Addiction: The Secret Struggle with Recovering Addict, CFO and Author, Colin Day (Part 2) #94
It’s always been a monumental challenge to overcome addiction, but does today’s world make it a greater struggle than ever before?
Last week’s episode of Extrology introduced the brave and remarkable story of Colin Day, whose battle with addiction is detailed in a book which, in itself, became part of the solution.
The power of writing in detaching from a stigmatising, polarising digital world is at the heart of this week’s discussion - discover Colin’s uniquely invaluable perspective on overcoming addiction in the modern age in this week’s episode of Extrology.
In this episode Lee & Colin discuss:
What makes anorexia more impactful than the common presumption of simply not eating
How those going through struggle can find solace in writing
The role of the workplace in improving overall mental wellbeing
Colin’s ‘biggest mistake’ and how to avoid it yourself in overcoming addiction
Links & references
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Lee Cooper: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leecooperrecruiter/
Colin Day: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colin-day-3994069/
Man Vs Food - by Colin Day: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Man-Vs-Food-Colin-Day/dp/B0CX5M1R1D
Get in touch: lee@extrology.com
Episode highlights:
“Anorexia isn’t just about starvation, it’s around control in far broader aspects than that.” - 6:00 - Colin Day
“The book was my opportunity to leverage some of the thinking from my professional life into trying to help me get to a better place in my personal life. I started to form my own kind of recovery plan around utilising the concept of marginal incremental gains.” - 9:55 - Colin Day
“I've come out of the other side of writing the book and I recognise now that I've got something there which documents what's happened - to a certain extent, it's closed a bit of a chapter on my life.” - 24:05 - Colin Day
“There’s an innate expectation now for leaders to be pseudo psychologists, because of the complexity of some situations they’re having to deal with.” - 31:00 - Colin Day
“You’ve got to talk to someone. That’s the biggest mistake I made, and it’s a stereotypical male response.” - 43:20 - Colin Day
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