John Rowe is a grateful recovering alcoholic/addict. John lived in active addiction between 1993 and 10/02/2014. On 10/02/14 – he had a DEEP spiritual connection with his HP. John checked himself into rehab and ever since hs been living a one day at a time lifestyle of recovery. John follows a daily routine of exercise, discipline and affection. He learned learned this routine from Caesar Milan (dog whisperer) – he figured If it could work on the barest of dogs – it could work on him. And it has! John says his order of importance in his life is: My HP, then AA, then everything else.

Episode 2: Exercise, Discipline and Affection w/ John Rowe

Hearing Austin Cooper's story got me fired up! I wanted to interrupt him so many times because of how much resonated with me! 

Austin has been sober since April 10th 2013 from Alcohol, cocaine, pills and marijuana. He went to treatment after he found his life was spiraling out of control and has been rebuilding his life ever since. 

Austin started Sober Evolution in January 2016 on Instagram as a way to tell his story in hopes that others could relate to it. But soon, Sober Evolution started growing and taking on a life of it’s own - becoming more of a movement than just an Instagram page.

Over the past year, Sober Evolution has turned into Austin’s passion and has grown internationally as an inspirational website. So far this year Austin has been able to travel to different treatment centers around the world, getting to know what they are all about so he can help people who are looking for help find the right treatment center for them.

Sober Evolution is now looking to create events that can be duplicated throughout the world for recovery so they can donate proceeds towards providing treatment scholarships to those who may not be able to afford it. 

Austin tells his story of how it was, how he got sober, and what Sober Success means to him.

Episode 3 - The Principles of Success Are Universal w/ Austin Cooper

In episode 4 of SSP, 30-year-old entrepreneur and founder of One Rep At A Time O.R. Marv, goes deep and talks about what it was like for him from the start.  Beginning with his sheltered upbringing, and taking us through his time in high school, where he was constantly day dreaming and fantasizing about being someone else.  Marv talks candidly about his lack of identity as a youth. This psychological crisis always made hiel he needed to use something or someone in order to be the person he thought he wanted to be and receive validation from his peers.

Years later, throughout his ups and downs and various attempts at recovery, he was finally able to get to a place where he could recognize the man looking back at him in the mirror.  He was able to find his self-worth and self-esteem.  Marv can now deal with life on life's terms - and has a successful career training clients in recovery at a workout studio that he built himself.

He creates exercise and nutrition regimens for people all over the country, writes for his own site www.OneRepAtaTime.net, and has written for several other recovery based sites as well.  Marv has most recently been featured on the Huffington Post and is on a mission is to show those struggling with addiction how important it is to make physical health and fitness part of a well-rounded recovery process.

"Recovery is my surfboard. Without it, I won't stay above water long."

-O.R. Marv

Episode 4: The Gift of Desperation w/ O.R. Marv

I am a sober, spiritual person with many passions.  I created this podcast with the aim to help those in all stages of their recovery by sharing tales of Sober Success

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