Tripping Over Myself the podcast

In Episode 4, I share a lighter story from my past—when I thought I was headed to Nashville with a hit song and a $49 money order. It’s about hope, naivety, and the part of us that still wants more, even in the middle of addiction and anxiety.

In Episode 3, I reflect on how anxiety shaped my identity long before alcohol entered the picture. I talk about silence, avoidance, and the inner world I built to feel safe—and how that world slowly became isolating.

Episode 2 Before alcohol ever entered my life, my mind was already loud. In this episode, I continue Chapter One of The Trails and Trials of Addiction and Anxiety and talk about the inner world anxiety built long before drinking became part of my story. I reflect on growing up inside a constant loop of fear, imagined judgment, and self-doubt—and how silence, not intoxication, was what I was really...

In this first episode, I read from Chapter One of my book The Trials and Trails of Addiction and Anxiety and reflect on the moment I first learned how to quiet the noise in my mind. At thirteen years old, I didn’t understand anxiety, self-doubt, or why my thoughts never seemed to stop. I only knew that alcohol brought silence — and I mistook that silence for peace. This episode explores the early...