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They’re Not Addicts… They’re Broken: A Recovery Story That Changes Everything | David Bugenske

44 min · 24 de feb de 2026
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In this moving episode of What If God Is Actually Listening?, 'Just David' (David Bugenske) shares a powerful perspective forged through lived experience — walking the road of recovery not once, but twice. This episode is a raw conversation between old friends and it will challenge the labels we so easily assign. The people struggling with addiction are not “junkies.” They are not even defined by the word “addict.” They are profoundly broken individuals — shaped by trauma, pain, and specific life events that became the true starting point of their struggle. When we shift from judgment to understanding the root cause, everything changes. This episode invites us to see the humanity behind addiction, to move beyond stigma, and to foster real empathy for those navigating recovery. If you’ve ever wrestled with how to view addiction — in your family, your community, or even yourself — this conversation may change the way you see it forever. David touches on the trauma he experienced at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival mass shooting on October 1st 2017 in Las Vegas and Host Michelle Wargo opens up about her Brain Surgery and recovery.  #AddictionAwareness #EmpathyMatters #RecoveryJourney #BrokenPeople #SeeTheHuman #BrainSurgery #meningioma #BrainTumor #tumor #trauma #alcohol #alcoholics #addiction #Route91 #selfhate #selflove

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