When the Person You Were Doesn't Line Up Yet: A New Dad on Recovery, Creativity, and Identity

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Mark is a dad of two young kids, is currently on paternity leave and right in the thick of the stretch where the person you were and the person you are now don't quite line up yet. He runs on structure and routine, and two tiny kids have taken a lot of that away.

This conversation goes deep into what it means to care for yourself when your whole identity is shifting. Mark talks about how getting sober in his thirties focused his creativity and deepened his friendships. He also gets honest about the things that used to fill him up, the band, the movies, the long runs, and what it looks like to hold onto them when there's suddenly so much less time. A tender, funny, and unexpectedly moving episode about finding yourself on the other side of a big life change.

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