48 min

Quit Drinking and Gain Meaning with Maroon 5 Founding Member Ryan Dusick Alcohol Tipping Point

    • Mental Health

Ryan is the founding drummer of Maroon 5, Associate Marriage & Family Therapist, and author of Harder to Breathe: A Memoir of Making Maroon 5, Losing It All, and Finding Recovery. Over a decade after his departure from Maroon 5, Ryan shares an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at his journey from the highs of international superstardom to the depths of addiction, anxiety, chronic injury, and depression.  
Harder to Breathe chronicles Ryan’s remarkable recovery and his transition from the music industry to professional counseling where he’s helped hundreds of clients overcome mental and physical health challenges. 
 We talk about: 

The origin of Maroon 5 
What it was really like to tour the world, win a Grammy and be a rock star 
The pain of losing your identity  
Why it’s hard to get help in high pressure jobs 
Ryan’s recovery journey 
Why alcohol seems to trump other addictions 
How Ryan helps people in counseling 
And more! 

Find Ryan: 

Website: https://www.ryandusick.com/ 
Instagram: @ryan_michael_dusick 
Harder to Breathe: A Memoir of Making Maroon 5, Losing It All, and Finding Recovery (November 2022) 



Free resources from Alcohol Tipping Point: 

Ryan is the founding drummer of Maroon 5, Associate Marriage & Family Therapist, and author of Harder to Breathe: A Memoir of Making Maroon 5, Losing It All, and Finding Recovery. Over a decade after his departure from Maroon 5, Ryan shares an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at his journey from the highs of international superstardom to the depths of addiction, anxiety, chronic injury, and depression.  
Harder to Breathe chronicles Ryan’s remarkable recovery and his transition from the music industry to professional counseling where he’s helped hundreds of clients overcome mental and physical health challenges. 
 We talk about: 

The origin of Maroon 5 
What it was really like to tour the world, win a Grammy and be a rock star 
The pain of losing your identity  
Why it’s hard to get help in high pressure jobs 
Ryan’s recovery journey 
Why alcohol seems to trump other addictions 
How Ryan helps people in counseling 
And more! 

Find Ryan: 

Website: https://www.ryandusick.com/ 
Instagram: @ryan_michael_dusick 
Harder to Breathe: A Memoir of Making Maroon 5, Losing It All, and Finding Recovery (November 2022) 



Free resources from Alcohol Tipping Point: 

48 min