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Soberful

243: The Normalization of Abnormal Drinking with Benoit Kim

Soberful

Veronica Valli & Chip Somers

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement

4.8611 Ratings

🗓️ 22 November 2023

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Benoit Kim describes himself as a 'third culture kid'. He was the child of Korean parents raised in Paris and America. Alcohol took hold of him when he was young, and he experienced two hospitalizations when he was in college. Benoit talks about his time in the US military and how he came to get sober and become a psychotherapist.

 

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0:27.3

and the gypsy was insisting.

0:30.7

Their story must be told.

0:33.6

I came two in the morning,

0:36.7

but I took it as a warning.

0:39.9

There you might be a treasure.

0:42.7

I could touch but never hold.

0:47.6

Hey, everybody, and welcome to the Soberful podcast.

0:51.5

I have a guest with me today.

0:53.0

I would like to welcome Benoit Kim.

0:55.3

Hi, Benoit. Morning. How are you doing? Good. I, well, I have been a guest on Benoit's podcast,

1:01.4

and that will be out at some point. And we just had a really, really good conversation. And I was like,

1:07.1

I want to know more about you. You are probably one of the most interesting people I've

1:11.9

ever met. And you give a different perspective of sobriety. So let me tell you just a little bit,

1:18.3

well, tell people a little bit about yourself. You're a veteran. You're now a psychotherapist.

1:24.3

You're a podcaster. What else do people need to know about you? I'm a son. I'm engaged to my fiance. I'm an older brother. I'm a deacon at my church every Sunday because I do feel like gratitude is probably a good basket or altruism of basket is probably where we could spend more effort. And that also helps us staying sober. and I think it's important to tell the difference

1:46.9

between being productive and meaningful activities versus filling your life with meaningless distractions

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