Nothing’s Off the Table with Louis Ruggiero

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October 18 Ex-Cop: I Saw Murders | Then Gambled To Escape The Memories
In this episode of Nothing Is Off the Table, Louis Ruggiero welcomes Sharon Mabon, a retired police lieutenant, author, and recovering compulsive gambler, who opens up about her decades-long struggle with gambling addiction.
After decades of struggling, Sharon finally committed to gambling addiction recovery in 2025 through counseling, faith, family support, and casino self-exclusion. Now, she uses her experience to advocate for gambling awareness and help others understand how to quit gambling addiction and rebuild their lives.
🔔 Real stories. Raw comebacks. Nothing's off the table.
Unfiltered conversations with people who've faced addiction, loss, and rock bottom — and came back stronger.
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This episode is sponsored by Algamus Recovery Center.
If gambling is running your life — the lying, the chasing, the debt — you don't have to figure it out alone. Algamus is one of the only residential treatment centers in the country built specifically for gambling addiction. Certified gambling counselors, many in recovery themselves, treating this disease for 30+ years. Most commercial insurance accepted.
Start here:(https://www.algamus.org/?utm_source=nott_podcast&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nott_podcast_collab_louis_ruggiero&utm_content=collab_post)
You're not a degenerate. You're sick, and there's treatment.
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About the ShowHosted by Louis Ruggiero — restaurateur, entrepreneur, and recovery advocate — Nothing's Off The Table is where real people tell the truth about addiction, comebacks, and finding purpose again. Louis knows the story firsthand: after years of gambling and substance addiction, he turned his life around and now amplifies the voices of survivors, from celebrities to everyday people.
#AddictionRecovery #WeDoRecover #NothingsOffTheTable #LouisRuggiero #RecoverOutLoud #ComebackStories #RecoveryIsPossible #GamblingAddiction #RecoveryCommunity #Algamus
Disclaimer: Stories shared on Nothing's Off The Table are personal experiences, not professional advice. Please consult qualified professionals for personal matters.
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52 min
October 15 Gambling Addict Says Quitting Completely Is Too Extreme
Louis Ruggiero welcomes Moshe Haimoff back to the podcast for an unfiltered conversation about gambling addiction, compulsive gambling, relapse, recovery, self-control, and what happens after gambling nearly destroys your life.
This is a raw debate between 2 people who have experienced the consequences of gambling addiction firsthand, rebuilt their lives, and still disagree on what long-term gambling addiction recovery should actually look like.
🔔 Real stories. Raw comebacks. Nothing's off the table.
Unfiltered conversations with people who've faced addiction, loss, and rock bottom — and came back stronger.
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This episode is sponsored by Algamus Recovery Center.
If gambling is running your life — the lying, the chasing, the debt — you don't have to figure it out alone. Algamus is one of the only residential treatment centers in the country built specifically for gambling addiction. Certified gambling counselors, many in recovery themselves, treating this disease for 30+ years. Most commercial insurance accepted.
Start here:(https://www.algamus.org/?utm_source=nott_podcast&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nott_podcast_collab_louis_ruggiero&utm_content=collab_post)
You're not a degenerate. You're sick, and there's treatment.
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About the ShowHosted by Louis Ruggiero — restaurateur, entrepreneur, and recovery advocate — Nothing's Off The Table is where real people tell the truth about addiction, comebacks, and finding purpose again. Louis knows the story firsthand: after years of gambling and substance addiction, he turned his life around and now amplifies the voices of survivors, from celebrities to everyday people.
#AddictionRecovery #WeDoRecover #NothingsOffTheTable #LouisRuggiero #RecoverOutLoud #ComebackStories #RecoveryIsPossible #GamblingAddiction #RecoveryCommunity #Algamus
Disclaimer: Stories shared on Nothing's Off The Table are personal experiences, not professional advice. Please consult qualified professionals for personal matters.
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42 min
October 13 Ex-Cocaine Addict Explains What Cocaine Psychosis Feels Like
Louis Ruggiero welcomes David Millar for an honest conversation about addiction recovery, cocaine addiction, sobriety, and rebuilding a life after hitting rock bottom.
David shares how his substance use escalated rapidly from teenage drinking and cocaine use into psychosis, psychiatric hospitals,
homelessness, and sleeping beneath the Atlantic City boardwalk.
Louis and David also discuss relapse prevention, life after addiction, rebuilding family relationships, running as a tool for personal growth, and why David believes people struggling with addiction must learn to accept the discomfort that comes with change.
🔔 Real stories. Raw comebacks. Nothing's off the table.
Unfiltered conversations with people who've faced addiction, loss, and rock bottom — and came back stronger.
—
This episode is sponsored by Algamus Recovery Center.
If gambling is running your life — the lying, the chasing, the debt — you don't have to figure it out alone. Algamus is one of the only residential treatment centers in the country built specifically for gambling addiction. Certified gambling counselors, many in recovery themselves, treating this disease for 30+ years. Most commercial insurance accepted.
Start here:(https://www.algamus.org/?utm_source=nott_podcast&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nott_podcast_collab_louis_ruggiero&utm_content=collab_post)
You're not a degenerate. You're sick, and there's treatment.
—
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📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nothingsoffpod
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About the ShowHosted by Louis Ruggiero — restaurateur, entrepreneur, and recovery advocate — Nothing's Off The Table is where real people tell the truth about addiction, comebacks, and finding purpose again. Louis knows the story firsthand: after years of gambling and substance addiction, he turned his life around and now amplifies the voices of survivors, from celebrities to everyday people.
#AddictionRecovery #WeDoRecover #NothingsOffTheTable #LouisRuggiero #RecoverOutLoud #ComebackStories #RecoveryIsPossible #GamblingAddiction #RecoveryCommunity #Algamus
Disclaimer: Stories shared on Nothing's Off The Table are personal experiences, not professional advice. Please consult qualified professionals for personal matters.
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44 min
October 11 I Lost Everything Gambling | Then Planned My Suicide
Louis Ruggiero welcomes Will Hinman for a raw conversation about gambling addiction, drug addiction, alcohol addiction, relapse, and what it actually takes to build lasting addiction recovery.
Will shares how gambling entered his life at a young age and eventually became part of his identity. Now helping others through lived experience, Will shares practical advice for anyone struggling with problem gambling, sports betting addiction, casino addiction, or gambling-related debt.
🔔 Real stories. Raw comebacks. Nothing's off the table.
Unfiltered conversations with people who've faced addiction, loss, and rock bottom — and came back stronger.
—
This episode is sponsored by Algamus Recovery Center.
If gambling is running your life — the lying, the chasing, the debt — you don't have to figure it out alone. Algamus is one of the only residential treatment centers in the country built specifically for gambling addiction. Certified gambling counselors, many in recovery themselves, treating this disease for 30+ years. Most commercial insurance accepted.
Start here:(https://www.algamus.org/?utm_source=nott_podcast&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nott_podcast_collab_louis_ruggiero&utm_content=collab_post)
You're not a degenerate. You're sick, and there's treatment.
—
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📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nothingsoffpod
📹 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nothingsoffpod
🔗 Everything else: https://link.me/nothingsoffthetable
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About the ShowHosted by Louis Ruggiero — restaurateur, entrepreneur, and recovery advocate — Nothing's Off The Table is where real people tell the truth about addiction, comebacks, and finding purpose again. Louis knows the story firsthand: after years of gambling and substance addiction, he turned his life around and now amplifies the voices of survivors, from celebrities to everyday people.
#AddictionRecovery #WeDoRecover #NothingsOffTheTable #LouisRuggiero #RecoverOutLoud #ComebackStories #RecoveryIsPossible #GamblingAddiction #RecoveryCommunity #Algamus
Disclaimer: Stories shared on Nothing's Off The Table are personal experiences, not professional advice. Please consult qualified professionals for personal matters.
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1 hr 2 min
October 08 I Was Living The NBA Dream | Then Cocaine Destroyed Everything
Louis Ruggiero welcomes former NBA player Chris Herren for an unfiltered conversation about addiction, recovery, sobriety, family, and life after basketball.
Chris opens up about his early exposure to alcohol and drugs, becoming addicted to cocaine at 18, his descent into opioid addiction, and what it was really like battling addiction while playing professional basketball.
From his experience with heroin addiction, cocaine, prescription opioids, and alcoholism to becoming a present father and husband, this is a powerful conversation about what sobriety, healing, and long-term recovery can actually look like.
🔔 Real stories. Raw comebacks. Nothing's off the table.
Unfiltered conversations with people who've faced addiction, loss, and rock bottom — and came back stronger.
—
This episode is sponsored by Algamus Recovery Center.
If gambling is running your life — the lying, the chasing, the debt — you don't have to figure it out alone. Algamus is one of the only residential treatment centers in the country built specifically for gambling addiction. Certified gambling counselors, many in recovery themselves, treating this disease for 30+ years. Most commercial insurance accepted.
Start here:(https://www.algamus.org/?utm_source=nott_podcast&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nott_podcast_collab_louis_ruggiero&utm_content=collab_post)
You're not a degenerate. You're sick, and there's treatment.
—
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📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nothingsoffpod
📹 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nothingsoffpod
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About the ShowHosted by Louis Ruggiero — restaurateur, entrepreneur, and recovery advocate — Nothing's Off The Table is where real people tell the truth about addiction, comebacks, and finding purpose again. Louis knows the story firsthand: after years of gambling and substance addiction, he turned his life around and now amplifies the voices of survivors, from celebrities to everyday people.
#AddictionRecovery #WeDoRecover #NothingsOffTheTable #LouisRuggiero #RecoverOutLoud #ComebackStories #RecoveryIsPossible #GamblingAddiction #RecoveryCommunity #Algamus
Disclaimer: Stories shared on Nothing's Off The Table are personal experiences, not professional advice. Please consult qualified professionals for personal matters.
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1 hr 4 min
October 07 Heroin Survivor | I Lost Everything Before I Asked God For Help
Louis Ruggiero welcomes Zack Franck for a raw conversation about addiction recovery (5 years sober), heroin addiction, opioid addiction, overdose, relapse, treatment, faith, and rebuilding a life after years of substance abuse.
Zack also reflects on repairing his relationship with his brother, becoming someone his family and friends could trust again, and discovering that the real rewards of life after addiction are often the simple things addiction once took away: being present, dependable, and available for the people you love.
🔔 Real stories. Raw comebacks. Nothing's off the table.
Unfiltered conversations with people who've faced addiction, loss, and rock bottom — and came back stronger.
—
This episode is sponsored by Algamus Recovery Center.
If gambling is running your life — the lying, the chasing, the debt — you don't have to figure it out alone. Algamus is one of the only residential treatment centers in the country built specifically for gambling addiction. Certified gambling counselors, many in recovery themselves, treating this disease for 30+ years. Most commercial insurance accepted.
Start here:(https://www.algamus.org/?utm_source=nott_podcast&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nott_podcast_collab_louis_ruggiero&utm_content=collab_post)
You're not a degenerate. You're sick, and there's treatment.
—
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📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nothingsoffpod
📹 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nothingsoffpod
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About the ShowHosted by Louis Ruggiero — restaurateur, entrepreneur, and recovery advocate — Nothing's Off The Table is where real people tell the truth about addiction, comebacks, and finding purpose again. Louis knows the story firsthand: after years of gambling and substance addiction, he turned his life around and now amplifies the voices of survivors, from celebrities to everyday people.
#AddictionRecovery #WeDoRecover #NothingsOffTheTable #LouisRuggiero #RecoverOutLoud #ComebackStories #RecoveryIsPossible #GamblingAddiction #RecoveryCommunity #Algamus
Disclaimer: Stories shared on Nothing's Off The Table are personal experiences, not professional advice. Please consult qualified professionals for personal matters.
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48 min
October 04 100% Of My Income Went Straight To Gambling | Here's How I Quit
Louis Ruggiero welcomes Daniel Bullen for an unfiltered conversation about gambling addiction, compulsive gambling, and what it actually takes to rebuild your life after years of chasing the next win.
Daniel explains how gambling entered his life as early as 8 or 9 years old and gradually became an obsession fueled by early wins, the belief that gambling could make him rich, and the constant need to chase losses.
The conversation also explores gambling relapse, rehab, therapy, recovery meetings, rebuilding trust with family, paying back debt, and learning why one big win could never solve the underlying problem.
🔔 Real stories. Raw comebacks. Nothing's off the table.
Unfiltered conversations with people who've faced addiction, loss, and rock bottom — and came back stronger.
—
This episode is sponsored by Algamus Recovery Center.
If gambling is running your life — the lying, the chasing, the debt — you don't have to figure it out alone. Algamus is one of the only residential treatment centers in the country built specifically for gambling addiction. Certified gambling counselors, many in recovery themselves, treating this disease for 30+ years. Most commercial insurance accepted.
Start here:(https://www.algamus.org/?utm_source=nott_podcast&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nott_podcast_collab_louis_ruggiero&utm_content=collab_post)
You're not a degenerate. You're sick, and there's treatment.
—
🎙️ Hosted by Louis Ruggiero
📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nothingsoffpod
📹 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nothingsoffpod
🔗 Everything else: https://link.me/nothingsoffthetable
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About the ShowHosted by Louis Ruggiero — restaurateur, entrepreneur, and recovery advocate — Nothing's Off The Table is where real people tell the truth about addiction, comebacks, and finding purpose again. Louis knows the story firsthand: after years of gambling and substance addiction, he turned his life around and now amplifies the voices of survivors, from celebrities to everyday people.
#AddictionRecovery #WeDoRecover #NothingsOffTheTable #LouisRuggiero #RecoverOutLoud #ComebackStories #RecoveryIsPossible #GamblingAddiction #RecoveryCommunity #Algamus
Disclaimer: Stories shared on Nothing's Off The Table are personal experiences, not professional advice. Please consult qualified professionals for personal matters.
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1 hr 8 min
October 01 I Hid My Alcohol Addiction Behind Modeling And Traveling
Louis Ruggiero welcomes Sophie Sumner for an honest conversation about her sobriety journey, alcohol addiction, recovery, self-worth, and the life she has built after reaching six years of continuous sobriety.
For anyone interested in women in recovery, sobriety motivation, mental health and addiction, 12 step recovery, or a powerful addiction recovery story, Sophie’s experience offers an honest look at both the struggle and what can come after it.
🔔 Real stories. Raw comebacks. Nothing's off the table.
Unfiltered conversations with people who've faced addiction, loss, and rock bottom — and came back stronger.
—
This episode is sponsored by Algamus Recovery Center.
If gambling is running your life — the lying, the chasing, the debt — you don't have to figure it out alone. Algamus is one of the only residential treatment centers in the country built specifically for gambling addiction. Certified gambling counselors, many in recovery themselves, treating this disease for 30+ years. Most commercial insurance accepted.
Start here:(https://www.algamus.org/?utm_source=nott_podcast&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nott_podcast_collab_louis_ruggiero&utm_content=collab_post)
You're not a degenerate. You're sick, and there's treatment.
—
🎙️ Hosted by Louis Ruggiero
📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nothingsoffpod
📹 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nothingsoffpod
🔗 Everything else: https://link.me/nothingsoffthetable
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About the ShowHosted by Louis Ruggiero — restaurateur, entrepreneur, and recovery advocate — Nothing's Off The Table is where real people tell the truth about addiction, comebacks, and finding purpose again. Louis knows the story firsthand: after years of gambling and substance addiction, he turned his life around and now amplifies the voices of survivors, from celebrities to everyday people.
#AddictionRecovery #WeDoRecover #NothingsOffTheTable #LouisRuggiero #RecoverOutLoud #ComebackStories #RecoveryIsPossible #GamblingAddiction #RecoveryCommunity #Algamus
Disclaimer: Stories shared on Nothing's Off The Table are personal experiences, not professional advice. Please consult qualified professionals for personal matters.
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56 min
September 29 Heroin Made Me Rob A Jewelry Store | Here’s How I Got Sober
Louis Ruggiero welcomes Jimmy Abbate for a conversation about heroin addiction recovery, life after prison, and 25 years in recovery. Jimmy shares how childhood drinking escalated into heroin addiction, a jewelry store robbery, and 3 prison stays totaling 11 years before he began rebuilding life after addiction.
But his sobriety journey involved more than putting down drugs and alcohol. Jimmy explains why he spent 16 years as a dry addict before returning to Alcoholics Anonymous, finding a sponsor, and working through 12 step recovery. Together, they discuss addiction and family, the behavior he still needed to change, and why asking for help became a turning point in his recovery.
🔔 Real stories. Raw comebacks. Nothing's off the table.
Unfiltered conversations with people who've faced addiction, loss, and rock bottom — and came back stronger.
—
This episode is sponsored by Algamus Recovery Center.
If gambling is running your life — the lying, the chasing, the debt — you don't have to figure it out alone. Algamus is one of the only residential treatment centers in the country built specifically for gambling addiction. Certified gambling counselors, many in recovery themselves, treating this disease for 30+ years. Most commercial insurance accepted.
Start here:(https://www.algamus.org/?utm_source=nott_podcast&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nott_podcast_collab_louis_ruggiero&utm_content=collab_post)
You're not a degenerate. You're sick, and there's treatment.
—
🎙️ Hosted by Louis Ruggiero
📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nothingsoffpod
📹 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nothingsoffpod
🔗 Everything else: https://link.me/nothingsoffthetable
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About the ShowHosted by Louis Ruggiero — restaurateur, entrepreneur, and recovery advocate — Nothing's Off The Table is where real people tell the truth about addiction, comebacks, and finding purpose again. Louis knows the story firsthand: after years of gambling and substance addiction, he turned his life around and now amplifies the voices of survivors, from celebrities to everyday people.
#AddictionRecovery #WeDoRecover #NothingsOffTheTable #LouisRuggiero #RecoverOutLoud #ComebackStories #RecoveryIsPossible #GamblingAddiction #RecoveryCommunity #Algamus
Disclaimer: Stories shared on Nothing's Off The Table are personal experiences, not professional advice. Please consult qualified professionals for personal matters.
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42 min
September 27 My Daughter Was in the Hospital | I Was Home Gambling
Louis Ruggiero welcomes Joe Pizzimenti for an honest conversation about gambling addiction, sports betting addiction, and rebuilding a life in recovery. Joe shares how a winning bet at 15 developed into years of chasing losses, gambling debt, and secrecy before his last bet in December 2013.
His gambling recovery story explores the connection between gambling and mental health, the impact on his marriage, and the support he found through gambling rehab and Gamblers Anonymous.
🔔 Real stories. Raw comebacks. Nothing's off the table.
Unfiltered conversations with people who've faced addiction, loss, and rock bottom — and came back stronger.
—
This episode is sponsored by Algamus Recovery Center.
If gambling is running your life — the lying, the chasing, the debt — you don't have to figure it out alone. Algamus is one of the only residential treatment centers in the country built specifically for gambling addiction. Certified gambling counselors, many in recovery themselves, treating this disease for 30+ years. Most commercial insurance accepted.
Start here:(https://www.algamus.org/?utm_source=nott_podcast&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nott_podcast_collab_louis_ruggiero&utm_content=collab_post)
You're not a degenerate. You're sick, and there's treatment.
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🎙️ Hosted by Louis Ruggiero
📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nothingsoffpod
📹 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nothingsoffpod
🔗 Everything else: https://link.me/nothingsoffthetable
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About the ShowHosted by Louis Ruggiero — restaurateur, entrepreneur, and recovery advocate — Nothing's Off The Table is where real people tell the truth about addiction, comebacks, and finding purpose again. Louis knows the story firsthand: after years of gambling and substance addiction, he turned his life around and now amplifies the voices of survivors, from celebrities to everyday people.
#AddictionRecovery #WeDoRecover #NothingsOffTheTable #LouisRuggiero #RecoverOutLoud #ComebackStories #RecoveryIsPossible #GamblingAddiction #RecoveryCommunity #Algamus
Disclaimer: Stories shared on Nothing's Off The Table are personal experiences, not professional advice. Please consult qualified professionals for personal matters.
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45 min

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On Nothing’s Off the Table with Louis Ruggiero, no topic is too heavy, no story too raw. Through powerful conversations about resilience, perseverance, and beating the odds, Louis and his…