Anonymous Caller 1
👤 PersonAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
That's right. Before we start, I did want to say something to the two of you that I thought was kind of cool. So a few years ago, I bought a manifestation journal. And the very first thing that I wrote in that journal was that I wanted to meet Monica Padman, Dax Shepard, and Kristen Bell.
I did.
I did.
I did.
To set the scene, I was fresh out of college for social services. I thought I was going to save the world. And I was also fresh out of a long-term relationship. I was only 21. It was the tail end of high school through the first bit of college. So I didn't know much about dating either. So I was fresh faced all around and I decided to try online dating.
To set the scene, I was fresh out of college for social services. I thought I was going to save the world. And I was also fresh out of a long-term relationship. I was only 21. It was the tail end of high school through the first bit of college. So I didn't know much about dating either. So I was fresh faced all around and I decided to try online dating.
To set the scene, I was fresh out of college for social services. I thought I was going to save the world. And I was also fresh out of a long-term relationship. I was only 21. It was the tail end of high school through the first bit of college. So I didn't know much about dating either. So I was fresh faced all around and I decided to try online dating.
I saw this picture pop up, this dude, tattoos, cute eyes, really nice. His name was Dan. I will use his real name. I'll tell you why after. So pretty quickly, I realized he had some issues around substances and addictions and So I thought, okay, I can save him, right? I mean, I took the class.
I saw this picture pop up, this dude, tattoos, cute eyes, really nice. His name was Dan. I will use his real name. I'll tell you why after. So pretty quickly, I realized he had some issues around substances and addictions and So I thought, okay, I can save him, right? I mean, I took the class.
I saw this picture pop up, this dude, tattoos, cute eyes, really nice. His name was Dan. I will use his real name. I'll tell you why after. So pretty quickly, I realized he had some issues around substances and addictions and So I thought, okay, I can save him, right? I mean, I took the class.
For sure.
For sure.
For sure.
So he would disappear a few days at a time, and then he would come back sometimes. And he would be hungry and tired and promise it wouldn't happen again. And then he would disappear again.
So he would disappear a few days at a time, and then he would come back sometimes. And he would be hungry and tired and promise it wouldn't happen again. And then he would disappear again.
So he would disappear a few days at a time, and then he would come back sometimes. And he would be hungry and tired and promise it wouldn't happen again. And then he would disappear again.
It was crack and cocaine.
It was crack and cocaine.
It was crack and cocaine.
So he shows up at my door one day. He is disheveled. Shirt was ripped. He's sweating. He's pale. He's looking out my window. I lived on a third story of a building. He's darting back and forth. I'm going... Dan, what is the problem? What's happening here? And he's like, nothing, nothing. I said, no, something's going on. Why are you looking out my window?