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One prayer. One big win. A thousand bad bets. This week we sit with a story that refuses to blink: from a first jackpot and comped rooms to forged signatures, meth-fueled investigations, DUIs, and a 400-foot plunge that somehow wasn’t the end. The chase for the next high becomes a full-time job—slots, credit kiting, Costco rug scams, fake IDs—until the truth finally breaks through in a courtroom where a judge gives one last chance and honesty becomes the only strategy left.

We walk through the parts that rarely get airtime: how process addictions like gambling and bulimia got misread as “less serious” while alcohol and drugs ran cover; how shame and secrecy kept rewiring choices; and how family dynamics of control, image, and rescue poured gas on a fire that wouldn’t stop. The details are messy and human—Vegas jackpots, a bookie named Ted, rehab romances, crack paranoia in a locked garage, custody battles, and a mother’s fury in a courthouse aisle. It’s wild, but the hinge of the story is plain: accountability over victimhood, service over self, and a decision to live in sober housing long enough to become the person running it.

You’ll also hear what recovery looks like after rock bottom: a sponsor who reads the Big Book line by line because comprehension is a barrier; rebaptism and a faith that feels alive, not performative; and the hard admission that process addictions can still creep in when stress peaks. We pull back the curtain on the recovery industry too—kickbacks, light-touch programs, and insurance incentives that reward churn over change—and talk about building care that’s ethical, transparent, and matched to real needs.

If you’ve ever believed your past has the final word, this conversation offers a different ending. Subscribe, share this with someone who needs hope, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway—what part of this story challenged you to tell the truth about your own?

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