Knockin‘ Doorz Down

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Jason sat down with Alexis Root to discuss the impact of generational trauma and the importance of breaking the cycle. They also dug into harm reduction and thoughts on what policies are failing those seeking recovery.

Alexis also shared challenges that she still faces in sobriety and tools that she utilizes to confront feelings that were often triggers in the past to abuse substances.

Now a massive proponent for addiction recovery and abstinence from substances Alexis works with the "Better- My Recovery App".

A single mother of 4, thriving as a Social Media Expert, Mindset Coach, and Entrepreneur of a Multi-Million Dollar Skincare Business she looks forward to the future, growing from her past.

This is Alexis Root in her own words, on Knockin’ Doorz Down.

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Jason sat down with Joseph Rojas of the rock band Seventh Day Slumber. They discussed how he fell into addiction due to the various traumas that he endured in his youth and the consequences of his addiction and how he turned them into his greatest advantage being of service to others and building a stable family life.

Joseph Rojas grew up in the housing projects of Victoria, Texas, where gunfire and sirens echoed through the neighborhood. But, for Joseph, the rough streets became a refuge from the nightmare of his home life. He remembers being about three and a half years old and being ten feet away from my father as he beat my mother bloody, and that was the memory he grew up with, of a father. When Joseph was still a small child, his father left the family.

Joseph’s mother worked long hours to provide for her two boys. Many times they were left to a babysitter that his mom was unaware was abusing her son. Joseph was hurting, empty, alone, and seeking acceptance. That's when he found the wrong crowd along with drugs and alcohol. At the age of 14, he did his first line of cocaine. Before he knew it, a line became two lines, two lines became three lines, and then by the end of it all, at the age of 21, he had a $400 a-day cocaine addiction.

Learn how Joseph was able to turn his life around, through faith and support from his mom. How his musical journey saved his life, bringing purpose. Along with his faith, meeting his wife with who he has 3 sons, and how he started the rock band Seventh Day Slumber.

This is Joseph Rojas in his own words, on Knockin’ Doorz Down.

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Jason and Mikey sat down with Dr. Robb Kelly. Last time we talked with Dr. Robb we touched on how he fell into addiction due to the various traumas that he endured in his youth and the consequences of his addiction and how he turned them into his greatest advantage.

Dr. Robb specializes now in taking people out of the trauma, the darkness, and the depression of addiction and alcoholism, to show them that they can have that drive and ambition to follow their dreams. Dr. Robb shared many of the techniques that lead to positive results. Insight into how we all can change our neuropathways, change the way we think about ourselves, and use our traumas as a gift to be of service to others. This includes positive self-talk, and how we can exchange positivity through our body language. As Dr. Robb Kelly says, "Success is for everyone".

This is Robb Kelly in his own words, on Knockin’ Doorz Down.

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Jason sat down with Jesse Iwuji. Jesse is an American professional stock car racing driver and officer in the United States Navy Reserves. He competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series driving the No. 34 that he co-owns with NFL Hall Of Famer Emmitt Smith.

Iwuji was a letterman twice in football and three times in track. On the football team, he was a two-star recruit. During his junior year of high school, Iwuji was contacted by the Naval Academy and was offered a scholarship to the school. After becoming a Naval Officer he was later deployed on the USS Comstock.

Jesse shares insight on his childhood, which shows the focus that his parents instilled in their children and led by example. Iwuji is of Igbo descent, an ethnic group of people in Nigeria.  His parents, Sebastian and Enderline, immigrated to the United States in the 1980s. He also lends what has worked for him on his pathway to success and what helps him maintain discipline and focus to push through hard times. We also talk about his NASCAR career and how his passion for cars started with the hit TV show Knight Rider starring David Hasselhoff.

This is Jesse Iwuji in his own words, on the Knockin' Doorz Down podcast.

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Jason and Mikey sat down with Travis Miguel, one of the founding members of the heavy metal band Atreyu. They discussed substance abuse and the availability of substances especially alcohol in the Rock Music scene. As often times events that Atreyu plays at are sponsored by alcohol companies.

As well Travis shares insight into his childhood. He spoke of how music became a huge part of his life and passion, with the support of his family. He also shares how being an introvert may have been part of the reason he began to drink so that he could loosen up in social situations as well as before he went on stage to perform.

Now 7 years sober, his wife also stopped drinking which has greatly improved their already solid bond. Travis also has some hilarious answers at the end of the interview as we ask him random questions.

This is Travis Miguel in his own words, on the Knockin' Doorz Down podcast.

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Jason sat down with the Former Special Forces and Warriors Heart Co-Founder Tom Spooner on the Knockin' Doorz Down podcast. They discussed Tom’s service to our nation in the U.S. Army which spanned nearly 21 years (1990-2011). Tom is in recovery from alcoholism as well he suffered a traumatic brain injury during his time in the service. This led him on the path to not only become an advocate for others suffering from addiction but soldiers and first responders also suffering from addiction and mental health issues. 

His military career included time in the 82nd Airborne, as a Green Beret in the US Army’s 7th Special Forces Group, and, ultimately, in the US Army’s 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment Delta as an Operator. Since retiring from the military in 2011, Spooner has successfully enabled thousands of warriors to acknowledge their struggles, seek treatment, and understand that they are not alone. Spooner joined forces with successful treatment providers Josh and Lisa Lannon to open Warriors Heart in 2016. Warriors Heart is the first and ONLY private and accredited residential treatment program in the U.S. that is exclusively for warriors (active-duty military, veterans, first responders, and EMTs/paramedics) that helps American Warriors struggling with drug and alcohol addiction and other co-occurring issues (PTSD, mild TBI, trauma, depression and co-occurring issues). Tom speaks from the heart about personally struggling with chemical dependencies, PTSD, mild TBI, and more to help others. 

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Jason and Mikey sat down with the Ryan Phillips on the Knockin' Doorz Down podcast. They discussed how Ryan's journey from a hockey stand out with dreams of becoming the next Wayne Gretzky becomes the King of the Pot trade from Canada to the USA. Now a humanitarian and advocate for mental health, well-being, and addiction recovery.

Ryan grew up with a great childhood and a close-knit family. All he focused on was becoming a successful hockey star which his parents fully supported. Ryan left home at the age of 16 to play professional hockey. This is when things began to change. During this time is when the party lifestyle entered his life.

At height of Ryan Phillips's fame and game prowess when he was arrested for importing a large amount of marijuana into the United States over the Canadian border. Phillips was incarcerated and detained and then, later, upon his release, prohibited from re-entering for life by Homeland Security.

In 2012 Ryan was granted access as a humanitarian back to the USA. He started to really focus on doing good in the world and his efforts were reciprocated, to say the least. He found happiness finally after twelve long years. It just so happened that he filmed a documentary called Return to Happiness that documents the adversities in life that he overcame with positive energy, and it was the love of his daughter that was a major inspiration for the film. Ryan does struggle with the effects due to concussions, but he doesn't let that stop him from being a positive light in the world.

This is Ryan Phillips in his own words on the Knockin' Doorz Down Podcast.

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Jason and Mikey sat down with the Better Life Guy, Matt Pink on the Knockin' Doorz Down podcast. They discussed why Matt wrote the best-selling book "Better Me, Better You" which not only tells his story of addiction recovery but all works as an interactive guidebook for a better life.

Matt grew up with a great childhood and a close-knit family. However, he would drink and party with friends, but his friends continued to grow into adulthood and start their families. Matt would continue his ways of drinking and drugs. After the death of his son in 2013, his addiction began to consume his life. That's when he really hit the bottle hard, sniffing "Gear" along with anything else he could get his hands on.

After years of drinking, doing random drugs, and couch surfing all around London, Matt Pink had a spiritual awakening that would change his life forever which he shares. He knew what he was doing was wrong, however, one random man that appeared and went off in the night that he met outside the pub, woke Matt up and guided him in the right direction. Had it not been for Matt's friend being with him, he was sure nobody would believe him.

Matt has now been sober for over 3 years, is an accomplished author, meditates, works out daily, and is constantly making progress to achieve his goals. Married, with a family and as he revealed on the podcast he has a baby girl on the way.

This is Matt Pink, the Better Life Guy in his own words on the Knockin' Doorz Down Podcast.

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Jason and Mikey sat down with Dereak Messer of the band Messer on the Knockin' Doorz Down podcast. They discussed the challenges of continuing the band through the lockdown period of the pandemic and how the love from them encouraged the band to continue. As well as writing the song "Hope in This World". The creation of Two-Headed Dog Works, making knives with one of his best friends. The possibility of cross blending knife making and rock music at Messer Fest, as well as the fans keeping the band going.

Dereak also shared that he struggled with alcoholism and that his father was an alcoholic. Dereak lost his dad when he was 12 years old. He shares the challenges and methods he uses to remain sober while being a touring musician. As well he never really hit a "rock bottom" moment, that he was just done with everything negative that substance abuse brought to his life.

Dereak focuses daily on gratitude and keeps focused on what's most important to him, which is being a father, family man, friend and providing positivity to the Messer Band fans. He also shares the boundaries that have been established between him and his ex-wife so that they can be solid parents and friends as well. This is Dereak Messer in his own words on the Knockin' Doorz Down Podcast.

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Jason and Mikey sat down with John Cronin of John's Crazy Sock and his father Mark Cronin on the Knockin' Doorz Down podcast. They discussed Down Syndrome awareness, World Down Syndrome Day which is March 21st each year.

During the conversation, Mark Cronin shares that mental health and addiction issues have affected their family. Mark's wife has struggled with mental health issues that led her to make some decisions that affected her law practice and family. As well one of John's brothers, Mark's sons struggled with addiction issues that were become rampant in the area where they lived.

With financial hardship in the Cronin household along with members of the family struggling with these mental health and addiction issues. John was getting the age of wanting to find a career path was struggling to do so due to the lack of acceptance of those with special abilities of which John has Down Syndrome. As John and Mark had many ideas of what John could do to make a living and have his own independence they decided to build on John's passion for crazy socks.

They built a website and gained local traction, including Jonh personally delivering orders to customers. One thing John always does is includes a personal thank you note and candy in each delivery. John's Crazy Socks was born.

John’s Crazy Socks is a father-son venture inspired by co-founder John Lee Cronin, a young man with Down syndrome. John’s affinity for crazy socks paired with his love of making people smile made our mission clear: we want to spread happiness.

They have a social mission and a retail mission, and they are indivisible. They want to show what is possible when you give someone a chance. Every day, they demonstrate what people with intellectual disabilities can do. And they believe in giving back: they donate 5 percent of our earnings to the Special Olympics as they’ve played a vital role in John’s development. They continue to expand our charity partners by offering and creating socks with specific “awareness” themes, such as our Autism Awareness Socks and Down Syndrome Awareness Socks.

They match their social mission with a commitment to being a great sock store. They have socks you can love with the widest array of fun, unique, and beautifully designed socks that let you express your passion and personality. And they deliver those socks with fast, personal service. They also provide same-day shipping and every package includes a hand-written thank you note from John and some candy.

They love what we do. They hope you love your socks and that your experience with John’s Crazy Socks brings you happiness.

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