The Payoff - Stories of Sobriety

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Jean McCarthy Jan 20, 2022

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Jean McCarthy is an award-winning blogger and podcaster who is best-known as a voice of recovery advocacy. She's a light and she's got experience on what it's like to stop drinking when your outsides look great but inside you're falling apart. Jean has another book coming out and is just a joy to talk with.

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Clint Jan 13, 2022

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Clint was one of the people who unknowingly laid the groundwork for this podcast. He's had an influence on Pete for decades, as a stalwart in the Southeastern Pennsylvania recovery community. In recovery you'll often hear "promotion by attraction" and if you don't understand the concept you certainly will by the end of this podcast.

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Former NFL Player Tony Mandarich Jan 06, 2022

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Tony Mandarich was drafted second in the 1989 NFL Draft. Around that same time, he appeared on Late Night with David Letterman and almost fought Mike Tyson. As time moved on, his name became synonymous with steroids and his NFL career was over before it really ever got going. But while people focused on steroid use as the reason for his downfall, he was actually mainlining pain killers in the midst of a harrowing addiction. Then he bottomed out, got sober, and made an NFL comeback that included a starting role for more than three seasons. Today, he's nearly 27 years sober and a total inspiration. Tony is also funny and terribly interesting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9O9NTvXUk0

https://www.espnfrontrow.com/2019/04/schaap-tells-the-tale-of-tony-mandarich-on-eve-of-nfl-draft/

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Mark Suppelsa Dec 30, 2021

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Mark Suppelsa was a fixture in the Chicago scene for more than 25 years in a time when everyone turned to and trusted TV News for information. But in 2012, as an anchor at WGN in the Windy City, he entered rehab to battle his alcohol addiction. Mark says he had no clue about the great life that awaited him on the other side of addiction when he entered rehab one May afternoon almost 10 years ago. He’s an amazing dude who is beyond entertaining.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Suppelsa

https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-ppn-column-love-essentially-tl-0921-20170914-story.html

https://twitter.com/marksuppelsa

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Megna Method Feat Pete Sousa Dec 23, 2021

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Pete guests on the Megna Method podcast.

Today’s guest on the show is Pete Sousa. Pete is currently a news anchor and journalist for KWTX in Waco, TX and has an extensive history in public relations work with most of the major professional sports organizations such as the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL and the NCAA. He is also the host of the entertaining and motivational podcast, The Payoff with Pete, where he interviews many inspiring and incredible people who share stories of overcoming alcohol and drug addictions. This reuniting discussion between Marc and Pete delivers some great insight to self-awareness, humility and valuing what’s right in front of you.

More about Marc: https://www.justakidfromfallriver.com/

@marcmegna

Megna Method podcast: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/144863&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/144863

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Dr. Tami Berry Dec 16, 2021

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Tami Berry was a distinguished surgeon before the wheels came off because of her addiction to alcohol and drugs; primarily speed. Consuming an exorbitant amount of Adderall daily, each morning she’d wake up and swear off the drug only to find any reason to start back up by noon. The madness carried over into her career, where pressure and burnout share plenty of real estate. Today, sober for nearly 10 years, Tami has a message that carries hope and a story of a refreshing new life. She now helps purpose-driven professionals harness the power of high-level stress to fuel life-long achievement and success without sacrificing their health or happiness along the way. She’s also really cool and has a history with Pete in recovery that dates back about 9 years.

https://drtamiberry.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamiberrymd

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Ryan Leaf Dec 09, 2021

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Ryan Leaf might be synonymous with the term 'Bust' but today he's redefining the word 'comeback'. The former No. 2 overall pick in the NFL Draft ended up in prison thanks to an insatiable addiction to opioids. But long before his drug abuse put him behind bars, an inability to cope with success and life in general, something most addicts struggle with, prematurely ended his NFL career. Today he's sober and carrying the message to alcoholics and addicts through speaking engagements and his new podcast 'Bust - The Ryan Leaf Story'. Ryan's also a college football analyst for ESPN, a father, and a Program Ambassador for Transcend Recovery Community. He's all in on recovery and there's nowhere he won't go in this conversation.

https://transcendrecoverycommunity.com/team_member/ryan-leaf/

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Dr. Dick Chopp Dec 02, 2021

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Dr. Dick Chopp’s ability to market his brand as a urologist performing vasectomies earned him incredible success and national recognition, including an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel. His credentials as a doctor span 37 years of practicing as a urologist proceeded by education at USC & Sloane Kettering. But it’s not his decorated career in medicine he’s most proud of, it’s his 15 years of sobriety. Dr. Chopp shares how he got sober, how his life changed from the inside out, and how his ego was smashed on the way to a happy and fulfilled life.

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Colonel Dan Nov 24, 2021

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Col. Dan flew 159 combat missions in Vietnam, where he cheated death almost every day. However, a decorated career as a fighter pilot didn’t excuse him from the grips of alcoholism. Sober today more than 30 years, his legacy is flying higher than ever, in the history books and through his work with other alcoholics. This is an amazing story for any addict looking to put down a drink or a drug or for anyone looking up get better.

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Courtney Friel Nov 18, 2021

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Courtney Friel spent six years working at FOX News Channel before becoming an anchor at KTLA in Los Angeles. But it's the more than 11 years of sobriety she likes to talk about the most. She's also very open about the 15 years before she got sober, including cocaine-fueled college days and living fast in New York City while at FOX News. Her book “Tonight at 10: Kicking Booze and Breaking News” details all this in great depth and is slated to become a feature film. More important than anything; she's 'of service' and on a mission to help people struggling with addiction. Did I mention she's from Philly?

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