Brian Cuban: From Addicted Lawyer to Noted Author, and the Story of What Happened in Between | Episode 6

Rubber Bands

Brian Cuban , noted author, shares his personal odyssey of recovery. Listen to the saga of a troubled youth, the delusions of escape through cocaine and alcohol, and how a family who never stopped believing helped Brian find his way back.
A raw look at a career in law destroyed by addiction giving way to a career in spreading hope built by recovery.
Every person has his own path to finding meaning and self-worth and Brian gives us a window into what it looked like for him.
In recovery? Helping others find recovery? Looking to learn about recovery? Another can't miss episode of Rubber Bands.

Music by:
“Strength of the Titans”
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
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1. Brian Cuban: From Addicted Lawyer to Noted Author, and the Story of What Happened in Between | Episode 6 (00:00:00)

2. Tickets for cocaine - Flushing away the evidence (00:01:32)

3. Trauma - The start of an addiction (00:10:52)

4. Alcoholic - A label not a diagnosis (00:13:52)

5. Getting through college - While high (00:19:34)

6. Graduation, a full circle (00:23:27)

7. Dallas - The next stop (00:25:01)

8. Discovering that one thing - Cocaine (00:25:56)

9. Cocaine - A life changing discovery - TRIGGER WARNING (00:27:06)

10. Nothing left to quell the pain - Suicide (00:29:37)

11. Supporting vs Enabling - The finest line (00:36:04)

12. A diary entry (00:37:19)

13. Many, many, paths to recovery (00:40:25)

14. Writing - A new lease on life (00:45:05)

15. Family, Privilege, and Pressure (00:48:02)

16. Lawyers and Addiction (00:50:57)

17. The Ambulance Chaser (00:53:12)

18. Final thoughts (00:54:30)