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Okay, so. Today my guest is Albert Flynn DeSilver, author, poet and writing coach for "The Mindful Authors Accelerator".

Albert has a cool story and I really appreciated his transparency in talking about the violence he experienced as a young child, the highs and lows of his drinking and using, but also the unique path he had to recovery.

He said something I'll never forget in the interview "Tell the story to let go of the story". I feel like that really captures the essence of why we do so much journaling and sharing in recovery programs. That was definitely the case for me and countless others I've talked to. He now dedicates a lot of time into helping aspiring writers to tell their stories in book format. If you've been thinking about writing a book, you'll really appreciate this one. It's still a cool story even if you aren't.

So without further adu, please enjoy this episode with Albert.