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I Was Chasing a High – I Just Didn’t Know It | Football, Identity, and Fear

Inside the Minds Eye

I thought I was pushing through fear and pursuing my dreams, but I was really just chasing a high. Continue reading I Was Chasing a High – I Just Didn’t Know It | Football, Identity, and Fear

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w/ Drew Elliot (LCSW & Psychotherapist)

Inside the Minds Eye

Drew Elliot joins to talk about his experience with childhood trauma, heroin addiction, and recovery as he has pursued a path of spirituality through 12 steps, Kriya Yoga, and Plant Medicines Continue reading w/ Drew Elliot (LCSW & Psychotherapist)

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An Echo of Another Age

Inside the Minds Eye

Lawnmowers growl and the sun peeks through a blanket that you thumb tacked against the window.

You roll over to stare at the wall and slam a fist into your face, wishing you were anywhere but here.

You turn the TV on and stare into the abyss. Continue reading An Echo of Another Age

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Lucky Number Slevin

Inside the Minds Eye

7 years sober today & that means it’s story time! Let’s see if I can’t get it in 3 sentences:

Every morning I’d wake up and shoot heroin.

One day, I was withdrawing so bad that I wanted to end my life.

I went to my roomate’s room, took out his rifle, and a thought popped into my head: Continue reading Lucky Number Slevin