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    Rafe Williams | Fighting His Dad & 15 Years Sober | The HoneyDew with Ryan Sickler #401

    SPONSORS: Monarch -Thanks to Monarch for partnering with this show. Go to https://monarch.com and use code HONEYDEW to get 50% off your first year of Monarch Core.   Chubbies -Your new wardrobe awaits! Get $20 off your full price purchase @‌chubbies with the code honeydew at https://www.chubbiesshorts.com/honeydew   Comedian Rafe Williams joins me this week on The HoneyDew to Highlight the Lowlights of the abuse he and his brothers experienced at the hands of their father and tells the unbelievable story of discovering his dad was having an affair with the local postmaster! We also get into one particularly rough day when Rafe and his mom somehow went 0–4 in…

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    Shapel Lacey Reunites With His Therapist After 15+ Years | The HoneyDew with Ryan Sickler #400

    SPONSORS: NOCD -If you’re struggling with OCD or unrelenting intrusive thoughts, NOCD can help. Book a free 15 minute call to get started at https://learn.nocd.com/HONEYDEW ZocDoc -Taking care of your health just got easier – start here with Zocdoc: https://zocdoc.com/HONEYDEW #sponsored Hims -Sponsored by Hims. Visit hims.com/honeydew to get a personalized, affordable plan that gets you   The HoneyDew has officially reached 400 episodes and this one is a celebration of everything the show stands for! My guest is Shapel Lacey, who over the years and has talked about one of the most important people in his life, a mentor and therapist named Chip Chilton. Through an amazing fan of…

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    Matt Iseman: From Doctor to Comedian & Becoming a Dad at 55 | The HoneyDew with Ryan Sickler #399

    Comedian, actor, and American Ninja Warrior host Matt Iseman joins me this week on The HoneyDew to Highlight the Lowlights of leaving medicine for comedy, becoming a father at 55, and living with rheumatoid arthritis. Matt talks about growing up with a father who became a world-renowned expert on tuberculosis and following in his footsteps by going to medical school and training in internal medicine. He opens up about making the huge decision to walk away from medicine to pursue stand-up comedy and why he believes comedy comes from either “the hugs you got or the hugs you didn’t get.” We also talk about Matt becoming a first-time father at…

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    Michael Blaustein on Losing His Baby Sister to SIDS | The HoneyDew with Ryan Sickler #398

    SPONSORS: HIMS -Sponsored by Hims. Visit hims.com/honeydew to get a personalized, affordable plan that gets you.   Comedian Michael Blaustein joins me this week on The HoneyDew to Highlight the Lowlights of growing up surrounded by death, losing his baby sister to SIDS, and how those experiences shaped his views on family. Michael shares what it was like having a mom who worked in hospice, including going with her at 2 a.m. to pronounce patients dead. He also opens up about losing his baby sister to SIDS when she was just months old, the confusion of trying to process that kind of grief as a teenager, and how his family…

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    Matt Mathews: Mom in Jail, Losing Family & Finding Himself | The HoneyDew with Ryan Sickler #397

    SPONSORS: QUO -Make this the season where no opportunity — and no customer — slips away. Try QUO for free PLUS get 20% off your first 6 months when you go to Quo.com/honeydew HIMS -Sponsored by Hims. Visit hims.com/honeydew to get a personalized, affordable plan that gets you. Brooklyn Bedding -Go to brooklynbedding.com and use my promo code HONEYDEW for 30% off sitewide Matt Mathews joins me this week on The HoneyDew to Highlight the Lowlights of family chaos, heartbreaking loss, and the journey to becoming his true self. Matt shares what life was like in fourth grade when his mom, Rene, got into a fistfight with his teacher and…

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    Che Durena: Growing Up on a Serial Killer’s Land | The HoneyDew with Ryan Sickler #396

    SPONSORS: NOCD -If you’re struggling with OCD or unrelenting intrusive thoughts, NOCD can help. Book a free 15 minute call to get started ZocDoc -Taking care of your health just got easier – start here with Zocdoc: https://zocdoc.com/HONEYDEW #sponsored Che Durena joins me this week on The HoneyDew to Highlight the Lowlights of a childhood that sounds too unbelievable to be true. Che talks about growing up on property that was once owned by notorious Canadian serial killer Willie Pickton! He also shares what it was like growing up with one testicle, spending six months living in a shelter, watching his father’s battle with Alzheimer’s, and saying goodbye to the…

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    Kelly Rizzo: The Night Bob Saget Died | The HoneyDew with Ryan Sickler #395

    SPONSORS Monarch -Thanks to Monarch for partnering with this show. Go to https://monarch.com and use code HONEYDEW to get 50% off your first year of Monarch Core. My HoneyDew this week is Kelly Rizzo! Kelly joins me to Highlight the Lowlights of losing her husband, legendary comedian Bob Saget, and the unimaginable moments that followed. Kelly shares the incredible story of how a simple Instagram DM led to meeting Bob in Los Angeles and how she convinced him to join her and her manager for dinner four nights in a row before they ever started dating. She also opens up about the night Bob passed away, how she learned he…