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This is the second bonus episode, released as part of Addiction Awareness Week 2023.

On this episode I chat to fellow Burnt Chef ambassador Patrick Lingle. Patrick's journey began in restaurants during his youth, and he was immediately drawn to the energy and social aspect of the industry. We talked about the high demands and long hours of working in the restaurant business, along with the culture of socializing and often drinking after work and how challenging it can be to maintain work-life balance, given the demands of the job.

We also discussed 

• The allure of the fast-paced, high-energy environment.
• His personal journey of how his drinking gradually escalated from occasional wine tasting to becoming an all-day habit, leading to a DUI arrest.
• How the industry needs to take steps to educate its employees about responsible drinking and raise awareness about alcoholism, which was not part of the conversation when he began his career. 
• How plant based living has become such a big part of his new life, and how much he enjoys looking after his health now after so many years of abusing his body.

Patrick is such a great example of how you can go through so much in working the industry, becoming unaligned with what is authentic and your purpose but through hard work and determination you can turn it all around and have a beautiful and successful life.

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This episode is sponsored by The Burnt Chef Project.

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