About this episode
Mike Majlak went from being an opioid addict to a successful author, podcast host, and content creator. Today he shares his story of overcoming 10 years of addiction, having the courage to begin recovery, and making impact his redemption. He opens up about his biggest regrets in life and explains why he wouldn't trade his past for anything. He also shares the struggles of balancing life as a content creator and using his platform for positivity. He debunks the common misconception that more money/fame = more happiness, explaining his current struggles with anxiety and mortality. Mike and André reminisce about their time together living at the Maverick house with Logan Paul, and the journey to making Impaulsive. ___________ Timecodes: 0:00 Intro 3:57 How Far I’ve Come 7:46 Addiction & Rock Bottom 23:15 Recovery & Redemption 34:14 How it Shaped me 40:29 What I Regret Most 44:24 Life as a Content Creator 51:49 Creating Impact 1:02:51 Success & Stardom 1:11:25 Will Success Make You Happy? 1:17:03 Mindfulness and Mortality 1:23:15 The Maverick House 1:33:59 Impaulsive 2:01:09 Conclusion ___________ Mike Majlak: Mike Majlak is an author, content creator, and co-host on the popular podcast, “Impaulsive,” with Logan Paul. Mike Majlak was a seventeen-year-old from a loving, middle-class family in Milford, Connecticut, when he got caught up in the opioid epidemic that swept the nation. For close to a decade thereafter, his life was a wasteland of darkness and despair. While his peers were graduating from college, buying homes, getting married, having kids, and leading normal lives, Mike was snorting OxyContin, climbing out of cars at gunpoint, and burying his childhood friends. Unable to escape the noose of addiction, he eventually lost the trust and support of everyone who had ever loved him. Alone, with nothing but drugs to keep him company, darkness closed in, and the light inside him--the last flicker of hope--began to dim. His dreams, potential, and future were all being devoured by a relentless addiction too powerful to fight. Despair filled him as he realized he wasn't going to survive. Somehow, he did... He not only survived, he thrived. Now he's a social media personality with millions of followers, and an entrepreneur, marketer, podcaster, YouTuber, and author who hopes to use his voice to shine a light for those whose own lights have grown dim. "The Night Shift" YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MikeMajlakVlogs Impaulsive: https://www.youtube.com/@Impaulsive Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heybigmike/ Mike's Book "The Fifth Vital": https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087L8DWZQ/ref=cm_sw_r_api_i_VZP4W87QW8JZQR0J8ZZ4_0 ___________ Know Thyself Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowthyself/ Website: https://www.knowthyself.one Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4wglCWTJeWQC0exBalgKg Listen to all episodes on Audio: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4FSiemtvZrWesGtO2MqTZ4?si=d389c8dee8fa4026 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-thyself/id1633725927 André Duqum Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreduqum/ Meraki Media https://merakimedia.com https://www.instagram.com/merakimedia/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.