Addiction Sent Me to Federal Prison | Drug Trafficking, Sobriety & Managing Surf Legend Andy Irons
Steven Clark was living two lives. From delivering cocaine between California and Hawaii and serving over five years in federal prison… to managing some of the biggest names in professional surfing —...
15 Feb 57min
Kidney Failure at 21 from Alcohol & Drugs | I Was Hours From Death
Landon Finn had everything going for him. Good grades. Fraternity president. Bright future. But behind closed doors he was drinking at 7AM, tripping on LSD four times a week, blacking out in a Bugs B...
13 Feb 1h 35min
From A Bronx Tale to Prison & Redemption | Lillo Brancato on Heroin, Rikers Island & 20 Years Sober
From Hollywood stardom to rock bottom—and everything in between. In this raw and emotional conversation, Lillo Brancato opens up like never before about his rise to fame in A Bronx Tale, early succes...
11 Feb 1h 27min
I Married A Junkie | Trauma, Detox, Narcissism & Real Recovery
Dr. Cali Estes returns for a raw continuation of her first appearance on Rise Above — this time diving even deeper into the realities of addiction, trauma, detox, and what’s broken in the recovery sys...
8 Feb 1h 15min
“I Lost My Business, My Identity, and Myself to Addiction” | An Executive’s Fall & Recovery
She was a high-powered executive, running multimillion-dollar businesses, praised for her hustle and feared in boardrooms — until addiction took over. In this raw and unfiltered conversation, Margo S...
7 Feb 1h 23min
Abandoned as a Child, Foster Care, Strip Clubs & Addiction Nearly Killed Me
In this raw and powerful episode, Lindsey Schaefer shares her story of growing up in a broken home, being abandoned by her mother, and entering foster care at a young age. From childhood trauma and in...
4 Feb 50min
Fentanyl Addiction Nearly Killed Me | Overdose, Relapse & How I Got Sober
In this deeply honest episode of Rise Above, Brianna Sirlin shares her unfiltered journey through addiction, relapse, and recovery during the height of the opioid epidemic. Growing up on Long Island,...
2 Feb 1h 7min
Addiction Recovery: How to Get Sober, Avoid Relapse, Handle Cravings & Stay Sober Long-Term
In this special Q&A episode, Kevin Lanning from Rise Above with Kevin Lanning sits down with Louis Ruggiero from Nothing’s Off the Table with Louis Ruggiero for an honest, unscripted conversation answ...
1 Feb 1h 14min
