In this rendition of The Way Out I’m incredibly honored to bring you my interview with writer, author, and person in long term recovery Jeff Romig. Jeff shares his journey to and through recovery to this point with us from both alcoholism and suicidal ideation and the inspiration behind his new, incredibly relatable, and well written book Don’t Fucking Kill Yourself: A Memoir of Suicide, Survival, and Stories that Keep Us Alive. The book reads like my memory works, which is to say it’s not written in chronological order yet as the story unfolds it very much feels it’s happening in just the order it’s supposed to. Well documented is the incidence of the cooccurrence of addiction and mental illness and my experience and that of many others who’ve shared their stories with us is that only through actively addressing both the alcoholism or addiction along with the mental health disorder does true recovery and wellness begin to take hold and indeed flourish. That certainly is echoed in masterful fashion in Jeff’s book and throughout the interview where there’s no shortage of recovery and spiritual truth and perhaps the best part is we didn’t forget to have a little fun in our discussion along the way so listen up. Contact Jeff & Learn More About the Book Don't Fucking Kill Yourself and the Podcast Suicide Survival Stories: https://www.suicidesurvivalstories.org/ Book - Higher Power: Seeking God in 12-Step Recovery by Douglas D. Himes: https://www.logos.com/product/26840/higher-power-seeking-god-in-12-step-recovery Advice - Don't Drink & Go to Meetings Song - 26 by Paramore: https://youtu.be/_t-nRXwAL1k (c) 2015 - 2022 The Way Out Podcast | All Rights Reserved Theme Music: “all clear” (https://ketsa.uk/browse-music/) by Ketsa (https://ketsa.uk) licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/

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