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The Fifth Vital
- Narrated by: Mike Majlak
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USA Today best-selling book!
Mike Majlak was a 17-year-old from a loving middle-class family in Milford, Connecticut, when he got caught up in the opioid epidemic that swept the nation. For close to a decade thereafter, his life was a wasteland of darkness and despair. While his peers were graduating from college, buying homes, getting married, having kids, and leading normal lives, Mike was snorting Oxycontin, climbing out of cars at gunpoint, and burying his childhood friends.
Unable to escape the noose of addiction, he eventually lost the trust and support of everyone who had ever loved him. Alone, with nothing but drugs to keep him company, darkness closed in, and the light inside him - the last flicker of hope - began to dim. His dreams, potential, and future were all being devoured by a relentless addiction too powerful to fight.
Despair filled him as he realized he wasn't going to survive. Somehow, he did. He not only survived, he thrived. Now, he's a social media personality with millions of followers and an entrepreneur, marketer, podcaster, YouTuber, and author who hopes to use his voice to shine a light for those whose own lights have grown dim. This is his story.
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- Patrick
- 2021-02-07
Truly beautiful
Wow just wow can’t recommend this enough if you struggle overthink anything this is a crazy read
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- Angela Fudge
- 2022-10-05
love this book so mi
I love this book I could listen to this book for days and days
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- James
- 2021-01-26
The samples great but
All i can hear is the sample wont play the rest of it for some reason
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- Quentin Jeandeau
- 2021-04-17
Must Listen! Thanks Mike
If you ever have struggle in life, and find yourself in a spirale of « disaster », this book is for you!
Thanks Mike, you probably saved my life
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- Anonymous User
- 2023-07-31
Overall Great Story
Very well written and great story of redemption. Highly recommend to everyone whether you struggle with addiction or mental or not.
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- david
- 2021-02-27
wow MIKE!!! i love it!!!!
Mike you are an inspiration dude!!!
from Quebec Canada!!!!
fu... yeahh!!! you rock!!
LIFE IS GOOD!!!!
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- David K
- 2020-10-15
Great experience especially since it was Mike’s voice.
You felt like you were there. It gave you an understanding of the struggles Michael went through and how lucky he was to still be where he is today. God was on his side even though I don’t recall him saying that in the book. It didn’t feel like 8 hours but I did enjoy listening to this audible recording over this past week. Thank you for sharing your story!
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- Rebecca garrett
- 2023-04-23
new favourite book
hands down my new favourite book, amazing story and a pleasure to listen to. let's go Mikey!
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- Simon
- 2020-07-25
Mind Blowing
started this audiobook in the morning couldn't stop listening!
this needs to be a movie.
this book helped me to understand people with addiction.
thank you Big Mike!
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- Tammy Tabody
- 2020-11-05
absolutely amazing dont listen or read very much
I loved the book great and amazing story I will definitely recommend this book to book readers
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