Self Made & Sober

Tom Shanahan is a personal trainer, weight management and sports nutrition consultant with certifications from the American Aerobics Association International and the International Sports Medicine Association. He is also certified as a health coach by the Institute of Integrative Nutrition in New York and as a meeting facilitator for Yoga of Twelve-Step Recovery (Y12SR). Tom has served in government as well as a private sector attorney specializing in civil rights litigation, serving as an advisor to New York City Mayor David N. Dinkins, Public Advocate Mark Green, and as a high-level policy advisor to two New York State Governors. 01:50 – Surrounded by a culture steeped in drinking, Tom shares his story of demise and (spoiler alert) rebirth 05:13 – Tom’s life began to fall apart and his drinking/drug use escalated after a political scandal and a series of medical tragedies engulfed his world 11:46 – Broke, 140lbs and almost too sick for treatment, Tom entered rehab 14:35 - Rev. Vern Milken had a profound eff