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Today Dylan contemplates the idea of transcending the self and the connection to humility and the leveling of pride that comes with the awareness that we are not our worst deeds - that our worst experiences do not define who we are as a person but rather they are experiences we have had; and how this manifests in viewing ourselves in context rather than in being attached to these experiences as self-definition.

Dylan sits down with friend and colleague Amanda Collins soon after her 10yr sobriety day to chat about sobriety, counseling and what it means to live a spiritual life.

Dylan discusses the need for humility when approaching the concept of being an alcoholic and what this means from a pragmatic perspective in finding recovery.

If you find yourself in a 12-step program, it is easy to get distracted by the personalities and personal histories shared by others, especially if you focus on all the things that are different about them and their experiences from your own. In this episode, Dylan shares some thoughts on how and why it is important to focus on the similarities between his own and others' experiences, not allowing the myriad of differences to get in the way - especially when it comes to spirituality and humility.

The concept of turning your will and life over to the care of "God" or a Higher Power is confusing and difficult, especially when the god-concept holds very little tangible meaning in your life. Dylan describes his own attempts to square his own agnostic/atheistic approach to successfully embracing the 3rd step.

Dylan contemplates the idea of "first thought wrong" in recovery and when to relax and begin to trust himself again.