Shervin Talieh was born in Turkey to Iranian parents and raised in the USA. As a teenager who identified as American, his family moved back to Iran, where Shervin experienced intolerance from xenophobia and dealing with his own form of identity crisis. These early childhood traumas assisted in spiraling his adulthood into long-term dependancies with alcohol. Now sober, Shervin shares his journey with Athena and the resources and tools that have helped him along the way.

Episode Resource List:

• Shervin's company: PartnerHero
• Alcoholics Anonymous
• Alderian Philosophy

Book Recommendations: 

• The Courage to Be Disliked, by Ichiro Kishimi
• The Fire Next Time, by James Baldwin
• Between the World and Me, by Ta—Nehisi Coates

Host: Athena Casey
Producer: Debbie Casey
Underscoring: Mat Eisenstein
Cover artwork: Louise Laffaille
Sponsor: YouniquelyFit 

New episodes drop every Tuesday and every other Thursday.