1013 Life as a Chameleon, A Story of Addiction and Recovery (Encore)

Discover Your Talent–Do What You Love

Don Hutcheson

Entrepreneur, Turningpoints, Self-improvement, Careers, Business, Career, Education, Inspirational, Inspiring, Entrepreneurs

5 • 618 Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2021

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Blake Cohen began his career in the field of substance abuse treatment, fueled by passion and gratitude for having overcome his own battles with addiction. His two-fold goal is to combat the stigma surrounding the disease of addiction and educate those who are in the dark about it. He is the co-founder of Next Level Recovery Association, is the author of “I Love You More, Short Stories of Addiction, Recovery and Loss from the Family's Perspective," and the host of The Overcoming Adversity podcast.

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0:00.0	Hello, world.
0:11.3	Welcome to discover your talent, do what you love.
0:14.1	I'm your host, Don Hutchison.
0:16.0	Every Tuesday, I interview someone from around the world who's discovered their talents to do work they love
0:22.3	to create a life of success, satisfaction, and freedom.
0:26.4	On Fridays, I interview an individual with many years of experience from one of the most popular
0:31.5	occupations or professions who shares an insider's look at what it's really like to do what they do.
0:37.4	I'm delighted to bring you our featured guest, Blake Cohen.
0:40.7	Welcome, Blake.
0:41.9	Thank you. Thank you for having me.
0:44.2	It is our pleasure.
0:45.2	Blake, are you using your talents doing work that you love?
0:48.7	I'd certainly like to think so.
0:50.8	Good, good.
0:51.9	Blake Cohen, having overcome years of addiction and finding recovery at the age of 25,
0:58.2	found a life beyond his wildest dreams. Throughout recovery, he had to learn how to have fun,
1:04.2	live life, and make an impact all without the use of substances in his life. He has a career in the
1:10.3	substance abuse field at a treatment center named Recovery Unplugged,
1:14.4	has hosted radio shows, speaks to children in schools on a regular basis about his story
1:19.5	of addiction and teaches them how being cool is being yourself.
1:23.8	And he's a best-selling author with I Love You More, short stories of addiction, recovery, and loss from the family's perspective.
1:32.1	Well, Blake, that's a summary of your amazing career.
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