The 1% in Recovery Successful Gamblers & Alcoholics Stopping Addiction

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Stopping Gambling and Alcohol Addiction!! Gambling Addiction is the new epidemic. Learn with a Recovery Expert, Hugo V and his knowledgeable Guests. Successful Gamblers & Alcoholics Stopping Addiction. Become The 1% in Recovery and Achieve Total Freedom. This podcast talks about recovery, healing, working The Steps, gambling, drugs, alcohol, and emotional intelligence. We solve the emotional disease of addiction. Your EQ is Your IQ. Empowering People Through Self Awareness. Live Your Best Life!!

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  1. EPISODE 241

    Psychologist Michael Zhang Talks Prediction Markets vs Sports Betting, Adolescent Brain

    Text and Be Heard Prediction markets are having a moment, and they’re being pitched as smarter than gambling. The problem is that the brain doesn’t always care what you call it. When the interface looks like trading and the language sounds like forecasting, it can quietly lower your guard while the risk, volatility, and urge cycle stay fully intact. We sit down with psychologist Dr. Michael Zhang to unpack why prediction markets can hook people differently than sportsbooks. He lays out a sharp framework: prediction markets don’t remove gambling, they repackage it by bundling four systems at once. You still pay structural costs through fees and spreads, you still ride crowd-driven price shifts, you still face casino-style uncertainty, and you also inherit poker-like dynamics where you’re effectively playing other participants and battling information asymmetry. That mix can feel analytical and “earned,” which makes chasing losses easier to justify. Then we look at what’s happening to young men as sports betting, micro-betting, and prediction markets get normalized through group chats, fantasy leagues, and everyday sports culture. Wins get posted, losses get hidden, and harm grows in private. We also talk solutions you can use right now: start with honesty, tell one person, and add real friction through blockers, self-exclusion, and tools designed for the moment an urge hits. Dr. Zhang shares how his guided recovery app, Incumental, aims to provide that in-the-moment support so recovery isn’t limited to a single hour of therapy a week. If you care about gambling addiction recovery, behavioral health, and the future of “investing-like” wagering, listen, share this with someone who needs it, and subscribe and leave a review so more people can find the help sooner. Support the show Recovery is Beautiful.    Go Live Your Best Life!! Facebook Group - Recovery Freedom Circle | Facebook Your EQ is Your IQ YouTube -    Life Is Wonderful   Hugo V Recovery Freedom Circle The System That Understands Recovery, Builds Character  and Helps People Have Better Relationships. A Life Changing Solution, Saves You Time, 18 weeks www.lifeiswonderful.love   Instagram -  Lifeiswonderful.Love TikTok -  Lifeiswonderful.Love Pinterest -   Lifeiswonderful.Love X -     LifeWonderLove LinkedIn -   Hugo Vrsalovic     LinkedIn -   The 1% in Recovery

    41 min

  2. EPISODE 242

    The Dream World of the Gambler. They Don't Live in Reality.

    Text and Be Heard Support the show Recovery is Beautiful.    Go Live Your Best Life!! Facebook Group - Recovery Freedom Circle | Facebook Your EQ is Your IQ YouTube -    Life Is Wonderful   Hugo V Recovery Freedom Circle The System That Understands Recovery, Builds Character  and Helps People Have Better Relationships. A Life Changing Solution, Saves You Time, 18 weeks www.lifeiswonderful.love   Instagram -  Lifeiswonderful.Love TikTok -  Lifeiswonderful.Love Pinterest -   Lifeiswonderful.Love X -     LifeWonderLove LinkedIn -   Hugo Vrsalovic     LinkedIn -   The 1% in Recovery

    9 min

  3. EPISODE 243

    Gambling Is Gambling - Forget What Prediction Markets or Sports Apps Call It

    Text and Be Heard Gambling keeps evolving its wardrobe, but it never changes its goal: separate you from your money. We talk straight about prediction markets, sports betting apps, and the question people dodge the most: what is gambling when platforms call it “contracts,” “trades,” or “just entertainment”? We break down why the label doesn’t protect you when the system is designed for the player to lose. We also dig into the numbers and the business model. When a platform can have millions of active accounts and only a tiny fraction are profitable, that’s not a meritocracy, it’s a funnel. Then we zoom out to the modern betting landscape: micro bets, in-game betting, and cash-out prompts that push you to make fast emotional decisions. Add the growing firehose of real-time sports data sold to data companies and partners, and the odds get tighter, which makes a long-term edge even harder to find. The hardest part is what happens next: the cycle of hope, small wins, near wins, and financial pain that keeps people chasing. We share a clear message for anyone struggling with gambling addiction recovery: white-knuckling it alone usually fails. Treatment, therapy, 12-step support, and experienced recovery coaching can help you change patterns, rebuild character, and get your life back. If this hits close to home, listen, share it with someone who needs it, and subscribe for more honest recovery conversations. After you listen, will you leave a review and tell us what part landed for you? Support the show Recovery is Beautiful.    Go Live Your Best Life!! Facebook Group - Recovery Freedom Circle | Facebook Your EQ is Your IQ YouTube -    Life Is Wonderful   Hugo V Recovery Freedom Circle The System That Understands Recovery, Builds Character  and Helps People Have Better Relationships. A Life Changing Solution, Saves You Time, 18 weeks www.lifeiswonderful.love   Instagram -  Lifeiswonderful.Love TikTok -  Lifeiswonderful.Love Pinterest -   Lifeiswonderful.Love X -     LifeWonderLove LinkedIn -   Hugo Vrsalovic     LinkedIn -   The 1% in Recovery

    10 min
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Stopping Gambling and Alcohol Addiction!! Gambling Addiction is the new epidemic. Learn with a Recovery Expert, Hugo V and his knowledgeable Guests. Successful Gamblers & Alcoholics Stopping Addiction. Become The 1% in Recovery and Achieve Total Freedom. This podcast talks about recovery, healing, working The Steps, gambling, drugs, alcohol, and emotional intelligence. We solve the emotional disease of addiction. Your EQ is Your IQ. Empowering People Through Self Awareness. Live Your Best Life!!

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