'Building Something Better' || NICK HENDERSON
from Beyond Recovery™ Hosted by Matt Gardiner
@Nicky_Sober21 (Nick) joins me from South Africa! ***Forgive the first few minutes of this episode: as I learned, South Africa does something called "load-shedding" which causes intermittent blackouts throughout the communities. I caught Nick as he was coming out of a blackout - the lights & power to his place literally came online as I pressed record! Epic timing. Having said that, we needed to wait for his wifi to reset so there are a few minutes at the start of the episode where I am going solo! Feel free to fast forward that part ;) Nick, in his own words about the topics covered: "10-year drinking lifespan- what happened and how I got as well as stay sober- plans for the future." Nick has some awesome knowledge to drop this episode. He celebrates his 1 Year Sober mark on June 13th, 2022. Our topics include: - bodybuilding and fitness - blackout drinking from an early age - drinking culture in South Africa - moderation attempts - extremist personality - arrested at age 16 for DUI - working at a bar and how that ramped up his drinking - the importance of community - his parents stepped in on his drinking - the dangers of isolation and alone drinking - the mental benefits of working out - how author Craig Beck really changed his outlook - how an episode of Jigsaw changed his outlook - panic attacks in the early stages of recovery - "used up all my promises: - I HAD to make this work Nick says, about relapses: "Don't give them more power than they need". Great stuff here, thanks to Nick!! https://www.instagram.com/nicky_sober21/
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