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GET UNHOOKED PODCAST: Real Help For Families Facing Addiction hosted by Jason Coombs.
WELCOME TO THE JOURNEY
Hey guys, welcome to the Get Unhooked Podcast. I am excited to be your guide providing you real help for families facing addiction. I share inspiration, tools, and insights on addiction, mental health, parenting, leadership, influence, company culture, goal setting, goal smashing, daily routines, prosperity, finance, success, entrepreneurship, relationships, and fitness. This show is all about how to help you become the best version of yourself while striving to help an addicted loved one recover. Join me on this journey of growth and change, and let's work together to create a life that you are proud of.
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WHAT TO EXPECT
Each episode delivers actionable strategies and transformative insights across multiple dimensions of life:
- Addiction & Recovery: Breaking free from what holds you back
- Mental Health: Building resilience and emotional wellbeing
- Relationships & Parenting: Creating connections that matter
- Professional Growth: Leadership, influence, and culture-building
- Lifestyle Design: Daily routines, fitness, and financial freedom
ABOUT YOUR HOST
Jason Coombs is a keynote speaker and corporate consultant on Mental Wealth and Emotional Prosperity. With a Masters of Professional Communications degree, he is the author of the Amazon bestseller, Unhooked: How to Help an Addicted Loved One Recover. Jason is the CEO and Founder of Brick House Recovery, a renowned treatment chain for substance abuse and co-occurring disorders. His company received the national Excellence in Treatment award and Idaho’s Best in Mental Wellness award three years in a row. Jason is the Southwest Regional Director for the Idaho Association for Addiction Professionals board. Beyond work, Jason enjoys skiing, competing in Ironman events, and traveling with his family.
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- Website: TBA
- Instagram: @jascoombs
- Email: info@brickhouserecovery.com
New episodes are released weekly. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts to never miss an episode on your journey to becoming unhooked and unleashed.
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Send us a text On day 73 of sobriety, Jason Coombs was standing outside a hardware store in Salt Lake City wearing an apron and grilling bratwursts for minimum wage. He was trying not to be seen. The shame was loud. Then one conversation flipped the script and launched a new life built on purpose, service, and usefulness. In this episode, Jason shares the exact moment he stopped treating sobriety like the finish line and started living recovery as a daily decision. We talk about how relapse p...
Send us a text 📢 We’re re-releasing our second most downloaded episode of the year — and for good reason. Why don’t our loved ones listen — even when we know they’re hurting? In this powerful solo episode, Jason Coombs, host of The Get Unhooked Podcast, reveals the surprising truth: 👉 It’s not about the right words — it’s about the right connection. With raw stories, faith-driven insights, and actionable tools, Jason breaks down how families can stop chasing control and start building real in...
Send us a text When Bree Crabtree’s husband, Jeff, got sober, she thought their marriage might finally be okay. But behind closed doors, she was planning to leave him. What happened next turned both their lives — and recovery journeys — upside down. In this unforgettable conversation, Jeff and Bree open up about the messy, nonlinear path of healing, the identity crisis families face after addiction, and the spiritual and emotional work that saved their marriage after sobriety. Whether you’re ...
Send us a text “Want to Start the New Year with Purpose? It Begins with How You Finish This One” As the year winds down, it’s easy to focus on what didn’t get done. But what if you could finish with peace — and start the new year with purpose? In this episode of the Get Unhooked Podcast, Jason Coombs shares a powerful, faith-fueled reflection and goal-setting process to help you get honest without shame, celebrate victories no one else saw, and partner with God to co-create a life that truly ...
Send us a text The Moment Jason Finally Believed He Could Recover—And What Got Him There What does it take to believe in a future you can’t see? In this heartfelt episode, Jason Coombs shares the exact moment something shifted inside him—when someone else’s belief lit a spark that he couldn’t find on his own. Pulled straight from Chapter 11 of his book Unhooked, Jason recounts a powerful story of surrender, grace, and the kind of hope that doesn’t wait to be felt—it’s chosen, one painful step...
Send us a text What if the best way to love them... is to let them fall? You’ve begged. You’ve prayed. You’ve bailed them out—again. And still, they won’t change. But what if you’ve been fighting the wrong battle? In this unforgettable episode, Jason shares the moment that finally shattered his resistance during his fifth treatment attempt—and it wasn’t because someone “fixed” him. It was because everyone stopped trying. Discover how: A peer’s raw confrontation cut deeper than any thera...
Send us a text Episode 33: Drink Like a Gentleman? Understanding Relapse and Emotional Sobriety Relapse doesn’t always begin with a needle or a pill—it often starts with a lie. In this raw and revealing episode, Jason Coombs shares the gripping story behind his most devastating relapse, just days after graduating drug court. What should have been a victory lap became the gateway to a nine-month spiral of cocaine, heroin, and despair. Based on Chapter 33 of his book Unhooked, this episode brea...
Send us a text In this solo episode, Jason unpacks one of the most transformative frameworks for families who love someone struggling with addiction—and feel like nothing they’ve tried is working. If you’ve ever said “Why don’t they just stop?” or found yourself rescuing your loved one (again) despite your best intentions, this episode is for you. Jason walks you through: What’s really happening in the addicted brain (and why logic doesn’t work)How to spot the Stages of Change—and why it matt...
Send us a text In this raw and deeply personal episode, Jason Coombs shares the sacred moment that changed the trajectory of his life—from self-destruction in active addiction to becoming a man with purpose. Through the emotional lens of his son Nathan’s birth, Jason unpacks the concept of “the gift of volition”—that pivotal shift when internal motivation finally replaces external pressure. Whether you’re someone struggling with addiction or a family member watching someone you love spiral, t...
Send us a text 🎙️ Episode 30: Silencing the Inner Critic – Understanding the Addict Voice In this deeply personal and eye-opening episode, Jason Coombs reflects on the one-year anniversary of his father’s passing—and what emerges is a raw, real conversation about one of addiction’s most cunning enemies: the inner critic, or what Jason calls the “addict voice.” Families often wonder: Why can’t they just stop? Why don’t they believe us when we tell them they’re enough? This episode offers real ...
Send us a text Episode 29 – When Loving Them Means Letting Them Fall Jason on why boundaries aren’t rejection—they’re redemption. What if the most loving thing you can do… is let go? In this episode, Jason Coombs unpacks one of the hardest lessons in family recovery: sometimes love means stepping back and allowing natural consequences to run their course. Sharing his own story of homelessness, addiction, and the night everything broke open, Jason explains why rock bottom—while painful—is oft...
Send us a text When addiction takes control, it doesn’t just destroy the person using — it pulls everyone around them into the chaos. In this powerful episode, Jason Coombs explains the spiral — that heartbreaking stage when addiction hijacks logic, love, and trust — and shows families how to stop getting dragged down with it. If you’ve ever felt torn between helping and enabling, this episode will give you the clarity and courage to step back without giving up. Jason shares practical tools f...
Send us a text The Essential Ingredient — Why Consequences Are the Most Loving Thing You Can Do Description: What if the most loving thing you could do for your addicted loved one… is let them feel pain? In this powerful episode, Jason Coombs opens Chapter 4 of The Brick House Way and pulls no punches: without consequences, there is no change. Families often believe love means rescuing, softening the blow, or giving one more chance. But those well-meaning instincts? They may be keeping your l...
Send us a text Episode 26: "The 4 Questions That Can Unhook You from Obsession" If your loved one’s addiction has taken over your thoughts, your sleep, and your sanity — this episode is for you. Learn the four simple questions that can free you from mental obsession and restore your peace. Listen to Episode 26 of Get Unhooked now, wherever you get your podcasts. PODCAST DESCRIPTION It’s not just their addiction keeping you up at night — it’s your thoughts about it. In this mind-opening ...
Send us a text Episode 25: Why They Won’t Listen (And How to Fix It) “People don’t recover in programs—they recover in relationships.” You can’t help someone who doesn’t feel safe with you. In this episode, Jason Coombs reveals the real reason your loved one may resist change—even when the consequences are obvious. Spoiler: It’s not about logic, advice, or control. It’s about what the relationship feels like. Programs don’t change people. Trust and connection do. Jason shares why rapport ope...
Send us a text Register for Warrior Heart Bootcamp // Use Code UNHOOKED100 for $100 off! 🎙 Episode 24 — Why They Keep Slipping: The One Truth Families Miss About Relapse You watched them take the first step. You hoped this time would be different. Then out of nowhere… they slipped again. Why? In this eye-opening episode of the Get Unhooked Podcast, Jason Coombs unpacks the most overlooked truth about relapse — and why families so often misread what’s really happening when th...
Send us a text Episode 23: Hyper Sensitive? The Secret to Reframe Emotional Vulnerability to Heal From Addiction What if the trait you’ve spent years hiding could actually be your greatest strength? In this episode of the Get Unhooked Podcast, Jason Coombs shares how hypersensitivity—often seen as a flaw—can become a powerful tool for healing, empathy, and connection. Through his own story of addiction and recovery, Jason shows how emotional sensitivity is not a weakness to overcome but a sup...
Send us a text Episode 22: “What Hooked Him?” The Hidden Moment That Starts the Addiction Spiral What if the addiction didn’t start with a party, a choice, or even curiosity—but with a moment his brain responded differently than yours would have? In this raw and eye-opening episode, Jason Coombs breaks down “the hook”—the invisible turning point when substance use becomes something much more powerful and dangerous. He opens up about his own experience, the voice inside that addicts wrestle wi...
Send us a text When addiction takes hold of someone you love, it can feel like your whole life is consumed with fear, anxiety, and constant exhaustion. In this episode, Jason Coombs shares how one simple but powerful tool—a daily affirmation—can transform the way you respond to the chaos of addiction in your family. Drawing from his own journey through depression during his wife’s cancer battle, Jason reveals how morning routines and affirmations helped him rebuild resilience, restore peace, ...
Send us a text After 31 years without a drink, bestselling author and recovery coach Arlina Allen realized something powerful: sobriety alone doesn’t guarantee freedom. In this episode of the Get Unhooked Podcast, Jason Coombs sits down with Arlina to explore what recovery really means beyond abstinence. Arlina shares her journey of hitting bottom at 25, the tough love that saved her, and the simple daily practices that keep her grounded today. Together, they unpack why the 12 steps are so of...
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