" I learned about this life to where you don't have to do that anymore."

This week on Delay the Decay, Dan interviews Justin Kinney, an Iowa-based strength and football coach, teacher, author, and Sober Curator columnist who began sobriety in June 2019 and rebuilt his life through faith, accountability, and daily discipline, detailed in his book From Rock Bottom to Redemption (releasing April 7).

Justin describes practicing “intentional stillness” through silence, prayer, and listening to build inner stability, and discusses shame, being turned away from churches, and learning the difference between guilt and shame through pastoral guidance. He traces his addiction to college drinking that escalated into daily alcohol use and pill abuse (Vicodin, Xanax), manipulation, illegal acquisition, self-harm, and a suicidal crash attempt, with rock bottom culminating in a confrontation that led to treatment and separation.

00:00 Meet Justin Kinney

03:11 Finding Quiet Time

07:04 Church Rejection and Shame

09:04 How Addiction Took Hold

11:22 Functional Drinking Double Life

12:50 Pills Xanax and Self Harm

18:24 Asking for Help and Rock Bottom

21:41 Rebuilding Life After Sobriety

25:22 Reconciliation After Divorce

28:04 Daily Surrender Practice

34:19 One Percent Better

39:10 Leadership Without Drifting

43:14 Coaching With Compassion

47:41 Earning Respect Daily

49:11 Stoicism Meets Christianity

54:30 Book Release and Farewell

Thank you Justin Kinney for being a guest on Delay the Decay!

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