SWAT Shot His Dog & Arrested Him | Divij's Den EP187

Josh Davidson had money, status, a successful career, and a family. Then alcohol and addiction nearly destroyed everything.In this episode Josh shares the unbelievable story of how alcohol, cocaine, codependency, repeated arrests, DUIs, probation violations and destructive relationships took him from a successful 20-year career in commercial real estate to jail, solitary confinement and the possibility of spending years in prison.Josh opens up about losing his career, money, relationships and identity as his addiction spiraled out of control. He talks about going through rehab multiple times, detoxing in jail, being arrested by SWAT, watching his dog get shot during the arrest, spending 40 days alone in solitary confinement and eventually reaching a point where he realized his life had to completely change.While locked inside a jail cell with almost everything taken away from him, Josh says he finally stopped fighting.He began praying, practicing gratitude, working through recovery programs and rebuilding his relationship with God. What started with simply waking up every morning and saying “thank you” eventually became a completely different way of living.Josh was facing the possibility of years in prison when an unexpected opportunity for recovery court changed the trajectory of his life. Instead of prison, he was given an opportunity to enter an intensive recovery program, continue treatment and rebuild his life one day at a time.Today, Josh is using the darkest parts of his story to help others.He is involved with Free Recovery Community, serving people battling addiction, supporting families and creating community for addicts, loved ones of addicts and people who have felt disconnected from traditional church.This conversation goes far beyond sobriety.Divij and Josh discuss what addiction actually does to your identity, why successful people can still be alcoholics, the difference between being sober and actually healing, why willpower alone often isn't enough, codependency, instant gratification, surrender, gratitude, faith, prison, recovery and what happens when you finally stop trying to control everything.Follow Divij!Instagram :https://www.instagram.com/divijvaswani?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@divijvaswani?_r=1&_t=ZT-92MP61DG6yz