Bellwether Hub Podcast

https://youtu.be/B3IP3HCWg1o Last week I chatted about my dark place, and what I learned in dealing with it. I didn’t feel like I could really talk about my dark place, though, without talking about why I gave up drinking, so I’m covering that this week.  I’ve always admired people who could talk about their challenges “matter of factly.” I see a person with that ability as a person in control - of their emotions, their decisions, and their life. They have separated their value from the fact that they had some kind of difficulty. Everyone has a difficulty - a challenge - some kind of dark place, or demon, or insecurity that they are dealing with. Admitting it, embracing it, and recognizing it isn’t just powerful - it’s cathartic.  A few people have reached out to me over the past few weeks asking how I did it, and I’ve had some powerful conversations with people. Isolation and solitude is a challenge. Booze consumption is at record highs, and I understand why. We are bored, lonely, uncomfortable - w