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Gambling Recovery: Taking Back Your Life
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Episode 7 · Season 1 · May 27, 2025 · 47 min

Twenty years inside the illusion of control

March Madness brackets with his brothers turned into secret loans and a marriage held together by half-truths.

In conversation with

Jordan S.

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From innocent March Madness brackets with his brothers to secret loans, mounting debts, and gambling away life’s biggest milestones. Jordan’s addiction didn’t explode overnight. It crept in quietly, tightening its grip until his world began to fall apart.

For over two decades, he lived in the illusion of control, telling himself he had limits, that he could manage the chaos, that one more bet might fix everything. But the truth was always there: gambling was in control, not him.

Behind the scenes, the damage rippled out, straining his marriage, lying to the people he loved most, and leaving his wife and family in the wake of broken trust.

Today, Jordan S is walking a new path. Through honesty, pain, and recovery, he’s learning to let go of the illusion, and take back his life.

Let’s listen now as Jordan S courageously shares his Step 1: admitting he is powerless over gambling and that his life had become unmanageable.

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