdose that left him in a coma for days, his life spiraled through crime, crack houses, and moments where death felt inches away. But throug...
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3 weeks ago
1 hour 15 minutes

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Getting Used To Saying NO with Justin Wenzel | The Hopeaholics Podcast
Getting Used To Saying NO with Justin Wenzel | The Hopeaholics Podcast In this highly anticipated return to The Hopeaholics Podcast, Justin Wenzel sits down for an incredibly open and transformative conversation about self-worth, personal growth, and the journey he’s been on since his last appearance. Known for his bold transparency and massive impact on social media, Justin dives deep into the emotional work he’s spent the last year doing — from facing codependency and people-pleasing patte...
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4 weeks ago
1 hour 51 minutes

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How a DUI Left Him Stranded in the Desert w/ Patrick Overholt | The Hopeaholics Podcast
How a DUI Left Him Stranded in the Desert w/ Patrick Overholt | The Hopeaholics Podcast In this powerful episode of The Hopeaholics Podcast, Patrick Overholt shares his deeply personal journey through addiction, loss, trauma, and redemption. From rising as a gifted young athlete to facing career-ending injuries, legal troubles, and the devastating loss of his mother, Patrick opens up about the darkest moments that shaped him. He speaks with raw honesty about the chaos of addiction, the spiri...
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1 month ago
1 hour 22 minutes

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Inside a Soldier’s Fight Beyond the Battlefield w/ Carter | The Hopeaholics Podcast
Inside a Soldier’s Fight Beyond the Battlefield w/ Carter | The Hopeaholics Podcast In this powerful episode of The Hopeaholics Podcast, Carter shares an unfiltered and deeply moving journey through addiction, trauma, recovery, and personal transformation. From growing up in a turbulent environment to joining the military at a young age, Carter takes listeners through the intense realities of war, including life-changing firefights, the emotional weight of leadership, and the psychological ...
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1 month ago
1 hour 37 minutes

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The “Blanket of Love” That Changed Everything w/Geoffrey Blaylock | The Hopeaholics Podcast
The “Blanket of Love” That Changed Everything w/Geoffrey Blaylock | The Hopeaholics Podcast In this episode of The Hopeaholics Podcast, we dig deep into the wild, emotional, and brutally honest life story of Geoffrey Blaylock, tracing his path from a childhood marked by Tourette’s and isolation to the gang-ridden streets where he searched for identity, connection, and escape. Geoffrey opens up about the first moments drugs entered his life, how heroin slowly rewired everything he thought he...
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1 month ago
1 hour 39 minutes

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What Eating Disorders Don’t Tell You with Karina Chandler | The Hopeaholics Podcast
What Eating Disorders Don’t Tell You with Karina Chandler | The Hopeaholics Podcast In this powerful episode of The Hopeaholics Podcast, guest Karina Chandler shares an extraordinary journey of resilience, vulnerability, and transformation. Opening up about her long battle with an eating disorder, complex PTSD, childhood trauma, substance use, and a harrowing medical crisis involving encephalitis and toxic mold exposure, Karina reflects on the years she spent suffering in silence while main...
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1 month ago
1 hour 9 minutes

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"I Was Homeless for a Decade… and Still Survived" w/ Sean Speck | The Hopeaholics Podcast
"I Was Homeless for a Decade… and Still Survived" w/ Sean Speck | The Hopeaholics Podcast In this intense and deeply personal episode of The Hopeaholics Podcast, Sean Speck opens up about a journey that few survive—years of addiction, homelessness, relapse, medical trauma, and ultimately, an unexpected path to redemption. Sean takes us through the harsh reality of smoking weed at 14, graduating high school addicted to meth, getting kicked out at 19, and spending nearly a decade homeless on ...
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1 month ago
1 hour 1 minute

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Inside the Mind of a Compulsive Gambler with Louis Ruggiero | The Hopeaholics Podcast
Inside the Mind of a Compulsive Gambler with Louis Ruggiero | The Hopeaholics Podcast In this gripping episode of The Hopeaholics Podcast, Louis Ruggiero lays everything on the table as he shares his unbelievable journey through addiction, gambling, destruction, and redemption. From the moment he first sat at a blackjack table at just 15 years old and turned $200 into $9,000, Louis became hooked on the rush—a rush that would ultimately cost him over $10.2 million, countless relationships, an...
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1 month ago
1 hour 41 minutes

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Losing a Father to Addiction and Finding Purpose with Angie Nunez | The Hopeaholics Podcast
Losing a Father to Addiction and Finding Purpose with Angie Nunez | The Hopeaholics Podcast In this episode of The Hopeaholics Podcast, guest Angie Nunez shares her deeply personal journey of loss, healing, and spiritual awakening. Born and raised in the Bronx to Dominican parents, Angie reflects on her upbringing, cultural roots, and the challenges of growing up in a tight-knit immigrant family. She opens up about losing her father to addiction after his long battle with opioids and cancer,...
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1 month ago
1 hour 22 minutes

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Breaking The Chains of a 15-Year Addiction with Ali Zansberg | The Hopeaholics Podcast
Breaking The Chains of a 15-Year Addiction with Ali Zansberg | The Hopeaholics Podcast In this powerful and emotional episode of The Hopeaholics Podcast, Ali Zansberg opens up about her extraordinary journey through unimaginable pain, addiction, and transformation. From surviving childhood molestation and undergoing heart surgery at just thirteen to enduring years of misdiagnosis, psychiatric medications, and even electroconvulsive therapy, Ali’s early life was marked by confusion and surviv...
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2 months ago
58 minutes

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Surrender Isn’t Weakness, It’s Freedom with Yeshaia Blakeney | The Hopeaholics Podcast
Surrender Isn’t Weakness, It’s Freedom with Yeshaia Blakeney | The Hopeaholics Podcast In this thought-provoking and deeply human episode, Yeshaia Blakeney opens up about his journey through addiction, self-destruction, and spiritual awakening with striking honesty and wisdom. Growing up in the chaos of Hollywood, Yeshaia describes feeling emotionally adrift and spiritually disconnected long before drugs entered the picture. What began as an attempt to escape pain and emptiness eventually le...
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2 months ago
1 hour 11 minutes

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The Bottle Almost Took Everything with Kristine Koontz | The Hopeaholics Podcast
The Bottle Almost Took Everything with Kristine Koontz | The Hopeaholics Podcast In this raw and deeply emotional episode, Kristine Koontz shares her courageous journey through chaos, addiction, loss, and redemption with an honesty that grips you from the start. Growing up amid abuse, instability, and emotional neglect, Kristine found her first escape in alcohol at just thirteen years old — a drink that made her feel “normal” for the first time. What began as weekend partying spiraled into d...
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2 months ago
55 minutes

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Two Mothers, Two Sons, One Epidemic: Katrina Simmons & Kristi Kastler | The Hopeaholics Podcast
Two Mothers, Two Sons, One Epidemic: Katrina Simmons & Kristi Kastler | The Hopeaholics Podcast In this deeply emotional and unforgettable episode, Katrina Simmons and Kristi Kastler open their hearts to share the devastating realities of losing their beloved sons, Dylan and Devan, to fentanyl and addiction. Katrina begins by recounting Dylan’s early years, the warmth of his personality, and the gradual unraveling of his life after moving away from home. She describes the torment of watc...
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2 months ago
1 hour 42 minutes

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The Man Who Robbed Banks and Found God in a Cell: Julian Miller | The Hopeaholics Podcast
The Man Who Robbed Banks and Found God in a Cell: Julian Miller | The Hopeaholics Podcast In this powerful and deeply emotional episode, Julian Miller shares his remarkable journey from crime and chaos to redemption and purpose. Once a young man lost to the streets, Julian recounts the pivotal moments that defined his life — witnessing his cousin’s death at ten years old, falling into addiction, and ultimately making the desperate decision to rob a bank that landed him in prison. What...
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2 months ago
1 hour 25 minutes

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Filling the Gap betwen Faith and Science with Dr. Angela Claffey | The Hopeaholics Podcast
Filling the Gap betwen Faith and Science with Dr. Angela Claffey | The Hopeaholics Podcast In this deeply moving and eye-opening episode of The Hopeaholic Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Angela Claffey, a licensed forensic psychologist, mental health advocate, and survivor whose journey from pain to purpose is nothing short of extraordinary. Angela candidly shares her early battle with anorexia, depression, and suicidal thoughts as a young teenager, a struggle that nearly claimed her life at j...
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2 months ago
1 hour 32 minutes

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Connecting with God & Getting Sober with Jennifer Sprenger | The Hopeaholics Podcast
Connecting with God & Getting Sober with Jennifer Sprenger | The Hopeaholics Podcast In this episode of The Hopeaholics Podcast, Jennifer Sprenger — founder and CEO of The Bella Abby & Ava Handbag Boutique — shares her remarkable story of redemption, faith, and transformation. Once caught in the depths of addiction, Jennifer battled meth dependency, incarceration, and the painful separation from her children. In her darkest moments, she turned to God and prayed for a second chance — ...
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2 months ago
1 hour 20 minutes

The Hopeaholics
The Version of Him That Couldn’t Survive w/ Dave Puhky | The Hopeaholics Podcast In this powerful one-on-one conversation, Dave Puhky shares a brutally honest look at how alcohol quietly became the center of his life, blurring the line between control and collapse. What started as normal drinking slowly evolved into isolation, secrecy, and crossing boundaries he once swore he never would, all while trying to convince everyone around him that he had everything handled. Dave opens up about hid...