The 1% in Recovery Successful Gamblers & Alcoholics Stopping Addiction
Stopping Gambling and Alcohol Addiction!! Gambling Addiction is the new epidemic. Learn with a Recovery Expert, Hugo V and his knowledgeable Guests. Successful Gamblers & Alcoholics Stopping Addiction. Become The 1% in Recovery and Achieve Total Freedom. This podcast talks about recovery, healing, working The Steps, gambling, drugs, alcohol, and emotional intelligence. We solve the emotional disease of addiction. Your EQ is Your IQ. Empowering People Through Self Awareness. Live Your Best Life!!
Episodes
213 episodes
The Essence of Recovery Step Nine - Listening
What if Step Nine isn’t about delivering the perfect apology, but about finally hearing the truth you’ve been dodging? We take a fresh look at amends and uncover why listening, not speechmaking, is the hinge that turns shame into repair and dis...
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Season 8
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Episode 213
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11:35
Fog Lifted: Life After Gambling And Drugs, Listen as Al Talks about The Steps and Recovery
What if quitting your first addiction doesn’t free you—but quitting your last escape does? We sit down with Al, a dual-addict in long-term recovery to trace the surprising path from drugs to gambling to genuine peace. His story reveals a ...
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Season 8
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Episode 211
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13:21
The Essence of Recovery Step Seven - Others
If recovery feels like a private project that never quite lands, here’s the hinge that changes everything: Step Seven turns the work outward. We walk through why humility isn’t self-erasure but a daily commitment to practice better traits, stre...
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Season 7
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Episode 210
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11:37
The Essence of Recovery Step Six - Self
What if Step Six isn’t about fixing what’s wrong with you, but about growing who you really are? We flip the script on the “defects” narrative and walk through a character-first approach that makes recovery feel sturdy, hopeful, and deeply pers...
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Season 7
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Episode 209
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10:49
The Essence of Recovery Step Five - Healing
Healing isn’t a concept here—it’s the turning point where secrets lose their power and freedom finally feels possible. We open up Step Five as the place where honesty meets empathy, and where your story moves from your head into a safe relation...
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Season 7
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Episode 208
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12:10
The Essence of Recovery Step Four - Investigation
Struggling with Step Four because it feels like a moral courtroom? Try a different door: investigation. We walk you through a detective-style approach that replaces vague guilt with clear facts, measurable progress, and quiet courage. Instead o...
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Season 7
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Episode 207
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12:51
NBA Scandals, The Rise Of Prediction Markets, Kalshi and Gambling Future
The headlines scream NBA arrests and rigged poker tables, but the bigger plot twist sits under the surface: the gambling world is reshaping itself around prediction markets that turn everything into a simple yes or no. We pull back the curtain ...
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Season 7
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Episode 206
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13:59
The Essence of Recovery Step Three - Acceptance
What if the turning point in recovery isn’t willpower, but acceptance? We go straight to the heart of Step Three and unpack how acceptance transforms vague intentions into tangible progress. Instead of forcing surrender, we build a path from ch...
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Season 7
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Episode 205
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10:31
The Essence of Recovery Step Two - Safety
Safety isn’t soft—it’s the engine of change. We take a fresh look at Step Two and flip the script: before debating beliefs or defining a higher power, build the conditions that let honesty and help actually land. When your nervous system feels ...
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Season 7
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Episode 204
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12:08
The Essence of Recovery Step One - Change
Change starts the moment someone you trust looks you in the eye and says, you can’t keep living this way—and we choose to listen. We take Step One out of the narrow box of “just stop” and turn it into a practical, courageous shift toward honest...
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Season 7
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Episode 203
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13:31
Recovery Is Peace
We reframe recovery around peace and practical steps that build you up instead of tearing you down. We break down why traditional language can push people away and how “12 Steps Explained” uses clarity, help, responsibility, and self-forgivenes...
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Season 7
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Episode 202
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11:51
Live in Philadelphia Collegiate Recovery Conference at Saint Joseph's University
Gambling addiction is silently devastating college campuses across America. From the Collegiate Recovery Conference at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia, we witness firsthand how sports betting has become an epidemic among 18-24 year old ...
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Season 7
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Episode 201
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6:03
Grief Counselor, Alcoholic, Recovery, Ivy League Talk with Joseph O in Philadelphia
Grief drives many toward substances that temporarily numb overwhelming emotions, creating cycles difficult to break without proper support. In this revealing conversation with Joseph, a grief counselor with 14+ years of sobriety, we explore the...
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Season 7
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Episode 200
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26:10
Money, Follow the Money, Gambling, Sportsbetting - The Money Tells The Story
Money always tells the story—especially when it comes to gambling. As football season kicks off, the staggering prediction of $30 billion to be wagered this fall reveals America's dangerous relationship with sports betting. This raw, honest dis...
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Season 7
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Episode 199
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11:51
Live from United 93 Memorial: Let's Roll, Let's Recover, Living Each Day Fully
Standing at the Flight 93 Memorial in western Pennsylvania, I felt a profound connection between these American heroes and our recovery journey. Tom Beamer's famous words—"Let's roll"—carry a message that transcends that tragic day and speaks d...
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Season 7
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Episode 198
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5:39
How The Steps Stop Addiction!! Recovery can be Long Lasting and People Can Regain their Lives
The gambling industry's tentacles reach deeper with each passing football season. This year, as betting platforms multiply and advertising saturates every media channel, we're witnessing a perfect storm for addiction. Sports channels, streaming...
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Season 7
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Episode 197
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12:10
Treatment Center Researcher & Expert Joanna Talks Numbers, Success Rates, Family Tips
Addiction treatment hasn't improved in thirty years. This sobering reality forms the backbone of our eye-opening conversation with Joanna, founder of VISTA Research Group and Conquer Addiction, who shares her journey from desperate mother to pi...
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Season 7
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Episode 196
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27:48
Houston Black Gambler Marque Talks 12 Steps, Diversity and the New Personality of a Gambler
The landscape of addiction recovery is constantly evolving, particularly as gambling itself transforms in the digital age. What happens when betting moves from the buzzing energy of casinos and racetracks to the silent isolation of smartphone s...
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Season 7
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Episode 195
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21:32
Live from Yale University: Gambling's Connecticut Triangle -> Foxwoods, Senator Blumenthal & ESPN
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Season 7
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Episode 194
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9:12
Live from New Haven, CT: Pizza is Recovery, Discover How the Perfect Pizza Mirrors Lasting Recovery
We explore the surprising parallels between pizza and recovery, using the iconic pizzas of New Haven, Connecticut as our inspiration. Through this unexpected metaphor, we reveal how the components of a great pizza—from burnt spots to golden cru...
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Season 7
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Episode 193
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6:08
Austin Texas Gambler John G, 30 Years, Talks 12 Step Rooms, Depression and Live Sports Betting
Recovery from addiction takes many forms, but as our guest John G explains after 30 years without placing a bet, the journey follows distinct layers. First comes arresting the illness through changing daily behaviors and becoming accountable. T...
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Season 7
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Episode 192
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23:01
New Jersey Alcoholic Ron R, 32 Years, Goes from Rock Bottom to Leadership and Recovery
From rock bottom to keynote speaker, Ron's remarkable 32-year sobriety journey reveals the transformative power of recovery when proper foundations are laid. After treatment at Carrier Foundation, Ron followed crucial advice that changed everyt...
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Season 7
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Episode 191
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24:26
Gambling and Government: The Big Beautiful Bill
Recent tax changes in the "big beautiful bill" affect how gambling winnings are taxed, but this misses the larger issue of gambling becoming a serious public health crisis in America. The gambling industry continues to profit while individuals ...
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Season 7
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Episode 190
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10:52
Orgasms in Recovery, Stopping the Loneliness
We explore the concept of "orgasms" beyond the bedroom as metaphors for peak experiences of joy and contentment in everyday life. By understanding these intense feelings of pleasure, we can transform our approach to recovery and pursue greater ...
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Season 7
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Episode 189
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10:00