Kevin Lanning: A Google Executive's Addiction | The Hopeaholics Podcast (RE-RELEASE)

In this powerful episode of the The Hopeaholics Podcast, we sit down with Kevin Lanning, a former Google executive who shares the raw and deeply personal story of his battle with addiction, the pressures that came with success, and the painful reality of trying to maintain a high-level career while struggling internally. Kevin opens up about how substance abuse slowly took control of his life despite his professional accomplishments, leading him to moments of desperation, legal trouble, broken relationships, and ultimately a rock-bottom experience that forced him to confront the path he was on. He speaks candidly about the wake-up calls that pushed him toward sobriety, the recovery meetings and support systems that helped him rebuild his life, and the difficult process of learning how to live without substances after years of dependence. Now years into recovery, Kevin has dedicated his life to helping others through his podcast, Rise Above with Kevin Lanning, where he shares honest conversations and inspiring stories from people who have overcome addiction, trauma, and mental health struggles. This episode is filled with hard-earned wisdom, vulnerability, hope, and proof that no matter how far someone falls, transformation and healing are still possible.

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Timestamps:
00:10:57 — How Percocet Changed Everything
00:13:51 — The Textbook Hustle Begins
00:17:20 — Arrested for Grand Larceny
00:18:54 — Taking a Job Interview While Handcuffed
00:25:07 — “I Wish One of Those Bullets Hit Me”
00:32:55 — Learning to Live Through Recovery Meetings
00:34:02 — Feeling Accepted for the First Time
00:35:11 — Relapsing After Surgery
00:48:52 — A Weekend Bender in Miami
00:49:18 — Intervention and Rock Bottom
00:50:36 — Calling His Sponsor Instead of Using
00:51:41 — Sitting in Starbucks Until the Craving Passed
00:53:10 — Divorce, Fatherhood, and Humility
00:57:03 — Leaving Google to Be a Dad First
00:57:49 — Starting “Rise Above with Kevin Lanning”
00:58:14 — Taking a Gamble on Himself in Sobriety
01:00:10 — The Fear of Becoming a Fraud in Recovery
01:03:02 — Using the Podcast to Help People Feel Less Alone