SHOULD YOU BE SHARING YOUR STORY? CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT! &nbsp;   Matt Gallagher is an actor and comedian who has performed all around New York and Los Angeles. His work can also be seen on CBS, ESPN, The History Channel, and MTV. He created and starred in the popular live storytelling series THE STORY CELLAR with Jessica Wood, and you can see his first one hour special, A Stumble in the Woods, on Amazon now. &nbsp;   In this story, Matt delves into a night he decided to try acid. And then decided to do more acid. And then decided to get into a cage with a bull. Yep. It's all true. Listen and you'll find out.    &nbsp;  If you want to find out what happened, you have to listen.

Matt Gallagher on Doing  Acid with a Bull

SHOULD YOU BE SHARING YOUR STORY? CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT! &nbsp;   Matt Lieb is a comedian, writer, and actor from Los Angeles. As a stand up comedian in San Francisco, he was named one of the “2016 Best Comedians in the Bay Area” by SFist and has performed at the Bridgetown Comedy Festival 2017, SF Skecthfest 2013-2017, and the 10,000 Laughs Festival in Minneapolis. &nbsp;   Matt’s comedy has been featured on the VICELAND, Hulu, SeeSo, and Gabriel Iglesias’ “Stand Up Revolution Radio” on SiriusXM. Currently, Matt is a correspondent on Emmy Nominated short form series The Star Wars Show, a writer/performer on Newsbroke on AJ+, and staff writer for Audible’s original series Bedtime Stories for Cynics with Nick Offerman, where he has written for David Spade, Tommy Chong, Nick Thune, and more. &nbsp;   In this story, he talked about an attempt to get clean from heroin which ended with a realization that he could get high one last time, in his childhood bedroom, if he was willing to use a turkey baster to inject drugs into a place that sun doesn't shine. &nbsp;   Yep, that place.  &nbsp;

Matt Lieb on Bottoming Out with a Turkey Baster

SHOULD YOU BE SHARING YOUR STORY? CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT!   &nbsp; Lauren Wallet is an award-nominated actress and director who starred on the South African reality show My Top Billing Dream, has been interviewed on national television since she was nine years old, and ran Star Quality Performing Art School and Fame Academy in South Africa. &nbsp;   The story she told starts off innocently enough—a nice night out in South Africa with a few new friends but quickly devolved into flying across the world for a romantic adventure with a guy she met in a blackout.  &nbsp;

Lauren Wallett on Flying to America from South Africa for a Date

SHOULD YOU BE SHARING YOUR STORY? CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT! &nbsp;   Bucky Sinister s a stand-up comedian and author of nine books, including Black Hole: A Novel and Get Up: A 12-Step Guide to Recovery for Misfits, Freaks and Weirdos. &nbsp;   He's told many stories at numerous shows—including one where he brought a now-deceased friend (in an urn) up on stage with him—but it's safe to say this is the most graphic tale he's told at a Light Hustler show. &nbsp;   Just how does a story about dating a mysterious woman with a mohawk get graphic? Let's just say it has to do with a tattoo of hers he discovered in an intimate moment. &nbsp;   Want to know what in God's name that means? You're going to have to listen.

Bucky Sinister on Dating a Mysterious Woman with a Mohawk

SHOULD YOU BE SHARING YOUR STORY? CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT! &nbsp;   Anna David is a NY Times bestselling author, journalist, occasional TV talking head, coach, creator of this podcast, CEO of Light Hustle Publishing and the person typing these words. &nbsp;   This story involves the time she opted to respond to a missive from a stranger that read "I'm hot and you're hot; plus, I'm sober and you're sober." &nbsp;   But was he sober? Well, that's something she found out more about when he moved from LA to New York to be with her. Just how did this love story end? You're going to have to listen to find out.

Anna David on Dating a Newcomer Who May Have Still Been High

Arlina Allen is many things. A Silicon Valley executive, she is also a writer, the host of The ODAAT Chat podcast and the founder of Sober Life School. Sober since 1994, she's been married for 21 years and is the mother of two teenage boys. &nbsp;   In her own words... &nbsp;   "When I was 25 I hit rock bottom. &nbsp;   I had managed to alienate my family and all my friends. Although I was ambitious, my drinking and using was getting the way of my sales career. My heart was broken after ending a relationship and I had no evidence that I would ever feel different. &nbsp;   I stood at the abyss and I had to make a decision. &nbsp;   Through a series of fortunate events, I managed to find a community of people who had overcome their addictions and were willing to help me do the same. &nbsp;   These people changed the entire trajectory of my life. &nbsp;   I started out feeling lost, full of self loathing, demoralized and hopeless. But after a short time, my life began to transform. I felt a new zest for life. I began to see life beyond addiction. It was as if the veil in front of my eyes had lifted and I could see a path to the life I had always dreamed of. &nbsp;   All I ever needed was the right information, the right support and the willingness to do the necessary work. For that, I will be forever grateful. &nbsp;   After this type of “near death” experience, it is human nature to want to shout the message of recovery to the entire world." &nbsp;   In this episode, we talk about long-term sobriety, dating cops and why it's so important to share your story with the world.  &nbsp;

Arlina Allen on Sobriety in Silicon Valley

Omar Pinto is a Life Transformation Coach, Addiction Recovery Specialist and Lifestyle Entrepreneur who hosts the popular SHAIR podcast. &nbsp;   He took his last drink and hit of cocaine in May 25, 2003. This was the beginning of his journey into personal development. &nbsp;   Over the next 15 years he would completely transform his life - Mind, Body and Spirit. It took him four years to successfully complete the 12-Step recovery process in Narcotics Anonymous. &nbsp;   He launched SHAIR in February 2014 and it now boasts over 1 million downloads. Omar has also cultivated a thriving Facebook Community with over 5,000 members and runs a successful personal development Life Coaching business. &nbsp;   Today, Omar is living his dreams by helping people transform their lives and become the best version of themselves, working remotely from his home office with clients from all over the world, continuing to learn and grow as a coach all while living in Costa Rica with his beautiful wife and daughter.

Omar Pinto on SHAIR-ing Sobriety

Ruby Warrington is a British writer and thought leader currently living in Brooklyn, NY. Formerly Features Editor on the UK Sunday Times Style magazine, in 2012 she launched The Numinous, a cosmic lifestyle platform that updates all things "new age" for life in the Now Age. Ruby also works as a consultant, while other projects include "sober curious" event series Club SÖDA NYC and spiritual coaching program Moon Club.   &nbsp; Author of Material Girl, Mystical World, Ruby's second book, Sober Curious, was published on December 31 2018.&nbsp;Offering an eye-opening new way to think about our relationship with alcohol, Sober Curious reveals the enormous benefits that come from unlearning the mindless habit of drinking and embracing the life-enhancing choice of sobriety: greater joy, clarity, confidence, and connection.   &nbsp; In this episode, we talked about what it means to be sober curious, the importance of sharing our stories and why one should never sign a new business deal when Mercury is in Retrograde, among many other topics.

Ruby Warrington on Being Sober Curious

Light Hustler features interviews with and stories by actors, writers, comedians, musicians and other fascinating folks as they talk about drinking, drugging, addiction, sobriety, recovery and mental health. The most serious subjects with the lightest of tones, Recover Girl (formerly AfterParty Pod) is hosted by author Anna David.