This is a bit of a different type of episode.. one of my recent Couchsurfers straight up asked me a very deep question from the moment she got to my place, and I just knew it was going to be a conversation to record… and share.
So here it is, I am about to publicly share my full life story (this is part 1- it’s long). This is a big step for me in coming to terms with my past, and moving into a new cycle of life. I am truly letting go of the past, and I hope that someone hears something that they resonate with, and that will help them.
Check out the timestamps for a brief idea of what my life has looked life so far.
** Trust me guys, if I can go through that and still come out on the other side, so can you. Believe in yourself. Use your past and your hardships and turn them into life lessons to build, grow, evolve, and thrive.
I believe in you, just like how people believe(d) in me all along.
Timestamps:
Intro
1:20 “Chris how did you become an alcoholic”
1 of the factors: genetic
What is addiction
6:06 High functioning addicts
2nd factor: environment
3rd factor: childhood and trauma
9:30 entering pre-teenage hood on unstable foundations
9:58 my brother
12:58 the pain I felt at 9-10
13:34 moving to bangkok at 13 (and some stories I never told before)
20:15 attachment style
21:35 my mum
22:39 moving back to Singapore
22:55 drugs in Bangkok at 14
24:30 moving to Paris from Singapore at 18
31:00 going back to Asia after uni (moving to Vietnam, the night that led me to rehab)
39:28 going to rehab for 3 months in Chiang Mai (the full story)
59:56 my dad’s death & the start of my recovery at 21
It ends a little abruptly… but stay tuned for part 2!
