6 days!!!

@hardknoxtalkspodcast 1 second ago I'm 7 years clean, my wife is 6 years clean. I've been held hostage, lost my son to the ministry, lost the cars, the house, the money, the business, my wife left to a life on the street where she spent 18 months escaping extreme domestic and gang violence. She ended up pregnant and clawed her way out, she had to escape for two now. we spent 5 years apart healing in recovery. we've been back together for 2 years now and after losing all, today, we closed on a home. I run this podcast full time thanks to a bunch of great organizations in my community. I have a life I never saw coming. its possible. It's an epic adventure. We can recover.

sobriety is overrated

I’ve been clean for about 15 days straight and I saw Brandon’s recovery video about 3-4 years ago in rehab and I just remembered how impactful he was then so I’m rewatching it again today and I’m still clean now and I just wanted to thank you for your help.❤

I relapsed after 2 years clean on fentanyl. Feeling humbled and it sucks it happened but I learn every time I fail and I never will give up trying! I have 17 days clean

Ive had a relapse two days ago from over 5 months. This is my first day. Ill try to do and live program with best of my ability and serve more. But i must say, the reason im sober today, has something to do with Brandon. I connect with him even i havent met him.

Thanks brother,for your story,I'm 70+days sober.heard u when I was 8-9days in recovery,tail end detoxing, with expectations of the same results of using, shortly after I could walk out of treatment/detox. Your story is so close to mine,so it really hit home! Thanks for motivating me to do the right thing brother! Love ya, with utmost respect&god bless.~mik~

Am 21mths sober and am very proud of myself 🙏

7 years free of drugs and booze. Quit as of April 11th 2017

Woah we have same sobriety date not same year but same date

Sad to say, but that’s against the law. I never authorize nobody to fill me. They will be getting sued.

I went to a drug rehab out in Florida and I knew they were fucking filming me. I wasn’t stupid.

I watch Brandon’s videos all the time and in my darkest places they helped me I didn’t always do stop but I always did better in some aspect

I do admire Brandons soberity and commitment to helping others, but knowing hes lying or at best over Exaggerating his accomplishments. I dunno, but it kills(for me anyway)at least 50 percent that drive in his speech hes trying to get across.

Please save me. I haven't given up but I'm giving in. Alcohol will kill me.

I'm currently drinking and want to die. Brandon, help me. This isn't me. I skateboard, write music, but nothing makes sense anymore.

Your talks always bring me to tears you helped me through 2yrs of my 8yrs of being clean ..thank you

I think it's B's you don't help alcoholic woman, like the town I live in bullshit

Crazy stories dude, stay clean. STAY SOBER!!!

another part of getting those drugs its also an ego boost for me. I have no idea y. I do not know Y. I see drug places everywhere. I can look at a person and know the drug they are on. I am seen too and thats something I forget about

for everyone who needs help also Sober Leon is very helpful

Thank You B! I am so happy your here. What your doing now is the hardest thing to ever do. Thank You

ive been sober 5 years i lost my mother january of this year my biggest supporter for when i got clean its been a everyday struggle ever sense january 8th but im still going strong taking it 1 day at a time novak u really are an impersation to us all me especially ❤❤❤

So happy for him!!! What a real one!

A lot easier when your surrounded by people with money. I’m 40 yrs old tired to death of being addicted but have no one and no money to help.

I'm 3 years sober now and I'm proud of myself

I'm 3 years sober now and I'm proud of myself

My bestfriend is 19 and hooked on everything. I dont know what else i can do. She wants to quit but cant. I won't give up.

Yea baby

3days clean from meth and coke. This shit needs to end immediately. Who ever is going through it, you’re not alone!!

One of the best testimonials

This man… what a turnaround so well spoken and sounds like he found IT. The realization that there’s so much more

Beautiful. I used to think this guy was a JOKE on viva la bam! Now I fight back tears hearing his truth. I've got 10 years myself I'm proud to be on the same team. Truly inspiring breathtakingly beautiful story. Thank you Brandon Novak!

I’ve met Brandon through a friend of mine that i haven’t seen in years so not knowing of drug disease or addiction. At a point of time I let my friend and Brandon stay at my home until they were approved for a place well my friend did something disrespectful and kicked him out and told Brandon you can stay while you wait for approval well he choose not to and go with his friend for certain reasons. Well that approval didn’t go through so I call a friend that rents home and the dude approved him right away. In the meantime Brandon was sober or I wouldn’t of allowed him to stay at my home they were working for a Christmas tree company at the time we grew a friendship and watching this brought tears to my eyes. I’m so proud of you Brandon & the last apart really hit my heart so not only can it relate to addiction it can relate to depression which I’m going through right now. That part oh lord hit me hard. I know Brandon won’t see this but thank you man and congratulations on all your success and glad I got to know you in those few months of hanging out and trying to help. God bless you Brandon.

Thank you Brandon You motivated me to do the steps and the steps saved me. I appreciate you man.

We just watched this today at Harbor Light's Rehad in Grand Rapids, MI (we get our phones here), and it impacted all of us a lot. Thank you for your brutal, honesty. We all appreciated it a lot.

listening to brandons story saved me and his delivery is top tier and im glad he is sober now.

Im from Pennsylvania like Novak grew up watching him and Bam on TV. Im about to try to receive help for my addiction soon waiting for a call back. God bless you Novak.

Deep hard cold truth. Thank you man

Ur The best bro

Watched this in rehab and related to it in such a way that it helped save my life thank you Brandon from the bottom of my heart

I identify with you , this disease is so awful 24 Brandon

So hype to hear this I just played your other story for my clients I’m a substance abuse technician and they loved it can’t wait to play this!!!

Brandon i just wanna let you know that you've become a great inspiration to many my friend myself included, i just hit 5 years sober from alcohol and percocets on December 27th 2023, it was a bad ending that my POS self cant even remember because i was so blacked out from percs and drinking, but when my wife told me the next morning as i awoke from a drunken stuper what had happened and the things i did and could have done to hurt both of us, i could see in her eyes how scared she still was from the situation, i realized at that moment that i was DONE with it, I love my wife and i promised her as she cried to me that i would never drink or take percs again, now dont get me wrong i didnt beat my wife, or lay my hands on her i would never purposely hurt my wife thats not the case at all, but that doesn't excuse what did happen and the fact that i COULD HAVE gotten her hurt or worse.. Now, theres not alot that i have to be proud of myself for in life, but this is one thing i am proud of and that i often tell folks about. Quite honestly though this past year has been rough, ive been very close a few times to cracking a bottle, but i haven't and its a struggle almost everyday between stress at work and struggling financially it gets really hard not to visit the liquor store. Please keep making these videos because your are definitely reaching people man, they definitely help, Thank you, Brandon!

The stuff he said about JACKASS..... Is sooo CRAZY because of the other Brandon's (BAM) dilemma! The series went on without him. It's so sad and it hurts! But like with SteveÖ and Novak!!!.... You GOTTA WANT IT!!! We can just hope and pray that Bam comes through the otherside and makes a clean break! The years if abuse DO catch up to you!!! Its something I'm learning now, though I was out through a WHOLE new set of circumstances that actually disabled me! All the hits my body took before I was in a hit and run by a truck! They're all showing.... and the years that go by will only truly show what I will be battling

2 weeks sober off liquor , 7 years off opiates

So glad he did it. This could be done. I am also proof. I’ve been clean off of H and methadone since 1997. Started using summer of 1987 Got clean Nov 1997 Coming up on 27 years clean this year! Life is good!

16 days clean

2:32 god bless

Powerful. Brandon, I just want to say as a recovering addict myself (I’ve been quitting for several years now, and it’s been a process), I draw inspiration from recovering addicts such as yourself. I’ll get there, and I appreciate you, brother.