Surviving Addiction: Nic Sheff (ep. 716)
Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary
John O'Leary
4.9 • 672 Ratings
🗓️ 17 October 2024
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Nic Sheff is the bestselling author behind Tweak, and he is the subject of his father’s memoir Beautiful Boy, which was adapted into an award-winning film in 2018. After taking his first drink at just 11 years old, Nic spiraled into addictions to hard drugs and entered his first rehab at 19.
And yet, Nic’s story isn’t just about addiction—it’s about finding hope, resilience, and the strength to rebuild when everything seems lost.
Today, Nic shares what led to his battle with substance abuse, the tumultuous road to recovery and how, after 13 years of sobriety, he’s a passionate voice for mental health and addiction recovery.
My friends, whether you or someone you love has been impacted by addiction, this conversation is a reminder about the power of second chances and the understanding that even in our darkest moments, we’re never truly alone.
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| 0:56.0 | inspirational speaker, and he's the host of the Live-inspired podcast. John interviews extraordinary |
| 1:01.5 | individuals on their life story so that you can wake up from accidental living and more fully |
| 1:07.9 | live your life story. Here's your host, John O'Leary. |
| 1:12.1 | Well, hello, my friends, and welcome to the Live Inspired podcast with John O'Leary. |
| 1:17.6 | You're in for an awesome, meaningful, moving conversations today with our guests. His name is Nick |
| 1:23.4 | Chef. He's the best-selling author behind the book, Tweak. He's also the subject of his father's |
| 1:29.3 | best-selling book. It's a memoir, and it's also an award-winning film called Beautiful Boy. |
| 1:35.1 | After taking his first drink of alcohol at just 11 years of age, Nick spiraled into addictions |
| 1:42.9 | first with alcohol and then ultimately into far harder |
| 1:46.0 | drugs and entered his first rehab at age 19. And yet the story you are about to hear, the story |
| 1:53.2 | Nick now lives out through his life, is not just about addiction. That's part of it. But the bigger |
| 1:59.5 | part, the one I really hope you hear loud and clear today, |
| 2:02.6 | is a story about finding hope, grasping resilience, and holding fast to strength of what it looks |
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