Zach Skow Of Marley's Mutts: Road To Recovery, Being Of Service, And Saving Dogs Lives

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode is about an inspiring, heartfelt and miraculous story of <em><strong>Zach Skow</strong></em>, the founder of Marley’s Mutts and Pawsitive Change Program. Zach shares his battle with addiction, a life-threatening diagnosis, his process through recovery, and how he is now living in purpose and service for saving dogs and people.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At a young age <em>Zach Skow</em> struggled with self-love and acceptance, leading him down a dark path of drug and alcohol abuse. He hit rock bottom and was diagnosed with end-stage liver disease. With three months left to live, but six months of sobriety required to qualify for a transplant, it appeared to be a death sentence. But somehow he was able to find solace in his dogs, and pushed through. He got better, and afterward started Marley’s Mutts – a non-profit organization that rescues, rehabilitates, trains and re-homes death row dogs from Kern County’s high-kill animal shelters, which he still runs to this day. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode:</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Zach drives deep into how his love for his dogs and their unwavering acceptance of him pulled him through the darkness and brought him back to life</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Finding strength during suicidal thoughts</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">How connecting with a power greater than himself has helped him through adversities </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">How he has been able to rebuild his life through sobriety and the service of others</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why Marley’s Mutts is not only an animal shelter, but is a positive force for change in the community</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">How the</span> <a href= "https://www.marleysmutts.org/pawsitivechange/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Pawsitive Change Prison Program</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">wo