Podcast Episodes

I Stuck a NeedIe in My Arm 2 Hours After Prison Release | IV Drug Use, Prison Riots & Getting Sober

Garet McLendon spent years trapped in a cycle of addiction, violence, and incarceration — selling meth, surviving prison riots, and losing everything that mattered most, including his relationship wi…

Published on 6 hours ago

A Marine’s Toughest Battle Wasn’t War — It Was Starting Over as a Single Mom

Lex Jacoby’s story is one of strength, resilience, and quiet courage.

In this episode of Rise Above, Lex shares her journey from serving eight years in the U.S. Marine Corps to navigating divorce, si…

Published on 1 day, 22 hours ago

New Year, New Me: From 2 Bottles of Wine a Night to Sobriety — Now I’m Living Beyond My Wildest Dreams

Avery Schlereth never planned on getting sober — until alcohol stopped numbing her anxiety and started running her life.

In this New Year, New Me episode of Rise Above, Avery shares what sobriety rea…

Published on 3 days, 21 hours ago

I Was a Blackout Alcoholic at 16 — Near Liver Failure | How I Recovered From Alcoholism

Kristen had what looked like a perfect childhood — loving parents, athletics, stability. But at 16, alcohol flipped a switch she didn’t know existed.

From blackouts every single time she drank, to to…

Published on 5 days, 22 hours ago

I Went from Snorting Pills to Snorting Heroin...10 Months Later I Was in Prison

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Meet Jackie, a mother of four w…

Published on 1 week, 3 days ago

Cross-Addicted to Alcohol, Drugs, Gambling, Women & Nicotine | A SHOCKING Story of Recovery

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Ronnie’s story is one of the mos…

Published on 1 week, 4 days ago

My Son’s Opioid Addiction Nearly Destroyed Our Family | A Mother’s Journey to Recovery

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Annie shares one of the most po…

Published on 1 week, 5 days ago

Cocaine Ruined My Life | Dr. Jason Rudolph’s Rise from Addiction to Renowned Psychologist

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In this powerful episode of Ris…

Published on 1 week, 6 days ago

Underoath’s Frontman Exposes SHOCKING Drug Spiral: Snorting Xanax, Dirty Cops & a Double Life

Today on Rise Above, Kevin sits down with Spencer Chamberlain, the legendary frontman of Underoath, for one of the rawest and most vulnerable interviews he’s ever done.

Spencer opens up about:

Joinin…

Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago

I Lost My Daughter to Fentanyl… Then I Spiraled Into Alcoholism

In this deeply emotional episode, Heidi shares the story she’s never fully told—growing up in an ultra-strict宗 Lutheran community comparable to Amish rules, where makeup, music, and even friendships …

Published on 2 weeks, 3 days ago