Gambling Recovery: Taking Back Your Life
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#29 Turning Pain Into Purpose | Saul Malek on Recovery and Prevention
Today’s guest is someone who has become one of the leading voices in gambling addiction awareness and prevention, especially when it comes to young adults and sports betting culture. Saul Malek grew…
#28-The Person in the Mirror Was a Stranger: Mickie’s Story of Trauma, Grief, Gambling and Recovery
For a long time, gambling felt harmless to Mickie. It was exciting. Social. Fun. A way to escape reality for a little while. It started with casinos, scratch off tickets, laughter with friends, and…
#27- The Life No One Saw: Mary D’s Journey from Childhood Pain to Gambling Addiction and Recovery
Some addictions are easy for the world to recognize. Others hide behind success, routines, and a smile. From the outside, Mary D. looked like she had built a beautiful life, a thriving career, a…
#26- More Than a Mother: A Life of Loyalty, Laughter, and Love. My Mom
Some people are remembered for what they had. Others are remembered for what they achieved. My mom is remembered for how she made people feel, loved, welcomed, laughed with, and never forgotten. In…
#25- Everybody Needs Somebody: The Role of Family in Recovery — Renée Siegel, Gambling Addiction & Enneagram Specialist
Renée Siegel has spent over 40 years helping people heal, grow, and better understand themselves. As a mental health counselor and Enneagram coach, she also works closely with individuals and…
#24 -Defeat and Surrender: Reeve L’s Journey Through Gambling Addiction
In this episode, I sit down with Reeve L., whose story didn’t start with gambling, but with growing up in it. He watched it tear his family apart and swore he would never become that person. But…
#23- Xavier S :The Hidden Cost of the Next Hand — The Quiet Descent from Thrill to Addiction… and the Road to Recovery
Every person who develops a gambling addiction has a beginning. For many of us, it doesn’t start in a casino. It doesn’t start with massive losses or life falling apart. It often starts with…
#22 -A Greek Orthodox Priest’s Journey Through Gambling Addiction, Recovery, and Forgiving Himself
Father George A. spent his life guiding others through faith, offering strength, hope, and spiritual direction to those in need. But behind the collar and the calling, he was quietly fighting a…
#21 Gambling Addiction in Plain Sight: What Recovery Can Look Like in Seven Months. The Story of Mason B.
Today’s episode is an honest look at gambling addiction and recovery. Mason B. shares how gambling quietly took over his time, his work, his relationships, and his mental health, all while appearing…
Season 2- #20 The Human Cost of Gambling, and the journey to Healing with Jody Bechtold, LCSW, ICGC, IGDC, PC
My guest is Jody Bechtold, LCSW, ICGC, IGDC, PC — a clinician, educator, and advocate who has spent her life standing at the intersection of addiction, mental health, and human suffering. As the CEO…
#19 Season 1 Recap – Returning for Season 2 February 3rd
Thank you to every single person who has listened, shared, and supported this podcast. Whether you’ve been here since episode one or you tuned in for just a single conversation, thank you. Your…
#18 Massachusetts State Senator John F. Keenan and the Bettor Health Act: A call to help save lives from Gambling
Today’s guest is someone who chose integrity over silence. Massachusetts State Senator John F. Keenan, who represents the Norfolk and Plymouth District, has emerged as one of the most courageous…
#17 The Wife of a Gambler: Karen S.’s Story of Love, Empathy, and Accountability
You heard Bob S. share the night his gambling addiction finally brought him to his knees in episode 2, along with the years of secrets, anxiety, and quiet unraveling that led him there. Today, we’re…
#16 A Father’s Reckoning: The War Within, and the Love & Empathy That Pulled Him Back
In this powerful episode, I sit down with Dane L, someone who’s lived through many painful layers of gambling addiction: the rush, the secrets, the chaos, and the fallout that touches every corner of…
#15 - Casinos in Our Pockets - How Legalized Gambling is taking over sports & our lives!
In this episode of Gambling Recovery: Taking Back Your Life, im going to take you inside one of the fastest growing addictions in American sports gambling. A mental health emergency What started as…
#14 Thirty Years Free. Allen H.’s Journey of Service and Gratitude
Today’s episode features Allen H., a man whose story of recovery spans more than thirty years. Even after more than three decades free from gambling, Allen remains deeply committed to his recovery ,…
#13 Hope, Healing, and Redemption The Story of Steve Kapela
Today I sit down with Steve Kapela, a man whose life is proof that recovery can take you further than you ever imagined. Steve has been free from gambling, alcohol, and drugs since May 12, 2008, and…
#12 Teddy S had a choice-Get Help or Lose It All . The Moment That Saved a Marriage and a Life
At 23 years old, Teddy S. first walked into the rooms of Gamblers Anonymous with his mother by his side. He wouldn’t see the inside of another GA room until the age of 45. And by then, the addiction…
#11 Adam H stood on the edge of the Golden Gate Bridge, ready to let go. Despair turned into a return to life, faith, and purpose.
Sometimes in recovery, you meet someone whose story feels less like coincidence and more like destiny. That was the case when I first heard Adam H share his journey. On an ordinary Saturday morning,…
#10 This episode is for my parents , the ones who stood in the storm of my addiction and taught me what love really means
This episode is for my parents, and my brother Today, I’m doing something I’ve been carrying in my heart since the day I entered recovery. This episode is for my parents ,the two people who stood in…
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Gambling Recovery: Taking Back Your Life has published 29 episodes since February 2025, covering topics in Education, Self-Improvement.
Gambling Recovery: Taking Back Your Life is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 52m.
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