# EP 216: Mike's Story

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Podcast: [Unashamed Unafraid](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unashamed-unafraid-1052015)
Published: 2026-06-09T12:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2998

## Resource

In this episode of Unashamed, Unafraid, Mason and Sam welcome Mike Farr, a rock photographer, Spartan racer, husband to Jenny, and father to Wesley. Mike shares how his father leaving early, conflict with a stepfather, and feeling unlovable fueled a “character” that chased acceptance through music, drugs, escalating sexual behavior, and crime. He describes immersion in the late ’60s–’80s music scene, cocaine dealing, and eventual heroin addiction, repeated arrests, rehab attempts, and a Salvation Army program that helped him rebuild sobriety and career. After a six-year relapse, an overdose coma, and another arrest, he surrendered, returned to meetings, and found sustained recovery and service, including coaching sobriety on the Vans Warped Tour, framing God as his Father and a source of healing. Make a donation and become an Outsider! Follow us on social media! Instagram , Facebook & TikTok Subscribe to our YouTube Check out our recommended resources Want to rep the message? Shop our MERCH ! For more inspiration, read our blog Do you have a story you are willing to share? Send us an email! contact@unashamedunafraid.com 00:43 Recovery Check In 02:34 Introducing Mike Farr 04:03 How We Met 05:23 Childhood Wounds 07:49 Music And Drugs 12:08 Sex Addiction Escalates 15:54 God And Fatherhood 19:40 Tahoe Marriage Fallout 20:19 Stevie Ray Vaughan Wakeup 21:52 Wicked Wanda 22:34 Heroin Hooked and Sick 24:07 Intervention and Jail 26:00 Rehab Fail and Rick 28:02 Tank Talk and Release Mistake 30:33 Salvation Army Turnaround 32:35 Relapse 33:45 Overdose and Two Week Coma 37:23 Surrender 39:30 God's Tender Mercy 43:06 Service Life and Father God 45:14 Closing Song

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