Champagne Problems

Gregg is a TEDx speaker and the co-founder of both The Recovery Playbook and L.A. based Start-Up Recovery. In this Episode, Gregg shares his journey to being in recovery for over 20 years after nearly ruining his life while abusing alcohol and drugs. He explains his holistic view and modality in helping people get unstuck in their lives where addiction and/or other behaviors are holding them back. Plus, Gregg shares on "emotional sobriety" and how we can all benefit, regardless of whether we drink or not.

Robbie and Patrick sit down with Dr. Kuroski-Mazzei, CEO of renowned treatment center HopeWay. This comprehensive discussion highlights modern practices for substance use treatment and also contains important messages for parents of adolescents who may be struggling.

Our beloved co-hosts come together again to explore what all they've learned through hosting a podcast, how their own lives have evolved as a result, they share favorite guests and most desirable guests, and they even answer their own power question, “why do you care?“ Bonus: there are lots of nuggets in this episode that you can apply to your own lives and relationships to alcohol.

We had a really special interview William Burleson, recent high-school graduate and friend of the podcast, that is released in two parts. In Part 1, you will hear William’s life as a high schooler having fun at parties and later his struggle with his mental health and eventual bi-polar diagnosis. Listen to Part 2 as cohosts Robbie and Patrick unpack this powerful story

In Part 2 of our sit-down with William Burleson, co-hosts Robbie and Patrick unpack his experience and have a holistic discussion about alcohol, addiction and more.

Amanda White shares her journey with alcohol and a recovery process that we can all learn from - she took a hard look at the way alcohol was negatively effecting her self esteem and leading to actions outside of her value system like ditching a friend for a big night out. Amanda now focuses on therapy for women and brings all of her experience to her practice and a community around the world via her popular Instagram handle @therapyforwomen.

Gerald Henderson Jr shares his journey as a star basketball player from high school in Philadelphia, to playing at Duke, and onto the partying culture of the NBA. Our hosts dig in with Gerald as he shares how a recent health scare created the opportunity for him to cut back his alcohol intake to 5% of what he used to and reinventing when and how he drinks.

Listener Alice Rogers Purser opens up about her evolving journey with her relationship to alcohol. Since finding our podcast, she has quit her 20-year tenure in the wine industry and cut back on drinking. Spoiler alert - she claims that scaling back her drinking is the fountain of youth and the ticket to less anxiety.

Author and entrepreneur Anna B. David shares her journey to recovery and the role that writing has played throughout the process. On the other side of addiction, Anna’s book Party Girl is being developed into a movie and she is paving the way for fellow authors to find new levels of success.

Clinical psychologist and best-selling author Dr. Lisa Damour gives us the gold when it comes to parenting and prevention. From "how to put money in the bank" to investing in a strong relationship with your child to prepare for the teenage years. We also discussed how to approach prevention conversations and modeling behavior for your children. For parents or those thinking about becoming parents this is an important episode.