From crack addiction and the cartel to spiritual freedom, Austin Rampt’s extraordinary story is one of destruction, survival, surrender and ultimately coming home to himself.

Austin took his first drink at just thirteen years old. By fifteen, he was addicted to opiate painkillers, and by seventeen, he was smoking crack cocaine. His addiction led to overdoses, repeated attempts at rehabilitation, the accidental destruction of his family home and a devastating relapse after nine years of sobriety.

After being given the choice between rehabilitation and prison, Austin left rehab after just six days, boarded a plane and escaped to Mexico. There, he found himself surrounded by drugs and drawn into the dangerous world of the cartel.

But behind the appearance of money, excess and partying was a man sitting alone in a room, drunk and high, crying because he missed his children.

In this deeply honest conversation, Austin and Jason explore what addiction is really trying to soothe, why outward success cannot heal an internal wound and how the gifts of sobriety can sometimes take us away from the very practices that made sobriety possible.

Jason also opens up about his own experiences with cocaine, cannabis, shame and self-destruction—and the difficult journey of learning to see addiction not as a moral failing, but as an attempt to escape unbearable pain.

Together, they explore:

• How childhood experiences can shape addiction and self-worth
• The danger of believing achievement will make us worthy
• Why external success can conceal profound internal suffering
• Austin’s experiences with addiction and the cartel in Mexico
• Jason’s own journey through cocaine use, cannabis and psychosis
• The importance of connection, honesty and intimate relationships
• Why punishment and the war on drugs fail to address the roots of addiction
• The spiritual foundations of the Twelve Steps
• What it truly means to surrender to a power greater than ourselves
• How our greatest failures can become the foundation of our service
• Why healing may be less about becoming somebody new and more about uncovering who we have always been

Austin is the author of One Last Hit: The Remarkable True Story of an Addict’s Journey to Find Himself. His experiences now allow him to speak openly about recovery, fatherhood, spirituality and the possibility of building a meaningful life after complete destruction.

As Austin explains:

“My journey of healing has not been to add anything to me. It’s been to unwind all the things that were essentially not me.”

Whether you have experienced addiction personally, love somebody who has, or recognise the ways we all reach for things outside ourselves to change how we feel inside, this conversation offers a powerful reminder:

Surrender is not always defeat.

Sometimes, surrender is where freedom begins.

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CONTENT NOTE

This episode contains frank discussion of drug addiction, overdose, relapse, suicidal self-destruction, childhood distress and psychosis. Please listen with care.

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