How to Turn Trauma, Addiction & Grief Into Power, Purpose & Positivity | Life Story with Michael Leung

About this episode

Michael Leung shares his journey of overcoming trauma, addiction, and grief to rebuild his life.

Facing adversity, losing a parent, running the streets, juvie, gangs, alcoholism and depression… this is the real underdog story of how Michael Long went from chaos to choosing himself and rebuilding his life. In this raw conversation with Michael Unbroken, we talk about grief, addiction, faith, cutting toxic friends, and what it actually takes to walk away before you end up dead or in jail. If you feel stuck in self‑sabotage, numbing out with alcohol, or repeating the same destructive patterns, this episode will show you that your past does not have to be your future. You will learn how Michael lost his mom to cancer, spiraled into fights, crime, and probation, and what finally made him change, quit drinking, and start over. Timestamps: 00:00 Losing my mom & the start of the spiral 05:00 Juvie, streets, gangs and almost dying more than once 10:00 Depression, alcohol and bad investments that nearly cost everything 15:00 Cutting 95 percent of my friends to save my life 20:00 Choosing myself, rebuilding faith and creating a new path In this video we cover: How childhood trauma and losing a parent can flip your life overnight Why grief, anger and guilt pushed Michael into the…

People in this episode

Host: Michael Unbroken

Guest: Michael Leung

Topics covered

• trauma
• addiction
• grief
• self-improvement
• mental health
• personal growth

Keywords

• childhood trauma
• addiction recovery
• grief
• self-sabotage
• mental health
• personal transformation
• alcoholism
• toxic relationships

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