How Many Versions of Yourself Have You Created? Austin’s Journey from Addiction to Identity (Ep. 195)
What if addiction isn’t just about drugs or alcohol? What if it’s really a search for peace… acceptance… and the feeling that we’re finally enough?
In this powerful conversation, I sit down with Austin Rampt, author of One Last Hit, to explore the deeper issues beneath addiction, shame, people-pleasing, and the lifelong search for identity. We discuss how childhood wounds, false beliefs, and the need for approval can shape our lives long before unhealthy behaviors ever appear.
Austin shares his remarkable journey from addiction, relapse, and unimaginable loss to discovering that true healing isn’t found in success, sobriety, or striving—it’s found in honesty, vulnerability, authentic connection, and learning to embrace who God created us to be.
Whether you’ve struggled with addiction, anxiety, perfectionism, unhealthy relationships, or the feeling that you’re never enough, this conversation offers hope for anyone longing to break free from old patterns and experience lasting transformation.
You’ll discover why vulnerability is a strength, why connection is essential to healing, and why your past doesn’t have to define your future. Most importantly, you’ll be reminded that your greatest wounds can become the very place where God begins writing a new story of hope, purpose, and redemption.
