Welcome to today’s show!
WHAT WE’LL LEARN:
- Chris described his deepest roots as being introduced to spirituality by way of “special event Catholicism” God and the idea of a higher power was a novelty to Chris
- How his relationship with sobriety was one of coercion by being court ordered into fellowships, group therapy, jail, and house arrests.
- Chris describes his high school locker as a small black marketplace for anything he needed.
- How being “uncomfortable in his own skin” led to finding relief from alcohol.
- How Chris fell into a 12 step meeting around his hometown and had friends in that meeting-all young people. This was the first time Chris said to himself, “This could be fun. Sobriety can be cool”
- How his last year of addiction was the darkest place he's ever been. This led to a call for help from God laden with curse words. From that day on, Chris has been sober.
- Chris states he did not find spirituality until he found recovery.
- When going to Hazelden, Chris flashed back to the 1st time he really got sober and hearing the professionals say, “The disease is doing pushups in the parking lot while you’re inside trying to get sober.” Chris clenched onto sobriety as tightly as he could during his stay. Even though his default thoughts were negative.
- What Chris’s first spiritual experience was like on his walk “taking the long way home.”
- How the gift of recovery helps one take pause to live a better life.
Key Quotes:
“The disease is doing pushups in the parking lot while you’re inside trying to get sober.”
“I was really self-conscious in addiction and found my voice in recovery.”
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