About One Last Hit | A Sobriety and Addiction Recovery Podcast
Most people in recovery never tell the full story. This show does.
I'm Austin Rampt the author of One Last Hit: The Remarkable True Story of an Addict's Journey to Find Himself.
I grew up in Tampa, spent a decade chasing drugs through eight different rehabs, and eventually fled the country.
I ended up in Mexico surrounded by members of the Sinaloa Cartel, hit the kind of bottom most
people don't walk away from, and somehow made it back.
On the One Last Hit Podcast I sit down with people who have been through it , addicts in recovery,
people who've done prison time, survivors of overdoses,
family members who watched someone disappear and then come back. No polished stories.
No watered-down redemption arcs. Just real people talking about what it actually took to get sober and stay that way.
If you are fighting your own battle, loving someone in the middle of theirs, or you just need proof that people really
do get better then this show is for you.
New episodes every week.
Grab the book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HJV2N32T (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HJV2N32T)
Audiobook: https://www.audible.com/pd/One-Last-Hit-Audiobook/B0GD8WCDHY (https://www.audible.com/pd/One-Last-Hit-Audiobook/B0GD8WCDHY)
Website: https://www.onelasthitbook.com (https://www.onelasthitbook.com)
Instagram & Facebook: @onelasthitbook
An 8 Day Bender, a Wrecked Car, Then 10 Years Sober | Kevin Gardner | One Last Hit #21
Kevin Gardner had a middle class upbringing and no tragic childhood, yet one humiliating day in fifth grade planted two fears that drove his drinking for years: the fear of being alone and the fear of not fitting in. Alcohol became his fix in middle school, and it cost him a suspension and an expulsion from college. Years later his fiancee left him, and an eight day bender ended with a crashed car and a trip to the emergency room.
Now more than ten years sober, Kevin shares the ninety minute phone call from an old high school friend that pointed him toward the rooms, why his fellowship is his power greater than himself, and the daily gratitude texts he trades with fourteen men every morning. He and Austin talk about the meeting between Bill W. and Dr. Bob in Akron, the mantra behind his books Change Your Thinking, Ignite Your Life, Staying Lit and Stigma, and his message for anyone who is sober curious.
⏱️ CHAPTERS
0:00 Meet Kevin Gardner
4:17 The Fellowship Is His Higher Power
9:39 The Fifth Grade Humiliation
13:05 Heartbreak, a Crash, 8 Days Drunk
18:19 From the ER to Detox
20:45 The Call That Saved Him
25:35 When Bill W. Met Dr. Bob
28:15 14 Gratitude Texts Every Morning
31:38 Three Books and a Mantra
35:52 Advice for the Sober Curious
40:41 Where to Find Kevin
Find Kevin Gardner:
Website: https://www.ChangeYourThinkingIgniteYourLife.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChangeYourThinkingIgniteYourLife
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-gardner-5690345/
LinkedIn (company): https://www.linkedin.com/company/change-your-thinking-ignite-your-life
Books on Amazon (Kevin J. Gardner): https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0BLH3YGSK/allbooks
One Last Hit Podcast: real stories of addiction, survival, and coming back from the edge.
📖 Get the Ebook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HJV2N32T
🎧 Get the Audiobook: https://shop.onelasthitbook.com/product/one-last-hit-audiobook/
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📗 Get the Hardcover: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HKDFZCNM
🎙️ Podcast home: https://onelasthitbook.com/podcast
13 Oct 2026
Taken Away at 12, Then 27 Years of Heroin | Billy McKay | One Last Hit #20
Billy McKay traces twenty seven years of heroin addiction back to a childhood marked by fear, shame, and being sent to a boys home at twelve. He explains how gangs first gave him belonging, how heroin became his identity, and why he sees addiction as the egoic mind's scream for pain.
After prison, psychiatric wards, and the death of his mother, Billy reached the grief driven rock bottom that finally changed his direction. Now more than twenty one years sober, he shares the small voice that told him to stay, the spiritual principles that helped him rebuild, and the mission behind his book, Who Turned the Light On?
⏱️ CHAPTERS
0:00 Meet Billy McKay
4:56 Brother's Abuse and Shame
9:37 Sent to a Boys Home
15:54 Glue, Drink, and Gangs
22:53 Heroin Addiction Begins
28:24 The Hidden Slavery
30:47 His Mother's Death
35:28 Two Voices at the River
39:18 Twenty One Years Sober
47:59 His Book and Mission
Find Billy McKay:
Website and free recovery resources: https://billymckay.net/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/who_turned_the_light_on_/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@whoturnedthighton
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/19CAZxf3pA/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/who-turned-the-light-on-40baa2152/
Who Turned the Light On on Amazon: https://amzn.eu/d/0bKUz4cY
One Last Hit Podcast: real stories of addiction, survival, and coming back from the edge.
📖 Get the Ebook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HJV2N32T
🎧 Get the Audiobook: https://shop.onelasthitbook.com/product/one-last-hit-audiobook/
📚 Get the Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/9699599987
📗 Get the Hardcover: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HKDFZCNM
🎙️ Podcast home: https://onelasthitbook.com/podcast
30 Sept 2026
Cocaine Made Me Feel Normal, Then Took Everything | Ellie C. | One Last Hit #19
Ellie C. spent years believing she was simply different. An adult autism and ADHD diagnosis finally explained the pattern recognition, hyperfocus, social isolation, and constant masking that shaped her life. Before she had that answer, cocaine felt like the missing piece. It made a shy outsider feel social, confident, and accepted.
Then the drug that made Ellie feel normal turned into daily use, crushing paranoia, lost memories, debt, and guilt over what her children experienced. Ellie tells Austin why she still refuses to pretend she is safe around cocaine, how she protects her recovery by avoiding vulnerable situations, and why she built an AuDHD community to help others recognize the connection between neurodivergence, trauma, and addiction.
⏱️ CHAPTERS
0:00 Meet Ellie C.
5:40 Cocaine Felt Like Belonging
11:05 Trauma and Neurodivergence
18:20 Cocaine Knocks at 24
21:40 Masking the Addiction
25:20 The Guilt Her Kids Carry
31:25 Staying Safe by Avoidance
36:10 Finally Understanding Herself
FIND ELLIE
Ellie's Links: https://linktr.ee/Ellieaudhd
Website: https://www.audhdandthensome.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1Ls1EfoRam/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/audhd_and_then_some
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@flourish.with.aud
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellie-audhd-capstick-b8a971415
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Ellieaudhd
One Last Hit Podcast: real stories of addiction, survival, and coming back from the edge.
📖 Get the Ebook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HJV2N32T
🎧 Get the Audiobook: https://shop.onelasthitbook.com/product/one-last-hit-audiobook/
📚 Get the Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/9699599987
📗 Get the Hardcover: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HKDFZCNM
🎙️ Podcast home: https://onelasthitbook.com/podcast
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