It’s said less than ten percent of people with addiction problems can stay sober and .03% of high school basketball players can make it up the NBA. So it’s safe to say Jayson Williams and Mike Gminski have beaten the odds. But they haven’t done it without hard work and having strong teammates in life. Mike was Jayson’s mentor in the NBA and then 30 years later, Jayson had the opportunity to show G-Man the way in recovery, thanks to Rebound Institute, which uses adventure therapy and recovery methods to help folks craft the ultimate comeback.

Closing in on five years sober, Angie uses her incredible life experience and sober journey to spread hope to anyone in addiction who is looking for it.

In addiction, Hannah Sward’s life was dark. Living under a cloud of crystal meth, while working as an escort and stripper, she masked childhood trauma and spiritual sickness with drug abuse. Now, with more than 12 years on the sunny side of the street in sobriety, she shares strength and hope in her memoir “Strip”, while revealing all her scars. Feel the sunlight of the spirit shine through Hannah in this funny, interesting, and inspiring conversation.

Jennifer is a bright light in recovery and is proud to ‘recover out loud’.  Her story of using starts in Canada at 12 years old and ends in Hollywood in August of 2016.  

Jennifer’s sobriety includes breaking free from her old life, while embracing the past to make a huge difference in the present.

She’s started her own recovery center and has an inspiring podcast on sobriety.

Christina Rae was born in Mexico and moved to America at six years old, the only thing she lost in that transition was herself. However, she became the caretaker in her family, all the while being an achiever in the classroom; earning her way into SMU where she earned her degree. But toxic relationships, along with drug and alcohol addiction took center stage in a life that crumbled around her. She explains how she overcame all of that and more to become a light for others in the dark. Awesome person, an awesome podcast.

L.A. Based Rock 'N' Roll Violinist, Emily V, is one of the most unique, eccentric, and exciting violinists of our day. Her style is commonly described as a guitarist taking the lead much like Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, and Warren Haynes.

She's 10 years sober and her story of rock and recovery is amazing.  Emily also has an amazing connection to Pete and the podcast.

Tom has carried the message of recovery since his brother Chris lost his battle with addiction in 1997.  But only over the last five years has Tom truly embraced sobriety himself. His work as a recovery advocate has always seen him push to smash the stigma around addiction and carry his brother’s legacy, but now it includes his own story of sobriety. Amazing dude.

D Jay McGrath ex hockey player that danced with the devil and he's here to share his story and hopefully help people, specifically young people.

He's an absolute inspiration who almost lost his life to cocaine and alcohol abuse.

Pete and his brother Mike guest on Busy Living Sober with Host Elizabeth Chance who they have known for years.They all talk about their brother Kevin Sousa and sobriety in the family.

Pete & his brother Mike share stories about their legendary brother Kevin, who tragically succumb to cancer at just 52-years old on May 26.

The two share stories and emotions about their big brother who impacted so many people around the world and clearly started at home with Mike and Pete.

Brad McLeod's spiral into addiction took everything he had.  But now, sober more than a decade, his comeback story includes giving back through his Sober Motivation podcast.

The Sober Motivation podcast has new guests each week sharing their sobriety stories in hopes to inspire others about what is possible.

Sully is from football royalty, as his family owned the New England Patriots from the late 1950s to the late 1980s. But you've never seen royalty with grit like this. Despite the hard edge, Sully knows how to get vulnerable, which has led to more than 13 years of sobriety. Now he spends his time working with others, some of the most successful people in sports, business, and entertainment, as they find their way in recovery. You'll feel like he's your friend after you listen to him on this podcast and if you ever needed him, he'd probably show up and ask you "who's car are we taking?"

Tawny Lara is a New York City-based writer, who specializes in sobriety and sex. She hosts the Recovery Rocks Podcast and her work examining the cross-section of sobriety and sex has been featured in Playboy, Men’s Health, and Huffington Post. But, as she puts it, more important than anything else she’s almost six years sober

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Matt Williams is 13 years sober and uses his story of recovery to inspire others.  He also hosts a podcast devoted to the different ways in which inspiring and successful people build routine, ritual, and consistency in their lives.  Great dude, great story of recovery!  

Pete talks with Marc Megna, a former professional American and Canadian football linebacker and defensive end in the National Football League, NFL Europe League, and Canadian Football League. In his seven-year pro career, he played for the New England Patriots and Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL, the Barcelona Dragons and Berlin Thunder of NFL Europe, and the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL. Megna played college football at Richmond.

Troy Ganter is a lighthouse but he didn’t start shining until he took the steps to get sober. His comeback story includes owning a restaurant in recovery and helping others find their way to sobriety. Troy is an inspiration but most importantly he’s honest and open about the absolute craziness he endured before getting the gift of desperation and living an incredible life.