From addiction and incarceration to redemption, Alex Pellegrini shares his powerful recovery story.

In this powerful episode of Who Are You Now?, Chrissie sits down with Alex Pellegrini, a 26-year-old business owner who overcame a decade of addiction, violence, and incarceration to rebuild his life from the inside out.  Arrested 13 times before 21, Alex faced trauma, loss, and a numbing cycle of addiction.  But through surrender, faith, and relentless work, he created a new foundation - choosing sobriety, fatherhood, and purpose.

This is a raw, real conversation about trauma, identity, breaking generational cycles, and the courage it takes to rise when life has knocked you down.  Whether you're in the middle of your own struggle or walking alongside someone else's, Alex's story is proof that transformation is possible - even from the darkest places.

"You don't attract what you want - you attract what you are."

You'll Learn:

• How generational patterns can fuel addiction - and how to break free
• What it feels like to live in survival mode and constant fight-or-flight
• The role of grief, loss, and trauma in pushing addictive cycles deeper
• Why surrender (not willpower) became the turning point
• How Alex rebuilt his life through faith, fatherhood, and hard work

Key Takeaways:

• Rock bottom can be the foundation to rebuild your life
• Breaking cycles requires both awareness and surrender
• Grief and trauma are often hidden drivers of addiction
• Faith, fatherhood, and purpose created sustainable change for Alex
• Transformation is possible even from the darkest places

Timestamps:

00:00 - What if rock bottom is the ground you rise from?

02:09 - Childhood, family, and the cracks of instability

06:00 - Mom's sobriety and the power of generational healing

10:35 - Anxiety, fight-flight-freeze, and survival mode

17:37 - First exposure to alcohol and early addiction patterns

18:24 - Searching for identity - sports, friends, and fitting in

24:34 - Grief, loss, and the cousin who shaped his path

29:53 - Faith, anger, and spiraling self-destruction

41:50 - Hospitalizations, arrests, and the wake-up calls

50:47 - Rehab, relapse, and the fight to get sober

58:29 - California, community, and a new way forward

1:05:22 - Fatherhood, faith, and building ANP Auto Detailing

1:13:57 - Reflections on truth, resilience, and living aligned

 

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Hosted by Chrissie Morgan - physical therapist, master life coach, and creator of the Body Awareness Method, a framework for reconnecting with your four bodies: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual.