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00:00:00 Intro
00:02:48 Speaking to College & HS Athletes
00:06:34 The Importance of 12-Step
00:08:16 Painting a Picture of Early Childhood
00:09:03 "Cocaine became my therapy"
00:12:44 The Struggle with Addiction and Fear of Failure
00:14:22 Fall River was a Tough Town
00:15:33 Bill Reynolds as a Mentor
00:17:59 Introduction to Alcohol
00:20:45 Dorm Room Cocaine Experience
00:22:52 Cocaine was my truth seum
00:25:24 Failing Boston College Drug Tests
00:26:17 The Pain of Disappointing Mom
00:26:39 Advice to Your 18 Year-Old Self
00:28:35 Jerry Tarkanian's Belief in Second Chances
00:30:17 Back to Show
00:31:15 Emotion Instead of Talent
00:37:27 Starting His Pro Career in Denver w/Mentors
00:38:36 How Getting Traded to Boston "Broke me"
00:40:08 Playing Basketball in Europe
00:40:41 Denying the Help of an Opiod Blocker
00:41:52 Getting Up to 1600MG of Oxy a Day
00:42:49 Taking Oxy Before Big Games
00:46:47 Traveling to Europe with Oxy
00:48:13 Sting-Turned-Silent Intervention in Istanbul
00:51:15 How "Unguarded" Came to Be the Doc It Is
00:52:42 More About the Pivot from "Worst Day" to "First Day" with Students
00:55:03 Speaking to your Inner Child
00:56:53 Returning to the Addiction Story
00:58:38 Where the House of Cards Finally Falls: Schoolbus Story
01:00:08 Having Suicidal Thoughts in the Ambulance after OD
01:03:26 How Addiction makes a Family Sick
01:04:47 Story of How a Nurse Intervened to Save his Life
01:05:22 How He Got Introduced to Chris Mullin
01:06:00 Never Meeting the Man Who Put Me in Treatment
01:08:31 Turning Life Around at the Pot Sink
01:12:59 The Impact of Sharing Personal Stories
01:19:43 Celebrating 15 Years of Sobreity
01:24:16 Need for Mental Health Support in Sports
01:27:24 Advice to Parents: Rely on Professionals
01:28:56 The Importance of Being Vulnerable with Your Kids
01:30:31 Marijuana Psychosis
01:34:51 The Holistic Approach at Herren Wellness Center
01:36:45 Criticism of Short-Term Treatment Programs
01:38:45 Predictors of Long-Term Sobriety
01:41:04 The Honor and Responsibility of Helping Others
01:48:09 The Power of Storytelling
01:53:15 The Freedom of Recovery
01:55:24 Credits

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