Ep.56 Adwoa talks to Brandon Flynn about getting sober, self-reflection during the pandemic, and what it means to be an ally.

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Gurls Talk

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

4.8 • 584 Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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It’s easy to spiral from the seemingly smallest things during the pandemic. Life has been really tough for a long time now. But one thing, one huge thing, has helped immeasurably: being sober. And in this episode, Brandon shares his experience of leaning into the AA community and reaching his first year of sobriety. Choosing a life of sobriety, he says, has been the hardest and most gratifying thing he’s ever done. Brandon is a brilliant human, an empath, and an authentic voice on an...

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0:00.0	Girls Talk.
0:06.8	You're listening to the Girls Talk podcast, hosted by me, Adjoa-Boha and powered by our friends at Nike.
0:13.9	This is where girls come together to talk, share, listen and take control.
0:19.0	So listen to us every week for your source of fierce chat.
0:22.7	And don't forget to subscribe.
0:31.5	Hi everyone.
0:32.9	Welcome to another fantastic episode of the Girls Talk podcast.
0:36.3	Today we have a rare and special human
0:39.3	joining us, Brandon Flynn. Some may know him from HBO's True Detective and Netflix Ratched,
0:46.5	but we all got to know his character as the complex and conflicted heartthrob, Justin Foley,
0:52.7	in the Netflix hit series 13 Reasons Why.
0:56.4	In this episode, we'll get to know Brandon beyond his on-screen roles.
1:00.8	In the thick of last year's resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement,
1:04.4	he quickly stepped up as an ally to become a prominent activist and advocate for others.
1:09.8	Brandon is an authentic voice on and off screen, and we are so thrilled that he is joining us on
1:15.9	the podcast.
1:16.8	Today we'll discuss what it means to be an ally, vulnerability, sobriety, and defeating personal
1:23.2	battles in a pandemic.
1:28.5	Girls talk.
1:31.4	Brandon,
1:33.1	thank you for being on the podcast.
1:36.5	Thanks for having me.
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