The High Cost of Anonymity Podcast: Exploring the Cost of Keeping Your Life Experience to Yourself

One of the things I have found super impactful in my area is speaking to all levels of the criminal justice system. Lately, I have had opportunities to speak to probation departments, special docket courts, the department of corrections, at police department trainings, (alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health) ADAMH board events, and drug and alcohol rehabs. This is a presentation I did on zoom...

Have you ever wondered what it takes to develop a long term healthy habit? I’ve heard all kinds of claims like, do something for 28 days or 66 days or 90 days in a row and you will have cemented a new habit into your life. Well, how in the hell could one cheese ball knock me off my rocker so easily!? This is a story that hits close to home, especially for those that struggle with addictive behavio...

The idea of openly and vulnerably sharing a struggle with a group of strangers, then having one of them hand you phone numbers of two other strangers, then calling those strangers and having a long conversation with them about those struggles seems foreign to the vast majority of people. However, that is exactly what happens in many volunteer-based, peer lead support groups… And I wish more people...

On this episode, I talk about another way in which I resist what works for me, what happens when I am I don’t feel at one with myself or when I feel restless irritable and discontent. Also, I talk about the struggle I have with organized religious communities and what it feels like to lose community. We would love to hear what you think, be sure to give us a review on Apple iTunes, Spotify, and an...

I had a sponsor that would say, if you never get away from the basics, you’ll never have to get back to the basics. Although, it makes a lot of sense, I just ain’t that smart, lol! There is a lot of value in trying new things, having new experiences, and experimenting with new modalities. However, what happens for me is, when I get too far off of what has been working for a large portion of my adu...

In most cultures we’ve lost the initiation ritual that was once prevalent in many of our culture’s past, the transition from boyhood to manhood. An initiation from childhood to adulthood. This weekend I participated in the mankind project’s new warrior weekend and boy was it tough, rejuvenating, intense, and magical. This episode is about that ritual and the hard work I did rewriting the story tha...

Many of you have heard me talk about the “Normalizing” mental wellness and addiction talk I’ve been working on. This episode is the recording from the workshop I gave at a local treatment facility. I enjoyed that environment because I got to talk a little more about the addiction side however, the message is extremely important for community groups, schools, employers, treatment centers and correc...

Aren’t triggers fun! I got another opportunity to speak recently and was excited to share it with the wife. Our responses turned into a myriad of emotions. And wouldn’t you know, it wasn’t about what we thought it was. Here’s to navigating relationships and looking in the mirror. If you know someone that would benefit from this podcast be sure to share it with them. You can find us at K Preston Mo...

I’ve had some great experiences over the last couple of weeks. Particularly, I went to a conference in Minneapolis where I met some new friends in recovery, was on a recovery podcast, and met a ton of people, including Garyvee, at VeeCon. What I kept circling back to was, inferiority. When I’m not centered, when I’m not operating from my best self, when I’m disconnected from who I am, I want to be...

This is great episode. We got to meet some friends in VA that we’ve only known online for the last 2 years. Also, I have been reading one of my wife’s favorite books, Untamed by Glennon Doyle. Not only is it abundantly clear as to why she loves the book, but I also had some vulnerable realizations myself. If you know someone that would benefit from a podcast like this, be sure to share it with the...

Do you ever find yourself blaming other people for something you are insecure about? I talked about this quite often which is, the tendency to blame you for my feelings. The other day, my wife and I got into an argument because some of my insecurities were being triggered. I have this image seared in my head about not being spoiled, so I’m hypersensitive to what I view as other people being spoile...

Often I find things hard to diagnose because I’m focused on the wrong thing. Whether it’s me talking to someone else about their problems or me trying to diagnose my own, I’m often wayyyyy off! So now what? Where do we start? The easiest suggestion is to just start… And don’t stop until it becomes a regular part of your life. By then, you won’t want to quit anyway LOL! If you know someone that nee...

I’ve done a good amount of speaking in my life. As an adult, speaking, training, and coaching is always what I’ve dreamed of doing. However, I never really found the talk or had the guts to go after it full force. In other words, I’ve put a lot of content together but it always felt like someone else’s talk, someone else’s point of view… as if I was parroting someone else’s info. Last week I gave...

I heard a speaker share recently, the scar won’t kill you but the the infection will! What a great metaphor for those things we are struggling with internally that keep us sick. The scar represents your story, your triumph, your message of hope that people crave to hear. Very similar to this podcast, if people don’t know you’re in recovery, how do they know they can ask you about it? If people don...

I’ve struggled with pursuing the things I’m most passionate about for a long time. I’ve said for 20 years I want to teach, train, and coach professionally. Essentially, I’d like to provide for my family as a professional speaker. Yet, every time I step out to pursue that, there’s a part of me that says, who do you think you are? who are you to turn your back on how you were raised? who are you to...

I have a community talk on April 7 in Grandview and I am excited. There have been multiple times when I think about I feel scared, worried, and even anxious but I’ve decided… I’m excited! On this episode talk about some of the potentially controversial topics from the talk, a great podcast with Mel Robins on Call Her Daddy, and A great book by Jessica Leahy called The Addiction Inoculation about p...

We had a dinner group the other night where we talked more about submitting. It was in the context of submitting to one’s partner but the topic evolved for me a bit. When I am in self, I don’t want to submit to anyone, I want to drive home my agenda, I keep score, I stay concerned with what’s in it for me. When I’m spiritually connected I don’t keep score, I don’t have to get my way, I’m often OK...

This week our pastor talked about submitting to your partner. The line I always heard was, wives submit to your husbands. However, Patrick talked quite a bit about submitting to each other and as a husband being willing to die for your wife and family. A lot of topics out of that book make my eyes roll and my skin crawl however there is a lot I can learn from that old a$$ book. Let me know what yo...

As I’m scrolling on TikTok I come across live videos of the Russian invasion of Ukrainian. Most of the people don’t even seem to agree with what’s going on. Before, we could only get our information on the major media outlets in now we’re able to get a Glimpse of humanness on social media… it makes it feel so different. There is also the part of being older and having a family that makes it so muc...

The message yesterday was about relationships. And boy did I find myself rolling my eyes a lot! On this episode, I’ll share a bit of where I’m at in my relationship and the things I needed to be reminded of. If you know someone needs to hear this message make sure you share it with them and as always, we’d love writing a review on Spotify are Apple Podcasts. You can find us at K Preston Moore Inst...

I attended a men’s group yesterday and I found myself talking about not only resisting the things that make me feel better but also resenting them as well. I have a tendency to set goals or to make a commitment and then I eventually resent that I have to do it… because I made the commitment. Talk about running in circles. Is there anything that is positive in your life that you resist and resent?...

I am always brought back to this quote, “everything we know is subject to revision, especially what we know about the truth.” K Preston Moore Instagram @kprestonmoore Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/k.preston.moore Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/highcostofanonymitypodcast/?ref=share Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kprestonmoore/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/65h0...

I find it odd that I resist the things that I benefit from. There are a number of things that make me feel better when I do them. Yet, when it comes to doing them, I resist. Everything in my body says no, it’s too much work, wouldn’t you rather do something else, and my favorite, I’ll for sure do it later! Then, the day goes by and I say never mind, I’ll do it tomorrow. On this episode, I share so...

Family dynamics can be complicated, especially when it comes to parenting, relationshiping, and in-laws. In this episode I talk about our big a$$, rambunctious German Shepherd and trying to integrate him into the family with a small child. Oh yeah, and me losing my shiz, LOL! If you know someone that would benefit from here in a podcast like this, be sure to share it with them. Also we would love...

A couple of great topics from the meeting last night, parenting and why the fourth step seems so scary. Parenting has been the most challenging thing I’ve ever done and one of the biggest sources of shame, guilt, and regret. Mainly around the fear of screwing my kid up and around falling short or losing my temper. Ultimately, everything works out better than I can imagine but boys is scary. As far...