Steven

You're clearly extremely smart. And when I meet people like you, I always think to myself, you could have committed your life to anything. You could have worked in pretty much any field and you would have been a success because you have what it takes to be successful. So why do you care so much about this?

You're clearly extremely smart. And when I meet people like you, I always think to myself, you could have committed your life to anything. You could have worked in pretty much any field and you would have been a success because you have what it takes to be successful. So why do you care so much about this?

An immediate family member?

An immediate family member?

And what age were you when you lost that person?

And what age were you when you lost that person?

From addiction?

From addiction?

When you're dealing with a family member or someone close to you that has an addiction... so many people listening will be able to relate to that feeling. Can you describe what they feel in, I guess, an attempt to make them feel seen?

When you're dealing with a family member or someone close to you that has an addiction... so many people listening will be able to relate to that feeling. Can you describe what they feel in, I guess, an attempt to make them feel seen?

Because sometimes, especially in hindsight, if you end up losing that person, you can be filled with lots of feelings of guilt or misunderstanding, and especially thinking about how society's moved on. So how do you put into words how it feels to be a family member with someone dealing with addiction?

Because sometimes, especially in hindsight, if you end up losing that person, you can be filled with lots of feelings of guilt or misunderstanding, and especially thinking about how society's moved on. So how do you put into words how it feels to be a family member with someone dealing with addiction?

What did those people in your life need that you lost that they didn't get?

What did those people in your life need that you lost that they didn't get?

Do you sometimes think back and think, you know, if... If I'd done something differently, whether it was you or someone else around you or the system around that individual, they would still be here today. Because I think that was the first thing that sprung to mind. I played back all the decisions that I made. And I thought, okay, maybe that was bad advice that I was given.

Do you sometimes think back and think, you know, if... If I'd done something differently, whether it was you or someone else around you or the system around that individual, they would still be here today. Because I think that was the first thing that sprung to mind. I played back all the decisions that I made. And I thought, okay, maybe that was bad advice that I was given.

Maybe I should have been, you know, maybe I could have called more. Maybe I could have intervened here. Maybe, you know, maybe there's something else I could have done.

Maybe I should have been, you know, maybe I could have called more. Maybe I could have intervened here. Maybe, you know, maybe there's something else I could have done.

There's a phrase I had many years ago, which I'm now reconsidering, which is change happens when the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of making a change. And that kind of dovetails into this idea that someone needs to hit their own rock bottom for them to change. I think the part, the reason why that idea prevails is because we hear so many stories.

There's a phrase I had many years ago, which I'm now reconsidering, which is change happens when the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of making a change. And that kind of dovetails into this idea that someone needs to hit their own rock bottom for them to change. I think the part, the reason why that idea prevails is because we hear so many stories.