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Sean, a successful artist manager from a bicultural and entrepreneurial family, seemed to have it all together. With an MBA and a thriving career in the music industry, he was the picture of a high-achiever. But beneath the surface was a 20-year struggle with addiction, using substances from ecstasy to ketamine as "performance enhancers" to manage crippling anxiety and fit in. He details how his high-functioning facade allowed him to excel professionally while his personal life was controlled by a cycle of substance use, all the way to a dark point where he felt he could no longer control his own life.
This episode is a raw look at the moment the illusion shattered. After a visit where his family confronted his behavior, his mother delivered a simple but life-changing directive: "You need to go to AA." Sean shares how that moment of clarity ...
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