A Message of Hope through Addiction and Recovery with Macklemore

The One You Feed

Eric Zimmer

Education, Self-improvement, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Buddhism, Mental Health

4.6 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Macklemore shares his journey with addiction and the added challenges of relapsing. Through his music and in this conversation, he expresses the value of any progress in recovery, starting over, and the importance of being honest with yourself and others by seeking support in recovery.

In this episode, you’ll be able to:

Understand more deeply the struggles and challenges of addiction
Grasp the power of being honest with yourself and others about your addiction
Realize the importance of self-care practices in sobriety
Understand the significance of having support in a recovery community
Tap into the vast potential for transformation and growth in recovery

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0:00.0	minute that you call somebody and you explain what's going on. You hear the insanity because you
0:07.1	can't hear it in your own head. Welcome to the one you feed. Throughout time great thinkers have
0:20.1	recognized the importance of the thoughts we have, quotes like garbage in garbage out or
0:25.9	you are what you think ring true and yet for many of us our thoughts don't strengthen or empower
0:32.1	us. We tend toward negativity, self-pity, jealousy or fear. We see what we don't have instead of what
0:39.5	we do. We think things that hold us back and dampen our spirit. But it's not just about thinking.
0:45.9	Our actions matter. It takes conscious, consistent and creative effort to make a life worth living.
0:52.1	This podcast is about how other people keep themselves moving in the right direction. How they feed
0:57.6	their good wolf.
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1:19.7	with me, Dr. Andrew Farley. The beast raged against him, but he was not equal to the Lord of
1:25.6	Lords. God's chosen hero, the Messiah, Jesus Christ, had defeated evil once and for all.
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1:42.4	Thanks for joining us. Our guest on this episode is Benjamin Haggardy, better known by his
1:47.1	stage name, Macklemore. He's a Grammy-winning American rapper, singer and songwriter. A native of
1:53.1	Seattle, Washington, he started his career in 2000 as an independent artist and released three works.
1:59.2	He then rose to international success when he collaborated with producer Ryan Lewis as the duo,
2:04.8	Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. On this episode, Eric and Ben discuss his music and his journey with
2:10.9	sobriety. Hi, Ben. Slash Macklemore. Welcome to the show. Thank you for having me. I appreciate it.
2:16.4	I'm really excited to have you on. Your music has meant a lot to me for two specific reasons that I
2:21.7	just wanted to share real quick. The first is that I discovered you through my boys when they were
2:27.1	younger and I always love it when there is music that we both really love because it's a place to
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