Mark Wigginton

Coach/counselor

Mark Wigginton is a certified professional coach, licensed professional counselor, and the founder of Focusing On Results.Background & Professional Journey.

Mark's experience with addiction and recovery spans both sides of the counseling relationship. After attending residential rehab at age 30, he left the business world, earned a Master of Science in counseling, and spent seven years working in treatment centers—including inside a county jail and with a teen diversion program.

Now practicing consistent abstinence on his own terms in his mid-sixties, Mark helps job seekers and career changers move from indecision to intentional action through coaching, counseling, and his newsletters such as Your Next Chapter and When Clarity Stops Coming.

Sept. 17, 2026

How To Quit White Knuckling Your Sobriety with Mark Wigginton

We talk with Mark Wigginton about what it means to rebuild a recovery life after relapse, shame, and midlife grief. His story moves from a chaotic childhood and an absent father to harm reduction, daily practices, and a new definition of abstinence rooted in choice. • Early instability, frequent moves, and why alcohol first feels like relief • The impact of an absent father and the stories we create in the void • Finding unseen childhood photos and how grief can rewrite identity • How multiple ...

Guest: Mark Wigginton

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