In this episode, it’s just me.

No guest. No back and forth. Just me marking something that actually matters.

25 years clean and sober.

This one is not about storytelling. It is more of a reflection. Not the polished version. The real one.

I talk about what it actually means to be sober. The difference between being abstinent and actually doing the work. Because putting the drink down is one thing. Changing how you live is something else entirely.

I go back to what drove it in the first place. Feeling different. Not fitting in. Needing something to bridge that gap. And how alcohol did that for a while until it didn’t.

This episode sits inside that shift. What it takes to live in the world without needing something external to make you feel okay. And how that is still a daily practice. Not something that gets ticked off and finished.

I also speak about selfishness. Not pretending it’s gone. Not pretending I’ve fixed it. Just being honest about the fact it’s still there. And that awareness is what keeps me from falling straight back into it.

There is also something deeper in this one. The idea that we are not broken. That the cracks are part of it. That the work is not about becoming perfect, but about being willing to look at yourself without turning away.

This is not a lesson. It is a check in. A reminder of where I came from and what it actually takes to stay on this path.

No fixing.
No wrapping it up.

Just being honest about the fact that if I forget who I am, I lose everything.

It’s You. Oh Fuck. It’s ME. In Session with a Psychotherapist
Hosted by Chad Taylor

Author or It’s You. Oh Fuck. It’s ME.

No tips.
No fixing.
Just real conversations.

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