About this episode

Michael Bugary shares his journey of overcoming addiction and depression after losing his baseball career.

Send us Fan Mail Michael Bugary, in his words: "My name is Michael Bugary I am a motivational speaker and author of the book ‘The Disease of Me: How Losing My Professional Baseball Career, Drug Addiction, and Brain Cancer Saved My Life. I played baseball for the University of California, Berkeley and for the Boston Red Sox organization. I suffered a career ending arm injury during my second professional season and I fell into a deep depression. I turned to drugs and alcohol as a solution. As ...

People in this episode

Host: Rory Paquette

Guest: Michael Bugary

Topics covered

• motivation
• overcoming adversity
• mental health
• addiction
• personal growth

Keywords

• motivation
• addiction
• mental health
• baseball
• personal development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of California, Berkeley, Boston Red Sox

Books & works: The Disease of Me: How Losing My Professional Baseball Career, Drug Addiction, and Brain Cancer Saved My Life

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