David Manheim is the host of the highly popular Dopey podcast. Dopey podcast is the most popular addiction/recovery podcast that exists and has featured guests like Marc Maron, Jamie Lee Curtis, Margaret Cho, Danny Trejo, Jason Biggs and many others. Dopey was created by Dave and his cohost Chris in 2016, they met in rehab in Connecticut in 2011. Chris tragically died in July of 2018, relapsing and overdosing on cocaine and fentanyl. Dave never stopped making the show and continues on to push the Dopey message as far as it possibly can go. 

Today Dave and I have a candid discussion on all things addiction, mental health and recovery. We talk about what Dave has learned about recovery from hosting his podcast and his sobriety, why it’s important to not judge someone for the recovery path that they choose, why getting sober is so scary for many people, how facing what you fear most can lead to so much growth, how to rebuild your life in recovery, how to deal with life when it gets uncomfortable and much more. 

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