Episode 2101 – On this Friday show, Mike Catherwood joins Vinnie Tortorich, and the two talk about Tom Leykis, Mike’s career in radio, battling addiction, staying fit healthily, and more.
CAREER IN RADIO
- Mike is a great voice on the radio.
- You might know him as Psycho Mike from KROQ.
- KROQ is a hugely influential force in Los Angeles.
- He also co-hosted the famous radio show, Loveline, for six years.
- Mike got to KROQ in 2003.
- He grew up listening to the station.
- Before radio, he was an aspiring musician but as that didn’t take off full-time, he found his way to radio.
- Initially, he wanted to be a songwriter and he played bass and guitar.Â
- His first gig in radio was in production on a morning show.
BATTLING ADDICTION
- Earlier in his life, he suffered from addiction during this time.
- He would have long periods of blacking out and was struggling.
- Mike had done so much damage before he got the help that stuck.
- He would be clean for a few weeks, but he couldn’t stay clean.
- The most recent time he (and hopefully the last time he’ll have to) got sober, he finally realized this was something he had to do to save himself.
- Mike follows the twelve-step program, but he recognizes it’s not for everyone.
- It’ll be 20 years of sobriety for Mike later this year!
- this means he’ll have been in recovery for half of his life.
- It’s important to Mike that he not forget about this period of time.
- He’s proud of the man he is now — not reckless, a family man.
STAYING FIT HEALTHILY
- Mike looks amazing and stays in great shape.
- He even inspires Vinnie to keep working out!
- For Mike, he had to make sure that he did not overdo it with working out.
- He had to find synergy between his mental health and his p
- For a while, he was genuinely addicted to lifting weights and looking better.
- His addiction bled over to his body.
- This wasn’t healthy for him.
- He didn’t care how many steroids he took, and he was still never comfortable in his skin.
- His addiction bled over to his body.
- Finally, a few years ago, he found how to find comfort in what he was doing and in his relationship with food.
- He now focuses on developing himself positively emotionally and physically.
