Join The Undead Club w/ Amanda Taylor & Brandon Thomas | The Hopeaholics Podcast
In this powerful episode of the Hopeaholic Podcast, Amanda Taylor and Brandon Thomas open up about their raw and inspiring journey through addiction, loss, faith, and recovery. From meeting in AA to reconnecting at work and building a relationship grounded in sobriety, their story is filled with dramatic turning points. Amanda shares how job loss pushed her into a new direction, the challenges of drawing firm boundaries around sobriety, and the importance of a God-centered relationship. Brandon reflects on his family’s struggles with addiction, his rise in the music scene, and how opiates ultimately derailed everything. Together, they reveal the pain of losing creativity in addiction and the joy of finding purpose again through their company, The Undead Club. Later in the conversation, they discuss the importance of owning recovery without shame and showing that sobriety can be not only possible, but cool. This episode is a testament to resilience, faith, and the power of rebuilding a life with purpose.
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Timestamps:
00:04:19 – Job Loss & New Direction
00:07:12 – Meeting in AA
00:08:21 – Reconnecting at Work
00:10:00 – First Date & New Beginning
00:15:13 – Drawing the Line on Sobriety
00:16:03 – God-Centered Relationship
00:18:04 – Brandon’s Family Addiction Background
00:19:18 – Band Life & Addiction in LA
00:20:22 – Opiates Derail Everything
00:24:15 – Creativity Lost in Addiction
00:25:29 – Finding Purpose Again Through Their Company
01:00:50 – Owning Recovery Without Shame
01:11:51 – Showing Recovery Can Be Cool
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