All right. So what were you talking about just before we clicked record?

I don't agree with everything in Texas, but I do agree with freedom.

That's good.

And where did you move from?

Where were you living prior to Texas? We lived in North County, San Diego. So a little, little sleepy surf town called Cardiff, Cardiff by the sea. I feel like if anywhere in California, though,

and I've been to California for a few speaking engagements lately, San Diego is the spot where there's like pockets of people who get it.

Yes. Yes. That definitely exists there. Although I will say in March of 2020, we moved in on Valentine's Day in February, March, and then March of 2020 came. And we were just amazed at how many people

just put their head down and did what they were told. I mean, it just, I was gobsmacked with how it

rolled out. So that's honestly why we left, Alex. Oh, man. Well, I know a lot of people left

California for Texas. So it's good. Yes's good that it's people like you leaving,

because I know there's like this like a notion that all the people who ruined California are coming

to Texas and ruining Texas got to. Texas is just like any other place. If you're not welcome,

eventually the earth will kick you to somewhere else okay man well let's uh let's start with

this i want to i want to know like more of your background and how you came to be who you are now.

We've looked into you a little bit and done a little bit of homework on you, but I want to know more from you directly on how you've gotten to the point that you're at now.

Well, if you want to pull the time machine way back, we can talk about childhood and whatnot. I'll touch on that briefly because it all relates to how we're free or not. And so for me, I was born to a mom

that she struggled with manic bipolar disease. My dad left when I was about two months old. So,

you know, flash forward into adolescence. It was challenging. I gained a lot of weight. I found

this drug that a lot of people

find. It's called food. And without the right psychological tools, without the right support,

I, you know, flash forward, I'm 21 years old. I'm at a party. I'm 280 pounds. I'm in this

relationship that I don't want to be in. And I'm in a career. I was an automotive technician for Mercedes-Benz. I didn't want to be in and I'm in a career.

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