Strong Roots, Wayward Soul (Feat. Christy Hughes)

Episode 68: Be sure to catch this week’s episode featuring author (and friend), Mrs. Christy Hughes! During the show we discuss several details about her new book “Strong Roots, Wayward Soul.”  Didcussions include her relationships with family, her struggles with alcohol, and her path to sobriety. We also chat about 80s teen heartthrobs, collecting vinyl records, owning pet snakes, and discover the real reason she refuses to listen to Blue Öyster Cult. 0:00 - Intro (Lee Michaels)1:10 - Welcome Christy! / Hamilton, Texas3:47 - Meeting in Phoenix8:08 - Josh's Mention in Book10:01 - Vinyl Records / Crawfish Parties12:51 - Packers Fan in Texas14:50 - Writing Book17:04 - Grandmother Polly23:04 - The Mall / Football Game27:09 - 80s Tiger Beat Crushes31:01 - Blue Öyster Cult / Record Collection34:35 - Teen Anxiety / Breakfast Club36:32 - Ex-Boyfriends & Parents Reading Book41:53 - First Drinks / Excuses to Celebrate45:29 - Reasons People Drink47:55 - Hangovers / Pat O'Brien49:45 - Giving Up Alcohol 54:01 - Blackouts & Wasting Days58:48 - Christy's Calendar / First Drink Last Drink Challenge1:02:27 - Road To Sobriety / Sober Birthday1:08:09 - New Hobbies & Responsibilities1:11:46 - Reconnecting with Spirituality1:14:27 - Keeping Polly's Sprit Alive / Talents1:19:20 - Future Writing Projects1:21:09 - Tattoos, Toy Apple, Eddie Rabbitt1:24:28 - Pet Snake & The Traveling Dog1:26:58 - How To Purchase Book1:28:07 - Outro / Close--------------------------------STRONG ROOTS, WAYWARD SOUL★ Autographed Copy ⇢ https://rb.gy/mcuoxa★ Amazon.com ⇢ https://rb.gy/nraifmCHRISTY'S WEBSITE (THE BRAVE KIND)★ https://www.wearethebravekind.com--------------------------------SUBSCRIBE on YouTube ⇢ https://www.youtube.com/c/TheJoshandFriendsPodcast--------------------------------► APPLE iTUNES: https://rb.gy/b3bfht► SPOTIFY: https://rb.gy/jwhynd► STITCHER: https://rb.gy/su0smc► iHEART RADIO: https://rb.gy/uwfhih► TUNEIN: https://rb.gy/2p9o9f► PODCHASER: https://rb.gy/1r6im8► DEEZER: https://rb.gy/tbfjyw► LISTEN NOTES: https://rb.gy/o1fjj6--------------------------------★ FACEBOOK ⇢ https://www.facebook.com/TheJoshandFriendsPodcast/★ INSTAGRAM ⇢ https://www.instagram.com/TheJoshandFriendsPodcast★ TWITTER ⇢ https://twitter.com/JoshNFriendsPod★ TIKTOK ⇢ https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTdpLP5mT/ ☑️ SUBSCRIBE HERE ⇢ https://www.youtube.com/c/TheJoshandFriendsPodcast