1/19 RECORDING | My Sobriety Story

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SHOW NOTES

This week’s topics included:

• Just one: My sobriety story.

Timestamps:

• 00:00: Housekeeping 

• 2:26: Introducing today’s story, and trigger warning

• 4:46: The beginning, childhood 

• 7:57: Dad, the nature and nurture of alcoholism in the home 

• 12:10: The teenage years, discovering alcohol for myself 

• 17:38: End of college, wine, and romance 

• 20:23: Grieving the relationship and preparing to move to NYC 

• 23:03: Falling in love again and the New York City nightlife, and the low point

• 26:55: Quitting

• 30:22: Searching for balance and breaking down rigidity 

• 35:56: Starting to quit, phasing out again, my Dad’s death

• 38:58: Retreats and the role of psilocybin

• 41:49: Now, finding balance, and relishing it

• 44:02: Advice for my younger self 

• 46:20: My advice for those who want to quit or cut back

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