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šļø Ep 14: Jam Alker ā From Rockstar Highs to Rock Bottom Lows, Now Thriving in Sobriety
What happens when the dream life crashes hardāand leaves you with nothing but a guitar, a gut infection, and a choice to heal?
In this powerful episode, Chicago-based musician, speaker, entrepreneur, and recovery advocate Jam Alker joins Stuart to share his remarkable journey from rising rockstar to rock bottomāand back. After battling addiction, surviving a decade-long heroin dependency, and losing it all just as his band The JAB signed with Sony Records, Jam faced a new unexpected battle: a severe health crisis during COVID that turned his life upside down again.
š„ Jam opens up about:
- How childhood trauma and music shaped his path
- His breakthrough moment in treatment using songwriting as therapy
- Rebuilding his life through music, service, and holistic healing
- Biohacking, gut health, and creating his wellness company HEAL
- His documentary The Middle Way, and why service is his secret to happiness
Whether you're early in sobriety or long into recovery, Jam's story is a vivid reminder that itās never too late to heal, grow, and transform. His radical reinvention offers tools, hope, and inspiration for anyone asking: āNow what?ā
š§ Plus, donāt miss:
- How Jam went from pain to purposeāand why he believes weāre all seeds ready to grow
- A behind-the-scenes look at his music therapy foundation, Iām a Seed
- Why disciplineānot motivationāis the key to staying sober and healthy for life
Resources:
š JamAlker.com
š± Heal4Wellness.com
š„ The Middle Way ā Now streaming on Amazon Prime & Tubi
Song at the end of episode was Jam Alkers - Junkyard used with permission.Ā
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