Remember Your Why

Craig has come a long way and really believes he is living in the second half of his life.

Craig's first drink was at 7 years old and he realized that the funny sensation he got would eventually subside in his stomach, and he did this for another 30 years. He started to get arrested at age 15/16 and his PO would send him to Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and at that age he actually believed the people were happy. But he wasn't ready to go to any lengths back then. He didn't know then how bad it was going to get, but he wasn't ready. 

In 2005, he was incarcerated with his second state bid- he got 10 years- and went in there with a head full of AA. He became a peer counselor and it was a very coveted position in a maximum security prison. At the time he was terrified but was getting ready to go on parole, so didn't want to lose the opportunity. It played a big part in his growth and it taught him a lot.  Craig has a lot of wisdom and knowledge and quite a story to share...

Hear it here! 

Cydney's addiction came out through self harm at a young age. She had her first drink at age 16 and when she drank it became a form of escapism and there was no controlling the quantity... it was lets see how far we can go so I don't have to feel the way I am feeling.

She started cutting herself in eight grade and it was a release for her. When she felt she needed to punish herself for every mistake she did, she would use that as the way. 
Dealing with her depression and mental illness as well as her addiction, which progressed in college following a few things that happened within her family, she just wasn't able to handle it. 

It became apparent she needed outside help, and once she joined a 12 step program and really dug in and understood why she is the way she is, it truly did help her. She found a Higher Power that works for her and found the path to recovery. 

Daniel had to learn a lot of lessons to get to day one of sobriety. 

At 15, he discovered marijuana. Despite it giving him crippling anxiety, he continued on thinking maybe it would make him feel better. Because of the addiction,  that became the pattern with every substance that ever touched his lips. He recognized his patterns were destructive and kept telling himself that this time would be "different." But he was all in. 

Daniel ended up losing his job, resorting to dumpster diving and using meth and opioids. Upon losing his son, things in his world got real quiet. Then his wife left and he had lost everything. 

Then one day, he decided he didn't want to live the way he was living anymore and entered treatment. He was awarded his son back and things got much better over time. He currently has a a live streaming talk show centered around all things substance use and a streaming studio in his home. The gifts of sobriety are a beautiful thing. 

Kenny believes it is important to give hope to people who need it, because at some point in his life, that was given to him.

He got sober at 21, which shows you can get sober at any age. Now, with 30 years of recovery under his belt, he discusses how growing up within an alcoholic household and the destructive path he later took shaped his addiction. 

After going through a lot of turmoil,  he got to the point of suicidal depression and knew he needed help and finally realized that drinking and drugs was never going to work. He surrendered. 

Raised with alcoholics, Jon was age 6 the first time alcohol touched his lips. By age 12, he was drinking with his older brothers and just fell in love with it. It was the best medication he ever found. He found what eliminated all of the noise, fear and trauma. 
Alcohol was the only thing that worked and he wasn't sure how he could live without it. 

Following multiple DUI's,  and a possibility of jail time, Jon decided to start speaking in jails to others who were sick with addiction and needed the help. He makes a positive difference each time he speaks because he has a message and shares his honest truth. It is a true testament to his recovery. 

Carl is a TV personality, starring on Bravo's hit show "Summer House," as well as a director, producer, actor and entrepreneur. 

Faced with childhood traumas as well as adult trauma, Carl had buried a lot in his life, only to have to face his anxiety and depression, as well as fear, to get to the growth and opportunities sobriety gave him.  Losing his brother to a drug overdose was an unimaginable loss, and Carl had to navigate his own feelings and emotions while dealing with that tragedy as well as his own personal addiction. 

Hear his story here and how he has faced every obstacle life threw his way and stayed on the road to recovery. 

Marisa started experimenting with substances at age 7. She battled anxiety, an eating disorder, multiple health issues and a difficult living situation. She chose to isolate within her addiction and was able to slide under the radar from her loved ones for many years . At 29, she got clean for the first time. 

In her final relapse before getting sober, she ended up in a crack den using crack and heroin. Following a stint in rehab, Marisa was finally ready and open to sobriety.

Hear her story here of how she overcame all of the obstacles that came her way and found the road to recovery. 

Jessica is a successful singer/songwriter, musician and humanitarian whose debut album 'Lone Rider' charted at the top during its release, and continues to chart all around the world. 

Her single "You Save Me" is a song that centers around mental health and it shows how music is such a powerful force in peoples lives and that it can truly save us. 

Jessica discusses how music has been her best friend- on her best days & her worst days, as well as how she handles her mental health while dealing with being in the public eye and all that brings. 

Paul is both a veteran as well as a felon. He started using and abusing alcohol and drugs at an early age. It went from pot to pills to heroin.  His disease progressed, as it does, and after receiving a DWAI he had a wake up call and decided to go into the Air Force to try to get back on track.
Things got better but he quickly fell back into his old crowd and old behaviors. Heroin got a hold on him again. 
That's where the real trouble started. Paul had multiple serious bouts with the law that resulted in serving time in prison. 
Once he started losing his friends to addiction, he had another wake up call and this time it stuck and he chose a life of sobriety. 

Brian bottomed out at the age of 20 having never had a legal drink or drug in his life. 
He drank alcohol because alcohol worked. It helped him ease into situations, made things happier and he felt invincible. It was his medicine.