Episode 357 - From the Ivy League to Prison: Ken Miller's Extraordinary Journey Back to Purpose

Success is Subjective: Real People. Raw Stories. Embracing a Non-Linear Life!

Success is Subjective: Real People. Raw Stories. Embracing a Non-Linear Life!
Episode 357 - From the Ivy League to Prison: Ken Miller's Extraordinary Journey Back to Purpose
Jul 14, 2026
Joanna Lilley, MA, NCC

In this episode of Success is Subjective, Joanna talks with entrepreneur, speaker, and author Ken Miller about his remarkable journey from Dartmouth graduate to more than two decades of homelessness, addiction, and multiple prison sentences. Today, Ken uses his story to encourage others that healing and lasting change are possible. Together, they discuss the difficult line between helping and enabling, why consequences can sometimes become the turning point toward recovery, and how parents can best support both their loved one and themselves through the process. This episode of Success is Subjective is a powerful reminder that success isn't defined by where you start—or even where you fall—but by the courage to keep moving forward.

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