Reckless Optimist

Hans Mentzer

Booking Overview

This is an interview-driven personal-growth and resilience show featuring people who share firsthand stories of addiction recovery, hardship, reinvention, and strength. Agencies could credibly pitch sober advocates, recovery professionals, mental-health experts, endurance athletes, and individuals with compelling transformation stories; booking difficulty is likely low because guests are primarily accessible professionals and people with relevant lived experience rather than high-profile public figures.

Metrics

Episodes: 92

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.5/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

recklessoptimistpodcast@gmail.com

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Host

Hans Mentzer - Host who guides personal conversations about resilience, recovery, transformation, and athletic journeys, drawing on shared experiences with his wife and guests.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low

Typical Credentials:

Compelling lived experience with addiction recovery, sobriety, trauma, grief, personal reinvention, mental wellness, or endurance sport; relevant professional expertise in recovery, health, or wellness is also suitable.

Required Achievements:

Sustained sobriety or recovery milestones, Overcoming significant personal adversity, Health, wellness, or recovery advocacy, Endurance-sport accomplishments

Recent Guest Discussions

Megan Mentzer - Recovery From Alcohol Use Disorder, Eating-disorder Recovery, Grief, Body Image, Motherhood, Faith, Therapy, Wellness, And Rebuilding Identity Through Endurance Sport.

Recent Topics

Addiction, Sobriety, Resilience, Wellness, Endurance Sports

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Reckless Optimist

Megan's Story: Addiction To Ambition, Second Chances, & A Brief Time Of Tremendous Potential

August 25, 2026

A raw, deeply personal comeback story about addiction, eating disorders, grief, and the moment everything changed. Megan Mentzer opens up about the long path from childhood perfectionism and body-image struggles to alcohol dependence, rock-bottom shame, and the decision that finally ended it all. She traces the hidden cracks that formed early - growing up in a high-achieving family, moving constantly, battling disordered eating as a child, and using alcohol to numb the pressure, pain, and per...

Yliana's Story: Alcohol Free, Unbecoming Her, & Owning Our Story

August 18, 2026

In this inspiring conversation, Yliana shares her powerful journey from years of heavy drinking and hidden shame to sobriety, healing, and self-acceptance. She opens up about the health wake-up calls that changed everything, the support of her husband, and the freedom she found in finally owning her story.

Jessi's Story: Emancipated At 16, Long Term Sobriety, & A Marathon In Every State

August 11, 2026

In this inspiring conversation, Jesse shares how she overcame a traumatic childhood, found sobriety, and built a life rooted in healing, forgiveness, and marathon running. Her story is a powerful reminder that resilience can turn pain into purpose and impossible goals into finish lines.

Publicly listed emails

recklessoptimistpodcast@gmail.com

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