There was a time when I was constantly doing something with friends. Whether it was going out, hanging out at somebody's house, or just getting together for no particular reason, there was always something going on. These days, things look a lot different.

In this episode of Unfinished, I talk about how friendships change as we get older, how getting sober and becoming a father have changed my social life, and what it's like feeling like I'm always the one reaching out to make plans.

It's not that I don't have friends anymore. Sometimes I just wish somebody would think to reach out to me first.

We talk about the difference between having friends and feeling included, the effort it takes to maintain relationships, and figuring out what friendship looks like in this stage of life.

Because sometimes it's not about needing somebody to hang out with. It's just about wanting to know somebody thought about you.

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Content Advisory: This episode contains discussions of substance use, fentanyl, fatal overdose, grief, and guilt.

What if I'd knocked on the door? What if I'd stayed a little longer? What if I'd done something differently?

A few years ago, I lost a friend to a fentanyl-related overdose. What made his passing especially difficult was knowing that I had been sitting outside his house just days before learning what happened, potentially while he was inside overdosing.

For years, I carried the guilt of believing I could have prevented his death.

In this episode of Unfinished, I share that experience, the fear that kept me from opening up about it, and how my journey through sobriety has helped me begin understanding the difference between taking accountability for my actions and blaming myself for things I couldn't have known.

We talk about grief, hindsight, self-forgiveness, and the weight of unanswered questions.

Sometimes the hardest person to forgive is yourself.

Support Resources:

• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call or text 988.
• SAMHSA National Helpline: 1-800-662-4357.
• Overdose Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/overdose-prevention/

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How much of what we’re chasing is actually for us, and how much of it is about proving something to someone else?

In this episode of Unfinished, I take a look at where that need to prove ourselves comes from. Maybe it’s an ex, someone who doubted us, people from our past, or even a younger version of ourselves. Sometimes that “watch me” mentality can be exactly what we need to get moving, but what happens when we finally prove them wrong?

At some point, the question has to change from “Did I prove them wrong?” to “Am I building a life I actually want?”

So ask yourself: If nobody was watching, nobody was keeping score, and the person you most wanted to impress would never find out… would you still want it?

We’re all still becoming. We are all still unfinished.

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