His Secret Gambling Addiction Nearly Destroyed His Family
Meaningful People
- Published
- February 21, 2026
- Duration
- 1h 46m
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Aug 23, 2026
Discusses self improvement, religion.
Summary
In this deeply personal episode of the Meaningful People Podcast, Sruli Stern shares the hidden double life he lived for years as a compulsive gambler. From a childhood scratch-off card to high-stakes nights in Atlantic City, Sruli walks listeners through the slow escalation of an addiction that hijacked his logic, strained his marriage, buried him in deb…
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Show notes
In this deeply personal episode of the Meaningful People Podcast, Sruli Stern shares the hidden double life he lived for years as a compulsive gambler. From a childhood scratch-off card to high-stakes nights in Atlantic City, Sruli walks listeners through the slow escalation of an addiction that hijacked his logic, strained his marriage, buried him in debt, and nearly cost him everything. With raw honesty, he describes the lies, the rationalizations, the spiritual confusion, and the crushing mom
Themes
- self improvement
- religion