The Hopeaholics
Welcome to the Hopeaholics Podcast, where we tackle addiction and mental illness through sharing real life experiences, honesty and hope! Hosted by Chad Carlsen, who knows firsthand the destruction that these issues can cause, we're here to offer listeners a much-needed source of inspiration and understanding that will carry them through tough times. Through powerful, honest, and unfiltered interviews, The Hopeaholics provides a beacon of hope for listeners facing similar issues, banishing stigma in the process. If you're looking for an authentic podcast that'll motivate you to overcome hard times and live well, look no further. To get help for yourself or someone you love, call 949-989-6550
Episodes
322 episodes
Robbing a Convenience Store To Fuel An Addiction with Corey Warren | The Hopeaholics Podcast
Robbing a Convenience Store To Fuel An Addiction with Corey Warren | The Hopeaholics PodcastIn this episode of the Hopeaholics Podcast, Corey Warren shares his powerful and deeply personal story of addiction, crime, alcohol abuse, and r...
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A Life Built on Lies, Addiction, and Broken Trust with Tony Johnson | The Hopeaholics Podcast
A Life Built on Lies, Addiction, and Broken Trust with Tony Johnson | The Hopeaholics PodcastIn this episode of the Hopeaholics Podcast, Tony Johnson shares his raw and unfiltered story of addiction, manipulation, crime, prison, and...
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Arrested Before He Could Unalive Himself with Jaron Lyle | The Hopeaholics Podcast #324
Arrested Before He Could Unalive Himself with Jaron Lyle | The Hopeaholics Podcast #324In this episode of the Hopeaholics Podcast, Jaron Lyle shares his powerful story of addiction, prison, suicide attempts, faith, loss, and redempt...
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9 Years of Heroin and Meth Addiction with Ashley Moore | The Hopeaholics Podcast
9 Years of Heroin and Meth Addiction with Ashley Moore | The Hopeaholics PodcastIn this emotional episode of the Hopeaholics Podcast, Ashley Moore shares her powerful story of trauma, addiction, motherhood, and recovery. Growing up ...
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Facing 13 Years in Prison Over Meth and Cocaine with Joe Taback | The Hopeaholics Podcast
Facing 13 Years in Prison Over Meth and Cocaine with Joe Taback | The Hopeaholics PodcastIn this intense episode of the Hopeaholics Podcast, Joe Taback shares his powerful story of addiction, crime, prison, and ultimate redemption. ...
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Trapped in Addiction With No Way Out w/ Natalie Miotti | The Hopeaholics Podcast
Trapped in Addiction With No Way Out w/ Natalie Miotti | The Hopeaholics PodcastIn this powerful episode of the Hopeaholics Podcast, Natalie Miotti shares her raw and emotional journey through addiction, loss, and recovery. Growing ...
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Getting 3 DUI's Before 18 with Laisha Martinez | The Hopeaholics Podcast
Getting 3 DUI's Before 18 with Laisha Martinez | The Hopeaholics PodcastIn this powerful episode of the Hopeaholics Podcast, we sit down with Laisha Martinez to share her raw and inspiring story of addiction, recovery, and redemptio...
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Healing through BRAIN SPOTTING with Sonia Guilfoos | The Hopeaholics Podcast #319
Healing through BRAIN SPOTTING with Sonia Guilfoos | The Hopeaholics Podcast #319In this episode of the Hopeaholics Podcast, we sit down with Sonia Guilfoos to talk about her powerful story of addiction, trauma, faith, and recovery....
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"I CALLED EVERY REHAB IN LA AND THEY HUNG UP ON ME" with Keta Loren | The Hopeaholics Podcast
"I CALLED EVERY REHAB IN LA AND THEY HUNG UP ON ME" with Keta Loren | The Hopeaholics PodcastIn this episode, we sit down with Keta Loren to talk about her powerful journey through addiction, survival, and rebuilding her life with purpo...
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Destroying My Life Until God Stepped In with Britt Gusmus | The Hopeaholics Podcast
Destroying My Life Until God Stepped In with Britt Gusmus | The Hopeaholics PodcastIn this episode of the Hopeaholics Podcast, we sit down with Britt Gusmus to talk about his journey through addiction, recovery, and finding purpose thro...
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Tackled by 6 Cops During Meth Psychosis with Marley May | The Hopeaholics Podcast
Tackled by 6 Cops During Meth Psychosis with Marley May | The Hopeaholics PodcastOn this episode of the Hopeaholics Podcast, Marley May shares her powerful story of growing up around addiction, losing her father to suicide at 13, and sp...
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Showing Up to AA Completely Drunk with Ryan Kennedy | The Hopeaholics Podcast
Showing Up to AA Completely Drunk with Ryan Kennedy | The Hopeaholics PodcastIn this powerful episode, Ryan Kennedy opens up about his raw journey from the depths of addiction to 16 months of hard-earned sobriety. From hitting true rock...
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Chris Van Vliet: Stop Doing This If You Want to Succeed | The Hopeaholics Podcast
Chris Van Vliet: Stop Doing This If You Want to Succeed | The Hopeaholics PodcastIn this episode of the The Hopeaholics Podcast, we sit down with Chris Van Vliet to talk about the mindset, discipline, and persistence it takes to build a...
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1 Billion Hugs with Reed Byers | The Hopeaholics Podcast
1 Billion Hugs with Reed Byers | The Hopeaholics PodcastIn this powerful episode of the The Hopeaholics Podcast, we sit down with Reed Byers to share his raw and inspiring journey through addiction, consequences, recovery, and purpose. ...
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What It Really Takes to Get Clean and Stay Clean w/ David Gates | The Hopeaholics Podcast
What It Really Takes to Get Clean and Stay Clean w/ David Gates | The Hopeaholics Podcast In this powerful episode of the The Hopeaholics Podcast, we sit down with David Gates to talk about addiction, recovery, faith, and the r...
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Five Years Trapped With Her Cocaine Dealer with Gladys Seisay | The Hopeaholics Podcast
Five Years Trapped With Her Cocaine Dealer with Gladys Seisay | The Hopeaholics PodcastIn this powerful episode of the Hopeaholics Podcast, Gladys Seisay shares her raw and unfiltered journey from growing up in Sierra Leone to navig...
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The 12th Arrest That Changed Everything with Samantha Jurado | The Hopeaholics Podcast
The 12th Arrest That Changed Everything with Samantha Jurado | The Hopeaholics Podcast In this deeply emotional episode of The Hopeaholics Podcast, Samantha Jurado shares her unfiltered story of trauma, addiction, loss, and long-te...
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How Addiction Nearly Killed Three Sisters w/ Amanda Crossley | The Hopeaholics Podcast
How Addiction Nearly Killed Three Sisters w/ Amanda Crossley | The Hopeaholics PodcastIn this powerful episode of The Hopeaholics Podcast, Amanda Crossley shares her raw and unforgettable story of addiction, survival, and recovery—from ...
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Facing a Life Sentence After Getting Sober w/ Vinsent Franke | The Hopeaholics Podcast
Facing a Life Sentence After Getting Sober w/ Vinsent Franke | The Hopeaholics PodcastIn this intense and deeply emotional episode of the Hopeaholics Podcast, Vinsent Franke shares a raw, unfiltered account of trauma, addiction, crime, ...
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Why Money, Power, and Women Didn’t Fix the Pain with Michael Lynch | The Hopeaholics Podcast
Why Money, Power, and Women Didn’t Fix the Pain with Michael Lynch | The Hopeaholics PodcastIn this raw and powerful episode of the Hopeaholics Podcast, Michael Lynch sits down to share an unfiltered story of survival, addiction, crime,...
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Bare Knuckle Fighting Addiction with Brooke Evans| The Hopeaholics Podcast
Bare Knuckle Fighting Addiction with Brooke Evans| The Hopeaholics PodcastIn this powerful episode of the Hopeaholics Podcast, Brooke Evans shares her unfiltered journey through addiction, trauma, and recovery, revealing the stark c...
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Growing Up in Chaos and Choosing Sobriety with Jasper Wilkins | The Hopeaholics Podcast
Growing Up in Chaos and Choosing Sobriety with Jasper Wilkins | The Hopeaholics PodcastIn this raw and deeply emotional episode, Jasper Wilkins shares his life story of growing up in chaos, addiction, and trauma, and how those exper...
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The Downward Spiral of Addiction with Ashleigh Ethridge | The Hopeaholics Podcast
The Downward Spiral of Addiction with Ashleigh Ethridge | The Hopeaholics PodcastIn this powerful and deeply vulnerable episode of the Hopeaholics Podcast, Ashleigh Ethridge shares her full story of addiction, recovery, and spiritua...
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Geoffrey Blaylock Returns: The Information That's Gap Killing Addicts | The Hopeaholics Podcast
Geoffrey Blaylock Returns: The Information That's Gap Killing Addicts | The Hopeaholics PodcastIn this powerful return episode, Geoffrey Blaylock comes back to the Hopeaholics Podcast to continue the conversation on addiction as a b...
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Mommy Wine Culture Hid Her Addiction w/ Olivia Flynn | The Hopeaholics Podcast
Mommy Wine Culture Hid Her Addiction w/ Olivia Flynn | The Hopeaholics PodcastIn this raw and deeply moving episode of the Hopeholics Podcast, Olivia Flynn shares her journey through generational addiction, early exposure to alcohol, an...
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