#108 – Kellan Fluckiger: An Invitation To Change

#108 – Kellan Fluckiger: An Invitation To Change

What remarkable journeys have people faced head-on against addiction? This conversation with coach, author, and podcaster Kellan Fluckiger walks through a life that swung from corporate success and a $3,000‑a‑week cocaine habit to radical sobriety, deep healing, and a mission-driven life. Kellan talks frankly about a childhood filled with severe physical abuse, the secret shame that followed him into adulthood, and the self-loathing that drove decades of depression, drugs, broken marriages, and repeated self-sabotage.

As he puts it, he lived with “the juxtaposition of thinking that I was fundamentally flawed and that I sucked” while still being outwardly successful. He shares a pivotal “invitation to change” at age 52: an uncanny experience watching the TV show *Intervention*, followed by an 18‑hour ordeal that felt like reliving the pain he’d caused and received.

He woke up knowing, “I’ve been invited to change,” threw away his cocaine, and quit overnight – but is clear that stopping the drugs was only the first step. From there, Kellan describes meeting his now‑wife Joy, walking away from millions in contracts, and slowly learning how to tell the truth, be a friend, and live without hiding.

He speaks honestly about the ongoing pain in relationships with some of his ten children and how forgiveness – of others and himself – has become central to his recovery. One line sums it up: “The future is only an extension of the past if you let it.” The episode is aimed at anyone who’s lived with shame, family chaos, or relapse and wonders if change is still possible.

You’ll hear practical thoughts on amends, boundaries, and choosing love over resentment, with enough humour and warmth to keep some very heavy material feeling hopeful. What invitation to change might already be waiting in your own life?