Game, Set, Recovery: A Tennis Pro's Fight Against Addiction
If you have just a little bit of hope, just a little bit somewhere in the darkest pits of your soul, you know when, when I was that desperate and I couldn't stop and I loved the life, but I hated the life and I didn't know what to do and I was scared, and then I would say I would stop and I couldn't.
What happens when a professional athlete's greatest opponent is addiction? In this episode of The Recovering Reality Podcast, Erik Frederickson sits down with Erika Sandor-Zur, a pro tennis player who faced her toughest match off the court. Erika opens up about her first encounter with crack cocaine, the spiral into addiction that followed, and the pivotal moment she chose to turn her life around.
With raw honesty, she shares how faith and spirituality became her anchor, helping her rebuild broken relationships and rediscover hope. Erik and Erika dive deep into the importance of being honest and vulnerable in recovery, and how a strong support system can make all the difference. If you're in need of a story that shows how hope can shine through even the darkest times, this episode is for you.