The Next Fix

He Finally Felt Normal. Then He Had to Stay High. | Paul Patrick Ep44

He had one job: never let the drugs run out. Because when they did, he had to feel again. Paul Patrick thought heroin had solved the pain of being himself. Then he start

Disbarred, Sober, and Starting Over | Les Delaney Hawkins Ep43

A successful Boston attorney. Three forged documents. Six felony convictions. Les Delaney Hawkins knew the law. As her drinking spiraled, she made choices that cost her

He Walked Away From One IPA and Never Stopped Building | Rhett Sullivan Ep42

He woke up in a hospital with two days missing. Then he went home and drank again. A few weeks later, Rhett Sullivan ordered his favorite IPA. When it arrived, he left i

8 Years Sober. A Recovery Pastor. Then He Relapsed. Ep41

George Lynch was helping other people get sober while his own life was falling apart. After eight years of sobriety, the recovery pastor picked up a drink. In this episo

After Losing Both Children, He Chose to Help Others Recover | Dave Mahler Ep40

Dave Mahler lost both of his children. He still chose to show up for families fighting addiction. This is what a comeback through grief looks like. Dave survived 9/11,

She Was 6 and Had Never Slept in a Bed | Luke Mickelson Ep39

Six-year-old Haley was sleeping on a pile of school clothes. When Luke Mickelson delivered her first bed, she hugged and kissed it. Her mother stood nearby with tears ru

Why Sobriety Was Only the Beginning for Greg Wallan Ep38

Greg Wallan survived an overdose, watched addiction tear through his family, and still discovered that getting sober was only the beginning. His real enemy was drift: th

35 Years of Drinking Ended With One Promise | Ali Burke Ep37

Ali Burke’s longest relationship was with alcohol. After more than 35 years, everything changed following one final wedding and one brutal drive home. She started drinki

The Last $20 That Changed Josh Contreras’ Life Ep36

Josh Contreras had four weeks to get clean and reclaim a $47-an-hour union ironworker job. One hour before the meeting that could give him his career back, he was still

What Survival Doesn’t Fix: Human Trafficking, Addiction & Healing | Misti Spencer Ep35

Misti Spencer escaped human trafficking—but getting out did not instantly free her from addiction, trauma, destructive relationships, or the desperate need to belong. In

From Communist Romania to a Globally Known Author | Mia Godfrey Ep34

At seven years old, Mia Godfrey first tasted alcohol while growing up under communist rule in Romania. By thirteen, drinking had become her escape from trauma. Mia surv

He Lost His Daughter, Went to Prison, and Still Came Back | Mike Curry Ep33

Is it ever too late to come back? Mike Curry lost his parental rights, went to prison, became homeless, battled meth and heroin addiction, and reached a point where almo

He Left a Cult at 38. Then His Life Fell Apart | Fernando Alessandri Ep32

How does a psychologist become powerless over his own worst decisions? Fernando Alessandri spent years helping people through trauma, PTSD, psychosis, and crisis. Yet in

The Lie Behind “I’ve Got This” | Mike Acker Ep31

Mike Acker helped people speak with confidence, but alcohol forced him to admit the truth he kept avoiding: “I don’t got this.” In this episode of The Next Fix, Mike Ack

The Doctor Who Says Recovery Must Go Higher | Dr Nasir Ep30

Survival was not the finish line. What if real recovery is not just getting clean, but becoming whole enough to live with purpose again? Dr. Sarah Nasir joins The Next

The Addiction Parents Are Afraid To Say Out Loud | Ep29

Pornography, the "P" Word, addiction is quietly shaping a generation while most parents and leaders are still too uncomfortable to even say the word out loud. If we don’

How to Crawl Out of the Life That Almost Destroyed You | Ep28

What does it feel like to be trapped in the bucket of life? After years of addiction, chaos, homelessness, and trying to outrun the pain of his past, Bryan Blackmon fou

Recovery Is Not One-Size-Fits-All Ep27

What if recovery was never meant to be one-size-fits-all? Andrew Zamacona, founder of The CCRI Project, joins The Next Fix to talk about addiction, connection, identity

More People Walked on the Moon Than Did This | Dan Schlund Ep26

🚀 More people have walked on the moon than professionally flew a Rocketbelt. Dan Schlund is known as The Last Rocketman, one of the few people on earth to professionally

The Cannabis Life Took Everything Back | Jeremy Norrie Ep25

He lived like a rockstar in the cannabis world until the same life that made him feel untouchable started taking everything back. Jeremy Norrie went from selling weed ou