Kreatures Of Habit Podcast Rock Bottom to P90X: How Fitness Helped Waz Ashayer Reclaim His Life | Kreatures of Habit
Feb 11, 2026
Waz Ashaya, a fitness instructor who overcame severe addiction and now leads the latest P90X, shares his comeback. He describes hitting rock bottom and the turning point that sparked change. Conversations cover habit stacking, morning routines, using fitness for recovery, and how structure and mentorship rebuilt his life.
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Reframe Addiction As A Condition
- Addiction is a biological brain disease and not merely a moral failing, which reframes how we talk about identity.
- Waz and Michael stress saying "I have addiction" rather than "I am an addict" to separate identity from illness.
Face The Problem Directly
- Confront problems directly instead of running from them; go into the difficulty to break the cycle of failure.
- Waz recommends obsession with facing issues and stacking small daily habits to recover.
Physical Toll Of Active Addiction
- Waz recalls physical deterioration: thin, with open cuts and painful skin, sometimes unable to shower without pain.
- He kept photos and videos from that period as reminders of rock bottom and his motivation to change.