It took Brandon Novak approximately three minutes to find a reason to take off his pants in my podcast studio.

And once he had a reason, he did not hesitate to oblige.

Famously known as Nooty Novak by his jackass co-stars, Brandon was a skateboarding prodigy who went on the

star on some of MTV's most iconic shows in the 2000s. You've likely known him for falling

down skateboard ramps or shitting himself in one of the jackass movies.

But Brandon may also have one of the most incredible redemption arcs that I've ever come across in my life.

An alcoholic and intense drug addict since a teenager, Novak blew through millions of dollars

shooting dope to the point where he became homeless and had to resort the sex work to get his

next fix. Novak spent his 19th, 20th, 20th, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 27th, 28th, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, and 35th birthdays, either in jail or in rehab.

And after dozens of overdoses, his friends and family all wrote him off for dead.

His mother went as far as to buy a plot at a local cemetery in preparation for his death.

Yet somehow he's still alive, he's lucid, and he's sober.

And not only that, he's reinvented himself as a New York Times best-selling author, a motivational speaker, and a certified intervention

specialist.

He has co-founded the Redemption Treatment Center for Attics and a series of sober recovery homes that

are called Novak's house. But Brandon's incredible story of

recovery aside we talk about more than addiction. We get into all sorts of topics

including why love is not enough if you truly want to help someone struggling in

your life.

Why resentment is at the root of all self-destruction,

how persistence can actually backfire

and a surprising link between Brandon's skateboarding accomplishments

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