TheWillpowerPodcast
TheWillpowerPodcast
Podcast Description
🎯 THE WILLPOWER PODCAST: Real Recovery, Real Stories, Real Hope
Emergency liver & kidney transplant survivor turned recovery advocate. Sharing raw, unfiltered stories of transformation from rock bottom to redemption.
👀 MY STORY:
At 35, I was a middle school teacher with a deadly secret - alcohol was killing me. Given 2-3 weeks to live, an emergency double transplant saved my life. Now I share what I learned about recovery and finding purpose after addiction.
🎙️ WHAT YOU’LL FIND HERE:
- Raw recovery stories from inspiring guests
- Practical sobriety strategies that work
- Mental health & personal development
- Honest conversations about the recovery journey
- Real talk about challenges & victories
💡 NEW CONTENT:
Mondays: Long-form interviews
Thursdays: Recovery insights & motivation
🔔 CONNECT:
Instagram: @thewillpowerpodcast
Email: [email protected]
💪 ”Your greatest chapter isn’t behind you - it’s waiting to be written.”
#SoberLife #RecoveryPodcast #AddictionRecovery
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
This podcast centers on themes of addiction recovery, mental health, personal transformation, and authenticity. Notable episodes cover vital topics such as the impact of trauma on addiction, personal sobriety stories, and actionable advice from experts, exemplified by episodes featuring former MLB pitcher Brandon Puffer discussing redemption and recovery insights from addiction expert Faust Ruggiero.
Sobriety podcast featuring real addiction recovery stories and practical tools that actually work.
I’m Will Gordon. Boston school teacher, two-time organ transplant survivor, and a guy who used to hide vodka bottles in places I don’t even like remembering.
At 35, my liver and kidneys were done. Doctors said weeks, maybe less. Transplants gave me a second shot. Sobriety gave me everything else.
This isn’t some shiny recovery show. It’s raw conversations about what addiction actually feels like, how messy getting sober really is, and the quiet moments that slowly pull you back to life.
Every Friday I talk with people who’ve been to the edge – some still hanging on by their fingernails – and we unpack the doubts, the small wins, the tools that actually work when everything else fails.
If you’re fighting cravings, questioning if it’s worth it, or just need to hear someone who gets it… this is for you.
Real stories. Real tools. No bullshit.
AND ALWAYS with Respect and Compassion.
🎧 New Episodes Every Friday: One listen could reframe your life.
🙏 Every donation helps keep this content going and reaching the people who need it most. → https://buymeacoffee.com/thewillpowerpodcast
JOIN THE MOVEMENT:
- YouTube: @TheWillpowerPodcast (full video eps—subscribe for the visuals that hit harder).
- Audio Platforms: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible
- Instagram: @thewillpowerpodcast (daily Reels, tips, and community vibes).
- TikTok: @willgordonsober
- Connect Direct: [email protected]. Book a FREE 30-minute sober mentoring session via my Calendly (link in IG bio too)—let’s chat if you’re ready to flip the script.
“Your greatest comeback starts the moment you decide it’s possible.” Feel that pull? Hit play. One story could change your lens. Subscribe, and let’s build something unstoppable.
Richard Ratcliffe (@the.recovery.club – 100k+ followers) joins the Willpower Podcast for a raw, heartfelt talk on his 9-year sober journey. From childhood shame and “wearing masks” to fit in, to daily 2 liters of vodka leading to seizures, an induced coma at 24, and doctors warning “you won’t make 25” – Richard opens up about waking up angry to be alive, true surrender, turning grief into purpose through vulnerability and his “12 Steps to Freedom” blueprint.
Real wisdom on shame as a “backpack of boulders,” early sobriety agony, codependency, and carrying your “shadow self” with kindness. If you’re in recovery or loving someone who is, this is gold.
Trigger Warning: Discusses coma, seizures, grief, suicide ideation, addiction rock bottoms. If struggling:
US Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988
Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741
SAMHSA Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
Canada Suicide Prevention: 988 (or 1-833-456-4566)
Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro & Childhood Shame
05:09 – Alcohol as “Medicine”
10:09 – Daily Vodka & Internal Battle
13:24 – Induced Coma Rock Bottom
18:31 – Shame Lives in Silence
26:20 – Surrender & New Way of Life
33:28 – Early Sobriety Agony
37:17 – Deeper Wounds: Abandonment & Codependency
42:07 – Speed Round: Addiction Lies & Myths
47:44 – Grief, Purpose & Why We Share
Follow Richard: @the.recovery.club (DM “freedom” for his blueprint)
His book: 12 Steps to Freedom (link in comments)
Support the podcast ❤️
Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/willpowerpodcast (active – every coffee keeps these stories coming!)
Sober Mentoring:
https://calendly.com/thewillpowerpodcast/30min
Subscribe, like, share if this moved you. More real recovery ahead.
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