I’ve talked a lot on this podcast about amends, I did a whole episode a while back on the art of a genuine apology with Coach Drew, and on this episode Johnny Alvarez talks about something just as important as amends, that topic is forgiveness. Experiencing sexual abuse in childhood and then finding out that his step-dad was not his biological father, my guest escaped into drugs and alcohol to numb the feelings of not belonging. Drug dealing, drunk driving, arrests, all of this led him to the point where he could not face himself in the mirror anymore, and he chose to become a better dad for his kids. To recover fully, my guest had to face his perpetrator and truly forgive him, only then could he let go of the shame and loneliness that fuelled his addiction.  https://www.instagram.com/groundedphoenix/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnUk4fp_3uofBbu7_tKywLA