Jason Wahler - Battling Addiction In The Public Eye & Realities of Reality TV

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4.8 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2020

⏱️ 55 minutes

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In this episode I talk to Jason Wahler of reality TV fame (Laguna Beach, The Hills, Celebrity Rehab and The Hills: New Beginnings) about his very public battle with addiction, recovery and the reality of reality TV. We talk about how he ended up on Laguna Beach and how his alcoholism progressed during the show; the inner dialogue of an addict and feeling less than others; our first experiences with drinking and what it did for us; why it’s impossible to stop drinking even when it’s ruining lives; how he got sober and ended up relapsing again; why it’s different this time. We also talk about how loved ones can best support an alcoholic or addict in their lives, advice for families whose loved ones suffer and of course, some juicy reality TV deets.

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a deer media production.
0:04.2	Hey, welcome to the Blondt Files podcast.
0:06.8	I'm your host, Aria Laurie, and I'm here to talk all things wellness.
0:11.0	From how to achieve optimal health and wellbeing to the best beauty tips and everything in between,
0:16.5	no topic is off limits.
0:18.4	I know there is so much information out there, so I'm here to help you navigate it all and live your best life.
0:24.5	Thanks for listening. Let's get into it.
0:30.4	Hi everybody. Welcome to the show.
0:33.3	So happy year here and so excited about today's episode.
0:38.0	It's actually one of my favorites ever.
0:40.8	Like, I think I told Jason that it's in my top three for sure.
0:45.7	And no, I don't normally rate my guests, especially in their face.
0:50.0	I don't rate my guests period, but I always listen to the playback before I send audio off to my
0:55.6	producer so I can give notes and pull quotes and do all of that good stuff.
0:59.6	And listening to this, I would like, whoa, I'm just so grateful I get to be sober and relate to
1:05.6	other sober people on this deep level, even if we've never even met in person.
1:10.4	It's just such such a gift.
1:12.8	So anyway, today I'm talking to Jason Waller of Laguna Beach, the TV show,
1:18.8	iconic, and the Hills celebrity rehab and the Hills New Beginnings.
1:24.8	So we chat about reality TV, of course, but also his journey with addiction,
1:29.2	sobriety relapse, sobriety again.
1:32.8	He keeps it so real and has such a relatable story, even though his circumstances are
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