Kiefer, a director at Clear Behavioral Health, joins us for a raw and hopeful episode. With a seemingly ideal suburban upbringing, he traces his path from a 3.9 GPA high school student to a college dropout with a 0.9, all while his addiction to alcohol, benzos, and cocaine progressed from age 14. He shares the terrifying reality of his blackouts, the family interventions he missed, and the moment he "came to" in a treatment center with no memory of how he got there.

His story is one of profound surrender—not something he did, but something that happened to him. A simple conversation with another struggling kid sparked a "white light" experience that shifted him from hopelessness to hope. Now over five years sober, Kiefer discusses the spiritual tools that maintain his recovery, the miraculous restoration of his family relationships, and the ...