What Ed Mylett has said about Addiction and recovery

Mylett recounts being raised by a father who was an alcoholic and drug addict.

“I was raised with an alcoholic and a drug addict dad”

The Mel Robbins Podcast: It’s Not Too Late: The 5 Shifts That Will Change the Rest of Your Year with Ed Mylett (Oct 26, 2026) · Listen from 4:44

Mylett argues that lasting change requires linking it to love for someone else, oneself or God.

“If you want to make one of these changes in your life, you've got to link it to your love of someone else that you care about”

The Mel Robbins Podcast: It’s Not Too Late: The 5 Shifts That Will Change the Rest of Your Year with Ed Mylett (Oct 26, 2026) · Listen from 30:40

Mylett says his father stayed sober for the rest of his life by committing one day at a time.

“my dad stacked up those one more days, the rest of his life, never had another drink, never used another drug”

The Mel Robbins Podcast: It’s Not Too Late: The 5 Shifts That Will Change the Rest of Your Year with Ed Mylett (Oct 26, 2026) · Listen from 31:55

Mylett argues that past struggles qualify people to help others facing the same problems.

“The reason that that qualified him is you're most qualified in life to help the person you used to be”

The Mel Robbins Podcast: It’s Not Too Late: The 5 Shifts That Will Change the Rest of Your Year with Ed Mylett (Oct 26, 2026) · Listen from 35:24

Mylett says the man who helped his father get sober had himself been sober for only 31 days.

“That man, by the way, was only sober 31 days the day that he held my dad”

The Mel Robbins Podcast: It’s Not Too Late: The 5 Shifts That Will Change the Rest of Your Year with Ed Mylett (Oct 26, 2026) · Listen from 34:37