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The Angry Therapist Podcast

John Kim

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Today, John speaks with Eben Britton about life after the NFL- his struggles with addiction, mental health, and past trauma- and how plant medicine, fatherhood, and mindfulness helped him heal. They explore the weight of shame, the myth of quick fixes, and the power of presence, honesty, and authentic connection. Follow Eben HERE Find out more about Eben HERE Order John's new book, Break Up. On Purpose, HERE Jump into John’s new Single. On Purpose app HERE Follow John on Instagram HERE Find out more about John HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I've been opening question for you, but I want to first start by saying,
0:04.6	Evan dropped in, his camera was off, and I was listening to his voice, and he said,
0:09.4	he said the word, dude, and I don't know if you get this, but you sound like one of my favorite actors, Jeff Bridges.
0:18.0	Yes.
0:18.4	And the Big Lubowski, you have a little bit of that.
0:22.4	Which is a compliment.
0:23.9	Thank you.
0:24.5	I take it as that, man.
0:25.6	That's one of my favorite movies of all time.
0:27.7	He's one of my favorite characters.
0:29.5	I love Jeff Bridges too.
0:31.2	Oh, my God.
0:32.0	If you're listening and not watching, listen to his voice.
0:35.1	He sounds like a young, like a uh jeff bridges anyway here's the
0:40.0	opening question um what is one thing you know about yourself today that you didn't know like just a year
0:46.5	ago or about life love any new recent revelation hmm Great question.
1:07.5	Something I know about myself today that I was not aware of a year ago is how important family is to me.
1:11.4	You know, I've,
1:12.6	the last year in particular
1:15.9	was a bit of a crucible for me.
1:18.8	As it sounds like for a lot of people,
1:20.8	it might have been.
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