Some say, “The journey is the destination.” though, what if the struggle is the journey?
As a recovery advocate, Chris Kirby has personal experience with seeing how imperative struggle has been in his own journey, as well as a front row look at how important it has been for his recovering clients in treatment. Chris graduated from The Last House in 2014 and now works in direct client care as a counselor and in facility management. He brings a wealth of knowledge in encouraging clients and loved ones by using his own experiences from young adulthood, recovery and surfing; pulling parallels between riding the ocean waves and the waves of life and emotions in recovery.
In this episode of Success is Subjective, Chris joins Joanna to share his journey from losing his dream job as a lifeguard, to going on to become a ‘lifeguard’ to young men and parents in their recovery journey. From how childhood shaped him, what it was like having an addiction in college, and all the way up to where he finds himself now: working in a treatment center, Chris’s story goes to show that a little struggle in every season of life is nothing but an accelerator on your path to success. Listen in to gain insight on embracing struggle in every season of your life and hear how Chris has been able to use his own challenges in developing himself.
What You Will Learn
What it was like being the first in the family to go to college
How important making others proud was for Chris growing up
How being hearing impaired prevented him from serving in the ways he dreamed of
When Chris turned to substances for a sense of fulfillment
When Chris left LA
Your past doesn’t always have a part in addiction
Running away from hometown
A time of desperation
Allowing your child to be uncomfortable
What brought Chris to work in recovery after years of saying he wouldn’t
What Chris has learned from working in the recovery world
Don’t use your experience as your first line of defense
The amazing life that he now gets to live
How Chris is now able to be a ‘lifeguard’ to young men and parents in their recovery journey
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