#217: Addiction Recovery And Finding Hope In Your Darkest Days

<p>The Spencer Lodge Podcast takes Hollywood! For the first time ever, we’re bringing the show to America to interview the world’s most prolific thinkers and doers. Joining the show to kick off this exclusive series is Darren Prince - Sports & Celebrity Agent and an advocate for addiction and mental health recovery. Darren represents icons like Magic Johnson, Charlie Sheen, Hulk Hogan, Carmen Electra, and many others. But, behind his mega success, is a tragic story of childhood bullying, severe feelings of loneliness, substance abuse and an addiction problem. In this honest and revealing conversation, Darren shares how he overcame the most challenging times of his life and found his purpose through this struggle.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>Discussion points</strong></p> <p>02:20 Darren’s experiences with childhood bullying</p> <p>06:10 Darren’s first experiences with narcotics</p> <p>14:07 How success impacted Darren’s use of narcotics and behaviour</p> <p>17:59 The friendships that Darren fostered</p> <p>23:19 Life after Darren’s baseball card business</p> <p>32:00 Facing his drug addiction</p> <p>41:40 Finding God</p> <p>44:37 Various interventions</p> <p>48:22 Can money buy happiness?</p> <p>51:00 About Darren’s NPO Aiming High Foundation</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Show Sponsor: </strong></p> <p>Vault Hill: A blockchain-based technology company with an ecosystem comprising of a human-centric metaverse [https://www.instagram.com/vault_hill/?hl=en]</p> <p>Najahi Events: The UAE’s leading event promotor <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/najahievents/?hl=en">[https://www.instagram.com/najahievents/?hl=en]</a></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>Socials:</strong></p> <p><strong>Spencer Lodge</strong></p> <p><a href= "https://www.instagram.com/spencer.lodge/?hl=en">https://www.instagram.com/spencer.lodge/?hl=en</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencerlodge/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencerlodge/</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/c/SpencerLodgeTV">https://www.youtube.c