Neal Williams, a life coach, says it plainly: “I should be dead.” At 19 he tried to end his life, and days into treatment his heart stopped. Years of addiction followed, ending with a year and a half in prison. Neal sits down with Alex Perry to tell all of it, including the lost young man he wishes he could go back and hug.

About Neal:

Neal Williams is a life coach, author and the founder of Elevated Lifestyle Academy, which offers life coaching, case management and consulting for young men and families facing addiction and mental health struggles. The academy brings families into the recovery process, with the goal of giving everyone the knowledge, tools and confidence to succeed in recovery and in life. Learn more at elevatedlifestyleacademy.com.

About Our Featured Charity:

This season, Alex Perry On Fire is making a monetary contribution to each guest’s charity of choice. Neal Williams’s charity is Prison Entrepreneurship Program. The program brings business leaders into prisons to teach inmates entrepreneurship, character development and servant leadership. After release, it supports graduates with housing, jobs, mentoring and business loans. Neal has volunteered with the program and says it also teaches men to be present fathers and husbands.

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