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The Alpha Quorum Show116: THE BATTLE WITHIN: Overcoming Addiction Through Self-Mastery and Emotional Intelligence
In this profound episode of The Alpha Quorum Show, we're joined by Jimmy Durbin, MSW, LCSW, LCADC, to delve deep into the complex web of addiction, emotional pain, and self-awareness. Utilizing their expertise, Jimmy and host Brad Singletary discuss how addiction is often a symptom of a larger crisis, where emotional toxicity and shame create a vicious loop. They explore the idea that the body "keeps the score" and how the overwhelming burden of suppressed emotions can eventually lead to devastating outcomes such as job loss, divorce, and health issues.Drawing from the Red9 principles of Responsibility, Resourcefulness, and...
2023-11-021h 24
The Poet (delayed)They Were Beacons OnceTHEY WERE BEACONS ONCE
They are out there.
You know them by their void,
Their masks of nothingness.
But they are something and voracious –
Consuming, in large amounts,
Everything
Completely
Their prey rage in vain
Then submit in silence;
No distress signals sent –
Even sound is consumed (and light)
In their dark bellies.
But they were beacons once
And they shined.
Addiction can be so consuming that it turns shining people into metaphorical black holes. It has the power, with drugs and alco...
2023-03-061h 05The Alpha Quorum Show068: THE KING - A Review of King, Warrior, Magician, Lover (Part 2)Men are faced with unique challenges. And many of our failures come from operating with 'boy psychology' instead of the mature and evolved 'man psychology'. We often find ourselves asking what kind of men should we be? There are many perspectives about healthy masculinity and even more widely varying ideas of what it means to be an alpha today. My three alpha guests and I continue six episode series on our review of the book King warrior, magician lover, I Robert Moore and Douglas Gillette. They described the difference between boy psychology and man psychology. If a very effective...
2021-03-2539 minThe Alpha Quorum Show067: BOY PSYCHOLOGY - A Review of King, Warrior, Magician, Lover - Part 1Men are faced with unique challenges and many of our failures come from operating from “boy psychology” instead of the mature and evolved “man psychology”. We often find ourselves asking “what kind of men should we be?” There are many perspectives about healthy masculinity and even more widely-varying ideas of what it means to be an Alpha. Today my three ALPHA guests and I begin a six-episode series on our review of the book “King, Warrior, Magician, Lover” by Robert Moore and Douglas Gillette, who describe the difference between boy psychology and man psychology and give a very effective visual model of he...
2021-03-151h 00