Mike “StuBoy” O’Brien is a recovery advocate and co-host of Two Addicts and a Moron Podcast, where honest conversations, humor, and lived experience come together to challenge the stigma surrounding addiction and show people what life on the other side can look like.

After roughly a decade of addiction, Mike reached a turning point when he realized he could lose one of the most important things in his life—his relationship with his daughter. With the support of friends, coworkers, and a recovery community that rallied around him, he entered treatment and began rebuilding his life.

But getting sober was only the beginning.

Mike had long told himself that if he ever figured out how to make it to the other side of addiction, he wanted to help other people believe they could do it too. That idea eventually became Two Addicts and a Moron Podcast, a platform built around real recovery stories without pretending recovery has to be serious all the time. Through humor, vulnerability, and conversations with people from different walks of life, Mike and his co-hosts have created a space where people can talk openly about addiction, mental health, resilience, and what it actually takes to rebuild a life.

Today, that mission is expanding beyond the microphone. Mike helped launch the Two Addicts and a Moron Podcast Recovery Foundation, with the goal of connecting people who want help with treatment, transportation, recovery resources, and continued support—particularly those who may not have the financial resources or insurance to access care on their own.

For Mike, recovery is ultimately about paying forward the help that was once given to him. His story is a reminder that getting sober isn't simply about leaving addiction behind. It's about discovering what you can build with the life you get back.