Oct 30, 20261h 4mS3
Chelsea was told she’d die within a year without a liver transplant, and she kept drinking for nine more months, even in her hospital bed. Two years sober and nine months post-transplant, this is her raw, honest story...
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TheWillpowerPodcast with Will Gordon
Hosted by Will Gordon · education · EN
About this Podcast:
Sobriety podcast featuring real addiction recovery stories and practical tools that actually work. I'm Will Gordon. Boston school teacher, two-time organ transplant survivor, and a guy who used to hide vodka bottles in places I don't even like remembering. At 35, my liver and kidneys were done. Doctors said weeks, maybe less. Transplants gave me a second shot. Sobriety gave me everything else. This isn't some shiny recovery show. It's raw conversations about what addiction actually feels like, how messy getting sober really is, and the quiet moments that slowly pull you back to life. Every Friday I talk with people who've been to the edge - some still hanging on by their fingernails - and we unpack the doubts, the small wins, the tools that actually work when everything else fails. If you're fighting cravings, questioning if it's worth it, or just need to hear someone who gets it... this is for you. Real stories. Real tools. N
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What is TheWillpowerPodcast with Will Gordon about?
Sobriety podcast featuring real addiction recovery stories and practical tools that actually work. I'm Will Gordon. Boston school teacher, two-time organ transplant survivor, and a guy who used to hide vodka bottles in places I don't even like remembering. At 35, my liver and kidneys were done. Doctors said weeks, maybe less. Transplants gave me a second shot.
Who hosts TheWillpowerPodcast with Will Gordon?
TheWillpowerPodcast with Will Gordon is hosted by Will Gordon. The show has published 85 episodes to date.
What has TheWillpowerPodcast with Will Gordon covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Told I’d Die Within a Year, I Kept Drinking | Liver Transplant Story" (30 October 2026, 64 minutes), "I Couldn’t Tell My Dying Best Friend I Was Drinking Too Much | Gray Area Drinking" (23 October 2026, 46 minutes), and "They Were Preparing for My Death | Alcohol, Sepsis & a Liver Transplant Story" (16 October 2026, 53 minutes).
How often does TheWillpowerPodcast with Will Gordon publish?
TheWillpowerPodcast with Will Gordon publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 42 minutes across 85 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on TheWillpowerPodcast with Will Gordon?
Booking probability for TheWillpowerPodcast with Will Gordon is 34%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. TheWillpowerPodcast with Will Gordon requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. TheWillpowerPodcast with Will Gordon's contact route on record: verified email.
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The strongest fits for TheWillpowerPodcast with Will Gordon are Family & Social Services and Health & Wellness Services. TheWillpowerPodcast with Will Gordon has an education audience.
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Recent episodes
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Oct 23, 202646 minS3Melissa McGovern, The Sober New Yorker, looked fine on the outside. Then her bloodwork came back: liver enzymes in the 200–300s, near-diabetic blood sugar, and a doctor telling her to change or start medication. “I...
Oct 16, 202653 minScarlett Larkley’s alcohol-related liver failure led to sepsis, dialysis and a liver transplant in 2025. This is her honest story of recovery, shame and sobriety. “Everyone was kind of like preparing for my death.” In...
Episode #78
She Drank a Liter a Day. Her MELD Hit 40.
Oct 9, 20261h 2mS3She drank a liter of vodka a day. Her MELD score hit 40. And she still thought she'd never be able to quit. Welcome to Season 3 ️ of The Willpower Podcast. I've been away since June, and this is the conversation I...
Episode #6
“I Hired a Private Investigator on My Husband” — The Partner’s Side of Addiction
Jun 5, 202651 minS3Most of us don’t really understand what it’s like to love someone deep in addiction...until we’re living it. In this earnest and valuable conversation, Anita Ondine Smith opens up about being married to former NBA...
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Episode #5
Why Willpower Alone Fails in Addiction (And What Actually Rewires It)
May 29, 202619 minS3Most people think beating addiction comes down to having more willpower. Chris Hill says that’s one of the biggest mistakes you can make. In this episode, we break down why willpower eventually runs out, what’s actually...
Episode #4
What Happens After Rock Bottom? Inner Child Work & Honest Recovery | David Deane Haskell
May 22, 202641 minS3In this raw and honest conversation, author David Deane Haskell joins me to talk about what happens after you survive rock bottom. We dive into trauma, inner child work, shame attacks, codependency, and why recovery...
Episode #3
I Did Kim Kardashian’s Intervention – The Reality of Family Interventions
May 15, 202637 minS3In this episode, I sit down with Evan Jarschauer, a licensed psychotherapist and one of the most experienced interventionists in the country. Evan has led interventions for families from all walks of life — including...
Episode #2
I Died for 3 Minutes in a Car Crash… Then God Spoke to Me
May 8, 202638 minS3Matt Farnsworth had 11 years of sobriety… then everything fell apart. In this raw and powerful conversation, Matt shares how a toxic relationship, a relapse, and a horrific car accident that left him dead for 3 minutes...
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Liver Transplant Survivor: Nathan Cheatwood’s Raw Story of Rock Bottom to Rebirth
May 1, 202638 minS3This episode is raw, emotional, and deeply personal. Nathan Cheatwood is a liver transplant survivor who went through end-stage liver failure from alcohol addiction in 2023. He received his new liver after only 10 days...
Episode #76
From Heroin Hell to 100K Runs: How Running Saved Shawn Livingston
Apr 3, 202655 minFamily, that’s Shawn Livingston — four-time felon, heroin survivor, ultra-runner, and living proof that your lowest moment can become your greatest purpose Shawn Livingston went from high school basketball star to Air...
Episode #76
Relapse Isn’t Failure: How Shame Almost Killed My Liver
Mar 27, 202635 minHey everybody, welcome back to The Willpower Podcast. I was a Boston teacher sneaking bottles, blacking out, and waking up yellow-eyed in a hospital bed with doctors telling my wife I had two weeks left. Liver and...
Episode #75
Hazelden Betty Ford: Real Recovery When Alcohol Wrecks Your Liver (Joseph Skrajewski)
Mar 20, 202614 minThis episode is part of Podcasthon 2026 — thousands of podcasts dropping special episodes to spotlight nonprofits and raise funds for addiction recovery. I’m honored to feature Hazelden Betty Ford because their work...
Episode #74
“Burnout Felt Like Relapse Fog” – Jon Gustin (@thetireddad) on Sobriety, Dad Life & New Book
Mar 13, 202639 minHey family, it's Will Gordon on The Willpower Podcast. Two years ago yellow-eyed in a hospital bed, kidneys/liver gone from blackouts—docs said two weeks. Two transplants later, sober, but I still know the numb fog when...
Episode #73
Rare Liver Disease: Then Transplant, Sepsis & Rejection Nearly Broke Me – Daniel Eadle
Mar 6, 202639 minI know transplant hell—yellow eyes, sepsis scares, rejection fears, the mental limbo after waking up with someone else's organ keeping you alive. Two transplants later, sober and fighting, but I still remember the...
Episode #72
Rewire Addicted Brain: Kill Cravings & Heal Fog | Dr. Tiff Thompson
Feb 27, 202634 minThree years sober after a liver transplant that almost killed me... but the brain fog, guilt, and that constant pull back to chaos? Still real as hell. In this raw convo with Dr. Tiff Thompson (PhD neuro, neurotherapy...
Episode #71
Eyes Shutting Was the Best Part of My Day – Dan’s Brutal Path to Liver Transplant & Sobriety
Feb 20, 202651 minDan Sheridan (@mrsheridanshusband on TikTok, @danman147 on IG) shares the unfiltered story of drinking 18+ tins of Stella + 10 pints daily until liver failure nearly killed him. From blackout mornings, vomiting...
TheWillpowerPodcast with Will Gordon
Marine Vet's End-Stage Liver Disease: From 317 lbs to Transplant Fight (MELD 29)
Feb 13, 202633 minAndrew Mondragon — Marine veteran, dad, husband, oilfield worker — was diagnosed with end-stage liver disease in June 2025. Dropped from 317 to 190 lbs. MELD score 29. Accepted for liver transplant eval at OHSU. Still...
Episode #70
Amber Hollingsworth: No Tough Love – Early Intervention for Families
Feb 6, 202643 minAmber Hollingsworth (@puttheshoveldown), a master addiction counselor with 700k+ on YouTube, joins me to show families how to intervene early with compassion, not ultimatums or tough love. We talk: The myth that...
Episode #69
Blackout Knife Night & Suicide Attempt: Ryan Barrett's Dark Redemption (2+ Years Sober)
Jan 23, 202642 minRyan Barrett (@ryanbarrett90) should be dead multiple times over: molested at 8, buried the shame in death metal, rebellion, blackouts, hard drugs, a near-fatal car wreck (femur shattered in 7 places), suicide attempt...
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