For almost 30 years, I ran from every uncomfortable feeling I had. As a kid, nail-biting and video games. Then, as a teen and beyond, porn, fantasy, and sex. When I decided to get sober, I lost every one of those buffers at once, and I had to find another way to survive the fear. I needed a new coping mechanism. In this episode, I sat down with breathwork therapist Jesse Torgerson to break down the practice that actually worked: breathing into physical sensation and releasing tension on the exhale, until my nervous system stopped treating discomfort like an emergency. This episode isn't just about my personal journey through addiction, it is about your ability to realize that uncomfortable feelings won’t kill you. I invite you to examine the stories keeping you stuck in anxiety and discover how present-moment breath awareness can create radical clarity. Safety is not found outside yourself, it is cultivated with every conscious breath. If this hits home, subscribe for more conversations on breaking addiction and building a real life on the other side of it, drop a comment with what you're working through, and share this with someone who needs to hear it.