CRASH Podcast

Cars and

Recovery,

Alex's

Story of being

Human

This one starts off like it always does—just talking shit and catching up.

Then it gets real.

Alex walks through how it started for him… getting high young, finding that first moment where everything finally felt quiet, and chasing that feeling all the way into heroin.

We get into the progression:
how fast it escalates, the decisions that don’t make sense but feel right at the time, and that moment where you realize you crossed a line you can’t uncross.

Then we get into early sobriety—detox, rehab, and what it actually feels like when everything hits you at once and there’s no escape anymore.

But this isn’t just about addiction.

This is about what happens after.

Losing people in sobriety and staying anyway.
Getting called out on your bullshit when everything in you wants to shut down.
Learning how to be a decent human being from scratch.

And what the promises actually look like in real life:
not money, not status—

Trust.
Freedom.
Showing up when it matters.

Just a real conversation with someone who lived it and didn’t die from it.

Chapters

• 00:00 Introduction and Background
• 07:01 Recovery and Challenges
• 26:11 Turning Point and Reflection
• 32:14 Integrity and Humility
• 44:26 The Promises of Sobriety
• 50:18 The Rewards of Recovery
• 58:37 Life After Addiction
• 01:05:10 Surviving Addiction
• 01:11:07 The Struggle of Addiction
• 01:20:31 Moving Forward

Episode 1 of the CRASH Podcast.

I sat down with my brother and we just talked... Where things started, how far they went, and what it took to turn things around.

Addiction, late nights, bad decisions, and the reality of rebuilding after things fall apart.

This one lands on:
CRASH — Chemicals, Restaurants, After Midnight, Stupid Decisions, Hangovers

It’s not perfect. It’s raw. But it’s real.

This is the beginning

Chapters

• 00:00 Early Addictive Tendencies
• 11:04 Turning Point: Post-Divorce
• 18:12 Moment of Change: Methamphetamine Use
• 35:51 Reflecting on Past Projects and Experiences
• 45:06 Lessons Learned and Moving Forward