Two kids. Broken homes. Foster care. Adoption. Gangs. Anger. Abandonment. And a lifetime of trying to figure out where they belong.

In this episode of Broken-ish, Roman Braly sits down with Sergio for one of the most raw, honest conversations we've had yet.

Both grew up surrounded by addiction, violence, and chaos. Both were taken from their biological families and eventually adopted into loving homes. Both spent years fighting anger, chasing acceptance, and trying to survive a world they didn't understand.

And both eventually came to a realization that changed everything.

The world doesn't owe me anything.

We talk about childhood trauma, identity crises, gang life, incarceration, forgiveness, and the kind of love that can change someone's entire future.

Sergio also opens up about losing his brother to alcoholism and how that loss helped him discover a purpose in helping others.

This isn't a story about having it all figured out. It's about two grown men still trying to make sense of their past while becoming the people they were always capable of being.

Sometimes the things that nearly destroy us become the very things that give our lives purpose.

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What actually makes someone dangerous?

Not violence. Not toughness. Not ego.

Belief.

In this episode of Broken-ish, Roman Braly and Christopher Bennett unpack what it means to become dangerous when you have an unshakable belief in something bigger than yourself.

They talk about the constraints Ava Health has faced trying to change behavioral healthcare, what happens when the system doesn’t respond the way you thought it would, and why obstacles can either break you or force you to become more creative, strategic, patient, and relentless.

The conversation gets personal too.

Where does that level of belief come from? When does confidence become ego? What happens when insecurity fuels ambition? How much are you willing to sacrifice for something you believe in? And what does it mean to attach your identity to a mission when there’s no guarantee it works?

Roman and Chris also dig into recovery, hopelessness, leadership, delayed gratification, the people behavioral healthcare continues to leave behind, and why meaningful change requires more than one loud voice. It takes people, organization, strategy, trust, and the willingness to keep moving when the path gets narrow.

Maybe being dangerous isn’t about having nothing to lose.

Maybe it’s about finally knowing exactly what you’re unwilling to give up.

This is Dangerous.

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What happens when the person sitting across from you reminds you of who you used to be? This episode of Rome’s Reveille is a real conversation about addiction, incarceration, recovery, identity, and second chances. I’ve lived the chaos. Today, life looks different. But I haven’t forgotten that early version of me. Keep going. You have no idea who you might become if you survive long enough to meet yourself. Real stories. A brighter tomorrow.