Darryl Strawberry On Living a Destructive Double Life & His Path To Redemption

Today, we welcome former MLB player Darryl Strawberry. Darryl played 17 years in the major leagues, he won four world series, and went to eight all-star games. But today we're gonna have a much different conversation. We're gonna talk about Darryl's incredible redemption story of hope, faith, and recovery.  We discuss the challenges of being a top performing athlete and the pressure that comes with, how the pressure pushed him to a destructive lifestyle and addiction, and how faith ultimately led him to reformation and redemption.  Thanks to this episode's sponsor: Organifi: Receive 20% off your order by going to www.organifi.com/doug  What to Listen For: 00:00 Intro 00:41 Getting into addiction 05:24 Identity crisis lead to addiction 07:37 When the addiction becomes a problem 10:30 Overcoming addiction is not an overnight process 13:42 Who are you without the ‘uniform’? 17:38 Re-affirming faith with God 23:30 Understanding the map of life 43:13 Don’t leave your work undone  45:21 Bible scriptures to help guide you through Episode Resources: Finding Your Way Darryl Strawberry | Instagram, Facebook  Follow me on Social Media: LinkedIn Instagram Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Turn your trials into triumphs! Hear the stories of experts from around the world and get inspired by how they used failures, obstacles and ADVERSITY to their advantage. Each week you’ll get practical everyday tips to help you grow and become your best self in every theme of your life. Learn from guests such as Andrew Huberman, Mel Robbins, Gabby Bernstein, Gabor Mate, Robert Greene, Laurie Santos, Rich Roll, Rachel Hollis and more. Doug Bopst used fitness to save his life from the depths of despair while incarcerated on felony drug charges and now has made it his life mission to help others overcome hardship.