How your Boss can save your Life? | Mike T.

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Mike's life looked successful from the outside—a high-paying job, a family, and a profitable business branch he single-handedly turned around. But beneath the surface was a crippling alcohol addiction that led to a DUI, a lost license, and an employee who acted as his chauffeur. The turning point came in 1978 when his boss delivered a shocking ultimatum: check into rehab in three days or be fired. Mike recounts the immense stigma of being labeled an alcoholic in the 1970s and his initial belief that rehab would "teach him how to drink."

This episode is a profound journey into the moment of surrender. Mike shares a powerful, spiritual experience in rehab where he heard a voice call his name, an event that changed the trajectory of his life. He opens up about missing Christmas to get sober, the challenge of early AA meetings in a small town,  ... 

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