02.21.2024 - By Alcohol Tipping Point
Justin Boyd Long is a self-embracing nerd who loves crunching numbers, researching interesting things, and listening to podcasts, in addition to reading loads of books. He got sober at 32 but still felt uncomfortable in his own skin so he started counseling to overcome his past trauma. Justin wrote about his therapy sessions in his book, The Righteous Rage of a Ten-Year-Old-Boy.
Justin is on the podcast today to share his experience with overcoming drinking and using counseling to heal the past.
We talk about:
How Justin quit drinking
Why getting sober wasn’t enough
What therapy was like
How EMDR helped Justin process painful memories