Dr. Robb Kelly has lived many lives. He was a bassist at Abbey Road studio who played - and partied - with the likes of Queen, Bowie, and Sir Elton John. He fled England for Spain after stabbing his wife for trying to take away his vodka. He went from millionaire to homeless, living on the streets of Manchester for nearly a year.
He remembers his moment of clarity, at a convenience store before sunrise. His hands trembled as he reached for a bottle of vodka. When he touched it, his hands stopped shaking. He realized then he had a thinking problem, not a drinking problem.
He's ridden that realization to a career as an addiction specialist with the Robb Kelly Recovery Group, through which he creates individualized recovery programs using somatic experience and neuro linguistic programming. Robb has appeared on all the major networks, HBO and more.
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