In this episode of Got a Light?, Rich sits down with Bryce, who is nearly one year sober after a devastating addiction to nitrous oxide, also known as whippets.

Bryce shares how boredom, pain, and easy access led him into a habit that quickly took over his life. What started as a way to numb physical pain eventually cost him money, relationships, freedom, and nearly his ability to walk. After experiencing psychosis, paralysis, a coma, and homelessness, Bryce finally reached the point where he knew something had to change.

His turning point came through faith, surrender, and the decision to ask for help. Since entering the Good News Rescue Mission, Bryce has rebuilt his life through community, prayer, mentorship, and a renewed relationship with God. Now eleven months sober, walking again, preparing for heavy equipment school, and reconnecting with family and friends, Bryce’s story is a powerful reminder that it is never too late to choose life.

This conversation is about addiction, isolation, shame, forgiveness, faith, recovery, and the strength it takes to ask for help.

In this powerful episode of Got a Light?, Rich sits down with Nick, a 36-year-old father of five who has been sober for over six and a half years. Nick shares a raw and honest account of addiction, homelessness, incarceration, abandonment, trauma, and ultimately redemption.

At his lowest point, Nick was homeless, estranged from his family, separated from his children for nearly a decade, and convinced he would die as a “junkie on the streets.” He recounts sleeping behind a wall near a movie theater, covered in blood, screaming at God to either let him die or show him a way out.

What happened next changed everything.

A chance encounter with a sober friend became his “Got a Light?” moment—an act of unconditional love that opened the door to recovery, healing, and a completely different life.

Today, Nick is a devoted husband and father, regained custody of his sons after ten years apart, became a restaurant owner, mentors people in recovery, and creates employment opportunities for those rebuilding their lives after addiction and incarceration.

“Don’t give up, man. It could be tomorrow that you have a breakthrough. If I can do it, you can do it. I was the worst of the worst—a gutter drunk junkie. Look at me now.”

In this powerful episode of Got a Light?, Rich sits down with Quintin, a Marine Corps veteran whose battle with cocaine addiction began after leaving the military and losing the identity, structure, and brotherhood that had shaped his life.

Quintin opens up about the darkness of addiction: using cocaine nearly every day, going days without sleep or food, losing weight, borrowing money, damaging relationships, and feeling trapped in a life he knew was destroying him. His story is raw, honest, and deeply human.

But this episode is also about hope. Quintin shares how an intervention from his family, friends, and community gave him the chance to say one life-changing “yes” to rehab. He talks about the importance of accountability, movement, honesty, fatherhood, and keeping the right people close.

A major message from Quentin’s story is that recovery does not happen in isolation. Community saved his life, but daily choices kept him moving forward. His reminder is simple and powerful: make one good decision, then stack another on top of it.

Powerful Quote from Quintin:

“Keep your rock bottom high.”

This episode is a message for anyone struggling with addiction, anyone who loves someone struggling, and especially veterans who feel lost after leaving the military: your identity is not gone, your story is not over, and there is always a brighter day.