You Know Jak

Erin Hampton is a longtime friend of Kevin's who happens to have a lot of the same struggles. They talk about their relationship, Erin's childhood, starting a family, and how alcohol nearly took away everything from her. Erin opens up about all of the struggles she has gone through in life and how she got through them. 

Cayle Durham is a person who experienced childhood trauma at a young age and later went on to struggle with alcoholism. We sit down and go through her early life, childhood experiences, the death of her mother, and her own sobriety. We discuss what the tipping point was and how she gained control of her life, once and for all. Caylee is a cook, reiki practitioner, and much more. You don't want to miss this story of HOPE.

AJ French is a person living with mental illness while working as the CEO of a Peer Recovery Support group called Gift of Voice. She has struggled with mental illness since she was a child growing up on her farm in Southern Illinois. We discuss just how bad things got for her and what it took to get back on track. AJ has been a mental health advocate for over 15 years and has participated in Federal Suicide Prevention Briefing's at the White House and many state level projects in Illinois. Check out her organization at www.giftofvoice.com

Tori Rose is a Scientist, Fitness Model, Photographer, Social Media Influencer, and much much more. We sit down and talk about all areas of Tori's life, including her struggle with alcohol, weight, and the loss of a loved one. Check out Tori's IG account @helloimtoriii or for booking visit her site - https://helloimtoriii.wixsite.com/helloimtoriii

David Bosarge is a man of faith that shares his remarkable journey through his short 23 years on this earth. Born and raised on the gulf coast, David discusses how he and his family were up-rooted after Hurricane Katrina destroyed the entire New Orleans area in 2005. David shares how he struggled to get acclimated to a new environment after his family was forced to move to Oklahoma and how he was crippled with anxiety and depression. There were some low lows and ultimately, his faith in God brought him out of the hole. David is now married and has created a children's ministry called "Paper Planes Ministries".  The program focuses on helping kids in low income areas and transports them to church service multiple times per week. If you would like to learn more about the program, visit their website - http://paperplanesministries.org/

Angie Rogers is a wife, mom, and accountant. She takes us through her families amazing battle against 4 different types of cancer between her firstborn son and husband. To say this family has bad luck over the past 6 years, would be an understatement. 

Andy Murrie is a husband, father, lawyer, marothon runner, and a person with 10 years of sobriety. These two long time friends sit down and talk about the podcast so far, and dive into Andy's story, while also covering the first 9 episodes of the You Know Jak Podcast. Andy also makes plans to come back on the show at a later date, TBD, and bash the host with his loving and beautiful wife. 

Kayci Blasioli is a mother, fiance, and a person in long term recovery from addiction. We talk about the seemingly normal upbringing and when things started to go wrong in her life. What ended up happening and how did Kayci finally beat out her addiction? Tune in, to find out! 

Ty Bechel is a father, author, journalist, peer recovery coach, nonprofit executive director, and much more. Ty and Kevin discuss drugs, alcohol, aliens, mars, walking with the moon, and much more. Ty explains what he does for a living and his community non for profit work that he spends all his spare time on. In a strange twist, Ty now spends all of his time helping the communities he once tarnished.