This week, Ronnie LeDuff and Michael Oakley sit down with Mackenzie Selby for one of the rawest and most powerful conversations yet.

Mackenzie’s story is one of survival. She opens up about growing up around addiction, violence, abuse, and crime from an early age — a life most people couldn’t even imagine living through. By the time she was a teenager, addiction and chaos had already taken over her world. But instead of becoming another statistic, Mackenzie found recovery in 2009 and completely changed the direction of her life.

Today, she uses her story to help others struggling with substance abuse and addiction recovery, working in the recovery field and speaking openly about the realities of trauma, healing, and rebuilding a life from nothing. Her honesty throughout this episode is what makes it so impactful. Nothing is sugarcoated. Nothing feels rehearsed. It’s just real.

Ronnie, Michael, and Mackenzie talk about how childhood trauma shapes addiction, the moment things finally started to change, and what long-term recovery actually looks like after years of destruction. They also dive into purpose, self-worth, and why sharing your story can help save somebody else’s life.

This episode is heavy, inspiring, emotional, and hopeful all at the same time.

🎧 Tune in to Episode 98 and hear how Mackenzie Selby turned a life filled with pain into one built on recovery, honesty, and helping others.

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