In this episode Patrick hosts Sam Temple, widely known for her spot on the H3 Podcast. Sam was diagnosed with OCD in 2020, and she speaks on how it has affected her life as well as her family, as her mother, grandmother, and great grandmother also had the same diagnosis. Sam elaborates on things that help her combat the condition like exposure therapy and knowing that most all intrusive thoughts start with the question, "What if?" 00:00-INTRO 03:18-DIAGNOSIS 08:21-INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS 19:23-EFFECTS ON RELATIONSHIPS 24:33-REASSURANCE 30:15-GENETICS 33:54-THERAPY AND HEALING 38:00-WORDS OF ENCOUR ..read more

On this week’s episode of Rooted Recovery Stories, Patrick sits down with Hollywood’s go-to stunt woman, Kimberly Shannon Murphy. As an award-winning stuntwoman, she was intimate with pain. For years, she propelled her body through dangerous spaces—medicating the trauma of her childhood sexual abuse with the adrenaline rush that came from pushing herself to the absolute limit. But as Kimberly learned, no matter how much you suppress your past, it always catches up with you. In her new book, Glimmer, Kimberly details her remarkable journey to the top of her field as a Hollywood stuntwoman for ..read more

In today's episode host Patrick Custer sits down with actor and musician, Kevin Quinn, while he opens up about his lifelong journey with Borderline Personality Disorder. From being misdiagnosed, falling into an identity crisis, to being in remission and having an extremely successful career, Kevin is now an advocate for mental health. Through Kevin's transparency he shares tools for healing as well as how to be a support system for others with BPD. Kevin is living proof and an inspiration that this diagnosis does not define you and one is capable and worthy of healing. We would love to hear ..read more

On this week’s episode of Rooted Recovery Stories, Patrick sits down with Nashville-based musician and human rights advocate, Lou Ridley. The pair speak on how Lou's surroundings at a young age led to her being sexually assaulted and how those same surroundings led her to think that what happened was normal or her own fault which led to more harmful situations. Lou opens up about therapy and how she came to break free from her past and how she ended up in Nashville pursuing music. __________________ We would love to hear from you! Email us at ROOTED@PROMISES.COM Watch/Listen/Subscribe: ⁠⁠@r ..read more

On this week’s episode of Rooted Recovery Stories, Patrick sits down with actor, John Schaech. The pair start by touching on how John got into the movie industry and what led him down that path. Johns opens up about an encounter that happened early on where a director took advantage of him and how the shame from that spiraled into drinking and substance abuse. The duo talk over how John overcame his struggles and found his belonging in recovery and the 12 steps. -------- We would love to hear from you! Email us at ROOTED@PROMISES.COM Watch/Listen/Subscribe: ⁠⁠@rootedrecoverystories Insta ..read more

On this week’s episode of Rooted Recovery Stories, Patrick Custer sits down with former NFL Defensive End, social justice advocate, published poet, essayist and artist, R.K. Russell. Russell discusses his childhood role models, the journey of rising the ranks in to the NFL, dealing with career ending injuries and the powerful moment he came out as the first openly bi-sexual NFL player. R.K. Russell's new memoir, 'The Yards Between Us: A Memoir of Life, Love and Football,is available everywhere books are sold. In August of 2019, Russell made history by becoming the first out active NFL player ..read more

Doug Bopst is an award-winning personal trainer, author, speaker and business owner. Those credentials and accolades are a result of his own transformation. He is a former felon and drug addict, sentenced to years in jail due to his decisions. Doug sits down with Patrick to discuss the challenges that contributed to his abuse of substances, the victim mindset that kept him in that vicious cycle, and his time in jail which caused a massive transformation. Tune in to this reflective conversation about finding faith, the importance of taking accountability for your actions and how to turn adversi ..read more

On this week’s episode of Rooted Recovery Stories, Patrick Custer sits down with former Rams NFL player, performance coach, and entrepreneur Todd Anderson. The two of them dive into what it was like for Todd after leaving the NFL and how he rediscovered his passion for health, wellness, and human performance. Todd also discusses the importance of sleep and other aspects that can help you live a healthier life. He explains his journey with mental health while being a professional athlete and advocates for other athletes who have a similar experience. Todd has had tons of experience with human p ..read more

On this newest episode of Rooted Recovery, Patrick Custer sits down to talk with Intervention host, Zach Livingston. Before Zach was on TV, he talks about the long path it took before being able to help other people. Zach opens up about all parts of his journey to recovery including, getting addicted at a young age, fighting fires, flatlining, and relapsing; which all led him to where he is now. He also places importance on the people who were able to help him recover, which has allowed him to use his recovery in order to help others heal. Zach Livingston is a case manager and an addiction int ..read more

On this week’s episode of Rooted Recovery Stories, Patrick Custer is joined by nine-time Grammy nominee and five-time GMA Dove Awards Female Vocalist of the Year Natalie Grant an icon in Christian and gospel music. The pair speak on Natalie's recent collaboration with country music legend Dolly Parton and other exciting career highlights. Followed by an in-depth dive into her storms of life and how she made it through and overcame them: Her early career struggle with bulimia, now removed tumorous cancer that could've ended her music career, anxiety, panic attacks and postpartum depression. N ..read more