{"podcast":{"title":"Wake Up with Marci","slug":"wake-up-with-marci-7221170","podcast_index_feed_id":7221170,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6517737/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wake-up-with-marci--6517737","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/989c7f01a647abac36dbfee545b01ae1.jpg","author":"Marci Hopkins","episode_count":76,"summary":"Wake Up with Marci Real Conversations. Radical Healing. Hosted by award-winning TV personality and author Marci Hopkins, Wake Up with Marci is a safe, honest space to explore life’s toughest transitions—mental health, addiction, grief, parenting, recovery, reinvention—and everything in between. With powerful guest stories, expert advice, and raw vulnerability, this show helps you heal, grow, and wake up to your worth.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T00:19:06.004191+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-with-marci-7221170"},"episode":{"title":"From Drug Addiction to Purpose: Anthony Samuels’ Journey to Sobriety and Hope | Wake Up With Marci","slug":"from-drug-addiction-to-purpose-anthony-samuels-journey-to-sobriety-and-hope-wake-up-with-marci","published_at":"2026-06-04T13:00:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-with-marci-7221170/from-drug-addiction-to-purpose-anthony-samuels-journey-to-sobriety-and-hope-wake-up-with-marci","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-with-marci-7221170","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-drug-addiction-to-purpose-anthony-samuels-journey-to-sobriety-and-hope-wake-up-with-marci--72340694","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72340694/audio.mp3","summary":"How do you rebuild your life after addiction? In this powerful episode of Wake Up With Marci, Anthony Samuels shares his incredible story of overcoming drug addiction, finding sobriety, and discovering a greater purpose through faith, community, and service. Anthony opens up about hitting rock bottom, the difficult road to recovery, and the life-changing moments that led him to create a future filled with hope instead of hopelessness. Today, through his work with Lighthouse, he helps others struggling with addiction find healing and a path toward lasting recovery. If you or someone you love is battling addiction, alcoholism, substance abuse, or the challenges of early sobriety, this conversation offers encouragement, practical wisdom, and proof that transformation is possible. In this episode: ✔️ Drug addiction and recovery ✔️ How to overcome addiction ✔️ Life after sobriety ✔️ Finding purpose after hardship ✔️ Faith, healing, and second chances ✔️ Supporting loved ones in recovery ✔️ The mission behind Lighthouse Connect with Anthony Samuels: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064494442356 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lighthousefreedomcenter Lighthouse Faith Home Ministry: https://www.facebook.com/lighthousefaithhomeministry 🎙️ About Wake Up With Marci Hosted by award-winning TV host, author, and mental health advocate Marci Hopkins, Wake Up With Marci features inspiring conversations about addiction recovery, mental health, trauma healing, personal growth, self-worth, and living a life of purpose. New episodes every Thursday. Watch and listen on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Spreaker, iHeartRadio, and ONNJ. 📖 Marci Hopkins’ bestselling new book: Wake Up, You’re Not Broken: What to Expect in the First 30 Days of Sobriety Available now: ht…","meta_description":"How do you rebuild your life after addiction? In this powerful episode of Wake Up With Marci, Anthony Samuels shares his incredible story of overcoming dr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2837,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wake-up-with-marci-7221170/episodes/from-drug-addiction-to-purpose-anthony-samuels-journey-to-sobriety-and-hope-wake-up-with-marci/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-with-marci-7221170/from-drug-addiction-to-purpose-anthony-samuels-journey-to-sobriety-and-hope-wake-up-with-marci.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}