Knockin‘ Doorz Down

Cody Wickliffe grew up with an alcoholic mother, going to AA meetings as early as 5 years old.  He actually enjoyed the AA environment, because it was better than his home environment.  At that age, he was already on heavy medication for ADHD, which led to him being placed in special education classes.  This led to anxiety & acting out at a very young age.

He started drinking at 13 years old, fell into the party crowd as a way of making new friends.  A year later, drinking was already an issue.  On his way to what he thought was a Metallica concert, his parents staged an intervention at age 14.

After running away from multiple rehab facilities, they made him attend the Provo Canyon Boarding School, the same year & class as Paris Hilton.  He was subjected to physical & emotional abuse.  After this, he fell right back into his old habits.

At this time in his life, he had 7 DUI’s, multiple warrants for his arrest & more.  After being arrested by 2 cops in a bar, all of his missed court dates & warrants finally caught up with him.  His bail was so high, he had used his dad’s plane as collateral.  This turned out to be his breaking point & decided to get fully sober.

He found a career, after sorting out his debt, his past, and finished his education.  He went back to school to become a Drug & Alcohol counselor, gained the respect of his family & peers, and started a new career.  After reconnecting with his love of music, he found his true passion in life.  He got a gig being the tour manager for Five Finger Death Punch.  The rest is history.

This is Cody Wickliffe in his own words on Knockin’ Doorz Down.

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Alyssa describes getting bullied in school and falling into the bad crowd, using marijuana for the first time to fit in.  This led to harder drugs, like cocaine, ecstasy & eventually heroin.  Hear her story of how addiction consumed her life for 3 years, and eventually found her way out of the darkness.

In the worst of her addiction, she was living in the back of her car, down to 90 pounds, stealing and committing crimes, helplessly strung out.  Her first trip to rehab failed.  Even a family intervention couldn’t help her, it wasn’t until she was in the lowest state in her life and fed up with the way drugs were ruling her life, that she decided to make a change & commit to rehab a second time.

That 2nd time in rehab proved to be successful, now her focus is her amazing family, with her stepson & husband, working at the Banyan Treatment Center to share her stories to help other people going through the same things as she was. As well as how she came to meet and work with the hosts of Knockin' Doorz Down when they took their trip to Philadelphia to interview Bam Margera, Brandon Novak and Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino. 

This is Alyssa Valentin in her own words on Knockin’ Doorz Down.

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Gregg Champion is living up to his last name. Champion by definition is a person who has defeated or surpassed all rivals in a competition, especially in sports. However, Gregg lives by the second definition, a person who fights or argues for a cause or on behalf of someone else. His cause is sobriety and supporting those who seek personal growth and prosperity.  

Gregg’s story starts normal enough until at the age of 4 and a half his father was killed in a drunk-on-drunk car crash. Causing extreme mental, emotional, and financial stress upon his mother, Gregg still maintained good grades and excelled in sports. Sadly Gregg was sexually abused, around 8 years old. This led Gregg to feel shame and guilt, eventually bullying others to hide his scars.

At the age of 10, Greggs mother remarried a World War 2 veteran. His stepfather was in 13 years in recovery. However, Gregg started using and abusing substances at the age of 13. Gregg would eventually go on to abusing alcohol and drugs along with becoming a drug dealer himself. After multiple DUI’s and arrests, Gregg was facing serious jail time. Under the encouragement of his mom, Gregg attended church, followed by confession. By the grace of a higher power, the priest he confessed to, was his stepfather's first Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor. Now a true champion for sobriety and substance abuse prevention, this is Gregg Champion in his own words on Knockin’ Doorz Down.

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Skinny Vinny Imperati opens up about his traumatic childhood, which began with losing his father, who was hit and killed on his motorcycle. His relationship with his mother was also tough, who suffers from a deep family history of addiction and alcoholism. 

Skinny Vinny started using marijuana and eventually selling it to generate an income. Eventually, he began to go down a dark road that led him to use the gambit of substances. After a dentist visit that caused a great amount of pain, a friend gave him his first opioid.  Vinny was hooked and that took him from prescription medication to snorting heroin and quickly moving to shooting up.  During one of his lowest points of addiction, Vinny shares how he was homeless and living in a Porta-Potty for over two years. During times of hard weather, he would use the water and snow that accumulated below the Porta-Potty to mix with his heroin so that he could shoot up.

Vinny would eventually hit his rock bottom and seek the help he needed for sobriety to finally stick. After spending time in a sober living facility, Vinny went on to be in charge of the facility that he lived in. However, he knew he needed to pursue his passion for videography. Vinny has gone on to work and developed close friendships with the likes of Steve-O, Bam Margera, Dalton Dern, Zackass, and many others from the skate community. Now a champion for sobriety and substance abuse prevention, this is Skinny Vinny Imperati in his own words on Knockin’ Doorz Down.

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Kurt Angle opens up about the road that led him to prescription medication addiction and alcoholism, and his ultimate fight: The path that he took to achieving, maintaining sobriety, and inspiring others.  

Kurt speaks on the untimely death of his father due to a work accident when he was only 16. The memories of his father's alcoholism. This wasn't Kurt's only tragic loss. His mentor and his wrestling coach, David Schultz, whom he regarded as a paternal figure was tragically killed by John du Pont as detailed in the film Foxcatcher. Kurt would go on to win the Olympic Gold Medal in the heavyweight amateur wrestling class despite having a broken neck. 

Kurt would eventually go on to join the WWE achieving superstardom and capturing many championships, but not without a cost: suffering several more broken necks. Eventually, he started abusing prescription medication and refused to seek treatment. Leading to his departure from the WWE and moving to TNA Wrestling. During his time in TNA, he began to add alcohol and Xanax to his growing habit, stating he was taking up to 65 Vicodin a day. After his 4th DUI, his second wife told him that she'd leave him if he didn't seek help. Kurt realized that he'd lose his wife, 6 children, job, and his life if he didn't change.  He heroically took on his battle with addiction as he did in amateur wrestling and the squared circle in professional wrestling. Coming towards 8 years sober, Kurt has become an inspirational and motivational speaker to those seeking and practicing sobriety, as well as others looking to make positive life changes. This is Kurt Angle in his own words on Knockin’ Doorz Down.

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Charlie Sheen opens up about the breakdown that was front and center in the public eye. "Winning" "Tigers Blood" and what was really going on in his life at that point. With long-term sobriety and a new way of life, Charlie opens up about the first time he tried a substance at the age of 10. 

Charlie shares what it was like growing up the son of a famous actor, Martin Sheen as well as the sibling of Emilio Estévez. When did his loved ones first intervene to help Charlie understand that he had a problem? Stories of partying or working with Rob Lowe, George Clooney, John Cryer, Nicolas Cage, Micheal Dougless, Laura Dern, and others. 

We talk about the steps towards sobriety, his relationship with his father now as well as stories from the set of some of his films and Two and A Half Men. How did he feel about being replaced by Ashton Kutcher and what are his career aspirations? This is Charlie Sheen in his own words on Knockin’ Doorz Down.

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Shanda Renee shares the story of the night she attempted suicide and ended up helping to save the life of a man who was shot. What drove her to the point of not wanting to live?

Growing up in an alcoholic home and with a mother who tried to present "the perfect family". Shanda was sexually abused at an early age which led her down a path of feeling disconnected from her peers. This led her down a path of codependent relationships, repeating trauma, and becoming a struggling single mother who turned to stripping to make ends meet.

Hear Shanda's inspirational story of a chance meeting while working as a hostess at an upscale restaurant in which famed movie producer and director Garry Marshall handpicked her to play a supporting role in his 2004 film Raising Helen. Starring Kate Hudson, Joan Cusack, Helen Mirren, Hayden Panettiere, and Spencer Breslin.  Now pursuing her dream as a full-time actor and producer, she embarks on helming her first independent production "The Elsewhere". This is Shanda Renee in her own words on Knockin’ Doorz Down.

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Brian "Sledge" Campbell was forged by the demons that live inside his head, “The Metalhead Maniac” once turned to drugs and alcohol to quiet those voices. Bullied as an overweight child, Brian had one positive influence in his life: his father, with whom he'd sit and watch Pro Wrestling for hours. Upon his father's passing, Brian started drinking alcohol getting drunk for the first time at the age of 13. This was the start down a long path of substance abuse and failed relationships. 

However, realizing he was hurting himself and those closest to him, as well as being blackballed from Pro Wrestling, after tryouts with some of the biggest companies including WWE. Sledge refocused and after an appearance on the Stone Cold Steve Austin podcast, he returned to the sport he loved: professional wrestling.

He has devoted himself to training and becoming the most bruising, devastating fighter in the business. Sledge’s quest took him to the ROH Dojo, where he has impressed coaches with his passion, intensity, and physicality.  Now living out his dream as a full-time Pro Wrestler, he believes that anyone no matter their circumstances can dedicate their lives to living out their dreams.  This is Brian "Sledge" Campbell in his own words on Knockin’ Doorz Down.

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Bam Margera and Brandon Novak rose to fame as skateboarders in their youth along with MTV's Jackass and Viva La Bam. They share their stories of friendship dating back to their preteen years and deep love and friendship for one another. With the chaos of fame and what was seen on television and in movie theatres, the groundwork for addiction and substance abuse was being laid. 

Hear of the crazy times behind these scenes, how fame went to their heads and they became misguided in life. From Novak being on death's door and Bam being there for him to Novak 5 years sober and guiding Bam on his journey to sobriety.  This is Bam Margera and Brandon Novak in their own words on Knockin’ Doorz Down.

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The hosts of the Knockin' Doorz Down podcast, Jason LaChance, and Mikey Nawrocki share their stories of adverse times, substance abuse, and how they're using their life experiences in speaking with all the guests on the Knockin' Doorz Down podcast. Their mission of inspiring you the listeners by sharing real-life stories of those who have taken their greatest adversities and turned them into their greatest advantages. Plus some behind the scenes insight on past and future episodes.  This is Jason and Mikey in their own words on Knockin’ Doorz Down.

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