Mind, Money and Medicine
Beautifully Dysfunctional: Addiction, Loss, Mental Health & Finding Your Way Back with Troy
Some people survive a hard season. Troy Haslinger survived a chain reaction - addiction, grief, bipolar mania, job loss, divorce, near-death experiences, and the kind of public humiliation that can break a person. In this raw conversation, host of Mind, Money & Medicine , Favour sits down with Troy Haslinger to unpack the moment everything changed and how he rebuilt a life rooted in honesty, recovery, and purpose. Troy is a TEDx speaker, medical sales professional, author of Beautifully Dysfunctional, and ultra-marathon runner who spent years hiding pain behind achievement. When his sister Holly was diagnosed with metastatic colon cancer on the same day his career imploded, he was forced to face a reality he had spent a lifetime outrunning. What followed was denial, alcoholism, therapy, rehab, and eventually the decision to tell the unfiltered truth in a memoir he spent 14 years afraid to publish. You'll hear Troy break down: - How a single day in 2011 altered his identity, family life, and career - Why untreated grief and trauma can show up as addiction and mania - What finally pushed him to admit he was an alcoholic - The role therapy, medication, and rehab played in his recovery - Why he started a charity in his sister's honor and what losing it taught him - How running 65 miles became part of his healing and faith journey - Why vulnerability, not perfection, became the turning point Favour and Troy also go deep on mental health stigma, the pressure men feel to stay silent, and the difference between struggling and simply refusing to ask for help. Troy's story is a reminder that pain does not disqualify you - and that the chapters you are most ashamed of may be the ones that help someone else finally feel seen. This episode is essential listening if you or someone you love is carrying shame, grief, addiction, or mental health struggles in silence. Troy leaves listeners with one clear message: you are not alone, and your story is not over yet. This episode is a reminder that sometimes the most broken chapters of our lives can become the ones that teach us how to keep going. Learn more about Troy and his story: Troy Haslinger’s Website He is also on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/share/1EpXQgfSzV/?mibextid=wwXIfr
