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All right, welcome back, friend of Jerry episode 43,

special guest in the house today.

My buddy Jeff, but right before we get into Jeff,

I want to talk to you guys about diamond recovery. I partnered with diamond recovery. I'm a brand ambassador. I got my own hotline 877, Jerry 55. Listen, don't worry about insurance. Don't worry about, you know, who's going to walk your dog? What's your family going to think? Listen, if you're struggling, man, and you want to find a way out, the people over at Diamond Recovery can definitely help you guys out. Detox, inpatient, outpatient, silver living, you name it. They got it. You also can head to diamondrecovery.com. Like I said, they're available 24-7 and my personal hotline once again, 877, Jerry 55. If you don't feel comfortable talking to them, you can request me anytime of the day. And they'll reach out to me. And I'll hop on the phone with you guys. But that's how I found a way out of this. Went to inpatient rehab. Worked for me. I don't know if it'll work for you. But all right, special guest Jeff one of the best dudes I've met Honestly Along this sobriety journey Me and Jeff connected about I'd say a couple months ago And you know we got a lot in common our stories are kind of the same They're very very similar actually Jeff is actually the guy who hooked me up with the my other podcast that I have steel here sign So that was pretty dope. I get so many compliments on that But here he is man. He's a good dude like I said stories very similar to mine And he's also in our private zoom meeting Shares from the heart every single week Runs a great. Is there for other people?

Knows a lot about AA to big book.

Jeff, thanks so much for coming on, bro. Really appreciate it, man. Of course, man. It's an honor to be here, guys. Great. Thank you. Jerry, thank you for having me. Wes, do you have a guest me to do this? Sure. One of the best, one of the best decisions I've made recently, I thought it was a long shot.

I'm sent to the podcast, huge fan,

me, my dad, my brothers.

We've been big fans of you from the early days, pre-bar school. And I found out about the podcast a little late. So I had two episodes to catch up on, weekly listener, avid listener, and really didn't have any idea about the group. I maybe looking at your stories, I just kind of flipped through for something funny, wasn't really paying attention. And then, you know, Kevin at the time hit me back, you know, I sent a DM like, hey, really appreciate what you guys are doing. You know, keep the apps coming and that was it. You know, immediate response was, you know, joined the, they haven't been Tuesday. Join the Zoom group tonight at APM. do it. I mean, it's just, it's been life-changing since, you know? A lot's happened since I've joined, and a lot's happened on this journey, you know? And I appreciate the compliment, you know? Likewise, Manly, you're doing a lot, you know, not just for yourself, but for others around you, you know? It's really a blessing to have, And we got to know you on a more personal level because the world gets to see Jersey Jerry, you know, with Jerry Frey Grins and everything else, but on Tuesdays, we really get to get raw. And, you know, especially this last Tuesday was absolutely incredible. And like you said, similar stories, man. It starts out, you know, sports background, big family background. My parents, my family gave me everything they possibly could. You know, my parents were still together for most of my childhood, you know, early on. Like I said, big sports. I got a sister and two brothers on the Yoltz, you know, and. And that's in dolphins, right? That's in dolphins, man, you know,

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