The Hopeaholics

Chad Carlsen
thehopeaholicspodcast@gmail.com

Booking Overview

The Hopeaholics is a candid, hope-driven show about addiction and mental illness through real recovery stories and stigma-busting honesty. It’s a strong fit for guests who can share personal lived experience (and often faith or accountability angles) in a vulnerable but hopeful way.

Metrics

Episodes: 329

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

YouTube: 14.3k subscribers

Instagram: 380.0k followers

30s Ad: 37 - 46, 60s Ad: 45 - 53

Host

Chad Carlsen - Host of The Hopeaholics Podcast. Chad Carlsen brings firsthand knowledge of how addiction and mental illness can devastate lives, and creates a space focused on inspiration, understanding, and hope...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Strong preference for lived-experience guests (in recovery from addiction and/or addressing mental illness/trauma). Often includes public-facing credibility: known media personalities, executives-turned-recovery advocates, or individuals with established platforms; faith/spirituality or accountability themes are common but not strictly required by the description.
Required Achievements:  
Public visibility through media platforms (e.g., YouTube/TV/podcasting) or prior leadership roles, Documented recovery journey (sustained sobriety milestones or major turning points), Platform-building to support others (e.g., running a recovery podcast/community), Faith or spirituality-linked transformation narratives (when applicable)

Recent Guest Discussions

Blaire White - Childhood Trauma And Family Dysfunction; Addiction Exposure And Recovery; Identity, Forgiveness, And Healing; Faith And Spiritual Transformation.

Kevin Lanning - Addiction Under High-pressure Success; Intervention/rock Bottom; Recovery Meetings And Rebuilding; Legal Trouble And Relationships; Parenting/humility; Using His Platform For Support.

Renee Graziano - Recovery And Sobriety Milestones; Addiction Consequences; Shame And Mental Battles; Faith/god In Recovery; Trauma And Healing; Vulnerability And Accountability.

Recent Topics

Addiction, Recovery, Mental Health, Trauma, Sobriety, Faith, Stigma, Healing, Family, Forgiveness

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Hopeaholics
:

The Truth About Wealth Most People Never Learn with Bart Zandbergen | The Hopeaholics Podcast

May 22, 2026

The Truth About Wealth Most People Never Learn with Bart Zandbergen | The Hopeaholics PodcastReturning guest Bart Zandbergen joins the Hopeaholics Podcast for a powerful conversation about wealth, discipline, purpose, and what it really takes to build a meaningful life. As a nationally recognized wealth advisor, entrepreneur, and financial educator, Bart has spent decades helping successful families and business owners create long-term financial freedom while avoiding the emotional traps that...

Brad Jensen: Using Heroin While His Mom Drove | The Hopeaholics Podcast

May 19, 2026

Brad Jensen: Using Heroin While His Mom Drove | The Hopeaholics PodcastIn this episode of The Hopeaholics Podcast, Brad Jensen,  widely known online as “The Sober Bodybuilder,” joins the Hopeaholics Podcast for a brutally honest conversation about addiction, homelessness, recovery, and rebuilding a life from rock bottom. Before becoming a successful fitness coach and helping millions through his content, Brad was trapped in a devastating cycle of heroin, meth, alcohol, and prescription pill a...

“I HAD NO SAFE PLACE GROWING UP” with Blaire White | The Hopeaholics Podcast

May 15, 2026

“I HAD NO SAFE PLACE GROWING UP” with Blaire White | The Hopeaholics PodcastIn this episode of the Hopeaholics Podcast, Blaire White opens up about the trauma, addiction, and chaos she experienced growing up in a small rural town surrounded by drugs, family dysfunction, and cult influences. Known for her outspoken commentary, viral YouTube presence, and controversial takes on culture and identity, Blaire shares a side of herself rarely seen online. She reflects on how witnessing addiction fir...

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