Author. Storyteller. Guide.
Ben Povlow
Stories that challenge how you see the world — and yourself.
The Work
Words Worth Living With
Fiction
Biker Dude: A Motorcycle Rally Adventure Story
It's time for the annual Mud Hole Motorcycle Rally — but Dude isn't back for the revelry. He's back to catch the thieves who stole a bike belonging to his recently deceased friend. Between a poker run, a bike show, and a drop-dead-gorgeous redhead, keeping his eyes on the prize has never been harder.
Memoir
Waking Up in Handcuffs
Drugs. Alcohol. Trouble. Repeat. For over three decades, Ben Povlow lived a life dictated by chemical substances and chaotic choices. This brutal, honest, R-rated memoir proves that no soul is ever too far gone to heal.
The Podcast
Raising Yourself Up
Practical Self-Help and Personal Development Strategies from an Author with lived experience.
About Ben
A Life Spent Paying Attention
Ben Povlow is an author, speaker, and podcaster dedicated to helping people navigate personal transformation, cultivate self-reliance, and step into their higher calling. After overcoming a traumatic childhood, losing both parents early in life, and spending his teenage years navigating the streets and juvenile detention, Ben turned his life around at age twenty-eight through personal development, discipline, and practical spirituality.
Today, Ben combines decades of personal growth, intuitive development, and real-world experience to guide readers toward inner peace and present-moment awareness. Host of the Raising Yourself Up podcast, he speaks directly from the heart — sharing raw stories, hard-earned wisdom, and practical action steps to help people release past patterns and align with their soul's true purpose.