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Imagine losing everything to addiction and rising from the ashes to dedicate your life to helping others break free from its devastating grip. That's the inspiring journey of Dr. Robb Kelly, CEO of Rob Kelly Recovery Group in Dallas, Texas, who joins me in this powerful episode. From growing up in Manchester, England, to overcoming his own addiction, Robb's story is a testament to the power of resilience, self-belief, and the difference that can be made when you're committed to helping others.
In our conversation, we explore Robb's unique approach to recovery that utilizes neuroscience and neural pathways to revolutionize the way we understand and treat addiction. Robb shares his personal battle with trauma, depression, and addiction, highlighting the importance of family support and a positive outlook. This episode is not only an insightful look into the world of opioid addiction and recovery but also a beacon of hope for those in need of a helping hand. Join us in this life-changing discussion and prepare to be inspired by Dr. Robb Kelly's incredible story.
Welcome back to another episode of Let's Just Talk About It podcast. I'm your host, chuck, and if you're here for the first time, this platform was created to give genuine people just like you an opportunity to share a portion of your life's journey. So, with that being said, i'm excited to have special guest Dr Rob Kelly on with me today, the founder of the Rob Kelly recovery group in Dallas, texas, and on this episode, rob shares how it was for him growing up in Manchester, england, and he also shares his passion now for helping this culture recover from the problem of opioid addiction. So, hey, you don't want to miss it. As a matter of fact, go and grab your husband, your wife, your children, or even call a friend and listen into my conversation with Rob, or let's just talk about it podcast. Let's jump right in. Welcome back to another episode of Let's Just Talk About It podcast Today. I have Dr Rob Kelly on with me today, the CEO of Rob Kelly recovery group, based in Dallas, texas. Rob, thank you so much for being a part of this episode with me. My pleasure, my man, my pleasure, looking forward to it. Absolutely, man, appreciate you. And also I want to give a thank you to Ms Courtney Davis for making this conversation possible. Man, yes, sir, yep, she's awesome.
Speaker 2:She's awesome, absolutely. She's my right hand girl.
Speaker 1:Got you. Thanks for watching It's.
Speaker 2:Giving great man doing absolutely amazing on this sunny day in Texas.
Speaker 1:Wow, rob. I love the jump right into my interviews to have those genuine conversations with genuine people just like yourself, to share a portion of Your life's journey, because I believe everybody has a story and everybody has their own unique journey of how they arrived to where they are today, and so I wanted to have you on to share how you arrived to this place of becoming, or being, the CEO of Rob Kelly recovery group. So, first of all, rob, where you from? man?
Speaker 2:I'm from Manchester in the United Kingdom. There's a there's two small football teams there, i believe I grew up just outside there called Moss side, quite a rough area known for gangs. Yeah, man, i grew up there and, you know, went to school there and then went down to Oxford to get educated and then come back to Manchester And, yeah, man, we didn't have much money when I was growing up, but there's lots of love in the house, man, you know it's really my parents did really good.
Speaker 1:Wow. So growing up in Manchester you said it was a lot of love. So how was it for you when you got out of the house? you got grown. How was that for you in Manchester?
Speaker 2:It was good. You know We had we had one of them families that used to gather for dinner every night around six o'clock. We'd all gather around me and my sister and brother and my mom and my dad and we just chat every night. So it was pretty good. I got into bodybuilding at the age of 16. So, and fighting, you know Martial arts and stuff, so there wasn't a lot of people are messed with me. I was lucky that way. You know, people are kind of intimidated by me, but the little child inside was like oh my god, i can't breathe, they're scared of me. But I I become a professional fighter and a semi-fessional bodybuilder. So, although it was rough, nobody robbed our house, nobody started an intro of my family. You know I used to work the doors over there to get some extra money and I used to be a musician Playing in a lot of bands to earn extra money apart besides my full-time job. So at a time was 1920 actually moved down, got my own place and it was just. It was just good man. I mean look back on fond memories, apart from my drinking.
Speaker 1:It was pretty good Got you. You said part from your drinking.
Speaker 2:Oh man, so now, how about that?
Speaker 1:Yeah, so let's talk about that.
Speaker 2:I took my first drink at the age of nine years old on stage in Liverpool, where the Beatles come from, with my auntie and uncle. So I was born into my musical family. So I played bass guitar. I can now play everything but bass guitar was playing. Then I took my first drink on stage and The whole world changed. You know this feels the whole world changed right there and then for me. So I found something that gets rid of my fear, gets rid of my anxiety. You know, late in my teens I could date girls, ask girls, as long as I have confidence.
Speaker 1:Yeah, that's what it's yeah, confidence.
Speaker 2:It went from Friday night. We used to play the Friday, saturday and Sunday afternoon with the band. So it went on a Friday. Every Friday I'd have this little glass of beer and it kind of just increased the Friday, saturday and Sunday. And as I grew up 20s, 30s, it went to every single day, you know, and in the end I lost everything. Wow, i'd worked for all of my life my children, my wife, my house, my cars, my holiday home Evidence just went and I was homeless for 14 months.
Speaker 1:Wow, all of that started from a drink. I started from one drink, yeah yeah, devastation.
Speaker 2:So what we do today is is we, we use neuroscience and You know, to find out what the brain is doing and the neural pathways and neural science around addiction And where we want to be leading our forest is right now in the industry, because we're breaking all the molds What people think about drug addicts. In our college We smashed into pieces. Wow, you know, and we got listened to and today You know what a multimillion dollar company. We have five offices around the world. Wow you know, i have a staff of 15 people. I mean, we're just doing it, man, you know, doing everything I can to be happy and make people around me happy right to help people recover from Drugs and an alcohol right. Correct, and not only that. We have a foundation, the Rob Kelly Foundation. It's only just started, but we give back, man, we give $150,000 back near my wife, back into the community. You must be a one-parent family with children Wow, a dad that wants to see his kids again. You might need a suit for court, you might need legal fees, you might need money for the baby and a little apartment. I mean, that's what we do. We're just constantly giving back, you know, and that seems to make me happy.
Speaker 1:So when you say you have a recovery group like a rehabilitation center, right, it's not so much a center, everything's telehealth by now.
Speaker 2:We came in telehealth when COVID came. We've been doing telehealth for six or seven years before that, but yeah, we're on telehealth now. So no big expensive offices, apart from just local people that come into an office.
Speaker 1:But yeah, it seems to work pretty good man, yeah, so it's like an intervention, yes exactly.
Speaker 2:And then our 90-day program is one hour a day for 90 days, no days off, and we retrain and redirect the thinking patterns of the addictive brain and the addictive personality. If I tell you that alcoholics are born, drug addicts are made people freak out with that, but it's what it is. You know, alcohol is a predisposition. That's why at the age of nine, when I took the first drink, i was done. It was always going to end up in death or jail for me or treatment of course, but yeah, it's that sort of, whereas drug addicts have the addictive personality. So most people that come to us heroin addict started in the doctor's office.
Speaker 1:Wow, you say the heroin addict started in the doctor's office 100 percent.
Speaker 2:About 93 percent of the exact people that come to us on heroin started in the doctor's office with pain killers.
Speaker 1:So what's the difference between not being in the doctor's office because some people like mine and it started in the streets, and so how do you address that from a person being in the street?
Speaker 2:Well, we need to look more like the doctors on what they're doing. Poor doctors only get nine minutes for patients, psychiatrists get six. So you know they're trying to solve the problem, but what they're doing is that they're increasing it. You know that's giving these heavy pain killers and our clients opioids. We just get hops in them. You know, when they cut us off because they have to, because they get checks on by the government, then we go to the street. So we might start on the streets and then go to the doctor's office or more. It's a combination. But here's the deal The brain doesn't know the difference between a pharmaceutical drug and a street drug. It doesn't know the difference. So either will suffice as far as I'm concerned.
Speaker 1:Right, wow. So when you had those interventions, what does that look like? How does that help the patient? What do you do?
Speaker 2:First of all you have an assessment to see if we can work with you. We turn more people down than we do take, because it's not about the money for us, but we go through a series of behavior, learning what that childhood trauma is, clearing the childhood trauma, because that's the gateway drug the childhood trauma. So when we clear that up and we clear behavior on patterns, we change in three parts of the brain the amygdala, basal ganglia and the hypothalamus. We change them through a series of teachings and lessons, accountability And over the 90 period, 90 day period the brain's rethinking, the behavior is different. They've got that job, got that girl, bought that house. I mean, the life is so better after they finish with us. And we're the only people in the world that guarantee our work. If it doesn't work, we give you money back. Nobody else in the world does that.
Speaker 1:Wow, give you your money back. It's like a guarantee. it's going to help the individual 100%. Wow.
Speaker 2:Yeah, if you follow our program after doing out 90 day and you relapse, i will refund every dime that you've put into my offices.
Speaker 1:So you stand behind what you do, 100%, 100% 100%.
Speaker 2:You're either doing or you don't. You're either pregnant or you're not. That's my attitude. You know I don't like these two percent. Is that peak patients into 30 grand a time? I don't do that. You know, if I, if I can't stand face to face with your mom and dad or husband or wife And guarantee them that I can get rid of the alcoholism and addiction and get them into a better life, i'm not going to take them I, how dare I, standing from their parents and guarantee them that they can recover, when I can't do that? Right you know. So, 30 years on and 8 000 patients down the line with a 97 98 success rate.
Speaker 1:Yeah, we back what we say 100 so how could people get in contact with you? when you talk about that, You know how could they reach out.
Speaker 2:Yeah Well, uh, spell, my name is 2b, so it's r o b b k e l l y dot com. Just get on there, give us a like and all the social medias, put dr Rob Kelly in any search engine. I'm out there doing a lot of things on tv, books and all that stuff, but you know, just loving what we do because we do what we love.
Speaker 1:Wow, there's a lot of that going on today, man. People are on opioids and so forth, so I think it's really important what you're doing today with your recovery group.
Speaker 2:Thank you, man We you know, we like to think we're changing the world one patient at a time. And we just love it, man. We just I love seeing. I love seeing families because my family was gone. Man, i've never seen my. My children were took off me, buddy, when they were one and three, two girls. I've never seen the one year old, 30 something years on. You know, this devastates families. He breaks families up. What we want to do with all our heart is put families back together again and heal the patient so they can have a fulfilled life. And, uh, neuroscience and quantum physics tells us that we can really do anything we want to do. Once we put our minds on, we can achieve anything. If you sweep the roads right now And you want to be a CEO of a multi-billion dollar company, you can do it. You really can do it. I mean, you've only got to look at you know, years ago people said, well, i can't be present of the United States. It's like look, forget your political views. We just had a business when we're in the country with no political Experience whatsoever. So don't come to me and tell me that you can't do it, because I would disagree with that Wow, that you can.
Speaker 1:You can do it. You can't get it done 100%, 100%.
Speaker 2:You know I stand by that as well. When changing here where you're thinking, you know the only difference between me, when I come up the streets and and a manager earning 60 000 a year Is he believed he could do it and I didn't so what you said.
Speaker 1:You're operating the multi-million dollar business right now.
Speaker 2:Yes, wow, yes, we uh, we have uh offices in uh San Antonio's, where I am, dallas, Texas, where Courtney is, we have Manchester, england, we have London and we have Zurich in Switzerland. That's that. That's not even the tv that I do and the books that I write and the charity work and they're working with vets, veterans, and you know all the charity events that we attend. It's just, it's just a full day. But the old saying is is if you do something you love, then you're never gonna work your day in your life, and that's how I feel.
Speaker 1:Wow, i love it. I like what I do right now and I love what you just said. If you like what you do, you'll never work a day in your life. And I love what I do right now, man, so I hope I get to that place of um, yeah.
Speaker 2:Yeah, definitely, man. It's for everybody. You know, people think they can't do it, john, and it's just. It's just a lie from childhood trauma When people used to say, oh, you can't do that, Yeah, you know you? yeah, i mean we, we stick older about the subconscious brain holds about that. When we come to do something, our first thought is from our trauma, which tells us we can't. And that's where we get stuck.
Speaker 1:Yeah. So if you had a chance, Rob, to go back and talk to the younger Rob, what would you say to him right now To prepare for the day?
Speaker 2:I hate to spoil the ending for you, but everything's going to be okay. That's a horrible story, I say to myself, Because you do all this worry and talk. we do all the worry and it's like it's a wasted emotion. Wow.
Speaker 1:Wow, you don't want to spoil the ending, but everything's going to be okay.
Speaker 2:Everything's going to be okay, and it usually is. Even when I was homeless, i survived pretty well And you know, i got little cleaning jobs. And now I am where I am, at 61 years old, and I'm living a dream instead of dreaming of living.
Speaker 1:Wow, i love that man. I love your energy, man. I love where you are. I love the service that you're giving people and helping them to get to where you are. You know what I mean. Thank you, man, i appreciate you. Yeah, so again, how could people find you?
Speaker 2:Dr Rob Kelly, in any search engine spell on any two B's R-O-B-B-K-E-L-L-Ycom is the website. Jump on there, friend girls say hi, we just want a big community all trying to have fun at the same time. So come and look at us guys Like us on Facebook and we'll come and find you And we'll all be friends.
Speaker 1:Absolutely, man. I appreciate you being on man and just sharing what you got going on for the community and your help you're giving man, so I really appreciate you Rob.
Speaker 2:Oh man, the pleasure is all mine, man, You're an amazing guy, And thank you for what you do helping all those people out there. Man. I just it fascinates me.
Speaker 1:Man, You got a full-time job as well, So thank you for what you do, absolutely, man, anything you want to give to the audience before you go.
Speaker 2:Yeah, just believing yourself. You know, just believing yourself. If you want to be somebody or be the best out in the world, start acting as if you are today, OK, and start living that dream. Nothing is impossible. And then, just as a side note, you know, if you're at home and you're suffering from addiction or you're so depressed you want to commit suicide. Or listen, 214-600-021-0 is my personal cell phone number. If you're a really struggling man, you text me, i'll call you back. And the premise behind that is is one, i will always have my feet on the ground. And two, i'd rather give you a 10-minute pep talk than hear of your suicide. Oh, by the way, if you do call me and I give you a 10-minute pep talk and it doesn't change your life, i'll send you $100 for wasting time. Wow.
Speaker 1:Wow, wow, that's I love it, man. Confidence, man, in what you do. Man, i love that. Thank you so much. You're amazing. Yes, sir, man, you are too. So you said somebody can reach out to you if they're going through depression, they're going through any type of anxiety or suicide thoughts. They can reach out to you. Harned a cent.
Speaker 2:And it will be me. That's not my second area, it's not my front desk, it's that's my personal cell phone number, man, then you call out. Don't you ever think you know if you see me on TV or you Google me and all the stuff, then you ever think you can't call me? man, i love it. I'm the guy that sold his kids out for alcohol. I'm the guy that stabbed his wife three times one night because she won't let me finish the bottle of vodka. It's only me. Don't think you can't reach out to me, because I'm always going to be here.
Speaker 1:Wow, man. So people can overcome depression, people can overcome anxiety and suicidal thoughts. 100%, 100%, 100%.
Speaker 2:Yeah, because some people feel like they can't come out of it.
Speaker 1:Rob, Some people feel like they stuck mentally and just can't get out of it. You know.
Speaker 2:Yeah, and they stay there. It's like what happens with depression is, if I get depression and I go to the doctor, he gives me an SSR, which is a slow-release serotonin, and now I'm hooked on that. I can't come off it to me to feel good. The question is why aren't we asking this question Is why my serotonin is low in the first place. The serotonin is mixing the people's son, all the exercise, all the great stuff that we need. So isolation kills us, it kills them. So if you're sitting in the house all day, day in, day out, like COVID, you're going to get depressed And it might turn into clinical depression, which is harder to come up.
Speaker 1:but that is a solution that will get you back on track, got you. Can you speak about that solution? Because I just spoke with somebody recently and the doctor diagnosed them with severe depression. You know what I'm saying, so you never know who's listening to this conversation. So what's that solution?
Speaker 2:if you don't mind sharing, well, the solution is, first of all, is what's they call a psychic change. It's a change of neural pathways. Is what we do? The second one is very, very important, and that's a spiritual connection to God. And what happens and here's what says everything is when you have that psychic change, change of mind, and you have that spiritual awakening, our DNA changes. That means that you're not the same person when you leave us as when you joined us.
Speaker 1:Wow, man, i appreciate you being on, man. Thank you again for your time, man. I know you're a busy guy, but I thank you so much for just taking time out to be on Let's Just Talk About It podcast to just share with the listening audience that it's possible to come off alcoholism, drug addiction, being depressed and so forth. It's possible that you can make it 100%, man.
Speaker 2:Thank you so much for having me on. Absolutely pleasure, man, and I just I don't know man. I just mean you're not gonna stay friends here because I need to know you more. You sound like an amazing guy.
Speaker 1:Man appreciate it. Man, Thank you You too. All right, buddy. Thanks very much. All right, talk to you soon. Thank you All right.
