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South Coast Chronicles
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 18 ต.ค. 2023
The South Coast Chronicles is a podcast that shares stories of people who have faced addiction and mental health challenges. In each episode, we will bring you conversations with people who have triumphed over their addictions and mental health battles, as well as those who are struggling on their path to recovery.
Preston’s Epic Journey to Sobriety
Preston, a former addict now behavioral health advocate, author, and entrepreneur, joins host Chris to share his remarkable journey. From peaks of adrenaline-pumping activities like skydiving to the dark valleys of heroin addiction and incarceration, Preston candidly reveals the pivotal moments that shaped his path to recovery. Despite a tumultuous upbringing and personal tragedies, including the loss of his father and brother, he emerged resilient, creating Epic Journey and writing 'Epic Journal.' Preston's story is a testament to hope, the power of self-discovery, and finding joy in sobriety.
0:50 - Childhood marked by parental conflict and chaos.
3:35 - “It was difficult leaving my dad, but he persevered and found success.”
7:57 - Began racing in Lake Havasu, transitioned to skate parks.
10:55 - Started drug use at 17 influenced by his brother.
14:50 - Struggled with drug use, feared consequences, but led to jail time.
20:23 - Struggled with sobriety and detox in prison.
28:07 - Personal growth through mentorship and self-reflection.
31:55 - Secured supportive sponsor, had valuable growth experience.
35:23 - Annual self-reflection aided in overcoming personal tragedies.
38:56 - “Last time I saw him.”
41:44 - Sought solace through tears, running, and the sea.
45:45 - Deep focus and intuition sparked a cool idea.
49:02 - Experienced life and authored books with no formal education.
52:43 - Promoted self-discovery through 28 life principles.
54:37 - Dedicated individuals seek to aid those in need.
0:50 - Childhood marked by parental conflict and chaos.
3:35 - “It was difficult leaving my dad, but he persevered and found success.”
7:57 - Began racing in Lake Havasu, transitioned to skate parks.
10:55 - Started drug use at 17 influenced by his brother.
14:50 - Struggled with drug use, feared consequences, but led to jail time.
20:23 - Struggled with sobriety and detox in prison.
28:07 - Personal growth through mentorship and self-reflection.
31:55 - Secured supportive sponsor, had valuable growth experience.
35:23 - Annual self-reflection aided in overcoming personal tragedies.
38:56 - “Last time I saw him.”
41:44 - Sought solace through tears, running, and the sea.
45:45 - Deep focus and intuition sparked a cool idea.
49:02 - Experienced life and authored books with no formal education.
52:43 - Promoted self-discovery through 28 life principles.
54:37 - Dedicated individuals seek to aid those in need.
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Sean’s Road to Recovery with Two Lanes of Freedom
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Sean shares his recovery story after 30 days in treatment, aided by Frankie's group 'Two Lanes of Freedom'. Frankie and Sean both recount personal tales of loss that fuel their desire to prevent similar stories for others. The episode covers Sean's gratitude, his commitment to sobriety, and his daughter's influence in seeking aid. Frankie and Sean discuss the impact of addiction, the role of mu...
Linda’s Journey to 32 Years of Sobriety
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Linda courageously shares her tumultuous journey through addiction, family struggles, and eventual recovery. Growing up in a drug-filled environment, she dabbled with substances early on, leading to heavier abuse and chaos, further amplified by personal tragedies. Yet, with support from her grandmother, spiritual growth, and dedicated involvement in the recovery community, Linda turned her life...
Gina’s Story: Turning Pain Into Purpose
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Chris interviews Gina Tabrizy, who shares her story of cultural struggles and personal triumphs. Born in New York with Cuban heritage, Gina faced identity conflicts and her brother's addiction, leading her to a career in therapy. She discusses her book 'Healing is a Love Story,' insights on recovery, and personal anecdotes about self-acceptance. The episode is a candid reflection on cultural id...
Perla: A Mom's Story
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Chris dives into Perla Mendoza’s harrowing account of her son’s fentanyl overdose and her crusade against the drug crisis. Perla’s tale illuminates the dangers of covert online drug markets and the devastating impact of addiction. Listeners will learn about Project Eli - an educational movement born from tragedy, aimed at preventing future losses. The episode covers the emotional journey from P...
Caelan: 6 Months Sober!
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Caelan joins host Chris for his six-month checkup, sharing his remarkable transformation since embracing sobriety. Caelan reflects on the positive changes in his physical health, spirituality, and relationships with his family. He discusses his commitment to meetings, church attendance, and step work, highlighting the crucial role of his sponsor in his journey. Caelan offers a powerful message ...
Tyson’s Journey: From Addiction and Robbery to Fighting The Fentanyl Crisis
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Chris explores the gripping life story of guest Tyson, who courageously shares his journey through substance abuse, crime, and unfathomable challenges. Tyson’s tale includes a descent into drugs at a young age, escalating to meth and heroin, culminating in robbing a pharmacy-a pivotal moment leading to his arrest. Post-incarceration, Tyson relapses, suffers a mental breakdown, and faces a strin...
Dentist, Addict, Bank Robber, Recovery
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Chris welcomes Damian, whose life took a turn from a successful dentist to a desperate bank robber due to drug addiction. Damian's addiction led him to prioritize drugs over his family, driving him to rob several banks to support his habit. Despite the gravity of his actions, his techniques were non-violent, relying on written notes. Eventual arrest and jail time mark the point of his life unra...
Happy Sober School Teacher!
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Landon candidly shares her tumultuous journey with alcoholism. Despite a loving Texas childhood, college partying escalated into a coping mechanism for stress and isolation. Her life was derailed by a cycle of rehab and relapse, marked by a severe dependency on vodka. Now, Landon credits South Coast Counseling for her sobriety, victorious over her third stint there. As a dedicated math teacher ...
Joe Milligan: 29 Years Experience In Recovery
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Joe Milligan: 29 Years Experience In Recovery
Surviving Religious Trauma With Allyson
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Surviving Religious Trauma With Allyson
Rev Arlene Hylton: A Spiritual Perspective on Recovery
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Rev Arlene Hylton: A Spiritual Perspective on Recovery
Frankie Garcia: Professional Harley Davidson Racer Discusses Losing His Brother To Addiction
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Frankie Garcia: Professional Harley Davidson Racer Discusses Losing His Brother To Addiction
Jeremy Jackson: From Baywatch to Recovery
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Jeremy Jackson: From Baywatch to Recovery
Lisa's Story. An Accomplished Attorney, Doctorate in Theology, and Alcoholic.
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Lisa's Story. An Accomplished Attorney, Doctorate in Theology, and Alcoholic.
Do not believe Damian. He left a lot of TRUTH out of his story. He was having an affair with his office manager (his wife now) in the Laguna Niguel office while he was married and his kids were very young. He bought her a lot of luxury purses with money they swindled from countless patients. THEY’RE BOTH SHAMELESS LIARS. They personally took my family for thousands of dollars (out of pocket). We’ve never driven nice cars or lived in luxury like they do, we were just trying to fix our 4 kids’ teeth. While they were being EVICTED from their office in LN my husband and I confronted them. They had the audacity to CONTINUE LYING and even tried to get more money out of us! Sadly they stole a lot of other people’s money as well and then left town (all the time claiming they were just relocating to a new office space). Damian’s step brother (also an orthodontist and an honest man) confirmed to us his true character. Damian and his mistress blew up his family, lied constantly, and hurt countless families by stealing money to support their life style. They’re selfish people, WITHOUT THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL. He’s not the loving family man he claims to be. I’ve always felt sorry for his kids. They deserved better. I hope he and Samantha find Jesus Christ and become TRULY HONEST, HUMBLE, and REPENTANT people.
Man, we miss you Bud . So happy to see you doing good ! Blessings
My wife and I went to dental school with Damian. Always a super nice guy. When we found out about the story it was beyond belief. Honestly he was kind of a butt of a lot of jokes the past years in our circles. This video was really sobering and humanized him again. I hope he works things out. Best of luck.
I paid you $4k in 2010 for braces. Screwed up my mouth, made my teeth worse, then kept my $. You did the sa.e to hundreds of others. We all reported to the dental board. You lost your license. Children and adults mouths were destroyed by you so you could keep bringing in money for your addiction. Parents were posting on our forum how they couldn't afford new treatment for their kids after you robbed them. Was any restitution ever paid? You're on here talking about your sobriety and getting praise. You are a crook and you harmed hundreds of people and stole thousands from them. You didn't just rob banks. Shame on you. I suffer consequences to this day from your fraudagaint hundreds of your clients.
Thanks for deleting my comment, dont believe this man. Hes horrible, i was a patient and he scammed my single mother who was financially struggling out of $5000 cash. He's done this to multiple struggling families. He deserves to be in prison
Convenient how he leaves out the huge part where he scammed countless of his patients out of thousands of dollars . Look up his yelp. Addiction is one thing but this man is truly morally corrupt and evil.
God's grace is absolutely amazing...
This man was my orthodontist. Don’t let him fool you, he threw his own daughter under the bus for his addiction.
he can piss right off
he literally has a history of stabbing a woman, his ex wife was clearly abused by him and shes currently homeless.
Who else come from Tiktok ✋🏻
Dr Newhart, none of your real customers are surprised you were out there robbing banks. When are you opening back up? I accidentally rain over my retainer and some of my kids need braces.
I bet you that ford ranger is still running down in Mexico even after running with no oil 😂
Anyone else thought it was Matt Damon?
This is what Matt Damon would look like if he had this guys drug problem
@@CaptPicard81 you wrong about that that’s why pills are so different than coke and meth so hard to tell at times when people are on pills a good addict knows how to hide it but eventually the seams start to come apart
My sober journey ...after 10 years on opiates th-cam.com/video/HDVUq8hQVo4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=FUX6wSAFXDZdaqPL
40 pills a day , then a jailhouse detox? Hell on earth.
I was taking 180 oxies in 6 days and I got arrested..56 days. Still sober that was 2017
Getting sober in a homeless shelter off opiates after major surgery th-cam.com/video/TM5weGuZJUU/w-d-xo.html
Really happy for you brother! Keep doing YOU and making the next right decision. I can relate to a lot of your story. Take care
what a cool guy i’m glad you made it thru man
This is what I took from his story. He had some trauma early in life and introduction to drugs early which is powerful. That introduction early in life to coping with hard times by drug abuse followed him his whole life. College, dental school and practice and family life. It finally destroyed him but God can lead you out of anything no matter how bad your situation seems at the time. We don’t recognize how powerful his leadership can be. This man realized it. He knew he could only overcome it with God and real supportive friends. This shows us that no matter the situation you find yourself in, a new life can be given to you through faith
Awesome message love this and loved this video , I was hooked on Percocet , norcos and oxys was taking 10-15 a day but thank god after rehab I’m 3 years sober now
This is nuts!!
Wtf … how, why is this worthy of a conversation? This guy’s a POS
beyond proud of you dad 🫶🏼 i love you forever and it only gets better from here.
when your dentist needs to rob banks to stay afloat, you know bidenomics is at play
Comes back into the office " alright mother fuckers get on the fucking floo.. sorry Mrs Thompson I got mixed up
What a awful person.
Banks are insured it's fine. 😂
@@johncrawford1439😢
@jiachengwu4185 look they steal enough people's money every year, I have no sympathy for big corporations.
@@johncrawford1439 no it isn’t. Grow up
“It’s actually dr. Dentist” 🤣
😂😂😂
For the love of the game
Why did he say 3 different times just a few mins apart "thats right about when i met you.
Because that was right about when he met him
bro i hope that’s already settled or you just incriminated yourself big time
Depending on where he lives, the federal statute of limitations for bank robbery is only 5 years. So if you can pull it off and lay low for 5 years, you're golden.
Apparently you don't have to be hard up for money to rob banks. Even dentists do it on their lunch breaks. Lol
😂 That's what I was trying to figure out ~ if it's gambling debts or an addiction or just living above means? Tuition for his kid? Just for kicks?
@@onedeep6460 On the case of this dentist it was addiction. He has a Great story.
Wow ! What a story. I’m so glad he has control over his life and he was able to overcome so much. When we think of providers, whether it be a dentist or a doctor, we don’t associate them with addicts. This just reiterates that they’re human like the rest of us. Bless him and his family !
Promo sm 😈
...what
This kid had it all…..and fucked it up. Money, pussy, fame and snorted and smoked it all away. I’m glad he’s got his shit together
I agree , crazy part is I did research on his ex wife and she’s literally homeless living in LA so she also had it all and blew it. Can’t find no info as to her whereabouts in 2024 but the last vid I could find was her doing an interview about 4 years ago.
@@louielou6294 yep. I saw a pic of her recently and she looks terrible. She went from a hard 8 to a crackhead. Drugs are bad kids
It's very damaging 😢
What about the girl Loni who got abused as per the reports and is on streets coz of her ex husband. Care about her?
@@DrDivya-nl2bx nope
STOP SAVING THESE LOW-LIFES
I find this interesting, and so happy for this mans recovery and happy for his family. However, having been a victim of an armed home invasion by teens trying to pass a final test to become a member of some elite gang and they are now in jail. I hope they find recovery while on the inside but what about the recovery of the victims whose life is changed forever. A bank teller being robbed life is forever changed as mine was after looking down the barrel of a gun with someone stating they are going to kill me. The recovery & healing time for victims of criminal behavior, is also a life long process of forgiveness that I struggle with on a daily basis. Again, thank you for sharing this pod cast
Thank you so much for sharing.
Inspiring story! Thank you for sharing!
so proud of you sis!
What an incredible story Camille. Brought tears to my eyes. Grateful you’re alive. Chris thank you for doing this