What Nobody Tells You About Getting Sober at 32 | DJ & Producer Seth Glass

Getting sober was supposed to be the hard part. For Seth, the real work started the day after he put the drink down.Seth — known around Austin as DJ Father Glass — spent six years too afraid to chase the one thing he actually wanted. When he finally started DJing, the same fear followed him into the booth, and so did the drinking, the all-or-nothing thinking, and a run of relapses that cost him gigs, relationships, and nearly his life. In this conversation he walks the whole arc: getting in trouble with the law as a kid, going in and out of sobriety for eight years, a night that ended with him held hostage over money he owed, and the small window of willingness that finally made him choose to live.We get into why community beats willpower, why he books more shows sober than he ever did high, how he lost 39 pounds rebuilding his life around structure instead of chaos, the idea of building your "boardroom," and the one skill he credits for all of it — the willingness to actually look at himself.The Stupid Gap is the space between who you are and who you need to become to build a life you don't want to escape. Honest conversations about identity change, fear, and the work of becoming.I Offer Personal Skills & Mindset Coaching: https://thatryangray.com/Connect with me on Socials: https://www.instagram.com/thatryangray/CHAPTERS0:00 Who is DJ Father Glass2:04 From San Francisco to Austin3:23 Six years too scared to start7:25 Fear, the stupid gap, and not getting started too late11:00 Why community beats doing it alone17:28 Checking the ego and stepping back20:11 AA, ego death, and helping the next person24:16 The moment he decided to get sober26:58 Relapse, willingness, and pouring out 100 beers28:38 The sober toolbox: coaches, schedule, accountability34:46 Looking at yourself honestly38:28 Surrender: admitting alcohol won41:00 Being a sober DJ in nightlife46:57 Fitness, depression, and losing 39 pounds51:35 Setting real goals and flexible structure55:41 Building your boardroom58:34 Self-awareness as the master skill1:01:34 Spirituality, prayer, and being "religious curious"