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🗓️ 18 April 2025
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Mark M is Paul’s friend from a support group. He visits the podcast to share his story of addiction, growing up entrenched in deception, and how he eventually broke the pattern in his adult life. He digs into his complicated family life, the losses he’s suffered, and how he continues to work through it all to maintain a life of integrity.
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0:00.0 | With a $5 meal deal with new McValue, you pick a McDouble or a McChicken, then get a small fry, a small drink, and a four-piece McNuggets. |
0:08.4 | That's a lot of McDonald's for not a lot of money. |
0:11.6 | Prices of participation may vary. |
0:12.8 | McDouble meal, $6 in some markets for a limit time only. |
0:15.5 | Welcome to episode 7 to 44 with my guest Mark M. If you're new to the podcast, this is a place for honesty about all the battles in our heads, |
0:23.6 | from medically diagnosed conditions, past traumas, and sexual dysfunction, |
0:28.6 | to everyday compulsive negative thinking. |
0:30.9 | And this show is not meant to be a substitute for professional mental counseling. |
0:34.9 | I am not a therapist. |
0:36.4 | You've been warned. |
0:38.9 | Let us commence. |
0:49.6 | Where's Gracie? Oh, she's chilling right behind me. We took a nice nap today. Is there anything, |
0:56.7 | is there any problem in the world that a nap with your dog can't help just a little bit? |
1:07.0 | I don't know about you, but when the sun goes down, especially in the winter, I don't know, this short feeling of the blues just kind of comes over me. |
1:11.7 | And yeah, I could put on sunglasses and bang out a horrible song. |
1:18.0 | But, no, I just love laying down with her and just the act of scratching her belly and |
1:27.4 | her giving me some kisses. |
1:29.2 | And then even if I don't fall asleep, I just feel recharged when I get up. |
1:34.8 | And she's probably a little pissed because she got stiffed out of going for a walk today. |
1:42.3 | This is from the fears survey, and this is filled out by a guy who calls himself Cal, and he writes, |
1:49.5 | I'm afraid nobody will ever want me. |
1:52.0 | I'm a sensitive man who respects and cares for his partner and is comfortable with open and |
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