Episode 41: It’s Never Too Late to Turn Your Life Around (ft. Brandon Novak)

About the Episode

Brandon Novak showed all the signs of becoming a highly successful, rebellious young man. He was a professional skateboarder in his early teens, rubbing elbows with the likes of Bucky Lasek and Tony Hawk. In his late teens and twenties, he was a regular on world-famous TV shows like Viva La Bam and Jackass.

But drugs and alcohol were always lurking in the shadows for Novak, and he soon fell head-first into the dark trap of his addictions. He endured bouts of homelessness, committed every petty crime you could imagine, and even resorted to sex work to feed his addictions.

The stats would suggest Brandon Novak shouldn’t be sober right now. He probably shouldn’t even be alive. But not only is he alive with 9 years of sobriety under his belt, he’s found a deep and meaningful purpose in his life, running his own rehab centers and taking care of his elderly mother.

This is the hilarious and heartening story of how Brandon Novak turned it all around. And trust me, if he can do it, so can anyone else.

Brandon Novak Quotes From the Episode

Life is lived forward and learned backwards.

I always say, Thank God that God is God, and I’m not God because I will fuck that job up.

The magic we’re looking for is in the work we’re avoiding.

I didn’t get sober to not be happy. Sobriety was just the beginning.

The only time you fail is when you quit trying to quit.