Today I will talk about the process and path of a person moving from being a "normie" to using drugs and alcohol and becoming an addict.
In this episode, I talk with Brad Jensen, the founder of Key Nutrition, and is in recovery. He comes to us today to talk about how fitness and health have positively impacted his sobriety. Brad also talks about his struggles with sobriety. He'll talk about his experience, his awareness of the three pillars to life, and how he can assist clients with his coaching to be more successful on the path of sobriety.
Struggling with anxiety and ADD from age 12, he tried alcohol as a release and found drinking worked to relieve his stress. Additionally, he was overweight and was picked on by friends. By age 14, Brad jumped into reading books on health and fitness and was hooked on his health class at school. He remembers wanting to look like a bodybuilder on the cover of a magazine, then realizing that alcohol would not let him achieve his goal and quit drinking. At the end of his sophomore year, he was fit, but still had anxiety and was presented with opiates at a party.
Even with a stable family situation and a good life, Brad fell into drugs and alcohol. "This wasn't supposed to happen to a guy like me," he says, recalling his stable family life. Brad continued bodybuilding, along with his heroin addiction, until he finally ended up in prison for an extended period.
Listen in to find out how Brad denied his addiction for years, how he recovered from his long-term addiction in November of 2012, and the best thing his parents did for him during recovery. Brad also talks about how the loss of his grandfather affected his recovery from addiction.
Show Notes:
Links and Resources:
247 - 12 step people are CRAZY! Brian shares his sobriety story
246 - Can you meet your life partner in Rehab? we think not
245 - Loved ones: You are not helping....
244 - 2023: Are you living your legacy?
243 - Relapse after multiple years of sobriety: Tara shares her story
242 - RRT Christmas Special
241 - Does insurance cover addiction treatment?
240 - 17 Years in prison: Violent Offender: Matt Anderson
239 - Athlete and Trainer struggles with alcoholism: Tom's story
238 - Clinical Case Worker Steve: Differences between successful treatment and not successful treatment
237 - Having a mindset shift: Payton shares her story of failed treatment attempts to sustainable sobriety
236 - Four aspects of our recovery that we CAN ALWAYS improve upon!
235 - Joey M: His addiction to drugs and gambling ALMOST took everything
234 - Don't waste your time going to treatment! (If your not going to do anything)
233 - 5 Tips to staying sober during the Holiday season
232 - STOP CUTTING CORNERS! Sobriety is a marathon, not a race!
231 - You will relapse....If you don't pay attention to these 3 areas!
230 - 4 Pillars of Sobriety: Health, Home, Community and Purpose
229 - Married with Addiction: Brennan and Alex share their experience with addiction and their recovery
228 - How to overcome obstacles in early sobriety
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