94. How to Help Someone You Love Through Addiction | John Klempner
94. How to Help Someone You Love Through Addiction | John Klempner  
Podcast: Wisdom Stripes with Meg Tuohey
Published On: Thu Jul 30 2026
Description: Episode 94 | How to Help Someone You Love Through Addiction | John Klempner She said, you were the last person I would have put my son's life on the line and bet this would happen to. You were the most dependable person I had ever met. In this raw and redemptive episode of Wisdom Stripes, Meg Tuohey sits down with John Klempner - president of Summit Wellness Group, recovery advocate, and someone who knows firsthand what it takes to lose everything and rebuild. John had a good childhood, parents in recovery, early success in real estate and banking with 53 state licenses, and a prescription painkiller habit he believed was his medicine. He didn't know what was coming. This conversation is for anyone who loves someone in addiction and feels helpless and for anyone inside the struggle who wonders if there is a way out. 🎧 Tune in and learn: Why addiction can happen to anyone, even people with every reason not to What it felt like when John told his dad: your son is gone; I don't know who I am anymore How one woman who loved him went quietly to his family and changed everything What community, consistency, and compounding actually look like in recovery Why he now feels something close to excitement when a hardship arrives If someone you love is struggling, this episode will help you understand what they are living inside. And if you are the one struggling, this one is for you. 💚 💡 Featured Resources: Summit Wellness Group: thesummitwellnessgroup.com | Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesummitwellnessgroup?utm_source=qr Follow John: @JohnKlempner on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/johnklempner?utm_source=qr 📚 HeartPrint by Meg Tuohey Order now at yourheartprint.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices