I own it, I did that, not proud, but that was me, and when I face it, I take back a little dignity, not looking for excuses, I just want to be free from power.

Weakness had on me.

Free, free, free, free, free.

Hi, everyone, and welcome to the bubble hour where real people tell real stories of addiction and recovery.

I'm Gene McCarthy, recovery author, blogger, and podcast host.

I've been chronicling my adventures in life after alcohol since my first day of sobriety nearly 10 years ago in my blog unpickled and in the books that I write.

I tell my stories there, and I hold space

for your stories here. And today, I'm holding space for Sean McCann and Andrea Argon,

the husband and wife team behind the recovery memoir, One Good Reason. Sean McCann rose to fame

as a founding member of the multi-million-selling folk group Great Big C,

which my Canadian listeners will recognize as the lovable rogues with songs everyone knew the words to,

and we shouted from the dance floor.

For two decades, they reigned as our country's biggest party band.

But all of that performing and partying allowed Sean's

alcoholism to flourish in plain sight. He drank to cope with the long buried pain of childhood

abuse by a trusted family priest, a secret he kept until 2014 when he shared his truth and began

using his music and stage presence as a mental health advocate.

One good reason includes the parallel narrative of Sean's wife Andrea Arragon.

Her balancing insights give this memoir extraordinary look into the nuanced and complex effects of addiction on the family. Please enjoy my conversation with

Sean McCann and Andrea Argon. Hey, well, Sean and Andrea, thank you for being guests on the

bubble hour. I'm so excited to talk with you and share your story with the listeners of this show.

I've just finished reading your book

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