Rise Above with Kevin Lanning

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• I Was A Sex Addict Living A Double Life For 20 Years

  October 27, 2026 · 1 hr 58 min

  Ben Brown has seven years of sobriety and one of the most layered stories we’ve had on the show. Born in Brooklyn and raised between two completely opposite households, he grew up never feeling like he belonged — and found that the things…

• I Had A D1 Lacrosse Scholarship — Then I Started Shooting Heroin

  October 25, 2026 · 1 hr 9 min

  Mac Chase had one goal growing up in the Annapolis area: become a Division 1 All-American lacrosse player. He got there — a scholarship to UMBC — but his drinking, which started around age ten, already had its grip on him. Within two years…

• Hiding Vodka & Shaking Every Day | I Needed A Drink So Bad I Walked Into A Murder Scene

  October 22, 2026 · 1 hr 18 min

  Holly Hiles has six years of sobriety and a story that’s almost hard to believe. Growing up she bounced through twelve schools, leaned on her twin brother, and lost her footing at fourteen when she got pulled off her cheer squad and fell…

• You Don't Have To Hit Rock Bottom To Stop Drinking

  October 20, 2026 · 59 min

  Cadence came on Rise Above with a story that breaks the mold most people picture when they hear “sober.” She never drank in high school, never craved alcohol, and to this day doesn’t call herself an alcoholic — but her relationship with…

• I Was Told Kratom Was Harmless...It Was The Hardest Thing I Ever Quit

  October 18, 2026 · 1 hr 30 min

  Tiffany Mercer flew across the country to tell a story most people in recovery have never heard put into words. She’d already done the hard work — sober from alcohol, years of meetings, treatment at Hazelden Betty Ford, rebuilding her life…

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