Alive and Free

About Alive and Free

It's time to rip the cover off what really works to finally ditch stress, anxiety, anger, addiction, depression, past trauma, chronic pain, and all other kinds of human suffering. No, not just relief, recovery, comfort, healing, or sobriety. We're talking the F word here — freedom — Happiness and well-being on autopilot. My team and I will share straight from the trenches what we've learned from using a non-therapy, body-based approach to leave our own struggles behind while also coaching thousands of others to do the same. And since these are often such heavy topics, we're gonna get a bit irreverent and have a good time while we're at it. Because, despite what you may have been told, real freedom never involves a fight.

Publisher

Bob Gardner

Category

education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Jun 2019

Latest episode

22 May 2026

Latest episodes

89 of 355 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   22 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Gambling, Honesty, and Losing Control (w/ Jay Sapovitz)

   Host Bob and guest Jay Sapovitz, a recovering gambling addict and entrepreneur, discuss honesty, responsibility, and personal growth in recovery.

2. 

   15 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Surviving Social Media Attacks, Lawsuits, and Gaslighting (w/ Melissa Bacelar)

   Melissa Bacelar, owner of Wagmor Pets, shares her "unshakable process" for navigating social media attacks and legal battles, offering resilience through emotional processing and positive reframing.

3. 

   15 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Psychiatrist Completely Redefines Addiction (w/ Daniel Hochman)

   Psychiatrist Daniel Hochman interviews host [Host Name] to redefine addiction as an escape from distress, offering insights into psychodynamic and somatic experiencing approaches for well-being.

Inside a recent episode

Gambling, Honesty, and Losing Control (w/ Jay Sapovitz)

Published 22 May 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Like, it's okay. I once had a guy that I worked for tell me, he's like, I don't make a decision until I absolutely positively have to. And I thought it was the dumbest thing I'd ever heard. Yeah, like it sounds like I could go like, okay, that sounds like a lazy person. And when I like broke down what he was actually saying, all he was really saying is, He gives himself ample time to think before he makes decisions. He doesn't really – he didn't really wait until the last possible moment or until he had to possibly decide about everything. He was just saying that he gives decisions space. And it's just – it's – It's contrary to our current society. […]

Who has been a guest on Alive and Free

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Jay Sapovitz
• Melissa Bacelar
• Daniel Hochman

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

103 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

30 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 53 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

69

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

93

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

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