Rock Bottom With Ryan
Rock Bottom With Ryan
Podcast Description
After 18 years of drinking, countless blackouts, arrests, and hospital stays, I finally hit my bottom—and started to climb.
This podcast is about what it really looks like to get sober. No sugarcoating. No step-by-step manual. Just honest conversations about addiction, recovery, relapse, and everything in between.
If you’ve struggled, if someone you love is struggling, or if you just want to understand the chaos behind the bottle—this is for you.
Follow me to get the drop when episode 1 goes live. Let’s talk about what happens after rock bottom.
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Content Themes
The podcast delves into topics surrounding addiction, recovery, and mental health, with specific episodes exploring themes like personal struggles with addiction, the impact of relationships on recovery, and the reality of relapse. For example, season premiere episode discusses what it means to experience life after hitting rock bottom, while another episode features a guest recounting their journey from military service to achieving clarity in sobriety.
After 18 years of drinking, countless blackouts, arrests, and hospital stays, I finally hit my bottom—and started to climb. This podcast is about what it really looks like to get sober. No sugarcoating. No step-by-step manual. Just honest conversations about addiction, recovery, relapse, and everything in between. If you’ve struggled, if someone you love is struggling, or if you just want to understand the chaos behind the bottle—this is for you. Let’s talk about what happens after rock bottom.
Allyssa’s Rock Bottom: Foster Care Trauma, Relapse, and Finding Purpose at 21 | Rock Bottom with RyanIn this episode of Rock Bottom with Ryan, Allyssa, 21, from Texarkana, Texas, shares her path into addiction and recovery after growing up around widespread meth use, family bullying, poverty, and her mother blaming her for a suicide attempt. She describes early exposure to alcohol, heavy drinking and daily marijuana use during depression in the COVID era, and trauma including sexual assault in foster care and time in a mental hospital. Allyssa entered rehab initially for housing, stayed 45 days, relapsed in sober living, and later completed a second 40-day program. After getting her own apartment, she attempted suicide by overdosing on pills and self-harming, then chose to live, sought medical help, and recommitted to sobriety through faith, medication, and rebuilding her life. She discusses goals to start a podcast, pursue LVN/LPN nursing, and stay sober for her growing family.00:00 Depression and Drinking01:40 Show Intro and Sponsor02:45 Meet Alyssa and Sobriety Date05:16 Family Addiction and Childhood08:00 Early Drinking and Escapes10:41 School Struggles and ADHD14:16 Weed and Patterns Repeat17:25 Treatment Decision and Rehab22:40 Sober Living and Relapse25:57 Temptation and Secrets26:33 Republic Square Relapse27:59 Drug Test Fallout28:42 Second Chance from Bob29:26 Gummies and Paranoia32:42 Holiday Loneliness Breaks34:30 Back to Rehab Reset35:35 Apartment and Overdose39:59 God Says Live42:52 Six Months Sober Now46:22 New Goals and Nursing49:32 Advice and Farewell
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